The One I Want, chapter 26
Billie lay on his bed staring at the wall. He had gone 3 days with out school and he was already bored out of mind. He had been sleeping in till noon. Stuffing his face and watched TV. He had still not told mike and Tre or even Sara about dropping out of school. They just assumed he was sick. He was afraid of telling Sara. He knew she would have a fit when she found out.
Billie Joe and Sara relationship was on the rocky point at that end. How could this be? All this time he wanted Sara. And just Sara. For his whole life when wanted Sara to be in his arms. To hug her to kiss her. It was getting old.
But Billie Joe wanted to fix that up more then ever. He loved her better then anything else.
"Hey Billie," said Mike after school. Mike dropped his backpack and went to the fridge and grabbed some Milk "Feeling any better?"
"Yeah. Hey Mike I outta tell you something."
"Go ahead man. I'm listening."
"Mike. I dropped out."
"...You...w-what?"
"I dropped out."
"Dude. Why?!"
"Because school is not important to me. What's the point? I want to be a rock star! And that has nothing to do with school. So what's the point? It's just wasting my god damn time."
Mike and Billie did not say anything for a while. They just stood there looking at the floor.
"Oh k man. I respect that. If you want to do it! That's your decision. I guess I'll have to be the smart one in the group," said Mike. Cracking a smile.
"Thanks man. I knew would understand. I just don't know how Sara is going to deal with it," said Billie.
"Let's not worry about that right now. How about we go get Tre and we go goof off. Get all pumped up for the Operation Ivy concert tonight!" said Mike putting his arm around Billie.
Billie could not help but smile. That was so great about Mike. He understood you. And if you where in the dumps he would be there for you.
"Oh k man lets go," said Billie Smiling.
They both left the house laughing.
It was a school night so Mike and Tre only stayed after the show while Billie Joe stayed a little while after the show.
"Billie....Billie Joe."
Billie Joe woke up and saw Sara sitting on his bed next to him. And she did not look happy.
"Oh hey babe."
"Billie Joe don't you 'Babe' me"
"What?"
"Mike and Tre told me."
"Told you what?"
"ABOUT YOU DROPPING OUT!!!"
"Oh yeah...I meant to tell you."
"What do you mean? You 'meant' to tell me. What the fuck Billie Joe? You just going to drop out? Give up?"
"I'm NOT giving up. It's just what I want to do in life has nothing to do in school"
"What do you mean?"
"I'm looking for a label for the band"
"Billie Joe!!! Just stop with the Band. Green Day is not going to make it! It's just a stupid little High school garage band"
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S A STUPID "GARAGE BAND" It's not! It's my everything!! God you would know!! You know how much my music means to me!!" said Billie Bitterly.
"Billie Joe. No one is going to sign up with a punk band."
"Then what the hell do you want me to do? Go back to school, clean up and go to college and become a fucking doctor?"
"YES!"
"You want me to become like what every one else does?! And besides I don't have good enough grades for college."
"Ugh Billie Joe! I don't want to see you do this! I know people who have bands and they never make it and they just end up being Bums!" said Sara begging to tear.
"Sara, this band is not like that. I know what it. I feel it!" said Billie Smiling his movie star smile.
"That's what they all say!" said Sara coldly and got up.
"And Sara...I know we have our troubles lately, and i wanna make is better," said Billie Joe pouting his dazzling Green eyes and got a hold of her soft hands.
"Billie Joe where done," said Sara taking back her hands.
"W-w-what?"
"Billie this is it I can't stand it. You make everything so difficult then it really is."
"Didn't you just hear me?"
"I don't want to marry a rock star. Yeah it's cute for high school but. We're going to the Real World."
Billie Joe felt his eyes swell with hot tears. Sara got up from the bed and left. Sara left with out looking back.
"But...Sara."
Billie Joe and Sara relationship was on the rocky point at that end. How could this be? All this time he wanted Sara. And just Sara. For his whole life when wanted Sara to be in his arms. To hug her to kiss her. It was getting old.
But Billie Joe wanted to fix that up more then ever. He loved her better then anything else.
"Hey Billie," said Mike after school. Mike dropped his backpack and went to the fridge and grabbed some Milk "Feeling any better?"
"Yeah. Hey Mike I outta tell you something."
"Go ahead man. I'm listening."
"Mike. I dropped out."
"...You...w-what?"
"I dropped out."
"Dude. Why?!"
"Because school is not important to me. What's the point? I want to be a rock star! And that has nothing to do with school. So what's the point? It's just wasting my god damn time."
Mike and Billie did not say anything for a while. They just stood there looking at the floor.
"Oh k man. I respect that. If you want to do it! That's your decision. I guess I'll have to be the smart one in the group," said Mike. Cracking a smile.
"Thanks man. I knew would understand. I just don't know how Sara is going to deal with it," said Billie.
"Let's not worry about that right now. How about we go get Tre and we go goof off. Get all pumped up for the Operation Ivy concert tonight!" said Mike putting his arm around Billie.
Billie could not help but smile. That was so great about Mike. He understood you. And if you where in the dumps he would be there for you.
"Oh k man lets go," said Billie Smiling.
They both left the house laughing.
It was a school night so Mike and Tre only stayed after the show while Billie Joe stayed a little while after the show.
"Billie....Billie Joe."
Billie Joe woke up and saw Sara sitting on his bed next to him. And she did not look happy.
"Oh hey babe."
"Billie Joe don't you 'Babe' me"
"What?"
"Mike and Tre told me."
"Told you what?"
"ABOUT YOU DROPPING OUT!!!"
"Oh yeah...I meant to tell you."
"What do you mean? You 'meant' to tell me. What the fuck Billie Joe? You just going to drop out? Give up?"
"I'm NOT giving up. It's just what I want to do in life has nothing to do in school"
"What do you mean?"
"I'm looking for a label for the band"
"Billie Joe!!! Just stop with the Band. Green Day is not going to make it! It's just a stupid little High school garage band"
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S A STUPID "GARAGE BAND" It's not! It's my everything!! God you would know!! You know how much my music means to me!!" said Billie Bitterly.
"Billie Joe. No one is going to sign up with a punk band."
"Then what the hell do you want me to do? Go back to school, clean up and go to college and become a fucking doctor?"
"YES!"
"You want me to become like what every one else does?! And besides I don't have good enough grades for college."
"Ugh Billie Joe! I don't want to see you do this! I know people who have bands and they never make it and they just end up being Bums!" said Sara begging to tear.
"Sara, this band is not like that. I know what it. I feel it!" said Billie Smiling his movie star smile.
"That's what they all say!" said Sara coldly and got up.
"And Sara...I know we have our troubles lately, and i wanna make is better," said Billie Joe pouting his dazzling Green eyes and got a hold of her soft hands.
"Billie Joe where done," said Sara taking back her hands.
"W-w-what?"
"Billie this is it I can't stand it. You make everything so difficult then it really is."
"Didn't you just hear me?"
"I don't want to marry a rock star. Yeah it's cute for high school but. We're going to the Real World."
Billie Joe felt his eyes swell with hot tears. Sara got up from the bed and left. Sara left with out looking back.
"But...Sara."
