1986

The devastating news broke, Cliff Burton Bassist of metallica dead in bus crash, everything was flipped upside down for metallica, they were filled by grief and emotion

They quickly had to get a new bassist, someone that was good, but somehow knew all the songs, that’s when you came into the audition, knowing all the songs, you loved metallica

You got the job right on the spot.. it wasn’t easy, everyone took their grief and anger out on you, and eventually they came around

Everyone except kirk

You always tried, you did everything you could to get along with him, but to him, you were just a reminder of the night..

The months passed, you guys were still on the master of puppets tour, and putting together songs for an album that you guys will be working on

Everyone was just hanging out, you saw kirk by himself, you went over sitting by him

“Hey..” you said, only to be met by no response.. all you wanted to do was get along with him, but it always seemed like he hated you, maybe he