Six Feet Under The Stars

`Claire, you should come with me!` I yelled on the phone. John would pick me up in thirty minutes and I was still in my pajama suit, calling Claire and convinced her to come with me to hang with The Maine.

`Carly, I’m so tired from last night,` She said with a sleepy voice. I was sure I just destroyed her sleep but I really needed another girl for a company. `You never asked me to come hang with the boys before.`

`I did, but you were always busy doing whatever, Claire,` I pouted. `So are you coming or not? Are you going to make me be the only girl and seem dumb because I don’t understand whatever they’re talking about?`

`No, I’m sorry.` I could hear Claire yawning over there. `I’ll be on their show tomorrow, is that fine for you?`

`Is that a promise?` I asked as Claire answered a yes. I cheered to hear that and told her that I’d pick her to the venue tomorrow before hung up the phone.

I waltzed to get my makeup kit and put some eye shadow and mascara. John called that he’s in front of my house already when I was busy putting my lipstick on. I quickly gathered my stuffs into my purse and ran to the front door to see my boyfriend leaning against the wall, waiting for me.

`Ready to go?` He asked as he put his phone on his pocket and turned to see me. John’s face then got reddish as he saw me from top to toe for several times. `Wow, Caroline, you’re so pretty.`

John took my hand and kissed my cheek, I couldn’t help but smile shyly for what he did. John could be a sweet gentleman sometimes. And now was one of the sometimes I meant. He wouldn't release my hand and he would open the doors for me. He wouldn’t let a smile shade away from my face. Now I can tell you’re envy about my boyfriend, ha.

`Sorry we have to ride this van. I didn’t find any good cars to rent near our hotel and if that’s perfect, my wallet wouldn’t let me take anything from it just for the car.` John frowned once he got inside the van and started the engine.

`It’s actually fine, don’t worry about it.` I said. I turned around to see how messy this band’s van was. `Wow John, it’s okay to take me out with this van. But at least you should’ve cleaned those shits first,` I giggled.

`Oops, sorry, Ma’am, am I a bad boy now?,` Said John chuckling before he showed me a pout. I couldn’t help but chuckled at him. We then started a topic like ‘where are we going now?’ and ‘what are we going to do today?’ and those questions like that. The ride didn’t go for so long, though. We’re arrived at a diner after 10 minutes. John said the other guys were having their breakfast inside and then we’re going to play air soft gun not so far from the diner.

Hanging out with The Maine actually one of the most fun things to do. I’m not saying this just because they’ve been my best friends for years. But they’re really nice to their fans and other people around them. We met some fans on our way to where we’re going to play air soft gun. At first they didn’t realize the band but this one girl couldn’t take her eyes off of Garrett and Pat. I saw her tugging her friend’s shirt and talked to her friend as she kept glancing to our direction.

The other girl looked at us and seemed like she saw ghost or something scary—she started to be freaked out as she pulled her friend to our direction.

`Hello,` said the freaked out girl shyly. `Are you Garrett from The Maine? It’d be so embarrassing if I talked to a wrong person.`

`Hi there,` Garrett started. `I’m sorry but I guess you talk to a wrong person,` Said Garrett making his infamous frown. `I’m Patrick Kirch. Pat for short.`

`What? I didn’t know that Pat was a freaky zombie lover!` Pat squealed. He walked to the girls who was starting to get confused and said, `I’m the real Pat Kirch. Hi guys. Sorry, Garrett always makes bad jokes.`

`Thank you so much, Patrick,` Garrett mumbled behind. He then smiled to the girls making them giggled shyly.

`We’re going to your show tomorrow, and we’d like to hang with you guys after the show. But can we take some pictures with you now? I’m afraid we won’t get a chance tomorrow.`

`You can take as many pictures with us as you want, everyone will get their chance, don’t worry,` Pat said as he pulled one girl to his embrace and smiled to the camera.

The girls took pictures with each of The Maine members and I could see this super happy expression on their face. I walked away from John for a while so they could take some pictures with him and then helped them to take a group picture with The Maine.

`Thank you,` said the not-freaked-out girl. I only smiled to her as John came closer to me and held my hand, telling me we should go.

`Are you guys a couple?` The freaked out girl asked out of sudden. I knew we both didn’t expect this question so no one answered her. `You guys look cute together,` she continued.

`Why thank you, girl,` John finally said. `I’ll see you guys at the venue tomorrow, alright? Bye guys!` He waved his hand to his fans as he pulled me slowly to continue our walk.

`Do your fans know you have a girlfriend?`

`I never really talked about that. But if they’re okay about you and I, I’d be really glad.`

`They won’t bully me for being your girlfriend, will they?` I asked. I could tell that there’s a little worry tone when I asked that.

`Sweet pie,` John pulled me closer to him, `I’m sure our fans are the greatest ones, they’d love us for whatever we do and have. But if they’d ever do something to hurt you, I’ll make sure they’d regret it, okay?` John smiled and stroke my hair gently.

`Thank you,` I smiled sheepishly. John moved closer to kiss my cheek but Tim suddenly came between us so John didn’t get his chance. He yelled to Tim who just grinned and shrugged his shoulders innocently.

`Let’s go in, lovers,` Tim said as he walked into a building. Before he entered the door, he suddenly gave a serious look to John and said, `I don’t want the same thing happen again, understand?`

I glanced to John who gave him a glare. He showed an uneasy expression—I knew that face, the one he always showed when he was worried but hiding it from people. He must be hiding something from me. I tried to not asking what’s up by looking to another direction. That was the time when I found another group of girls looking and pointing at us as they talked and walked to our direction.

`You got some other fans, guys,` I told John and Jared—the other boys were already inside the building.

Jared looked at them as he nicely smiled and greeted back a girl. John’s uneasy expression started to fade away as he talked to the girls while signing some stuffs. This group of girls was really busy with both Jared and John but somehow, I noticed one of them glanced at me for several times. I looked at her in confused as she finally asked Jared.

`Is she your girlfriend?` She asked innocently.

Jared once glanced at me as he casually answered, `No, she’s John’s.`

`Oh,` she replied, confused, but she didn’t say anything again. I kept looking at her trying to find out what she was thinking about. Since I’m not a mind reader, I couldn’t even guess what she’s thinking about.

They finally said goodbye to us, as the previous girl keep looking at me. One of her friend called her as she pulled her and asked what’s up. I stayed there with a hope I could find something that bothered her before.

Guys, I was pretty sure she tried to keep her voice low. But I could really hear what she said to answer her friend, like she was shouting while saying those words.

`She’s not the girl I saw with John at the bar last year,` said her. `Well, I don’t know, maybe she’s his new girlfriend.` Said her again as she shrugged her shoulders.

Can someone just shoot me now?