Can You Stand the Rain?, chapter 1
** Its June 2005 **
Every day was always the same for me. I would wake up at the ass crack of dawn every morning, get in the shower, get out of the shower go down stairs and wake up my best friend Peaches (more on him later , yes him) and we would get ready to go off and face the day. Peaches and I worked at a law firm as secretaries. We hated our jobs and our bosses but you have to pay the bills some how.
" Come on gurl let's go." Peaches said waiting outside of our door with his vanilla bean coffee in one hand and his favorite Chanelle bag in the other. "Alright, I'm coming." I said, grabbing my cd player. Today's cd was Shenanigans, one of my favorites. I looked out side. The clouds were coming in and I could tell it was going to rain soon enough. I grabbed my umbrella, just incase and laughed silently when I saw Peaches was missing.
I walked out side with my coffee in one hand and my bag over my shoulder. I tossed the car keys at Peaches." Your turn to drive." He sighed and opened the car door. We drove in silence to Boran& Boran, Raymond and Hertz where we work. I knew it was going to be just one of those days, the ones that are slow and sucky. But since I had Green Day in my cd player, I probably wouldn't kill any one.
We got out of our car and went up to the desk where we scanned our passes and headed into the elevator. You Lied blared through my head phones, which scared the shit out of me. Peaches looked at me "I'm telling you girl, your going to be deaf before you reach the age the 27." He laughed. The door of the elevator opened and we stepped out. I went to my desk which was conviently right across from Peaches, so we could always talk about who was sleeping with who. I was filing some papers that were on my desk when Espionage came on. I tapped out the beat with the eraser of my pencil when someone poked me lightly on the arm.
" Escuse me Rebecca," My boss said. I turned off my cd player instanly and looked at him. He was an ugly man with a very fat pocket. "Yes, Mr. Bales, how can I help you?" My smile was as fake as Linday Lohan. "I like to see you in my office, please. NOW." I heard Peaches yelp. Mr. Bales walked into his office. Ilooked at Peaches and mouthed an I- don't-know look.I went inside with my coffee, to keep me occupied. Mr. Bales's meetings sometimes were really long.
He motioned to the chair in front of his big ass desk." Please Miss Williams, sit down. " I sat down nervously. He crossed his arms and leaned back in his chair. "It has come to my attention that you are very much interested in music, am I right?" I nodded. "Yes, sir." I wasnt all to sure where he was going with this. I took a sip of my coffee. " As you do not know, my adoptive son is apart of a band, you may know them, um give me a second, ah Green Day." I started to choke on my coffee.
Mr. Bales looked a little taken aback. " Miss Williams are you okay?" I nodded. He handed me a bottle of water, which cooled me down a bit until I slowly stopped coughing. I took a deep breath. " May I ask, what is your son's name?" He smiled. "Michael, Michael Ryan Pritchard." I think I might have stopped breathing. Mr. bales looked at me again with a look of concern on his face. "Are you sure your going to be okay?"
"I'll be fine.... I mean, YOUR SON IS MIKE DIRNT!" He had a proud look on his face. " Yeah, I love the boy to tears, I'm very proud of him Miss Williams, and I knew you took a facy to him." My face turned a deep shade of red. He laughed. " Any way. He is going to be playing in town tomorrow and he gave me a back stage pass and I was wondering if you would like to meet him. I've shown him a picture of you, he says he is interested."
My face lit up. " Mr. Bales, how can I thank you I mean, oh God I don't know what to say, no one has ever done any thing this nice for me, ever." He opened his drawer and pulled out the pass. We both stood up at the same time and he handed me the pass. I couldn't help myself. I pulled him into a hug. " Thank you Mr.Bales, this means so much to me." He hugged back and when he pulled away he had a big smile on his face.
" No problem, my dear, not a problem. Now ,uh, back to office work, can you photocopy these and file them." I went back into working woman mode. " Yes sir." I carried my coffee, the papers and my water out of Mr. Bales office and set the water and coffee on my desk. Peaches looked nervous, sitting at his desk. I walked over to him and before he opened his mouth, I blurted out everything about Mike and Mr.Bales and by the end Peaches was as giddy as a school girl. " Oh my god girl he is soo fine. And he said he was interested!" Peaches said. I told him about the copies I had to make and he let me go, not before offering to take me on a shopping spree. Of course I said yes and he ushered me away so I wouldn't get in trouble.
For the rest of the day, I was happier than I've ever been at my job. All I could think about was that I would be be staring, face to face with MIKE DIRNT.
Every day was always the same for me. I would wake up at the ass crack of dawn every morning, get in the shower, get out of the shower go down stairs and wake up my best friend Peaches (more on him later , yes him) and we would get ready to go off and face the day. Peaches and I worked at a law firm as secretaries. We hated our jobs and our bosses but you have to pay the bills some how.
" Come on gurl let's go." Peaches said waiting outside of our door with his vanilla bean coffee in one hand and his favorite Chanelle bag in the other. "Alright, I'm coming." I said, grabbing my cd player. Today's cd was Shenanigans, one of my favorites. I looked out side. The clouds were coming in and I could tell it was going to rain soon enough. I grabbed my umbrella, just incase and laughed silently when I saw Peaches was missing.
I walked out side with my coffee in one hand and my bag over my shoulder. I tossed the car keys at Peaches." Your turn to drive." He sighed and opened the car door. We drove in silence to Boran& Boran, Raymond and Hertz where we work. I knew it was going to be just one of those days, the ones that are slow and sucky. But since I had Green Day in my cd player, I probably wouldn't kill any one.
We got out of our car and went up to the desk where we scanned our passes and headed into the elevator. You Lied blared through my head phones, which scared the shit out of me. Peaches looked at me "I'm telling you girl, your going to be deaf before you reach the age the 27." He laughed. The door of the elevator opened and we stepped out. I went to my desk which was conviently right across from Peaches, so we could always talk about who was sleeping with who. I was filing some papers that were on my desk when Espionage came on. I tapped out the beat with the eraser of my pencil when someone poked me lightly on the arm.
" Escuse me Rebecca," My boss said. I turned off my cd player instanly and looked at him. He was an ugly man with a very fat pocket. "Yes, Mr. Bales, how can I help you?" My smile was as fake as Linday Lohan. "I like to see you in my office, please. NOW." I heard Peaches yelp. Mr. Bales walked into his office. Ilooked at Peaches and mouthed an I- don't-know look.I went inside with my coffee, to keep me occupied. Mr. Bales's meetings sometimes were really long.
He motioned to the chair in front of his big ass desk." Please Miss Williams, sit down. " I sat down nervously. He crossed his arms and leaned back in his chair. "It has come to my attention that you are very much interested in music, am I right?" I nodded. "Yes, sir." I wasnt all to sure where he was going with this. I took a sip of my coffee. " As you do not know, my adoptive son is apart of a band, you may know them, um give me a second, ah Green Day." I started to choke on my coffee.
Mr. Bales looked a little taken aback. " Miss Williams are you okay?" I nodded. He handed me a bottle of water, which cooled me down a bit until I slowly stopped coughing. I took a deep breath. " May I ask, what is your son's name?" He smiled. "Michael, Michael Ryan Pritchard." I think I might have stopped breathing. Mr. bales looked at me again with a look of concern on his face. "Are you sure your going to be okay?"
"I'll be fine.... I mean, YOUR SON IS MIKE DIRNT!" He had a proud look on his face. " Yeah, I love the boy to tears, I'm very proud of him Miss Williams, and I knew you took a facy to him." My face turned a deep shade of red. He laughed. " Any way. He is going to be playing in town tomorrow and he gave me a back stage pass and I was wondering if you would like to meet him. I've shown him a picture of you, he says he is interested."
My face lit up. " Mr. Bales, how can I thank you I mean, oh God I don't know what to say, no one has ever done any thing this nice for me, ever." He opened his drawer and pulled out the pass. We both stood up at the same time and he handed me the pass. I couldn't help myself. I pulled him into a hug. " Thank you Mr.Bales, this means so much to me." He hugged back and when he pulled away he had a big smile on his face.
" No problem, my dear, not a problem. Now ,uh, back to office work, can you photocopy these and file them." I went back into working woman mode. " Yes sir." I carried my coffee, the papers and my water out of Mr. Bales office and set the water and coffee on my desk. Peaches looked nervous, sitting at his desk. I walked over to him and before he opened his mouth, I blurted out everything about Mike and Mr.Bales and by the end Peaches was as giddy as a school girl. " Oh my god girl he is soo fine. And he said he was interested!" Peaches said. I told him about the copies I had to make and he let me go, not before offering to take me on a shopping spree. Of course I said yes and he ushered me away so I wouldn't get in trouble.
For the rest of the day, I was happier than I've ever been at my job. All I could think about was that I would be be staring, face to face with MIKE DIRNT.
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