Chapter Thirty-One #2
Bursting into a fit of laughter as Effa runs up on stage and grabs a microphone, the crowd goes wild.
Some laughing, some screaming as if they are the ones going to be spending the night with Danger.
I thought that his talking about me would make his fans go completely insane and start hating on him, but it is doing the exact opposite.
They are ravenous for him.
It’s like seeing him showing his adoration and clear sexual attraction for me is only making the girls even crazier for him and the band as a whole.
How is this happening?
I’m not going to question it, though, because if anyone deserves this level of fame, it’s Danger and Recoil. They have worked so damn hard to get here. And I am just lucky to be a small part of it.
Plus, finally, I now get to hear the song Danger wrote for me so long ago, and my heart beats with anticipation.
Nate kicks in with the heavy drumbeat, and the guitars and bass follow soon after as a slow rock ballad fills the room.
It might be slow, but it still has that hard rock edge that vibrates your soul.
With a wide grin, I wrap my arms around myself, fully aware that Danger and Effa poured their hearts into this song. The anticipation sends a rush of adrenaline coursing through my veins. I cannot describe the overwhelming mixture of emotions swirling inside me.
Danger looks to the wings of the stage and gives me a wink, and I smile in return.
You know how the story goes,
it’s boy meets girl.
But tales are never easy, and there are always two sides.
There’s no doubt I was broken,
completely shattered and lost.
But then you came in, and the tables turned.
Seems you were the knight,
and maybe I was the one who needed saving from my own demise.
As Effa steps up to the microphone and begins to sing, Danger’s words about being broken and me saving him resonate deeply. His heartfelt sentiments about being broken and my role in his healing are being belted out for all to hear.
I know how this story goes,
it’s girl meets boy.
It’s so easy to fall when you’re the one who can see
that you’re the broken one in this story,
not me.
But I’m here for you, and I want you to know,
that even though you’re hurting,
I’m in this for the long haul and will be your angel in disguise.
Effa’s lyrics duplicate the sentiments I would express to Danger of deep connection and understanding. It feels like she knows my innermost thoughts and feelings. The song is bittersweet, capturing our raw emotions and shared experiences.
They sing the chorus…
Together, we can knock down all the walls.
Together, we can fly a mountain so high.
Together, we can do almost anything.
You’re my light,
You are my home.
Like a lunar eclipse…
You own my heart.
My chest tightens until it’s almost hard to breathe. Danger used my name, and there’s no mistaking that this song has been penned for me.
The night you came into my life,
my world turned on its head.
I never knew anything could feel this way so soon.
I thought it was too good to be true,
and I pushed my feelings aside.
But they didn’t go; they didn’t even fade.
In fact, they grew with such a fierce intent,
that I stand here now with an open chest.
Danger’s gravelly voice oozes with adoration and devotion as he sings the words about us, and I know now that when he wrote this song, he loved me, even back then.
He’s loved me all along.
And that realization brings an overwhelming feeling of gratitude and warmth, a single tear sliding down my face.
The night I came into your life,
it spun my head.
I knew things would be so good and soon.
You thought it was too good to be true,
but I knew, I knew,
that this wouldn’t fade.
I’m in this.
And I stand before you,
arms open, accepting you with nothing but an open chest.
Effa’s voice is husky and brilliant as she sings straight from my heart. I can’t hold back my river of tears now as they stream down my cheeks, while listening to the most amazingly profound lyrics.
Together, we can knock down all the walls.
Together, we can fly a mountain so high.
Together, we can do almost anything.
You’re my light.
You are my home.
Like a lunar eclipse…
You own my heart.
I just have three words to say to finish off this story.
Danger sings.
I just have three words to say to finish off this story.
Effa repeats, almost overlapping him in harmony but not quite, and it’s beautiful.
I love you.
My heart beats for you and only you.
This is how our story ends.
Like a lunar eclipse…
You own my heart.
You own my heart.
You own…
my heart.
I know now that Danger couldn’t express his feelings to me directly, so he chose to do so through the lyrics of a song.
And I dared to tell him back then he wasn’t writing it about me.
No wonder he seemed hesitant about me hearing the song.
As they bring their performance to a close, I feel like I’ve finally found my missing puzzle piece.
Danger is the part of me that’s always been missing.
And right now, I know he’s the best part of me.