Girl I Know

Zacky’s POV:
“Thank you! We are Avenged Sevenfold and we fucking love you!” Matt shouts to the crowd of sweaty, drunk people, who respond by using their last bit of breath to scream. Matt, Brian, Johnny, Jimmy, and myself take a bow, and we walk off the small stage. We’re at a bar in Huntington Beach, our album just released and it’s already selling out all across the states but we still perform at the smaller bars. We walk over to the bar and Johnny orders a few shots while people come up and congratulate us on our performance or ask for a picture or autograph or whatever else. The bartender lays out five shots of whiskey on the counter and we each grab a glass and drink it. We all cringe in unison as we swallow the liquid, which burns my throat a little on the way down. Johnny then orders a few beers, which the bartender hands to us quickly so he can serve the other customers. Matt, Brian, and Jimmy start playing pool with a few people; I hear them all laugh every few seconds. Johnny slaps me on the back “What a fucking show!” he shouts over the music blasting from the speakers, “Hell yeah!” I yell back. He taps his beer against mine, spilling a little, and winks at me before chugging it all. I laugh and drink all of mine too. When our bottles are empty we place them on the counter and order some more. We’ve been at this bar for a couple of hours now. I’ve lost count of how many beers I’ve had, but Johnny has really been pounding them back. He’s completely gone, he has no idea what he’s doing and it’s hilarious. Classic Christ. He’s dancing with a group of people, a huge grin on his face as he jumps up and down in time with the drum beat. He suddenly jumps up but when he lands he stumbles backwards and his knees give out causing him to fall onto his ass. The group of people he’s with stop dancing and stare at him, unsure of how to react. Johnny quickly sits up and bursts out laughing so everyone else joins in and soon the whole dance floor is laughing at the drunken idiot I call my best friend. I walk over and extend my hand; he smiles gratefully and takes it. I lift him to his feet and he mumbles something that sounds like ‘thanks’ but I can’t be sure “C’mon Johnny, you should get home” I shout over the music and he shakes his head “No fuckin way!” he yells but I grab his shoulder and make him look at me, “Seriously Johnny” I stare at him to show that I mean it and he laughs, I roll my eyes and push him towards the front door. I usually just let him party until he ends up on the bathroom floor but I’m feeling nice today, his wife will be thankful anyway. “I’ll call a taxi” I say before pulling out my cell phone and dialing a number. “Huntington taxis” a man answers “Hi, Can I get a taxi?" I say in the best sober voice I can manage. “I don’t need no fucking taxi” Johnny shouts right in my ear and I quickly cover his mouth with my hand “Shut the fuck up” I hiss, his shoulders begin to rise and fall as he laughs. “Sorry” I apologize into the phone, “What's your address?” the man asks, completely ignoring Johnny's drunkedness, I give him the address of the bar and hang up. I look over at Johnny and he smiles proudly as if he knows he’s being a dumbass. “Where’s your stuff?” I ask and he shrugs before leaning against the wall and sliding down so that he’s sitting on the floor, looking up at me. I roll my eyes “Stay here” I say, “Whatever you say, boss” he says before saluting me. I can’t help but laugh before walking over to the stage where we left our stuff. I grab our things, and let the other guys know that we’re leaving before I walk outside. Johnny is now lying down on the floor, curled into a ball. People keep tripping over him before looking down at him with annoyed expressions. “Get up” I grab his hand and pull him to his feet again. “Tonight was fucking awesome!” Johnny shouts and I nod in agreement. “Do you think Lacey will be mad cause im drunk?” he mumbles and I shrug “She must be used to it now” I respond, “Fuck you” he smirks before shoving me playfully. We laugh as we wait for the taxi in the warm nighttime air.

Notes

** Off to a slow start but it'll get better.