American Idiot: The Story, chapter 5
I woke up around 2 hours later. I got up and didn't feel any more pain. I looked in the mirror and I looked pretty good. I didn't feel tired, but I still was a little dazed from the drugs, but I was still able to see and move and stuff. Just then, Jimmy started talking.
"How do you feel?"
"Great. Thanks Jimmy."
I walked out of the room and went downstairs. I saw Nige and went over to him.
"Hey Nige, where's Kaibe?"
"Went out. What are you gonna do?"
"I should probably go out and buy some stuff I need."
"Cool, I'll come with you. I got things to buy too."
Me and Nige walked out of the hangout and went to some store. I bought 2 shirts, 2 pairs of pants, bathroom supplies, and a cheap razor. I was running out of money, I had to find a job and fast. Nige bought some cigarrettes, and ramen and a little can of Coke. We walked back to the hangout and we put out stuff away. Nige said he had to go out again, but I stayed behind. Tunny saw me and walked up to me.
"Hey Jesus, what's up?"
"Not much. Hey Tunny, I really need a job."
"Already? I told you you had three months"
"Yeah, but I'm running out of money"
"Oh....well...."
"I don't care what it is, anything to get me some money. But I don't know where to look"
"Well I have a job. It's not your average every-day job. It might be a little dangerous."
"What is it?"
"You can do a little drug-dealing for me. You'll get paid a lot."
"Drug-dealing?" I thought about it for a second, but I knew Jimmy would help me out. "Sure, I'm up for that"
"Are you absolutley sure?"
"Yes."
"Alright then, you'll start tomorrow. I'll tell you what to do then. Now come on, we'll go hang out in 'The Corner.'"
I followed Tunny to "The Corner" and we sat down in our usual spots. We started to smoke and drink some beer. We laughed and talked and drank the day away. It was around 7:00 when I decided to stop. I left them and decided to just walk around the place and meet more people. While I did that, I talked to Jimmy.
"Jimmy" I said
"Yeah?"
"You're gonna help me with tomorrow's job, right?"
"If you want me to."
"Okay good. You know what to do right?"
"Of course. It's not hard. I'll handle the first couple of people, but then I want you to try it. You gotta learn, Jesus, I can help you whenever, but you also gotta become tough. Or you might not make it here."
"I know Jimmy, I think I've already gotten stronger. I don't need help to do drugs anymore."
"Yeah, I know. But I'll help out tomorrow, don't worry."
"Thanks, Jimmy."
I walked around and saw a ton of people everywhere. They were all smoking and talking. There were only two people at the TV, so I went there. I sat down and watched whatever they were watching. Wrestling. I noticed one of them kept looking at me, so I looked at them. I turned my head back in time to watch John Cena do the F-U to Randy Orton. I felt the guy looking at me and it was getting pretty annoying. I looked at him and said,
"Need anything?"
"Uh...no..It's just that your JOS right?
"What?"
"Jesus Of Suburbia. Everyone heard about you, so we started calling you JOS."
"Oh, yeah. I'm Jesus."
"Cool. I'm Dirk."
"Cool."
"So, what do you want to do?"
"Nothing. I'm gonna sit here and watch this fight and then I'm going to bed."
"Oh. We'll do something tomorrow then."
"Yeah..."
The fight lasted about one more hour and John Cena was the winner. I went up to my room and sat on my bed. I felt Jimmy take control over my body, but I didn't mind. He took a joint out from one of the drawers and gave it a puff. I felt a little dizzy after that, but Jimmy continued. I told him I wanted to go to bed, but he said as soon as he finished. I agreed and just waited. Finally, Jimmy finished and I had control again. I lay down and closed my eyes, still stoned from the drugs. I sort of had weird dreams about nothing. But they kept me amused anyway. I didn't know what was so funny, but it felt pretty good. This place is what I was looking for. It was paradise.
"How do you feel?"
"Great. Thanks Jimmy."
I walked out of the room and went downstairs. I saw Nige and went over to him.
"Hey Nige, where's Kaibe?"
"Went out. What are you gonna do?"
"I should probably go out and buy some stuff I need."
"Cool, I'll come with you. I got things to buy too."
Me and Nige walked out of the hangout and went to some store. I bought 2 shirts, 2 pairs of pants, bathroom supplies, and a cheap razor. I was running out of money, I had to find a job and fast. Nige bought some cigarrettes, and ramen and a little can of Coke. We walked back to the hangout and we put out stuff away. Nige said he had to go out again, but I stayed behind. Tunny saw me and walked up to me.
"Hey Jesus, what's up?"
"Not much. Hey Tunny, I really need a job."
"Already? I told you you had three months"
"Yeah, but I'm running out of money"
"Oh....well...."
"I don't care what it is, anything to get me some money. But I don't know where to look"
"Well I have a job. It's not your average every-day job. It might be a little dangerous."
"What is it?"
"You can do a little drug-dealing for me. You'll get paid a lot."
"Drug-dealing?" I thought about it for a second, but I knew Jimmy would help me out. "Sure, I'm up for that"
"Are you absolutley sure?"
"Yes."
"Alright then, you'll start tomorrow. I'll tell you what to do then. Now come on, we'll go hang out in 'The Corner.'"
I followed Tunny to "The Corner" and we sat down in our usual spots. We started to smoke and drink some beer. We laughed and talked and drank the day away. It was around 7:00 when I decided to stop. I left them and decided to just walk around the place and meet more people. While I did that, I talked to Jimmy.
"Jimmy" I said
"Yeah?"
"You're gonna help me with tomorrow's job, right?"
"If you want me to."
"Okay good. You know what to do right?"
"Of course. It's not hard. I'll handle the first couple of people, but then I want you to try it. You gotta learn, Jesus, I can help you whenever, but you also gotta become tough. Or you might not make it here."
"I know Jimmy, I think I've already gotten stronger. I don't need help to do drugs anymore."
"Yeah, I know. But I'll help out tomorrow, don't worry."
"Thanks, Jimmy."
I walked around and saw a ton of people everywhere. They were all smoking and talking. There were only two people at the TV, so I went there. I sat down and watched whatever they were watching. Wrestling. I noticed one of them kept looking at me, so I looked at them. I turned my head back in time to watch John Cena do the F-U to Randy Orton. I felt the guy looking at me and it was getting pretty annoying. I looked at him and said,
"Need anything?"
"Uh...no..It's just that your JOS right?
"What?"
"Jesus Of Suburbia. Everyone heard about you, so we started calling you JOS."
"Oh, yeah. I'm Jesus."
"Cool. I'm Dirk."
"Cool."
"So, what do you want to do?"
"Nothing. I'm gonna sit here and watch this fight and then I'm going to bed."
"Oh. We'll do something tomorrow then."
"Yeah..."
The fight lasted about one more hour and John Cena was the winner. I went up to my room and sat on my bed. I felt Jimmy take control over my body, but I didn't mind. He took a joint out from one of the drawers and gave it a puff. I felt a little dizzy after that, but Jimmy continued. I told him I wanted to go to bed, but he said as soon as he finished. I agreed and just waited. Finally, Jimmy finished and I had control again. I lay down and closed my eyes, still stoned from the drugs. I sort of had weird dreams about nothing. But they kept me amused anyway. I didn't know what was so funny, but it felt pretty good. This place is what I was looking for. It was paradise.
