A Berkeley Story, chapter 25
"Hola clase," the Spanish teacher said while entering the classroom. She sat down at her desk and started to take role. You and Joey managed to be late, and were forced to sit across the room from eachother. You sat by from a girl with short reddish-light brown hair that had blue highlights all through it. She was turned around, talking to another girl who had shoulder-length black hair with lime green tips (like your's were red). They, among everyone else in the class, looked your age. The girl across from you turned around to face you and said, "Hi, I'm Ramona. You new?" "Um yea just got here like over a week ago. I'm Andrea." "Oh cool. This idiot here is Estelle, by the way," Ramona said. "Yea, make fun of me. At least I'm not the one who's dad ran around the neighborhood wearing a cow mask screaming MILK!, "Estelle laughed. "Oh shutup." "Haha yea, her dad is a complete moron. Anyway, you can call me Stella." "Okay cool... and I guess you can call me Drea haha." "I like your hair," you all said in unison, "Haha thanks." "So where are you from?" Ramona asked. "Shitville, Pennsylvania." "Ah... yes but which Shitville? Haha." "Oh well some people call it Ford City. Where do you guys live?" "Ah just up in Oakland." "Oh. Lucky. Haha just kidding." "Nah, it's okay... but kinda boring and fancy though." "Oh." "Yea, but oh well. Did you meet anybody interesting yet?" You smiled, "Umm.. I guess you could say that." "Ooooh who?" Stella asked. "Ah just Joey. Do you know him?" Stella glanced and Ramona and grinned, "Ummm yea we know him a little bit I guess."
"Okay, everyone, pick a partner and we can start," the teacher said breaking up your conversation. "Alright, well hey guys I think I'm gonna go with Joey," you said. "Okay. Hey, our room's 43 so drop by some time just to hang." "Okay, yea, thanks. See ya." "Bye bye," they said.
((Just so everyone's clear: in this story, Joey, Andrea, Stella, and Ramona are all 15, and for future reference, Jakob and Frankito are both 12, who also go to WBBS.))
*Stella and Ramona*
As soon as Drea sat down, Ramona whispered to Stell, "Don't go pullin that shit about our families okay? Obviously she doesn't recognize us... or Joey." "Yea, like some random girl from Pennsylvania's gonna connect you and your insane father and be like, 'Oh my God. Tré Cool. That means you're Ramona!' She seems cooler than that, dumbass. And derrr, if she woulda recognized us, she probably woulda said something about it, you know? Like most people do. So just chill." "Yea, but honestly, nowadays who doesn't know our names? Just as long as she doesn't hear 'Dirnt' or 'Cool' anytime soon, I guess we'll be okay..." "Just chill Ramona. Did you ever think that maybe, just maybe, we could get another friend besides you, me, Joey, Jakob, and Frankito? One that doesn't use us just to get to our dads?" "No, not actually," Ramona mumbled barely loud enough for Stella to hear. "Well, it's possible, you know. Maybe... I dunno, maybe if we just play along... and get Joey to keep his mouth shut too, maybe we can finally get a friend." "Yea... that'd be nice."
*End of Stella and Ramona*
"Hey, you makin friends already?" Joey asked. "Hmm yep I guess so. You know them?" Obviously, this question caught Ramona and Stella's attention cause they mouthed to Joey 'NO!' and started waving and shaking their heads. "Umm... uh just a little bit? I mean, yea just a little. They're pretty cool," he said, looking confused. "Joey, somethin wrong?" "Huh? Oh, nothing, nevermind."
The rest of the class went on while everyone just got lectured about how the year would go. Sounds like fun, huh? Ohhh yea. Thankfully, the class soon ended, which meant a 15 minute break until second period.
"Hun, what do you have next?" you asked. "Umm... Geometry. You?" "Awww no fucking fair! I have Biology!" "Aww I'm sorry hun... well, at least... what do you have third?" "Art." "See, there I have that too." "Grrr I don't wanna be without you." "Oh well... you need to make some friends, ya know." "Yeaa.. okay." "Come on, I'll walk you to your class."
A little while later you and Joey had one final goodbye kiss as he left towards Geometry, and left you in Biology. ''Joy. A fucking science class.. and I'm all alone," you said to yourself. "Geee, what's that make me then, bitch?!" "KAYLA FUCKING WALKER!" "WHERE?!" she screamed. "Haaa. Oh my God this is gonna be just like FC haha... only much better." "Duh dipshit... and don't we get a hello?" "Eh... fine what the hell ERICA FUCKING MORON and TARA FUCKING DINGBAT, there happy?" "Yes very," they said at the same time. "Grrrr... where's Kelly?" "Umm.. sitting right there," Erica said and pointed to the back of the class where you saw Kelly sitting, talking to none other than Stella. "Hey Stella." "Hey, geez you have this class with me too? Haha that's cool. I thought I was gonna be alone cause Ramona has Geometry right now." "Oooh so does Joey."
Class started and you all picked your seats. Blah blah blaah... we all know how a science class can go.. so speeding ahead some....
- Between Classes -
Turns out Stella had almost the exact schedule as you except for Geometry and Gym were switched around. So, you followed her to the artroom. In the meantime...
*Joey & Ramona*
"So what do you think of Andrea?" Joey asked. "She seems cool. How'd you meet her?" "Umm on the beach the day she got here." "Awww how cute haha." "Oh shush." "Aw come on now. You know you love me." Joey sighed, "Haven't we been thru this before?" "Thru what?" "Don't you get it?! It's over and it's been over. There's nothing between us... just friendship. That's all." "Duh I know that. God, jump to conclusions. I was just joking around." "Well... don't okay? I have a girlfriend who I love... alot. And I don't want anything to screw that-" "Who?" "What?" "Who's your new girlfriend?" "Andrea... didn't you know?" "What the hell?! Didn't you just fucking meet her? Just picking sluts off the street I see. God, you know you had me! Why are you doing this?" "Oh FUCK OFF Ramona. Don't you DARE say that about her." "What the hell are you gonna do about it?! Holy shit, all I'm trying to do here is making a fucking friend for once. Fuck, don't you get it? She doesn't recognize us. She has no clue who we actually are. Don't you get that we might actually get a real friend, me and Stella? For ONCE, in my life, I could get a REAL friend. And now, you're just fucking it up."
"Ramona... oh my God... stop, please. I didn't know." "Course not. You know, have your friends are using you. They aren't real friends. That's why I thought in the first place; I was always like... Stella's gonna be my one and only friend forever, and I'm gonna end up marrying Joey. Just cause they're the only ones I can trust. Do you have any idea how hard it was on me when we broke up? I swear... I thought I would die."
"Aww, Ramona, come here," Joey said taking here into a hug, "I'm sorry. I never meant to hurt you, but it just couldn't be. You'll make true friends, and you'll get plenty of true boyfriends. Believe me, you're pretty, smart, funny... see, some qualities of your dad are actually good.... I meant the funny part... that's about all you get from him." "Ha.. thanks Joey. You know, I can't even talk to Stella about something like this... people don't recognize her as well as they recognize me.. and it's weird." "Yea, I know what you mean... but there's some good people in this world that won't use us." They stopped walking and Ramona turned to face Joey. "Joey... don't take this any other way than how I say it... I'll always love you." "And I'll always love you too-" She kissed him. "AS A FRIEND! RAMONA!" "Joey! I'm sorry!" Joey left her standing there, screaming her apology... only to run into Stella and Andrea... staring right at the scene.
*End of Joey & Ramona*
You stood there stunned. Mouth half opened; trying to form the word that you were about to speak to Stella. Eyes sore from staring already; ready to burst with tears. But you couldn't move. Joey came closer and closer.. you really just wanted to run. But you didn't move at all; you just couldn't. He came up to you, but gladly Stella tried to keep him away. But how long could she keep him away from you, the girl he loves? Or, loved, I suppose. "Joey, can't you see she doesn't want you near her right now? Just go, please. I'll fix another mess that you made," Stella whispered. "Stella, move. I love her and I need to talk to her," he said. Your eyes caught a glimpse of him, and you clearly stated, "Go." Stella gave you a quick hug, and continued to lead you to third period, Art. She led you to the corner of the room, and since no one was really there yet, she sat down in one seat, and had you sit beside her, in the very back corner, so Joey could not come near you.
The rest of the day went on like this... you tried your best to avoid Joey. You didn't want to see his face; oh, that sweet little face with those bright eyes... that fluffy black hair- STOP. You had to keep yourself from thinking about stuff like that.. like his adorable smile, and his strong arms that would hold you thru the night... GRRR stop it stop it stop it!
You thought you were going to drive yourself insane. But, then last period ended, and you were free to go to your dorm; which you had planned to go and cry your chesnut eyes out. You ran; eyes swelling up so fast, already. "It's not me... so who am I now?" The Used - Light With a Sharpened Edge... that line kept going thru your head. That, and a million other songs about break ups, and heart aches. You tried dearly to keep any Green Day songs out of your head tho. You didn't even want to hear your favorite band.. just because of the lead singer's damn son. The son that's putting you thru this shit right now...
"Okay, everyone, pick a partner and we can start," the teacher said breaking up your conversation. "Alright, well hey guys I think I'm gonna go with Joey," you said. "Okay. Hey, our room's 43 so drop by some time just to hang." "Okay, yea, thanks. See ya." "Bye bye," they said.
((Just so everyone's clear: in this story, Joey, Andrea, Stella, and Ramona are all 15, and for future reference, Jakob and Frankito are both 12, who also go to WBBS.))
*Stella and Ramona*
As soon as Drea sat down, Ramona whispered to Stell, "Don't go pullin that shit about our families okay? Obviously she doesn't recognize us... or Joey." "Yea, like some random girl from Pennsylvania's gonna connect you and your insane father and be like, 'Oh my God. Tré Cool. That means you're Ramona!' She seems cooler than that, dumbass. And derrr, if she woulda recognized us, she probably woulda said something about it, you know? Like most people do. So just chill." "Yea, but honestly, nowadays who doesn't know our names? Just as long as she doesn't hear 'Dirnt' or 'Cool' anytime soon, I guess we'll be okay..." "Just chill Ramona. Did you ever think that maybe, just maybe, we could get another friend besides you, me, Joey, Jakob, and Frankito? One that doesn't use us just to get to our dads?" "No, not actually," Ramona mumbled barely loud enough for Stella to hear. "Well, it's possible, you know. Maybe... I dunno, maybe if we just play along... and get Joey to keep his mouth shut too, maybe we can finally get a friend." "Yea... that'd be nice."
*End of Stella and Ramona*
"Hey, you makin friends already?" Joey asked. "Hmm yep I guess so. You know them?" Obviously, this question caught Ramona and Stella's attention cause they mouthed to Joey 'NO!' and started waving and shaking their heads. "Umm... uh just a little bit? I mean, yea just a little. They're pretty cool," he said, looking confused. "Joey, somethin wrong?" "Huh? Oh, nothing, nevermind."
The rest of the class went on while everyone just got lectured about how the year would go. Sounds like fun, huh? Ohhh yea. Thankfully, the class soon ended, which meant a 15 minute break until second period.
"Hun, what do you have next?" you asked. "Umm... Geometry. You?" "Awww no fucking fair! I have Biology!" "Aww I'm sorry hun... well, at least... what do you have third?" "Art." "See, there I have that too." "Grrr I don't wanna be without you." "Oh well... you need to make some friends, ya know." "Yeaa.. okay." "Come on, I'll walk you to your class."
A little while later you and Joey had one final goodbye kiss as he left towards Geometry, and left you in Biology. ''Joy. A fucking science class.. and I'm all alone," you said to yourself. "Geee, what's that make me then, bitch?!" "KAYLA FUCKING WALKER!" "WHERE?!" she screamed. "Haaa. Oh my God this is gonna be just like FC haha... only much better." "Duh dipshit... and don't we get a hello?" "Eh... fine what the hell ERICA FUCKING MORON and TARA FUCKING DINGBAT, there happy?" "Yes very," they said at the same time. "Grrrr... where's Kelly?" "Umm.. sitting right there," Erica said and pointed to the back of the class where you saw Kelly sitting, talking to none other than Stella. "Hey Stella." "Hey, geez you have this class with me too? Haha that's cool. I thought I was gonna be alone cause Ramona has Geometry right now." "Oooh so does Joey."
Class started and you all picked your seats. Blah blah blaah... we all know how a science class can go.. so speeding ahead some....
- Between Classes -
Turns out Stella had almost the exact schedule as you except for Geometry and Gym were switched around. So, you followed her to the artroom. In the meantime...
*Joey & Ramona*
"So what do you think of Andrea?" Joey asked. "She seems cool. How'd you meet her?" "Umm on the beach the day she got here." "Awww how cute haha." "Oh shush." "Aw come on now. You know you love me." Joey sighed, "Haven't we been thru this before?" "Thru what?" "Don't you get it?! It's over and it's been over. There's nothing between us... just friendship. That's all." "Duh I know that. God, jump to conclusions. I was just joking around." "Well... don't okay? I have a girlfriend who I love... alot. And I don't want anything to screw that-" "Who?" "What?" "Who's your new girlfriend?" "Andrea... didn't you know?" "What the hell?! Didn't you just fucking meet her? Just picking sluts off the street I see. God, you know you had me! Why are you doing this?" "Oh FUCK OFF Ramona. Don't you DARE say that about her." "What the hell are you gonna do about it?! Holy shit, all I'm trying to do here is making a fucking friend for once. Fuck, don't you get it? She doesn't recognize us. She has no clue who we actually are. Don't you get that we might actually get a real friend, me and Stella? For ONCE, in my life, I could get a REAL friend. And now, you're just fucking it up."
"Ramona... oh my God... stop, please. I didn't know." "Course not. You know, have your friends are using you. They aren't real friends. That's why I thought in the first place; I was always like... Stella's gonna be my one and only friend forever, and I'm gonna end up marrying Joey. Just cause they're the only ones I can trust. Do you have any idea how hard it was on me when we broke up? I swear... I thought I would die."
"Aww, Ramona, come here," Joey said taking here into a hug, "I'm sorry. I never meant to hurt you, but it just couldn't be. You'll make true friends, and you'll get plenty of true boyfriends. Believe me, you're pretty, smart, funny... see, some qualities of your dad are actually good.... I meant the funny part... that's about all you get from him." "Ha.. thanks Joey. You know, I can't even talk to Stella about something like this... people don't recognize her as well as they recognize me.. and it's weird." "Yea, I know what you mean... but there's some good people in this world that won't use us." They stopped walking and Ramona turned to face Joey. "Joey... don't take this any other way than how I say it... I'll always love you." "And I'll always love you too-" She kissed him. "AS A FRIEND! RAMONA!" "Joey! I'm sorry!" Joey left her standing there, screaming her apology... only to run into Stella and Andrea... staring right at the scene.
*End of Joey & Ramona*
You stood there stunned. Mouth half opened; trying to form the word that you were about to speak to Stella. Eyes sore from staring already; ready to burst with tears. But you couldn't move. Joey came closer and closer.. you really just wanted to run. But you didn't move at all; you just couldn't. He came up to you, but gladly Stella tried to keep him away. But how long could she keep him away from you, the girl he loves? Or, loved, I suppose. "Joey, can't you see she doesn't want you near her right now? Just go, please. I'll fix another mess that you made," Stella whispered. "Stella, move. I love her and I need to talk to her," he said. Your eyes caught a glimpse of him, and you clearly stated, "Go." Stella gave you a quick hug, and continued to lead you to third period, Art. She led you to the corner of the room, and since no one was really there yet, she sat down in one seat, and had you sit beside her, in the very back corner, so Joey could not come near you.
The rest of the day went on like this... you tried your best to avoid Joey. You didn't want to see his face; oh, that sweet little face with those bright eyes... that fluffy black hair- STOP. You had to keep yourself from thinking about stuff like that.. like his adorable smile, and his strong arms that would hold you thru the night... GRRR stop it stop it stop it!
You thought you were going to drive yourself insane. But, then last period ended, and you were free to go to your dorm; which you had planned to go and cry your chesnut eyes out. You ran; eyes swelling up so fast, already. "It's not me... so who am I now?" The Used - Light With a Sharpened Edge... that line kept going thru your head. That, and a million other songs about break ups, and heart aches. You tried dearly to keep any Green Day songs out of your head tho. You didn't even want to hear your favorite band.. just because of the lead singer's damn son. The son that's putting you thru this shit right now...
