Too Much Too Soon, chapter 13
Billie sat speechless on the other line and said, "I saw him die, sir. Tre is dead."
"He can't be, I don't think three days on the road would kill him."
Billie gave a look of confusion, "Excuse me? Three days on the road? We stopped riding the tour bus-"
"I know. Your tour was over earlier than expected."
Billie was getting frustrated. Why can't this man understand that Tre is dead?!
"Mr. Wright, Tre is dead! Gone!"
"Dead? No, no, no. He's here in San Francisco with me on a little vacation. We had a blast, I mean, we went-"
Billie froze on the couch. David was watching tv, but quickly turned his attention to Billie. Tre was on vacation with his dad?! That can't be true! Tre's dead, he died in the bus accident.
"Billie? Billie? Ya there?!"
"Yeah...say, do ya mind if I talk to Tre do ya?"
"Oh....he's not here at the moment, but I'll tell him-"
"Well," Billie's face looked as if he was up to something, and he said, "I guess I'll talk to you later, eh?"
"Yeah, good talking to you."
"Umm, are you going to be home tomorrow?"
"Yes, why?"
"I just want to make sure that if I call, that you'll be home. I hate answering machines."
"HAHAHA, yes. Talk to you tomorrow then." *CLICK*
"Billie, what the hell do you think you're doing?"
"Taking a little road trip to say 'hello' to a good friend of mine."
"WHO?!"
"Tre.."
"Tre's dead though!"
"Not according to his dad. Tre's there right now."
"Billie, this could be a trap!"
"COULD, we don't know for sure, do we? The only way to find out, is to go."
"Billie Joe Armstrong, I can't let you do this.."
"Well, you're gonna, and you're gonna help me. I'm gonna need some cash, and those car keys, too."
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Billie had to fight tooth and nail for David's car keys and money, but he eventually got a hold of them. The drive didn't take too long, probably about an hour. Billie couldn't believe what he heard. Tre, alive? It just didn't seem possible.
*Bzzt bzzt bzzt*
"Hello?"
"Ahh, I see you've taken our advice."
"Well, well, well. Haven't heard from you in a while."
"You still don't think we're helping you?! You amuse me."
"Do I? DO I FUCKING AMUSE YOU?! Because I'm not amused."
"Ha ha ha. Well, just as long as you're not in Berekely, the town is safe, and your killer isn't going to be able to get you anytime soon."
Billie felt the hair on the back of his neck rise, when he heard 'your killer'. "Yah, sure."
"We'll be in touch. So long." Billie was getting really irritated with that guy.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"BILLIE?! Is that you?"Mr. Wright said openeing his arms, then hugging Billie.
"So, where's Tre?!" Billie said quickly.
"Tre?
"Yeah....Tre?"
"You just missed him. He left a few days ago..."
"Dang it!"
"Yeah, tough luck."
Billie rolled his eyes, "Tell me about it."
"Do ya wanna come in for a bit, stay the night, or get a bite to eat?"
"Food woud be great thanks."
They sat down and ate lunch in the backyard. The garden wasn't much, of course Mr. Wright wasn't too crazy about keeping one up.
"So, did Tre say where he was going?" Billie asked.
"Said that you guys were starting up the tour again! I was like ' what are you talking about. You just got home.' Then he replies, 'Yeah, well we decided to go all out since we just got big, ya know the buisness.' I didn't question him. Billie, out of all people, I thought you would have known!"
"Yeah, me too. Hmm, I guess he's uh, surprising me!" Billie said, playing along.
"Haha, Tre's such a tricky one, he is."
"Well, for being alive, he certainly is."
Billie decided to stay the night. The small guest room would do Billie just fine. He lay on the bed thinking about all that had happened. "Too much too soon, " he said to himself, and fell asleep.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*Bzzt bzzt bzzzt* his phone vibrated against his chest around one in the morning. *Bzzt bzzt bzzt*
"Heeeeeellllooooooo" Billie said drowsily.
"Mr. Armstrong, sorry to call you so late, but I found this urgent."
Billie stretched and rubbed his eyes, trying to wake up, "Yes? Who is this by the way?"
"It's about Adrienne..."
"He can't be, I don't think three days on the road would kill him."
Billie gave a look of confusion, "Excuse me? Three days on the road? We stopped riding the tour bus-"
"I know. Your tour was over earlier than expected."
Billie was getting frustrated. Why can't this man understand that Tre is dead?!
"Mr. Wright, Tre is dead! Gone!"
"Dead? No, no, no. He's here in San Francisco with me on a little vacation. We had a blast, I mean, we went-"
Billie froze on the couch. David was watching tv, but quickly turned his attention to Billie. Tre was on vacation with his dad?! That can't be true! Tre's dead, he died in the bus accident.
"Billie? Billie? Ya there?!"
"Yeah...say, do ya mind if I talk to Tre do ya?"
"Oh....he's not here at the moment, but I'll tell him-"
"Well," Billie's face looked as if he was up to something, and he said, "I guess I'll talk to you later, eh?"
"Yeah, good talking to you."
"Umm, are you going to be home tomorrow?"
"Yes, why?"
"I just want to make sure that if I call, that you'll be home. I hate answering machines."
"HAHAHA, yes. Talk to you tomorrow then." *CLICK*
"Billie, what the hell do you think you're doing?"
"Taking a little road trip to say 'hello' to a good friend of mine."
"WHO?!"
"Tre.."
"Tre's dead though!"
"Not according to his dad. Tre's there right now."
"Billie, this could be a trap!"
"COULD, we don't know for sure, do we? The only way to find out, is to go."
"Billie Joe Armstrong, I can't let you do this.."
"Well, you're gonna, and you're gonna help me. I'm gonna need some cash, and those car keys, too."
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Billie had to fight tooth and nail for David's car keys and money, but he eventually got a hold of them. The drive didn't take too long, probably about an hour. Billie couldn't believe what he heard. Tre, alive? It just didn't seem possible.
*Bzzt bzzt bzzt*
"Hello?"
"Ahh, I see you've taken our advice."
"Well, well, well. Haven't heard from you in a while."
"You still don't think we're helping you?! You amuse me."
"Do I? DO I FUCKING AMUSE YOU?! Because I'm not amused."
"Ha ha ha. Well, just as long as you're not in Berekely, the town is safe, and your killer isn't going to be able to get you anytime soon."
Billie felt the hair on the back of his neck rise, when he heard 'your killer'. "Yah, sure."
"We'll be in touch. So long." Billie was getting really irritated with that guy.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"BILLIE?! Is that you?"Mr. Wright said openeing his arms, then hugging Billie.
"So, where's Tre?!" Billie said quickly.
"Tre?
"Yeah....Tre?"
"You just missed him. He left a few days ago..."
"Dang it!"
"Yeah, tough luck."
Billie rolled his eyes, "Tell me about it."
"Do ya wanna come in for a bit, stay the night, or get a bite to eat?"
"Food woud be great thanks."
They sat down and ate lunch in the backyard. The garden wasn't much, of course Mr. Wright wasn't too crazy about keeping one up.
"So, did Tre say where he was going?" Billie asked.
"Said that you guys were starting up the tour again! I was like ' what are you talking about. You just got home.' Then he replies, 'Yeah, well we decided to go all out since we just got big, ya know the buisness.' I didn't question him. Billie, out of all people, I thought you would have known!"
"Yeah, me too. Hmm, I guess he's uh, surprising me!" Billie said, playing along.
"Haha, Tre's such a tricky one, he is."
"Well, for being alive, he certainly is."
Billie decided to stay the night. The small guest room would do Billie just fine. He lay on the bed thinking about all that had happened. "Too much too soon, " he said to himself, and fell asleep.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*Bzzt bzzt bzzzt* his phone vibrated against his chest around one in the morning. *Bzzt bzzt bzzt*
"Heeeeeellllooooooo" Billie said drowsily.
"Mr. Armstrong, sorry to call you so late, but I found this urgent."
Billie stretched and rubbed his eyes, trying to wake up, "Yes? Who is this by the way?"
"It's about Adrienne..."
