Rock and Roll Ruined My Life
Tainted Love
Rock and Roll Ruined My Life- Chapter 40- Tainted Love
Kat’s POV
“Look!” I grabbed Zack’s hand and pointed to Alex, who had Julie pressed against the wall of the bus. He was all over her, his hands were on her hips and he was kissing her like crazy. The even crazier part was: she didn’t seem to be protesting in anyway.
“What the hell?” Zack muttered.
“I know! Where’s Jack?” I had spoken too soon.
I saw Jack walk over and tear them apart harshly.
“Hurry!” I said, pushing past people to get to them before anything happened. I felt Zack follow behind me.
“WHAT THE FUCK!” Jack looked back and forth between Alex and Juliet furiously.
“I-I’m -bro-”
“YOU LITTLE-” Jack raised his fist to punch Alex, but Zack reached out and held him back. I turned to Julie, who seemed to be in a daze.
“Julie? Julie are you okay?” I looked up to see her eyes glazed over in tears, her mouth slack.
“Julie, answer me, please!” I shook her shoulders. I saw her staring at Jack, who had heartbreak written all over his face.
“How could you kiss him?” he asked her, the music still blaring through the speakers. I saw Zack tighten his grip on Jack, who must have tensed up.
“What’s going on here?” Rian asked, joining the circle. I saw a few other people notice too and turn to stare at us.
Julie just stood there, not a sound coming from her mouth. A tear slid down her face and that was all it took to set off everyone.
“I’M GUNNA FUCKING KILL YOU, MAN!” Jack yelled at Alex, trying to break out of Zack’s grip.
“Get the fuck off of me!” Jack tried to free himself.
“Just hold up for a second! It was probably a mistake,” Zack shook his head disbelievingly.
I couldn’t wrap my mind around how this happened either. Julie and Jack were always inseparable. They always knew what the other was feeling, were always there for each other, always stealing glances at each other with the same loving look. Where did this come from? I turned back to Julie, who had now begun shaking she was crying so hard.
“Julie, come here,” I reached out to give her a hug. Thankfully, she moved, which meant that she wasn’t completely gone. Unfortunately, instead of letting me hug her, she slid down the wall and sat there, tears streaming down her face. I bent down to see if she was okay but she only buried her head in her hands.
“What’s wrong?” I heard Hayley ask.
“It’s a long story,” I replied.
“Is Julie okay?” Deanna’s face appeared on the other side of Julie’s shaking form.
“No,” I shook my head.
“What’s going on?” I heard more people ask. Everyone began to crowd around. I saw Jack, Alex, and Julie begin to feel the pressure of everyone’s stares. It was too much. I stood up and faced everyone.
“Alright, there’s nothing to see here! Go back to dancing! They just need some space!” I yelled. Everyone nodded reluctantly and backed off except for Paramore and AAR.
“Guys, I’ll tell you later. Just go, please.”
“No! Julie told us she’d tell us everything ‘later’ and she never did,” Tyson spoke up using air quotes. His speech sounded slightly jumbled from the alcohol he had consumed.
“When you’re sober, come back,” I patted his shoulder.
He rolled his eyes and stalked off, a few more people following him. Hayley, Juliana, Billie, and Deanna stayed.
“The van! Let’s go to the van!” I yelled up to Zack over the music. He nodded and led Jack out by the arm. I reached out and took Julie’s right arm and Deanna took her left.
Against her will, we pulled her up and off of the bus. Hayley and Juliana helped too. Before the door closed, I saw Alex standing there, no emotion on his face. It was like he didn’t even know what was going on.
We got them to the van and opened the trunk for the both of them to sit down. Julie was still crying and sobbing viciously. I was worried she would get a nosebleed or something from all of the pressure in her head!
“Julie, you need to calm down, please.”
“Yeah, take a breath.”
“What the fuck happened back there, Julie?” Jack asked through clenched teeth.
“Hey! Calm down! She’s fucking crying!” Billie said, immediately defending her. He was always like a big brother to Julie and me. I thought Alex was like that too, until now…
“Julie, what happened?” Jack stood up and began pacing, pulling at his hair with his hands.
“Calm down, Jack!” Zack warned.
“Okay, then why don’t you tell me what happened?” he turned. I took this as my cue to speak up.
“We were just dancing when we turned and saw them. You got there before us though.”
“Wait, wait, wait. Alex and Julie were kissing?” Hayley asked in shock as she put two and two together. I saw Deanna, Billie, and Juliana’s mouths fall open. Julie’s cries started anew. I reached an arm around her and rubbed her back, trying to calm her down.
“He was all over her! We would have fucked her if I hadn’t showed up!” Jack yelled.
“I don’t understand,” Hayley’s brow furrowed.
“We don’t either.”
“It was probably an accident,” Zack repeated.
“How?!” Jack threw his hands up in the air.
“It was really, really dark in there, first of all,” he ticked it off on his finger, “second of all, you and Alex look alike! She probably thought it was you.”
At this Julie broke out in tears, shaking her head.
“You knew it was him?” Jack stopped pacing to look at her. She nodded and kept crying; she was inconsolable at this point.
“What the fuck Julie?!”
“I’m sorry! I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry!” she sobbed. Her voice sounded totally horse from the concert, the alcohol, and the kissing.
“What were you thinking?” he yelled.
“You better calm down! She said she was sorry!” Billie warned again, stepping forward. Juliana put a hand on his shoulder and pulled him back.
“I-I knew i-it was h-him, b-but it w-was t-too late,” she gasped for air, “H-he c-came o-over t-to me a-and h-he p-pulled m-me over b-by my b-belt t-thingys,” she pulled on the waist of her jeans, which had belt loops. “I-I knew i-it was h-him but I-I don’t k-know wha-what ha-appened! I-I k-knew he-he was trying t-to k-kiss me, b-but I was u-up against the w-w-wall! I-I knew i-it wa-was wrong! I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry!” she yelled, sliding off the edge of the van and hitting the concrete.
We quickly rushed over to see if she was okay, and she was, aside from the crying. I looked up and saw Jack’s expression soften the tiniest bit, then go back to angry.
“Well you know what? You want to go kiss that fucking two timing son-of-a-bitch - ”
“-Jack, don’t! She said she was sorry! She’s drunk too, you know! We all drank beer!” Zack interrupted him. He was right, if this had happened in real time Julie wouldn’t have let things get out of hand. Or at least I didn’t think she would…
“-NO!” he raised his voice even more, the veins in his neck began to show, “IF SHE WANTS TO BE WITH HIM, FINE! GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE! GO BACK TO HIM! I HOPE YOU HAVE A NICE FUCKING TIME! AND YOU KNOW WHAT? IHOPE HE FUCKS YOU! AND I HOPE YOU LOVE IT TOO! GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME!” he stormed off to the other van, kicked the wheel, and then ripped open the door before jumping inside and slamming it.
“I swear to God I’ll-” Smack!
“-Billie! Don’t you dare go after him! Pull yourself together and help Julie!” Juliana slapped Billie across the face. He shook it off and nodded reluctantly.
Julie was officially in hysterics. There was nothing anyone could do for her at this point. A cold wind blew around us and we all shivered.
“Let’s get you inside somewhere,” I pulled on her arm to help her stand but to no avail. Zack and Billie stepped forward and together they lifted her up and onto her feet. They both helped her over MSI’s bus, which was surprisingly locked. I saw the lanyard Julie had been wearing before sticking out of her hoodie pocket. I reached out and held it up. Hayley took it and tried each key until one fit.
We climbed on and the bus was empty and dark. I flicked on the lights and looked for a bed that looked like it was empty. I found one right in the front of the bus, but it was all the way on the top.
“We could probably stay here and watch her. This bus looked like it was locked for the rest of the night,” Deanna said.
“Okay. Billie, Zack, try to get her up there?” I asked. They nodded and carefully lifted her up and onto the mattress. It was there she stayed, tears still streaming down her face and hoodie, which was soaking wet in the front.
“Go ahead, take a bunk. Billie and I will look after her, promise,” Zack said, planting a kiss on my forehead. I nodded and yawned. I took the bunk right underneath hers. Deanna took the one next to me and Hayley took the one across from me. It was there we all fell asleep, the sound of Julie’s hysterics lulling us to sleep.
Kat’s POV
“Look!” I grabbed Zack’s hand and pointed to Alex, who had Julie pressed against the wall of the bus. He was all over her, his hands were on her hips and he was kissing her like crazy. The even crazier part was: she didn’t seem to be protesting in anyway.
“What the hell?” Zack muttered.
“I know! Where’s Jack?” I had spoken too soon.
I saw Jack walk over and tear them apart harshly.
“Hurry!” I said, pushing past people to get to them before anything happened. I felt Zack follow behind me.
“WHAT THE FUCK!” Jack looked back and forth between Alex and Juliet furiously.
“I-I’m -bro-”
“YOU LITTLE-” Jack raised his fist to punch Alex, but Zack reached out and held him back. I turned to Julie, who seemed to be in a daze.
“Julie? Julie are you okay?” I looked up to see her eyes glazed over in tears, her mouth slack.
“Julie, answer me, please!” I shook her shoulders. I saw her staring at Jack, who had heartbreak written all over his face.
“How could you kiss him?” he asked her, the music still blaring through the speakers. I saw Zack tighten his grip on Jack, who must have tensed up.
“What’s going on here?” Rian asked, joining the circle. I saw a few other people notice too and turn to stare at us.
Julie just stood there, not a sound coming from her mouth. A tear slid down her face and that was all it took to set off everyone.
“I’M GUNNA FUCKING KILL YOU, MAN!” Jack yelled at Alex, trying to break out of Zack’s grip.
“Get the fuck off of me!” Jack tried to free himself.
“Just hold up for a second! It was probably a mistake,” Zack shook his head disbelievingly.
I couldn’t wrap my mind around how this happened either. Julie and Jack were always inseparable. They always knew what the other was feeling, were always there for each other, always stealing glances at each other with the same loving look. Where did this come from? I turned back to Julie, who had now begun shaking she was crying so hard.
“Julie, come here,” I reached out to give her a hug. Thankfully, she moved, which meant that she wasn’t completely gone. Unfortunately, instead of letting me hug her, she slid down the wall and sat there, tears streaming down her face. I bent down to see if she was okay but she only buried her head in her hands.
“What’s wrong?” I heard Hayley ask.
“It’s a long story,” I replied.
“Is Julie okay?” Deanna’s face appeared on the other side of Julie’s shaking form.
“No,” I shook my head.
“What’s going on?” I heard more people ask. Everyone began to crowd around. I saw Jack, Alex, and Julie begin to feel the pressure of everyone’s stares. It was too much. I stood up and faced everyone.
“Alright, there’s nothing to see here! Go back to dancing! They just need some space!” I yelled. Everyone nodded reluctantly and backed off except for Paramore and AAR.
“Guys, I’ll tell you later. Just go, please.”
“No! Julie told us she’d tell us everything ‘later’ and she never did,” Tyson spoke up using air quotes. His speech sounded slightly jumbled from the alcohol he had consumed.
“When you’re sober, come back,” I patted his shoulder.
He rolled his eyes and stalked off, a few more people following him. Hayley, Juliana, Billie, and Deanna stayed.
“The van! Let’s go to the van!” I yelled up to Zack over the music. He nodded and led Jack out by the arm. I reached out and took Julie’s right arm and Deanna took her left.
Against her will, we pulled her up and off of the bus. Hayley and Juliana helped too. Before the door closed, I saw Alex standing there, no emotion on his face. It was like he didn’t even know what was going on.
We got them to the van and opened the trunk for the both of them to sit down. Julie was still crying and sobbing viciously. I was worried she would get a nosebleed or something from all of the pressure in her head!
“Julie, you need to calm down, please.”
“Yeah, take a breath.”
“What the fuck happened back there, Julie?” Jack asked through clenched teeth.
“Hey! Calm down! She’s fucking crying!” Billie said, immediately defending her. He was always like a big brother to Julie and me. I thought Alex was like that too, until now…
“Julie, what happened?” Jack stood up and began pacing, pulling at his hair with his hands.
“Calm down, Jack!” Zack warned.
“Okay, then why don’t you tell me what happened?” he turned. I took this as my cue to speak up.
“We were just dancing when we turned and saw them. You got there before us though.”
“Wait, wait, wait. Alex and Julie were kissing?” Hayley asked in shock as she put two and two together. I saw Deanna, Billie, and Juliana’s mouths fall open. Julie’s cries started anew. I reached an arm around her and rubbed her back, trying to calm her down.
“He was all over her! We would have fucked her if I hadn’t showed up!” Jack yelled.
“I don’t understand,” Hayley’s brow furrowed.
“We don’t either.”
“It was probably an accident,” Zack repeated.
“How?!” Jack threw his hands up in the air.
“It was really, really dark in there, first of all,” he ticked it off on his finger, “second of all, you and Alex look alike! She probably thought it was you.”
At this Julie broke out in tears, shaking her head.
“You knew it was him?” Jack stopped pacing to look at her. She nodded and kept crying; she was inconsolable at this point.
“What the fuck Julie?!”
“I’m sorry! I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry!” she sobbed. Her voice sounded totally horse from the concert, the alcohol, and the kissing.
“What were you thinking?” he yelled.
“You better calm down! She said she was sorry!” Billie warned again, stepping forward. Juliana put a hand on his shoulder and pulled him back.
“I-I knew i-it was h-him, b-but it w-was t-too late,” she gasped for air, “H-he c-came o-over t-to me a-and h-he p-pulled m-me over b-by my b-belt t-thingys,” she pulled on the waist of her jeans, which had belt loops. “I-I knew i-it was h-him but I-I don’t k-know wha-what ha-appened! I-I k-knew he-he was trying t-to k-kiss me, b-but I was u-up against the w-w-wall! I-I knew i-it wa-was wrong! I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry!” she yelled, sliding off the edge of the van and hitting the concrete.
We quickly rushed over to see if she was okay, and she was, aside from the crying. I looked up and saw Jack’s expression soften the tiniest bit, then go back to angry.
“Well you know what? You want to go kiss that fucking two timing son-of-a-bitch - ”
“-Jack, don’t! She said she was sorry! She’s drunk too, you know! We all drank beer!” Zack interrupted him. He was right, if this had happened in real time Julie wouldn’t have let things get out of hand. Or at least I didn’t think she would…
“-NO!” he raised his voice even more, the veins in his neck began to show, “IF SHE WANTS TO BE WITH HIM, FINE! GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE! GO BACK TO HIM! I HOPE YOU HAVE A NICE FUCKING TIME! AND YOU KNOW WHAT? IHOPE HE FUCKS YOU! AND I HOPE YOU LOVE IT TOO! GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME!” he stormed off to the other van, kicked the wheel, and then ripped open the door before jumping inside and slamming it.
“I swear to God I’ll-” Smack!
“-Billie! Don’t you dare go after him! Pull yourself together and help Julie!” Juliana slapped Billie across the face. He shook it off and nodded reluctantly.
Julie was officially in hysterics. There was nothing anyone could do for her at this point. A cold wind blew around us and we all shivered.
“Let’s get you inside somewhere,” I pulled on her arm to help her stand but to no avail. Zack and Billie stepped forward and together they lifted her up and onto her feet. They both helped her over MSI’s bus, which was surprisingly locked. I saw the lanyard Julie had been wearing before sticking out of her hoodie pocket. I reached out and held it up. Hayley took it and tried each key until one fit.
We climbed on and the bus was empty and dark. I flicked on the lights and looked for a bed that looked like it was empty. I found one right in the front of the bus, but it was all the way on the top.
“We could probably stay here and watch her. This bus looked like it was locked for the rest of the night,” Deanna said.
“Okay. Billie, Zack, try to get her up there?” I asked. They nodded and carefully lifted her up and onto the mattress. It was there she stayed, tears still streaming down her face and hoodie, which was soaking wet in the front.
“Go ahead, take a bunk. Billie and I will look after her, promise,” Zack said, planting a kiss on my forehead. I nodded and yawned. I took the bunk right underneath hers. Deanna took the one next to me and Hayley took the one across from me. It was there we all fell asleep, the sound of Julie’s hysterics lulling us to sleep.
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