Can Poprocks and Coke Heal a Broken Heart?, chapter 2
BILLIES POV
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Billie sat on the school steps waiting for Eliza to arrive. He hummed a song to himself and wondered where she was. Suddenly, he was wrenched out f his daydream as the teeny who had been flirting with him approached. Billie opened his mouth to say, "What do you want?!" but before he could say a word the girl sat on his lap, and kissed him! Billie was in so much shock he hesitated for a moment before pulling away. He wiped his mouth and the girl got off him. Then he looked towards the road and saw Eliza standing, with her hand on the gate and her mouth hanging open.
ELIZAS POV
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"Billie JOE!" yelled Eliza from the bottom of the stairs.
"No, babe, its not what you think..." Billie said with tears in his eyes because he knew it was no use.
"I can't believe you just did that! You are nothing but a two-timing..." Eliza was red with anger and tears were pouring down her face. After all they had, Billie just cheated on her with some plastic girl! And she had thought he loved her, but obviously she wasn't good enough for someone like him. Without saying another word, Eliza turned her back on the school and began to walk home.
BILLIES POV
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Billie just stood, dazed, and watched Eliza walk away down the street. Then he sat down and put his head in his hands. He had to make it up to Eliza! He didn't want to lose her, he loved her so much.
ELIZA'S POV
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Eliza arrived back home and felt so depressed. She wanted to die. She went into the bathroom and opened the medicine cabinet. She found a bottle of pain killers and took half the bottle. Perhaps they would take away the pain in her heart? She started to feel dizzy and threw up. She still felt so much pain so she took a pair of scissors and made a cut on her wrist. She felt the pain leave her and blood dripped onto the floor.
BILLIE'S POV
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Billie Joe left the school and ran down the street towards Eliza's house. He was determined to make things right. He knocked on the door and shouted "Lize I'm so sorry please let me in I have to talk to you!" no answer. The door was open so he went in and called her name. Still no answer. Billie Joe started to panic and ran upstairs. He walked into the bathroom and saw Eliza lying on the floor in a puddle of blood, with the empty bottle of painkillers and pair of scissors next to her.
"Oh my god! Don't be dead, please, oh my fucking god," Billie grabbed towels and wrapped them around the cut. He heard Eliza breathing and realized she was alive. "Oh thank you god!" he thought and she started to come to.
"Wh-what..."
"Shhhhhhhhh," he said and held her, "it's okay babe it's me everything's gonna be aright," Billie tried to reassure her.
"Billie? How could you... "
"Babe she came onto me I didn't notice her...I love you so much I will never leave you!"
Then Eliza passed out again and Billie Joe ran downstairs to call 911.
[i]A few months later [i]
Eliza and Billie Joe had now been going out for five months since the, ahem, 'incident' and everything was back to normal. Until...
Eliza's mom was in New York again and one day Eliza was in her bedroom with her stereo blasting out operation ivy. During a silent part of the song she heard the phone ring and started running down the stairs to answer it. Her foot slipped on a stair and she fell, landing heavily on her right ankle. "Mother FUCKER," she screamed in pain and tried to stand. She fell over because her ankle hurt so bad and started to cry. She grabbed the phone to dial Billie Joe's number and his mom answered.
"Hey, Ollie is Billie Joe there?" Eliza managed to say through gritted teeth.
"Yeah, one sec Hun," said Billies mom and a few seconds later Billie picked up the phone.
"What's up?" he asked.
"Babe, I fell down the stairs and hurt my ankle. Can you take me to the hospital?"
"Shit! I'll be right over babe," he said and hung up.
The doctor took an x-ray of Eliza's ankle and told her that it was sprained quite badly and she had to be on crutches for a week that meant...no prom!
"Man that sucks and blows," said Eliza. Billie seemed rally disappointed as well.
Eliza decided not to go to school for a few days. Her mom called on Thursday, the day before the prom and told Eliza excitedly that she would be in the next flight home and she had bought Eliza's prom dress! It broke Eliza's heart to tell her mom about her crutches and that she couldn't go to prom. Her mom sounded really disappointed.
The next morning, Eliza jumped out of bed without grabbing her crutches and, miraculously, her ankle felt almost completely normal! She was so excited that she could go to the prom that she was totally hyper all day! She didn't go to school because she had slept in till midday. At three o'clock Eliza called Billie Joe but no-one answered the phone. She hadn't seen him since two days ago but he had called her yesterday and never mentioned that he was going anywhere or to the prom. Eliza walked over to his house and no-one was home. She decided that she would just turn up at the prom and if he went she would meet him there.
That night her mom did Eliza's nails and curled her hair. Eliza's dress was a beautiful floor-length silk dress in a lovely shade of deep purple. Her hair fell in elegant curls down to her waist and she wore silver strappy heels. Eliza felt like a princess as she walked downstairs where her mom was waiting with the video camera.
When Eliza arrived at the prom she looked around for Billie Joe but couldn't find him. The night seemed to go so slowly until it was time to announce the prom king and queen.
"And, the prom queen is...Amy Southers!" Amy's posse of plastics screamed with delight as the tiara was placed on Amy's well-preened head.
"And, we are proud to announce that this years' prom king is...Billie Joe Armstrong!"
Eliza's heart leapt as she watched Billie Joe walk up onto the stage. She clapped loudly for him and waved but he didn't seem to notice her. Then everyone started to chant "KISS! KISS! KISS!" Billie Joe grinned, grabbed Amy's waist and kissed her on the lips. The crowd cheered. Eliza didn't cry. She didn't stand there gaping this time. Her body was burning up with anger. She walked onto the stage and Billie Joe froze when he saw her. Eliza slapped Billie Joe's face with all the strength she could muster and her beautifully manicured nails scratched his face.
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Billie sat on the school steps waiting for Eliza to arrive. He hummed a song to himself and wondered where she was. Suddenly, he was wrenched out f his daydream as the teeny who had been flirting with him approached. Billie opened his mouth to say, "What do you want?!" but before he could say a word the girl sat on his lap, and kissed him! Billie was in so much shock he hesitated for a moment before pulling away. He wiped his mouth and the girl got off him. Then he looked towards the road and saw Eliza standing, with her hand on the gate and her mouth hanging open.
ELIZAS POV
***
"Billie JOE!" yelled Eliza from the bottom of the stairs.
"No, babe, its not what you think..." Billie said with tears in his eyes because he knew it was no use.
"I can't believe you just did that! You are nothing but a two-timing..." Eliza was red with anger and tears were pouring down her face. After all they had, Billie just cheated on her with some plastic girl! And she had thought he loved her, but obviously she wasn't good enough for someone like him. Without saying another word, Eliza turned her back on the school and began to walk home.
BILLIES POV
***
Billie just stood, dazed, and watched Eliza walk away down the street. Then he sat down and put his head in his hands. He had to make it up to Eliza! He didn't want to lose her, he loved her so much.
ELIZA'S POV
***
Eliza arrived back home and felt so depressed. She wanted to die. She went into the bathroom and opened the medicine cabinet. She found a bottle of pain killers and took half the bottle. Perhaps they would take away the pain in her heart? She started to feel dizzy and threw up. She still felt so much pain so she took a pair of scissors and made a cut on her wrist. She felt the pain leave her and blood dripped onto the floor.
BILLIE'S POV
***
Billie Joe left the school and ran down the street towards Eliza's house. He was determined to make things right. He knocked on the door and shouted "Lize I'm so sorry please let me in I have to talk to you!" no answer. The door was open so he went in and called her name. Still no answer. Billie Joe started to panic and ran upstairs. He walked into the bathroom and saw Eliza lying on the floor in a puddle of blood, with the empty bottle of painkillers and pair of scissors next to her.
"Oh my god! Don't be dead, please, oh my fucking god," Billie grabbed towels and wrapped them around the cut. He heard Eliza breathing and realized she was alive. "Oh thank you god!" he thought and she started to come to.
"Wh-what..."
"Shhhhhhhhh," he said and held her, "it's okay babe it's me everything's gonna be aright," Billie tried to reassure her.
"Billie? How could you... "
"Babe she came onto me I didn't notice her...I love you so much I will never leave you!"
Then Eliza passed out again and Billie Joe ran downstairs to call 911.
[i]A few months later [i]
Eliza and Billie Joe had now been going out for five months since the, ahem, 'incident' and everything was back to normal. Until...
Eliza's mom was in New York again and one day Eliza was in her bedroom with her stereo blasting out operation ivy. During a silent part of the song she heard the phone ring and started running down the stairs to answer it. Her foot slipped on a stair and she fell, landing heavily on her right ankle. "Mother FUCKER," she screamed in pain and tried to stand. She fell over because her ankle hurt so bad and started to cry. She grabbed the phone to dial Billie Joe's number and his mom answered.
"Hey, Ollie is Billie Joe there?" Eliza managed to say through gritted teeth.
"Yeah, one sec Hun," said Billies mom and a few seconds later Billie picked up the phone.
"What's up?" he asked.
"Babe, I fell down the stairs and hurt my ankle. Can you take me to the hospital?"
"Shit! I'll be right over babe," he said and hung up.
The doctor took an x-ray of Eliza's ankle and told her that it was sprained quite badly and she had to be on crutches for a week that meant...no prom!
"Man that sucks and blows," said Eliza. Billie seemed rally disappointed as well.
Eliza decided not to go to school for a few days. Her mom called on Thursday, the day before the prom and told Eliza excitedly that she would be in the next flight home and she had bought Eliza's prom dress! It broke Eliza's heart to tell her mom about her crutches and that she couldn't go to prom. Her mom sounded really disappointed.
The next morning, Eliza jumped out of bed without grabbing her crutches and, miraculously, her ankle felt almost completely normal! She was so excited that she could go to the prom that she was totally hyper all day! She didn't go to school because she had slept in till midday. At three o'clock Eliza called Billie Joe but no-one answered the phone. She hadn't seen him since two days ago but he had called her yesterday and never mentioned that he was going anywhere or to the prom. Eliza walked over to his house and no-one was home. She decided that she would just turn up at the prom and if he went she would meet him there.
That night her mom did Eliza's nails and curled her hair. Eliza's dress was a beautiful floor-length silk dress in a lovely shade of deep purple. Her hair fell in elegant curls down to her waist and she wore silver strappy heels. Eliza felt like a princess as she walked downstairs where her mom was waiting with the video camera.
When Eliza arrived at the prom she looked around for Billie Joe but couldn't find him. The night seemed to go so slowly until it was time to announce the prom king and queen.
"And, the prom queen is...Amy Southers!" Amy's posse of plastics screamed with delight as the tiara was placed on Amy's well-preened head.
"And, we are proud to announce that this years' prom king is...Billie Joe Armstrong!"
Eliza's heart leapt as she watched Billie Joe walk up onto the stage. She clapped loudly for him and waved but he didn't seem to notice her. Then everyone started to chant "KISS! KISS! KISS!" Billie Joe grinned, grabbed Amy's waist and kissed her on the lips. The crowd cheered. Eliza didn't cry. She didn't stand there gaping this time. Her body was burning up with anger. She walked onto the stage and Billie Joe froze when he saw her. Eliza slapped Billie Joe's face with all the strength she could muster and her beautifully manicured nails scratched his face.
