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Princess of Texting

Chapter Three

Salt Lake City, the city that would change the whole tour for me. And guess why? Well because Scarlet Skies decided that it was time to pull a prank on me. A horrible prank who turned out a disaster. Let me tell you what happened.

- - -

I stretched my tired body and sat down outside my bus. I was eating my croissants, as usual, and having blueberry tea. A new kind actually and I enjoyed it.
"Morning" Austin said as he passed me.
"Morning" I said, and didn’t really care that he actually greeted me. It was just he and no one else. But whatever. Cory came out and he looked at me, shook his head and walked over to the venue where the others was eating breakfast.
I watched as some boys lifted out my gear and walked away with it. And I am glad I did because they almost screwed up, so I had to yell at them. They apologized and I smiled.
"It’s okay guys, but please… Don’t drop my stuff" I said and they got surprised I cooled down so quickly.
I returned to my bus and changed into a pair of shorts and a tee. It was hot outside and I almost couldn’t bear the heat. I was actually quite sensitive to heat, so yeah… I stayed on the bus where I could have a cold breeze on me all day.

- - -

Austin’s POV

Cory walked in and we all greeted him.
"Hey Cory, you’re finally up" Alan said and he sat down at our table. Everybody was eating breakfast together.
"No Essie?" Tino asked.
"She’s enjoying the sun a little and eating her croissants, like usual" Cory said and shrugged.
"She eats them every morning" I said and looked at him.
"She loves them, it’s her… passion" Cory said with a laugh.
"I thought she was a vegan" Phil said and looked at Cory.
"Oh, they are made in a vegan way, or what you call it" Cory said and nodded. We all nodded and I shrugged.

After a while it was just me and Cory at the table and I decided to ask him about Essie. I looked at him and thought how I should… express myself.
"Something bothering you?" Cory asked and looked at me.
"I was just wondering… But the other day in Las Vegas, after Essie’s set… She kinda panicked after seeing something on her phone… What was that about?" I asked. Actually curious about what had happened, because I had never seen her so… like that.
"It was a text message and a picture, sent from her mother’s best friend" Cory said.
"Her mothers best friend?" I asked.
"Not many people know this but… I’m actually Essie’s foster father. I’ve taken care of her for many years" he said.
"Foster daughter?" I asked, kinda surprised.
"Yeah, her mother’s in a coma, so I had to take care of her" he said and looked at me, reading my reactions.
"oh… may I ask why?" I asked and looked at him, kinda shocked.
"For many years Essie’s father abused her, and one day he took one step to far and her mother decided to finally stand up for her daughter… She was almost beaten up to death, ended up in a coma and Essie’s father ended up in jail… That poor girl was locked inside a basement almost everyday, he beat her up for not listening and… yeah, you get it" Cory said and I just stared at him. I could never have guessed that.
"Essie doesn’t trust people, she only trust me and Carol, her mothers best friend, and well… that day Carol sent her a picture of her mother smiling. she had woken up for about an hour before she went into coma again, and during that time Carol told her about what her daughter was doing, and the picture she got… That was the smile when she told Carol how proud she was" Cory said. I stared at him, almost tearing up.
"wow" I said and crossed my arms.
"Yeah, but she’s strong that one… Believe me on that" Cory said with a chuckle, like he remembered something from long ago.

- - -

I walked out from my bus and looked around. Cory was nowhere to be seen. I sighed and saw Scarlet Skies. I hesitated but finally walked over to them and they all looked surprised when I came.
"What do you want?" Jordan asked.
"I was just wondering where they put all our gear, I just wanted to check on it" I said and swallowed. They looked surprised again, but Jack, the drummer, got up and said he could show me. I smiled and followed him.

We walked for a few minutes before he opened a door. It said basement and I shivered a little. I had some very bad memories bout basements.
"It’s down there" he said and gestured down the stairs. I looked down and i could only see darkness. I swallowed.
"Down there?" I asked. He nodded and started to walk away. I shivered again but took a deep breath. I turned on the lights and walked down the stairs, and started to look around. Where was my gear? There was just… boxes and broken speakers down here. Then the lights turned off and I heard the door shut. I turned around and I saw absolutely nothing. I let out a cry and turned around again but no… I couldn’t see a thing.

I fell over one of the boxes and I let out another cry when I felt that I ripped up my knees. I sat down and I started to crawl to find a wall. Preferably a corner so I could just curl up to a ball and try to hide. After a few minutes who felt like hours, I finally found a corner. I was crying, my knees were bleeding and I felt that my hands were bleeding as well. I curled up to a ball and held my legs tight to my chest.
"Hello?" I cried out to see if someone could hear me, but after doing that for some time I knew that no one heard me. My whole body was trembling and I had no idea what to do. Until I remembered that I had my phone with me. I picked it up and called Cory, only to hear the beeps that told you that you had no reception at all.
I took deep breaths and closed my eyes. My knees didn’t hurt as much longer but the dark was not getting better. It was completely black down here. Then… Then I heard it. First I thought t was my imagination but I heard it.
"Lavender" the voice whispered and I froze. I looked around but couldn’t see anyone. Then I heard it again. My fathers voice in the dark. Whispering my name over and over again, making me cry out and curl up even more.

- - -

Austin’s POV

I ran into Cory who looked confused.
"What’s going on?" I asked.
"I can’t seem to find Essie, she’s gone" he said.
"Gone?" I asked, a bit confused.
"And I can’t reach her phone either" he sighed and looked at his own.
He hurried away and I shrugged. Maybe she was lost somewhere. Who cares? I walked over to our bus when I heard Scarlet Skies talk about some prank. First I didn’t listen but then I heard Essie’s name. I turned around and watched them.
"What did you guys say you did?" I asked, and they looked at me.
"Essie asked where the gear was before, and we kinda tricked her into believing that they had put it in the basement" Jordan said with a laugh. I just stared at him, remembering what Cory had told me.
"Did you see where she went after that?" I asked.
"I don’t know, I left after saying that… Maybe she’s still down there" Jack said and shrugged. I stared at them before I hurried over to the venue again.
"Hey Austin, where are you going?" Jordan called.

I found the door with the big letters basement on them, and I opened the door. I didn’t have to turn on the lights before I heard her crying. So I turned them on and hurried downstairs, and looked around. First I saw one box flipped over and some blood on the floor and then I saw a blood trail over to the corner. There was was and I almost gasped when I saw her. Her eyes was wide open with fear. Bloodshot eyes, staring into air. Her hands was bloody, her knees as well ad she was even paler than I’ve ever seen her before. If it was possible.
"Essie, it’s okay. I’m here" I said and crouched before her. I gently laid a hand over her arm and she jumped. She let out a shriek but then she saw that it was just me. She relaxed just a little and started to cry. I pulled her close and lifted her up. She was cold and shaking. Fuck those bastards. Even if she wasn’t afraid of basements they should never have done that.
I got up from the basement just as Cory walked by, and he just stared at me.
"What the fuck?!" he said and looked at me.
"Someone pulled a prank on her, when I found out I hurried here and found her" I said.
"Get her to the bus now" he said and I nodded. I had no other intention than to get her to the bus, where she could calm down and feel safe again. And I was going to fucking kill Scarlet Skies for this.

Comments

Hey first off this story was AMAZING and made me cry. Your an amazing author and I wish I could be half as good. Since you like asking alexandria though maybe you would want to check out my story? I really want it to get more subscriber and such. I'm also the author of I was all for you which is an OMAM fanfic. Sorry for being annoying but I just thought I should ask :)

Savedbybands Savedbybands
8/15/14
I love this story so much, it even made me cry oh my gawd your such a good writer!!! This story was really beautiful <3

~Hannah


pawwcx pawwcx
2/25/14
I love this story so much, it even made me cry oh my gawd your such a good writer!!! This story was really beautiful <3

~Hannah


pawwcx pawwcx
2/25/14

Sorry for my english I'm from germany :D
I just read the whole story an god I was crying so much! I signed up to tell you that you are awesome. I loved the story It was cute and funny
god i really hate you for making me belive she is dead!
I got so angry when they kicked her out of the band I was literally screaming that they should stop being assholes
The story is awesome and I hope that you never stop writing

chapter 49 ;-; feels. why u do dis to me. why. u suck. jk ur amazing <3 ur amazing, but you still suck for making me cry like that <3

alanashbyscat alanashbyscat
2/16/14