My Life With Green Day, chapter 15
It was a silent ride to the club. The only sound was the squeaking of brakes whenever Mike stepped on them. Then a loud screech of the brakes and the car jerked forward. We had pulled into a parking spot at the Prowling Kitten. I tried to step over Maggie so I could get out, but she pushed me back down into my seat. I waited for her and Tre to get out before I stood back up. I had about half my body out the door when Tre slammed it shut. I quickly jumped out so it wouldn't cut me in half. I opened the door to let Billie out
"Thanks," Billie said as he put his arms around me. He must have known I was going to cry because as soon as he did that I put my face into his shoulder and cried.
"Billie I didn't do anything on purpose," I sobbed into his shoulder. He patted my head softly.
"I know you didn't. It's okay," Billie whispered quietly. I pulled away from his shoulder and wiped my eyes. I grabbed his hand and led him into the club. Pink and green neon lights were flashing everywhere. There were gold poles in the middle of the dance floor for the skanks who used them. Loud music was banging everywhere. People were shaking neon glow sticks in the air. I was getting a headache from a combination of the bright, dizzying colors and the loud music. Billie led me over to the bar. As my head stopped banging I saw Jared. He was standing in the middle of the dance floor. I headed down there, leaving Billie at the bar.
"Hey," I called over the music. He turned his head and looked at me.
"Hey! Do you want to dance," Jared asked me. I nodded my head as a new song started to play. I'm sure most of you are familiar with the song 'Play' by David Banner. As that song played Jared and I danced, grinding on each other. 'He is a great dancer,' I thought as I pushed up on him even more. He took a step forward. We were standing as close as possible to each other. I felt someone whack me in the back of the head.
"Whoops sorry," Maggie said in a fake apology tone of voice. She was dancing with Tre. I rubbed the back of my head and flipped her off. "Bitch," she exclaimed. The whole time I was still dancing with Jared.
"Jared do you mind if I go dance with someone else," I asked him because I needed Billie. He shook his head no and walked away. I ran to the bar and grabbed Billie's hand. He sat down his beer and followed me to the dance floor. Mike and Brittany followed us. Soon four angry people were facing Billie and me. I stepped forward as did Maggie and Brittany. Both of them were against me. All I remember is that Brittany slapped me and it was on. I grabbed a handful of hair and yanked. I don't know whose it was but I just slapped a face. I felt a foot kick me in my gut and then a hand across my face. Then someone pulled me off them. It wasn't Billie though because it was it was someone taller. I looked up and dark green eyes were staring at me. Mike picked up Brittany. Maggie got picked up by Tre.
"Are you okay," Jared asked me. I nodded and struggled to get off him. I saw Billie walking over to me.
"I have her," Billie said as he grabbed my arm and pulled me away from Jared. I looked back at him and mouthed the words 'He is jealous.' Jared nodded and held his hand as a phone and mouthed 'Call me.' I nodded and followed Billie.
"You ok," Billie asked as he moved his hand across my face. I had a few cut on my face but nothing to bad. I nodded as the other four walked up and sat on the other side of the bar. I rolled my eyes and started to get up. Someone grabbed my arm. I turned back to see who it was.
"I need to talk to you," Tre said as he yanked me towards his direction. Another hand grabbed me from the other side. It was Billie. They were playing tug of war and I was their rope. "Billie Joe let go," Tre said calmly. I looked at Billie and nodded my head and reluctantly let go. Tre dragged me half way across the club. "You fucking told Maggie? You fucking told Maggie that I was hitting in you? Now she fucking won't go near me anymore," Tre swore in my face.
"Yeah Tre I did and sorry she won't have sex with you anymore," I said calmly, even though I was somewhat scared of what Tre might do. He raised his hands to his head and held his face. He looked up after about 30 seconds. His teeth clenched, hands in balled up fists, and a crazy look in his eyes. I took a step back and turned to run when I bumped into someone. No surprise to me that it was Jared. He always seemed to pop up in places. Jared must have sensed that I was running from someone because he grabbed me and held on tight. I looked back at Tre. His face was calmer now but it still had a trace of evil in it.
"Be careful tonight," Tre whispered into my ear as he walked by. I watched him walk back up towards the bar. I turned around and hugged Jared.
"Thanks," I said as I let go. I started to walk away. He held my arm tightly and pulled me in. "Jared don't," I said before he cut me off by kissing me. I was thinking about running away before Billie came, but before I had the chance he moved away
"I'm sorry. That was really forward of me," He said, his face bright red with embarrassment. I mumbled a few words that he didn't catch before walking back to Billie.
"Come on Billie lets go," I said as I tugged on his jacket. He looked back at his drink before getting up.
"What about the others," Billie asked as we stepped into the chilly night air. I looked back at the club and screwed my nose up in disgust.
"They can get a fucking cab," I muttered as I hopped into the van. Billie got in the drivers seat and started the car. We pulled out the parking and headed back to the hotel. Early the next morning we would be getting on a plane back to Berkeley and I would be able to forget about Jared and everything else that happened in Dayton.
"Thanks," Billie said as he put his arms around me. He must have known I was going to cry because as soon as he did that I put my face into his shoulder and cried.
"Billie I didn't do anything on purpose," I sobbed into his shoulder. He patted my head softly.
"I know you didn't. It's okay," Billie whispered quietly. I pulled away from his shoulder and wiped my eyes. I grabbed his hand and led him into the club. Pink and green neon lights were flashing everywhere. There were gold poles in the middle of the dance floor for the skanks who used them. Loud music was banging everywhere. People were shaking neon glow sticks in the air. I was getting a headache from a combination of the bright, dizzying colors and the loud music. Billie led me over to the bar. As my head stopped banging I saw Jared. He was standing in the middle of the dance floor. I headed down there, leaving Billie at the bar.
"Hey," I called over the music. He turned his head and looked at me.
"Hey! Do you want to dance," Jared asked me. I nodded my head as a new song started to play. I'm sure most of you are familiar with the song 'Play' by David Banner. As that song played Jared and I danced, grinding on each other. 'He is a great dancer,' I thought as I pushed up on him even more. He took a step forward. We were standing as close as possible to each other. I felt someone whack me in the back of the head.
"Whoops sorry," Maggie said in a fake apology tone of voice. She was dancing with Tre. I rubbed the back of my head and flipped her off. "Bitch," she exclaimed. The whole time I was still dancing with Jared.
"Jared do you mind if I go dance with someone else," I asked him because I needed Billie. He shook his head no and walked away. I ran to the bar and grabbed Billie's hand. He sat down his beer and followed me to the dance floor. Mike and Brittany followed us. Soon four angry people were facing Billie and me. I stepped forward as did Maggie and Brittany. Both of them were against me. All I remember is that Brittany slapped me and it was on. I grabbed a handful of hair and yanked. I don't know whose it was but I just slapped a face. I felt a foot kick me in my gut and then a hand across my face. Then someone pulled me off them. It wasn't Billie though because it was it was someone taller. I looked up and dark green eyes were staring at me. Mike picked up Brittany. Maggie got picked up by Tre.
"Are you okay," Jared asked me. I nodded and struggled to get off him. I saw Billie walking over to me.
"I have her," Billie said as he grabbed my arm and pulled me away from Jared. I looked back at him and mouthed the words 'He is jealous.' Jared nodded and held his hand as a phone and mouthed 'Call me.' I nodded and followed Billie.
"You ok," Billie asked as he moved his hand across my face. I had a few cut on my face but nothing to bad. I nodded as the other four walked up and sat on the other side of the bar. I rolled my eyes and started to get up. Someone grabbed my arm. I turned back to see who it was.
"I need to talk to you," Tre said as he yanked me towards his direction. Another hand grabbed me from the other side. It was Billie. They were playing tug of war and I was their rope. "Billie Joe let go," Tre said calmly. I looked at Billie and nodded my head and reluctantly let go. Tre dragged me half way across the club. "You fucking told Maggie? You fucking told Maggie that I was hitting in you? Now she fucking won't go near me anymore," Tre swore in my face.
"Yeah Tre I did and sorry she won't have sex with you anymore," I said calmly, even though I was somewhat scared of what Tre might do. He raised his hands to his head and held his face. He looked up after about 30 seconds. His teeth clenched, hands in balled up fists, and a crazy look in his eyes. I took a step back and turned to run when I bumped into someone. No surprise to me that it was Jared. He always seemed to pop up in places. Jared must have sensed that I was running from someone because he grabbed me and held on tight. I looked back at Tre. His face was calmer now but it still had a trace of evil in it.
"Be careful tonight," Tre whispered into my ear as he walked by. I watched him walk back up towards the bar. I turned around and hugged Jared.
"Thanks," I said as I let go. I started to walk away. He held my arm tightly and pulled me in. "Jared don't," I said before he cut me off by kissing me. I was thinking about running away before Billie came, but before I had the chance he moved away
"I'm sorry. That was really forward of me," He said, his face bright red with embarrassment. I mumbled a few words that he didn't catch before walking back to Billie.
"Come on Billie lets go," I said as I tugged on his jacket. He looked back at his drink before getting up.
"What about the others," Billie asked as we stepped into the chilly night air. I looked back at the club and screwed my nose up in disgust.
"They can get a fucking cab," I muttered as I hopped into the van. Billie got in the drivers seat and started the car. We pulled out the parking and headed back to the hotel. Early the next morning we would be getting on a plane back to Berkeley and I would be able to forget about Jared and everything else that happened in Dayton.
