Caraphernelia
Seis
Now that Vic was gone, Grace was back to her usual routine. Go to school, go home, go to work, go home, do homework, go to sleep, repeat. She liked her routine schedule. She found comfort in it. But she missed Vic. She missed his smile, his laugh, his presence near her.
Grace was on her way home from work one day when she got a call from Melanie. Melanie was the last person she ever expected to hear from. How Grace even got Melanie to become her friend was still a mystery.
"Grace!" Melanie's chirpy voice cut through the receiver. "What are you up to?"
That was an odd question. Melanie was usually busy with band-related problems. She never had time to just talk on the phone casually with someone.
"Um, I'm driving home from work." Grace pulled up and stopped at a red light.
"Look, I need you to do me a favor."
Here came the catch. Grace knew that there would be something Melanie needed from her. It wasn't every day that a young woman in her mid twenties that worked for a famous band just called an average eighteen year old girl to chat.
Grace listened for Melanie to continue as the light turned green. "I need you to help me with merch and wardrobe for the boys. You did such a great job at the music video shoot and I loved your work. I want you to come work for me full time. You can help design merch for us and help the boys with their wardrobe because, let's be real here, they're men and they can't dress themselves properly."
Grace was astonished. She never thought an opportunity like this would arise from a simple meeting with Melanie at Old Navy a few weeks back. "Melanie, I'm going to have to talk to my parents about this. I'm still in school. I can't just drop out of high school out of the blue."
"You don't have to worry about the school thing." Melanie said. "I already got that covered. And I already talked to your parents. They think it's a wonderful opportunity for you!" Melanie sounded so excited and Grace hated to let her down. It did sound like a great opportunity and she wanted to be a part of it. But there would be something missing and she had to say something.
"I'll only do it if Riley can come along. You know how much she loves the band, Melanie. And if she found out I went off to work for Pierce The Veil without her, she'd be crushed."
Grace could tell Melanie was thinking by the silence that passed between them. She hated to throw something like that at Melanie but it would be the only way she could accept the job without feeling guilty.
"Alright," Melanie finally said after about a minute of silence. "I'll let her sell merch with you. You two can be Pierce The Veil's new official merch girls. Sound good?"
Grace grinned as she pulled her car into her driveway. "Perfect." She said.
Melanie had explained after that she arranged for Vic and Jaime to pick up the girls in the next few days and bring them down to LA. Grace couldn't wait to surprise Riley. She knew how much Riley wanted to start a different life somewhere else. This was to be the start of something new.
Grace was on her way home from work one day when she got a call from Melanie. Melanie was the last person she ever expected to hear from. How Grace even got Melanie to become her friend was still a mystery.
"Grace!" Melanie's chirpy voice cut through the receiver. "What are you up to?"
That was an odd question. Melanie was usually busy with band-related problems. She never had time to just talk on the phone casually with someone.
"Um, I'm driving home from work." Grace pulled up and stopped at a red light.
"Look, I need you to do me a favor."
Here came the catch. Grace knew that there would be something Melanie needed from her. It wasn't every day that a young woman in her mid twenties that worked for a famous band just called an average eighteen year old girl to chat.
Grace listened for Melanie to continue as the light turned green. "I need you to help me with merch and wardrobe for the boys. You did such a great job at the music video shoot and I loved your work. I want you to come work for me full time. You can help design merch for us and help the boys with their wardrobe because, let's be real here, they're men and they can't dress themselves properly."
Grace was astonished. She never thought an opportunity like this would arise from a simple meeting with Melanie at Old Navy a few weeks back. "Melanie, I'm going to have to talk to my parents about this. I'm still in school. I can't just drop out of high school out of the blue."
"You don't have to worry about the school thing." Melanie said. "I already got that covered. And I already talked to your parents. They think it's a wonderful opportunity for you!" Melanie sounded so excited and Grace hated to let her down. It did sound like a great opportunity and she wanted to be a part of it. But there would be something missing and she had to say something.
"I'll only do it if Riley can come along. You know how much she loves the band, Melanie. And if she found out I went off to work for Pierce The Veil without her, she'd be crushed."
Grace could tell Melanie was thinking by the silence that passed between them. She hated to throw something like that at Melanie but it would be the only way she could accept the job without feeling guilty.
"Alright," Melanie finally said after about a minute of silence. "I'll let her sell merch with you. You two can be Pierce The Veil's new official merch girls. Sound good?"
Grace grinned as she pulled her car into her driveway. "Perfect." She said.
Melanie had explained after that she arranged for Vic and Jaime to pick up the girls in the next few days and bring them down to LA. Grace couldn't wait to surprise Riley. She knew how much Riley wanted to start a different life somewhere else. This was to be the start of something new.
Notes
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7/12/13