Narrative: Final Paper

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE CONCERT

“Jacque, where are you?” I was standing on the front porch of my house in a black skirt and My Chemical Romance tee shirt. “I’m almost there, I see your house.” My forever friend, Jacque pulled up in an S.U.V. and jumped out. We were headed to the My Chemical Romance Concert of the year and I did not want to be late. After the concert we had planned a party and all our friends were going to be there.
My Chemical Romance is my ultra mega, favorite band, and my forever friend had bought me a ticket for an early birthday present. I was so antsy waiting for her to show up. I had fretted all day over what to wear because it was my first concert and my favorite band so it was a big deal. I had call Jacque about 5 times in 15 minutes that afternoon to see where she was. When she showed up, I couldn’t get in fast enough.
Jacque, Britany, Zoey, Chad, Karra, Nick, Matt, Tony, And I were so stoked and couldn’t wait for the concert. We jammed to the latest MCR CD in the back of the S.U.V. and drank a ton of Monsters. By the time we pulled up to the concert, we were wired and ready to rock out.
During the concert we got stuck in a mosh pit. Jacque and I were soon the only ones from our group left clinging to the baring rail for dear life. People were kicking the crap out of us trying to make us move so they could be up front. We were close enough to touch Gerard Way’s boots. I clearly remember that it was during “I haven’t told you what I do for a living” that I had drum sticks pelted at my head. He stopped and looked and looked at a box of sticks, looked at his and he decided to chuck them half way through. They hit me square in the forehead. I kept them for three days until my step mom took them away.
Later, at the party, Jacque and I decided we’d play some games and jam out to all the MCR CDs we could get our hands on. Chad busted out some drinks and we partied for the rest of the night and well into the next day. I was so pumped I couldn’t sleep. I finally passed out from exhaustion and woke up the day in a bed and all taken care of. I’m so glad I have such great friends that they would go out of there way to make sure I’m okay and comfortable.
The next week at school, we wore skirts to show off our battle wounds. We were covered in bruises and scratches! I am just so grateful all my friends care about me. Jacque didn’t have to buy me a ticket but she knew I wouldn’t want to miss it for the world. That was the day I realized just how much my friends and I mean to each other. Friends are the only family I have because my own family left my side and let me fall apart. This experience made me feel like a part of something and it felt great. Jacque’s mom even told me she saw me as part of her family. She still likes to call me her removed daughter. That’s when I knew for sure that no matter what happened, my friends will be there to help me through it and pull me up and hold me together when I slip and fall apart.


CJ