Basket Case, chapter 5
"Holy Shit!" I screamed," What the fuck happened?!?!" I saw Hallie and Mike and ran over to them. They both looked shaken up.
"What happened?" I yelled. All they did was look up and then look back down with an ashamed look in their eyes. I walked back over to Lucky and watered it down to put the flames out. As I did my eyes watered too. I tried to keep the tears back and tell myself it was all a dream. My dream came back to reality as Tre put his arms around me and police sirens filled the air.
After the police finished searching the house for a lead as to who did that, they said we could go in. As soon as I stepped in, my world fell apart. The TV was broken, the couches were torn up, the pantries and fridge were empty, and you could hardly see the floor. I went up the stairs slowly. I felt as if I knew what to expect. I was right and as soon as my foot hit the top I totally broke down. I could see inside my room from where I was and it was trashed.
"Come on," I heard Tre say. He must have followed me to make sure I was okay.
"Where's El and Billie?" I gasped between tears.
"They're talking to Hallie and Mike." He replied. He was being really different than from earlier that day. It was as if he knew that any wisecracks would just make it worse. He helped me up and I walked to my room. I stepped in far enough and closed the door behind me. My room was a mess. My posters had been torn up and drawn on. Instead of my clothes being in the closet they were on the ground. I turned and face the door. On it had been spray painted: Death to you Fucking Poser! And on my mirror was Clean your room poser!
I sat on what was once my bed and put my head in my hands and cried my self to sleep. I kept telling myself "It's just a dream. None of this is happening. No one would ever hurt you like this..."
I woke up 'cause I heard a knock on the door. It was Tre. He had come up to see if I was okay.
"Jimie?" He said through a crack in the door," You awake? I brought you some eggs." I could smell the eggs and replied," Yeah I'm awake."
"Oh good, you need to eat something." He said handing me the eggs. The smell of the eggs filled the room. I ate the eggs as fast as I could. Then got up.
"Where's-"I started to ask but Tre only put his fingers to my mouth and said," They're down stairs waiting for you. Hallie and Mike are down there too."
"Do they know what happened?" I asked anxiously.
"They said that they had gone to the beach for a walk. When they came back the house was like this." He replied," They said they tried our cells but got our message machines. They must have called after the movie, while our phones were off." I got up. I had fallen asleep in the clothes I'd worn and went down stairs. I was greeted by hugs and kisses. El and I went into the kitchen to get some drinks and started to talk.
"How are you?" I asked her.
"I'm a bit shaken up but other than that I'm fine." She replied with a smile," What about you?"
"I'll admit I've been better." I said and we had a little laugh," Wow. Its really all gone."
"What's all gone?" She asked confused.
"Everything. My guitars, my drums, my basses, and amps. Its all gone." I said, my eyes starting to water," All my dreams gone within one night."
"Don't talk like that." El said. Sometimes I feel as if El was the only one that understood me. That's probably why she's my best friend. She was always there when I needed her and I was always there for her.
"Why its all true?" I said knowing that I was lying to my self.
"Shut up! You know that's a lie!" She said like she was reading my mind," Stop being a fuckin' dumbass! I know you're smarter than that! Everyone in that room was freaked out! Not just you! Stop acting like all this shit was you're fault! It was everyone's Fucking fault!"
"I know... I just..." I trailed off.
"Look, shit happens," She said giving me a hug," It's just a lot of that shit happened to us." And with that I gave her a hug back.
"What happened?" I yelled. All they did was look up and then look back down with an ashamed look in their eyes. I walked back over to Lucky and watered it down to put the flames out. As I did my eyes watered too. I tried to keep the tears back and tell myself it was all a dream. My dream came back to reality as Tre put his arms around me and police sirens filled the air.
After the police finished searching the house for a lead as to who did that, they said we could go in. As soon as I stepped in, my world fell apart. The TV was broken, the couches were torn up, the pantries and fridge were empty, and you could hardly see the floor. I went up the stairs slowly. I felt as if I knew what to expect. I was right and as soon as my foot hit the top I totally broke down. I could see inside my room from where I was and it was trashed.
"Come on," I heard Tre say. He must have followed me to make sure I was okay.
"Where's El and Billie?" I gasped between tears.
"They're talking to Hallie and Mike." He replied. He was being really different than from earlier that day. It was as if he knew that any wisecracks would just make it worse. He helped me up and I walked to my room. I stepped in far enough and closed the door behind me. My room was a mess. My posters had been torn up and drawn on. Instead of my clothes being in the closet they were on the ground. I turned and face the door. On it had been spray painted: Death to you Fucking Poser! And on my mirror was Clean your room poser!
I sat on what was once my bed and put my head in my hands and cried my self to sleep. I kept telling myself "It's just a dream. None of this is happening. No one would ever hurt you like this..."
I woke up 'cause I heard a knock on the door. It was Tre. He had come up to see if I was okay.
"Jimie?" He said through a crack in the door," You awake? I brought you some eggs." I could smell the eggs and replied," Yeah I'm awake."
"Oh good, you need to eat something." He said handing me the eggs. The smell of the eggs filled the room. I ate the eggs as fast as I could. Then got up.
"Where's-"I started to ask but Tre only put his fingers to my mouth and said," They're down stairs waiting for you. Hallie and Mike are down there too."
"Do they know what happened?" I asked anxiously.
"They said that they had gone to the beach for a walk. When they came back the house was like this." He replied," They said they tried our cells but got our message machines. They must have called after the movie, while our phones were off." I got up. I had fallen asleep in the clothes I'd worn and went down stairs. I was greeted by hugs and kisses. El and I went into the kitchen to get some drinks and started to talk.
"How are you?" I asked her.
"I'm a bit shaken up but other than that I'm fine." She replied with a smile," What about you?"
"I'll admit I've been better." I said and we had a little laugh," Wow. Its really all gone."
"What's all gone?" She asked confused.
"Everything. My guitars, my drums, my basses, and amps. Its all gone." I said, my eyes starting to water," All my dreams gone within one night."
"Don't talk like that." El said. Sometimes I feel as if El was the only one that understood me. That's probably why she's my best friend. She was always there when I needed her and I was always there for her.
"Why its all true?" I said knowing that I was lying to my self.
"Shut up! You know that's a lie!" She said like she was reading my mind," Stop being a fuckin' dumbass! I know you're smarter than that! Everyone in that room was freaked out! Not just you! Stop acting like all this shit was you're fault! It was everyone's Fucking fault!"
"I know... I just..." I trailed off.
"Look, shit happens," She said giving me a hug," It's just a lot of that shit happened to us." And with that I gave her a hug back.
