Drummer

3

So to speak, Dan was actually trying to be nice. I mean he is literally and naturally mean spirited but at least he's trying to be nice. 

I sat there in English, lost in thought as I Pj doodled next to me. The professor was giving a speech on the history of literature and as much as I tried to pay attention I always started thinking about random stuff.

"Hey..." Pj whispered to me and I looked at him. "Wanna go out tonight?" He asked me.

"Why Pj Liguori, are you asking me out on a date, young man?" I said in a northern accent and he chuckled.

"Don't flatter yourself, sweets." He said and I laughed. "I don't know I just really want to go out and see places like that club down the street but I have no one to go with and going there alone wont be helpful." 

"I mean I guess I'll go. I have nothing better to do and it is Friday so why not?" I said and he smiled at me.

"Bless your soul, Lester." He said and I smiled.

It was 7:00 pm and I was alone in my flat. Dan hasn't showed up yet which was kind of weird but then again he was always with his bandmates so I guess it wasn't that weird.

I put on a blue t-shirt, black jeans, and blue converse. I put on my coat, grabbed my phone, fixed my fringe. As I was fixing myself I heard a rhythmic knock on my door and someone yelling the lyrics to We Will Rock You by Queen.

I opened the door and laughed to see Pj goofing around banging the wall and singing the tune.

"You seem motivated." I said as I locked the door behind me and looked at him.

"I heard there was band playing in the club so I'm preparing myself." He said and I laughed.

"And you're singing a classic. I'm sort of proud." I said and he laughed.

"Let's go." He said and we were off.

When we got there, it was packed. It looked like punk rock club than any other club. Luckily I found a booth right at the other end of the club, next to the sound systems. Pj sat in front of me. I could smell the alcohol and cigarette smoke around us.pj was on to take out a pack and put a cigarette between his lips which absolutely surprised me since Pj doesn't seem like the 'cigarette smoking' kind of guy.

"You smoke?" I asked curiously.

"Yeah but not all the time. I smoke like one time a day just to relieve stress." He said and lit up the end. "Want one?" He asked and I shook my head. "Suit yourself." He said.

The music was throbbing in my chest. I mean it was good music. Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco, My Chemical Romance, Muse, etc.

The music dimmed down later on and so did the lights. I looked over and the stage filled up with people. I recognized two of them.

"Come on!" Pj yelled at me and pulled me into the crowd of people to get a better view of the band.

"Good Evening, Manchester!" Chris yelled into the microphone and the crowd cheered, including Pj and myself. "We're Blurry Haven and I hope you enjoy tonight and if you don't well... Sorry not sorry." Chris joked and looked back, revealing Dan at the drums. "This song is by Radiohead." Chris said and the whole crowd lost it. "It's called Karma Police." He said and I smiled since I absolutely love that song.

"Karma police

Arrest this man

He talks in maths

He buzzes like a fridge

He's like a detuned radio"

I looked to the back at Dan, hitting the drums slowly and swiftly, without a care in the world.

"Karma police

Arrest this girl

Her Hitler hairdo

Is making me feel ill

And we have crashed her party

This is what you'll get

This is what you'll get

This is what you'll get

When you mess with us"

In a moment he looked at me and smirked, which made me roll my eyes and laugh.

"Karma police

I've given all I can

It's not enough

I've given all I can

But we're still on the payroll"

Pj intensively looked at the singer, Chris, which made me smile because he literally looked in love. 

"This is what you'll get

This is what you'll get

This is what you'll get

When you mess with us"

I hummed the song and kept looking at the band play.

"For a minute there

I lost myself, I lost myself

Phew, for a minute there

I lost myself, I lost myself

For a minute there

I lost myself, I lost myself

Phew, for a minute there

I lost myself, I lost myself"

The song ended and the crowd cheered and I did too. Chris waved, the bassist and guitarist waved as well. Dan just drank from his beer and gave a faint smile.

"Thank you!" Chris started and I tugged on Pj's sleeve.

"I'm going to sit down, okay?" I yelled at him and he nodded in understanding.

I sat over by the booth and kept looking at the stage. They played many songs from Nirvana to Green Day to Fall Out Boy. It was amazing. They were very talented. Dan was a very talented drummer and Chris was an amazing singer. As they were finishing I saw Pj come over to me.

"That was amazing!" He exclaimed. "I've fallen in love." Pj swooned as he fell on the booth.

"I can tell." I laughed out.

"Hush, Lester." He said and I took a sip of my soda. "Oh stop drinking that. You're in a club. You need alcohol in your system." He said and I looked at him.

"Pj, are you drunk?" I asked and he looked at me smiling.

"Could be a major possibility." He laughed.

"Let's go."