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same as we were used to seeing her, but I was confident she would still be the same person on the inside, if just a bit more subdued.
I thought she was going to cry as she took the piercings out of her lip and eyebrow. "We're going to see Tony as soon as we get home."
Tony was a friend of mine who had done all of her piercings since she joined the band. "We can jump on the bike as soon as the bus comes to a stop," I assured her. Hell, if I had to, I would fly Tony to Wichita so she wouldn't have to wait that long. Whatever it took to make her smile again.
"How do I look?" My jaw dropped as she applied a thin sheen of pink lip-gloss to her pouty lips.
"Wow..." I was nearly speechless. If she could see under the table, she would know exactly how I thought she looked. I didn't love "Maddie" more than I loved "Rain"; it was just... different. "I don't think you have to worry about anyone recognizing you." I couldn't resist the urge to flip her ponytail of curls around my hand. "That's really cute. I can imagine that bouncing around while you do your little cheerleader routine."
What Rain needed wasn't me asking how she was doing; her mom just died so it was obvious she was doing for shit. What she needed was normalcy, and someone to stoke the fire inside of her. I was just that person.
"Shut it," she snapped. "I swear I'll kneecap your ass if you say another word."
That was all I needed to know she was going to be just fine. Well, as fine as she could be, given the circumstances.
"You'll be fine. If you need anything, call me. The only time I won't have my phone with me is when I'm on stage. If you call then, I'll call the minute I'm somewhere quiet." Not that you'll be calling me when I'm onstage anyway...
When Sean pulled the bus to a stop, I stood to help her off the bus. Her dad brought his car to a truck stop parking lot just off the highway so she didn't have to wait. "I mean it, Maddie, call me." It was one of the few times I had ever called her Maddie to her face but it felt right in that moment.
I blew her a kiss over my shoulder as I walked back to the bus. More than anything, I wanted to stay with her. I wanted to hold her hand as she walked through that door. I wanted to tell her the truth so she would know it wasn't a problem if I didn't stay on the bus with Jon and Travis, but I knew I couldn't.
I fell back into one of the captain's chairs near the front of the bus and watched her watching us pull away. I swore I saw her slump over the steering wheel as we turned onto the entrance ramp to head west.
It took less than an hour before my phone was chirping with a new text message from Rain.
Rain: Wish me luck, I'm going in. Kick ass tonight!
I laughed, picturing her sitting in the driveway looking at her parents' house, avoiding the inevitable.
Me: No luck needed. You got this. Remember we're here for you if you need us. When do we not kick ass?
There was no doubt in my mind it was going to be a crazy, emotional day for Rain. She was strong and I knew that. After she had time to hear everything they were going to tell her, she would be in a better place than she had been before. At least I hoped that was the effect their bombshells would have on her. There was always a chance she would freak out...
Rain: We'll see. I know you are. And remember, I'm not there tonight. Have you thought about the fact that I might be why you kick ass? Really, I'm going now.
And that's why we'll kick ass tonight. See you soon, my little storm cloud.
Within hours, she would know that not only did her family not hate her, but that they supported her from a distance. Why they couldn't have had this talk before it was too late, I'll never know.
When I was talking to Mark, he told me the reason they hadn't called her sooner was because her mom thought she had more time. She knew she didn't have much time left, but she knew we would be driving by today and had asked them to call last night. One night
I thought she was going to cry as she took the piercings out of her lip and eyebrow. "We're going to see Tony as soon as we get home."
Tony was a friend of mine who had done all of her piercings since she joined the band. "We can jump on the bike as soon as the bus comes to a stop," I assured her. Hell, if I had to, I would fly Tony to Wichita so she wouldn't have to wait that long. Whatever it took to make her smile again.
"How do I look?" My jaw dropped as she applied a thin sheen of pink lip-gloss to her pouty lips.
"Wow..." I was nearly speechless. If she could see under the table, she would know exactly how I thought she looked. I didn't love "Maddie" more than I loved "Rain"; it was just... different. "I don't think you have to worry about anyone recognizing you." I couldn't resist the urge to flip her ponytail of curls around my hand. "That's really cute. I can imagine that bouncing around while you do your little cheerleader routine."
What Rain needed wasn't me asking how she was doing; her mom just died so it was obvious she was doing for shit. What she needed was normalcy, and someone to stoke the fire inside of her. I was just that person.
"Shut it," she snapped. "I swear I'll kneecap your ass if you say another word."
That was all I needed to know she was going to be just fine. Well, as fine as she could be, given the circumstances.
"You'll be fine. If you need anything, call me. The only time I won't have my phone with me is when I'm on stage. If you call then, I'll call the minute I'm somewhere quiet." Not that you'll be calling me when I'm onstage anyway...
When Sean pulled the bus to a stop, I stood to help her off the bus. Her dad brought his car to a truck stop parking lot just off the highway so she didn't have to wait. "I mean it, Maddie, call me." It was one of the few times I had ever called her Maddie to her face but it felt right in that moment.
I blew her a kiss over my shoulder as I walked back to the bus. More than anything, I wanted to stay with her. I wanted to hold her hand as she walked through that door. I wanted to tell her the truth so she would know it wasn't a problem if I didn't stay on the bus with Jon and Travis, but I knew I couldn't.
I fell back into one of the captain's chairs near the front of the bus and watched her watching us pull away. I swore I saw her slump over the steering wheel as we turned onto the entrance ramp to head west.
It took less than an hour before my phone was chirping with a new text message from Rain.
Rain: Wish me luck, I'm going in. Kick ass tonight!
I laughed, picturing her sitting in the driveway looking at her parents' house, avoiding the inevitable.
Me: No luck needed. You got this. Remember we're here for you if you need us. When do we not kick ass?
There was no doubt in my mind it was going to be a crazy, emotional day for Rain. She was strong and I knew that. After she had time to hear everything they were going to tell her, she would be in a better place than she had been before. At least I hoped that was the effect their bombshells would have on her. There was always a chance she would freak out...
Rain: We'll see. I know you are. And remember, I'm not there tonight. Have you thought about the fact that I might be why you kick ass? Really, I'm going now.
And that's why we'll kick ass tonight. See you soon, my little storm cloud.
Within hours, she would know that not only did her family not hate her, but that they supported her from a distance. Why they couldn't have had this talk before it was too late, I'll never know.
When I was talking to Mark, he told me the reason they hadn't called her sooner was because her mom thought she had more time. She knew she didn't have much time left, but she knew we would be driving by today and had asked them to call last night. One night
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