Tre Cool Is My Uncle!, chapter 4
I always went to Billie for advice. He was like a punk version of Dr. Phil, without the mock accent of course.
The bar was still open. The last few stragglers ignored us. He ordered a Bud' for himself and a Coke for me.
"I think I know all ready but what's the problem?" he said nursing the bottle.
"Well I need advice from a toxic boy about a toxic guy"
"Jimmy?" He asked. I nodded and he took another sip from the bottle.
"Well, my parental advice is to stay the hell away from him but I know you won't do that so just pretend to play his game but make sure you don't get caught up. Oh and be a bitch to him. He's a pretty fucked up kid"
"So I've heard. Will that work?" I asked
"Ya just try it and if everything goes pear-shaped blame me" I smiled and gave him a hug. Everything seemed so clearer now.
I went back up to my room and Jimmy was sitting outside in the corridor. He got up and walked over to me.
"Where were you?" He said leaning down to me.
"On a walk but as if you care!" I said following Billie's advice.
"Oh but I do." He said and kissed me roughly on the mouth. All the hairs on my arm stood on end. I wrapped my arms around his neck and he pulled away. I snarled at him and he laughed.
"Enough for now" and disappeared into his room.
I cursed his name and went back into my own room.
I woke the next morning to the glow of the sun (we forgot to close the curtains) and the tweet of the birds (and the window). I sighed and got up to take a shower. I thought about the weird dream I had.
It was my birthday and everyone I knew was there wearing little hats. Jimmy came up and stared bitching about me, he then tried to kiss me and I threw cake in his face. It was so weird.
I got dressed in a Green Day T-shirt, ripped jeans and my Vans. Niamh and Ashley were still passed out in their beds. I felt really evil so I sat on Niamh to wake her up. I heard her mumble a few curse words and she threw me off the bed. I was nearly wetting myself at the look on her face. She got up groggily and went into the bathroom. Ashley (unaware to the commotion beside her) turned in her sleep and smiled. I knew she was dreaming of Jesse. There was a fan in the corner of the room, so I plugged it in and let it blow into Ashley's face. She opened her eye in anger and glared at me
"Did I interrupt you and Jesse?" I laughed.
She got up and chased me around the room and out the door. She started hitting me in the corridor. I turned around to see Jimmy, Jesse and Johnny staring at us in horror. Ashley yelped and ran back into our room. I stood up and smiled
"Where are you off to?" I asked
"Brekkie, I'm starving!" Johnny answered rubbing his stomach.
"Dude you're always hungry" Jesse laughed.
"I'll get the girls and we'll be down in a minute."
They nodded and floated down the corridor. Jimmy gave me a look before walking away that made me want to grab it off his face but I resisted.
Breakfast was awkward, for me and Jimmy anyway. The two of us sat in silence while the other four twittered. He kept banging his knees against mine and looking to see if I noticed. I kept my gaze firmly on the butter dish in front of me. I had lost all of my appetite.
Billie, Tre and Mike appeared and sat next to us. I started talking to Mike about the future of music in general. Jimmy ridiculed and contradicted everything I said.
"The White Stripes have reached their peak with 'Get Behind Me Satan' and they're going downhill from there!" Jimmy argued
"No way! Get Behind Me Satan is the start of something great for them. You'd know if you even listened to it!" I half shouted. Everyone stopped eating to look at us.
He smirked at me and said
"As it you have. You're just a sad little girl who probably thinks 'Kaiser Chiefs' rock"
I was personally offended as Kaiser Chiefs were like my favorite band after Green Day.
Ashley took a sharp intake of breath and Niamh sighed. I glared at him and let him see the evilness in my eyes. He grinned.
"I will not sit here and be fucking ridiculed by an idiot who thinks he's all that and a bag of potato chips just because he's discovered Hair Gel and has a few lame tattoos!" I got up sharply. My chair fell to the ground and I walked quickly to the lifts. I didn't dare look back at the mess I'd caused. I stabbed the button for the top floor. I got out and made my way to the roof.
And no I didn't jump off it. I sat and thought evil thoughts of jimmy being brutally harmed.
The bar was still open. The last few stragglers ignored us. He ordered a Bud' for himself and a Coke for me.
"I think I know all ready but what's the problem?" he said nursing the bottle.
"Well I need advice from a toxic boy about a toxic guy"
"Jimmy?" He asked. I nodded and he took another sip from the bottle.
"Well, my parental advice is to stay the hell away from him but I know you won't do that so just pretend to play his game but make sure you don't get caught up. Oh and be a bitch to him. He's a pretty fucked up kid"
"So I've heard. Will that work?" I asked
"Ya just try it and if everything goes pear-shaped blame me" I smiled and gave him a hug. Everything seemed so clearer now.
I went back up to my room and Jimmy was sitting outside in the corridor. He got up and walked over to me.
"Where were you?" He said leaning down to me.
"On a walk but as if you care!" I said following Billie's advice.
"Oh but I do." He said and kissed me roughly on the mouth. All the hairs on my arm stood on end. I wrapped my arms around his neck and he pulled away. I snarled at him and he laughed.
"Enough for now" and disappeared into his room.
I cursed his name and went back into my own room.
I woke the next morning to the glow of the sun (we forgot to close the curtains) and the tweet of the birds (and the window). I sighed and got up to take a shower. I thought about the weird dream I had.
It was my birthday and everyone I knew was there wearing little hats. Jimmy came up and stared bitching about me, he then tried to kiss me and I threw cake in his face. It was so weird.
I got dressed in a Green Day T-shirt, ripped jeans and my Vans. Niamh and Ashley were still passed out in their beds. I felt really evil so I sat on Niamh to wake her up. I heard her mumble a few curse words and she threw me off the bed. I was nearly wetting myself at the look on her face. She got up groggily and went into the bathroom. Ashley (unaware to the commotion beside her) turned in her sleep and smiled. I knew she was dreaming of Jesse. There was a fan in the corner of the room, so I plugged it in and let it blow into Ashley's face. She opened her eye in anger and glared at me
"Did I interrupt you and Jesse?" I laughed.
She got up and chased me around the room and out the door. She started hitting me in the corridor. I turned around to see Jimmy, Jesse and Johnny staring at us in horror. Ashley yelped and ran back into our room. I stood up and smiled
"Where are you off to?" I asked
"Brekkie, I'm starving!" Johnny answered rubbing his stomach.
"Dude you're always hungry" Jesse laughed.
"I'll get the girls and we'll be down in a minute."
They nodded and floated down the corridor. Jimmy gave me a look before walking away that made me want to grab it off his face but I resisted.
Breakfast was awkward, for me and Jimmy anyway. The two of us sat in silence while the other four twittered. He kept banging his knees against mine and looking to see if I noticed. I kept my gaze firmly on the butter dish in front of me. I had lost all of my appetite.
Billie, Tre and Mike appeared and sat next to us. I started talking to Mike about the future of music in general. Jimmy ridiculed and contradicted everything I said.
"The White Stripes have reached their peak with 'Get Behind Me Satan' and they're going downhill from there!" Jimmy argued
"No way! Get Behind Me Satan is the start of something great for them. You'd know if you even listened to it!" I half shouted. Everyone stopped eating to look at us.
He smirked at me and said
"As it you have. You're just a sad little girl who probably thinks 'Kaiser Chiefs' rock"
I was personally offended as Kaiser Chiefs were like my favorite band after Green Day.
Ashley took a sharp intake of breath and Niamh sighed. I glared at him and let him see the evilness in my eyes. He grinned.
"I will not sit here and be fucking ridiculed by an idiot who thinks he's all that and a bag of potato chips just because he's discovered Hair Gel and has a few lame tattoos!" I got up sharply. My chair fell to the ground and I walked quickly to the lifts. I didn't dare look back at the mess I'd caused. I stabbed the button for the top floor. I got out and made my way to the roof.
And no I didn't jump off it. I sat and thought evil thoughts of jimmy being brutally harmed.
