A New Beginning, chapter 16
*Ok I'm going to skip forwards to December 23. The day before Christmas Eve. Not much has happened. Joey stays faithful. More fights between Melissa and Greg. And Melissa and Greg got into a fight and Greg broke the guitar that Melissa got from her old boyfriend. Like I said not much. Now on with the story*
***Melissa's POV***
I've practically moved into the Armstrong's house. I spend almost all my free time there and sometimes spend the night when me and Greg have a big fight. I'm sitting on my bed working hard on a song that I wrote for Joey. I know it's cheesy but that's what I'm gonna give him for Christmas.
"Melissa get down here right now!" I heard Greg shout.
"Oh fuck what did I do this time." I mumbled to myself while putting the guitar down.
"What the hell are these?!?" he yelled pointing to his cigarettes.
"Umm their cigarettes." I said and gave him a look that said 'what do you think dumb ass.'
"I told you to get me New Ports and what do you get me! You get me Number 7! Fuck you such a dumb ass!" he shouted at me and through the pack of smokes at my face.
"Melissa honey come here for a minute I want to talk to you." I heard my mom call to me.
"Coming!" I shouted while running upstairs to her room.
"Melissa, me and Greg are going to go to Mexico for Christmas."
"Oh cool when do we leave?" I asked. At least one good thing is happening.
"Oh you're not coming with us. But we leave in an hour," she said while putting her brush in the suit case.
"Fine whatever." I said wile going back downstairs.
"I guess you mom told you aren't coming with us." Greg said with a smug look on his face.
"Ya well the Armstrong's invited me to spend Christmas with them." I said while getting a bottle of water out of the fridge.
"You're not spending Christmas with those freaks and their rock star dad. I forbid it!" He yelled at me again while I was heading upstairs.
"Fuck you. You can't tell me what I can and can't do." I said and slammed my door and started playing again.
Oh shit I shouldn't have said that. I hear Greg coming up the stairs.
"You little bitch you cannot talk to me like that!" he said while ripping away my guitar.
"Hey! Give that back! My dad bought that for me!" I yelled at him.
"You such a fucking daddy's girl. Well guess what. He's dead bitch!" he yelled at me while throwing my guitar on the floor.
"What the fuck did you do that for!" I yelled at him. Big mistake. He started stomping on it. As soon as he snapped the finger board in half it felt like I was being snapped in half to. He continued to stomp on it as I crumbled onto the floor and started to cry. That was the only thing I had left from my dad. Greg left and I was curled into a ball crying my eyes out. I looked at my guitar that was now smashed to bit with the strings all broken. I couldn't believe he just did that, AGAIN. I started crying so hard now. I didn't relies that I had my window open the whole time, for the whole world to hear my fight. Mom and Greg finally left leaving me by myself and still crying.
***Joey's POV***
I was sitting in my room playing my guitar with my window open when I heard someone crying. I just ignored it for a bit but then the persons crying got harder. I went outside and towards Melissa's house. The whole house was dark except for Melissa's room. I figured it was her that was crying. I went to try the front door but it was locked. Same for the back. I crawled into the open window in the basement and went upstairs to her room. I found her curled up on her floor crying her eyes out. It just breaks my heart to see that some could do that to her.
"Melissa." I called in a timid voice.
"Joey?" she crocked lifting her head up.
"What happened?" I asked sitting on the floor by her.
"Greg bro-broke my guitar my da-dad bought for me wh-when I was little," she said between sobs.
"What a fucking ass. Where is he?"
"Him and my mom left for Mexico," she said. I can't believe that. They go for a trip and don't even take her.
"Aww come here sweety." I said while sitting on the bed. We just sat there for what seemed like ages. I just rubbed her back while she cried and leaned her head on my shoulder. I love being able to do this it just hurts me that someone has to hurt her for me to do this. She finally fell asleep and I laid her down in her bed and left for home.
"Dad?" I called out as soon as I got home.
"What Joey?" he called from the basement.
"Can you take me to the music store tomorrow? I have a last minute Christmas gift I have to get Melissa."
"Sure. What is it you want to get her?" dad asked.
"Well Greg broke her guitar that her dad got her when she was little. I know it's not the same but I want to get her a new one." I said.
"Why don't you give her one of mine? I know I have one that looks like it." he said while walking over to his music room. "Here it is." he said pulling out one that looked exactly like it.
"Are you sure dad?" I asked taking it.
"Ya I'm sure. I have almost 50 guitars. You only got one girl like her. It's worth it." he said locking the door to the music room.
"Hey dad." I asked.
"What?"
"Do you think you and the guys would be able to sign it? I know that would mean a lot to her." I said. And I know it really would.
"Sure. Anything for my boy."
"Thanks dad." I said while running upstairs.
I was sitting on my bed thinking about how perfect tomorrow was going to be. Melissa was having Christmas over here and I have a guitar, a promises ring (cheesy as it sounds) and a... I was broken out of my thoughts by a loud meow!
It was late now and I was sitting in bed petting the little kitten I was going to give her. She was always saying that she loves cats and it would be good company for her when her mom and Greg are gone.
***The Next Night. Christmas Eve***
We always decorate the Christmas tree right before we have supper. Melissa was over helping us decorated. Well somewhat decorate. Me and her were having more of a tinsel fight more then anything.
"Joey stop that," she giggled was I pushed her to the ground and started tickling her. "Joey I c-ca-cant breath," she said through giggles. This was a big turn around from last night. "Joey I'm serious," she said. When I didn't stop she kissed me on the lips. That got me to stop.
"Ok maybe we should actually decorate the tree now." I said helping her up.
"Ya I think so too." I said. I heard dad's car pull up. He went to go get the guitar signed. I had to distract Melissa while dad brought it in but I couldn't think of anything. So I just started kissing her and turned her around so that she couldn't see the door. Dad came in with a big grin on his face and gave me a thumbs up. When he was downstairs we broke apart.
"Joey what was that for?" she asked.
"Just a little taste of what you'll get tonight. Dad has a fetish with missile toe." I said with a slight laugh and she giggled.
***opening presents***
Jakob was so amused by the remote controlled truck that mom and dad bought him and all the other toys. Dad gave mom a diamond bracelet and mom said she'd give dad his present later so he started complaining but then got what she meant. So I'm taking out me ear plugs tonight. I do not need to be hearing that. Melissa was so thrilled with the ring and the guitar. She played me a song that she wrote for me. It was awesome. Dad went insane and covered a lot of the house in missile toe. I stole a piece from him and suck it over the two seated couch were me and Melissa were sitting. We were making out for about ten minutes when we were rudely interrupted.
"Ewwwie! Dad make them stop" Jakob said. I smacked Jakob over the head for interrupting us.
"Oww. Dad Joey smacked me." Jakob complained.
"Well don't go around interrupting people under missile toe." dad said between kissing mom.
"Billie. That's not being a good dad." Mom said.
"Your right Adie. Joey go to your room." dad told me.
"Alright then. Come on Melissa let's go." I said with a devilish smile on my face.
"Maybe that's not such a good idea. Joey stay down here, Jakob don't interrupt people and Joey don't hit your little brother." dad said.
Just then I remembered about the kitten. I whistled and down came the kitten. I put a little bow around his neck that said to Melissa love Joey.
"Aww. It's so cute. I'm gonna call her yummers." Melissa said while picking up the kitten.
"I'm glad you like her." I said before going in for another kiss.
***Melissa's POV***
I've practically moved into the Armstrong's house. I spend almost all my free time there and sometimes spend the night when me and Greg have a big fight. I'm sitting on my bed working hard on a song that I wrote for Joey. I know it's cheesy but that's what I'm gonna give him for Christmas.
"Melissa get down here right now!" I heard Greg shout.
"Oh fuck what did I do this time." I mumbled to myself while putting the guitar down.
"What the hell are these?!?" he yelled pointing to his cigarettes.
"Umm their cigarettes." I said and gave him a look that said 'what do you think dumb ass.'
"I told you to get me New Ports and what do you get me! You get me Number 7! Fuck you such a dumb ass!" he shouted at me and through the pack of smokes at my face.
"Melissa honey come here for a minute I want to talk to you." I heard my mom call to me.
"Coming!" I shouted while running upstairs to her room.
"Melissa, me and Greg are going to go to Mexico for Christmas."
"Oh cool when do we leave?" I asked. At least one good thing is happening.
"Oh you're not coming with us. But we leave in an hour," she said while putting her brush in the suit case.
"Fine whatever." I said wile going back downstairs.
"I guess you mom told you aren't coming with us." Greg said with a smug look on his face.
"Ya well the Armstrong's invited me to spend Christmas with them." I said while getting a bottle of water out of the fridge.
"You're not spending Christmas with those freaks and their rock star dad. I forbid it!" He yelled at me again while I was heading upstairs.
"Fuck you. You can't tell me what I can and can't do." I said and slammed my door and started playing again.
Oh shit I shouldn't have said that. I hear Greg coming up the stairs.
"You little bitch you cannot talk to me like that!" he said while ripping away my guitar.
"Hey! Give that back! My dad bought that for me!" I yelled at him.
"You such a fucking daddy's girl. Well guess what. He's dead bitch!" he yelled at me while throwing my guitar on the floor.
"What the fuck did you do that for!" I yelled at him. Big mistake. He started stomping on it. As soon as he snapped the finger board in half it felt like I was being snapped in half to. He continued to stomp on it as I crumbled onto the floor and started to cry. That was the only thing I had left from my dad. Greg left and I was curled into a ball crying my eyes out. I looked at my guitar that was now smashed to bit with the strings all broken. I couldn't believe he just did that, AGAIN. I started crying so hard now. I didn't relies that I had my window open the whole time, for the whole world to hear my fight. Mom and Greg finally left leaving me by myself and still crying.
***Joey's POV***
I was sitting in my room playing my guitar with my window open when I heard someone crying. I just ignored it for a bit but then the persons crying got harder. I went outside and towards Melissa's house. The whole house was dark except for Melissa's room. I figured it was her that was crying. I went to try the front door but it was locked. Same for the back. I crawled into the open window in the basement and went upstairs to her room. I found her curled up on her floor crying her eyes out. It just breaks my heart to see that some could do that to her.
"Melissa." I called in a timid voice.
"Joey?" she crocked lifting her head up.
"What happened?" I asked sitting on the floor by her.
"Greg bro-broke my guitar my da-dad bought for me wh-when I was little," she said between sobs.
"What a fucking ass. Where is he?"
"Him and my mom left for Mexico," she said. I can't believe that. They go for a trip and don't even take her.
"Aww come here sweety." I said while sitting on the bed. We just sat there for what seemed like ages. I just rubbed her back while she cried and leaned her head on my shoulder. I love being able to do this it just hurts me that someone has to hurt her for me to do this. She finally fell asleep and I laid her down in her bed and left for home.
"Dad?" I called out as soon as I got home.
"What Joey?" he called from the basement.
"Can you take me to the music store tomorrow? I have a last minute Christmas gift I have to get Melissa."
"Sure. What is it you want to get her?" dad asked.
"Well Greg broke her guitar that her dad got her when she was little. I know it's not the same but I want to get her a new one." I said.
"Why don't you give her one of mine? I know I have one that looks like it." he said while walking over to his music room. "Here it is." he said pulling out one that looked exactly like it.
"Are you sure dad?" I asked taking it.
"Ya I'm sure. I have almost 50 guitars. You only got one girl like her. It's worth it." he said locking the door to the music room.
"Hey dad." I asked.
"What?"
"Do you think you and the guys would be able to sign it? I know that would mean a lot to her." I said. And I know it really would.
"Sure. Anything for my boy."
"Thanks dad." I said while running upstairs.
I was sitting on my bed thinking about how perfect tomorrow was going to be. Melissa was having Christmas over here and I have a guitar, a promises ring (cheesy as it sounds) and a... I was broken out of my thoughts by a loud meow!
It was late now and I was sitting in bed petting the little kitten I was going to give her. She was always saying that she loves cats and it would be good company for her when her mom and Greg are gone.
***The Next Night. Christmas Eve***
We always decorate the Christmas tree right before we have supper. Melissa was over helping us decorated. Well somewhat decorate. Me and her were having more of a tinsel fight more then anything.
"Joey stop that," she giggled was I pushed her to the ground and started tickling her. "Joey I c-ca-cant breath," she said through giggles. This was a big turn around from last night. "Joey I'm serious," she said. When I didn't stop she kissed me on the lips. That got me to stop.
"Ok maybe we should actually decorate the tree now." I said helping her up.
"Ya I think so too." I said. I heard dad's car pull up. He went to go get the guitar signed. I had to distract Melissa while dad brought it in but I couldn't think of anything. So I just started kissing her and turned her around so that she couldn't see the door. Dad came in with a big grin on his face and gave me a thumbs up. When he was downstairs we broke apart.
"Joey what was that for?" she asked.
"Just a little taste of what you'll get tonight. Dad has a fetish with missile toe." I said with a slight laugh and she giggled.
***opening presents***
Jakob was so amused by the remote controlled truck that mom and dad bought him and all the other toys. Dad gave mom a diamond bracelet and mom said she'd give dad his present later so he started complaining but then got what she meant. So I'm taking out me ear plugs tonight. I do not need to be hearing that. Melissa was so thrilled with the ring and the guitar. She played me a song that she wrote for me. It was awesome. Dad went insane and covered a lot of the house in missile toe. I stole a piece from him and suck it over the two seated couch were me and Melissa were sitting. We were making out for about ten minutes when we were rudely interrupted.
"Ewwwie! Dad make them stop" Jakob said. I smacked Jakob over the head for interrupting us.
"Oww. Dad Joey smacked me." Jakob complained.
"Well don't go around interrupting people under missile toe." dad said between kissing mom.
"Billie. That's not being a good dad." Mom said.
"Your right Adie. Joey go to your room." dad told me.
"Alright then. Come on Melissa let's go." I said with a devilish smile on my face.
"Maybe that's not such a good idea. Joey stay down here, Jakob don't interrupt people and Joey don't hit your little brother." dad said.
Just then I remembered about the kitten. I whistled and down came the kitten. I put a little bow around his neck that said to Melissa love Joey.
"Aww. It's so cute. I'm gonna call her yummers." Melissa said while picking up the kitten.
"I'm glad you like her." I said before going in for another kiss.
