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"That’s a cop out We all have days where we’d rather not be working It doesn’t mean we quit" West continues his outburst

I want to step in and help us all come to a compromise, because that’s what I usually do, but I don’t have it in me My life feels like it’s on a roller coaster lately, and at the moment, I’m on a sharp descent, unable to find the brakes to stop it I just don’t have the energy I’ve lost nearly everything that ht anyone and I pushed round asattention to theuree that Van needs this time off and if he decides to leave, we need to support him on that When we started this band, we said we’d always have each other’s backs no ood ten years together because we’ve stuck together on all things Things change, people change, and we can’t hold each other back"

"Thanks, enuine appreciation

I catch Van’s gaze "You’ve got ht not like this or want it to happen, but the one thing I’ve always stood for is supporting those e class as fa they do And Van is fa He sis

God, what a fucking h, and noe don’t even knoe’ll ever ain

31

Jett

I lock the studio and start walking towards the café I’ve been co to the studio on and off for the past couple of weeks since Claudia died, and today isbecause this is forisa lot Hell, I’ve got a lot of stuff to work through so it’s no wonder the words have been filling up the pages They ood for s Most of them are about Claudia but a few are about Presley, and they hit me just as hard as the ones about my sister The first teeks after we broke up, she called and texted me a few times, but this last week, I haven’t heard from her at all It kills me to know she’s not in my life anymore, but it kills me more to know I have hurt her I never wanted to hurt her but I’ve done a bang-up fucking job of doing just that

As I step through the door of the café, I see the girl fro a jerk to Presley She sees nition dawns on her face I turn away fro with her again is not high on ot my coffee, I find the table the furthest away from Vivienne and sit at it with my back to everyone Mostly, I’ve found this café and this area great in so far as either people don’t recognise me or if they do, they allow me ot a little out of hand I’ve taken to not bringing uy with me everywhere lately but I may have to rethink that

"Jett" Vivienne’s voice trails over my shoulder and Ipastmy brows, I say, "Why don’t you make yourself at ho full well I was being sarcastic

Groaning, I say, "I just want some time to myself, Vivienne Do we have to do this?"

"Do what?" she asks, folding her arms across her chest I take in her appearance today, which is so I failed to do the other week She re white dress, hairband and flower in her long hair Not ure you’ve coain"

"Well, did you work it out with your girlfriend?"

"Yeah, we broke up" I try to act like it h that

Her eyes are relentless in the way they try to readof vulnerability I have in her presence is unnerving and I’o Finally, she says, "You didn’t figure it out, did you? Or maybe you did, and it was too reatest fear?

I hurriedly drink the rest of ain, but I’d be lying," I mutter as I take the first step away from her

"You can run all you like, Jett, but the one person you can never hide from is yourself Eventually, it will all catch up with you and you’ll realise how lonely and unhappy you are on your own Don’t let your greatest fear hold you back fronore the shit she is trying to preach atthey can try and tell you how to live your life?

Thank fuck today was ain

"Claudia would want you to have this," Muave Claudia for her last birthday