Violence of Summer, chapter 8
It was two days into tour and Sid was already having second thoughts about coming. She hadn't had sleep in 48 hours flat and not only was Billie Joe complaining about not having his 'automatic guitar tuner' Charlie and Tre were arguing constantly and her and Mike hadn't had one second alone together. The three boys had already had three fights since they had been on the road - nothing physical - just shouting- and it was starting to do her head in.
She pushed herself away from the crowd inside the basement the band had decided to play last second - to get outside and have a smoke. She walked over to the van dropping down next to it leaning against the wheel taking out her packet of cigarettes. Looking up at the stars for a couple of seconds she closed her eyes and could've sworn she had fallen asleep until she heard footsteps next to her.
"Ah Sid fucking hell... " she heard Charlie's familiar voice say as she opened her eyes slowly. "Please gimme one of them things."
Sid frowned at Charlie taking the cigarette out of her mouth looking at it. "You wanna smoke? I thought you hated it."
"Yeah I know... " Charlie said frowning. "But I dunno... I could just really do with one right now... "
Sid shrugged passing her a cigarette as she lit it and breathed in heavily collapsing down next to Sid.
"So how far along are we into this tour?" Charlie asked after a while.
"Pfff... three days?" Sid chuckled.
"Fuck off... " Charlie mumbled.
"Mmm hmm... "
Charlie and Sid sat there in silence for a while listening to the booming of the music to the house nearby where the boys were playing.
"Thank you very much!" Billie Joe shouted into the microphone as the small crowd of fifty people cheered them off stage.
"Wow I can't believe we pulled that off!" Tre smiled picking Mike up who was slurring his words. "I mean with a piss ass drunk bass player... I think we did pretty well... hey Mikey boy?" Tre said loudly in Mike's ear.
"Absolutely... " Mike said pointing at Tre.
Billie laughed at Mike grabbing his arm dragging him out of the house over to the van where the two girls were sat smoking a cigarette.
"What are you two doing out here we thought you were in there watching us play?" Billie said letting go of Mike as he fell down next Sid as she wrapped her arms around him hugging him tightly.
"Yeah well, we needed some air... and maybe some time without three annoying sweaty smelly boys."
"She's talking about you." Billie Joe and Tre said at the same time looking at each other.
"Want some help with your stuff?" Charlie asked.
"Not our stuff. It was that dude's... he had like everything in there... he just wanted us to play for his party... how drunk did you get at that club?" Billie asked Charlie.
"I dunno... " Charlie mumbled shrugging her shoulder's turning around to look at Sid trying to get Mike into the van. "But I sobered up... ." Charlie and Billie Joe stood next to each other watching Tre and Sid trying to get Mike into the van who was singing the theme tune for Transformers. "Looks like you'll be driving tonight then?" Charlie asked.
"We gotta leave at about 6 in the morning... at the latest... "
Charlie shook her head hissing slightly. "God... I dunno if I can carry on... I just wanna go home... " she said quietly turning to face Billie.
"Stop giving up so easy." Billie said shoving her in the shoulder. "Where's the Charlie I used to know huh? We're only three days into tour! The last thing we need is negative attitude Chaz. This could be our big break. Hell knows... and if not who cares huh? Let's just have some fun... you're just adapting... sooo the first coupla days maybe tough but you'll get used to it. Now quit moaning and get in the van and let's have some fun yeah?"
Charlie looked at Billie and smiled slightly. "Yeeeah you're right. Fuckin' hell Billie why'd you always hafta be right?"
"'Cause I know everything." Billie smirked waving a hand in front of his face camply.
"EXCUSE ME!" Tre said loudly making Billie and Charlie look at him. "Yeah hate to intrude on the little romantic moment but uh... it's enough. Hello!? Street cred!" Tre puffed out dramatically rolling his eyes.
"Oooh Sooorry Tre!" Billie said in a high voice. "Are we making you jealous?" he snickered grabbing Charlie as he pulled her close to him.
"Yeah WHATever!" Tre said putting his two hands in front of his face doing the big 'W' sign with his hands like the preppy cheerleaders did at school.
Charlie and Billie laughed at their over exaggerated friend as they all piled into the back of the van.
"Beer anyone?" Sid asked as Mike lit up.
"Abso-fucking-loutely." Tre said snuggling up to Charlie.
As the five friends all sat together crammed in the back of the just about big enough van, each with a bottle of beer in their hands, they were starting think... hey... maybe this tour ain't gonna be so bad after all...
She pushed herself away from the crowd inside the basement the band had decided to play last second - to get outside and have a smoke. She walked over to the van dropping down next to it leaning against the wheel taking out her packet of cigarettes. Looking up at the stars for a couple of seconds she closed her eyes and could've sworn she had fallen asleep until she heard footsteps next to her.
"Ah Sid fucking hell... " she heard Charlie's familiar voice say as she opened her eyes slowly. "Please gimme one of them things."
Sid frowned at Charlie taking the cigarette out of her mouth looking at it. "You wanna smoke? I thought you hated it."
"Yeah I know... " Charlie said frowning. "But I dunno... I could just really do with one right now... "
Sid shrugged passing her a cigarette as she lit it and breathed in heavily collapsing down next to Sid.
"So how far along are we into this tour?" Charlie asked after a while.
"Pfff... three days?" Sid chuckled.
"Fuck off... " Charlie mumbled.
"Mmm hmm... "
Charlie and Sid sat there in silence for a while listening to the booming of the music to the house nearby where the boys were playing.
"Thank you very much!" Billie Joe shouted into the microphone as the small crowd of fifty people cheered them off stage.
"Wow I can't believe we pulled that off!" Tre smiled picking Mike up who was slurring his words. "I mean with a piss ass drunk bass player... I think we did pretty well... hey Mikey boy?" Tre said loudly in Mike's ear.
"Absolutely... " Mike said pointing at Tre.
Billie laughed at Mike grabbing his arm dragging him out of the house over to the van where the two girls were sat smoking a cigarette.
"What are you two doing out here we thought you were in there watching us play?" Billie said letting go of Mike as he fell down next Sid as she wrapped her arms around him hugging him tightly.
"Yeah well, we needed some air... and maybe some time without three annoying sweaty smelly boys."
"She's talking about you." Billie Joe and Tre said at the same time looking at each other.
"Want some help with your stuff?" Charlie asked.
"Not our stuff. It was that dude's... he had like everything in there... he just wanted us to play for his party... how drunk did you get at that club?" Billie asked Charlie.
"I dunno... " Charlie mumbled shrugging her shoulder's turning around to look at Sid trying to get Mike into the van. "But I sobered up... ." Charlie and Billie Joe stood next to each other watching Tre and Sid trying to get Mike into the van who was singing the theme tune for Transformers. "Looks like you'll be driving tonight then?" Charlie asked.
"We gotta leave at about 6 in the morning... at the latest... "
Charlie shook her head hissing slightly. "God... I dunno if I can carry on... I just wanna go home... " she said quietly turning to face Billie.
"Stop giving up so easy." Billie said shoving her in the shoulder. "Where's the Charlie I used to know huh? We're only three days into tour! The last thing we need is negative attitude Chaz. This could be our big break. Hell knows... and if not who cares huh? Let's just have some fun... you're just adapting... sooo the first coupla days maybe tough but you'll get used to it. Now quit moaning and get in the van and let's have some fun yeah?"
Charlie looked at Billie and smiled slightly. "Yeeeah you're right. Fuckin' hell Billie why'd you always hafta be right?"
"'Cause I know everything." Billie smirked waving a hand in front of his face camply.
"EXCUSE ME!" Tre said loudly making Billie and Charlie look at him. "Yeah hate to intrude on the little romantic moment but uh... it's enough. Hello!? Street cred!" Tre puffed out dramatically rolling his eyes.
"Oooh Sooorry Tre!" Billie said in a high voice. "Are we making you jealous?" he snickered grabbing Charlie as he pulled her close to him.
"Yeah WHATever!" Tre said putting his two hands in front of his face doing the big 'W' sign with his hands like the preppy cheerleaders did at school.
Charlie and Billie laughed at their over exaggerated friend as they all piled into the back of the van.
"Beer anyone?" Sid asked as Mike lit up.
"Abso-fucking-loutely." Tre said snuggling up to Charlie.
As the five friends all sat together crammed in the back of the just about big enough van, each with a bottle of beer in their hands, they were starting think... hey... maybe this tour ain't gonna be so bad after all...
