The Real Saint Jimmy, chapter 1
Lee knocked on the door. She licked her bottom lip, hoping the guys were home. She heard someone walking towards the door. As soon as he unlocked the door, a smile came onto the guy's face.
"Jimmy!" Said the owner, picking Lee up and twirling her around. Lee laughed, Billie Joe still remembered her. Billie Joe set her down and yelled to Mike
"Mike! It's Jimmy! She came back!" Mike ran to Lee, and put her on his shoulder. "You guys! I think that's enough picking me up for one day!" Lee said with a laugh. Mike put her down. They walked into the living room, where there was an unfamiliar guy sitting on the couch. Maybe she didn't know him, but he definitely knew who Lee was.
"Wait... You're Saint Jimmy!" Lee gave a laugh and said "That's what they call me on Gilman." Tre was very much so excited. Everyone on Gilman Street knew who St. Jimmy was. She was a legend! Tre shook her hand, saying
"I'm Tre Cool." Then Lee remembered who that guy was. Last time she saw him, he was in a band called The Lookouts. Billie then came in, with four beers in his hands, saying
"Enough with the getting to know each other. Let's celebrate!" Billie handed a beer to Lee, but she said "Can't. Remember what happened last time?"
"Oh. Right. More for us then!" Lee laughed, saying "Then I better stay sober to make sure you guys don't get in any trouble." Mike got her a soda instead.
A few hours later, Billie, Mike, and Tre were beyond drunk. Lee laughed as they mumbled things and slurred their words so much that Lee couldn't even call it talking. Just groaning and laughing. Lee dragged Mike to his room and threw him on his bed. She threw Tre on the couch and dragged Billie Joe off to his room. When they were all in their places, Lee went to the living room and fell asleep on the floor. She woke up to the smell of pancakes. She got up and went to the kitchen. "Good morning." Billie said with a smile.
"If it's that good, why do I ache all over?" Billie laughed. Mike came in saying
"That's why you don't sleep on the floor."
"Were else was I supposed to sleep? You guys took up all the beds and couches!" They all laughed. Billie Joe was finally done with the pancakes, so they went to go eat. Tre was still asleep.
"Ew. Drool." Said Billie and they all laughed again. Then Mike looked up at Lee and said
"Wait. Does your father know that you're here?"
"Oh, shit. I totally forgot!" Lee dropped her pancakes and ran out the door yelling
"See you tomorrow!" Billie looked at Mike and said
"I hope I don't find a bruise on her tomorrow. I will kill him if I will." Mike nodded, saying "I'll help."
Lee was like a sister to Billie and Mike. They were friends ever since they were ten. They got stoned the first time with Lee. And drunk. And everything else. She always knew how to lighten a room up, and for that, Mike and Billie loved her to death and would do anything for her.
Meanwhile.......
Lee ran home. Just as she suspected. Her father was waiting for her, obviously drunk. His words were slurred.
"Where were you?" he asked. "
At a friend's she said." Lee's father grabbed her arm. She could feel the circulation being cut off in her arm.
"You could have called! I was worried!"
"Sure you were." She answered. Her father slapped her face, hard.
"GO TO YOUR ROOM! YOU'RE GROUNDED!"
"Whatever" she said, and ran upstairs. Lee looked at herself in the mirror. Her face was already turning blue. There was a hand print on her arm.
"Oh, great" groaned Lee.
"Now I have to cover this up from the guys" Lee loved her father, when he was sober. But now, it seemed like her was always drunk, so it seemed like she always hated her father. Lee packed her backpack for tomorrow. It was the first day of school.
Billie Joe, Mike, and Tre made their way to school. Before long, Mike saw Lee. He called her over. Lee ran quickly over to them.
"Heya!" she said as Billie and Mike kissed her cheek. Lee winced when Billie kissed her cheek.
"What's wrong?" asked Billie.
"Nothing.... It's nothing" but Billie Joe already figured it out.
"He hit you again didn't he?" Lee looked down and muttered
"No... No, he didn't" Billie Joe was furious. He knew that she would get hit again. He knew that he would never stop.
"Look at me and tell me that" Lee looked Billie in the eyes. His gorgeous green eyes. She could never lie to those eyes.
"He didn't mean to...." She started "He was drunk."
"No! That doesn't give him an excuse!" Billie said. By this time, they were all at school.
"I'll talk to you about this later" Billie said softly to Lee. Lee, who was choking back tears, gave a quick nod and went to her class. Billie didn't mean to be rough with Lee, but she needed to understand that it's dangerous for Lee to stay there.
"I'll make up with her at lunch" Billie thought to himself, and ran to his class so he wasn't late.
Finally, it was lunch time. Billie was looking for Lee. He finally saw her, but not in a good situation. Lee was being held up by one guy and the other one was ready to hit her. Lee screwed up her eyes, waiting for a blow. She heard a SLAM! Lee was dropped and she opened up her eyes. She found Cody, the guy that was about to hit her, lying on the ground. The other guy, Corey, was nowhere to be seen. Then she saw a pair of brilliant green eyes.
"Are you okay?" Billie looked really worried.
"Y-yeah.. I think so." Lee stood up, shakily. Billie Joe helped her up.
"Let's go eat!" Lee said and Billie laughed. Lee ran to the lunch room.
"Is that all you can think about?" asked Billie. Lee mocked thought.
"Well, it's not like you just saved me or anything." They laughed.
"Thanks Billie" said Lee, and she kissed his cheek.
School was over! Yes! Mike was going over to his girl friend's house, and Tre was going to his house. It was just Billie Joe and Lee going home. Then Billie remembered. He and Lee still had to talk about Lee's father.
"Lee, about your dad-" Lee broke him off, saying
"I'm going to talk to him about his drinking. I'll work it out."
"I still don't think it's gonna work" said Billie. Lee put her arm around Billie's shoulder.
"Don't worry about me" she said "I'll make it work" She gave Billie a kiss on the cheek and ran up her doorstep and into her house.
"How can I not worry about you?" Billie muttered "Your practically my sister." Billie Joe made his way home, his mind still on Lee.
Lee's father was drunk again. And it was only 5:00!
"Dad, we need to talk" she started. "I think you are becoming a drunkard." Her father looked furious.
"How dare you say that?" she said, his words slurred again. He punched Lee in the stomache. Lee fell down. Her father kicked her. Lee scrambled up and to her bedroom.
When she got there, she took her duffle bag and stuffed her favorite clothes in it along with her cd player and her cds. She jumped out of the window. Then she started walking. She wasn't really thinking were she was going, but she was thinking about what she had done. And that Billie Joe was right. While she was thinking about this, she ended up at Billie's house. She jumped through the window, into Billie's room. He was already asleep. Lee threw a blanket on him and got into his bed. Billie turned around and his arm ended up around Lee. Lee smiled. This was the first night in a long time that she fell asleep safe.
"Wake up Lee" she heard someone say.
"I'm up, I'm up" said Lee and opened her eyes. Billie was there, all dressed to go to school. He handed her some toast.
"So how did you sleep?" he asked, as Lee propped herself up and he sat on the bed.
"Great. You have a very comfortable bed" they laughed. Then Billie looked uncomfortable.
"Um.. Lee, how did you get here? I mean we didn't....."
"Oh, hell no!" Lee said, laughing. Billie Joe gave a nervous laugh too.
"Um.. Billie?"
"Yes?"
"I need to change"
"Oh, right, I'll be leaving now" Lee laughed, and Billie went downstairs. Lee quickly changed and joined Billie downstairs. Mike didn't come back that night, so they expected him at school.
As they were walking to school Billie asked Lee a question.
"So... How did you end up in my bed?"
"I ran away from home. I guess I went to your house because I knew I would be welcome there.... I ended up in your bed because I didn't want to sleep on the floor again" they laughed. Billie Joe put his arm around Lee and said
"Well, I guess I can see where you were coming from. And they made their way closer to the school, with good spirits.
Billie, Mike and Tre were very protective of Lee, but she didn't mind. She wasn't really the dating type. Any guy that was eyeing Lee down would get a death glare by the guys. Lee would laugh at this, the guys acted like her very own fathers. And the guys would laugh when they got wasted, but Lee would stay sober, to haul them off to bed. But one day, everything changed.
Lee was sleeping with Billie Joe, because there were definitely not enough beds for everyone. But there was definitely no screwing around. They both just couldn't imagine it. Billie Joe was surprised that Lee wasn't in bed with him when he woke up on Sunday. The only thing left was a note. Billie Joe was crushed when he read it.
Dear Dads,
I'm sorry for leaving, but I can't hold you guys back. I know that you guys have been thinking about going on tour, and I just can't stand to see me being the only thing in your way to doing your dream. I've gone somewhere where I'm safe, and maybe one day I'll come and see you guys again. But I won't come until you guys call.
Love,
St. Jimmy
Billie felt his eyes water. Just as his life was getting better once again, his happiness just evaporated. He showed this note to Mike and Tre. They too looked like they were on the verge of tears. But Billie was hurt the most. Lee and Billie Joe were especially close. Then Billie heard a knock on the door. He got up to get it.
A very pretty girl was outside the door. "Uh... Hi! I'm Adrienne. Er... Can I use your phone? I'm a little lost around here." Billie Joe felt like his luck was about to change.
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It was about twelve years ago that Lee left Billie Joe's house and she now has a husband and a child. She bought her daughter all the Green Day Cds by Green Day. Lee had given her daughter he last CD, the American Idiot one, for her birthday. When she heard her daughter turn her stereo on full blast and listened to all the song, Lee smiled. Billie Joe was calling her. But she still had one question.
When would she be meeting Billie Joe?
"Jimmy!" Said the owner, picking Lee up and twirling her around. Lee laughed, Billie Joe still remembered her. Billie Joe set her down and yelled to Mike
"Mike! It's Jimmy! She came back!" Mike ran to Lee, and put her on his shoulder. "You guys! I think that's enough picking me up for one day!" Lee said with a laugh. Mike put her down. They walked into the living room, where there was an unfamiliar guy sitting on the couch. Maybe she didn't know him, but he definitely knew who Lee was.
"Wait... You're Saint Jimmy!" Lee gave a laugh and said "That's what they call me on Gilman." Tre was very much so excited. Everyone on Gilman Street knew who St. Jimmy was. She was a legend! Tre shook her hand, saying
"I'm Tre Cool." Then Lee remembered who that guy was. Last time she saw him, he was in a band called The Lookouts. Billie then came in, with four beers in his hands, saying
"Enough with the getting to know each other. Let's celebrate!" Billie handed a beer to Lee, but she said "Can't. Remember what happened last time?"
"Oh. Right. More for us then!" Lee laughed, saying "Then I better stay sober to make sure you guys don't get in any trouble." Mike got her a soda instead.
A few hours later, Billie, Mike, and Tre were beyond drunk. Lee laughed as they mumbled things and slurred their words so much that Lee couldn't even call it talking. Just groaning and laughing. Lee dragged Mike to his room and threw him on his bed. She threw Tre on the couch and dragged Billie Joe off to his room. When they were all in their places, Lee went to the living room and fell asleep on the floor. She woke up to the smell of pancakes. She got up and went to the kitchen. "Good morning." Billie said with a smile.
"If it's that good, why do I ache all over?" Billie laughed. Mike came in saying
"That's why you don't sleep on the floor."
"Were else was I supposed to sleep? You guys took up all the beds and couches!" They all laughed. Billie Joe was finally done with the pancakes, so they went to go eat. Tre was still asleep.
"Ew. Drool." Said Billie and they all laughed again. Then Mike looked up at Lee and said
"Wait. Does your father know that you're here?"
"Oh, shit. I totally forgot!" Lee dropped her pancakes and ran out the door yelling
"See you tomorrow!" Billie looked at Mike and said
"I hope I don't find a bruise on her tomorrow. I will kill him if I will." Mike nodded, saying "I'll help."
Lee was like a sister to Billie and Mike. They were friends ever since they were ten. They got stoned the first time with Lee. And drunk. And everything else. She always knew how to lighten a room up, and for that, Mike and Billie loved her to death and would do anything for her.
Meanwhile.......
Lee ran home. Just as she suspected. Her father was waiting for her, obviously drunk. His words were slurred.
"Where were you?" he asked. "
At a friend's she said." Lee's father grabbed her arm. She could feel the circulation being cut off in her arm.
"You could have called! I was worried!"
"Sure you were." She answered. Her father slapped her face, hard.
"GO TO YOUR ROOM! YOU'RE GROUNDED!"
"Whatever" she said, and ran upstairs. Lee looked at herself in the mirror. Her face was already turning blue. There was a hand print on her arm.
"Oh, great" groaned Lee.
"Now I have to cover this up from the guys" Lee loved her father, when he was sober. But now, it seemed like her was always drunk, so it seemed like she always hated her father. Lee packed her backpack for tomorrow. It was the first day of school.
Billie Joe, Mike, and Tre made their way to school. Before long, Mike saw Lee. He called her over. Lee ran quickly over to them.
"Heya!" she said as Billie and Mike kissed her cheek. Lee winced when Billie kissed her cheek.
"What's wrong?" asked Billie.
"Nothing.... It's nothing" but Billie Joe already figured it out.
"He hit you again didn't he?" Lee looked down and muttered
"No... No, he didn't" Billie Joe was furious. He knew that she would get hit again. He knew that he would never stop.
"Look at me and tell me that" Lee looked Billie in the eyes. His gorgeous green eyes. She could never lie to those eyes.
"He didn't mean to...." She started "He was drunk."
"No! That doesn't give him an excuse!" Billie said. By this time, they were all at school.
"I'll talk to you about this later" Billie said softly to Lee. Lee, who was choking back tears, gave a quick nod and went to her class. Billie didn't mean to be rough with Lee, but she needed to understand that it's dangerous for Lee to stay there.
"I'll make up with her at lunch" Billie thought to himself, and ran to his class so he wasn't late.
Finally, it was lunch time. Billie was looking for Lee. He finally saw her, but not in a good situation. Lee was being held up by one guy and the other one was ready to hit her. Lee screwed up her eyes, waiting for a blow. She heard a SLAM! Lee was dropped and she opened up her eyes. She found Cody, the guy that was about to hit her, lying on the ground. The other guy, Corey, was nowhere to be seen. Then she saw a pair of brilliant green eyes.
"Are you okay?" Billie looked really worried.
"Y-yeah.. I think so." Lee stood up, shakily. Billie Joe helped her up.
"Let's go eat!" Lee said and Billie laughed. Lee ran to the lunch room.
"Is that all you can think about?" asked Billie. Lee mocked thought.
"Well, it's not like you just saved me or anything." They laughed.
"Thanks Billie" said Lee, and she kissed his cheek.
School was over! Yes! Mike was going over to his girl friend's house, and Tre was going to his house. It was just Billie Joe and Lee going home. Then Billie remembered. He and Lee still had to talk about Lee's father.
"Lee, about your dad-" Lee broke him off, saying
"I'm going to talk to him about his drinking. I'll work it out."
"I still don't think it's gonna work" said Billie. Lee put her arm around Billie's shoulder.
"Don't worry about me" she said "I'll make it work" She gave Billie a kiss on the cheek and ran up her doorstep and into her house.
"How can I not worry about you?" Billie muttered "Your practically my sister." Billie Joe made his way home, his mind still on Lee.
Lee's father was drunk again. And it was only 5:00!
"Dad, we need to talk" she started. "I think you are becoming a drunkard." Her father looked furious.
"How dare you say that?" she said, his words slurred again. He punched Lee in the stomache. Lee fell down. Her father kicked her. Lee scrambled up and to her bedroom.
When she got there, she took her duffle bag and stuffed her favorite clothes in it along with her cd player and her cds. She jumped out of the window. Then she started walking. She wasn't really thinking were she was going, but she was thinking about what she had done. And that Billie Joe was right. While she was thinking about this, she ended up at Billie's house. She jumped through the window, into Billie's room. He was already asleep. Lee threw a blanket on him and got into his bed. Billie turned around and his arm ended up around Lee. Lee smiled. This was the first night in a long time that she fell asleep safe.
"Wake up Lee" she heard someone say.
"I'm up, I'm up" said Lee and opened her eyes. Billie was there, all dressed to go to school. He handed her some toast.
"So how did you sleep?" he asked, as Lee propped herself up and he sat on the bed.
"Great. You have a very comfortable bed" they laughed. Then Billie looked uncomfortable.
"Um.. Lee, how did you get here? I mean we didn't....."
"Oh, hell no!" Lee said, laughing. Billie Joe gave a nervous laugh too.
"Um.. Billie?"
"Yes?"
"I need to change"
"Oh, right, I'll be leaving now" Lee laughed, and Billie went downstairs. Lee quickly changed and joined Billie downstairs. Mike didn't come back that night, so they expected him at school.
As they were walking to school Billie asked Lee a question.
"So... How did you end up in my bed?"
"I ran away from home. I guess I went to your house because I knew I would be welcome there.... I ended up in your bed because I didn't want to sleep on the floor again" they laughed. Billie Joe put his arm around Lee and said
"Well, I guess I can see where you were coming from. And they made their way closer to the school, with good spirits.
Billie, Mike and Tre were very protective of Lee, but she didn't mind. She wasn't really the dating type. Any guy that was eyeing Lee down would get a death glare by the guys. Lee would laugh at this, the guys acted like her very own fathers. And the guys would laugh when they got wasted, but Lee would stay sober, to haul them off to bed. But one day, everything changed.
Lee was sleeping with Billie Joe, because there were definitely not enough beds for everyone. But there was definitely no screwing around. They both just couldn't imagine it. Billie Joe was surprised that Lee wasn't in bed with him when he woke up on Sunday. The only thing left was a note. Billie Joe was crushed when he read it.
Dear Dads,
I'm sorry for leaving, but I can't hold you guys back. I know that you guys have been thinking about going on tour, and I just can't stand to see me being the only thing in your way to doing your dream. I've gone somewhere where I'm safe, and maybe one day I'll come and see you guys again. But I won't come until you guys call.
Love,
St. Jimmy
Billie felt his eyes water. Just as his life was getting better once again, his happiness just evaporated. He showed this note to Mike and Tre. They too looked like they were on the verge of tears. But Billie was hurt the most. Lee and Billie Joe were especially close. Then Billie heard a knock on the door. He got up to get it.
A very pretty girl was outside the door. "Uh... Hi! I'm Adrienne. Er... Can I use your phone? I'm a little lost around here." Billie Joe felt like his luck was about to change.
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It was about twelve years ago that Lee left Billie Joe's house and she now has a husband and a child. She bought her daughter all the Green Day Cds by Green Day. Lee had given her daughter he last CD, the American Idiot one, for her birthday. When she heard her daughter turn her stereo on full blast and listened to all the song, Lee smiled. Billie Joe was calling her. But she still had one question.
When would she be meeting Billie Joe?
