We made it to Boston, and as I was saying, my life was about to change again, and this time I wasn't so sure I wanted it to! Kim had been a breath of fresh air, and I had welcomed her into my life with open arms. But what happened next, I didn't see this coming, not in a million years! I walked into the venue, choosing to take the back door for some reason. I got inside and shut the door behind me.
"Hi Zac." Someone said behind me.
"Hello?" I questioned the voice. I scanned the dark hallway, to no avail. I saw no one around me. I shrugged my shoulders and decided it had just been my imagination. I was wrong. I jumped a little as she stepped out in front of me.
"Zac, where have you been?" she asked me.
"What the hell are you doing in here, Lauren?" I asked her. This woman just didn't take a hint very well.
Ok, so now you're probably wondering, 'Who the hell is Lauren?' Well, I took her on a date one time, almost 5 months before! I told her that I didn't want a serious relationship, that things were just too hectic for me right now. She acted as if she had understood me, like she was ok with it. Now here she was, sneaking into venues. Where the hell was security when you actually NEEDED them?
"Look Lauren, I have to get going. You need to get out of here, this area is for band members only." I said trying to walk past her.
"Zac, you never called me back. I want you back!"
"You never HAD me to begin with, woman. Now move the hell outta my way before I call security! How many times do I have to tell you, it was ONE date!?" I asked her, pushing my way past her.
"You'll be with me Zac, you'll see! I just know that you'll be with me." She screamed at me. I tried to open the door, I heard the voices on the other side. I pounded on the door as loud as I could. The door opened quickly, and I must have been standing a little too close. I remember the door coming towards my face, smashing me in the nose, and I blacked out.
"Zac, wake up man. Are you ok?"
"What? Get that bitch out of here. None of this would have happened if she hadn't snuck in here!" I said as I opened my eyes to see Lauren still standing there.
"You heard him, Miss. You have to leave." Ashley said to her. Where the hell were Joey and Marvin? Isn't that why we PAY bodygaurds? I thought to myself. I tried to sit up on my own as Taylor reached down to me and grabbed my hand.
"How the hell did she get in here?" Isaac asked.
"I have no idea, I came in the back door because I didn't want to run into the crowd outside! Next thing I know, she's standing in here with me, saying that she wants me back!" I shook my head, clearing what was left of the haziness. I looked up at Taylor and noticed he was looking at my face.
"What? What are you looking at?" I questioned.
"I must have hit you harder than I thought." Taylor sighed. "You have a bruise starting already."
"How bad?" I asked him.
"It looks like you have a bloody nose, and a huge bruise, here." Isaac said rubbing his own nose.
"Yeah, yeah. Is it bad?" I asked, getting pissed off.
"It will heal. It just looks like you got into a fight and someone clocked you in the beak!" Ashley said closing and locking the door, just to be safe. We walked backstage and Taylor handed me a mirror. I wasn't sure I really wanted to look!
"Jesus Christ, Tay!" I screamed.
"Sorry man, I didn't know you were right behind the door." He said, casting his eyes down to the floor. They were right, I had a bruise alright, my whole nose was starting to swell up, and I had blood dried around it. It looked like someone had knocked me for a loop! I stared at my reflection for another minute, and got up and went into the bathroom. I looked into the mirror again, and kind of chuckled..... What a shitty day this was turning out to be! I cleaned up as best I could, and walked back out to where my brothers were. My mom and dad had joined them, and my sisters and younger brother were sitting on the couch talking about something. My mom looked up finally, and her normally happy face turned into a look of concern.
"What happened to your face?" She asked, getting up and coming to me.
"I got hit in the face with a huge metal door! Someone let a fan into the venue, and I was trying to get away from her. Tay hit me by accident when he opened the door to see what was the matter." I told her. She was holding my face in both of her hands, turning it from side to side.
"Oh baby, are you ok? Does it hurt?" She asked me. God, I wanted to die! My mom was always like this when we got hurt. She acted like I was dying for crying out loud!
"Mom, I'm fine. It hurts a little, but I'll live." I sighed as my dad looked at me. He just stood back and let mom do her 'motherly duty'.
"So who was the fan? Someone you know?" Dad asked.
"Lauren, she somehow managed to get in. She was freaking out, saying she wanted me back. I don't know, I hate this crap!" I huffed and plopped down into a chair, rubbing my nose tenderly.
"We'll make sure she doesn't bother you again." Mom was saying.
I hated when this crap happened, girls going crazy, thinking that we owe them something. Sometimes I just wish I were normal, but I knew that I would miss all of this, even the craziness! It was starting to change my mind about meeting girls...... I wasn't sure if meeting a girl right now was right for me! I was starting to doubt everything, all over again! Who could ever love me for me? Just let me be myself, let me sleep late, let me run around outside and act like an idiot if I wanted to? I wasn't sure that I wanted to meet anyone else ever again! All I wanted was to do the show and pack up and leave again, and maybe never look back! My cell phone began to ring, I pulled it out of my pocket and saw the number. I pushed the ignore button and put it back into my pocket.
"Who was that?" Taylor asked.
"No one." I sighed again. What had I done?
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