Troubled Times, chapter 7
Billie Joe and Mike ran off to see if everyone was ok. I was in shock so Tre stayed with me to make sure I would be okay.
"Hey... Mackenzie... ."Tre began to say.
"Yah?" I asked him.
"Uh... never mind. I'll wait 'till Mike to tell you." Tre said staring at his feet and playing with his shoes.
"Alright."
"I'm just excited." Tre said, looking up and smiling at me a little.
I smiled back at him. That whole conversation made me wonder more than a little. From what I over heard when they were getting ice cream.
Mike came and walked back over to us. "The guys in the accident were the guys from your school." He informed us.
"Did you call 911 or anything?" Tre questioned him.
"Uh... ... . Well... . No... " Mike said feeling a little guilty.
"Haha.. that's alright. You don't know them, I don't mean to be harsh or anything but they deserve this." I informed them. They both laughed a little.
"Hey guys, I'm going to go see what Billie Joe is still doing over there." Tre excused himself and gave Mike a look. There was an awkward silence between us for a few minutes.
"So.. Do you have any siblings or anything?" Mike finally broke the silence.
"Yeah. I have a sister and she's married so I have a brother in law too." I told him. "Why do you ask?"
"Oh.. Uh *clears throat* I was just uh wondering." Mike said a little shaky.
"Oh, alright." I replied lightly.
"You look a lot like Billie Joe, did you know that?" He questioned me.
"Well, I've been told that before." I laughed. "I've also been told I look a little like you too."
"Oh really? Well yeah I can see some resemblance there too." Mike smiled.
Just them Billie Joe and Tre came back over to where we were standing.
"Did you tell her?" Tre asked out of breath. Mike gave him an evil eye and stepped on his foot.
I looked at both of them a little weirdly. They both stood there smiling. Tre favoring his right foot a little. "Tell me what?" I asked both of them.
"Well... I think we better get going, come on Mike and Tre." Billie Joe tried changing the subject. He knew Mike was scared of telling me.
"No it's okay Billie Joe... I got to tell her sometime." Mike said and took a deep breath. " I'm your," He began and then stood up a little more straighter, "I'm your brother." He finished.
"Hey... Mackenzie... ."Tre began to say.
"Yah?" I asked him.
"Uh... never mind. I'll wait 'till Mike to tell you." Tre said staring at his feet and playing with his shoes.
"Alright."
"I'm just excited." Tre said, looking up and smiling at me a little.
I smiled back at him. That whole conversation made me wonder more than a little. From what I over heard when they were getting ice cream.
Mike came and walked back over to us. "The guys in the accident were the guys from your school." He informed us.
"Did you call 911 or anything?" Tre questioned him.
"Uh... ... . Well... . No... " Mike said feeling a little guilty.
"Haha.. that's alright. You don't know them, I don't mean to be harsh or anything but they deserve this." I informed them. They both laughed a little.
"Hey guys, I'm going to go see what Billie Joe is still doing over there." Tre excused himself and gave Mike a look. There was an awkward silence between us for a few minutes.
"So.. Do you have any siblings or anything?" Mike finally broke the silence.
"Yeah. I have a sister and she's married so I have a brother in law too." I told him. "Why do you ask?"
"Oh.. Uh *clears throat* I was just uh wondering." Mike said a little shaky.
"Oh, alright." I replied lightly.
"You look a lot like Billie Joe, did you know that?" He questioned me.
"Well, I've been told that before." I laughed. "I've also been told I look a little like you too."
"Oh really? Well yeah I can see some resemblance there too." Mike smiled.
Just them Billie Joe and Tre came back over to where we were standing.
"Did you tell her?" Tre asked out of breath. Mike gave him an evil eye and stepped on his foot.
I looked at both of them a little weirdly. They both stood there smiling. Tre favoring his right foot a little. "Tell me what?" I asked both of them.
"Well... I think we better get going, come on Mike and Tre." Billie Joe tried changing the subject. He knew Mike was scared of telling me.
"No it's okay Billie Joe... I got to tell her sometime." Mike said and took a deep breath. " I'm your," He began and then stood up a little more straighter, "I'm your brother." He finished.
