Violence of Summer, chapter 5
After a couple of hours the sun was shining brightly as Tre Billie and Charlie lay out in the garden their feet dipped in the pool wearing the remains of their costume soaking up the sun. Mike and Sid made their way downstairs hand in hand both grinning quite happily. Before they went into the kitchen Mike gave Sid a big kiss on the lips, then proceeding through the French doors into the garden where the three friends were sunbathing.
"Hey guys... " Sid said as Tre, Billie and Charlie opened their eyes to look at Mike and Sid who were still holding hands.
"Oooh, well hello Romeo and Juliet... "
Sid rolled her eyes at Billie's comment as Tre and Charlie snickered. "So was that just like a one night stand thing or... Are you two like regular fucking basis or, do you not want to tell us?" Tre asked.
"The last one." Mike said sitting down on the grass as Sid sat down crossing her legs Indian style.
"You can't do that!" Charlie said sitting up. "We're the five noble friends right!? You gotta tell us everything."
"It was an option." Mike said waving his hand at Tre.
"Okay I take it back." Tre shrugged.
"So me and Mike slept together. And maybe if he's lucky it'll happen again. So quit it out, nothing's changing. We're still the five noble friends we've always been." Sid said throwing a look in Charlie's direction.
"Well someone got laid." Tre nodded.
"Count me in." Billie smiled raising his hand in the air still lying on the grass.
"Tre?" Mike asked.
"Charlie?" Sid smiled.
"Fuck you." Tre and Charlie said at the same time.
"Aaaw... " Billie sighed as Charlie pinched him in the arm so he squealed like a little girl.
"I just remembered... " Tre said after a while. "Aren't we playing a show at Gilman tonight?"
Billie gasped sitting up so quickly his head spun slightly. "Oh my god we do!"
"So what chill it... " Sid said calmly. "It's only noon."
"Yeah but we gotta practice... C'mon get your asses up we're goin' to my place." Billie said getting up nudging Tre and Mike with his foot.
"We'll meet you guys at Gilman tonight then. I need to get rid of this headache before I can listen to that stuff... " Charlie said.
"Ditto... " Sid mumbled.
"Okay bye girls." Tre said winking at the two of them.
Charlie opened an eye taking a little peak at Sid and Mike playing a bit of tongue twister before giggling slightly closing her eye again as Mike got up and followed the guys out of the house.
"So... " Charlie said after a few moments of silence between the girls. "Tell me aaaall about Mike."
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Charlie looked down at her watch looking back up at Billie who was still puffing away on his spliff looking very relaxed and... Somewhere else. He and Charlie were leant against the tree at the back of the field in their usual 'bunking off' spot watching the cheerleading girls do their thing out on the field.
"This is gonna go down on my record Billie Joe. My dad's gonna fucking kill me."
"Like you care. You've got that little bastard wrapped around you're little finger. What're you so worried about?" Billie sighed blowing out the smoke watching it swirl in the wind.
"Not graduating you ungrateful little shit. Maybe you don't care but you got Green Day. I ain't got nothing. I mean... At the end of the day... When you think about it, for me, school does matter you know."
"Charlie... Are you worried about money? I don't know why because your family has mountains of it!"
"Yeah Billie and look what happened to my mom. What does she do huh? Go out, drink, get facials and beauty treatment. She doesn't do shit. What kind of fucking role model is that? I want to do something with my life you know?"
"Hey what the hell brought this on anyway?" Billie asked looking at Charlie with bloodshot eyes. "You've never been the one to care about the future... Look at this way Charlie... You've got it sugarcoated, you're not like... Me or Mike. I mean who have we got to turn to if we fuck up huh? I ain't got shit. You've got everything. You've got a mom and a dad, you've got money a nice house and four great friends who you know are always gonna be there for you. So hush it okay. Just relax and go with the flow... "
Charlie smiled and looked at Billie raising an eyebrow. "Thanks Bill... You know... I never really thought of you to be a good advice giver... "
"What the hell are you talking about!?" Billie said loudly. "I'm always giving you advice bitch!" he said pushing Charlie playfully in the shoulder as she laughed pushing him back. "I'm always giving you advice."
"You're usually stoned all the time anyway... "
"It's my escapism... Especially from this shit hole... " Billie sighed gesturing a hand up at the school building.
Charlie sighed resting her head on Billie's shoulder as he finished his rollie and they both sat in silence.
"I hate to intrude in on this love fest," a male voice suddenly said behind the pair making the two friends jump. "But I'm afraid I'm going to have to call you two to my office." Billie and Charlie turned around only to be faced with their principal...
"Hey guys... " Sid said as Tre, Billie and Charlie opened their eyes to look at Mike and Sid who were still holding hands.
"Oooh, well hello Romeo and Juliet... "
Sid rolled her eyes at Billie's comment as Tre and Charlie snickered. "So was that just like a one night stand thing or... Are you two like regular fucking basis or, do you not want to tell us?" Tre asked.
"The last one." Mike said sitting down on the grass as Sid sat down crossing her legs Indian style.
"You can't do that!" Charlie said sitting up. "We're the five noble friends right!? You gotta tell us everything."
"It was an option." Mike said waving his hand at Tre.
"Okay I take it back." Tre shrugged.
"So me and Mike slept together. And maybe if he's lucky it'll happen again. So quit it out, nothing's changing. We're still the five noble friends we've always been." Sid said throwing a look in Charlie's direction.
"Well someone got laid." Tre nodded.
"Count me in." Billie smiled raising his hand in the air still lying on the grass.
"Tre?" Mike asked.
"Charlie?" Sid smiled.
"Fuck you." Tre and Charlie said at the same time.
"Aaaw... " Billie sighed as Charlie pinched him in the arm so he squealed like a little girl.
"I just remembered... " Tre said after a while. "Aren't we playing a show at Gilman tonight?"
Billie gasped sitting up so quickly his head spun slightly. "Oh my god we do!"
"So what chill it... " Sid said calmly. "It's only noon."
"Yeah but we gotta practice... C'mon get your asses up we're goin' to my place." Billie said getting up nudging Tre and Mike with his foot.
"We'll meet you guys at Gilman tonight then. I need to get rid of this headache before I can listen to that stuff... " Charlie said.
"Ditto... " Sid mumbled.
"Okay bye girls." Tre said winking at the two of them.
Charlie opened an eye taking a little peak at Sid and Mike playing a bit of tongue twister before giggling slightly closing her eye again as Mike got up and followed the guys out of the house.
"So... " Charlie said after a few moments of silence between the girls. "Tell me aaaall about Mike."
***
Charlie looked down at her watch looking back up at Billie who was still puffing away on his spliff looking very relaxed and... Somewhere else. He and Charlie were leant against the tree at the back of the field in their usual 'bunking off' spot watching the cheerleading girls do their thing out on the field.
"This is gonna go down on my record Billie Joe. My dad's gonna fucking kill me."
"Like you care. You've got that little bastard wrapped around you're little finger. What're you so worried about?" Billie sighed blowing out the smoke watching it swirl in the wind.
"Not graduating you ungrateful little shit. Maybe you don't care but you got Green Day. I ain't got nothing. I mean... At the end of the day... When you think about it, for me, school does matter you know."
"Charlie... Are you worried about money? I don't know why because your family has mountains of it!"
"Yeah Billie and look what happened to my mom. What does she do huh? Go out, drink, get facials and beauty treatment. She doesn't do shit. What kind of fucking role model is that? I want to do something with my life you know?"
"Hey what the hell brought this on anyway?" Billie asked looking at Charlie with bloodshot eyes. "You've never been the one to care about the future... Look at this way Charlie... You've got it sugarcoated, you're not like... Me or Mike. I mean who have we got to turn to if we fuck up huh? I ain't got shit. You've got everything. You've got a mom and a dad, you've got money a nice house and four great friends who you know are always gonna be there for you. So hush it okay. Just relax and go with the flow... "
Charlie smiled and looked at Billie raising an eyebrow. "Thanks Bill... You know... I never really thought of you to be a good advice giver... "
"What the hell are you talking about!?" Billie said loudly. "I'm always giving you advice bitch!" he said pushing Charlie playfully in the shoulder as she laughed pushing him back. "I'm always giving you advice."
"You're usually stoned all the time anyway... "
"It's my escapism... Especially from this shit hole... " Billie sighed gesturing a hand up at the school building.
Charlie sighed resting her head on Billie's shoulder as he finished his rollie and they both sat in silence.
"I hate to intrude in on this love fest," a male voice suddenly said behind the pair making the two friends jump. "But I'm afraid I'm going to have to call you two to my office." Billie and Charlie turned around only to be faced with their principal...
