Forever Green, chapter 7
‘Yes Billie’, Steph asked. ‘I was thinking about the formal’, he continued. ‘Yeah and’, Steph replied her voice becoming shakey. There was silence. *Oh god not again* she told herself. ‘Billie, what we’re you going to say’, Steph asked as she turned herself around. He was asleep. *Wow that was fast. Maybe I should wake him, up for him to finish* she though. Billie started to move around. He started mumbling the same words Tre was saying the other day; ‘Don’t leave me, just stay’. Steph decided to move and let him have his rest. She couldn’t though with out waking him. Their fingers had become linked and her head was still resting on him. Slowly, Steph to started drifting asleep. The two of them, now just laid together, while the other boys sat in the lounge. ‘Bill, Steph are you two alright?’, Mike called out. ‘Just leave them, their probably sorting out something’, Tre said. ‘Yeah just it seems to quiet’.
Over the next few days the 4 of them attended school and came back home again. Did anything they needed to do and then slept getting ready for the next day. Over this period, they seemed to get closer as well as friends. The night of the formal had caught up to them. Everyone was getting ready, even though there was a few hours ahead of them. Steph, Tre and Mike, had all decide to wear black and since the colour was one of the few they owned it was quite easy.
‘Mike have you seen Billie-Joe’, Steph asked frantically. ‘Oh that’s so cute you called him, but he’s full name. And nah I think he was in he’s room the last time I saw him’, Mike replied. Steph lifted up her dress and walked down to he’s room. She knocked on the door. ‘Come in’, the voice from inside said. She opened the door to see Billie still sitting on his bed. ‘You haven’t even gotten ready yet?’, Steph exclaimed. ‘I don’t know if I feel like going’, he murmured. ‘You have to come Billie’, Steph told him. ‘Nah seriously’, he replied. ‘Billie, please, I want you to come with me’, she said shyly. Billie turned his head and looked at her. ‘Why, plenty of other people asked you, go with one of them’, he told her. ‘No Billie, I wanna take you to the formal, I wont go, if you don’t, there’s no use then’, she said under her breath. ‘What?’, he asked. ‘Don’t worry, just come with me, please’, she repeated. ‘You really want me to come with you?’, Billie asked. ‘Yeah, really’, she replied. ‘Alright just let me get dressed’, he said. ‘Well hurry up and get ready the limo’s gonna be here shortly’, Steph ordered. ‘What limo?’, Billie asked. ‘Billie if I’m going to waste my time at a formal, I’m going to waste it properly’, Steph replied, before walking out to let him get ready.
So, it was time, they had gotten ready, *and they all looked beautiful* and they had been dropped off. Tre with Sarah, Mike with his arm around Tina and Billie and Steph holding hands shyly. Billie felt around in he’s pocket to make sure the jewellery was still in there. ‘I’m so not feeling well’, said Sarah before they walked into the school hall. ‘What, Sarah no way’, Tina said. ‘Tina, I have to go to the bathroom’, she ordered. ‘Here I’ll take you, Steph take the guys inside’, Tina asked ‘Yeah sure’, Steph said walking back to the guys. ‘Ahh Tre, looks like Sarah’s sick’, Steph said sympathetically. ‘Is she alright, should I go see her?’, Tre asked. ‘No its alright, Tina’s taken her to the girls bathroom’, Steph replied. ‘So I have no date for the formal’.
‘Mate come one, neither do I, mines gone with yours’, Mike said. ‘Perhaps their up to something’, Tre wondered out aloud. ‘Tre! Don’t say things like that about them’, Steph growled. ‘Steph relax, you know Tre might have a point’, Mike said. ‘Mike….’, She paused ‘You know, now that I think of the reputation they both have I wouldn’t be surprised. Well its alright, you guys just come in with me. Billie fix your hair!’. Billie took his hand away from Steph’s, but she noticed and grabbed it again with a firmer grasp. ‘Your not getting out of this one’, She told him. ‘Who said I was trying to’, he asked. ‘Your body language, just walk in with me, the guys can follow’. ‘Ahh I’m not so sure about this. What about you three go, and I wait out here until you’ve finished’, he suggested. Steph spun around. ‘No way, I had to force you to get dressed and get in the limo to come here, your coming in’, and with that, she pulled the 3 of them into the hall. ‘Wow I’ve never seen the hall look so good’, Mike exclaimed. The band was already playing and more people started arriving. ‘OMG, ain’t this ‘Call me’ by Blondie?’, Tre asked. ‘Yeah, oh Billie come dance with me please?’, Steph asked. ‘Steph, we just got here’, he said. ‘Yeah and the floors already been taken up by people, oh please Billie, just one dance!’, Steph asked again. ‘Not now, I gotta sit down and think about something’, he told her. Tre held out his hand. ‘Well then you don’t mind if I dance with you?’, he asked. Steph looked at Billie. He’s eyes were alert and focused on her. ‘Ahh you don’t mind do you Billie?’, she asked considerately. ‘No not at all, I gotta talk to Mike about something’, he said. ‘Alright, but I want a dance with you after’, Steph squealed, She gave Billie a quick hug before walking to the floor with Tre. They started dancing. ‘Mike can I ask you something?’, Billie asked. ‘Yeah sure mate. What do ya wanna know?’, he asked back. ‘Not here, outside’, he said. Meanwhile, Sarah was throwing up in the bathroom. Tina had come out to find the others. ‘Steph’, she called. Tre spun Steph around and dropped her down slightly so Tina could talk to her. ‘Steph, your sisters sick as. I’m taken her back home, for a while’, Tina said quickly. ‘You want me to come?’, Steph replied concerned. ‘No she said she doesn’t want you to miss out. We’ll be back though alright’, she said. ‘Yeah sure Tina. Oh and Mike’s over by the doors. You might wanna tell him as well’, Steph said. Tina winked and left the two to continue dancing. ‘I never knew you could dance Tre’, Steph whispered. ‘Neither did I’, he replied. They both started laughing. A gust blew thought the hall doors, as more people entered. Steph pulled Tre in closer.
The song changed. It was a slow, romantic track the band was playing. ‘Oh I wish I could have danced this with Billie’, Steph whispered. ‘You’ll get to, when you two dance, I’ll request a slow song for you guys’, Tre told her. ‘Really?’, she asked. ‘Yeah anything for you’, he said. Steph pulled back slightly, but Tre kept her close to him the whole song. She was becoming uncomfortable. Why was Tre talking and acting like this? She wondered. ‘Tre is everything alright?’, she asked him. ‘Yeah everything’s fine’, he told her, pushed gently on the back of her head, so that Steph rested it on he’s shoulder. Steph started to close her eyes. Tre placed his head down so they were leaning against each-other. He also pulled her back in slightly. They we’re right up against each-other, but no one seemed to notice just how close apart from Steph. They continued dancing for a while longer. ‘You know this is nice’, Tre told her. He turned his head and kissed her cheek. Steph started blushing instantly. Just before Tre did anymore she cut him off. ‘Yeah, it’s sweet. Uhhh…Maybe we should go find the boys’, she suggested. ‘Yeah maybe’, he said sulking. She pulled her self away from him, kept a hold of his hand and started to head for the door. ‘Hey don’t pull me’, he said. ‘Well come on then’.
They walked out of the doors and up the path on the inner side of the school. ‘Where are you two going?’, they heard a voice say from behind them. ‘Ahh Mr Peters, just out here to find Billie and Mike’, Tre told him. ‘Alright well don’t be long, and no getting up to mischievous business’, he told them. He rolled he’s eyes and walked away leaving the two to continue. ‘I think I see them’, Steph said. They ran over to the old playground they first all met in. Billie and Mike we’re sitting together. Billie on the swings and Mike on the monkey bars. ‘Hey guys what’s taken you so long?’, Steph asked. ‘Nothing, here take a seat’, Billie said getting up and offering where he was up. ‘Thanks’, Steph sat down. Billie kept he’s hands on the ropes and started to swing her gently. Tre’s phone went off. ‘Tre I thought I told you to leave it at home’, Steph said. He answered it and gave a guilty look at Steph. ‘Yeah. Oh Okay. Really. Yeah 5 minutes. Alright bye’, he paused. ‘Mike the girls are waiting for us at the entrance’, Tre said. ‘K, I guess we better go than. You two coming’, Mike asked. ‘No we might just stay here’, Steph quickly cut in. Mike and Tre eventually walked away over to the girls. Billie still swang Steph gently. ‘Are you going to tell me what’s wrong?’, Steph asked. Billie walked around to the front of her, and moved her dress slightly so he could sit comfortably. He took in a deep breath. ‘Steph’, he paused and he’s eyes searched around before locking with hers ‘What do you think of me? I mean, do you like me more than a friend? I mean, how are you feeling at the moment? About us? Oh man, I stuffed up. Steph started giggling. She put out her hand, gently grabbed he’s collar and pulled him closer to her. ‘Billie…I guess I..
Over the next few days the 4 of them attended school and came back home again. Did anything they needed to do and then slept getting ready for the next day. Over this period, they seemed to get closer as well as friends. The night of the formal had caught up to them. Everyone was getting ready, even though there was a few hours ahead of them. Steph, Tre and Mike, had all decide to wear black and since the colour was one of the few they owned it was quite easy.
‘Mike have you seen Billie-Joe’, Steph asked frantically. ‘Oh that’s so cute you called him, but he’s full name. And nah I think he was in he’s room the last time I saw him’, Mike replied. Steph lifted up her dress and walked down to he’s room. She knocked on the door. ‘Come in’, the voice from inside said. She opened the door to see Billie still sitting on his bed. ‘You haven’t even gotten ready yet?’, Steph exclaimed. ‘I don’t know if I feel like going’, he murmured. ‘You have to come Billie’, Steph told him. ‘Nah seriously’, he replied. ‘Billie, please, I want you to come with me’, she said shyly. Billie turned his head and looked at her. ‘Why, plenty of other people asked you, go with one of them’, he told her. ‘No Billie, I wanna take you to the formal, I wont go, if you don’t, there’s no use then’, she said under her breath. ‘What?’, he asked. ‘Don’t worry, just come with me, please’, she repeated. ‘You really want me to come with you?’, Billie asked. ‘Yeah, really’, she replied. ‘Alright just let me get dressed’, he said. ‘Well hurry up and get ready the limo’s gonna be here shortly’, Steph ordered. ‘What limo?’, Billie asked. ‘Billie if I’m going to waste my time at a formal, I’m going to waste it properly’, Steph replied, before walking out to let him get ready.
So, it was time, they had gotten ready, *and they all looked beautiful* and they had been dropped off. Tre with Sarah, Mike with his arm around Tina and Billie and Steph holding hands shyly. Billie felt around in he’s pocket to make sure the jewellery was still in there. ‘I’m so not feeling well’, said Sarah before they walked into the school hall. ‘What, Sarah no way’, Tina said. ‘Tina, I have to go to the bathroom’, she ordered. ‘Here I’ll take you, Steph take the guys inside’, Tina asked ‘Yeah sure’, Steph said walking back to the guys. ‘Ahh Tre, looks like Sarah’s sick’, Steph said sympathetically. ‘Is she alright, should I go see her?’, Tre asked. ‘No its alright, Tina’s taken her to the girls bathroom’, Steph replied. ‘So I have no date for the formal’.
‘Mate come one, neither do I, mines gone with yours’, Mike said. ‘Perhaps their up to something’, Tre wondered out aloud. ‘Tre! Don’t say things like that about them’, Steph growled. ‘Steph relax, you know Tre might have a point’, Mike said. ‘Mike….’, She paused ‘You know, now that I think of the reputation they both have I wouldn’t be surprised. Well its alright, you guys just come in with me. Billie fix your hair!’. Billie took his hand away from Steph’s, but she noticed and grabbed it again with a firmer grasp. ‘Your not getting out of this one’, She told him. ‘Who said I was trying to’, he asked. ‘Your body language, just walk in with me, the guys can follow’. ‘Ahh I’m not so sure about this. What about you three go, and I wait out here until you’ve finished’, he suggested. Steph spun around. ‘No way, I had to force you to get dressed and get in the limo to come here, your coming in’, and with that, she pulled the 3 of them into the hall. ‘Wow I’ve never seen the hall look so good’, Mike exclaimed. The band was already playing and more people started arriving. ‘OMG, ain’t this ‘Call me’ by Blondie?’, Tre asked. ‘Yeah, oh Billie come dance with me please?’, Steph asked. ‘Steph, we just got here’, he said. ‘Yeah and the floors already been taken up by people, oh please Billie, just one dance!’, Steph asked again. ‘Not now, I gotta sit down and think about something’, he told her. Tre held out his hand. ‘Well then you don’t mind if I dance with you?’, he asked. Steph looked at Billie. He’s eyes were alert and focused on her. ‘Ahh you don’t mind do you Billie?’, she asked considerately. ‘No not at all, I gotta talk to Mike about something’, he said. ‘Alright, but I want a dance with you after’, Steph squealed, She gave Billie a quick hug before walking to the floor with Tre. They started dancing. ‘Mike can I ask you something?’, Billie asked. ‘Yeah sure mate. What do ya wanna know?’, he asked back. ‘Not here, outside’, he said. Meanwhile, Sarah was throwing up in the bathroom. Tina had come out to find the others. ‘Steph’, she called. Tre spun Steph around and dropped her down slightly so Tina could talk to her. ‘Steph, your sisters sick as. I’m taken her back home, for a while’, Tina said quickly. ‘You want me to come?’, Steph replied concerned. ‘No she said she doesn’t want you to miss out. We’ll be back though alright’, she said. ‘Yeah sure Tina. Oh and Mike’s over by the doors. You might wanna tell him as well’, Steph said. Tina winked and left the two to continue dancing. ‘I never knew you could dance Tre’, Steph whispered. ‘Neither did I’, he replied. They both started laughing. A gust blew thought the hall doors, as more people entered. Steph pulled Tre in closer.
The song changed. It was a slow, romantic track the band was playing. ‘Oh I wish I could have danced this with Billie’, Steph whispered. ‘You’ll get to, when you two dance, I’ll request a slow song for you guys’, Tre told her. ‘Really?’, she asked. ‘Yeah anything for you’, he said. Steph pulled back slightly, but Tre kept her close to him the whole song. She was becoming uncomfortable. Why was Tre talking and acting like this? She wondered. ‘Tre is everything alright?’, she asked him. ‘Yeah everything’s fine’, he told her, pushed gently on the back of her head, so that Steph rested it on he’s shoulder. Steph started to close her eyes. Tre placed his head down so they were leaning against each-other. He also pulled her back in slightly. They we’re right up against each-other, but no one seemed to notice just how close apart from Steph. They continued dancing for a while longer. ‘You know this is nice’, Tre told her. He turned his head and kissed her cheek. Steph started blushing instantly. Just before Tre did anymore she cut him off. ‘Yeah, it’s sweet. Uhhh…Maybe we should go find the boys’, she suggested. ‘Yeah maybe’, he said sulking. She pulled her self away from him, kept a hold of his hand and started to head for the door. ‘Hey don’t pull me’, he said. ‘Well come on then’.
They walked out of the doors and up the path on the inner side of the school. ‘Where are you two going?’, they heard a voice say from behind them. ‘Ahh Mr Peters, just out here to find Billie and Mike’, Tre told him. ‘Alright well don’t be long, and no getting up to mischievous business’, he told them. He rolled he’s eyes and walked away leaving the two to continue. ‘I think I see them’, Steph said. They ran over to the old playground they first all met in. Billie and Mike we’re sitting together. Billie on the swings and Mike on the monkey bars. ‘Hey guys what’s taken you so long?’, Steph asked. ‘Nothing, here take a seat’, Billie said getting up and offering where he was up. ‘Thanks’, Steph sat down. Billie kept he’s hands on the ropes and started to swing her gently. Tre’s phone went off. ‘Tre I thought I told you to leave it at home’, Steph said. He answered it and gave a guilty look at Steph. ‘Yeah. Oh Okay. Really. Yeah 5 minutes. Alright bye’, he paused. ‘Mike the girls are waiting for us at the entrance’, Tre said. ‘K, I guess we better go than. You two coming’, Mike asked. ‘No we might just stay here’, Steph quickly cut in. Mike and Tre eventually walked away over to the girls. Billie still swang Steph gently. ‘Are you going to tell me what’s wrong?’, Steph asked. Billie walked around to the front of her, and moved her dress slightly so he could sit comfortably. He took in a deep breath. ‘Steph’, he paused and he’s eyes searched around before locking with hers ‘What do you think of me? I mean, do you like me more than a friend? I mean, how are you feeling at the moment? About us? Oh man, I stuffed up. Steph started giggling. She put out her hand, gently grabbed he’s collar and pulled him closer to her. ‘Billie…I guess I..
