A New Beginning, chapter 17
New Years Eve
Joey's POV
Its 10 o'clock and me and Melissa are sitting on the couch watching MTV because nothing else better was on. Right now they're showing performances of older New Years shows. Me and Melissa were kinda zoned out of the TV until the host said "And now we are gonna show 1999's Good Riddance performed by Green Day's front man Billie Joe." Then, sure enough there was dad, on TV, pissed out of his mind singing Good Riddance. We just busted out laughing when dad started messing up.
"What are you kids watching?" dad asked coming into the living room. "Hey! That's not that funny. That's your old man on there playing. Show respect." he said finally seeing what we were watching.
"Well dad it's pretty damn funny when you're up there, pissed out of you mind, and screwing up so much." I said between laughs.
"Ya well I guess it is. Did you know that they wouldn't let me go on till after 10 because I was so out of it they were scared that I was gonna scare younger viewers." dad said while sitting down.
"Well now I know." I said.
"I always knew. I thought it was hilarious." Melissa said.
"Mom please?" I heard Jakob whine.
"No Jakob. You're going to the babysitters this year. The grown up's are having a party this year." we heard mom say.
"But Joey gets to stay." he whined.
"Joeys also 15 Jakob. Nest year you can stay." mom said, "Now go get your things together so I can drop you off at the sitters."
"I think I'll go help your brother get his things together." dad said while disappearing upstairs.
Its 10:45 and mom and dad left to go drop Jakob off at the sitters me and Melissa started a heavy make out session on the couch. We didn't even hear a car drive up. Soon Tre comes bursting through the door saying, "Uncle Tre's here with the booze! Hey woo hoo go Joey woot woot!"
"Holly fuck Tre! Scare the living piss out of me why don't cha?" Melissa said while jumping back.
"Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me? Don't cha wish your girlfriend was raw like me? Don't cha? Don't cha baby?" Tre started singing and jumping around.
"Tre settle. Wait till my parents get back and then we can get wasted and then you can act like a total idiot." I said sitting up straight.
"Aww but I wanna be a dumbass right now." Tre whined.
About five minutes later Mike comes through the door.
"Hey Joey hey Melissa. Are your parents back yet?" Mike asked while plopping on the couch next to Tre.
"No, they should be back soon though. The left to go drop Jakob off at the sitters." I replied.
"Hey Mike where's Estelle at?" Melissa asked.
"Oh she decided to go to a party with her new boyfriend Crag. I think I might actually like this one too. Good boy, purple hair, plays bass." Mike said just as my parents walked in.
11:59
Oh man we are so wasted. I can't believe that dad even let me and Melissa drink this much. Oh well.
"We're gonna be starting the countdown right away and ring in the New Year with a performance from My Chemical Romance!" shouted the host on the TV.
"You know... .we... we helped make them famous." slurred Tre while leaning on a chair for support.
"Why are you wearing a lampshade on your head?" I asked.
"I'm... I'm not. What are you talking about?" Tre slurred obviously wasted.
Melissa's POV
"10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5... " shouted the TV.
"4, 3, 2, 1, Happy New Years!" we all shouted.
Joey full on kissed me on the lips and I just melted away.
"That's my boy. Go Joey!" I heard Billie shout.
When we pulled apart I felt really dizzy. The room was spinning and getting darker. 'Oh shit' I thought to myself before I blacked out.
Joey's POV
"Oh my God! Melissa!" I shouted as I bent down to her side. "Melissa wake up!" I shouted tapping her face. "Oh my God! Dad call an ambulance NOW! Melissa blacked out!" I shouted as dad ran towards the phone.
I waited out on the lawn for about 10 minutes before I heard the sirens down the street.
"She's in the living room." I said as they got out with a stretcher. The loaded her up on the stretcher and placed her in the back.
"Only one of you can come with us." said the paramedic while jumping in the back.
"I'll come." I said while getting in.
"Are you here boyfriend?" asked the paramedic.
"Yes." I simply replied.
"Ok well then it's best if you did come. You're probably the first person she would want to see." said the paramedic while shutting the doors.
'Oh my God I hope she'll be ok. I don't know what I'll do without her.' I thought as I let a tear slip down my cheek and it landed on Melissa's stomach as another one came rolling down my cheek.
Joey's POV
Its 10 o'clock and me and Melissa are sitting on the couch watching MTV because nothing else better was on. Right now they're showing performances of older New Years shows. Me and Melissa were kinda zoned out of the TV until the host said "And now we are gonna show 1999's Good Riddance performed by Green Day's front man Billie Joe." Then, sure enough there was dad, on TV, pissed out of his mind singing Good Riddance. We just busted out laughing when dad started messing up.
"What are you kids watching?" dad asked coming into the living room. "Hey! That's not that funny. That's your old man on there playing. Show respect." he said finally seeing what we were watching.
"Well dad it's pretty damn funny when you're up there, pissed out of you mind, and screwing up so much." I said between laughs.
"Ya well I guess it is. Did you know that they wouldn't let me go on till after 10 because I was so out of it they were scared that I was gonna scare younger viewers." dad said while sitting down.
"Well now I know." I said.
"I always knew. I thought it was hilarious." Melissa said.
"Mom please?" I heard Jakob whine.
"No Jakob. You're going to the babysitters this year. The grown up's are having a party this year." we heard mom say.
"But Joey gets to stay." he whined.
"Joeys also 15 Jakob. Nest year you can stay." mom said, "Now go get your things together so I can drop you off at the sitters."
"I think I'll go help your brother get his things together." dad said while disappearing upstairs.
Its 10:45 and mom and dad left to go drop Jakob off at the sitters me and Melissa started a heavy make out session on the couch. We didn't even hear a car drive up. Soon Tre comes bursting through the door saying, "Uncle Tre's here with the booze! Hey woo hoo go Joey woot woot!"
"Holly fuck Tre! Scare the living piss out of me why don't cha?" Melissa said while jumping back.
"Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me? Don't cha wish your girlfriend was raw like me? Don't cha? Don't cha baby?" Tre started singing and jumping around.
"Tre settle. Wait till my parents get back and then we can get wasted and then you can act like a total idiot." I said sitting up straight.
"Aww but I wanna be a dumbass right now." Tre whined.
About five minutes later Mike comes through the door.
"Hey Joey hey Melissa. Are your parents back yet?" Mike asked while plopping on the couch next to Tre.
"No, they should be back soon though. The left to go drop Jakob off at the sitters." I replied.
"Hey Mike where's Estelle at?" Melissa asked.
"Oh she decided to go to a party with her new boyfriend Crag. I think I might actually like this one too. Good boy, purple hair, plays bass." Mike said just as my parents walked in.
11:59
Oh man we are so wasted. I can't believe that dad even let me and Melissa drink this much. Oh well.
"We're gonna be starting the countdown right away and ring in the New Year with a performance from My Chemical Romance!" shouted the host on the TV.
"You know... .we... we helped make them famous." slurred Tre while leaning on a chair for support.
"Why are you wearing a lampshade on your head?" I asked.
"I'm... I'm not. What are you talking about?" Tre slurred obviously wasted.
Melissa's POV
"10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5... " shouted the TV.
"4, 3, 2, 1, Happy New Years!" we all shouted.
Joey full on kissed me on the lips and I just melted away.
"That's my boy. Go Joey!" I heard Billie shout.
When we pulled apart I felt really dizzy. The room was spinning and getting darker. 'Oh shit' I thought to myself before I blacked out.
Joey's POV
"Oh my God! Melissa!" I shouted as I bent down to her side. "Melissa wake up!" I shouted tapping her face. "Oh my God! Dad call an ambulance NOW! Melissa blacked out!" I shouted as dad ran towards the phone.
I waited out on the lawn for about 10 minutes before I heard the sirens down the street.
"She's in the living room." I said as they got out with a stretcher. The loaded her up on the stretcher and placed her in the back.
"Only one of you can come with us." said the paramedic while jumping in the back.
"I'll come." I said while getting in.
"Are you here boyfriend?" asked the paramedic.
"Yes." I simply replied.
"Ok well then it's best if you did come. You're probably the first person she would want to see." said the paramedic while shutting the doors.
'Oh my God I hope she'll be ok. I don't know what I'll do without her.' I thought as I let a tear slip down my cheek and it landed on Melissa's stomach as another one came rolling down my cheek.
