Story of a Girl
Welcome to the Black Parade
I feel a pair of soft tender lips on my cheek. It's obviously Zacky. The snakebites and stubble gave it away. Then again, who else could it be. I open my eyes. He's heading down the hallway with a suitcase.
"Zack?" I ask sitting up.
"Sorry...didn't mean to wake you up?" He says turning around and walking back to my bunk.
"Where are you going?" I ask.
"I don't have time to explain." Zacky says.
"Is everything OK?" I ask.
"I don't know. Something happened back home." Zacky says.
"Let me come with you." I say.
"No...Nikki, this is something I have to do alone." Zacky says.
"But Zack..." I say.
"I'll call later, I promise. Now I gotta go." Zacky says.
"Bye." I say standing up and hugging him.
"Bye Nick. I love you, Don't you forget that." Zacky says hugging me back.
"Don't worry, I won't, and I love you too." I say.
He releases and then kisses me. I return the short, sweet simple kiss before he runs off. I hope every thing's OK. It seemed important. I stand in the middle of the hallway and fold my arms. How long is he going to be gone? The band needs him...and so do I.
"Where's with him?" Matt asks.
"Something came up. Family problems I think." I say turning around to face my brother.
"Oh...and he just left without telling us?" Matt asks.
"It seemed important. He promised to call me later so..." I say.
"Well I hope every thing's OK." Matt says.
"Me too...wait...yesterday, you called him the enemy." I say.
"That was before he sat me down and forced a LONG talk. I've decided to give him ONE chance." Matt says.
"Oh Matt, Thank you. I love you so much." I say hugging him.
"Haven't heard that one in a while. Love you too sis." Matt says.
"Wait...did you apologize?" I ask.
"Nikki, he slept with you when I remember saying..." Matt says.
"You punched him in the face." I say.
"He...Ok I will." Matt says.
"Thank you." I say.
"Yeah..." Matt says.
All day I wait by the bus phone and my cell phone waiting for Zack to call. If he doesn't call tonight I'm taking the next flight to California. I jump at the sound of my ring tone. I look at the screen. It's Zacky's cell. A huge smile goes across my face and I open my phone.
"Hey Zack." I say.
"Hey..." He says
"So is everything OK back home?" I ask.
"No...no it isn't. Nikki, my dad had a stroke and..." Zacky says.
"And?" I ask.
"He's gone." Zacky says.
"Oh my god...Zack, I'm so sorry." I say.
"Thanks." Zacky says.
"Understand I'll have to stay a while." He says.
"How long?" I ask.
"I don't know. My family needs me." Zacky says.
"I understand..." I say.
"Thanks Nick. Your the best." Zacky says.
"Yeah..." I say.
"Well...I have to go. Bye." Zacky says.
"Bye Zack...I love you." I say.
"I love you too angel. Sleep tight, I'll call you tomorrow. Zacky says.
"Ok, bye." I say. I put my phone back on the couch.
I miss him already. He doesn't even know when he can come home. I hope he's alright, he seemed sort of sad. Well...his dad DID just die. I wish I could just hug him right now, he sounded like he needed it.
"Zack?" I ask sitting up.
"Sorry...didn't mean to wake you up?" He says turning around and walking back to my bunk.
"Where are you going?" I ask.
"I don't have time to explain." Zacky says.
"Is everything OK?" I ask.
"I don't know. Something happened back home." Zacky says.
"Let me come with you." I say.
"No...Nikki, this is something I have to do alone." Zacky says.
"But Zack..." I say.
"I'll call later, I promise. Now I gotta go." Zacky says.
"Bye." I say standing up and hugging him.
"Bye Nick. I love you, Don't you forget that." Zacky says hugging me back.
"Don't worry, I won't, and I love you too." I say.
He releases and then kisses me. I return the short, sweet simple kiss before he runs off. I hope every thing's OK. It seemed important. I stand in the middle of the hallway and fold my arms. How long is he going to be gone? The band needs him...and so do I.
"Where's with him?" Matt asks.
"Something came up. Family problems I think." I say turning around to face my brother.
"Oh...and he just left without telling us?" Matt asks.
"It seemed important. He promised to call me later so..." I say.
"Well I hope every thing's OK." Matt says.
"Me too...wait...yesterday, you called him the enemy." I say.
"That was before he sat me down and forced a LONG talk. I've decided to give him ONE chance." Matt says.
"Oh Matt, Thank you. I love you so much." I say hugging him.
"Haven't heard that one in a while. Love you too sis." Matt says.
"Wait...did you apologize?" I ask.
"Nikki, he slept with you when I remember saying..." Matt says.
"You punched him in the face." I say.
"He...Ok I will." Matt says.
"Thank you." I say.
"Yeah..." Matt says.
All day I wait by the bus phone and my cell phone waiting for Zack to call. If he doesn't call tonight I'm taking the next flight to California. I jump at the sound of my ring tone. I look at the screen. It's Zacky's cell. A huge smile goes across my face and I open my phone.
"Hey Zack." I say.
"Hey..." He says
"So is everything OK back home?" I ask.
"No...no it isn't. Nikki, my dad had a stroke and..." Zacky says.
"And?" I ask.
"He's gone." Zacky says.
"Oh my god...Zack, I'm so sorry." I say.
"Thanks." Zacky says.
"Understand I'll have to stay a while." He says.
"How long?" I ask.
"I don't know. My family needs me." Zacky says.
"I understand..." I say.
"Thanks Nick. Your the best." Zacky says.
"Yeah..." I say.
"Well...I have to go. Bye." Zacky says.
"Bye Zack...I love you." I say.
"I love you too angel. Sleep tight, I'll call you tomorrow. Zacky says.
"Ok, bye." I say. I put my phone back on the couch.
I miss him already. He doesn't even know when he can come home. I hope he's alright, he seemed sort of sad. Well...his dad DID just die. I wish I could just hug him right now, he sounded like he needed it.