~ 2000 Light Years Away ~, chapter 1

2000 Light years away


„C'mon Adie, we're late!", Kate yelled.
"I'm coming!" "Hurry up!", her reply.
I grabbed my bag and threw a last look
In the mirror. And stepped down the stairs.
"Finally," smiled Kate.

Kate is probably the worst driver I've
Ever seen, but 45 minutes later
We still live and arrived. Her birthday
Present to me: a Punk Rock gig at Johns Café.

The Café looked very changed, more like a
Club now, than anything else. The little room
Was filled with people. The first band hit the
Stage and began to play. Loud and hard.

They played like 8 songs, which all sounded
The same. But with Kate on my
Side it was still fun. John took the microphone
To introduce the next band: "'Kay, thanks
To you guys, now give it up for Green Day!"

Three Guys came on stage. Their first song
"1000 hours" began and it was different to
The first band. There were melodies, but it
Was still Punk Rock.

Two songs later it was my new favorite
Band. Kate and me went to the front and we danced
To "Dry Ice." We laughed and had fun.
Then it happened..

I looked up and at the same moment the singer
Exactly looked to me. It seemed like the world
Stood still for this moment. WHAM!

I quickly turned my head and Kate grinned to me.
"That guy has really amazing eyes," I thought.

The rest of their show I just could think of him
And how he looked at me. The last chords sounded
And Green Day left the stage. In between Kate
Told me that they released a record a few weeks ago.

Me was very hot, 'cause of the dancing and
Laughing and I decided to go out for a bit cold,
Fresh air. Kate stayed inside because her cousin
Was the drummer of the following band and
She promised him to be there.

I opened the door and stepped out. It was a dark,
But clear night, I remember. I saw the glimmer
Of a cigarette on the other side of the street.

Damn! It was the cute singer, who looked at me.
After a long discussion with myself I walked over
The street and sat next to him.

"Hey" He looked up "Hi", he smiled and my heart
Beat faster. "I saw you, you're band is awesome.",
I said. "Well, thanks. I saw you too." He remembered
Me. "My name is Billie Joe," he took my hand.
"I'm Adie.", I mumbled and looked in his green
Eyes again.

I asked him where I could buy his record and we
Started to talk nothing and everything all at once.
"Where are you band mates?"
"Mike and Tré? Try to get something to drink...
Even they're not 21," he said and laughed.

Kate come out: "Adrienne Nesser!", she
Yelled like she always did when she thought
I forget about her. I frightened and stood up.
"I'm here Kate!", I shouted.

"Where have you been?", she asked with a
Side look to Billie Joe. "Oh, okay.. I'm waiting
In the car of you, all right?"

"Holy Hell! I can't believe you got his number!"
"Yeah, but sure he never gonna call."
"Are you kidding me?! Of course he will..
And if not.. ", Kate said and made an angry gesture.

Next day Kate visited me. We wanted to watch
Some girlie movies. We sat on the couch as
The phone ringed.

We stared at each other. "What you're
Waiting!?", Kate said impatiently. "Oh.. Yeah."
I picked up. "Hello?, I asked nervously,
"Oh.. Hi Mom. No everything all right here."

Later this evening - Kate already left - the
Phone ringed again. I answered. "It's Billie",
Said a voice from the other side. I was totally
Excited and happy. We talked and I felt we were
Soul related. He asked me if I would got out
With him and his friends, I could bring Kate
With me, on Friday. I said yes.

It was a great evening. Mike is a big story teller
And Tré is the fucking funniest guy I ever met.
We had so much fun. I really had a crush on Billie.

Now we phoned nearly every day, 'cause we
Couldn't see each other so often because he lived
In Berkeley and I come from Minnesota.

But then he asked me to see me again and
So we went to the cinema in the city on
Saturday. I remember that I couldn't
Concentrate on the movie 'cause Billie took
My hand and kept holding it the whole film along.

He brought me home and he promised that
He wanna see me again, as soon as he can. Then
We're standing in front of the door and his face
Came closer to mine, I closed my eyes and
He kissed me. "Good night Adie," he said.

After that I didn't see him a long time because
He and his band had a lot of gigs to play. They
Slowly became popular in the punk rock scene.

Then a Sunday morning Kate phoned: "Hey Honey.
Wake up! I got a surprise for you.."
Green Day would play in Minnesota and we got tickets.

I threw a last look in the mirror, took my bag and
Stepped down the stairs. "C'mon Adie!", shouted
Kate 'patiently' as always.

We drove to a club not far away called 'Nimrods'.
Much bigger than John's Café.

I can't remember the first two bands, I just
Waited for Billie Joe. After (so it seemed to me)
Endless long time, Green Day hit the stage and began
Playing 'At the library.'

After that song Billie took the microphone:
"'kay, the next song is for amazing girl, I met.
I wrote it just after I kissed her. The songs
Called '2000 light years away' Let's go!"

I didn't need Kate's buff in my ribs to know
What that meant. He wrote a song for me.
I fell head over heels in Love.

After the show I walked down the streets with
Billie Joe. Kate, Mike and Tré were in some club
To party the night. Hand in hand we walked to a park.

"So.. Did ya like it?", he asked me shyly.
"That was the most romantic, sweetest thing
Somebody ever did."
He asked me if I wanna stay the holidays with him
And I said yes. Billie stayed the night with me.

I couldn't wait for the holidays, and the thought of that
Always gave me a smile. It were long weeks, though.

Summer arrived and I went to Berkeley. The two
Weeks there were one of the best times of my
Life. Everyday we did walks or went to the cinema
And at the evening Billie usually had a gig with
Mike and Tré, or sometimes two.

The second day he told me that he loves me
And I said "I love you too." Billie wrote later
Another song for me with the line in it
"I love you is not enough, I am lost for words."


The last day broke on and I enjoyed the keeping
Time. He kissed me a last time as Kate with her
Car arrived. I slowly turned to the car. But after
Half of the way, Billie shouted: "Adie!"..

I turned my head, "Do you wanna marry me?"
I stuck on the pavement. "Yeah.. Of course.", I answered
Without thinking about it. I didn't need to think about,
I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him.

Kate was the first person, who congratulated us.
She should be my bridesmaid, I decided. Billie
Chose Tré and Mike to be his wids of marriage.

It took us two weeks to plan the wedding.
It was July 2th 1994 we married in the Armstrong's
Backyard. The ceremony last about 10 minutes.
'Cause of getting nervous we drank a lot before.

I remember how I walked along our families and
Billie Joe smiled at me. "You look so lovely",
He whispered to me when I stood next to him.

From that day on I was known as 'Misses Adrienne Armstrong.'

After saying 'yes', I throw the bouquet in the crowd
And Kate caught it. We laughed and danced the whole
Time. Then we drove to our hotel, which was
Not far away and where we spend our honeymoon.

The next day I woke up very early. It was a wonderful
Morning. I kissed Billie on the forehead and let
Him sleep. He's too cute when he sleeps.

I had a strange feeling in my belly and I went out
To get some breakfast. After that I went to a pharmacy,
I didn't know why, I just had the feeling like this.
I bought a pregnancy test.

"Oh my God" I'm really pregnant. The test was
Positive. I sat on a chair with a glass of water
In the hand and couldn't believe it.

Billie Joe already woke up and he bend down to kiss me.
"Morning Darling." "He", he looked at my face
"What's up?" He knows me too good.

"I'm.. I'm pregnant," I said without up looking.
"Really?", he said. "Umm.. Yeah",
I waited for a reaction but he didn't said anything.
"Are you angry?", I asked carefully.
"Are you kidding me?! I'm gonna be a dad!
You make me so endless happy."

I fell into his arms. "We gonna get a Baby, Billie!",
I shouted endless happy.
We were so excited, totally terrified, but very excited.



The End

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