My Sharona, chapter 4
Detention was definitely fun. Well, more fun than school was. After welcoming Billie Joe and Mike, for what looked like the millionth time, the teacher decided to step across the hall into the teacher's lounge and leave us be. Billie and I immediately struck up conversation, while Mike fell asleep. April sat in the corner of the room scowling and picking at her pink nail polish.
"So, what's your mom like?" Billie asked
"Well, she's just your typical single mom, struggles for a living, she's a waitress. She does the best she can for me and herself." I said
"Aww... So your mom's a dirty slut?" April snickered
Mike lifted his head and shot her a nasty look and I flipped her off.
"Don't worry about her, she thinks she's grade A meat around here just because her dad does the photo shoots for the Ramones. My mom's a single parent too. I'm the youngest of six kids. My dad died when I was ten." Billie Joe said looking at his feet.
"I'm sorry, I never knew my dad. I'm someone's illegitimate daughter. My mom won't tell me who he is, or anything. She get's really emotional when I bring it up. She says that he's well known around here, whatever that means. Whatever, I'll find out someday. She also says his name is on my birth certificate, but I'm not allowed to see it, so yeah." I said
"That sucks. But hey! What if it's someone famous! That would be hella rad!" Billie cried
"Heck yes!" I yelled
"QUIET IN THERE YOU GUYS!" The teacher across the hall yelled.
We snickered, and continued talking. I learned that Billie Joe was in a band called Sweet Children, with Mike and his friend John, who was quitting soon.
"Yeah I was kinda in a band, I guess... I was the sound tech for the Lookouts." I said
"Awesome! Do you know Frank?" He asked
"Yep! He's my best friend ever!" I cried
"Cool! He's thinking about drumming for us after John leaves. Hey I have an Idea! Do you wanna come listen to us after detention?"
"Sure! That'd be awesome!" I responded
"Great, well detention is almost over, what do you say we sneek out?" Billie said with an evil grin
"I'll tell!" April violently whispered
"No you won't! And if you do, I'll have Sheena kick your ass!"
Sheena I learned was Mike's rebel girlfriend. April immedietly shut up.
"Alright, let's do this thing!" I said as Billie Joe grabbed Mike by the shirt, which was sneering at a wide-eyed April.
The three of us tiptoed to the window and creaked it open, and crawled through. We ran across the field and down the parking lot. Billie unexpectedly grabbed my hand to lead me to his house. He creaked open his front door and led us in.
"For fuck's sake people! Detention again? Look, this isn't even worth it! I'm quitting now." A boy said grabbing some drumsticks and rushing out of the door.
"John! For crying out loud don't poop out on us yet! JOHN!" Billie yelled grabbing John's shoulder
"Dude, don't touch me. I'm serious. I am out of here! My grades are dropping, and we'll NEVER make it in the real world by the way we're going. No Bill, I'm sorry! I'm out! Call Frank."
Billie was severely pissed off.
"Fucker, you just wait." I heard him say. "Well, we have no drummer. Time to call Frankie-boy, and tell him we have an opening."
'this is awesome! ' I thought 'I'll get to see Frank more often! '
Billie Joe picked up the phone and punched in a number.
"Hey Frank my man! Whatsup? --Yeah it's Billie-- Yep he just quit today--huh? --Yeah I know, he was a son of a bitch to quit--tomarrow would be great--What? A stage name? -- TRE COOL? Ha ha that's funny-- Cool! Ya know I have a friend of yours here that would probably want to talk to you. Here she is!" Billie handed me the phone
"Hey Tre Cool my love! How are ya?" I snickered into the phone
"I'm great! The guys gave me a going away nickname! Tre Cool, cus you and I are always saying that, and yeah. So how are you? I miss you lots! We need to hang out soon! I'm going to Billie's tomarrow." Frank said
"Yeah I know, look I gotta go, we should hang out tomarrow. Not going to school with you majorly sucks! I'll see you soon!"
"Bye Sharona"
"Bye Fra-I mean Tre!"
I hung up the phone. This was totally awesome.
"So, what's your mom like?" Billie asked
"Well, she's just your typical single mom, struggles for a living, she's a waitress. She does the best she can for me and herself." I said
"Aww... So your mom's a dirty slut?" April snickered
Mike lifted his head and shot her a nasty look and I flipped her off.
"Don't worry about her, she thinks she's grade A meat around here just because her dad does the photo shoots for the Ramones. My mom's a single parent too. I'm the youngest of six kids. My dad died when I was ten." Billie Joe said looking at his feet.
"I'm sorry, I never knew my dad. I'm someone's illegitimate daughter. My mom won't tell me who he is, or anything. She get's really emotional when I bring it up. She says that he's well known around here, whatever that means. Whatever, I'll find out someday. She also says his name is on my birth certificate, but I'm not allowed to see it, so yeah." I said
"That sucks. But hey! What if it's someone famous! That would be hella rad!" Billie cried
"Heck yes!" I yelled
"QUIET IN THERE YOU GUYS!" The teacher across the hall yelled.
We snickered, and continued talking. I learned that Billie Joe was in a band called Sweet Children, with Mike and his friend John, who was quitting soon.
"Yeah I was kinda in a band, I guess... I was the sound tech for the Lookouts." I said
"Awesome! Do you know Frank?" He asked
"Yep! He's my best friend ever!" I cried
"Cool! He's thinking about drumming for us after John leaves. Hey I have an Idea! Do you wanna come listen to us after detention?"
"Sure! That'd be awesome!" I responded
"Great, well detention is almost over, what do you say we sneek out?" Billie said with an evil grin
"I'll tell!" April violently whispered
"No you won't! And if you do, I'll have Sheena kick your ass!"
Sheena I learned was Mike's rebel girlfriend. April immedietly shut up.
"Alright, let's do this thing!" I said as Billie Joe grabbed Mike by the shirt, which was sneering at a wide-eyed April.
The three of us tiptoed to the window and creaked it open, and crawled through. We ran across the field and down the parking lot. Billie unexpectedly grabbed my hand to lead me to his house. He creaked open his front door and led us in.
"For fuck's sake people! Detention again? Look, this isn't even worth it! I'm quitting now." A boy said grabbing some drumsticks and rushing out of the door.
"John! For crying out loud don't poop out on us yet! JOHN!" Billie yelled grabbing John's shoulder
"Dude, don't touch me. I'm serious. I am out of here! My grades are dropping, and we'll NEVER make it in the real world by the way we're going. No Bill, I'm sorry! I'm out! Call Frank."
Billie was severely pissed off.
"Fucker, you just wait." I heard him say. "Well, we have no drummer. Time to call Frankie-boy, and tell him we have an opening."
'this is awesome! ' I thought 'I'll get to see Frank more often! '
Billie Joe picked up the phone and punched in a number.
"Hey Frank my man! Whatsup? --Yeah it's Billie-- Yep he just quit today--huh? --Yeah I know, he was a son of a bitch to quit--tomarrow would be great--What? A stage name? -- TRE COOL? Ha ha that's funny-- Cool! Ya know I have a friend of yours here that would probably want to talk to you. Here she is!" Billie handed me the phone
"Hey Tre Cool my love! How are ya?" I snickered into the phone
"I'm great! The guys gave me a going away nickname! Tre Cool, cus you and I are always saying that, and yeah. So how are you? I miss you lots! We need to hang out soon! I'm going to Billie's tomarrow." Frank said
"Yeah I know, look I gotta go, we should hang out tomarrow. Not going to school with you majorly sucks! I'll see you soon!"
"Bye Sharona"
"Bye Fra-I mean Tre!"
I hung up the phone. This was totally awesome.
