The Disappearing Boy, chapter 3
-A Few Weeks Later-
Mike and Crystal became good friends afterwards. They were hanging out together, eating lunch and anything else a couple of friends would do. But Mike's feelings for her grew stonger almost every time he was with her. He hadn't asked about her and if she had any feelings for him but he planned on doing it soon because he felt that there was something between them and it was also eating at him.
Adrienne had just taken a cab back to the airport and Billie Joe seemed a bit sad, like he always was when she left. Mike was waiting for a phone call from Crystal and was also trying to cheer him up. Their phone that barely worked, started to ring. Mike went to pick it up. He was happy he would get to talk to Crystal again even though he already had about 10 minutes before.
"Hello?," he asked.
"So, do you wanna go to the movies tonight?," asked Crystal.
"Sure. What do you wanna see?"
"Dunno. Whatever they have thats good. Is it okay that I bring a friend, though," she asked.
"Sure. I'll meet you there at 7. How's that sound?," asked Mike.
"Okay. See you then." They hung up and Mike walked back to his room and sat on his bed which was just a small matress that he could barely fit on when he was sleeping. The movies would be a good place to ask her... Maybe. He didn't really care where he asked, just when and how. He wanted to ask soon. That was all. But that freind would be there. He wouldn't be alone with her. It's probably just one of her girlfreinds.
Being broken out of his thoughts to the sound of Tre's voice made Mike jump.
"Was that your girlfreind?," he asked. Mike smiled at the thought of it and turned back to Tre.
"Fuck off," said Mike, throwing a pillow at him. Tre laughed and walked out of Mike's room.
* * * * *
It was 7:00 and Mike was waiting outside for Crystal and this "friend". He saw the two walking up to him. There was Crystal and that other person. A very big and tall other person.
"Woah, that's a big girl," Mike quietly mumbled to himself. The two reached Mike and the friend wasn't a girl, it was a guy. He looked like he could crush Mike like a little bug. He was huge!
"Hey Mike," came Crystal's voice.
"Uh... Hey Crystal," he said.
"Oh, this is Adam. My boyfeind." Those last two words made Mike cringe. No chance on asking her that question. Unless he felt like getting the living shit beaten out of him. Just be nice, he thought to himself.
"Hi Adam. Nice to meet you," said Mike as he held one of his hand out for a freindly shake.
"Yah, you too Matt," said Adam as he pushed Mike's hand away. "Lets go get the tickets," he added as he pulled Crystal by the arm to the counter.
"What an asshole," Mike said as he watched them walk away. They got the tickets for their movie. Adam got to pick.
It was some movie that was called, "Unforgiven".
Not something Mike and Crystal wanted to see but it would do. Sitting in their seets, Mike picked the one next to Crystal but Adam pulled him up.
"Nuh uh. You sit over there," said Adam as he pointed to the seet next to him. He sat down and the movie started.
Mike couldn't help but look over at Crystal as the movie played. Adam shouted a bit with things like 'No! Go over there! Dumbass! ' or 'What the hell are you doing?! He'll kill you! '. Mike could see it got on Crystal's nerves but she was too scared to say anything. So were the other people who looked back and saw his size. Mike wanted Crystal to be his girlfreind and not Adam's. Adam didn't deserve her.
When the movie ended, both Adam and Mike had to use the restroom so they walked in and Crystal waited by the door. After taking his piss, Mike walked out to find Adam by the sinks glaring at him. He didn't use the restroom. All he did was wait for Mike to come out and wash his hands and that made Mike a little nervous. As he scrubbed his hands in the sink, Adam continued to glare at him.
"If I ever find out you've done something to or with Crystal, I'll kill you," Adam said to Mike. Adam walked out of the restroom and pulled Crystal out of the theater.
* * * * *
Arriving back at his and his bandmates' piece of shit house, he walked through the front door and into the kitchen to grab a beer. Billie and Tre were in the other room jamming. Mike plopped himself on the couch and opened the can.
"How was your date?" asked Billie as he grabbed a beer for him and Tre. Mike sighed and took a sip of the cold drink, letting it flow down his throat.
"So it wasn't so good, huh?"
"Nope and she isn't my girlfreind nor was it a date," said Mike.
"Psh... What happened?," asked Tre. Mike looked up at him and said,
"She's got an asshole boyfreind and I met him."
Both Billie Joe and Tre nodded. They didn't ask him about any more because they new he was upset. Just sat quietly drinking their beers.
Mike and Crystal became good friends afterwards. They were hanging out together, eating lunch and anything else a couple of friends would do. But Mike's feelings for her grew stonger almost every time he was with her. He hadn't asked about her and if she had any feelings for him but he planned on doing it soon because he felt that there was something between them and it was also eating at him.
Adrienne had just taken a cab back to the airport and Billie Joe seemed a bit sad, like he always was when she left. Mike was waiting for a phone call from Crystal and was also trying to cheer him up. Their phone that barely worked, started to ring. Mike went to pick it up. He was happy he would get to talk to Crystal again even though he already had about 10 minutes before.
"Hello?," he asked.
"So, do you wanna go to the movies tonight?," asked Crystal.
"Sure. What do you wanna see?"
"Dunno. Whatever they have thats good. Is it okay that I bring a friend, though," she asked.
"Sure. I'll meet you there at 7. How's that sound?," asked Mike.
"Okay. See you then." They hung up and Mike walked back to his room and sat on his bed which was just a small matress that he could barely fit on when he was sleeping. The movies would be a good place to ask her... Maybe. He didn't really care where he asked, just when and how. He wanted to ask soon. That was all. But that freind would be there. He wouldn't be alone with her. It's probably just one of her girlfreinds.
Being broken out of his thoughts to the sound of Tre's voice made Mike jump.
"Was that your girlfreind?," he asked. Mike smiled at the thought of it and turned back to Tre.
"Fuck off," said Mike, throwing a pillow at him. Tre laughed and walked out of Mike's room.
* * * * *
It was 7:00 and Mike was waiting outside for Crystal and this "friend". He saw the two walking up to him. There was Crystal and that other person. A very big and tall other person.
"Woah, that's a big girl," Mike quietly mumbled to himself. The two reached Mike and the friend wasn't a girl, it was a guy. He looked like he could crush Mike like a little bug. He was huge!
"Hey Mike," came Crystal's voice.
"Uh... Hey Crystal," he said.
"Oh, this is Adam. My boyfeind." Those last two words made Mike cringe. No chance on asking her that question. Unless he felt like getting the living shit beaten out of him. Just be nice, he thought to himself.
"Hi Adam. Nice to meet you," said Mike as he held one of his hand out for a freindly shake.
"Yah, you too Matt," said Adam as he pushed Mike's hand away. "Lets go get the tickets," he added as he pulled Crystal by the arm to the counter.
"What an asshole," Mike said as he watched them walk away. They got the tickets for their movie. Adam got to pick.
It was some movie that was called, "Unforgiven".
Not something Mike and Crystal wanted to see but it would do. Sitting in their seets, Mike picked the one next to Crystal but Adam pulled him up.
"Nuh uh. You sit over there," said Adam as he pointed to the seet next to him. He sat down and the movie started.
Mike couldn't help but look over at Crystal as the movie played. Adam shouted a bit with things like 'No! Go over there! Dumbass! ' or 'What the hell are you doing?! He'll kill you! '. Mike could see it got on Crystal's nerves but she was too scared to say anything. So were the other people who looked back and saw his size. Mike wanted Crystal to be his girlfreind and not Adam's. Adam didn't deserve her.
When the movie ended, both Adam and Mike had to use the restroom so they walked in and Crystal waited by the door. After taking his piss, Mike walked out to find Adam by the sinks glaring at him. He didn't use the restroom. All he did was wait for Mike to come out and wash his hands and that made Mike a little nervous. As he scrubbed his hands in the sink, Adam continued to glare at him.
"If I ever find out you've done something to or with Crystal, I'll kill you," Adam said to Mike. Adam walked out of the restroom and pulled Crystal out of the theater.
* * * * *
Arriving back at his and his bandmates' piece of shit house, he walked through the front door and into the kitchen to grab a beer. Billie and Tre were in the other room jamming. Mike plopped himself on the couch and opened the can.
"How was your date?" asked Billie as he grabbed a beer for him and Tre. Mike sighed and took a sip of the cold drink, letting it flow down his throat.
"So it wasn't so good, huh?"
"Nope and she isn't my girlfreind nor was it a date," said Mike.
"Psh... What happened?," asked Tre. Mike looked up at him and said,
"She's got an asshole boyfreind and I met him."
Both Billie Joe and Tre nodded. They didn't ask him about any more because they new he was upset. Just sat quietly drinking their beers.
