Livin' With The Gorillaz, chapter 18
Ch. 18- 100 Bottles of Beer On the Wall! Take Them Down and Throw em' around...
Just standing there, trying to gain my senses back, Ashley gave me a shove to step forward. I almost fell.
"Hurry up Lex! Whatever your gonna say, say it now while Billie Joe has him under control!" ; I nodded and began walking over to them. Mike had his head buried in his arms while he held a drink in his right hand. Billie Joe was sitting with him just jabbering away. When he saw us he went quiet, I put my hand on his shoulder,
"Mike?" ; He swung his arm around, which made me step away. He then looked up, his eyes looked like they had dark circles under them. You could tell he hadn't slept since.
"Leave... Me alone... Go hang with those... Monkey friends of yours... ";
"Mike, put the drink down. It was a mistake! I didn't intend to do that with Murdoc! You know I wouldn't!" ; He grunted and took another sip. I sighed, and marched over to him snatching away the glass, Billie Joe and Ashley took Mike by the arms.
"Give it back!" ; he shouted. "Let me go!" ; He could barely stand on his own.
"Mike, man you need to stop! Look at yourself! You're like a drunken monkey yourself!" ; cried Billie Joe holding him back.
"Yea! It was only a mistake! Let it go!" ; agreed Ashley." ; Mike then broke free and acted as though he calmed down, almost losing his balance. All three of us looked at him, he took a deep breath. Just then, Murdoc and 2-D walk in... Oh no... Why of all times did they have to walk in?! 2-D I understand but Murdoc?! NOT NOW!
"Oh shit." ; Said Ashley and Billie Joe together. I spun around and saw the two walking in. 2-D was waving at me. I began flailing me arms and tried to tell them to get out before Mike saw them. He didn't get it and came over.
"Sup? Aren't you supposed to be looking for your-" he looks up. "Oh `ello." ; He gives a small smile showing his spaced out teeth. Mike looks up as Murdoc walks up behind.
"What is he doing here?!" ; he then grabs a beer bottle and hurls it in Murdoc's direction who dodges it and it hit 2-D slam in the face breaking. 2-D falls over; burying his face into the palms of his hands.
"OI! What are ya trying to do mate?!" ; yelled 2-D. Murdoc bursts out in laughter until he's hit with one as well. Mike then starts laughing when he sees that he made a hit. Then all hell breaks loose.
2-D and Murdoc look at each other and nod their heads and grab as many bottle as they can and hurl them at Mike, some coming over to Billie Joe and Ashley's way. They both move from target and hide behind the bar. I grab Mike's sleeve and pull him out of the way.
"HEY WAIT A MINUET!" ; I yelled. But Mike turned loose and began to throw bottle after bottle. I'm thinking 2-D must have been hit more than 5 times cause he finally took cover, while yelling in pain. Murdoc was still up as he finally charged after Mike with half a broken beer bottle handle. Mike luckily lost his balance and fell before Murdoc got him. Murdoc rammed into a table as Mike stumbled to get up, he was running after Mike now with the bottle from behind. GODDAMMNIT! I thought. I then ran after Mike and tackled him to the floor sliding out of the way, but was cut on the arm by Murdoc's little weapon of glass. I stood up and looked at the gape in my arm, blood sparkling in the light. Murdoc stands still as well as me and 2-D both did starring at my arm.
"That's it... "; I mumble. I then drop low and trip up Murdoc with a swing of my right leg, making him fall hard on his back and made him drop his broken bottle. I then take the broken glass and hold it up to his neck. I grinned,
"Alright you mother-fucker, it's my turn to cause some terrifying pain! I'm calling it pay back for all you've caused me! I came here to California for a damn reason and getting fucked by you was not one of my intensions, you made one hell of a mistake!" ; the glass began to poke into his skin. I could see sweat fall down his chin. "I came here to get away from all of my troubles and you make it worse!" ; I then push the glass further until 2-D and Ashley and Billie Joe all pull me off of him dropping the glass. I then cool off and glare and Murdoc then Mike, then I storm out of the building. Leaving everyone there behind, my head hurt so much, the sleeve on my shirt was stained. I looked terrible. I walked and walked, didn't know where the hell I was going. Finally, I came to a stop in front of a Quick-Mart, and sat on the sidewalk. The sun was setting and the street-lights flickered on. I watched cars whiz by on the highway.
"Lex, why'd you leave?" ; asked a soft voice. I looked up at my right were the sun was setting, the glare blinded me at the moment until I saw 2-D. I shrugged.
"You know what 2-D, this event kind of reminds me of that song of yours." ;
"Yea? Which one?" ;
"New Genious." ; And suddenly he sat down and he started off the small chorus and then we both started singing it.
"Brother, sister too...
Do what you must do,
Don't trust people you meet,
Yeah, yeah
They might promise you,
That the river ain't deep";
Just standing there, trying to gain my senses back, Ashley gave me a shove to step forward. I almost fell.
"Hurry up Lex! Whatever your gonna say, say it now while Billie Joe has him under control!" ; I nodded and began walking over to them. Mike had his head buried in his arms while he held a drink in his right hand. Billie Joe was sitting with him just jabbering away. When he saw us he went quiet, I put my hand on his shoulder,
"Mike?" ; He swung his arm around, which made me step away. He then looked up, his eyes looked like they had dark circles under them. You could tell he hadn't slept since.
"Leave... Me alone... Go hang with those... Monkey friends of yours... ";
"Mike, put the drink down. It was a mistake! I didn't intend to do that with Murdoc! You know I wouldn't!" ; He grunted and took another sip. I sighed, and marched over to him snatching away the glass, Billie Joe and Ashley took Mike by the arms.
"Give it back!" ; he shouted. "Let me go!" ; He could barely stand on his own.
"Mike, man you need to stop! Look at yourself! You're like a drunken monkey yourself!" ; cried Billie Joe holding him back.
"Yea! It was only a mistake! Let it go!" ; agreed Ashley." ; Mike then broke free and acted as though he calmed down, almost losing his balance. All three of us looked at him, he took a deep breath. Just then, Murdoc and 2-D walk in... Oh no... Why of all times did they have to walk in?! 2-D I understand but Murdoc?! NOT NOW!
"Oh shit." ; Said Ashley and Billie Joe together. I spun around and saw the two walking in. 2-D was waving at me. I began flailing me arms and tried to tell them to get out before Mike saw them. He didn't get it and came over.
"Sup? Aren't you supposed to be looking for your-" he looks up. "Oh `ello." ; He gives a small smile showing his spaced out teeth. Mike looks up as Murdoc walks up behind.
"What is he doing here?!" ; he then grabs a beer bottle and hurls it in Murdoc's direction who dodges it and it hit 2-D slam in the face breaking. 2-D falls over; burying his face into the palms of his hands.
"OI! What are ya trying to do mate?!" ; yelled 2-D. Murdoc bursts out in laughter until he's hit with one as well. Mike then starts laughing when he sees that he made a hit. Then all hell breaks loose.
2-D and Murdoc look at each other and nod their heads and grab as many bottle as they can and hurl them at Mike, some coming over to Billie Joe and Ashley's way. They both move from target and hide behind the bar. I grab Mike's sleeve and pull him out of the way.
"HEY WAIT A MINUET!" ; I yelled. But Mike turned loose and began to throw bottle after bottle. I'm thinking 2-D must have been hit more than 5 times cause he finally took cover, while yelling in pain. Murdoc was still up as he finally charged after Mike with half a broken beer bottle handle. Mike luckily lost his balance and fell before Murdoc got him. Murdoc rammed into a table as Mike stumbled to get up, he was running after Mike now with the bottle from behind. GODDAMMNIT! I thought. I then ran after Mike and tackled him to the floor sliding out of the way, but was cut on the arm by Murdoc's little weapon of glass. I stood up and looked at the gape in my arm, blood sparkling in the light. Murdoc stands still as well as me and 2-D both did starring at my arm.
"That's it... "; I mumble. I then drop low and trip up Murdoc with a swing of my right leg, making him fall hard on his back and made him drop his broken bottle. I then take the broken glass and hold it up to his neck. I grinned,
"Alright you mother-fucker, it's my turn to cause some terrifying pain! I'm calling it pay back for all you've caused me! I came here to California for a damn reason and getting fucked by you was not one of my intensions, you made one hell of a mistake!" ; the glass began to poke into his skin. I could see sweat fall down his chin. "I came here to get away from all of my troubles and you make it worse!" ; I then push the glass further until 2-D and Ashley and Billie Joe all pull me off of him dropping the glass. I then cool off and glare and Murdoc then Mike, then I storm out of the building. Leaving everyone there behind, my head hurt so much, the sleeve on my shirt was stained. I looked terrible. I walked and walked, didn't know where the hell I was going. Finally, I came to a stop in front of a Quick-Mart, and sat on the sidewalk. The sun was setting and the street-lights flickered on. I watched cars whiz by on the highway.
"Lex, why'd you leave?" ; asked a soft voice. I looked up at my right were the sun was setting, the glare blinded me at the moment until I saw 2-D. I shrugged.
"You know what 2-D, this event kind of reminds me of that song of yours." ;
"Yea? Which one?" ;
"New Genious." ; And suddenly he sat down and he started off the small chorus and then we both started singing it.
"Brother, sister too...
Do what you must do,
Don't trust people you meet,
Yeah, yeah
They might promise you,
That the river ain't deep";
