Don't Do This...., chapter 3
Billie Joe sat impatiently at the front door of Holly Hills waiting for Claire to come and pick him up. Today was the day that he would be free... he would be out of that hell hole. He heard a car coming and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Claire step out of the car. "Hey, sorry I'm late," she said, taking his bag and throwing it in the trunk of her 1990 Mustang.
Billie Joe hopped into the front seat and didn't say anything until they had left the grounds of Holly Hills. "You excited?" Claire asked him. "Yeah... kinda," he answered, and went back to looking out the window. They soon arrived at Claire's house and she took his bag out for him but he took it from her. "Don't worry, I can carry it," Billie Joe said to her. She smiled, lead him up the steps, unlocked the door and let him in.
"Nice house," Billie Joe said to her. "It's alright. Here, let me show you your room," Claire said and Billie Joe followed her up the stairs to the second door.
It was a big enough room. It had a double bed, a desk and huge built-in wardrobe.
"This is great." He smiled and went to look out the window. He gasped at the view. You could see the bay and where Mike lived. "We can go over to Mike's later and get your stuff," Clare said, bringing him out of his thoughts again. "Yeah, that would be great," he said and sat on his bed. Claire sat down next to him. "I know it isn't your home, but will it do alright?" Claire asked him and he sighed. "It's great. Don't mind me, I just miss Adie, that's all," Billie Joe replied. "I can tell you loved her very much and I know she loved you," Claire said and stood up to leave the room, "Don't forget that." She left Billie Joe alone again.
The ride to Mike's that evening was a silent one. Billie Joe hadn't seen Mike or Tre in three years and he still thought that they were mad at him. They arrived at Mike's at about seven and Claire looked over at Billie Joe. He had been rubbing his hands together nervously. "It will be okay," Claire said, putting her hand on Billie Joe's before getting out of the car. He followed her. Claire knocked on the door and waited for Mike to answer. She could hear Billie Joe's heart beating fast in his chest. Mike answered soon after and gasped at the sight of Billie Joe. "Billie Joe," he cried and pulled him into a hug. Billie Joe held onto Mike's shirt and sobbed into his best friend. Mike pulled back and Billie Joe went to follow him.
"I, uh, will come back and get you later, okay?" Claire asked Billie Joe. He nodded and gave her a quick hug which surprised her. "Thank you," he said through his tears. He followed Mike in and closed the door. Claire walked down the steps and left Billie Joe to catch up with his two best friends.
When Claire got home she headed for the shower. She undressed and got in. When she had finished she got out and got dressed in a pair of shorts and an oversized Nirvana t-shirt. Claire brushed her long black hair and put it up into a messy bun. When she looked at the clock she noticed it was 9:30. "I wonder how Billie is getting on," she muttered to herself.
As she was going out her bedroom door she banged into someone and she let out a small scream. "What the hell are you doing here?" she growled at her ex-boyfriend Chris.
They had broken up because Chris had become obsessive and violent. "Why is there a man's jacket downstairs, Claire?" He breathed into her face. She winced and pulled back but he caught her by the wrist. He pushed her hard against the wall and captured her mouth in a sloppy kiss. "Get off me," she cried and pushed him away. She ran down the stairs and was about to ring the police when she felt a hand hit her across the back of the head. She fell to the floor and Chris kicked her twice in the stomach before grabbing her and pulling her up by the hair. They both heard "What the hell?" and looked up to see a shocked Billie Joe standing at the door. "Billie Joe," Claire cried. Billie Joe gasped and lunged forward at Chris who dropped Claire and started to fight Billie Joe. Billie Joe swung and punched Chris hard in the stomach, and again in the nose. Chris stumbled backwards but managed to punch Billie Joe in the mouth. It all ended when Billie Joe hit Chris in the eye. Chris wiped the blood off his face and went for the door.
"I will fucking kill the both of you," he shouted before slamming the door. Billie Joe stared at the door for a minute before running over to where a sobbing Claire was on the floor.
"Claire its okay.. it's okay," Billie Joe said to her and put his hand on her knee. Billie Joe picked her up and lay her down on the sofa. He went out into the kitchen, found an ice-pack and put it on the back of her head. He sat on the edge of the sofa and watched a shaking Claire.
"I-Im so sorry," she said after a few minutes of silence.
"Hey, don't be... it's not your fault," Billie Joe whispered to her. In his mind he was so afraid... seeing Claire being held up by the hair like that brought back memories of Adrienne. He shook his head and looked back at her. "Who was that?" Billie Joe asked. She sniffed and tried to answer but she was so shocked.
"My ex-boyfriend Chris," she managed to say. She sighed again and began to cry. "Ssh! Hey its okay," Billie Joe whispered and pulled her into a hug. She sobbed into Billie Joe's bloody t-shirt for ages.
"Oh, look at your face," she said looking at Billie Joe's busted lip and the blood coming out of it. She managed to stand up and walk out into the kitchen.
Claire came back a few minutes later with a first aid kit. She sat down beside Billie Joe again and made him turn towards her. "This might sting a little," she said and wiped Billie Joe's lip with some cream. He winced and she smiled at him. She cleaned up his lip but as she went to stand up she got a sharp pain in her stomach. She cried and dropped the first aid kit and it fell to the floor. "Shit," Billie Joe cried and caught Claire. "Whats wrong?" He asked her. She pointed to her stomach and he lay her on the sofa again.
He gently pulled up her Nirvana t-shirt and when he saw her stomach, he gasped, "Jesus Christ" and pulled her close. Just then there was a knock on the door...
Billie Joe hopped into the front seat and didn't say anything until they had left the grounds of Holly Hills. "You excited?" Claire asked him. "Yeah... kinda," he answered, and went back to looking out the window. They soon arrived at Claire's house and she took his bag out for him but he took it from her. "Don't worry, I can carry it," Billie Joe said to her. She smiled, lead him up the steps, unlocked the door and let him in.
"Nice house," Billie Joe said to her. "It's alright. Here, let me show you your room," Claire said and Billie Joe followed her up the stairs to the second door.
It was a big enough room. It had a double bed, a desk and huge built-in wardrobe.
"This is great." He smiled and went to look out the window. He gasped at the view. You could see the bay and where Mike lived. "We can go over to Mike's later and get your stuff," Clare said, bringing him out of his thoughts again. "Yeah, that would be great," he said and sat on his bed. Claire sat down next to him. "I know it isn't your home, but will it do alright?" Claire asked him and he sighed. "It's great. Don't mind me, I just miss Adie, that's all," Billie Joe replied. "I can tell you loved her very much and I know she loved you," Claire said and stood up to leave the room, "Don't forget that." She left Billie Joe alone again.
The ride to Mike's that evening was a silent one. Billie Joe hadn't seen Mike or Tre in three years and he still thought that they were mad at him. They arrived at Mike's at about seven and Claire looked over at Billie Joe. He had been rubbing his hands together nervously. "It will be okay," Claire said, putting her hand on Billie Joe's before getting out of the car. He followed her. Claire knocked on the door and waited for Mike to answer. She could hear Billie Joe's heart beating fast in his chest. Mike answered soon after and gasped at the sight of Billie Joe. "Billie Joe," he cried and pulled him into a hug. Billie Joe held onto Mike's shirt and sobbed into his best friend. Mike pulled back and Billie Joe went to follow him.
"I, uh, will come back and get you later, okay?" Claire asked Billie Joe. He nodded and gave her a quick hug which surprised her. "Thank you," he said through his tears. He followed Mike in and closed the door. Claire walked down the steps and left Billie Joe to catch up with his two best friends.
When Claire got home she headed for the shower. She undressed and got in. When she had finished she got out and got dressed in a pair of shorts and an oversized Nirvana t-shirt. Claire brushed her long black hair and put it up into a messy bun. When she looked at the clock she noticed it was 9:30. "I wonder how Billie is getting on," she muttered to herself.
As she was going out her bedroom door she banged into someone and she let out a small scream. "What the hell are you doing here?" she growled at her ex-boyfriend Chris.
They had broken up because Chris had become obsessive and violent. "Why is there a man's jacket downstairs, Claire?" He breathed into her face. She winced and pulled back but he caught her by the wrist. He pushed her hard against the wall and captured her mouth in a sloppy kiss. "Get off me," she cried and pushed him away. She ran down the stairs and was about to ring the police when she felt a hand hit her across the back of the head. She fell to the floor and Chris kicked her twice in the stomach before grabbing her and pulling her up by the hair. They both heard "What the hell?" and looked up to see a shocked Billie Joe standing at the door. "Billie Joe," Claire cried. Billie Joe gasped and lunged forward at Chris who dropped Claire and started to fight Billie Joe. Billie Joe swung and punched Chris hard in the stomach, and again in the nose. Chris stumbled backwards but managed to punch Billie Joe in the mouth. It all ended when Billie Joe hit Chris in the eye. Chris wiped the blood off his face and went for the door.
"I will fucking kill the both of you," he shouted before slamming the door. Billie Joe stared at the door for a minute before running over to where a sobbing Claire was on the floor.
"Claire its okay.. it's okay," Billie Joe said to her and put his hand on her knee. Billie Joe picked her up and lay her down on the sofa. He went out into the kitchen, found an ice-pack and put it on the back of her head. He sat on the edge of the sofa and watched a shaking Claire.
"I-Im so sorry," she said after a few minutes of silence.
"Hey, don't be... it's not your fault," Billie Joe whispered to her. In his mind he was so afraid... seeing Claire being held up by the hair like that brought back memories of Adrienne. He shook his head and looked back at her. "Who was that?" Billie Joe asked. She sniffed and tried to answer but she was so shocked.
"My ex-boyfriend Chris," she managed to say. She sighed again and began to cry. "Ssh! Hey its okay," Billie Joe whispered and pulled her into a hug. She sobbed into Billie Joe's bloody t-shirt for ages.
"Oh, look at your face," she said looking at Billie Joe's busted lip and the blood coming out of it. She managed to stand up and walk out into the kitchen.
Claire came back a few minutes later with a first aid kit. She sat down beside Billie Joe again and made him turn towards her. "This might sting a little," she said and wiped Billie Joe's lip with some cream. He winced and she smiled at him. She cleaned up his lip but as she went to stand up she got a sharp pain in her stomach. She cried and dropped the first aid kit and it fell to the floor. "Shit," Billie Joe cried and caught Claire. "Whats wrong?" He asked her. She pointed to her stomach and he lay her on the sofa again.
He gently pulled up her Nirvana t-shirt and when he saw her stomach, he gasped, "Jesus Christ" and pulled her close. Just then there was a knock on the door...
