Then I Looked At My Watch!, chapter 1
WARNING: LOOKING AT YOUR WATCH MIGHT SERIOUSLY DAMAGE YOUR HEALTH!
Mike sat opposite me.
He drank his beloved coffee.
'Honestly Mike, you drink way too much of that stuff' I said.
'Keeps me alive' he joked.
I sighed. I really care about him, I love him so much...
'So, tomorrow... ' my throat went dry all of a sudden.
Mike stared at me blankly.
'You're going on tour... Wow'
I played awkwardly with a strand of my long, dark hair.
'Yes... Guess I am'
I would miss him so very much...
We finished breakfast at Rudy's Café.
He bent over and kissed me gently on the forehead.
Then I looked at my watch.
'Oh God, Mike, I'll be late for work, I'll see you later'.
I grabbed my bag, threw him a smile and dashed out the door.
'Stupid wigs'... I thought as I removed the long, dark headpiece off of my hear and tossed it into the backseat.
Billie Joe and I went for a walk along the beach that afternoon.
It was so beautiful, the sun was shining and there wasn't a cloud in the crystal clear blue-sky.
'So, you're going on tour tomorrow. '
'Yeah'
' Billie, do you realise this is our last day together for a very long time'.
'I know babe, but I'll always be thinking of you... I love you'.
My heart warmed.
Billie is the one for me.
I stared into his lovely green eyes.
Then I looked at my watch.
'Oh no... Billie I have to go, important meeting... You know, the usual' I declared.
'Bye, love you' he whispered.
'Red hair just doesn't suit me' I thought bitterly as I walked quickly down the footpath.
Tre and I sat together, sipping some wine and gazing at the moonlit sky.
Fireflies filled the air.
Butterflies in my stomach.
'Tre, I'm gonna miss you so much when you're on tour... '
'So come with us! ' he pleaded
'Look Tre, we've been through this over and over again, I can't go, I have work'
'Work, work, work, that's all you talk about. What exactly do you do at work anyway? I mean, it's McDonalds, how many meetings and conferences away do they need to have?! '
Tears filled his eyes.
My heart skipped a beat.
I kissed him passionately.
'Tre, I'm sorry but you know we need the money...
I bet Mike and Billie Joe's girlfriends aren't coming, huh? '
'No, but you can't keep comparing us to other couples! ' he insisted.
Other couples.
'haha... ' I laughed dryly to myself.
Then I looked at my watch.
'I have to go, work' I spluttered.
Tre looked at me angrily.
'I'm sorry baby, bye'
'See you later' he said.
'I don't care what anyone says, blondes do not have more fun' I thought to myself as I got on my motorbike and whisked off the blonde bombshell of a wig.
Suddenly I felt cold. My nose started to run. I searched in my bag for some tissues. As I rummaged through it I found a picture of Billie Joe, Mike and Tre.
I thought of Tre's last words...
'See you later'.
Oh but you won't see me later baby...
My long black and purple nails pointed at the picture.
'And neither will you'
'... Or you! '
'Ahh... I love my life... I thought... '
'And tonight, I'm on a mission! '
Mike sat opposite me.
He drank his beloved coffee.
'Honestly Mike, you drink way too much of that stuff' I said.
'Keeps me alive' he joked.
I sighed. I really care about him, I love him so much...
'So, tomorrow... ' my throat went dry all of a sudden.
Mike stared at me blankly.
'You're going on tour... Wow'
I played awkwardly with a strand of my long, dark hair.
'Yes... Guess I am'
I would miss him so very much...
We finished breakfast at Rudy's Café.
He bent over and kissed me gently on the forehead.
Then I looked at my watch.
'Oh God, Mike, I'll be late for work, I'll see you later'.
I grabbed my bag, threw him a smile and dashed out the door.
'Stupid wigs'... I thought as I removed the long, dark headpiece off of my hear and tossed it into the backseat.
Billie Joe and I went for a walk along the beach that afternoon.
It was so beautiful, the sun was shining and there wasn't a cloud in the crystal clear blue-sky.
'So, you're going on tour tomorrow. '
'Yeah'
' Billie, do you realise this is our last day together for a very long time'.
'I know babe, but I'll always be thinking of you... I love you'.
My heart warmed.
Billie is the one for me.
I stared into his lovely green eyes.
Then I looked at my watch.
'Oh no... Billie I have to go, important meeting... You know, the usual' I declared.
'Bye, love you' he whispered.
'Red hair just doesn't suit me' I thought bitterly as I walked quickly down the footpath.
Tre and I sat together, sipping some wine and gazing at the moonlit sky.
Fireflies filled the air.
Butterflies in my stomach.
'Tre, I'm gonna miss you so much when you're on tour... '
'So come with us! ' he pleaded
'Look Tre, we've been through this over and over again, I can't go, I have work'
'Work, work, work, that's all you talk about. What exactly do you do at work anyway? I mean, it's McDonalds, how many meetings and conferences away do they need to have?! '
Tears filled his eyes.
My heart skipped a beat.
I kissed him passionately.
'Tre, I'm sorry but you know we need the money...
I bet Mike and Billie Joe's girlfriends aren't coming, huh? '
'No, but you can't keep comparing us to other couples! ' he insisted.
Other couples.
'haha... ' I laughed dryly to myself.
Then I looked at my watch.
'I have to go, work' I spluttered.
Tre looked at me angrily.
'I'm sorry baby, bye'
'See you later' he said.
'I don't care what anyone says, blondes do not have more fun' I thought to myself as I got on my motorbike and whisked off the blonde bombshell of a wig.
Suddenly I felt cold. My nose started to run. I searched in my bag for some tissues. As I rummaged through it I found a picture of Billie Joe, Mike and Tre.
I thought of Tre's last words...
'See you later'.
Oh but you won't see me later baby...
My long black and purple nails pointed at the picture.
'And neither will you'
'... Or you! '
'Ahh... I love my life... I thought... '
'And tonight, I'm on a mission! '
