Angel's Lullaby (sequel to Where Do Broken Hearts go?), chapter 3
Two days later Billie, Taylor and I sat in the kitchen, talking in whispers on account of the fact that Tre was sitting on the couch in the living room, watching Tom and Jerry and eating Cheese Doodles.
"Ok, so where's the first place we should look. How are we gonna know who died in your place?" Taylor said loudly. I smacked her upside the head.
"Damn it Tay not so loud, Tre is in the room next door remember?" I said. Taylor rubbed her head and apologized. We all listened intently to Tre in the next room, and after hearing a loud roar of laughter, decided we were still safe.
"Ok so let's see the facts again. Charlie is half angel which is why we can't have a baby, but half mortal which is why she can be seen. She is half angel because subconsciously she wants to know who took her place when she became mortal, and the only way to get rid of the remaining angel in her is to find this person." Billie said. Taylor and I nodded in unison.
"Well wait." Taylor said breaking the silence. "He said this person went voluntarily, which means they had to have known you. I mean cuz I wouldn't just give up my life for someone I didn't know... You know?"
"Ok so who did I know when I was alive the first time?" I asked. Taylor went to open her mouth, when all of a sudden the swinging door to the kitchen flung open and Tre came flying into the room.
"FUCK!" he said. His eyes went wide and he pointed at me. "I knew I saw you storming out of Billie's house that day. I KNEW IT! I KNEW I WASN'T CRAZY OR HUNG OVER!" Both Billie's and my mouth dropped open in shock.
"Tre honey what are you talking about?" I walked over to him and took his shoulder, leading him to an empty chair, where he proceeded to flop down. He seemed just as shocked as we were.
"Well..." he began. "It was what? Like 2 or 3 weeks I think before we went to shoot that video in New York? Well me and Mike were shitfaced, so we drove over to Billie's. We were getting ready to pull into the driveway when I saw saw this chick run out Billie's door. She was a babe too. I mentioned it to Mike and he told me I needed to stop drinking cuz no one left BJ's house, especially not a hot chick. I never mentioned it again cuz I figured that maybe I was too drunk. Then when we walked in on you guys and I saw you Charlie, I really thought I'd gone nuts. But now I know I'm not... Because you were an ANGEL. " he said staring at me in awe. "Do you have wings? CANI I SEE! CAN I SEE!" We all laughed.
"Listen Tre. Please don't say anything to anyone." I said.
"But I wanna help. I wanna help you Charlie." he said eagerly, grabbing my hands. "I swear I won't say a thing to anyone." We all laughed and agreed to let Tre help, only after swearing him to secrecy. We also took the time to fill Tre in on what was happening. I wasn't surprised that Tre so easily believed us, he was Tre afterall.
"So let me get this straight. There's a grave somewhere with your name on it?" Tre asked, still in shock. The grave... The grave. I thought. It seemed to have some sort of significance. I jumped up out of my seat, jerking poor Billie's body because he was holding my hand.
"Holy fuck! The grave!" I shouted, jumping with excitement. "The grave Tre your a genius!"
"What what about the grave?" Billie questioned as I squealed with delight.
"Don't you get it? The grave... My grave. It won't be my grave anymore." I rolled my eyes as they stared blankly at me. "UUUUUGH! Whoever it is took my place, all of our records were changed. If I am correct in assuming so, that also means that their name will be on my grave." I ran up to Tre and dove on him, giving him a huge bear hug. I looked at Billie, hoping he would understand.
"Shit she's right!" he said. Now he joined in the excitement and grabbed my hands and we jumped up and down. "Ok so we'll go to the grave tomarrow."
"Problem." I said. Billie's face fell. "I have no idea where it was. I personally had wanted to be creamated, but I guess this is the reason why I wasn't." We all signed, and then for the first time in minutes Taylor spoke.
"I know where it is. I used to go all the time." Now it was time for everyone to dive on Taylor. "I'll give you directions Billie. I don't think I can handle visiting there again. It holds some very bad memories." Tears welled up in her eyes. I could understand how it could be hard visiting your best friend's grave after your best friend spontaneously came back from the dead. We all walked over and gave her a hug, and Tre licked her ear causing her to laugh.
"So it's settled. Tomarrow I take Charlie to the grave."
"Ok, so where's the first place we should look. How are we gonna know who died in your place?" Taylor said loudly. I smacked her upside the head.
"Damn it Tay not so loud, Tre is in the room next door remember?" I said. Taylor rubbed her head and apologized. We all listened intently to Tre in the next room, and after hearing a loud roar of laughter, decided we were still safe.
"Ok so let's see the facts again. Charlie is half angel which is why we can't have a baby, but half mortal which is why she can be seen. She is half angel because subconsciously she wants to know who took her place when she became mortal, and the only way to get rid of the remaining angel in her is to find this person." Billie said. Taylor and I nodded in unison.
"Well wait." Taylor said breaking the silence. "He said this person went voluntarily, which means they had to have known you. I mean cuz I wouldn't just give up my life for someone I didn't know... You know?"
"Ok so who did I know when I was alive the first time?" I asked. Taylor went to open her mouth, when all of a sudden the swinging door to the kitchen flung open and Tre came flying into the room.
"FUCK!" he said. His eyes went wide and he pointed at me. "I knew I saw you storming out of Billie's house that day. I KNEW IT! I KNEW I WASN'T CRAZY OR HUNG OVER!" Both Billie's and my mouth dropped open in shock.
"Tre honey what are you talking about?" I walked over to him and took his shoulder, leading him to an empty chair, where he proceeded to flop down. He seemed just as shocked as we were.
"Well..." he began. "It was what? Like 2 or 3 weeks I think before we went to shoot that video in New York? Well me and Mike were shitfaced, so we drove over to Billie's. We were getting ready to pull into the driveway when I saw saw this chick run out Billie's door. She was a babe too. I mentioned it to Mike and he told me I needed to stop drinking cuz no one left BJ's house, especially not a hot chick. I never mentioned it again cuz I figured that maybe I was too drunk. Then when we walked in on you guys and I saw you Charlie, I really thought I'd gone nuts. But now I know I'm not... Because you were an ANGEL. " he said staring at me in awe. "Do you have wings? CANI I SEE! CAN I SEE!" We all laughed.
"Listen Tre. Please don't say anything to anyone." I said.
"But I wanna help. I wanna help you Charlie." he said eagerly, grabbing my hands. "I swear I won't say a thing to anyone." We all laughed and agreed to let Tre help, only after swearing him to secrecy. We also took the time to fill Tre in on what was happening. I wasn't surprised that Tre so easily believed us, he was Tre afterall.
"So let me get this straight. There's a grave somewhere with your name on it?" Tre asked, still in shock. The grave... The grave. I thought. It seemed to have some sort of significance. I jumped up out of my seat, jerking poor Billie's body because he was holding my hand.
"Holy fuck! The grave!" I shouted, jumping with excitement. "The grave Tre your a genius!"
"What what about the grave?" Billie questioned as I squealed with delight.
"Don't you get it? The grave... My grave. It won't be my grave anymore." I rolled my eyes as they stared blankly at me. "UUUUUGH! Whoever it is took my place, all of our records were changed. If I am correct in assuming so, that also means that their name will be on my grave." I ran up to Tre and dove on him, giving him a huge bear hug. I looked at Billie, hoping he would understand.
"Shit she's right!" he said. Now he joined in the excitement and grabbed my hands and we jumped up and down. "Ok so we'll go to the grave tomarrow."
"Problem." I said. Billie's face fell. "I have no idea where it was. I personally had wanted to be creamated, but I guess this is the reason why I wasn't." We all signed, and then for the first time in minutes Taylor spoke.
"I know where it is. I used to go all the time." Now it was time for everyone to dive on Taylor. "I'll give you directions Billie. I don't think I can handle visiting there again. It holds some very bad memories." Tears welled up in her eyes. I could understand how it could be hard visiting your best friend's grave after your best friend spontaneously came back from the dead. We all walked over and gave her a hug, and Tre licked her ear causing her to laugh.
"So it's settled. Tomarrow I take Charlie to the grave."
