best friends, chapter 1
(billie joe is 10 and so is mike)
It was raining no rephrase that it was pissing down
But Billie Joe didn't care
He just kept running
His socks getting stedily wetter through his chucks as the water splashed up next to him
He couldn't believe what his mom just told him and it kept going thorugh his head in a spiral of disbeif
Flashback
"billie joe?"
"yeah mom?"
"oh my god billie joe!"
"what mom whats wrong?"
he had no idea what was going on all he knew was it was something big, he'd never seen his mom cry so much
"he's gone billie joe!"
"what?. . . whose gone ? oh shit. . . . . . . . "
billie joe trailed off suddenly realising who exactly she ment it could only be one person
the one person who had been in hospital for only god knows how long with cancer
the one who billie joe looked up to
and gave a damn about. . . . .
the one who gave him his first guitar which he lovingly called blue
"NO! he cant be! He just cant!" billie joe screamed, tears starting to fall down his cheek
"im so sorry billie joe!"
"FUCK THIS!!!!" he yelled and ran out the door
"billie joe wait!!" his mom pleaded after him
flashback over
he had no idea where he was going
all he knew was that he didn't believe her
he couldn't
not his dad
he was fighting it the docters said so
stupid fucking docters they knew nothing anyway
as billie joe ran through the rain he decided to find a place to stay the night
he wasn't going back there
not yet anyway
he found an old hall called the "GILLMAN ST" and decided to sleep under the awning
he'd just go to school tomorrow to advoid his mom
morning
"oww fuck shit damn crap" billie joe muttered as he woke up
he had the worst sore back in the world
he got up and started to walk to school, not really thinking about last night until he reached the school and saw a boy, bout the same age, he had blond hair, blue eyes, and was being droped off by someone he could only assume to be his father
tears welled up in billie joes eyes but he fought them a way
"oi two dollar!" he heard behind him he turned around shit! He was ment to bring these guys pot today!
"where's our pot two dollar?" they said menacingly as they aproched
"um. . . listen guys I don't have it today but I can um. . ." he had no idea when he was going home " bring it on Monday?" he finished with a questioning look at the boys who where fucking massive like bloody trucks
"Monday he says" mocked the biggest one looking round at all the others
"y'know what boys? I don't think he can provide" billie joe was freaking right about now he new what was next he was going to get the beating of a life time and he knew it
"oi josh!" one of them called to another
"yeah?" josh answerd back
"fancy boxing practise a little earlier this morning?" he called to josh
"yeah ok" josh moved forwards fuck he was huge
bigger than a fuckng truck
this guy was a fucking steam train
"look guys if you wanna smash me fine. . go ahead im not going to stop you" billie joe said not quite sure of what he was going to do next
"like you could stop us shrimpy"
"however if you want me your going to have to catch me" billie joe said surprised at his fast thinking
"what???" they all said obviously too big and stupid to realise what he ment
"catch me!!!" billie joe mocked before turning tail and bolting down the front lawn to his history class
"oh shit he's getting away!" they called out and they gave chase, running as fast as there enornmouse legs could take them
but billie joe was way too fast, he was in his history class just as the bell rang
the guys stoped outside the door as the teacher came in glaring at billie joe and motioning the fact he was going to be pulverised
billie joe stuck his toungue out and sat at his desk
the blond boy was next to him he was going to ask for his name when the teacher yelled at him
"where are your books Mr Armstrong?" she screahed?
"um. . . at home I forgot my bag and it was too late to turn back and get them" he lied
"well you can sit at the front of the class then and read up on the civil war today"
its not that bad. . . billie joe thought as he plonked himself down on the seat at the front with a fucking massive book in front of him
he managed to get through the first periods of the day with the same excuse but he was tired of reading about the civil war
he went into the cafeteria and sat at a table by himself and ponderd his day
he was going to get smashed
he was going to get a detention (he was sure of it)
and he was alone he had always been alone at school
its just something he came to terms with and accepted
then the blond boy came and sat with him
"do you mind? Everywhere eles is full" he explained
"nah go ahead no one sits with me any way" billie joe told him
"my names Michael Pritchard but I prefer Mike Dirnt"
billie joe laughd "I can understand the mike part but the dirnt?... ."
"dirnt is the sound you make when you play the air guitar y'know" he got up and demonsrated
"Dirnt dirnt dirnt!" billie joe laughed again and mike joined in as he sat down
"yeah I spose your right then my names Billie Joe Armstrong you may of heard of me as 2 dollar bill thoug"
"yeah I heard that name before its because you sell joints for 2 dollars is that right?"
"hehehe yeah only it can get you in a bit of trouble with the customers if you don't come up with it"
"just crush up grass and give it to them they wont know the difference"
"hey I never thougt of that cheers mike"
"no problem hey do you play an instrument?" mike asked
"yeah I play the electric guitar how bout you?"
"I play the guitar too but what I really want to play is a bass but we cant afford one yet" mike said with a glance at billie joe expecting him to laugh because his family didn't really have that much money
"hey when you get your bass all we need is a drummer and weve got a band!"
"do you want to start a band?" mike asked he was interested of course he had wanted to be in a band since he was a small child
"well would you join if I said yes?" billie joe questioned
It was raining no rephrase that it was pissing down
But Billie Joe didn't care
He just kept running
His socks getting stedily wetter through his chucks as the water splashed up next to him
He couldn't believe what his mom just told him and it kept going thorugh his head in a spiral of disbeif
Flashback
"billie joe?"
"yeah mom?"
"oh my god billie joe!"
"what mom whats wrong?"
he had no idea what was going on all he knew was it was something big, he'd never seen his mom cry so much
"he's gone billie joe!"
"what?. . . whose gone ? oh shit. . . . . . . . "
billie joe trailed off suddenly realising who exactly she ment it could only be one person
the one person who had been in hospital for only god knows how long with cancer
the one who billie joe looked up to
and gave a damn about. . . . .
the one who gave him his first guitar which he lovingly called blue
"NO! he cant be! He just cant!" billie joe screamed, tears starting to fall down his cheek
"im so sorry billie joe!"
"FUCK THIS!!!!" he yelled and ran out the door
"billie joe wait!!" his mom pleaded after him
flashback over
he had no idea where he was going
all he knew was that he didn't believe her
he couldn't
not his dad
he was fighting it the docters said so
stupid fucking docters they knew nothing anyway
as billie joe ran through the rain he decided to find a place to stay the night
he wasn't going back there
not yet anyway
he found an old hall called the "GILLMAN ST" and decided to sleep under the awning
he'd just go to school tomorrow to advoid his mom
morning
"oww fuck shit damn crap" billie joe muttered as he woke up
he had the worst sore back in the world
he got up and started to walk to school, not really thinking about last night until he reached the school and saw a boy, bout the same age, he had blond hair, blue eyes, and was being droped off by someone he could only assume to be his father
tears welled up in billie joes eyes but he fought them a way
"oi two dollar!" he heard behind him he turned around shit! He was ment to bring these guys pot today!
"where's our pot two dollar?" they said menacingly as they aproched
"um. . . listen guys I don't have it today but I can um. . ." he had no idea when he was going home " bring it on Monday?" he finished with a questioning look at the boys who where fucking massive like bloody trucks
"Monday he says" mocked the biggest one looking round at all the others
"y'know what boys? I don't think he can provide" billie joe was freaking right about now he new what was next he was going to get the beating of a life time and he knew it
"oi josh!" one of them called to another
"yeah?" josh answerd back
"fancy boxing practise a little earlier this morning?" he called to josh
"yeah ok" josh moved forwards fuck he was huge
bigger than a fuckng truck
this guy was a fucking steam train
"look guys if you wanna smash me fine. . go ahead im not going to stop you" billie joe said not quite sure of what he was going to do next
"like you could stop us shrimpy"
"however if you want me your going to have to catch me" billie joe said surprised at his fast thinking
"what???" they all said obviously too big and stupid to realise what he ment
"catch me!!!" billie joe mocked before turning tail and bolting down the front lawn to his history class
"oh shit he's getting away!" they called out and they gave chase, running as fast as there enornmouse legs could take them
but billie joe was way too fast, he was in his history class just as the bell rang
the guys stoped outside the door as the teacher came in glaring at billie joe and motioning the fact he was going to be pulverised
billie joe stuck his toungue out and sat at his desk
the blond boy was next to him he was going to ask for his name when the teacher yelled at him
"where are your books Mr Armstrong?" she screahed?
"um. . . at home I forgot my bag and it was too late to turn back and get them" he lied
"well you can sit at the front of the class then and read up on the civil war today"
its not that bad. . . billie joe thought as he plonked himself down on the seat at the front with a fucking massive book in front of him
he managed to get through the first periods of the day with the same excuse but he was tired of reading about the civil war
he went into the cafeteria and sat at a table by himself and ponderd his day
he was going to get smashed
he was going to get a detention (he was sure of it)
and he was alone he had always been alone at school
its just something he came to terms with and accepted
then the blond boy came and sat with him
"do you mind? Everywhere eles is full" he explained
"nah go ahead no one sits with me any way" billie joe told him
"my names Michael Pritchard but I prefer Mike Dirnt"
billie joe laughd "I can understand the mike part but the dirnt?... ."
"dirnt is the sound you make when you play the air guitar y'know" he got up and demonsrated
"Dirnt dirnt dirnt!" billie joe laughed again and mike joined in as he sat down
"yeah I spose your right then my names Billie Joe Armstrong you may of heard of me as 2 dollar bill thoug"
"yeah I heard that name before its because you sell joints for 2 dollars is that right?"
"hehehe yeah only it can get you in a bit of trouble with the customers if you don't come up with it"
"just crush up grass and give it to them they wont know the difference"
"hey I never thougt of that cheers mike"
"no problem hey do you play an instrument?" mike asked
"yeah I play the electric guitar how bout you?"
"I play the guitar too but what I really want to play is a bass but we cant afford one yet" mike said with a glance at billie joe expecting him to laugh because his family didn't really have that much money
"hey when you get your bass all we need is a drummer and weve got a band!"
"do you want to start a band?" mike asked he was interested of course he had wanted to be in a band since he was a small child
"well would you join if I said yes?" billie joe questioned
