Away From Here, chapter 3
By this time I was jumping up and down with excitment. I was finally going to be famous! All the guys were laughing cause I was so excited. "I'm Kate, by the way." I said once I had stopped jumping. Billie Joe just smiled and said "Well Kate, congratulations!" I couldn't stop smiling. "When do we start rehearsing?" "A week from today and the show starts in a month and a half."
Suddenly Billie Joe asked me a question that I really didn't want to hear. "Do you want to call your parents and let them know your ok?" I just stared into his beautiful green eyes. Eventually I just shoke my head but then I thought of something.... "Could I call my sister?" Billie Joe nodded and pointed to the phone. I dialed her cell phone number the phone rang for a minutes before someone picked up. A weak voice came from the phone. "Hello?" It wasn't my sister. "Who is this? Why do you have Sarah's cell phone?" For a minute I thought I had dialed the wrong number but then the voice spoke again "Kate? Where are you?" It was my dad. Shit I thought to myself. I started to panic. Where was Sarah and why did my dad have her phone? "Where's Sarah?" I demanded. There was silence for a minute and then..... "Kate, I'm sorry but Sarah.......she....." "She what?" I asked, afraid of the answer. "She was.......shot." I dropped the phone. As it clanged to the floor I just stood there. I wasn't at all aware that Billie Joe, Mike, and Tre were all staring at me. Tears started to form in my eyes. I slumped down on the floor. This couldn't be true. He must have been lying. But I knew it was true. I finally burst into tears. That's when I felt Billie Joe's arms around me again. "She's........she's......" was all I could get out but some how he understood what I was trying to say. He held me until I stopped crying and when I did, I fell asleep.
*Next Morning*
I woke up in a bed that had spotless white sheets. I closed my eyes again. I didn't want to wake up. I wanted to stay asleep forever. I rolled over and spotted a piece of paper on the bedside table. I picked it up and read it.
Kate,
We went out for breakfast and groceries. Be back soon.
Billie Joe
After I had read the note I got out of bed and walked into the kitchen as if in a dream. I found a sharp knife in a drawer and pulled down my pants. I started to carve a name into my leg. I made the S and then an A and a R. She would never be there ever again. We would never be able to joke around and laugh over stupid 80's movies again. I finished the second A and as I was almost done with the H when I heard a key in the lock of the door. Quickly I pulled up my pants and threw the knife in the trash can. I tried to run back into my room but Billie Joe had already come in. "Hey Kate. How are you feeling? Did you sleep ok?" I turned to look at him and said "Yeah I slept fine." He started to smile but then noticed my voice was teary. He glanced at me and noticed blood seeping through the leg of my pants. "Kate......" he started but I didn't let him finish. I went into the room I had woken up in and slammed the door.
I stayed there for about three hours and then the hunger had gotten the best of me so I changed out of my blood soaked pants and walked back into the kitchen in search of food. Billie Joe, Mike, and Tre were sitting in the next room watching tv. So I made myself two eggo waffles and went to sit with them on the couch. When I sat down Billie Joe looked at me. I pretended not to notice. After a while the silence got to much. "So can I stay here or are you guys going to throw the star of your show out on the street?" I said, joking around. Billie Joe smiled and said "Of course your going to stay here. As for being the star of the show...." I punched him on the arm playfully and laughed. This might turn out ok I thought.
Suddenly Billie Joe asked me a question that I really didn't want to hear. "Do you want to call your parents and let them know your ok?" I just stared into his beautiful green eyes. Eventually I just shoke my head but then I thought of something.... "Could I call my sister?" Billie Joe nodded and pointed to the phone. I dialed her cell phone number the phone rang for a minutes before someone picked up. A weak voice came from the phone. "Hello?" It wasn't my sister. "Who is this? Why do you have Sarah's cell phone?" For a minute I thought I had dialed the wrong number but then the voice spoke again "Kate? Where are you?" It was my dad. Shit I thought to myself. I started to panic. Where was Sarah and why did my dad have her phone? "Where's Sarah?" I demanded. There was silence for a minute and then..... "Kate, I'm sorry but Sarah.......she....." "She what?" I asked, afraid of the answer. "She was.......shot." I dropped the phone. As it clanged to the floor I just stood there. I wasn't at all aware that Billie Joe, Mike, and Tre were all staring at me. Tears started to form in my eyes. I slumped down on the floor. This couldn't be true. He must have been lying. But I knew it was true. I finally burst into tears. That's when I felt Billie Joe's arms around me again. "She's........she's......" was all I could get out but some how he understood what I was trying to say. He held me until I stopped crying and when I did, I fell asleep.
*Next Morning*
I woke up in a bed that had spotless white sheets. I closed my eyes again. I didn't want to wake up. I wanted to stay asleep forever. I rolled over and spotted a piece of paper on the bedside table. I picked it up and read it.
Kate,
We went out for breakfast and groceries. Be back soon.
Billie Joe
After I had read the note I got out of bed and walked into the kitchen as if in a dream. I found a sharp knife in a drawer and pulled down my pants. I started to carve a name into my leg. I made the S and then an A and a R. She would never be there ever again. We would never be able to joke around and laugh over stupid 80's movies again. I finished the second A and as I was almost done with the H when I heard a key in the lock of the door. Quickly I pulled up my pants and threw the knife in the trash can. I tried to run back into my room but Billie Joe had already come in. "Hey Kate. How are you feeling? Did you sleep ok?" I turned to look at him and said "Yeah I slept fine." He started to smile but then noticed my voice was teary. He glanced at me and noticed blood seeping through the leg of my pants. "Kate......" he started but I didn't let him finish. I went into the room I had woken up in and slammed the door.
I stayed there for about three hours and then the hunger had gotten the best of me so I changed out of my blood soaked pants and walked back into the kitchen in search of food. Billie Joe, Mike, and Tre were sitting in the next room watching tv. So I made myself two eggo waffles and went to sit with them on the couch. When I sat down Billie Joe looked at me. I pretended not to notice. After a while the silence got to much. "So can I stay here or are you guys going to throw the star of your show out on the street?" I said, joking around. Billie Joe smiled and said "Of course your going to stay here. As for being the star of the show...." I punched him on the arm playfully and laughed. This might turn out ok I thought.
