To Keep Fighting

Alex's Outfit for Warped: http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=216866356
Lillian's Outfit for Warped: http://www.polyvore.com/lillians_warped_outfit/set?id=216981021

“Come on Lilli!” I yelled up the stairs. I fiddled with my septum piercing that was on the edge of my nose as I waited for my best friend to walk downstairs. “I’m coming, I’m coming!” she said, sounding annoyed at my attempt to get her to come.

I had never been to Warped Tour before and I had never seen my favorite band, Pierce the Veil, live before. Lillian was taking me to Warped this year as an early birthday present. We both enjoyed the same kind of music for the most part and listened to a lot of rock bands. That’s actually how we became friends.

**FLASHBACK**
“Nice shirt!” I heard a soft voice murmur and I looked up to see an unfamiliar face. I looked down at my Collide with the Sky t-shirt “Oh t-thanks. You like Pierce the Veil?” I mumbled. “Totally!” the girl said back to me. “What’s your name?” I asked shyly. I was scared that she wouldn’t like me. I don’t know why, though. “Lillian, but my friends call me Lilli. So, whatever floats your boat.” I thought about this for a second. Was she implying that I was a friend? I needed more friends, to be honest. Ugh, I was thinking about this too hard. I decided to make an effort with Lillian. “Okay, Lilli.” I smiled up at her. She was a bit taller than me. I was short. “So, shortie. What about you? What can I call you?” I almost forgot my name for a second. I hesitated but answered her quickly. “Alexandra, but I hate that name, so call me Alex,” I told her. I’ve always hated the name ‘Alexandra’ because it was too formal and didn’t fit me well. ‘Alex’ was perfect for me. “Well okay, Alex!” she chuckled a little. “Better get back to class,” I said, thinking about my algebra class. “Right. But wait!” she exclaimed, catching my attention. “Can I get your number?” She asked me. I replied right after- “Of course!” and wrote my number on her hand. “Friends?” She questioned. “Friends,” I reassured.
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I snapped out of my memory and noticed Lillian walking past me. “Well, what are you waiting for, shortie?!” She asked as if not knowing that I had already been ready for the past 45 minutes. I chuckled a little thinking back to the first time we met and she called me shortie. She was amazing. She was my best friend.

We arrived at the Warped Tour setup in Washington, D.C. and practically ran out of the car before it even stopped. I was so ready for this! We got our tickets scanned as we walked passed the gate. PTV was playing the main stage this year so we had to get a good spot. I felt Lilli’s hand grab mine and she took off running with me following. We were sprinting across the ground and I swear we almost ran into a few people. I wasn’t expecting people to move out of the way so quickly. We were actually pretty close to the front of the stage considering there were only 2 more hours until any bands started playing. That may seem like a long time, but if you thought about it- crazy fans were hungry for good music and fun people. I began trying to move little by little to get closer to the front with Lilli right by my side.

Pierce the Veil was first in the lineup, so we didn’t have to wait so long. Before I knew it we heard the wonderful voice of Vic Fuentes over the speakers. “What the hell is up, m friends?!” He yelled into the microphone. Everyone screamed. My ears hurt already, but why should that matter? This was awesome- I could feel my heart racing and my adrenaline rushing. I moved my hand to the right and grabbed ahold of Lillian’s hand. I laced my fingers between hers and raised both of our hands into the air. The guys of Pierce the veil started out with a song that they knew would get everyone excited. “Alright, D.C.” Vic started as if he was about to make a huge announcement. “We are all about to get hype as fuck. So, you’re gonna help us by singing your hearts out. This first song is a favorite of ours and hopefully yours too….. Here we go- Bulls in the Bronx!” Again, the crowd screamed at the top of their lungs. The song started blaring through the speakers. By now I had reached the barricade and my entire weight was leaning against it. It felt like a million bricks were piling on my back, but I barely noticed it because I could see all the guys clearly. Vic. Tony. Mike. Jaime. All of them looked so perfect even though it was around 100 degrees outside. I didn’t even realize it, but I was crying. I couldn’t tell if I was really happy or so sad. I had no reason to be sad…or maybe I did. I looked up at the stage and I swear I caught Vic looking at me. He came closer to me and his eyes seemed to sadden when he saw me crying. “So darling close your eyes…” Vic sang. I did. I closed my eyes and let the tears flow out and down my cheeks. I didn’t care if anyone saw. - I hadn’t cried like this in a while. It felt good. - This band had honestly saved my life. I finally opened my eyes and saw Tony standing right in front of me at the edge of the stage. He was so close and I could even see his dermal piercing under his eye. I reached both of my hands out like everyone else around me was doing. To my surprise, I felt Tony’s hand grab mine. Waterworks were still pouring from my eyes. He mouthed to me, “Are you okay?” I think I almost choked. Did Tony Perry just ask me if I was okay?? “No.” escaped my mouth and I kept thinking to myself- Why did I just say that? Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. He let go of my hand and continued playing his part on the guitar. He came back during the next song with something in his hand, but I couldn’t make out what it was through my tears. He looked straight at my eyes and stared into my soul. It felt like he could see right through me. Like he could understand my problems, my pain, even my entire life. He handed me what was in my hand. I looked down at it and then back up at him. It was his pick. He gave me his pick. “Thank you..” I mouthed. “Never give up.” He said back. “I love you.” He told me before walking to the back of the stage.

Everything was perfect. Then I turned around with my back to the stage….and I saw him..”Shit.” I muttered under my breath.

Notes

A little bit of a longer chapter. Hope you like it. (Sorry it took so long to update)

How do you think Alex is feeling? Tony seems to care about her. Who did Alex see when she turned around??

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