The Joke Is Over (Sequel to Late Night Partiers), chapter 22
Billie sat down, staring at Mike and Tre feeling weary. He blinked away a few tears, "Tre, wh-what would happen if Mike didn't wake up?"
Tre gave Billie a blank look and slapped him, "Don't talk like that Billie.. Mike's gonna wake up.." Tre turned to look at Mike and thought, Hopefully.. He better Tre sat back in his chair and blinked away a few tears himself.
Billie stared at both of them for a while and leaned back also.. I don't know if I would be able to live like this much longer.. If Mike died what would happen to Tre and I? What am I saying? He's gonna wake up and say, "HEY why the long faces!?" I wish that would happen
Billie took mental pictures of what was happening.. It killed him to see Mike's arms.
"Billie Joe, Tre," said a voice coming from the door behind them.
Both Billie and Tre turned around to see a little girl standing there.
Billie didn't know who it was but he said, "Hey.."
"Sorry, you don't really know me, but I've been a fan for a while.." said the little girl, who was wearing a hospital gown. She started walking towards them. "I'm Emily.."
"Hi Emily," said Tre. "Come on in and talk to us.." She walked up and stood between Tre and Billie Joe. Tre patted his leg and said, "Sit here.. I don't bite.."
"Hard," said Billie.
She smiled and sat in Tre's lap, "Thank you, Tre.."
"So, what are you in here for?" asked Tre sounding like it was a prison.
"I'm not really sure.. I think my mom said I was out in the heat too long.." said Emily.
"Oh," said Tre.
A tear trickled down her cheek, "Wh-what happened to Mike?"
Tre nor Billie wanted to tell her the real reason, but Billie said, "H-he got really sick.."
She nodded making her light brown hair fall into her face. Emily leaned up against Tre and said, "I wish my mommy would come back.."
"Where is she?" asked Tre, putting his arms around her.
"I don't know.. She left yesterday and never came back," said Emily, holding onto Tre's arm.
That made Tre's heart sink, "Oh.."
Billie's heart sunk as he said, "Well you can stay with us until she does come back."
A nurse walked into the room and grabbed Billie by the arm, "I need to talk to you."
"Ok," said Billie, walking into the hallway with her.
"I need to tell you something about Emily," said the nurse.
"Tell me," said Billie.
She paused and calmly said, "Her mother died yesterday..."
Billie's heart sank even further, "What about her dad?"
"She's never met him, but I have and I won't let her go with him.. He's awful," said the nurse.
"What can I do?" asked Billie. "You want me to take her?"
"I'd rather you guys take her than any of her family," said the nurse.. "Her family is going to put her up for adoption and they're also nothing but drugs anyway.."
"Ok," said Billie. "Can you tell her? I don't have the heart to.."
"Ok, I will Billie.. I'll even get her a room near this room.. " said the nurse.
They walked back into the room and the nurse told Emily everything. After about an hour, the nurse had Emily a room right across the hall from Mike's room. Tre stayed in the room with her and Billie stayed with Mike. Emily seemed to like Tre the best, so Billie decided for her to stay with him.
"So how old are you?'' asked Tre.
"I'm 6 years old," said Emily.
"Wow, your mature for your age.." said Tre, trying to make her smile. "I'm not mature and I'm 33.."
She laughed, "Yes you are.. You just like to see people laugh.."
Tre laughed, "You're smart too.."
She smiled.. Emily sat there for a few minutes and asked, "What's wrong with Billie?"
Tre's face went blank expressioned, "Well.. He hasn't really been having the best of luck lately."
"Really? What has happened?" asked Emily.
"Well, I got put in the hospital because someone tried to hurt me. Then Billie ended up finding me and the next day he finds Mike blacked out in his kitchen." said Tre, trying not to make her worry too much. "We're all fine now.. You and Mike just need to get better and we could go home."
She smiled, "I do feel a little bit better.. I barely knew my parents.."
Tre found that comment really sad.. "Really? Why do you say that Em?"
"I used to stay with my aunt and uncle and then mom found me and brought me here," said Emily, "So, I wasn't really close to them."
Tre looked at her, "I didn't know my mom that well either."
They sat there and talked about their families and noticed how much they had in common. Later on Billie walked into the room and said, "Mikes awake."
"Why so glum, Billie?" said Tre getting up.
"I'm just sleepy, " Billie said weakly.
"Billie come in and sleep and Tre can go sit with Mike," Emily said.
"Yeah, Bill. Mike will understand that everyone's suppose to sleep," said Tre, walking out of the room.
Billie sat down and fell asleep within seconds.
Tre gave Billie a blank look and slapped him, "Don't talk like that Billie.. Mike's gonna wake up.." Tre turned to look at Mike and thought, Hopefully.. He better Tre sat back in his chair and blinked away a few tears himself.
Billie stared at both of them for a while and leaned back also.. I don't know if I would be able to live like this much longer.. If Mike died what would happen to Tre and I? What am I saying? He's gonna wake up and say, "HEY why the long faces!?" I wish that would happen
Billie took mental pictures of what was happening.. It killed him to see Mike's arms.
"Billie Joe, Tre," said a voice coming from the door behind them.
Both Billie and Tre turned around to see a little girl standing there.
Billie didn't know who it was but he said, "Hey.."
"Sorry, you don't really know me, but I've been a fan for a while.." said the little girl, who was wearing a hospital gown. She started walking towards them. "I'm Emily.."
"Hi Emily," said Tre. "Come on in and talk to us.." She walked up and stood between Tre and Billie Joe. Tre patted his leg and said, "Sit here.. I don't bite.."
"Hard," said Billie.
She smiled and sat in Tre's lap, "Thank you, Tre.."
"So, what are you in here for?" asked Tre sounding like it was a prison.
"I'm not really sure.. I think my mom said I was out in the heat too long.." said Emily.
"Oh," said Tre.
A tear trickled down her cheek, "Wh-what happened to Mike?"
Tre nor Billie wanted to tell her the real reason, but Billie said, "H-he got really sick.."
She nodded making her light brown hair fall into her face. Emily leaned up against Tre and said, "I wish my mommy would come back.."
"Where is she?" asked Tre, putting his arms around her.
"I don't know.. She left yesterday and never came back," said Emily, holding onto Tre's arm.
That made Tre's heart sink, "Oh.."
Billie's heart sunk as he said, "Well you can stay with us until she does come back."
A nurse walked into the room and grabbed Billie by the arm, "I need to talk to you."
"Ok," said Billie, walking into the hallway with her.
"I need to tell you something about Emily," said the nurse.
"Tell me," said Billie.
She paused and calmly said, "Her mother died yesterday..."
Billie's heart sank even further, "What about her dad?"
"She's never met him, but I have and I won't let her go with him.. He's awful," said the nurse.
"What can I do?" asked Billie. "You want me to take her?"
"I'd rather you guys take her than any of her family," said the nurse.. "Her family is going to put her up for adoption and they're also nothing but drugs anyway.."
"Ok," said Billie. "Can you tell her? I don't have the heart to.."
"Ok, I will Billie.. I'll even get her a room near this room.. " said the nurse.
They walked back into the room and the nurse told Emily everything. After about an hour, the nurse had Emily a room right across the hall from Mike's room. Tre stayed in the room with her and Billie stayed with Mike. Emily seemed to like Tre the best, so Billie decided for her to stay with him.
"So how old are you?'' asked Tre.
"I'm 6 years old," said Emily.
"Wow, your mature for your age.." said Tre, trying to make her smile. "I'm not mature and I'm 33.."
She laughed, "Yes you are.. You just like to see people laugh.."
Tre laughed, "You're smart too.."
She smiled.. Emily sat there for a few minutes and asked, "What's wrong with Billie?"
Tre's face went blank expressioned, "Well.. He hasn't really been having the best of luck lately."
"Really? What has happened?" asked Emily.
"Well, I got put in the hospital because someone tried to hurt me. Then Billie ended up finding me and the next day he finds Mike blacked out in his kitchen." said Tre, trying not to make her worry too much. "We're all fine now.. You and Mike just need to get better and we could go home."
She smiled, "I do feel a little bit better.. I barely knew my parents.."
Tre found that comment really sad.. "Really? Why do you say that Em?"
"I used to stay with my aunt and uncle and then mom found me and brought me here," said Emily, "So, I wasn't really close to them."
Tre looked at her, "I didn't know my mom that well either."
They sat there and talked about their families and noticed how much they had in common. Later on Billie walked into the room and said, "Mikes awake."
"Why so glum, Billie?" said Tre getting up.
"I'm just sleepy, " Billie said weakly.
"Billie come in and sleep and Tre can go sit with Mike," Emily said.
"Yeah, Bill. Mike will understand that everyone's suppose to sleep," said Tre, walking out of the room.
Billie sat down and fell asleep within seconds.
