Chapter 27
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We’re knee deep in rehearsal mode for our reunion tour, when I realise that after the success of my recent TikTok videos I should maintain the momentum and post some more.
So, I take a few short videos of our rehearsals ready to post later.
I can make up the narrative at home. I’m planning on driving home straight after rehearsals as I’ve got a gym session planned for later, so they’ll be no diversions via the pub tonight.
Toby is fired up by the success of our rehearsals and I must agree that we are sounding good.
Later, both Mark and Jez accept my offer of a lift home and afterwards, I drive straight to the gym having remembered to pack my gym kit earlier this morning.
Buoyed up by the success of the rehearsals earlier in the day, I focus on my cardio with sessions on both the running machine and the bike.
I do a few stretches, shower, pick up a chicken salad from the gym café and drive home.
As I eat my salad, I for once relish the silence in my flat and start to write something in my head as I post a couple of snippets from the earlier videos.
I then decide to just shoot the breeze and start talking into the camera about my day in one of them and then I decide to talk quite candidly about still hoping that Evie might reach out.
I like taking back the control of the narrative of my life, it feels quite empowering and maybe, just maybe Evie might see my video and reach out.
The clips of the band have the desired effect and are being reposted rapidly and once I post the one where I reach out to Evie personally, #thegirlinthesong is back trending again on all social media channels.
Feeling inspired I grab my guitar and start putting down some chords to go with lyrics that have been in my head for a while, and it sounds good.
I’ll play it to Mark and Jez at the next rehearsal to see what they think.
Creatively and professionally, I feel I’m at the top of my game, but personally there’s a drought, apart from my few good friends who I can always rely on.
My relationship with my parents is strained although I think Dad would keep in touch more often if Mum wasn’t so fixated on Paul and the way he coerced me to leave home not long after Evie left.
Looking back, I guess she did have a cause for concern as he is responsible for encouraging me to drink heavily and take drugs.
Paul didn’t turn out to be the great guy that I originally thought but I’m keeping my distance from him now as much as I can and keep contact with him to a bare minimum.