Scattered, chapter 13
2 Days Later (Krystal Tre Mike)
"Why won't he open the door for us?" Tre asked Mike walking into the house.
"I don't know, maybe you should go get Krystal to go again, it's been two days since anyone has seen him."
"Yah I guess. I'd just have to ask her."
"Ask who?" Krystal over heard Tre and Mike talking while coming down the stairs.
"We wanted to know if you'd go visit Billie again."
"Why he won't let you guys in still?"
"No."
"Hum, I wonder why."
"Yah, and so do Mike and I, anyways right now we just want someone to see if he's ok and he let you in last time, so he'll most likely let you in again."
"Ok, but I don't fell up to going right now."
"Why not?" Mike questioned.
"Cuz I just got up, I need to have a shower, change, and maybe eat."
"I think you look fine, just go now. Then come back and do all that stuff."
"Ah, Mike, how about no."
"Oh come on!"
"Mike she said no, later good enough for me."
"Ya. But I still think it be a good idea to do it now, so once Billie lets Krystal in the house, she could like sneak us in."
"What? Mike that will not work."
"Yah and I'm not doing that."
"Why not, that way if we're in the house Billie will have to talk to us."
"That won't work, he'd most likely get really pissed off, kick me and you out of the house, as long with Krystal."
"So but Krystal can always get back in."
"Yah that's only if he lets me in, and if he kicks me out he's most likely never gonna let me in again, then while have no way to talk to Billie or make sure he's ok. God Mike."
"I still think it's a good idea."
"Mike, don't you think Ellie is wondering where you are?" Krystal was now irritated with Mike and wanted to get ride of him.
"Well, not really but I should be heading back home, cause I left her a note saying I'd be back soon. But I want you to call me Tre if she gets into the house."
"Yah, sure."
About an hour passed and Krystal stayed true to her word, once she was done eating having a shower and getting dress she headed down to Billie's to see how he was doing.
When Krystal got to the door she kinda just froze, and started to think, if Billie's not opening the door for everyone else, why was he doing it for her. While standing she hared the door unlock, and when see looked up she seen Billie's face.
"What brings you here?" Billie asked.
"Ah." Krystal stopped. To her surprise Billie looked different, he looked clean his face was now shaved his eyes were back to normal color and he had a smile on his face. "Well, just don't stand their come in." So Krystal did as she was told. When she got into the house it seemed, like it was a different place altogether, everything was cleaned up, the flowers were no longer on the ground the coffee table was clean from papers and dirty plates.
"Wow, it looks great in here."
"Thanks, I was thinking about what you said, and I also though that I shouldn't let Dawna get the best of me."
"Well that's great. Hey can I ask you something?"
"Yah, sure."
"Why didn't you answer the door for Tre and Mike this morning?"
"What they came?"
"Yah, to be precise, they've been coming all week."
"Well, come sit down and I'll tell you why."
Once they sat down Krystal popped the question again. "Why haven't you answered the door for Mike and Tre, or even Ellie?"
"It's hared to explain."
"Well, try anyways."
"Its because." Billie scratched his head. "Ah, its because, I don't want my friends to see me like this, they've been trough it once when May left me. I guess I didn't want to put them trough it again. Like when May left me I stayed at Mike's for the longest time. I locked myself in a room, and refused to come out, and even when I did leave the room I'd end up yelling or crying when either Mike or Ellie talked to me. Then I'd lock myself back in the room, that I had clamed mine for the time I was staying there."
"So does that mean were not good friends or something? And wouldn't you rather your good friends helping you, because they've known you for so long and know how to deal with it. Like if Mike and Ellie had you stay at there house when May left you. Why wouldn't you let them in? I mean they already seen you at your worst."
"Because, I didn't want them having to stay here and watch me, I didn't want to stop their life because something bad has happen to me again. And to answer the question about us being friends, I think having you here has helped a lot, making us even better friends."
"So now are you saying I don't have a life?"
"No.... The only reason I let you in here that day is because it started to ran, and
I seen that you didn't bring the car with you."
"So you wouldn't have let me in other wise?"
"No, I was buried in myself piety, and I didn't want to face anyone."
"Well ok? So why haven't you let Tre or Mike in this pass week, you look normal now, and the house is clean."
"Thanks, I look normal now, that's nice to know."
"Well you do." Billie chuckled. "So why didn't you let them in, I mean they came today, to see you."
"Well, really I must have been upstairs cleaning the mess up there when they knocked on the door today, and I only started cleaning yesterday. So really I've only looked normal since last night, and same for the house being clean."
"So does that mean you haven't been out of the house for two weeks now?"
"Yah, why?"
"You must be running low on food, and things like that."
"Ya, I was about to go get a grocery, that's why I opened the door before you knocked. Do you wanna come?"
"Sure, why not?"
Once Billie got his car keys and Krystal had got her shoes on, they were off to the store. Once they had got back with everything needed, and put everything away. Krystal and Billie spent the rest of the day together, just talking, and what not. But when Krystal had seen that it was 7 o'clock she though she should be heading home.
"Well, Billie it's been a great day. But its time I go home to Tre."
"Would you like a ride?"
"Uh, yah sure."
The ride home was quite, the only words spoken was when Krystal was gonna get out of the car."
"So, would you come in, Tre would like to see that you're alive and I'm not just lying to him."
"I still don't think it's a good time."
"Why not?"
"Because you've been with my all day, I'm sure Tre would like to spend some
Time with you alone."
"Ah, ok then?" Krystal was just about to get out of the car a thank Billie when he
Grabbed her arm.
"Wait."
"What?" Before Krystal could say anything else Billie hugged her. "Ah, thanks." Krystal patted Billie's back, not knowing what to do.
"Ok well, I'll see you later then?" Billie asked letting go of Krystal and sitting back up.
"Yah, can I bring Tre with me next time?"
"Just Tre."
"Thank you, Tre will be glad to hear the new, see you tomorrow." Krystal closed the car door and walked to the front door with a smile on her face, which was soon turned upside down when she walked into the house.
Inside The House (Krystal and Tre)
"What are you doing to him?"
"What do you mean?"
"I saw you hug him."
"Good for you, and I didn't hug him, he hugged me."
"So that makes it ok?"
"What are you talking about Tre?"
"You know what I'm talking about."
"No, sorry, Tre I have no clue what you're talking about."
"Typical, I'm giving you a chance, to tell me what's going on between you and Billie and you won't even own up to it."
"Do you think I'm sleeping with Billie?"
"That's right."
"Tre what? Who the fuck put that idea in your head. He's your best friend; you really think he'd put a move on me? And even if you should trust me!"
"So he's tried?"
"Tre no, he hasn't! I'm just saying!"
Krystal and Tre really never did fight. But things started to change with Tre. He was now becoming jealous that Krystal could get to Billie, and him, himself, Mike or Ellie couldn't. So he though something must have been going on with Krystal and Billie, and when he seen Billie hug Krystal just before she got out of the car, Tre's mind was made up that, Krystal sleeping with Billie could be the only answer.
"Sure!"
"Tre, if you don't believe me. Why don't you go call up Billie?"
"Cuz he wouldn't tell me if he was sleeping with you, and its not like he even picks up the phone anyways."
"Well, then you'll just have to believe me. Won't you?"
"Why should I?"
"Because, Tre I haven't given you a reason not to!"
"Ok well if your not sleeping with him, why'd he hug you? Why does he only let you into his house?"
"TRE! He hugged me cuz I was there for him."
"We were all there for him! He just never let us in!"
"Do I look like Billie? Do you think I know why he does shit? I'm not his fuckin' mother!"
"Well that's a good thing, cuz it'd be sad if Billie was sleeping with his mother."
"AGAIN, Tre what are you talking about? I'm not sleeping with Billie Joe!"
"Oh, so now you're calling him Billie Joe now?"
"Fuck Tre that's his name! You know what I'm not even gonna try and change your mind I'll let you think whatever you want.
"Yah, that's because you know I'm right."
"NO your not!" Krystal was now getting mad, that Tre thought that she would do something like this to him.
"Yah."
"You know what ok your right. I'm fucking Billie how'd ya know? Really please shear." Krystal stumped up the stairs before Tre could answer her.
"Oh I love your sarcasm!"
"Fuck you!" Krystal yelled back down.
"You know you wouldn't be going upstairs, if you weren't sleeping with Billie.
"Oh you know what that just pushed it!" Krystal ran down the stairs. "Tell me does it look like I've slept with Billie? Really does it?" Krystal got up in Tre's face. Tre backed away from Krystal and looked her up and down, from head to toe.
"No, but it doesn't mean you didn't."
"What do you mean?"
"You could have had a shower."
"Tre, my hair would be wet, and it not like I have makeup at Billie's. Do I?"
"Well, you could I mean you stayed there all day."
"Because you sent me there!"
"Not for the whole day."
"Tre!"
Tre didn't like to admit when he was wrong, but he knew at this point he was and that he just made a total jackass out of himself.
"Ok, ok, I'm sorry. I guess your not sleeping with Billie.
"You guess!?! I'm Not!"
"All right ok, I'm sorry, I know your not sleeping with Billie. I just though that you must have been, because he only lets you in the house."
"Well, if you didn't start this whole thing, about me sleeping with Billie I could have told you this sooner."
"What? What were you gonna tell me?"
"That, Billie said you could go see him tomorrow."
"Really?"
"Ya, but just you."
"Just me? Why?"
"I don't know. All I know is that I can bring you, and that's it."
"Well, that great new." Tre kissed Krystal.
"Wait are you sure you really want to kiss me, I'm still mad at you."
"Oh come on don't be like that."
"Alright I'll let it go, just this once, but if you try pulling something like this off again your sleeping on the couch. Understand?"
"Ya, ya, now lets go upstairs." Tre took Krystal's hand and brought her upstairs, and lets just say they didn't fight the rest of the night.
"Why won't he open the door for us?" Tre asked Mike walking into the house.
"I don't know, maybe you should go get Krystal to go again, it's been two days since anyone has seen him."
"Yah I guess. I'd just have to ask her."
"Ask who?" Krystal over heard Tre and Mike talking while coming down the stairs.
"We wanted to know if you'd go visit Billie again."
"Why he won't let you guys in still?"
"No."
"Hum, I wonder why."
"Yah, and so do Mike and I, anyways right now we just want someone to see if he's ok and he let you in last time, so he'll most likely let you in again."
"Ok, but I don't fell up to going right now."
"Why not?" Mike questioned.
"Cuz I just got up, I need to have a shower, change, and maybe eat."
"I think you look fine, just go now. Then come back and do all that stuff."
"Ah, Mike, how about no."
"Oh come on!"
"Mike she said no, later good enough for me."
"Ya. But I still think it be a good idea to do it now, so once Billie lets Krystal in the house, she could like sneak us in."
"What? Mike that will not work."
"Yah and I'm not doing that."
"Why not, that way if we're in the house Billie will have to talk to us."
"That won't work, he'd most likely get really pissed off, kick me and you out of the house, as long with Krystal."
"So but Krystal can always get back in."
"Yah that's only if he lets me in, and if he kicks me out he's most likely never gonna let me in again, then while have no way to talk to Billie or make sure he's ok. God Mike."
"I still think it's a good idea."
"Mike, don't you think Ellie is wondering where you are?" Krystal was now irritated with Mike and wanted to get ride of him.
"Well, not really but I should be heading back home, cause I left her a note saying I'd be back soon. But I want you to call me Tre if she gets into the house."
"Yah, sure."
About an hour passed and Krystal stayed true to her word, once she was done eating having a shower and getting dress she headed down to Billie's to see how he was doing.
When Krystal got to the door she kinda just froze, and started to think, if Billie's not opening the door for everyone else, why was he doing it for her. While standing she hared the door unlock, and when see looked up she seen Billie's face.
"What brings you here?" Billie asked.
"Ah." Krystal stopped. To her surprise Billie looked different, he looked clean his face was now shaved his eyes were back to normal color and he had a smile on his face. "Well, just don't stand their come in." So Krystal did as she was told. When she got into the house it seemed, like it was a different place altogether, everything was cleaned up, the flowers were no longer on the ground the coffee table was clean from papers and dirty plates.
"Wow, it looks great in here."
"Thanks, I was thinking about what you said, and I also though that I shouldn't let Dawna get the best of me."
"Well that's great. Hey can I ask you something?"
"Yah, sure."
"Why didn't you answer the door for Tre and Mike this morning?"
"What they came?"
"Yah, to be precise, they've been coming all week."
"Well, come sit down and I'll tell you why."
Once they sat down Krystal popped the question again. "Why haven't you answered the door for Mike and Tre, or even Ellie?"
"It's hared to explain."
"Well, try anyways."
"Its because." Billie scratched his head. "Ah, its because, I don't want my friends to see me like this, they've been trough it once when May left me. I guess I didn't want to put them trough it again. Like when May left me I stayed at Mike's for the longest time. I locked myself in a room, and refused to come out, and even when I did leave the room I'd end up yelling or crying when either Mike or Ellie talked to me. Then I'd lock myself back in the room, that I had clamed mine for the time I was staying there."
"So does that mean were not good friends or something? And wouldn't you rather your good friends helping you, because they've known you for so long and know how to deal with it. Like if Mike and Ellie had you stay at there house when May left you. Why wouldn't you let them in? I mean they already seen you at your worst."
"Because, I didn't want them having to stay here and watch me, I didn't want to stop their life because something bad has happen to me again. And to answer the question about us being friends, I think having you here has helped a lot, making us even better friends."
"So now are you saying I don't have a life?"
"No.... The only reason I let you in here that day is because it started to ran, and
I seen that you didn't bring the car with you."
"So you wouldn't have let me in other wise?"
"No, I was buried in myself piety, and I didn't want to face anyone."
"Well ok? So why haven't you let Tre or Mike in this pass week, you look normal now, and the house is clean."
"Thanks, I look normal now, that's nice to know."
"Well you do." Billie chuckled. "So why didn't you let them in, I mean they came today, to see you."
"Well, really I must have been upstairs cleaning the mess up there when they knocked on the door today, and I only started cleaning yesterday. So really I've only looked normal since last night, and same for the house being clean."
"So does that mean you haven't been out of the house for two weeks now?"
"Yah, why?"
"You must be running low on food, and things like that."
"Ya, I was about to go get a grocery, that's why I opened the door before you knocked. Do you wanna come?"
"Sure, why not?"
Once Billie got his car keys and Krystal had got her shoes on, they were off to the store. Once they had got back with everything needed, and put everything away. Krystal and Billie spent the rest of the day together, just talking, and what not. But when Krystal had seen that it was 7 o'clock she though she should be heading home.
"Well, Billie it's been a great day. But its time I go home to Tre."
"Would you like a ride?"
"Uh, yah sure."
The ride home was quite, the only words spoken was when Krystal was gonna get out of the car."
"So, would you come in, Tre would like to see that you're alive and I'm not just lying to him."
"I still don't think it's a good time."
"Why not?"
"Because you've been with my all day, I'm sure Tre would like to spend some
Time with you alone."
"Ah, ok then?" Krystal was just about to get out of the car a thank Billie when he
Grabbed her arm.
"Wait."
"What?" Before Krystal could say anything else Billie hugged her. "Ah, thanks." Krystal patted Billie's back, not knowing what to do.
"Ok well, I'll see you later then?" Billie asked letting go of Krystal and sitting back up.
"Yah, can I bring Tre with me next time?"
"Just Tre."
"Thank you, Tre will be glad to hear the new, see you tomorrow." Krystal closed the car door and walked to the front door with a smile on her face, which was soon turned upside down when she walked into the house.
Inside The House (Krystal and Tre)
"What are you doing to him?"
"What do you mean?"
"I saw you hug him."
"Good for you, and I didn't hug him, he hugged me."
"So that makes it ok?"
"What are you talking about Tre?"
"You know what I'm talking about."
"No, sorry, Tre I have no clue what you're talking about."
"Typical, I'm giving you a chance, to tell me what's going on between you and Billie and you won't even own up to it."
"Do you think I'm sleeping with Billie?"
"That's right."
"Tre what? Who the fuck put that idea in your head. He's your best friend; you really think he'd put a move on me? And even if you should trust me!"
"So he's tried?"
"Tre no, he hasn't! I'm just saying!"
Krystal and Tre really never did fight. But things started to change with Tre. He was now becoming jealous that Krystal could get to Billie, and him, himself, Mike or Ellie couldn't. So he though something must have been going on with Krystal and Billie, and when he seen Billie hug Krystal just before she got out of the car, Tre's mind was made up that, Krystal sleeping with Billie could be the only answer.
"Sure!"
"Tre, if you don't believe me. Why don't you go call up Billie?"
"Cuz he wouldn't tell me if he was sleeping with you, and its not like he even picks up the phone anyways."
"Well, then you'll just have to believe me. Won't you?"
"Why should I?"
"Because, Tre I haven't given you a reason not to!"
"Ok well if your not sleeping with him, why'd he hug you? Why does he only let you into his house?"
"TRE! He hugged me cuz I was there for him."
"We were all there for him! He just never let us in!"
"Do I look like Billie? Do you think I know why he does shit? I'm not his fuckin' mother!"
"Well that's a good thing, cuz it'd be sad if Billie was sleeping with his mother."
"AGAIN, Tre what are you talking about? I'm not sleeping with Billie Joe!"
"Oh, so now you're calling him Billie Joe now?"
"Fuck Tre that's his name! You know what I'm not even gonna try and change your mind I'll let you think whatever you want.
"Yah, that's because you know I'm right."
"NO your not!" Krystal was now getting mad, that Tre thought that she would do something like this to him.
"Yah."
"You know what ok your right. I'm fucking Billie how'd ya know? Really please shear." Krystal stumped up the stairs before Tre could answer her.
"Oh I love your sarcasm!"
"Fuck you!" Krystal yelled back down.
"You know you wouldn't be going upstairs, if you weren't sleeping with Billie.
"Oh you know what that just pushed it!" Krystal ran down the stairs. "Tell me does it look like I've slept with Billie? Really does it?" Krystal got up in Tre's face. Tre backed away from Krystal and looked her up and down, from head to toe.
"No, but it doesn't mean you didn't."
"What do you mean?"
"You could have had a shower."
"Tre, my hair would be wet, and it not like I have makeup at Billie's. Do I?"
"Well, you could I mean you stayed there all day."
"Because you sent me there!"
"Not for the whole day."
"Tre!"
Tre didn't like to admit when he was wrong, but he knew at this point he was and that he just made a total jackass out of himself.
"Ok, ok, I'm sorry. I guess your not sleeping with Billie.
"You guess!?! I'm Not!"
"All right ok, I'm sorry, I know your not sleeping with Billie. I just though that you must have been, because he only lets you in the house."
"Well, if you didn't start this whole thing, about me sleeping with Billie I could have told you this sooner."
"What? What were you gonna tell me?"
"That, Billie said you could go see him tomorrow."
"Really?"
"Ya, but just you."
"Just me? Why?"
"I don't know. All I know is that I can bring you, and that's it."
"Well, that great new." Tre kissed Krystal.
"Wait are you sure you really want to kiss me, I'm still mad at you."
"Oh come on don't be like that."
"Alright I'll let it go, just this once, but if you try pulling something like this off again your sleeping on the couch. Understand?"
"Ya, ya, now lets go upstairs." Tre took Krystal's hand and brought her upstairs, and lets just say they didn't fight the rest of the night.
