A Berkeley Story, chapter 13
You walked quickly down the boardwalk to 22nd street. You found a little park, and figured that was where Joey was. It was a few minutes after 12. Sure enough there was Joey. "Hey!" you yelled out and ran over to him. You hugged him and he picked you up. He gave you a quick kiss and put you back down.
"Hey," he said, finally.
"What was so important?" you asked.
"Well, I just thought I'd ask...if you wanted to be my girlfriend." Wow....Yes! Yes! Yes! Of course! Damn it Andrea! Say Yes!, you thought to yourself.
"Umm...yeah. Of course." He picked you up again and kissed you. This time, he didn't stop when he put you down (Okay... EVERYONE SAY awwwwe.... DO IT! lol). You took his hand and led him down the boardwalk.
After a while, you said, "Okay, there's just one thing bothering me."
"What?" Joey seemed suprised.
"Oh, it's not bad at all... See last night, when Tara was yelling, she brought up that I didn't even know your last name. Kinda random, yeah I know but still..." Joey led you down the steps from the boardwalk to the beach. You both sat down after walking a for a while.
"Well, you see," he started, "that's actually pretty complicated."
"Huh? Telling me your last name is complicated?" You laughed.
"Sorta," he started again, "well, okay... um, I hope you don't get shocked or anything, and I hope this doesn't mean anything..."
"What are you talking about? It's just your last name, nothing major. I mean, you should be able to tell me anything..."
"Well, okay. My last name is...okay, you promise you won't get mad?"
"Yes! You should be able to trust me."
"Okay...my last name is Armstrong." Your eyes became the size of quarters.
"Yeah, my dad is Billie Joe..."
"You're Joseph Armstrong?"
"Yeah."
"Joseph Marcicano Armstrong?"
"Yeah. See I knew you'd be like that..."
"Huh? No, no that's not a bad thing at all!" You smiled, "...I mean, wait, why couldn't you tell me before?"
"Because I really liked you." You looked confused. Joey started again. "See, I really liked you. And I thought, if I told you exactly who I was, and you didn't really like me, you would say yes when I asked you out...because of who I am."
"Oh, okay I see what you mean."
"Good. I'm glad you understand."
"Yeah, but Joey...you didn't have to worry about it... I would like you no matter what your last name was." You kissed him. "Or, even how awesome your dad is." You laughed. Joey pushed you a little and got up. He ran towards the shore and you ran after him. "Oh, now you're screwed!" you yelled. You jumped on his back and he fell into the water. You jumped off and landed beside him.
You sat up and stared out across the ocean. Then, before you even you knew what hit you, Erica, Tara, Kayla, Kelly, and Sheila were standing above you, with buckets, as sand was dumped on your head. "Hey Sandrea," Erica said. You didn't move, but you were smiling...a lot.
"Wow Erica, that was so gay. Might I advise you... RUN!" You shot up and tackled her. Then you picked her up and threw her in the water. "God! It was Tara's idea," she screamed.
"Oh, really now? Thanks for the tip." You ran over to Tara, and before she had the chance to run, you picked her up and threw her beside Erica. "You should really know better than to screw with me," you laughed.
"Yeah, they knew that. Anyway, what did you say?" Kelly asked.
"Say...?"
"To Joey you dumbass!" Kayla said.
"You five knew before me?"
"Yup," they all said.
"I thought you knew better than to screw with me?!"
"I'm just gonna..." Kelly started.
"Run?" you said.
"Umm...yeah!" Kelly, Kayla, and Sheila ran until they realized that you weren't behind them. You were walking back towards the boardwalk, hand in hand with Joey.
"Andrea!" someone screamed. You looked back, waved, and smiled a big smile. You continued walking with Joey.
"Hey," he said, finally.
"What was so important?" you asked.
"Well, I just thought I'd ask...if you wanted to be my girlfriend." Wow....Yes! Yes! Yes! Of course! Damn it Andrea! Say Yes!, you thought to yourself.
"Umm...yeah. Of course." He picked you up again and kissed you. This time, he didn't stop when he put you down (Okay... EVERYONE SAY awwwwe.... DO IT! lol). You took his hand and led him down the boardwalk.
After a while, you said, "Okay, there's just one thing bothering me."
"What?" Joey seemed suprised.
"Oh, it's not bad at all... See last night, when Tara was yelling, she brought up that I didn't even know your last name. Kinda random, yeah I know but still..." Joey led you down the steps from the boardwalk to the beach. You both sat down after walking a for a while.
"Well, you see," he started, "that's actually pretty complicated."
"Huh? Telling me your last name is complicated?" You laughed.
"Sorta," he started again, "well, okay... um, I hope you don't get shocked or anything, and I hope this doesn't mean anything..."
"What are you talking about? It's just your last name, nothing major. I mean, you should be able to tell me anything..."
"Well, okay. My last name is...okay, you promise you won't get mad?"
"Yes! You should be able to trust me."
"Okay...my last name is Armstrong." Your eyes became the size of quarters.
"Yeah, my dad is Billie Joe..."
"You're Joseph Armstrong?"
"Yeah."
"Joseph Marcicano Armstrong?"
"Yeah. See I knew you'd be like that..."
"Huh? No, no that's not a bad thing at all!" You smiled, "...I mean, wait, why couldn't you tell me before?"
"Because I really liked you." You looked confused. Joey started again. "See, I really liked you. And I thought, if I told you exactly who I was, and you didn't really like me, you would say yes when I asked you out...because of who I am."
"Oh, okay I see what you mean."
"Good. I'm glad you understand."
"Yeah, but Joey...you didn't have to worry about it... I would like you no matter what your last name was." You kissed him. "Or, even how awesome your dad is." You laughed. Joey pushed you a little and got up. He ran towards the shore and you ran after him. "Oh, now you're screwed!" you yelled. You jumped on his back and he fell into the water. You jumped off and landed beside him.
You sat up and stared out across the ocean. Then, before you even you knew what hit you, Erica, Tara, Kayla, Kelly, and Sheila were standing above you, with buckets, as sand was dumped on your head. "Hey Sandrea," Erica said. You didn't move, but you were smiling...a lot.
"Wow Erica, that was so gay. Might I advise you... RUN!" You shot up and tackled her. Then you picked her up and threw her in the water. "God! It was Tara's idea," she screamed.
"Oh, really now? Thanks for the tip." You ran over to Tara, and before she had the chance to run, you picked her up and threw her beside Erica. "You should really know better than to screw with me," you laughed.
"Yeah, they knew that. Anyway, what did you say?" Kelly asked.
"Say...?"
"To Joey you dumbass!" Kayla said.
"You five knew before me?"
"Yup," they all said.
"I thought you knew better than to screw with me?!"
"I'm just gonna..." Kelly started.
"Run?" you said.
"Umm...yeah!" Kelly, Kayla, and Sheila ran until they realized that you weren't behind them. You were walking back towards the boardwalk, hand in hand with Joey.
"Andrea!" someone screamed. You looked back, waved, and smiled a big smile. You continued walking with Joey.
