A New Beginning, chapter 2
"Yep. Moved here from Saskatchewan." she said as she took out her guitar and backpack.
"Do you need any help unloading?" I asked.
"Umm sure. Here can you hold my guitar while I go and get my other one?" she asked while handing me the guitar. Just then I noticed how blue her eyes were. She walked over to the moving truck and took out another guitar and an amp. This one was in its black case. She slung the guitar over her shoulder and grabbed a box mark 'Melissa's CD's and music shit. Keep the hell away' and another one marked 'Melissa's clothes. I followed her into the house and up some stairs and went into what I'm guessing is her bedroom. It was actually quite big.
"So I take it your name is Melissa then?" I asked setting her guitar down.
"Yep but my friends back home called me Mel for short." she said as she put down the boxes in a corner and took the other guitar out of its case and but it on it's stand and threw the case in the closet.
"What's your name?" she asked while opening her clothing box and hanging up her clothes.
"Oh my name is Joseph. I live right next to you." I said while pointing to the house next to hers. She was now done putting up her clothes and plugged in her CD player on her desk which was already in the room. She opened up her backpack and took out some CD and on the very top I noticed a black CD case with a red heart grenade.
'Oh fuck' I thought to myself. She fucking likes Green Day. Well there goes her liking me for who I am now.
"What's wrong?" she asked, noticing that the color has drained from my face.
"Oh nothing." I said as she reached into her box of music stuff and pulled out a CD rack and about 25 other CDs. She placed the CD rack next to the player and placed all the CDs on it. We continued to unpack haling the boxes from the truck to the room and continued setting up. We were finally finished and I went home.
"See you tomorrow." I said as I waked out the door.
"Hey Adrienne we should go over and talk to the new neighbors." I heard my dad say as soon as I got in the door.
"But Billie we should wait until they are done packing." said mom.
"They're done packing. I helped their daughter unpack. She's really nice. So you should go over." I said trying to get them to meet her parents.
"O.k. come on Adi lets go." dad said and they left to go an meet the neighbors.
***Melissa's POV***
"MEL TURN THAT SHIT DOWN RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE COMPANY!!!" I heard my mom yell to me over my Nimrod CD.
"I'm sorry. She always plays that shit music all the time." I heard my mom say.
"TURN THAT DOWN TIGHT NOW. AND COME DOWN HERE TO MEET THE NEW NEIGHBORS!!" she screamed to me again.
So I turned it off and I was going to go and tell my mom that this music isn't shit.
"O.k. mom I'll meet the neighbors but lets get this straight my music isn't... " I stopped right in my tracks seeing Billie Joe and Adrienne sitting in my kitchen.
"Umm mom do you know who's music you called shit?" I asked trying to get at something.
"Uh ya that shit music from Green Day." she said. I could see that Billie and Adrienne could see that she didn't appreciate the music I like.
"And do you know who this is?" asked pointing at Billie Joe.
"Ya that's Billie and that's his wife Adrienne." she said.
"O.k. Billie could you please tell my mom what you do for a living?" I asked trying to embarrass my mom.
"Melissa you do not go around asking people what they do!" my mom scowled at me.
"Oh no it's quite alright. I'm in that shit band Green Day that your daughter loves so much." he said starting to laugh a bit. And I was quite satisfied with the result of that. My mom went so red in the face from embarrassment.
"Oh I'm sooo sorry I didn't mean it like that." she said starting to apologise but Billie just waved it away.
"No need. Many parents don't like our music. They say it isn't appropriate." he explains.
"Well hi Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong. I'm Melissa and I have already met Joseph." I said while extending my hand for then to shake it. They both shook my hand.
"Oh hey Melissa I know that this is short notice but we need someone to watch Jakob. Would you want to watch him for us tonight. Me and Adi are going to a party and won't be back till late but Joey would be home later on so you would have some company." he said.
"Oh sure I would love to. Just give me a shout when you need me to come over." I said and with that I went upstairs and practiced my guitar.
"Do you need any help unloading?" I asked.
"Umm sure. Here can you hold my guitar while I go and get my other one?" she asked while handing me the guitar. Just then I noticed how blue her eyes were. She walked over to the moving truck and took out another guitar and an amp. This one was in its black case. She slung the guitar over her shoulder and grabbed a box mark 'Melissa's CD's and music shit. Keep the hell away' and another one marked 'Melissa's clothes. I followed her into the house and up some stairs and went into what I'm guessing is her bedroom. It was actually quite big.
"So I take it your name is Melissa then?" I asked setting her guitar down.
"Yep but my friends back home called me Mel for short." she said as she put down the boxes in a corner and took the other guitar out of its case and but it on it's stand and threw the case in the closet.
"What's your name?" she asked while opening her clothing box and hanging up her clothes.
"Oh my name is Joseph. I live right next to you." I said while pointing to the house next to hers. She was now done putting up her clothes and plugged in her CD player on her desk which was already in the room. She opened up her backpack and took out some CD and on the very top I noticed a black CD case with a red heart grenade.
'Oh fuck' I thought to myself. She fucking likes Green Day. Well there goes her liking me for who I am now.
"What's wrong?" she asked, noticing that the color has drained from my face.
"Oh nothing." I said as she reached into her box of music stuff and pulled out a CD rack and about 25 other CDs. She placed the CD rack next to the player and placed all the CDs on it. We continued to unpack haling the boxes from the truck to the room and continued setting up. We were finally finished and I went home.
"See you tomorrow." I said as I waked out the door.
"Hey Adrienne we should go over and talk to the new neighbors." I heard my dad say as soon as I got in the door.
"But Billie we should wait until they are done packing." said mom.
"They're done packing. I helped their daughter unpack. She's really nice. So you should go over." I said trying to get them to meet her parents.
"O.k. come on Adi lets go." dad said and they left to go an meet the neighbors.
***Melissa's POV***
"MEL TURN THAT SHIT DOWN RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE COMPANY!!!" I heard my mom yell to me over my Nimrod CD.
"I'm sorry. She always plays that shit music all the time." I heard my mom say.
"TURN THAT DOWN TIGHT NOW. AND COME DOWN HERE TO MEET THE NEW NEIGHBORS!!" she screamed to me again.
So I turned it off and I was going to go and tell my mom that this music isn't shit.
"O.k. mom I'll meet the neighbors but lets get this straight my music isn't... " I stopped right in my tracks seeing Billie Joe and Adrienne sitting in my kitchen.
"Umm mom do you know who's music you called shit?" I asked trying to get at something.
"Uh ya that shit music from Green Day." she said. I could see that Billie and Adrienne could see that she didn't appreciate the music I like.
"And do you know who this is?" asked pointing at Billie Joe.
"Ya that's Billie and that's his wife Adrienne." she said.
"O.k. Billie could you please tell my mom what you do for a living?" I asked trying to embarrass my mom.
"Melissa you do not go around asking people what they do!" my mom scowled at me.
"Oh no it's quite alright. I'm in that shit band Green Day that your daughter loves so much." he said starting to laugh a bit. And I was quite satisfied with the result of that. My mom went so red in the face from embarrassment.
"Oh I'm sooo sorry I didn't mean it like that." she said starting to apologise but Billie just waved it away.
"No need. Many parents don't like our music. They say it isn't appropriate." he explains.
"Well hi Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong. I'm Melissa and I have already met Joseph." I said while extending my hand for then to shake it. They both shook my hand.
"Oh hey Melissa I know that this is short notice but we need someone to watch Jakob. Would you want to watch him for us tonight. Me and Adi are going to a party and won't be back till late but Joey would be home later on so you would have some company." he said.
"Oh sure I would love to. Just give me a shout when you need me to come over." I said and with that I went upstairs and practiced my guitar.
