1988, chapter 5
Maria for the first time in 10 years woke up at 6am. She climbed out of bed and tied her dark brown hair in a lose pony tail, and got changed into her usually torn jeans and a band t-shirt, she'd been wearing the same outfit (with a different top and jeans of course) since she was 12. Today the top was 'The Ramones'. Maria looked at her watch: 2 hours till Tre was to pick her up, she hadn't spent a day with Tre in at least a month. Maria walked into the kitchen, grabbed a bowl and filled it with 'Cheerio's' and milk then dunked a spoon in. Jake walked in
"Hey slut" he called, Maria rolled her eyes
"For someone a year older then me you act like someone 5 years younger then me"
"Whatever Maria, pass the 'Cheerio's"
"Get them yourself asshole!"
"MARIA! Don't talk to your brother that way" snapped Anthony standing at the doorway
"For Christ sake he started it!"
"Maria- just don't"
"Hey all!" Monica sung coming through the door in her side pony and florescent clothes that were skin tight (remember it's the 80's... ). When Maria saw her sister she giggled and walked out of the kitchen clutching her 'Cheerio's'. She sat down in the lounge room and placed the bowl on the coffee table, she turned the channel to the news, and spooned the 'Cheerio's' into her mouth while hearing what was happening in the world. Jake sat down next to her, eating his cereal as well
"The news?"
"Yup" and she spooned more into her mouth
"I didn't know Maria could wake up before 10 on vacation"
"What? I can"
"Is that Billie Joel kid coming around?"
"Urgh! For one its Billie Joe not Joel and two no, Tre's coming over"
"Cool, I haven't seen him in a while" When Jake said this Maria turned and looked at him
"Why do you all of a sudden care about anything to do with me? Or wait, Jake what do you want?"
"Do I want anything?" he smirked
"Ok what is it?"
"Ok, ok I do want something; can I use your guitar tonight?"
"Ah, NO!"
"Why not?" and he banged his finished cereal bowl on the coffee table
"Why not? Why not? Cause it's mine! Anyway you don't even know how to play"
"You can teach me"
"NO JAKE!" she yelled banging her bowl next to his. They both sat silent for another hour until there was a knock at the door, Maria jumped up "I've got it" she called and ran to the door and swang it open, Tre was standing there
"Hey babe"
"Hey handsome"
"Ready to go?"
"Just a second" Maria ran up the stairs to her room and snatched her guitar of its stand "just in case he has any idea's" she whispered and ran back down the stairs carrying her guitar "ok Tre, I've just gotta take this next door"
"Um, ok?" Maria quickly ran next door. She rang the doorbell and waited, the door creaked open
"Maria?" It was Mike
"Hi, um can you look after this?"
"Sure"
"Thanks, see ya tonight!"
"Yep bye"
"Bye" and Maria then ran back over to Tre's beat up old car and jumped in. Tre drove past Billie Joe's house, he stopped and Maria and Tre both waved to Mike who was still standing in the doorway. Mike squinted and saw it was and waved back, and then Tre and Maria took off down the street.
"Hey slut" he called, Maria rolled her eyes
"For someone a year older then me you act like someone 5 years younger then me"
"Whatever Maria, pass the 'Cheerio's"
"Get them yourself asshole!"
"MARIA! Don't talk to your brother that way" snapped Anthony standing at the doorway
"For Christ sake he started it!"
"Maria- just don't"
"Hey all!" Monica sung coming through the door in her side pony and florescent clothes that were skin tight (remember it's the 80's... ). When Maria saw her sister she giggled and walked out of the kitchen clutching her 'Cheerio's'. She sat down in the lounge room and placed the bowl on the coffee table, she turned the channel to the news, and spooned the 'Cheerio's' into her mouth while hearing what was happening in the world. Jake sat down next to her, eating his cereal as well
"The news?"
"Yup" and she spooned more into her mouth
"I didn't know Maria could wake up before 10 on vacation"
"What? I can"
"Is that Billie Joel kid coming around?"
"Urgh! For one its Billie Joe not Joel and two no, Tre's coming over"
"Cool, I haven't seen him in a while" When Jake said this Maria turned and looked at him
"Why do you all of a sudden care about anything to do with me? Or wait, Jake what do you want?"
"Do I want anything?" he smirked
"Ok what is it?"
"Ok, ok I do want something; can I use your guitar tonight?"
"Ah, NO!"
"Why not?" and he banged his finished cereal bowl on the coffee table
"Why not? Why not? Cause it's mine! Anyway you don't even know how to play"
"You can teach me"
"NO JAKE!" she yelled banging her bowl next to his. They both sat silent for another hour until there was a knock at the door, Maria jumped up "I've got it" she called and ran to the door and swang it open, Tre was standing there
"Hey babe"
"Hey handsome"
"Ready to go?"
"Just a second" Maria ran up the stairs to her room and snatched her guitar of its stand "just in case he has any idea's" she whispered and ran back down the stairs carrying her guitar "ok Tre, I've just gotta take this next door"
"Um, ok?" Maria quickly ran next door. She rang the doorbell and waited, the door creaked open
"Maria?" It was Mike
"Hi, um can you look after this?"
"Sure"
"Thanks, see ya tonight!"
"Yep bye"
"Bye" and Maria then ran back over to Tre's beat up old car and jumped in. Tre drove past Billie Joe's house, he stopped and Maria and Tre both waved to Mike who was still standing in the doorway. Mike squinted and saw it was and waved back, and then Tre and Maria took off down the street.
