the gate and hang on
tight to avoid being shoved around and away from the front. Laura had no idea
that there was a process to watching a concert.
They stood through two opening
bands which were pretty good. The first was more of a jam band, five guys and
two girls just playing music. There weren’t many vocals and the only time Laura
really heard their voices was when they spoke between songs. The second band
was loud and a little messy.
Seeing the excitement in Steph's
eyes reminded Laura of what she could have had. Although there was no chance
that Jon would have had a change of heart and decided to marry Laura, they
could have kept their arrangement civil for baby Ella , and Laura would
have had the mom life and the ability to go out once in a while, too.
Suddenly, the lights went out.
Laura gasped and everyone around
her cheered.
Red lights flooded the equipment
and some guys jogged out onto the stage.
“Hey, hey, give us some lights real
quick,” a voice echoed. “I have something to say.”
The lights came on and the crowd
cheered even more when they saw the band.
“Hey!” the lead singer yelled.
“HEY!” the crowd yelled back
to him.
“I’m Ryan. I think you all know
that though.” Ryan looked around and smiled. “We’re Gone By Autumn... but we’re
missing our drummer.”
The crowd booed.
“I know, I know,” Ryan said. “Blake
is feeling a little under the weather tonight. He’s not here. He’s home in bed.
So I want you to do something… I want you all to yell so loud that Blake can
hear you. Ready?”
The crowd cheered.
“That’s not loud enough,” Ryan
said. He looked to his left. “Gabe, come here with me. Why aren’t they
listening?”
“I don’t know,” Gabe said. “Maybe
we shouldn’t play.”
The crowd was swelling all around
Laura. The hold they had on the crowd was intense.
“Let’s try one more time,” Ryan
said. “I want Blake to hear us!”
The crowd went wild. The screams pierced
Laura’s ears. She looked at Steph who was jumping up and down, yelling.
“Okay, okay,” Ryan said. “Good.
Keep that up. But tonight, we need a drummer. Gabe, do you know any drummers?”
“I know a good one,” Gabe said.
“But…”
“Wait a second,” another voice
said.
“What’s up, Asher?” Ryan asked.
Asher held a guitar and smiled. “I
think I saw someone backstage…”
“Him?” Ryan asked. “You think he
would come out?”
“He might,” Gabe said. “If these
people ask politely.”
“Or maybe just scream their damn
heads off!” Ryan yelled.
The crowd went wild again.
“Let me ask you this,” Ryan said.
“How many of you know we’re going out on tour?” The crowd responded. “How many
of you know a band called… Fallen Tuesday?”
Steph looked at Laura and winked.
Laura was embarrassed that she was starting to blush.
“Well, what if I told you…”
Before Ryan could finish his
sentence, a man walked on stage. The crowd exploded before Laura’s eyes could
make sense of what she was looking at.
Mack.
Now the crowd was louder than ever.
People pushed behind Laura. Her ribs were being slammed against the metal gate and
she reached for Steph.
“Enough talk,” Mack said into a
mic. His big booming voice was so sexy. “I came here to rock.”
He scanned the crowd, obviously
enjoying the love he was receiving from the surprised fans. As he glanced
around, his eyes lowered to the front row and he spotted Laura. His eyes opened
wide for a quick second, as if he were questioning whether she was actually
there.
Laura winced in pain as she got one
hand off the gate to wave to him. He looked shocked as he turned toward the
drum set at the back of the stage.
“Now I think we’re ready,” Ryan
said. “Are you?”
The crowd hadn't stopped cheering. Mack
hit a four count with his drumsticks and the show began.
Laura heard the music, her body
swayed to the beat, but her focus was all on him. She had watched the videos on
online,
tight to avoid being shoved around and away from the front. Laura had no idea
that there was a process to watching a concert.
They stood through two opening
bands which were pretty good. The first was more of a jam band, five guys and
two girls just playing music. There weren’t many vocals and the only time Laura
really heard their voices was when they spoke between songs. The second band
was loud and a little messy.
Seeing the excitement in Steph's
eyes reminded Laura of what she could have had. Although there was no chance
that Jon would have had a change of heart and decided to marry Laura, they
could have kept their arrangement civil for baby Ella , and Laura would
have had the mom life and the ability to go out once in a while, too.
Suddenly, the lights went out.
Laura gasped and everyone around
her cheered.
Red lights flooded the equipment
and some guys jogged out onto the stage.
“Hey, hey, give us some lights real
quick,” a voice echoed. “I have something to say.”
The lights came on and the crowd
cheered even more when they saw the band.
“Hey!” the lead singer yelled.
“HEY!” the crowd yelled back
to him.
“I’m Ryan. I think you all know
that though.” Ryan looked around and smiled. “We’re Gone By Autumn... but we’re
missing our drummer.”
The crowd booed.
“I know, I know,” Ryan said. “Blake
is feeling a little under the weather tonight. He’s not here. He’s home in bed.
So I want you to do something… I want you all to yell so loud that Blake can
hear you. Ready?”
The crowd cheered.
“That’s not loud enough,” Ryan
said. He looked to his left. “Gabe, come here with me. Why aren’t they
listening?”
“I don’t know,” Gabe said. “Maybe
we shouldn’t play.”
The crowd was swelling all around
Laura. The hold they had on the crowd was intense.
“Let’s try one more time,” Ryan
said. “I want Blake to hear us!”
The crowd went wild. The screams pierced
Laura’s ears. She looked at Steph who was jumping up and down, yelling.
“Okay, okay,” Ryan said. “Good.
Keep that up. But tonight, we need a drummer. Gabe, do you know any drummers?”
“I know a good one,” Gabe said.
“But…”
“Wait a second,” another voice
said.
“What’s up, Asher?” Ryan asked.
Asher held a guitar and smiled. “I
think I saw someone backstage…”
“Him?” Ryan asked. “You think he
would come out?”
“He might,” Gabe said. “If these
people ask politely.”
“Or maybe just scream their damn
heads off!” Ryan yelled.
The crowd went wild again.
“Let me ask you this,” Ryan said.
“How many of you know we’re going out on tour?” The crowd responded. “How many
of you know a band called… Fallen Tuesday?”
Steph looked at Laura and winked.
Laura was embarrassed that she was starting to blush.
“Well, what if I told you…”
Before Ryan could finish his
sentence, a man walked on stage. The crowd exploded before Laura’s eyes could
make sense of what she was looking at.
Mack.
Now the crowd was louder than ever.
People pushed behind Laura. Her ribs were being slammed against the metal gate and
she reached for Steph.
“Enough talk,” Mack said into a
mic. His big booming voice was so sexy. “I came here to rock.”
He scanned the crowd, obviously
enjoying the love he was receiving from the surprised fans. As he glanced
around, his eyes lowered to the front row and he spotted Laura. His eyes opened
wide for a quick second, as if he were questioning whether she was actually
there.
Laura winced in pain as she got one
hand off the gate to wave to him. He looked shocked as he turned toward the
drum set at the back of the stage.
“Now I think we’re ready,” Ryan
said. “Are you?”
The crowd hadn't stopped cheering. Mack
hit a four count with his drumsticks and the show began.
Laura heard the music, her body
swayed to the beat, but her focus was all on him. She had watched the videos on
online,
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