CHAPTER ELEVEN
ONE MONTH LATER…
“Abs,come on now.We were supposed to meet up with your mum and we only have 45 minutes left.”she said loudly.Those words had some effect and he turned on his side and replied with”God Dani,leave me alone,will ya?I’m trying to get some sleep.”
The actress raised an eyebrow.Ever since a few weeks Abs had been acting strange,not sleeping at night and being exhausted all day.She tought it was stress and had already tried to convince Abs to go and see a doctor but he kept saying everything was alright. “No Abs.I’m not leaving until you’re out of bed and getting dressed,do you hear me?” Abs sighed deeply but then finally gave in.”Alright then.If you won’t leave me alone either…”He pushed the blankets away and got up,yawning loudly.
“You know,Abs,you are worrying me.”
“I know,I know.It’s just that we’re so busy and everything,too many stuff on my mind.”
Danielle gave her boyfriend a hug and a little peck on the lips before saying”Okay,just promise me that when something’s bothering you,you tell me about it.”
“I will.”
That was the last thing Abs said before leaving to the bathroom…
Wendy opened the door to the flat J and Sean were sharing,ready to pick J up to do some shopping for a party she was throwing later that week.J’s reputation as a party-animal had effected Wendy’s life majorly cuz he kept dragging her to the strangest parties all around the country and so it had become their hobby to visit clubs every week.She didn’t mind about it at all,though.
Wendy pushed the door a little more open and slipped inside the apartment,making her way over to the living room.To her surprise nobody was awake yet,a very unusual thing because normally J was ready to go when she came to pick him up.
“He must be in the kitchen then.”she muttered while she made her way over to another part of the house.Wendy opened a door on her left but the sight in front of her made her step back again.There was Sean sitting on a chair while his head was on the wooden table before him,a soft snorring filling the room.Glasses and dirty plates were all over the place and empty bottles were spread onto the floor like it was some kind of modern art.
“Charming.”was Wendy’s comment before she made her way out again.She,and probably the rest of the U.K. as well,had been reading the confusing messages in the tabloids after a bunch of cleaners had found Sean asleep in the toilets of a nightclub,in the ladies-room to be exact.Reports were saying that both Sean and the rest of the lads were drugsaddicts and criminals,something that gave the band a whole lot of negative publicity.It had even gone that far that Chris had ordered Sean to take a break from the band and to come back as soon as he was acting like his normal self again.Normally Wendy wouldn’t care about stuff like that but now she also had to admit that he was actually acting very weird.
She shrugged the odd feeling off and decided that J was probably still asleep.She was right.Wendy finally found him in his bedroom,lost in a deep sleep,the curtains closed tightly so not one single ray of light could get in.
“J?”she softly asked.He didn’t reply.She made her way over to the bed and sat down on the side of it,gently shaking her best mate.
“What!?”he suddenly snapped at her.
“We were supposed to go shopping,remember?”
“Let me sleep!”
Wendy sighed deeply and stood up,pulling the curtains wide open.Sharp sunlight immediatly filled the room.
“Goddammmit!”J sweared loudly before jumping both out of his bed and out of the light.Wendy laughed at his behaviour and replied”Oh come on,J.You aren’t afraid of the sun,are you?Or are you a vampire?”She had no clue how true her words were!
J just shook his head and muttered”Fine then.If you don’t want me to get my sleep,we will go.”And with that he left the room…
Rich sat down on one of the wooden chairs at the cafe,picking up a newspaper and reading a few lines before he got interupted by a voice.
“Hey Ritchie.”
The singer looked up,smiling as he regonized Scott.
“Hey mate.Come on,sit down.”
Scott pulled another chair near the table towards him and took a seat.
“Well,why did you want to see me?”Scott questioned.The night before Rich had called Scott to ask if it was possible to meet.Scott had agreed immediatly noticing the serious sound of his mate’s voice.
Rich sighed deeply.”I don’t know if it’s only me but I think we absolutely need some free time very soon,especially after that whole thing with Sean.”
Scott nodded understandingly.”Yeah,you’re right.I’m totally knackered.For some reason I just can’t seem to sleep at night anymore.”
“I know what you mean.I haven’t had a normal night’s sleep in ages.It’s probably just stress we’re all suffering from.”
“Could be,but I know one thing for sure.If we don’t get some time off soon it’s ruining both my life and my relationship.”
Rich sighed deeply and leaned back in his chair.”Perhaps we should arrange a meeting with Chris and Rob next week.They are the only ones who can convince the record company.”
“That sounds like a good plan to me.”agreed Scott,not knowing that their lifestyle wasn’t the lads’ biggest problem…
