Not an ordinary love story

After reading the message, Pierre was kind of paralyzed. What would he do now? Was he supposed to reply? If he didn’t, he might lose her, again. He didn’t want this; he wanted to see Charlotte no matter what. So he stood up quietly and went to see the shows chart to check if there was another show in Quebec, and there was. He was probably going to see her again, in one week. He grabbed his phone and replied:

“Are you going to the next show in Quebec?”

Message sent. He waited, sitting down on the couch staring at his phone. But as people say, “keep on staring at it and anything will happen”. Suddenly, the phone rang. It was Charlotte.

“Didn’t you read my message? I can’t be with you no matter how much I love you, I just can’t”

Pierre read it and took a deep breath.

“As someone told me once, “age is just a number” so why is it that you can’t be with me?”

He waited for an answer that never came. He was awake for about 1 hour waiting for her to reply, he didn’t give up that easily. Maybe her phone ran out of battery, maybe it fell and broke or she was probably taking a bath. He kept on waiting for half an hour until he realized she wouldn’t reply. He was desperate. He needed her. Trying to take the phone off his hands was like trying to take a candy off a child. After going back to sleep he sent her a last message, hoping she would read it.

“Charlotte, the first time I saw you, you left me speechless. I never saw such a beautiful girl in the world; you just seem perfect for me. When I look at you in the eyes I can see that you are amazing, I can feel what you are feeling… you are… can I see you one last time?”

He went to sleep though he couldn’t. He had a lot of thoughts going on in his head right now. Love, desire, sadness, need. He has never felt like this before. He knew this time was especial.

When he woke up in the morning, the guys were sleeping. He automatically grabbed his phone and saw Charlotte had replied.

“See you next week Pierre, don’t make the same mistake again”

At the moment that Pierre read what Charlotte sent, he jumped and hit his head against Chuck’s bed waking up Chuck.

Chuck: What the fuck dude! I was sleeping in here!

Pierre: Sorry mate! I’m going to see her again next week!

Chuck: Amazing! Now let me celebrate by sleeping a little bit!

Pierre: Haha ok Chuck, whatever.

Though Pierre showed himself as he wasn’t that excited, he was. God he was excited! He was going to see Charlotte again! He couldn’t wait for Friday to arrive!

After 3 shows, the guys went back to Quebec for their last concert of the month. When they arrived, thousands of fans were approaching and saying hi, but Pierre was a little busy looking for Charlotte, the girl who has blown his mind. In the middle of the crowd, he finally spotted her. She was standing near the stage, alone. Pierre went almost running and shouted ‘Char!’

Pierre: Hey… I finally found you.

Charlotte: Hey…

Pierre puts his hand on the wall in a way it is blocking her way but at the same time he is standing right in front of her.

Pierre: Listen, I told you everything last night. How you make me feel every time I’m around you and when I look at you… you are driving me crazy and I’m deeply in love with you, letting you go was a huge mistake, but I have you now and I won’t let you go till I get what I want –He said with a little smile-

Charlotte: And… what do you want?

Pierre: -smiling- You.

He approaches his head to hers, touching her lips with his. They kissed as if there was no tomorrow, as if they where the only ones there. Pierre put his hands over her waist and she surrounded his neck with her arms. Suddenly, Pierre stopped kissing her whispered “I love you”.

Chapter 2

Well, how to start. The guys and I were touring as always. Today we were in Quebec and it was awesome. After the show I checked my blackberry and I had a message. It was from Lachelle, she wanted to talk about our relationship and its future. I saw this one coming. I knew this was going to end up today. I sat on a bench and read the message for about 2 minutes, literally. I couldn’t believe it, we have been together for such a long time and now it was going to end. I called her and we talked for about 10 minutes. It was over, it had finished, ended. I was devastated, sitting on that bench; I just wanted to be alone. I glimpsed at my watch and I had been there for about 5 minutes when I looked up and I saw her. She was gorgeous, perfect. Her eyes were as black as the night and her hair waved as the wind blown. She was amazing. I couldn’t stop staring at her and her beauty. Just by looking at her eyes I knew everything about her. But was she real? Did she really exist or was it all my imagination because of my need to love? It was that moment when I smiled and waved my hand for her to come over. She did it back and approached. I was kind of nervous, I have never seen such a beautiful girl in my life and I needed to talk to her, be around her. I felt my hair standing up and hoped she didn’t notice.

“Okay Pierre, don’t f*ck things up, you are a grown man and you have been through this situation plenty of times, just please, don’t ruin this one” I thought.

We talked for a few minutes. She told me her name was Charlotte and she was 18 years old. She is so young for me, I felt like a pedophile for a moment, but I didn’t care and I invited her to go in the bus where it was more quite, so we could talk better. When we were in, she asked me why I looked so sad so I told her. She said something amazing about it that cheered me up but I was now in love with her. It was crazy, I had just met her and I only talked to her for 30 minutes. How could I fall in love with a girl in that short period of time? It’s just unbelievable. But she is so…perfect. So I felt like telling it to her but indirectly so she wouldn’t find out so fast. But she is clever, damn she is. She made me change my mind about me being a “pedophile”, but it wasn’t so easy. If the press knew I was dating a 18 year old after ending a relationship, it would be such a huge mess, people would talk sh*t about me, I would even gain some haters and it would cause some problems to the band.

I was thinking all this while Charlotte was speaking with her friend on the phone. I couldn’t stop staring at her. I was in love with her, so in love. She told me she had to go and it was nice meeting me. I wanted to tell her everything I felt but words didn’t come out of my mouth. I just said “Good Bye Charlotte, it was really nice to meet you too” and asked for her twitter. I was such an idiot. I watched as she leaved and left me there not knowing if I was going to see her again. What if I didn’t? I had just let her go, without saying how much I loved her. That’s when I sent her a direct message. I sat on the couch waiting for her to reply, but she didn’t. Why? Has she received my message? Did she want to reply? So many questions and not a single answer. I was desperate, I wanted to know more about her, I wanted to see her again. Suddenly, Seb, David, Jeff and Chuck came in the bus. I didn’t want them to know about my secret love for Charlotte, I didn’t know what they would think so I failed at hiding my phone. Chuck knew something was up with me and asked.

Chuck: Pierre, I know something is going on in here, tell us, what’s wrong?

Me: Nothing is wrong, I’m perfectly fine!

Chuck: No you are not, I know it, I’m not stupid Pierre, I have known you for a long time.

All the guys were waiting for me to talk, all sitting in different places.

Me: Well… Lachelle and I broke up… –They all instantly started asking why without letting me finish- Wait! That’s not the important thing here! Well, it is really, but that’s not what is happening to me. I just met a fan, Charlotte. She is 18 years old… I know, I know! She is really young, but she was just beautiful and so perfect. When I saw her, her beauty blinded me, I swear I have never seen such a gorgeous girl in my life. We talked and I fell in love. She just left and I sent her a message telling her I never should have let her go.

Seb: And did she reply?

Me: She didn’t, that’s why I am kind of upset.

Chuck: Just wait, maybe she is writing her answer right now! Or maybe she is just thinking about what she should reply!

David: Yeah! Listen to Chuck, he is right. I’m sure she will answer.

Jeff: Well, she will have to reply sooner or later.

Me: Thank you guys for supporting me, I thought you would freak out… I love her, I can’t even believe it.

There was a silence for a minute.

David: Is she hot?

Me: Are you kidding me?

We all laughed and as we were tired we went to sleep. Chuck stopped me and told me “If you love her, go for it. I’m sure you will succeed, you are amazing man”.

I couldn’t sleep. She was stucked in my head and I didn’t want to get her off either. That’s when my phone ringed. She had replied.

“Pierre, this is all just crazy. I’m in love with you, I have been since I got to know you, but this is just impossible. We are far away from each other and you were right, I’m too young for you, I could not even stand such a thing. I’m sorry, I really am… I love you and I will always do””

Sometimes, girls fall in love with an unachievable man who is either a band member or a celebrity. But not in this case. This time, this man has fallen in love with an unachievable girl who will change his life forever.

Her name is Charlotte. She is not the typical stereotype of girl society considers beautiful. She is just 18 years old, brown hair and dark black eyes. She and her best friend, Camille, are both in love with two men out of their league. They are members of Simple Plan, the vocalist, Pierre Bouvier and the drummer, Chuck Comeau. Charlotte is in love with Pierre. She and Camille had bought tickets to see their show the day after.

When the glorious day arrived, Charlotte was really excited. She couldn’t believe she was going to meet the man who she has dreamed of almost every night. She was going to meet Pierre, Pierre Bouvier. So they dressed up, put their Simple Plan t-shirts on and went to the show.

After half an hour, they finally arrived. They were both really happy and Charlotte was afraid she might die of happiness, because you know, people can die because of that. But it’s a long story I won’t tell. Suddenly, Camille screamed and pointed at the stage. Simple Plan guys were there, that meant the sound check had just begun. The girls went as close as they could but there were a lot of people.  It was all just crazy, unbelievable.

After that amazing moment, the show finally started. They jumped, danced, screamed and sang without stopping. What they were going through was incredible and hard to explain. But what came after was even better: meet and greet. Yes, the moment when the show ends and fans get to meet the band. Charlotte was really excited, but there was something that didn’t let her be happy enough. Maybe it was her story that surrounded her and followed her to everywhere she went. Or it was the fact her grandfather had passed away the day before. Whatever it was, it didn’t let her be how she was supposed to be: happy.

Camille said “Hey Char! Look! Pierre is there!  It was weird because he was on his own, and he didn’t look well… he was sad. Pierre Bouvier was sad. Who has seen Pierre on that mood? He has always been cheerful and smiled every time!Charlotte couldn’t stand seeing him that way, it made her feel bad, like his sadness was hers too, but she didn’t want to interrupt him, maybe if he was alone he wanted it to be that way and by approaching she would be just bothering, and she didn’t want that. She was about to ask Camille when she noticed she was talking to Chuck, so she didn’t want to interrupt her either. Charlotte kept on wondering what she should do… it was hard though it doesn’t sound like if it was. What if he got mad? Or what if he told her to go away? She knew he wasn’t capable of that, but she was still afraid. In the middle of her thoughts, Pierre looked up and saw her staring at him. She realized he was looking at her and she didn’t know what to do. It was so… awkward! He caught her and who knows how much time she has spent staring at him! She was officially petrified and Pierre kept on looking at her, like if she was a kind of new creature, but in a good way. Like when a little kid receives a present, opens it and realizes it is what he always wanted. That kind of look. Pierre suddenly smiled and waved his hand. Charlotte did the same and she decided to approach. She was almost shaking.

Pierre: Hey! – He said smiling – what’s your name?

Charlotte: Hi, I’m Charlotte, nice to meet you Pierre – she said while her heart was beating as fast as Bullseye from Toy Story.

Pierre: How old are you? – he said without keeping his eyes from hers.

Charlotte: I’m 18.

Pierre: Oh, you are too young…

Charlotte: - laughing – Young for what?

Pierre: … it doesn’t matter. It’s too loud in here; wanna go to hang out in the bus? It’s a bit more quite in there, only if you want to.

Charlotte: Yes, sure, why not?

They stand up and walked to the bus, which was like ten meters from where they were. Pierre kept on looking at her, amazed. Charlotte noticed something was up with him but she didn’t give it a lot of importance. They finally arrived to the bus and he made her get in first, like a gentleman.

Pierre: Come here; sit down wherever you want to!

Charlotte: Thank you, Pierre. I really appreciate it. Am… can I ask you a question?

Pierre: Sure Char, can I call you like that?

Charlotte: Yes, of course, that’s how my friends call me! Well, you know you caught me staring at you; it was because I noticed you were a little bit sad. Why was it?

Pierre: It’s a long story… you would get bored.

Charlotte: If it’s something that makes you sad, it won’t get me bored. And I have all day, if you don’t want to tell me it’s okay…

Pierre: I want to share this with someone who I really trust; can I trust you, Char?

Charlotte: You sure can, Pierre. Whatever you say to me I will keep it.

Pierre: It is important that you don’t tell this to anyone, if you do, it will be a huge problem for me, you know, the press and that stuff. I will do a summarize of the story. It all begun when Lachelle and I started falling apart because of my touring. I thought it wouldn’t matter but it did. We stopped talking as often as we used to and today we left our relationship apart. This whole thing is making me crazy –Pierre said almost crying, but he didn’t.

Charlotte: Some things are not forever. Maybe this was meant to be this way. I believe in destiny and things happen for a reason. Pierre, don’t feel bad about it, if you think you did the best to make the relationship last but you couldn’t, at least you tried. I believe things will get better when the time passes. You don’t know what future will bring you.

Pierre: What you just said is amazing. Thank you Char for cheering me up. But I did want the relationship to continue, but I don’t want it any longer.

Charlotte: And what made you change your mind all of a sudden?

Pierre: A girl I met today… just by looking at her eyes I can see her perfection, her both inside and outside beauty. I’m glad I got to meet her, and now I proved me right. She was what I expected her to be.

Charlotte was confused. She didn’t know who Pierre was talking about. What girl? Was it her? No, he couldn’t be saying she was perfect, it was too much. She was sure he was talking about another girl.

Charlotte: Oh… that girl is very lucky, you know? Having a man like you saying things like that about her must be really beautiful.

She said this things feeling bad, she wanted to be that girl, but who was she?

Pierre: -laughing- I’m sure you know her.

Char started to realize he was really talking about her, but it was impossible! Was it a dream? Was that Heaven? What if she thought it was her and she wasn’t, and she just f*cked things up? She couldn’t take that risk.

Charlotte: How do you know I know her?

Pierre: I just know…

Charlotte decided that maybe she should take the step forward:

Charlotte: Now I get it…

Pierre: -confused- You get what?

Charlotte: Why you said I was too young –Pierre smiled- I actually am. But didn’t you teach people to follow what they wanted? Are you afraid of what everyone else thinks about you? If you want to be with someone too much younger than you, go for it. Age is just a number; society is the one that gives a value to that number.

Charlotte was kind of scared of what he would say. What if she was wrong and he didn’t want to be with her? She would be so embarrassed.

Pierre didn’t say a word. He just smiled and stared at her, like contemplating. He took her hand, looked at it and said: I wished things were as easy as that.

He stood up and went to fetch some water. They were both quiet; there wasn’t even a sound until Charlotte’s phone started ringing. It was Camille.

Camille: Char where in the hell are you? I have been looking for you for about 20 minutes!

Charlotte: I’m –looking at Pierre- … I was looking for you too, where are you?

Camille: I just met Chuck and took a lot of pictures! I can’t believe it! It’s so crazy! Meet me near the stage, I’m there!

Charlotte: Okay, going, see ya.

Char noticed Pierre was looking at her while she talked. He knew she was leaving and he wasn’t going to see her again.

Pierre: Well… as you are leaving maybe you have twitter, we can talk through there…

Charlotte: I do have, it’s charlotteSP. I need to go, Pierre. Again, It was nice meeting you.

Pierre: Good Bye Charlotte, it was really nice to meet you too.

They looked at each other for seconds and Char finally got off the bus. She went to meet Camille and go back home when her phone rang. It was a DM from Pierre that said “I never should have let you go”.