A Berkeley Story, chapter 24
You got to Joey's house in around 15 minutes or so. No one had said a word for a long time. Joey offered his hand, and so you followed him up to his room. Still, there was no talking.
You both sat down on the bed... and just sat there. And sat there. In silence. Finally, you were starting to get annoyed, and therefore said, "Well... say something?" There was a short pause and at last he quietly spoke: "There's nothing to say, really."
"What's wrong?"
"I don't know...I just..." Another pause.
Then he continued, "... I just feel so bad... I really do... I knew I shouldn't have let you by yourself. I honestly hate myself right now." His voice was filled with guilt and sorrow from what you could tell.
You took his hand and slowly said, "Joey, it wasn't your fault at all. I was just at the wrong place at the wrong time. You can't blame anyone for what happened, really. Well... except for Bryan, that is. But please don't blame yourself hun, cause it wasn't your fault. It really wasn't." You finished and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.
"I know... " he started, "... but you know I'm gonna feel bad about it." "Yea, I know. I love that you care." He smiled finally.
"See, now that's what I've been waiting for," you said.
"No... it's just that I... "
"You what Joey?"
"I just realized something that's all."
"What?"
"Nothin." He wouldn't look to your eyes.
"No, come on now I know there's something."
"Well... . I realized that I... I... I love you. I really really love you, Andrea."
"Oh my God... Joey... oh my God I love you too!" you shrieked as you flung your arms around him. You felt the tears coming on.. but this time, they were tears of joy. Pure joy.
Well, there you were. The rest of the night that you were at Joey's passed by. You ended up falling asleep in his arms. The next morning, around 10, Billie Joe woke you both up and drove you back to your dorm. He talked to the principal of the boarding school, and managed to have Bryan expelled, and therefore he was forced to go back to Pennsylvania.
The days went on... and all of a sudden; it was Friday morning. September 6. The first day of school. Alarms went off at 7:30 AM sharp. You woke up, got dressed, and walked drearily out to the kitchenette. You poured yourself some cereal, and sat down at the table. Your friends came out one by one just as you had done. Everyone seemed very tired; they were yawning... a lot. And then, tiredness not even being a factor for her, everyone laughed as Kayla ran into a wall.
You finished up eating and went to fix your hair. As soon as it was crimped to perfection, you looked at the clock.
"8:15 already? Holy shit!" you yelled to yourself. You grabbed your small Green Day messenger bag, yelled, "BYE GUYS! See you in class!", opened the door, swiped your keys off the table just before leaving, and wander off to Joey's dorm. You unlocked his door and went into his room. You found him still laying in bed.
"Gahh you're so cute," you quietly said to yourself. You bent down and gave him a kiss on the cheek. He stirred awake and you said, "Wake up Joey honey." in a sweet little voice.
"Not now mom I'm sleeping."
You laughed, "DUMBASS! Do I really look like Adrienne? Haha."
"HOLY SHIT!"
"Awww Joey have a nice nappy-poo?"
"Ahh yea until I thought my mom was in here haha."
"Get up get up GET UP!"
"Geeez! Alrighttttt I'm getting there. You're worse than the time Tré came in my room and woke me up."
"Haha, well I'll take that as a compliment seeing as you're comparing me to the almighty Tré Cool."
"Haha... don't." By this time, Joey had gotten up out of bed and went over to his dresser. You walked out of his dorm and stood against the wall. About 3 minutes later, Joey came out.
"See, that's what I hate about guys. They can get ready in no time, and they still look so fucking hot," you said, grabbing his face and kissing him.
"Mmm, yea but I love to see a girl get all purty for me," he said in response.
"Aww well thanks. Now, show me where these classes are... we only have like 10 minutes."
He took your hand and led you down into the courtyard and through the hallways... across the campus and towards where most of the classrooms were located.
"Alright... now what's your first class?" he asked.
"Ummm.. Spanish."
"Yessssss so's mine."
"Yay!" You were both smiling so sweetly.
"Hmmmm.. now I can say dirty things to you in Español," he said slyly.
"Mmmm me gusta mucho," you responded giving him a tender kiss.
"Alright well... 210... that's up the stairs."
You sighed and said, "Okay... let's see what school in Cali's really like."
You both sat down on the bed... and just sat there. And sat there. In silence. Finally, you were starting to get annoyed, and therefore said, "Well... say something?" There was a short pause and at last he quietly spoke: "There's nothing to say, really."
"What's wrong?"
"I don't know...I just..." Another pause.
Then he continued, "... I just feel so bad... I really do... I knew I shouldn't have let you by yourself. I honestly hate myself right now." His voice was filled with guilt and sorrow from what you could tell.
You took his hand and slowly said, "Joey, it wasn't your fault at all. I was just at the wrong place at the wrong time. You can't blame anyone for what happened, really. Well... except for Bryan, that is. But please don't blame yourself hun, cause it wasn't your fault. It really wasn't." You finished and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.
"I know... " he started, "... but you know I'm gonna feel bad about it." "Yea, I know. I love that you care." He smiled finally.
"See, now that's what I've been waiting for," you said.
"No... it's just that I... "
"You what Joey?"
"I just realized something that's all."
"What?"
"Nothin." He wouldn't look to your eyes.
"No, come on now I know there's something."
"Well... . I realized that I... I... I love you. I really really love you, Andrea."
"Oh my God... Joey... oh my God I love you too!" you shrieked as you flung your arms around him. You felt the tears coming on.. but this time, they were tears of joy. Pure joy.
Well, there you were. The rest of the night that you were at Joey's passed by. You ended up falling asleep in his arms. The next morning, around 10, Billie Joe woke you both up and drove you back to your dorm. He talked to the principal of the boarding school, and managed to have Bryan expelled, and therefore he was forced to go back to Pennsylvania.
The days went on... and all of a sudden; it was Friday morning. September 6. The first day of school. Alarms went off at 7:30 AM sharp. You woke up, got dressed, and walked drearily out to the kitchenette. You poured yourself some cereal, and sat down at the table. Your friends came out one by one just as you had done. Everyone seemed very tired; they were yawning... a lot. And then, tiredness not even being a factor for her, everyone laughed as Kayla ran into a wall.
You finished up eating and went to fix your hair. As soon as it was crimped to perfection, you looked at the clock.
"8:15 already? Holy shit!" you yelled to yourself. You grabbed your small Green Day messenger bag, yelled, "BYE GUYS! See you in class!", opened the door, swiped your keys off the table just before leaving, and wander off to Joey's dorm. You unlocked his door and went into his room. You found him still laying in bed.
"Gahh you're so cute," you quietly said to yourself. You bent down and gave him a kiss on the cheek. He stirred awake and you said, "Wake up Joey honey." in a sweet little voice.
"Not now mom I'm sleeping."
You laughed, "DUMBASS! Do I really look like Adrienne? Haha."
"HOLY SHIT!"
"Awww Joey have a nice nappy-poo?"
"Ahh yea until I thought my mom was in here haha."
"Get up get up GET UP!"
"Geeez! Alrighttttt I'm getting there. You're worse than the time Tré came in my room and woke me up."
"Haha, well I'll take that as a compliment seeing as you're comparing me to the almighty Tré Cool."
"Haha... don't." By this time, Joey had gotten up out of bed and went over to his dresser. You walked out of his dorm and stood against the wall. About 3 minutes later, Joey came out.
"See, that's what I hate about guys. They can get ready in no time, and they still look so fucking hot," you said, grabbing his face and kissing him.
"Mmm, yea but I love to see a girl get all purty for me," he said in response.
"Aww well thanks. Now, show me where these classes are... we only have like 10 minutes."
He took your hand and led you down into the courtyard and through the hallways... across the campus and towards where most of the classrooms were located.
"Alright... now what's your first class?" he asked.
"Ummm.. Spanish."
"Yessssss so's mine."
"Yay!" You were both smiling so sweetly.
"Hmmmm.. now I can say dirty things to you in Español," he said slyly.
"Mmmm me gusta mucho," you responded giving him a tender kiss.
"Alright well... 210... that's up the stairs."
You sighed and said, "Okay... let's see what school in Cali's really like."
