Basket Case, chapter 8
We took Billie's car. As we pulled in the scent of salty water filled the air. The beach was crowded. There was almost no spots in sight.
"Damn," Billie cursed under his breath.
"So, uh... Where are we gonna set up at?" Mike asked as he got out of the car.
"Uh... Oh! I know! Do you guys mind a hike?" I asked.
"No." Billie, Tre, and Mike answered.
"Do you mean that one spot.." El trailed off as I nodded my head.
It was a long hike. The place was about half a mile away from the actual beach. This is worth the sore feet, I thought as we hiked. I remembered how El and mines "secret" spot looked like. It was the best place to watch the sunset at cuz there was maybe 3 or 4 trees on that side. The sand was way softer than the public part of the beach and the waves were bigger and smoother. The perfect make out spot, as Hallie would say, I always bring my dates there. Hallie hadn't come with us. (Actually I don't know why she's even in the story. I guess I had to give Mike someone. ) We found a spot in the shade of one of the palm trees. We set our blankets down and I undressed. (I had put my regular clothes on over my swimsuit. )Then I grabbed my surf board. My surf board was black and on the top was carved: S. T. A. B. On the bottom was a raven without wings and it said: Learn to use your wings. Then under those words was the same bird except it was flying away. It had car stickers on the top also. From bands like ACDC and Queen and The Ramones. (If you haven't noticed by now, Green Day isn't a Famous band yet. )El had a cool surf board. It was a surf board I had got her when she was 13. It was black and had redish-orangish flames. On the bottom were the words: Brain Stew. I remembered her not getting what I meant by putting them on there but that's a different story. Her board also had stickers for the same bands. Billie's board was pure black and didn't have anything else on it. Tre's board was white and had red and black pin stripes going down it. Mike's board was red and green. It had a sticker for MCR on it.
"Last one to catch a wave has to pay for gas and lunch!" Tre yelled running toward the water. (Your probably wondering what happened with the guitars and drums and stuff but that comes back in a little. )
"Your going down!" El yelled running after him.
"Your both going down!" Mike shouted running past both of them. That left me and Billie at the spot.
"Aren't ya gonna yell something while running past them?" Billie asked.
"Nah.." I said with a sad tone in my voice.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Billie asked with a concerned tone," Aren't you happy that you're going out with Tre? Did that sleezeball do something to hurt you? Why I'll kill him-"
"Billie!" I yelled," Tre didn't do anything to me. None of you did! I just need a little more time to recover from the incident the other night."
"Are you sure?" He asked even more concerned.
"Yeah, I'm positive." I said as hot tears rolled down my face. I sat back down and stared at the spot Tre was at. He was trying to Hang 10 but was failing badly.
"I'm sorry." Billie whispered in my ear as he sat down next to me," I just don't want any one to hurt you. Your like one of my best friends now." That made me cry even more. I don't know why but that was an impact on my heart and it hurt. I was confused and was telling myself that it shouldn't hurt to say a simple "You're my best friend".
"Its gonna be ok. We'll be able to get you new guitars." Billie told me. I didn't cry for my guitars though. In fact, I don't know what I cried about. I just figured it was from all the shit that had happened in my life. Like when I were five my parents were in a huge car crash and died. I had no brothers and sisters so I got put into a foster home. And when I was ten I ran away from my foster home and got placed in an orphanage. When I was twelve I got fed up with the orphanage and my friend, Leesha, and I ran away and got caught stealing. Then we were seperated. When I wouldn't talk to the police, they figured I was a mute, so they placed me in one of those facilities were the mute people go to learn to talk. I got kicked out of there about two months later for yelling "You Motherfuckers are stupid" That was about four months after El and I had met. El had been dragged into the orphanage cuz some dude found her on his front lawn and she was stealing his christmas lights that had been left out two months after.
"Wow." I said still in my thoughts and not realizing that Billie was still next to me.
" 'Wow' what?" He asked.
"Nothing." I said as he hugged me.
"Billie!" I heard some one yell. It was Tre and he had seen Billie and I hugging. He turned and instead of yelling at Billie he yelled at me.
"What the hell?! No wonder it took you so long to answer me when I asked if you'd go out with me!"
"What are you talking about?" I said as calm as I could and standing up.
"I'm talking about you!" Tre yelled, slapping me hard across the face. The slap was such an impact that it sent me flying to the ground. I stood back up as tears filled my eyes.
"I-"I couldn't think of anything to say.
"You what? You lied to my?" He said in an uneasy tone. Then he slapped me again. During all this Mike and El had come running up to see what was going on while Billie had just stood there watching.
"No." I said, my eyes were streaming with tears now and my mind was full of hatred," I-I-"Gosh I don't know how I managed to say this," I hate you." After that I turned and ran. As I ran I heard Tre yelling after me. I don't give a shit about him any more, I thought, he never liked me anyways. The sad thing about all this was that I knew deep inside my mind and heart that I was running away from the guy I loved. I was to caught up in the moment to listen though. I mean, he hit me. Twice! What kind of ass hits a girl? The kind that I don't give a shit or two about, I answered in my mind.
"Damn," Billie cursed under his breath.
"So, uh... Where are we gonna set up at?" Mike asked as he got out of the car.
"Uh... Oh! I know! Do you guys mind a hike?" I asked.
"No." Billie, Tre, and Mike answered.
"Do you mean that one spot.." El trailed off as I nodded my head.
It was a long hike. The place was about half a mile away from the actual beach. This is worth the sore feet, I thought as we hiked. I remembered how El and mines "secret" spot looked like. It was the best place to watch the sunset at cuz there was maybe 3 or 4 trees on that side. The sand was way softer than the public part of the beach and the waves were bigger and smoother. The perfect make out spot, as Hallie would say, I always bring my dates there. Hallie hadn't come with us. (Actually I don't know why she's even in the story. I guess I had to give Mike someone. ) We found a spot in the shade of one of the palm trees. We set our blankets down and I undressed. (I had put my regular clothes on over my swimsuit. )Then I grabbed my surf board. My surf board was black and on the top was carved: S. T. A. B. On the bottom was a raven without wings and it said: Learn to use your wings. Then under those words was the same bird except it was flying away. It had car stickers on the top also. From bands like ACDC and Queen and The Ramones. (If you haven't noticed by now, Green Day isn't a Famous band yet. )El had a cool surf board. It was a surf board I had got her when she was 13. It was black and had redish-orangish flames. On the bottom were the words: Brain Stew. I remembered her not getting what I meant by putting them on there but that's a different story. Her board also had stickers for the same bands. Billie's board was pure black and didn't have anything else on it. Tre's board was white and had red and black pin stripes going down it. Mike's board was red and green. It had a sticker for MCR on it.
"Last one to catch a wave has to pay for gas and lunch!" Tre yelled running toward the water. (Your probably wondering what happened with the guitars and drums and stuff but that comes back in a little. )
"Your going down!" El yelled running after him.
"Your both going down!" Mike shouted running past both of them. That left me and Billie at the spot.
"Aren't ya gonna yell something while running past them?" Billie asked.
"Nah.." I said with a sad tone in my voice.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Billie asked with a concerned tone," Aren't you happy that you're going out with Tre? Did that sleezeball do something to hurt you? Why I'll kill him-"
"Billie!" I yelled," Tre didn't do anything to me. None of you did! I just need a little more time to recover from the incident the other night."
"Are you sure?" He asked even more concerned.
"Yeah, I'm positive." I said as hot tears rolled down my face. I sat back down and stared at the spot Tre was at. He was trying to Hang 10 but was failing badly.
"I'm sorry." Billie whispered in my ear as he sat down next to me," I just don't want any one to hurt you. Your like one of my best friends now." That made me cry even more. I don't know why but that was an impact on my heart and it hurt. I was confused and was telling myself that it shouldn't hurt to say a simple "You're my best friend".
"Its gonna be ok. We'll be able to get you new guitars." Billie told me. I didn't cry for my guitars though. In fact, I don't know what I cried about. I just figured it was from all the shit that had happened in my life. Like when I were five my parents were in a huge car crash and died. I had no brothers and sisters so I got put into a foster home. And when I was ten I ran away from my foster home and got placed in an orphanage. When I was twelve I got fed up with the orphanage and my friend, Leesha, and I ran away and got caught stealing. Then we were seperated. When I wouldn't talk to the police, they figured I was a mute, so they placed me in one of those facilities were the mute people go to learn to talk. I got kicked out of there about two months later for yelling "You Motherfuckers are stupid" That was about four months after El and I had met. El had been dragged into the orphanage cuz some dude found her on his front lawn and she was stealing his christmas lights that had been left out two months after.
"Wow." I said still in my thoughts and not realizing that Billie was still next to me.
" 'Wow' what?" He asked.
"Nothing." I said as he hugged me.
"Billie!" I heard some one yell. It was Tre and he had seen Billie and I hugging. He turned and instead of yelling at Billie he yelled at me.
"What the hell?! No wonder it took you so long to answer me when I asked if you'd go out with me!"
"What are you talking about?" I said as calm as I could and standing up.
"I'm talking about you!" Tre yelled, slapping me hard across the face. The slap was such an impact that it sent me flying to the ground. I stood back up as tears filled my eyes.
"I-"I couldn't think of anything to say.
"You what? You lied to my?" He said in an uneasy tone. Then he slapped me again. During all this Mike and El had come running up to see what was going on while Billie had just stood there watching.
"No." I said, my eyes were streaming with tears now and my mind was full of hatred," I-I-"Gosh I don't know how I managed to say this," I hate you." After that I turned and ran. As I ran I heard Tre yelling after me. I don't give a shit about him any more, I thought, he never liked me anyways. The sad thing about all this was that I knew deep inside my mind and heart that I was running away from the guy I loved. I was to caught up in the moment to listen though. I mean, he hit me. Twice! What kind of ass hits a girl? The kind that I don't give a shit or two about, I answered in my mind.
