Dry Ice, chapter 3
"ALLIE! Get up now.......you overslept." Mom yelled and knocked loudly on the door.
Damn. I fell asleep playing guitar last night. I quickly got out of bed, and pulled on a black Beatles t shirt and a diffirent pair of jeans. Then i went into the bathroom and brushed my hair and teeth. I ran downstairs, grabbed my stuff and ran out the door.
While I was walking to school, I thought about Mike. I felt kind of stupid about the way I acted last night. I hope he didnt think I was some dramatic emo freak now. When I got to school, Billie Joe and Mike were sitting together. I went over to join them.
"Hey, Allie. Are you feeling better now?" Mike asked and smiled. Billie Joe nodded and said, "Yeah. You seemed pretty sad, from what I heard." I guess Mike told him about my crying and stuff.
"Yeah. After I got home I started playing guitar for half the night. That always makes me feel better." I answered.
"Thats good. I hated seeing you sad." Mike said. Aw. Thats sweet.
Before I had a chance to say somthing else, the teacher walked in and everyone got quiet. The teacher started talking about some history stuff. Boring. I looked over at Billie, who was writing lyrics to some new song he wrote in his notebook. Then Billie looked up and started staring accross the room at some pretty girl with dark hair. I looked over at Mike, who was drawing on a peice of paper. He caught my eye and smiled.
I stopped paying attention for the rest of class, until the end when the teacher said, "Now dont forget about the dance friday night. It goes from 7 until 10:30, and we hope you all can make it." Great. I had forgotten about that and was acctually feeling good until the fucking teacher had to mention that. The bell rang, and everyone ran out the door.
Later on, at lunch, I went over to find Billie Joe and Mike. I saw Mike sitting alone over at a table, so I went to go sit by him.
"Hi. Wheres Billie Joe?" I asked
"He's over there talking to some girl." Mike answered. I looked accross the room and saw Billie Joe talking to the same girl he had been staring at before. Then Billie Joe left her and came over to sit by us.
"Hey. Guess what?! Im talking Adrienne to the dance!" Billie Joe said happily.
"Cool." I said. Great. I guess I'm going to stay home that night.
"Yeah, I know. Mike, who are you going with?" Billie Joe said, looking over at Mike.
"I dont know." Mike said quietly. He started blushing.
"Oh. So, anyways, guess what else? Tonight theres supposed to be some really good local bands playing over at this club downtown. The clubs called Gilman Street or somthing. I know someone that can get us in. Do you guys want to check it out? It could be cool."
"Sure," Mike said. "That sounds cool. Allie, do you want to go?"
"Yeah. I havent heard some good music in a while. I'll come." I said.
"Awsome!" said Billie Joe. "Look, you don't mind if I ask Adrienne if she wants to come too, do you?"
"No, thats fine." said Mike.
"I dont care." I said.
"Great. I'm going to go ask her about it now." Billie Joe got up and went over to her. I sat there, trying to think of somthing to say to Mike. Why am I acting like such a loser around him now?
"Um, Allie? Do you think you'd want to go to the dance with me?" asked Mike slowly. He was blushing even harder.
"I'd love to...that would be awsome!" I said, and smiled stupidly at Mike. He smiled back.
"Great!" Mike said and his blue eyes light up. Just then, Billie Joe came back.
"Adrienne's coming with us. This is going to be kickass," Billie Joe said. "Uh, what's going on with you two?" Mike and me were still sitting there with stupid smiles.
"Nothing, except Allie and I are going to the dance together." Mike said happily.
"Oh really? I could tell that there was somthing going on between you guys from the minute you started talking yesterday. Thats awsome." Billie Joe said. He doesn't miss anything.
"Yeah." I said, blushing. I couldnt think of anything else to say. God. I can be such a retard at times.
"Uh, Im going to go back to class now. See you later." Mike said and got up. He smiled at me and walked away.
"Yeah, me too. See you after school." I said.
"Okay, fine just leave me here by myself." Billie Joe said
"Sorry." I said quietly.
"Nah, its okay. I know you want to be with Mike. " Billie Joe said sarcasticly.
"Faggot. I dont want to be late, thats all." I said quickly.
"Sure..."
"Thats it, Im leaving. Bye." I walked away, with Billie Joe laughing to himself.
When I got to the class, I sat down by Mike. We started talking for a while, but then when Billie showed up we got quiet. He looked at us and raised an eyebrow, and sat down.
I couldn't concentrate for the rest of the day. I kept thinking about Lauren and how she'd be so happy for me. I wish she was here now. She would love going to here the bands play with us too.
After school, Mike and Billie Joe caught up with me. "So youre going to Gilman with us later tonight?" Billie Joe asked.
"Of course. Its going to be so cool." I said back.
"Great. Oh, theres Adrienne. I'll meet you at Starbucks at 6:30 tonight, okay? Then we can walk there together." Billie Joe went over and started walking with Adrienne. Mike and I started walking home together. We went about ten minutes without saying anything.
"Hey, Allie? I'll stop by your house around 6:15 so we can walk there together, if you want." Mike said suddenly.
"Yeah, that'll be nice. I cant wait!" I said.
"Cool. Me either!" Mike said and grinned. We had reached my house. "Okay, I'll see you in a little bit. Bye!" Mike said and walked away.
I ran up into my room, and threw my self on to my bed and closed my eyes and smiled. Tonight is going to be awsome.
Damn. I fell asleep playing guitar last night. I quickly got out of bed, and pulled on a black Beatles t shirt and a diffirent pair of jeans. Then i went into the bathroom and brushed my hair and teeth. I ran downstairs, grabbed my stuff and ran out the door.
While I was walking to school, I thought about Mike. I felt kind of stupid about the way I acted last night. I hope he didnt think I was some dramatic emo freak now. When I got to school, Billie Joe and Mike were sitting together. I went over to join them.
"Hey, Allie. Are you feeling better now?" Mike asked and smiled. Billie Joe nodded and said, "Yeah. You seemed pretty sad, from what I heard." I guess Mike told him about my crying and stuff.
"Yeah. After I got home I started playing guitar for half the night. That always makes me feel better." I answered.
"Thats good. I hated seeing you sad." Mike said. Aw. Thats sweet.
Before I had a chance to say somthing else, the teacher walked in and everyone got quiet. The teacher started talking about some history stuff. Boring. I looked over at Billie, who was writing lyrics to some new song he wrote in his notebook. Then Billie looked up and started staring accross the room at some pretty girl with dark hair. I looked over at Mike, who was drawing on a peice of paper. He caught my eye and smiled.
I stopped paying attention for the rest of class, until the end when the teacher said, "Now dont forget about the dance friday night. It goes from 7 until 10:30, and we hope you all can make it." Great. I had forgotten about that and was acctually feeling good until the fucking teacher had to mention that. The bell rang, and everyone ran out the door.
Later on, at lunch, I went over to find Billie Joe and Mike. I saw Mike sitting alone over at a table, so I went to go sit by him.
"Hi. Wheres Billie Joe?" I asked
"He's over there talking to some girl." Mike answered. I looked accross the room and saw Billie Joe talking to the same girl he had been staring at before. Then Billie Joe left her and came over to sit by us.
"Hey. Guess what?! Im talking Adrienne to the dance!" Billie Joe said happily.
"Cool." I said. Great. I guess I'm going to stay home that night.
"Yeah, I know. Mike, who are you going with?" Billie Joe said, looking over at Mike.
"I dont know." Mike said quietly. He started blushing.
"Oh. So, anyways, guess what else? Tonight theres supposed to be some really good local bands playing over at this club downtown. The clubs called Gilman Street or somthing. I know someone that can get us in. Do you guys want to check it out? It could be cool."
"Sure," Mike said. "That sounds cool. Allie, do you want to go?"
"Yeah. I havent heard some good music in a while. I'll come." I said.
"Awsome!" said Billie Joe. "Look, you don't mind if I ask Adrienne if she wants to come too, do you?"
"No, thats fine." said Mike.
"I dont care." I said.
"Great. I'm going to go ask her about it now." Billie Joe got up and went over to her. I sat there, trying to think of somthing to say to Mike. Why am I acting like such a loser around him now?
"Um, Allie? Do you think you'd want to go to the dance with me?" asked Mike slowly. He was blushing even harder.
"I'd love to...that would be awsome!" I said, and smiled stupidly at Mike. He smiled back.
"Great!" Mike said and his blue eyes light up. Just then, Billie Joe came back.
"Adrienne's coming with us. This is going to be kickass," Billie Joe said. "Uh, what's going on with you two?" Mike and me were still sitting there with stupid smiles.
"Nothing, except Allie and I are going to the dance together." Mike said happily.
"Oh really? I could tell that there was somthing going on between you guys from the minute you started talking yesterday. Thats awsome." Billie Joe said. He doesn't miss anything.
"Yeah." I said, blushing. I couldnt think of anything else to say. God. I can be such a retard at times.
"Uh, Im going to go back to class now. See you later." Mike said and got up. He smiled at me and walked away.
"Yeah, me too. See you after school." I said.
"Okay, fine just leave me here by myself." Billie Joe said
"Sorry." I said quietly.
"Nah, its okay. I know you want to be with Mike. " Billie Joe said sarcasticly.
"Faggot. I dont want to be late, thats all." I said quickly.
"Sure..."
"Thats it, Im leaving. Bye." I walked away, with Billie Joe laughing to himself.
When I got to the class, I sat down by Mike. We started talking for a while, but then when Billie showed up we got quiet. He looked at us and raised an eyebrow, and sat down.
I couldn't concentrate for the rest of the day. I kept thinking about Lauren and how she'd be so happy for me. I wish she was here now. She would love going to here the bands play with us too.
After school, Mike and Billie Joe caught up with me. "So youre going to Gilman with us later tonight?" Billie Joe asked.
"Of course. Its going to be so cool." I said back.
"Great. Oh, theres Adrienne. I'll meet you at Starbucks at 6:30 tonight, okay? Then we can walk there together." Billie Joe went over and started walking with Adrienne. Mike and I started walking home together. We went about ten minutes without saying anything.
"Hey, Allie? I'll stop by your house around 6:15 so we can walk there together, if you want." Mike said suddenly.
"Yeah, that'll be nice. I cant wait!" I said.
"Cool. Me either!" Mike said and grinned. We had reached my house. "Okay, I'll see you in a little bit. Bye!" Mike said and walked away.
I ran up into my room, and threw my self on to my bed and closed my eyes and smiled. Tonight is going to be awsome.
