Bennet: A Short Story

Bennet climbed onto the crowded concert bus and managed to find a seat next to his best friend and twin brother Trev. Having only briefly surveyed the bus from the outside, Bennet took the time to breathe it all in. The bright lights, the blaringly loud music, the 2 hippies sitting in the back seat smoking, and all the other Backroom Jackson fans who were waiting anxiously in their seats for the bus to start rolling its way to the concert. The atmosphere of the tour bus reminded Bennet faintly of his first day of kindergarten ten years ago; excitement was in the air, but no one wanted to push the limits for fear of getting kicked out. Bennet was shaken from his thoughts when another smaller boy began trying to push his way into the twins’ seat. He knew who it was from first glance. The short ragged hair, the band T-shirt, and the purple skinny jeans said it all. This was Denny Jones, Bennet’s second best friend. His thoughts again flashed back to kindergarten as he pictured a shorter and slightly more baby faced Denny quietly approaching him to …show more content…
The boys had purchased VIP front row floor tickets, and Bennet felt like he could practically feel the spittle from the lead singers mouth splash onto his face as he jumped up and down to the tune of one of his favorite songs, “I Know You Love Me (So Why Take the Chance?). Through the shine of the strobe lights on the roof, his friend’s faces were brightly illuminated, and he could see that they were clearly enjoying themselves as much as he was. And things only got better. Right before the band announced intermission, they pointed down into the crowd and picked Bennet, Denny, and Trev to come up on the stage for a meet and greet in front of the whole audience. Trying desperately to block out the reoccurring ringing in his ears, Bennet felt himself being lifted off the floor and placed onto the stage beside the frontman of the band, Backroom Jackson