Away From Here, chapter 2
I finally reached the theater and ran inside. Inside it was crowded with people. The show was going to be called 'American Idiot'. I was so excited! I loved the CD and for months had been hoping that they would make a movie out of it. I hadn't heard about a Broadway Opera though! I filled out a form, got a script and got in line. I read the script about a hundred times and there was still an hour before auditions started. I hadn't had anything to eat all day and it was about noon. I looked around for a bathroom. I hadn't had a chance to 'relieve' myself yet either. I finally saw one and laid my scrpt down to save my place in line. When i was washing my hands I realised that I hadn't brushed my hair or teeth in quite a while. "oh well" I sighed. There was nothing I could do about that now. I started humming Holiday as I walked out of the bathroom and right into someone who was coming out of the mens room. "Oh....sorry" I said as I looked up to see who it was. "That's ok it was my fault...." Replied the guy as I looked into his deep green eyes. OMG! It was none other then Billie Joe Armstrong! I would've said something but I was to weak from shock and hunger. So instead I passed out.
"Hey your awake!" I heard someone shout. I sat up, still dizzy. I looked around and for a minute I thought I was still in my room in the sticks but I wasn't. "Are you ok?" Billie Joe asked me. I was must be in his hotel room! "Yeah, I'm fine....I guess I was just a little hungry......"
"But you don't need to lose any weight, your plenty hot as it is." He said, assuming I was belemic. I started to laugh. "I'm not belemic. See I ran away from this hell hole of a home yesterday morning and I havn't eaten since." He just nodded understanding. Finally he started to talk. "Well how about we go get you something to eat?" I looked at him, surprised. "What about the auditions?" Now it was his turn to look surprised. "The auditions ended a long time ago." I looked at him, speechless while he continued. "You were out cold all through the night." I started to cry.
"I.....really.....wanted......to be......in that.....show......now.......I don't.........have........a.......job..........or........money......or........" Billie Joe wrapped his arms around me and I put my head against his chest, still crying. "It's ok. You can have a private audition. You deserve it. It takes alot of guts to run away. But first lets get you something to eat." I just nodded. I tried to stand up but I fell over again from crying so much and hunger. Billie Joe looked worried as he helped me up again and put my arm around his shoudlers. He helped me over to the couch that was in room and sat me down. I just sat there watching him as he heated up a frozen pizza. I couldn't help but think of how hot he was. "So where are Mike and Tre?" "They left when half of the auditions were over. Their both out at a movie or something." "Oh...." I said. The pizza was done so he set it down on the couch and let me help myself. I was so hungry that I ate four pieces before he could say a word. "Wow. I guess you were hungry." I nodded as I picked up my fifth piece. When the pizza was done Billie Joe turned on the tv while we waited for Mike and Tre to get back and before I knew it, I was asleep.
When I woke up again Tre was staring at me from the other end of the couch. I sat up and gave him a look like 'why the hell are you staring at me'. All he said though was "Finally! Your awake! Billie Joe, Mike, get over here! It's audition time!" As they walked over I asked for another copy of the script since mine was still at the theater. They all started to laugh. "What's so funny?" I asked. Billie Joe finally stopped laughing and answered me. "We're not going to give you a traditional audition. All you have to do is sing one of the songs." They looked at me like I was supposed to start singing right then and there so I asked for a guitar. Mike handed me one of Billie Joe's and I started to play Wake Me Up When September Ends. When I had finished they were just staring at me. "Was it that bad?" I asked, worried. Nobdy said anything for a while but then Billie Joe finally spoke up. "It was great." Tre added "Yeah.....your definatly getting a part in this thing." I imediately jumped up, obviously excited. Billie Joe said "You can be Whatsername."
"Hey your awake!" I heard someone shout. I sat up, still dizzy. I looked around and for a minute I thought I was still in my room in the sticks but I wasn't. "Are you ok?" Billie Joe asked me. I was must be in his hotel room! "Yeah, I'm fine....I guess I was just a little hungry......"
"But you don't need to lose any weight, your plenty hot as it is." He said, assuming I was belemic. I started to laugh. "I'm not belemic. See I ran away from this hell hole of a home yesterday morning and I havn't eaten since." He just nodded understanding. Finally he started to talk. "Well how about we go get you something to eat?" I looked at him, surprised. "What about the auditions?" Now it was his turn to look surprised. "The auditions ended a long time ago." I looked at him, speechless while he continued. "You were out cold all through the night." I started to cry.
"I.....really.....wanted......to be......in that.....show......now.......I don't.........have........a.......job..........or........money......or........" Billie Joe wrapped his arms around me and I put my head against his chest, still crying. "It's ok. You can have a private audition. You deserve it. It takes alot of guts to run away. But first lets get you something to eat." I just nodded. I tried to stand up but I fell over again from crying so much and hunger. Billie Joe looked worried as he helped me up again and put my arm around his shoudlers. He helped me over to the couch that was in room and sat me down. I just sat there watching him as he heated up a frozen pizza. I couldn't help but think of how hot he was. "So where are Mike and Tre?" "They left when half of the auditions were over. Their both out at a movie or something." "Oh...." I said. The pizza was done so he set it down on the couch and let me help myself. I was so hungry that I ate four pieces before he could say a word. "Wow. I guess you were hungry." I nodded as I picked up my fifth piece. When the pizza was done Billie Joe turned on the tv while we waited for Mike and Tre to get back and before I knew it, I was asleep.
When I woke up again Tre was staring at me from the other end of the couch. I sat up and gave him a look like 'why the hell are you staring at me'. All he said though was "Finally! Your awake! Billie Joe, Mike, get over here! It's audition time!" As they walked over I asked for another copy of the script since mine was still at the theater. They all started to laugh. "What's so funny?" I asked. Billie Joe finally stopped laughing and answered me. "We're not going to give you a traditional audition. All you have to do is sing one of the songs." They looked at me like I was supposed to start singing right then and there so I asked for a guitar. Mike handed me one of Billie Joe's and I started to play Wake Me Up When September Ends. When I had finished they were just staring at me. "Was it that bad?" I asked, worried. Nobdy said anything for a while but then Billie Joe finally spoke up. "It was great." Tre added "Yeah.....your definatly getting a part in this thing." I imediately jumped up, obviously excited. Billie Joe said "You can be Whatsername."
