13 Chapter 12: Train Wreck
[Third POV]
As Finn started the melody of the song everyone's attention was grabbed. Alex put her book away, Luke stopped fidgeting and Claire stopped glaring.
[James Arthur - Train Wreck (Acoustic Stripped back, check YT)]
♬♪♬♪♬♪♬♪♬♪
Finn:♬♪ Laying in the silence, waiting for the sirens. Signs, any signs I'm alive still♬♪
♬♪I don't wanna lose it, but I'm not getting through this. Hey, should I pray? Should I pray, yeah♬♪
"What is this song about?" asked Luke to Phil and Claire who looked really sad from the few lyrics they just heard.
"It's about him suffering through the lose of his mother..." Claire whispered not to Luke but to herself, she started to feel guilty at how suspicious she was behaving forgetting that Finn was a boy who lost his mother.
Finn:♬♪ To myself? To a God? To a savior who can...♬♪
♬♪ Unbreak the broken, unsay these spoken words. Find hope in the hopeless, pull me out of the train wreck...♬♪
"He was looking for anyone to help..." Haley whispered which Alex was able to hear, the guilt that had started to subside had burst back like tsunami inside Haley.
Finn:♬♪ Unburn the ashes, unchain the reactions, I'm not ready to die, not yet. Pull me out of the train wreck.♬♪
♬♪Pull me out, pull me out, pull me out, no no no no... Pull me out, pull me out...♬♪
"Haley he did drugs before right? That's what the ashes and reactions are.." Alex whispered Haley, Alex found herself enraptured by the haunting melody and soulful lyrics. This is the type of song that stays with you for a lifetime.
Finn:♬♪ Underneath our bad blood, we've still got a sanctum, home. Still a home, still a home here♬♪
"Poor kid didn't get along with his dad either..." Phil muttered while holding back tears, what this kid has gone through at such a young age is quite hard. Lost his mother, father wasn't there to support him, fell into horrible habits. And yet is coming out of all that.
Finn:♬♪It's not too late to build it back, 'Cause a one-in-a-million chance is still a chance, still a chance.♬♪
♬♪And I would take those odds...♬♪
"And he still doesn't give up, he's a very strong person..." said Claire as she looked at the musician who was bearing his heart to everyone here.
Finn:♬♪ Unbreak the broken, unsay these spoken words. Find hope in the hopeless, pull me out of the train wreck...♬♪
♬♪ Unburn the ashes, unchain the reactions, I'm not ready to die, not yet. Pull me out of the train wreck!♬♪
♬♪Pull me out, pull me out, pull me out, no no no no... Pull me out, pull me out...♬♪
♬♪You can say what you like, don't say I wouldn't die for you, yeah!! I'm down on my knees and I need you to be my God, be my help, be a savior who can♬♪
"He's begging for someone to help..." Haley was crying outright now, she remembered their talk in her room and realized how much everything actually hurt him. Even when he said otherwise.
Finn:♬♪ Unbreak the broken, unsay these reckless words. Pull me out of the train wreck!♬♪
♬♪ Unburn, unburn the ashes, find hope in the hopeless, pull me out of the train wreck!♬♪
Then the tempo of the song slowed down to labored breathing, the haunting melody of the guitar being the focal point once more.
♬♪Pull me out, pull me out, pull me out, no no no no... Pull me out, pull me out...♬♪
♬♪♬♪♬♪♬♪♬♪
What followed the conclusion was pin drop silence.
[Finn POV]
"So how was it?" I asked my audience after finishing up the song. It was the first time I played Train Wreck and the advice gramps gave really worked out. This is easily better that 'I lost myself' from a musical point of view.
I looked up and saw Haley was crying and so was Phil, ah fuck. Well Luke just looks excited so that's awesome. Claire looks ashamed and I still have no clue what the fuck is up with her.
"Did you make that melody?" asked Alex who looked befuddled.
"Yup, finished it up today. This was the first time I've played the song." I answered with a grin of pride.
"That was soo cool! I wanna learn how to play too!" said an excited Luke who ran in front of me like a golden retriever. I chuckled at seeming him so excited by watching me play.
"Sure you can learn, it's not that hard." I said while patting his head. As I was patting Luke like a puppy Phil walked over trying to not start crying again. Ah this feels hella awkward, maybe I should just write generic as fuck songs that have nothing to do with me.
"You're a strong kid Finn, if you ever need help know we've got your back!" said Phil as he put his hands on my shoulder and patted it. I appreciate that and all but at this point I think I wanna escape from here.
"I appreciate that Phil, well it's gotten pretty late so I'm gonna leave now. Good night y'all!" I packed up my guitar and started to high tail it to the door. I already wrote down the home work topics so I ain't missing anything.
As I got out of the house I could heard someone running after me, doesn't take a genius to figure out who. I turned around and prepared myself to intercept the missile called Haley.
"Easy there, you're gonna slam me into the floor." I chuckled as I caught Haley, who was once again crying now. She looked up with a determined and teary face.
"I'm not gonna abandon you again, I'll pull you out!" I couldn't help but laugh at that. Seems like a line right out of a high school romance movie. She looked offended at me laughing so I gotta salvage this real quick. I lightly flicked her forehead again.
"I'm already out of that train wreck, so just keep me out of there from now on." I said to which she nodded quite eagerly. And with that I got on my bicycle and cycled back home.
Home work waits for no man, and I'm very much fucked...
