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Ch. 3
In The Audience
Benji walked up to Joel andsmiled, “I’m ready!” he said cheerfully
Joel blinked, “Wow you’re in spirit. That piss take everything out?” he laughed
Benji looked at him, “Joel.. that was fucking weird to say…”
Billy looked at them, “Lets go dudes.”
Benji started walking
Joel smiled and started walking
On stage
Joel held the microphone in his hand tightly and he looked around the screaming crowd ,”Hello St. Paul, Minnesota!” He yelled
The crowd started cheering
Benji smiled and looked down stringing his guitar. He walked up to his spot and looked at Joel
Joel nodded then looked out in the crowd
Benji looked out in the crowd and looked around while Joel started to talk again. Benji sighed and looked in the front and started looking around the front row
The music started playing
Benji blinked and quickly started to play his guitar as he almost missed his part. He sighed and looked at Joel
Joel held his arm up singing “You come in cold, you’re covered in blood, they’re all so happy you’ve arrived…”
Benji nodded and looked down listening for his moment to sing. He looked up at the crowd and started looking around the screaming fans. He glanced at the one spot then looked away and the froze. He looked at the crowd and his eyes went wide, “No…” He whispered
In the crowd stood a man… older than Benji. He stood there staring at Benji with a cocky smile. He lifted his hand and waved his hand slowly
Benji backed away from the microphone watching him tears spreading through his eyes, “F…F…Father…”
Joel looked started in on the chorus singing, “These are the chronicles of life and death and everything between..” He looked over as Benji wasn’t singing while he sang, “These are the stories of our lives, as fictional as they may seem.”
Benji completely stopped playing and just stood there mouth dropped watching the man
Joel blinked and looked at the crowd looking for what he was staring at still singing “You come in this world, and you go out just the same.” Without seeing what he saw he looked at Billy
Billy watched Benji, also noticing something was wrong, he glanced at Joel and shook his head
Joel looked back at Benji and walked up singing “And you'll find out that in this world” and he nudged Benji trying to get his attention
Benji didn’t notice Joel, he stood there watching as the man slipped into the crowd. Benji backed up, “He’s coming…” He mumbled. He pulled his guitar off and dropped it and took off running back stage
Joel looked the way he went, “Benji!”
Billy put down his guitar and took off after him followed by Chris and soon by Paul
Joel looked at the crowd, “I’m so sorry! I will be back.. we will be back… uh hold on!” He ran off stage
Benji ran down the hall his heart racing, “I can’t let him get me! No I can’t!” Tears sprang to his eyes as he ran blindly down the hall
Something hit his foot making him go flying forward and landing on his stomach, he slide across the floor a ways. He sat up and looked back, “No!” He screamed
The man stood there watching him with a crazed smiled, “Benjamin. Long time no see?”
Benji started crawling backward, “Leave me alone!” He screamed tears rolling down his cheeks
He smiled and put his hand on the inside of his coat. He pulled out a pocket knife
Benji’s eyes went wide, “Don’t please! Don’t Daddy! Please! Let’s just forget the whole thing! Everything! Oh god please!” He pleaded tears rolling down his face
He smiled again and started towards Benji opening the pocket knife to a blade, “I need to finish the job Benjamin. It didn’t work last time.”
Benji shook his head, “No! Don’t! I love you daddy! Don’t hurt me!”
His dad shook his head, “I’m sorry Benjamin, but you just tempt me so bad and make me want to kill you more.” He smiled down at him
Benji covered his mouth sobbing, “Oh my god, I’m going to die!” Benji said through his hand
“Benji! Benji! Where did you go!” Joel’s voice rang down the hall
Benji looked behind his dad, “Joel! Joel here! Hurry!” He cried at the top of his lungs
His dad looked down at him with a cold stare then turned and walked down a hall
Benji leaned on a wall watching the hall his father went through
Joel ran around the corner, from the exact same hall his dad walked in, “Benji what happened?” He fell by him resting his hand to his shoulder
Benji watched the hall way then looked at Joel. He grabbed Joel, “Didn’t you see him?” He grabbed Joel’s shirt, “He went down that hall! He went down that hall you came from! You can’t tell me you didn’t see him!” He yelled
Billy ran up with Chris and Paul. He bent down, “Benji? Why the fuck did you freak out dude? Another vision? Flash from the past? What?”
Benji fell against the wall looking down, “I almost died… He almost killed me… Again…” He pulled his knees up and started crying harder, “He almost killed me… but… but Joel came and he couldn’t!”
Joel hugged Benji, “Oh Benj…” He closed his eyes and sighed deeply, “He’s not here Benji… The cops couldn’t find him then why would he be here now?”
Benji looked up at him, “To finish me off god damn it!” He pulled away, “He wants to fucking finish me off so I am nothing but a god damn dead corpse in the middle of some fucking street!” He screamed
Billy blinked, “What the fuck?”
Chris looked around then at Benji, “Benj? Do you want to continue the concert?”
Benji shook his head, “No!” He mumbled
Joel rubbed his temples, “Well… We will continue it but with a different guitarist…”
Billy looked at Joel, “Who?”
“Hey guys…”
They looked back
Tony stood there smiling, “How’s it hangin?”
Joel sighed, “Benji freaked out… We need a guitarist to take his place…”
Tony blinked and looked at Benji, “Why the fuck did he freak?”
Benji looked to the side, “No reason…” Benji looked at Tony, “Are you able to cover for me?”
Tony blinked, “Take your place? Well if I knew what songs… I know how to play guitar and shit so just tell me the order and I will take it from there.”
Joel sighed and nodded, “Good…” He looked at Paul, “Go get Hilary… She’s gonna hang out with Benji the rest of the fucking time…”
Benji looked up at Joel, “You’re not… mad… are you?”
Joel looked at him and smiled whole heartily, “No brother… I’m not.. just frustrated.” He looked at them, “Lets go… Paul now!”
Paul blinked and took off running
Tony walked past them and held his hand out for Benji, “Here. I’ll take you to a room.” He looked at Joel, “I will be out there…”
Benji grabbed his hand
Joel nodded, “Come on Billy, Chris.” He started walking
Billy and Chris quickly followed
In a empty room
Tony laid Benji on a couch, “It’s ok dude.” He smiled
Benji looked up at him, “I feel like I let them down… I’m a fucking failure..”
Tony smiled and bent down by him, “Don’t worry Benji.” He grabbed Benji’s hand, “Everything will be ok…”
Benji looked away
Tony blinked and looked down. He smiled then looked at him, “I better go…” He bent over Benji and lightly kisses his forehead
Benji closed his eyes
Tony stood up and walked out
Benji looked up at the ceiling, “He… still loves me?” He covered his face with his arm, “God damn my life…”
In The Audience
Benji walked up to Joel andsmiled, “I’m ready!” he said cheerfully
Joel blinked, “Wow you’re in spirit. That piss take everything out?” he laughed
Benji looked at him, “Joel.. that was fucking weird to say…”
Billy looked at them, “Lets go dudes.”
Benji started walking
Joel smiled and started walking
On stage
Joel held the microphone in his hand tightly and he looked around the screaming crowd ,”Hello St. Paul, Minnesota!” He yelled
The crowd started cheering
Benji smiled and looked down stringing his guitar. He walked up to his spot and looked at Joel
Joel nodded then looked out in the crowd
Benji looked out in the crowd and looked around while Joel started to talk again. Benji sighed and looked in the front and started looking around the front row
The music started playing
Benji blinked and quickly started to play his guitar as he almost missed his part. He sighed and looked at Joel
Joel held his arm up singing “You come in cold, you’re covered in blood, they’re all so happy you’ve arrived…”
Benji nodded and looked down listening for his moment to sing. He looked up at the crowd and started looking around the screaming fans. He glanced at the one spot then looked away and the froze. He looked at the crowd and his eyes went wide, “No…” He whispered
In the crowd stood a man… older than Benji. He stood there staring at Benji with a cocky smile. He lifted his hand and waved his hand slowly
Benji backed away from the microphone watching him tears spreading through his eyes, “F…F…Father…”
Joel looked started in on the chorus singing, “These are the chronicles of life and death and everything between..” He looked over as Benji wasn’t singing while he sang, “These are the stories of our lives, as fictional as they may seem.”
Benji completely stopped playing and just stood there mouth dropped watching the man
Joel blinked and looked at the crowd looking for what he was staring at still singing “You come in this world, and you go out just the same.” Without seeing what he saw he looked at Billy
Billy watched Benji, also noticing something was wrong, he glanced at Joel and shook his head
Joel looked back at Benji and walked up singing “And you'll find out that in this world” and he nudged Benji trying to get his attention
Benji didn’t notice Joel, he stood there watching as the man slipped into the crowd. Benji backed up, “He’s coming…” He mumbled. He pulled his guitar off and dropped it and took off running back stage
Joel looked the way he went, “Benji!”
Billy put down his guitar and took off after him followed by Chris and soon by Paul
Joel looked at the crowd, “I’m so sorry! I will be back.. we will be back… uh hold on!” He ran off stage
Benji ran down the hall his heart racing, “I can’t let him get me! No I can’t!” Tears sprang to his eyes as he ran blindly down the hall
Something hit his foot making him go flying forward and landing on his stomach, he slide across the floor a ways. He sat up and looked back, “No!” He screamed
The man stood there watching him with a crazed smiled, “Benjamin. Long time no see?”
Benji started crawling backward, “Leave me alone!” He screamed tears rolling down his cheeks
He smiled and put his hand on the inside of his coat. He pulled out a pocket knife
Benji’s eyes went wide, “Don’t please! Don’t Daddy! Please! Let’s just forget the whole thing! Everything! Oh god please!” He pleaded tears rolling down his face
He smiled again and started towards Benji opening the pocket knife to a blade, “I need to finish the job Benjamin. It didn’t work last time.”
Benji shook his head, “No! Don’t! I love you daddy! Don’t hurt me!”
His dad shook his head, “I’m sorry Benjamin, but you just tempt me so bad and make me want to kill you more.” He smiled down at him
Benji covered his mouth sobbing, “Oh my god, I’m going to die!” Benji said through his hand
“Benji! Benji! Where did you go!” Joel’s voice rang down the hall
Benji looked behind his dad, “Joel! Joel here! Hurry!” He cried at the top of his lungs
His dad looked down at him with a cold stare then turned and walked down a hall
Benji leaned on a wall watching the hall his father went through
Joel ran around the corner, from the exact same hall his dad walked in, “Benji what happened?” He fell by him resting his hand to his shoulder
Benji watched the hall way then looked at Joel. He grabbed Joel, “Didn’t you see him?” He grabbed Joel’s shirt, “He went down that hall! He went down that hall you came from! You can’t tell me you didn’t see him!” He yelled
Billy ran up with Chris and Paul. He bent down, “Benji? Why the fuck did you freak out dude? Another vision? Flash from the past? What?”
Benji fell against the wall looking down, “I almost died… He almost killed me… Again…” He pulled his knees up and started crying harder, “He almost killed me… but… but Joel came and he couldn’t!”
Joel hugged Benji, “Oh Benj…” He closed his eyes and sighed deeply, “He’s not here Benji… The cops couldn’t find him then why would he be here now?”
Benji looked up at him, “To finish me off god damn it!” He pulled away, “He wants to fucking finish me off so I am nothing but a god damn dead corpse in the middle of some fucking street!” He screamed
Billy blinked, “What the fuck?”
Chris looked around then at Benji, “Benj? Do you want to continue the concert?”
Benji shook his head, “No!” He mumbled
Joel rubbed his temples, “Well… We will continue it but with a different guitarist…”
Billy looked at Joel, “Who?”
“Hey guys…”
They looked back
Tony stood there smiling, “How’s it hangin?”
Joel sighed, “Benji freaked out… We need a guitarist to take his place…”
Tony blinked and looked at Benji, “Why the fuck did he freak?”
Benji looked to the side, “No reason…” Benji looked at Tony, “Are you able to cover for me?”
Tony blinked, “Take your place? Well if I knew what songs… I know how to play guitar and shit so just tell me the order and I will take it from there.”
Joel sighed and nodded, “Good…” He looked at Paul, “Go get Hilary… She’s gonna hang out with Benji the rest of the fucking time…”
Benji looked up at Joel, “You’re not… mad… are you?”
Joel looked at him and smiled whole heartily, “No brother… I’m not.. just frustrated.” He looked at them, “Lets go… Paul now!”
Paul blinked and took off running
Tony walked past them and held his hand out for Benji, “Here. I’ll take you to a room.” He looked at Joel, “I will be out there…”
Benji grabbed his hand
Joel nodded, “Come on Billy, Chris.” He started walking
Billy and Chris quickly followed
In a empty room
Tony laid Benji on a couch, “It’s ok dude.” He smiled
Benji looked up at him, “I feel like I let them down… I’m a fucking failure..”
Tony smiled and bent down by him, “Don’t worry Benji.” He grabbed Benji’s hand, “Everything will be ok…”
Benji looked away
Tony blinked and looked down. He smiled then looked at him, “I better go…” He bent over Benji and lightly kisses his forehead
Benji closed his eyes
Tony stood up and walked out
Benji looked up at the ceiling, “He… still loves me?” He covered his face with his arm, “God damn my life…”
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