A Beautiful Mess - A Before You Exit Story *On Hold*

Tegan’s POV

            I looked up at the stage from the front row.  This was my first concert with Tilly, and it had to be this one? I didn’t want to be here. I didn’t want to risk him seeing me. What if he recognizes me? I can’t let that happen.  As I stand here with my friend Tilly, who had bought the tickets, I silently think to myself that maybe it wouldn’t be so bad if Thomas did recognize me. 

          So you’re probably all wondering what I’m going on about, right? Okay, well, let me explain.  I am Tegan Silvers, 17 year old sister of Thomas Silvers, the drummer for that band Before You Exit.  The thing is, our parents put me up for adoption when I was born.  Yeah it kind of sucks.  So, now here I am at this concert that Tilly dragged me to.  Tilly doesn’t know that Thomas is my real brother, no one does.  I guess there really isn’t a way he would know it was me, I mean he’s never seen a picture of me or anything.  I don’t know why I’m so worried about it.  

          “Tegan! Oh my god, thank you for coming with me. You don’t even know how much I love this band.  They are so amazing, and really cute. I’m glad I get to experience this with you.” Tilly says as she claps her hands in excitement.

          “Honestly Tilly it’s no big deal.  You know I love concerts.” I answered back smiling.

          “I just know you’ll love these guys!” she exclaimed.

          Just as she finished saying that, the lights in the venue dimmed and everyone started screaming.  I looked at Tilly who looked like she was going to pass out.  She had never been front row before so she was really happy about this.  We had stood outside all day just to make sure we got the front.  General Admissions tickets weren’t always the best thing. 

          As I chuckled to myself at how Tilly was acting, I glanced up at the stage to see the five boys on stage and already starting their first song.  I had to admit, I had listened to their music, I mean one of the members is my brother. Of course I was going to listen to their music.  The boy I knew as Toby McDonough was to the left of the stage, and he sounded amazing on the guitar.  The boy to the right, who I knew to be Connor McDonough, was also amazing.  I took a quick glance back to Thomas at the drums and he looked happy to be doing what he loved. I saw Braiden looking the same way.  The one that really caught my attention however was the one I know to be Riley McDonough.  He was front and center, right in front of me. 

          At the end of the first song, I glanced back to Thomas again and we locked eyes. He had just taken a sip of his water and when he locked eyes with me, he had spit it straight out.  My eyes widened in shock as I realized he must have recognized me.  But how? He couldn’t have. He quickly fixed himself back up and continued with the show.  A few songs later they had taken another break and I took the opportunity to glance back at Thomas once again, and he was intently staring straight at me. 

          He noticed me staring back and quickly turned away.  I was still wondering how he knew it was me.  I also started to think about how, even if he did realize it was me, I was going to get the chance to speak with him.  I couldn’t just go up on stage, and I couldn’t just walk back stage.  What would I do?