Basketcase, chapter 6
I started from the beginning. "After I left here I went home, he was drunk and he hit me. I packed my shit and ran. It started raining and it was getting late, so I just laid down in a random yard under a tree. Then I woke up in Chris's house, we decided to skip today. He took me to this club and the guys were playing, then he had to go to work so came here and got into a major tickle fight...which you had to ruin! Hey wait. Why does Chris always come into this? How did he know ya'll were playing ... and the first day you came, why did he take me out of the class room???"
"Ahhhhh, we thought you'd figure that out sooner. We knew you had a huge crush on him and we knew you'd follow him. So the first day we found him in the hall way so we asked him to get you out of the class room and he agreed. Then today he was supposed to get you out of school and take you to the show..... we had no idea you ran away or any of that. I also didn't know you'd end up going out with him..." Billie filled me in. He said that last part with a certain coldness in his voice.
"Wait... what?! You're going out with him? You are going out with Chris?!" Ashley sounded a bit confused. "Yeah." I confirmed. Silence fell over the room.
"Lets watch a movie!! It'll cheer everyone up!" Tre exclaimed, typical. "Do we have any candy?" Mike yelled after Tre, bounding into the living room. "NO MIKE!" the rest of us yelled at the same time. We all have the memory of Mike and too much candy. We jumped up and sprinted after them, me being my clumsy self tripped and brought Billie and Ash down with me. We tumbled down the stairs, jumped up and claimed our spots on the couch. "Ow!" Billie yelled, "My head hurts!" "Delayed reaction!" I yelled. "Hey where are you staying anyway?" Mike asked me. "For now with Chris... but permanently I don't know." "OH! well you know you can stay here anytime you want" Billie jumped in. "That sounds good, we'll see." I was so grateful for such great friends.
Once we were all comfortable Tre put in a movie ... of course he chose to watch 'Saw.' Scary movie...... just as the door slams shut at the very end of the movie, there was a knock on the door. I jumped from my position buried in Billie's shoulder and answered the door. "Hey!" Chris took me into his arms and kissed me softly, feeling somewhat embarrassed I ran back to the living room and said my good bye's. I hugged everyone and gave Billie a kiss on the cheek. Then I walked out to Chris's car and jumped in. "Who was that?" he said as soon as I was in. "Who Billie? He's like the greatest guy ever." I replied. "O really? And what was that kiss before you left?" Chris sounded a bit jealous. "What?! NO! nothings going on with us..... he's been my friend since I don't when, that was nothing! I swear." "O.K. I believe you." "Where do you work any way?" I asked him. "Oh, Um, I'm a waiter at this little cafe downtown. It's only part time because of school" he said, sounding a bit unsure. "Oh O.K."
When we got home I wondered where I'd be sleeping. "Hey Chris. Where am I staying?" "That depends," he said. "You can have a room of your own or you can stay with me in my room. You choose." I could tell he was hinting on the second choice. "For now I think I'd like to stay in my own room...." "O.K. then follow me!" he said bounding down the hall, he seemed really hyper, but I could tell he was a little disappointed. I went after him as he led me to a guest room. I sat down on the bed and was immediately tackled by Chris. We wrestled for a few minutes, and Chris finally won pinning me down in the middle of the bed. He leaned down and kissed me ever so softly, I replied kissing back harder. He slipped his tongue past my lips and moved his hands from my wrists to my thighs, slowly finding his way to my shirt. I pushed his hands away, I wasn't ready. He understood and just kept kissing me.
A few nights later I tossed and turned and could not get to sleep. I got up and crept into Chris's room. He was up watching TV It was only 11:00 on a Friday so figured he'd be up. I lay down next to him and he put his arm around my shoulders and kissed my head. I leaned up and kissed his lips, he agreed. He climbed on top of me slipping his hands under my top. I didn't object.......
***1 month later***
I was at Mike's after school, actually attempting to do some homework. That was useless. I got up and walked out of the room, away from the screaming. I walked into the garage and turned on the stereo. I went over to my drums and started playing along to 'Basket case.' After a little while of that I walked back into the house. All three boys were sitting calmly on the couch. Tre scooted over and I sat down between him and Billie. After a while of pointless channel surfing I broke the silence. "Billie, will you take me down town?" "Sure, where do you want to go?" It was already 7:00 so I figured Chris's shift would be over soon. "Will you take me to Jack's Cafe? I need to talk to Chris." After Billie got to know Chris he approved of him, so I didn't avoid talking about him. "Yeah sure, lets go." I picked up my bag and walked out the door.
As we pulled up to the cafe I looked around and didn't see Chris's car. 'Maybe he's parked in back..... is there parking in the back?' I thought. "You can wait out here or come in I won't be long." I walked in and spotted one of Chris's friends. "Hey Mark, is Chris here?" Mark looked up, a bit surprised to see me. "Nah, he left about an hour ago." I was very confused. "Um..... O.K. then see you later." I walked out and hopped in the car. "Can you take me over to his house? He's not here." The car backed out of the parking lot, I could feel Billie watching me. "You O.K.?" he asked sounding concerned. "Yeah, I'm fine." I lied. 'Where was he? Why would he lie about his hours? Maybe he just didn't feel good and left early.' I wondered to myself.
We drove up to his house and Billie parked the car. I walked up to the door and knocked, not bothering to take my bag because I was staying with Mike for a while anyway since his parents came back. I heard music on and no one answered the door so I walked in. I didn't see anybody in the living room. There were a pair of shoes I didn't recognize. 'Maybe they're his mom's' I thought trying to reassure my self. I walked down the hall into Chris's room, the door was slightly open so I pushed it farther. I was shocked at what I saw next..... there was Chris, shirt off and pants unzipped, kissing Katie, his 'ex.' She had her shirt on the floor and mini skirt half way off. I slammed the door a little harder than I meant to and ran out of the house. Forgetting Billie was in the car waiting for me Iran down the street, not even thinking where I was going. I couldn't see anyway tears pouring out of my eyes. I heard a car pull up behind me. "Chrystelle get in the car!!!" Billie stopped so I could get in, I sat crying my self to sleep.
"Ahhhhh, we thought you'd figure that out sooner. We knew you had a huge crush on him and we knew you'd follow him. So the first day we found him in the hall way so we asked him to get you out of the class room and he agreed. Then today he was supposed to get you out of school and take you to the show..... we had no idea you ran away or any of that. I also didn't know you'd end up going out with him..." Billie filled me in. He said that last part with a certain coldness in his voice.
"Wait... what?! You're going out with him? You are going out with Chris?!" Ashley sounded a bit confused. "Yeah." I confirmed. Silence fell over the room.
"Lets watch a movie!! It'll cheer everyone up!" Tre exclaimed, typical. "Do we have any candy?" Mike yelled after Tre, bounding into the living room. "NO MIKE!" the rest of us yelled at the same time. We all have the memory of Mike and too much candy. We jumped up and sprinted after them, me being my clumsy self tripped and brought Billie and Ash down with me. We tumbled down the stairs, jumped up and claimed our spots on the couch. "Ow!" Billie yelled, "My head hurts!" "Delayed reaction!" I yelled. "Hey where are you staying anyway?" Mike asked me. "For now with Chris... but permanently I don't know." "OH! well you know you can stay here anytime you want" Billie jumped in. "That sounds good, we'll see." I was so grateful for such great friends.
Once we were all comfortable Tre put in a movie ... of course he chose to watch 'Saw.' Scary movie...... just as the door slams shut at the very end of the movie, there was a knock on the door. I jumped from my position buried in Billie's shoulder and answered the door. "Hey!" Chris took me into his arms and kissed me softly, feeling somewhat embarrassed I ran back to the living room and said my good bye's. I hugged everyone and gave Billie a kiss on the cheek. Then I walked out to Chris's car and jumped in. "Who was that?" he said as soon as I was in. "Who Billie? He's like the greatest guy ever." I replied. "O really? And what was that kiss before you left?" Chris sounded a bit jealous. "What?! NO! nothings going on with us..... he's been my friend since I don't when, that was nothing! I swear." "O.K. I believe you." "Where do you work any way?" I asked him. "Oh, Um, I'm a waiter at this little cafe downtown. It's only part time because of school" he said, sounding a bit unsure. "Oh O.K."
When we got home I wondered where I'd be sleeping. "Hey Chris. Where am I staying?" "That depends," he said. "You can have a room of your own or you can stay with me in my room. You choose." I could tell he was hinting on the second choice. "For now I think I'd like to stay in my own room...." "O.K. then follow me!" he said bounding down the hall, he seemed really hyper, but I could tell he was a little disappointed. I went after him as he led me to a guest room. I sat down on the bed and was immediately tackled by Chris. We wrestled for a few minutes, and Chris finally won pinning me down in the middle of the bed. He leaned down and kissed me ever so softly, I replied kissing back harder. He slipped his tongue past my lips and moved his hands from my wrists to my thighs, slowly finding his way to my shirt. I pushed his hands away, I wasn't ready. He understood and just kept kissing me.
A few nights later I tossed and turned and could not get to sleep. I got up and crept into Chris's room. He was up watching TV It was only 11:00 on a Friday so figured he'd be up. I lay down next to him and he put his arm around my shoulders and kissed my head. I leaned up and kissed his lips, he agreed. He climbed on top of me slipping his hands under my top. I didn't object.......
***1 month later***
I was at Mike's after school, actually attempting to do some homework. That was useless. I got up and walked out of the room, away from the screaming. I walked into the garage and turned on the stereo. I went over to my drums and started playing along to 'Basket case.' After a little while of that I walked back into the house. All three boys were sitting calmly on the couch. Tre scooted over and I sat down between him and Billie. After a while of pointless channel surfing I broke the silence. "Billie, will you take me down town?" "Sure, where do you want to go?" It was already 7:00 so I figured Chris's shift would be over soon. "Will you take me to Jack's Cafe? I need to talk to Chris." After Billie got to know Chris he approved of him, so I didn't avoid talking about him. "Yeah sure, lets go." I picked up my bag and walked out the door.
As we pulled up to the cafe I looked around and didn't see Chris's car. 'Maybe he's parked in back..... is there parking in the back?' I thought. "You can wait out here or come in I won't be long." I walked in and spotted one of Chris's friends. "Hey Mark, is Chris here?" Mark looked up, a bit surprised to see me. "Nah, he left about an hour ago." I was very confused. "Um..... O.K. then see you later." I walked out and hopped in the car. "Can you take me over to his house? He's not here." The car backed out of the parking lot, I could feel Billie watching me. "You O.K.?" he asked sounding concerned. "Yeah, I'm fine." I lied. 'Where was he? Why would he lie about his hours? Maybe he just didn't feel good and left early.' I wondered to myself.
We drove up to his house and Billie parked the car. I walked up to the door and knocked, not bothering to take my bag because I was staying with Mike for a while anyway since his parents came back. I heard music on and no one answered the door so I walked in. I didn't see anybody in the living room. There were a pair of shoes I didn't recognize. 'Maybe they're his mom's' I thought trying to reassure my self. I walked down the hall into Chris's room, the door was slightly open so I pushed it farther. I was shocked at what I saw next..... there was Chris, shirt off and pants unzipped, kissing Katie, his 'ex.' She had her shirt on the floor and mini skirt half way off. I slammed the door a little harder than I meant to and ran out of the house. Forgetting Billie was in the car waiting for me Iran down the street, not even thinking where I was going. I couldn't see anyway tears pouring out of my eyes. I heard a car pull up behind me. "Chrystelle get in the car!!!" Billie stopped so I could get in, I sat crying my self to sleep.
