Tales From Another Broken Home, chapter 5
I wake up at 6:30 to a knock on the door.
"Frank, get up, your going to be late for school" Its Tres mom talking. Tre drags himself off the floor and goes over to the door. He slides out and comes back 5 minutes later, and lays back on the floor and looks at me.
"I told my mom some stuff Billie Joe. Both my parents are going to be here today so if Brad comes, dont worry. And hey, I dont got to go to school. You know man, your troublesom life helps us other" Tre says, with a smile on his face
"Very sympathedic Tre. Im glad my fucked up life helps you fail school" Tre doesnt know whether im joking, or serious until a smile spreads across my face. Mike tosses a little on the floor, then wakes up.
"Could you guys please keep it down, some of us are trying to sleep" He says, while turing over, but not closing his eyes afterwards.
"What if Brad goes to school and finds Cassidy an harms her looking for me. Do you think someone should tell her whats going on or what?" I ask. Im worried about her. Brad would do anything to make me missurable.
"I dont know her phone number or where she lives or anything, I have no way to contact her" Mike says, kind of worried.
"Me either, I know nothing about her. Besides, do you think anything bad will happen?" Tre asks
"Well I guess not, but I was just thinking ahead thats all" I say.
Little did we all know, we should of been thinking ahead and doing something about it.
***
I didnt know that I fell back asleep, for a while actually. I woke up at 6:30 pm to the sounds of Tres Oh my Gods, Mikes What are we going to dos and Tres mom, saying Who would do such a thing to such a lovely girl. I then heard the news on TV.
"-took from her neighbor hood highschool and raped. She said the man looked fimiliar but she didnt remember who he was. He was reported as a tall male, about 6'2, stonge 200 pounds, dark hair and eyes. If anyone has any information on him at all, or his whereabouts, please call the number at the bottem of the screen. The girl isnt physicaly harmed. She had been drugged before the raping and he left her in a ditch, almost completely naked after he had finished with her. We have to catch this man before he does it again"
Thats when I knew what was going on. I get out of bed and walk to the living room, where everyone is. I feel hot, wet tears running down my face. Tres mom comes over and wraps her arms around me. "Its ok sweetie" She says, "Cassidy is fine, shes fine, its ok" I stood there, infront of my best friends and cryed.
I then had to call my mom, tell her, tell her everything. As I dial the number to the bar she waitresses at, tears fell from my eyes some more.
"Yes, Ollie Armstrong please." I say
"Hello?" My mom answers.
"Mom, its me, Billie Joe-"
"Where the hell are you?"
"Mom mom Im fine, Im at Tres. Did Brad tell you anything about last night?"
"He said you came in late, drunk again, you and him got in an argument and you left. He spent the rest of the night looking for you"
"Well mom, you see that isnt what happened." I told her the whole story up to the part where he raped Cassidy.
"Billie Joe! Are you sure it was him. Dont accuse people if you dont know. Im sure he would never do anything like that!" I could tell she was crying.
"Mom, it was him, I know it. He was the one that fucking raped her. She didnt deserve it, none of it. She was just somewhere at the wrong time".
"Billie Joe, why havnt you told me any of this. All the times hes hit you, and threatened you? Why?!?"
"Would you believe me mom? Fucking no! You'd believe him cause hes got money and a dick for you to fuck mom! So what would be the point. I know that you probably dont believe this so I dont know why the fuck Im even trying mom!"
"I dont know what to believe anymore Billie. Why cant you trust me? Ever since your father died you have been the same-"
I hang up the phone. I dont need this. I get Tre to drive me to Cassidys. I dont know what Im going to say or anything, I just know I need to see her, thats all.
***
I fall into a long, soft hug with Cassidy. I look into her eyes. All I see is sadness, emptyness. How could he do that to her?
"Im so sorry Cassidy. I really really am."I say to her, crying yet again.
"Billie Joe, why did he have to do it? Why?"
I told her about Brad, and it was him that did it. I also told her not to tell the police just yet, that I would get to that. We sat there, in there living room hugging and crying. Mike and Tre just looked, until it was time to go. We left. I gave Cassidy the number to Tres house, and we leave not knowing whats going to happen next...
"Frank, get up, your going to be late for school" Its Tres mom talking. Tre drags himself off the floor and goes over to the door. He slides out and comes back 5 minutes later, and lays back on the floor and looks at me.
"I told my mom some stuff Billie Joe. Both my parents are going to be here today so if Brad comes, dont worry. And hey, I dont got to go to school. You know man, your troublesom life helps us other" Tre says, with a smile on his face
"Very sympathedic Tre. Im glad my fucked up life helps you fail school" Tre doesnt know whether im joking, or serious until a smile spreads across my face. Mike tosses a little on the floor, then wakes up.
"Could you guys please keep it down, some of us are trying to sleep" He says, while turing over, but not closing his eyes afterwards.
"What if Brad goes to school and finds Cassidy an harms her looking for me. Do you think someone should tell her whats going on or what?" I ask. Im worried about her. Brad would do anything to make me missurable.
"I dont know her phone number or where she lives or anything, I have no way to contact her" Mike says, kind of worried.
"Me either, I know nothing about her. Besides, do you think anything bad will happen?" Tre asks
"Well I guess not, but I was just thinking ahead thats all" I say.
Little did we all know, we should of been thinking ahead and doing something about it.
***
I didnt know that I fell back asleep, for a while actually. I woke up at 6:30 pm to the sounds of Tres Oh my Gods, Mikes What are we going to dos and Tres mom, saying Who would do such a thing to such a lovely girl. I then heard the news on TV.
"-took from her neighbor hood highschool and raped. She said the man looked fimiliar but she didnt remember who he was. He was reported as a tall male, about 6'2, stonge 200 pounds, dark hair and eyes. If anyone has any information on him at all, or his whereabouts, please call the number at the bottem of the screen. The girl isnt physicaly harmed. She had been drugged before the raping and he left her in a ditch, almost completely naked after he had finished with her. We have to catch this man before he does it again"
Thats when I knew what was going on. I get out of bed and walk to the living room, where everyone is. I feel hot, wet tears running down my face. Tres mom comes over and wraps her arms around me. "Its ok sweetie" She says, "Cassidy is fine, shes fine, its ok" I stood there, infront of my best friends and cryed.
I then had to call my mom, tell her, tell her everything. As I dial the number to the bar she waitresses at, tears fell from my eyes some more.
"Yes, Ollie Armstrong please." I say
"Hello?" My mom answers.
"Mom, its me, Billie Joe-"
"Where the hell are you?"
"Mom mom Im fine, Im at Tres. Did Brad tell you anything about last night?"
"He said you came in late, drunk again, you and him got in an argument and you left. He spent the rest of the night looking for you"
"Well mom, you see that isnt what happened." I told her the whole story up to the part where he raped Cassidy.
"Billie Joe! Are you sure it was him. Dont accuse people if you dont know. Im sure he would never do anything like that!" I could tell she was crying.
"Mom, it was him, I know it. He was the one that fucking raped her. She didnt deserve it, none of it. She was just somewhere at the wrong time".
"Billie Joe, why havnt you told me any of this. All the times hes hit you, and threatened you? Why?!?"
"Would you believe me mom? Fucking no! You'd believe him cause hes got money and a dick for you to fuck mom! So what would be the point. I know that you probably dont believe this so I dont know why the fuck Im even trying mom!"
"I dont know what to believe anymore Billie. Why cant you trust me? Ever since your father died you have been the same-"
I hang up the phone. I dont need this. I get Tre to drive me to Cassidys. I dont know what Im going to say or anything, I just know I need to see her, thats all.
***
I fall into a long, soft hug with Cassidy. I look into her eyes. All I see is sadness, emptyness. How could he do that to her?
"Im so sorry Cassidy. I really really am."I say to her, crying yet again.
"Billie Joe, why did he have to do it? Why?"
I told her about Brad, and it was him that did it. I also told her not to tell the police just yet, that I would get to that. We sat there, in there living room hugging and crying. Mike and Tre just looked, until it was time to go. We left. I gave Cassidy the number to Tres house, and we leave not knowing whats going to happen next...
