Is It Harder?, chapter 12
Brooke's POV
"What?!" I screamed. "She killed herself." Said Mike to me and Tre. "How? Why?!" I yelled. "She heard me talking to Billie Joe and Tre. I told them that I had loved Madison more than her. And I did." He said. I was dumbfounded. "Oh my gosh. I've lost two of my best friends! How could this happen?" I said. Tre felt me shaking and put his left arm around my back. He rubbed my side affectionately. "How, how did she kill herself?" I stuttered barely getting the words out. "She had a gun. She blew her brains out into the bay." Said Mike. I couldn't take this. I ran upstairs to my room and threw myself hard on the bed. I cried again. Two people that I loved so much had died in the last three days. This was so unfair. Who was next? Jess? Tre? "Brooke. Baby, please don't cry. It breaks my heart to see you so sad." Said Tre as he sat down beside me. I sat up and looked at him. He wiped away my tears with his soft thumb. "I know this is hard for you." He said. I nodded and sniffled. "I was waiting for the right time to give this to you." He said. He went into the closet and pulled out a guitar. I gasped. It was a beautiful Les Paul Jr. It was the most beautiful colour of green. He came over and set it down beside me. "Oh gosh. Tre. It's so gorgeous." I managed to say. "Thank you so much. This means so much to me. This is the first instrument I've ever had." Tre nodded. "I'm going to play something for you." He said. He took the guitar and strummed a few chords. He started to play Redundant. As he finished I was sobbing. "That was so beautiful." I squeaked to him. He even sang. His voice wasn't the high squeaky sound he has but it was low and clear. I pulled him to me and hugged him as tight as I could. I felt liquid on my shoulder. Tre was crying. "I'm sorry Brooke. I'm just crying because I love you so much." He said. "Tre I love you too. With all my heart." I said and kissed him on the cheek.
Jess's POV
"Babe. It's okay." Said Billie Joe to me. I was crying because Mike had just told us that Cass had killed herself. I sobbed quietly into Billie's shoulder. I took in his wonderful scent. Cologne and weed. To me it was great. Billie patted my back. "Why don't you go call Brooke? I'm sure you two could use each other right now." He suggested. I nodded and got up to the phone. I dialed Brooke's number. 'Hello? Hey Brooke. It's Jess. Oh hey Jess. Listen, do you want to come over right now? Sure. Can Tre come too? Yes of course. Okay see you soon." I hung up. "Tre and Brooke are coming over now." I said to Billie Joe. He nodded. "Well Adrienne will be here soon to pick up the boys. I think she said she wanted to meet you. She can meet Brooke too." I nodded. The doorbell rang. I opened it and Tre and Brooke were there holding hands. I opened my arms and Brooke ran and hugged me. We walked over to the couch and sat. The guys had disappeared somewhere. "Let's watch a movie okay?" I asked Brooke. She nodded and I put in Wedding Crashers. Then, Billie and Tre came with three blankets and 3 tubs of ice cream. Mike appeared from behind Tre. Billie Joe sat down on the couch beside me and threw the blanket over us and put the ice cream in between us. Then Tre took Brooke to the loveseat and did the same. Billie Joe took the last blanket and tub of ice cream and gave them to Mike. He smiled gratefully and sat down on the reclining chair. We watched Wedding Crashers for about half and hour then the doorbell rang again. Billie Joe went to open it and I went to get Joey and Jakob.
Brooke's POV
I sat on the loveseat with Tre as Billie got the door and Jess went to get the kids. "Hey Brooke. C'mere for a sec." said Billie Joe. I got up from the comfortable position I was in and walked to the door where Jess and Billie Joe were standing talking to a pretty woman with brown and blonde dreadlocks. "Hi. I'm Adrienne." She said. "Hi. I'm Brooke." I said extending my hand. "Sorry about your loss." She said. I nodded and looked down. Adrienne came over and hugged me warmly. We broke apart and she smiled at all of us. "Well, I better be going. Maybe we can get together sometime." She said to Jess and I. We nodded and her and the boys were gone. We all finished watching the movie and Tre and I went home. "So not to rush anything but we need to set a date for the wedding." Said Tre as we got in the door. I nodded. "Yes. And funerals for Cass and Maddy." I added sadly. Tre nodded. "Let's look on the calendar." He said and we went into the kitchen. "Okay well today is June 12th. Let's have it August 14th." Said Tre. I nodded. "Sure. I always wanted to have a summer wedding." I said. "Okay so it's settled. We will have the wedding August 14th." Tre said. I smiled but it quickly faded. "We also have to set a funeral date. Well two." I said. "Well. How about July 13th and 15th." Said Tre. I nodded. The 13th for Madison and the 15th for Cass. I never thought I would be setting a date for my wedding with Tre Cool. I also never thought I would be setting dates for my two best friends at this age either.
"What?!" I screamed. "She killed herself." Said Mike to me and Tre. "How? Why?!" I yelled. "She heard me talking to Billie Joe and Tre. I told them that I had loved Madison more than her. And I did." He said. I was dumbfounded. "Oh my gosh. I've lost two of my best friends! How could this happen?" I said. Tre felt me shaking and put his left arm around my back. He rubbed my side affectionately. "How, how did she kill herself?" I stuttered barely getting the words out. "She had a gun. She blew her brains out into the bay." Said Mike. I couldn't take this. I ran upstairs to my room and threw myself hard on the bed. I cried again. Two people that I loved so much had died in the last three days. This was so unfair. Who was next? Jess? Tre? "Brooke. Baby, please don't cry. It breaks my heart to see you so sad." Said Tre as he sat down beside me. I sat up and looked at him. He wiped away my tears with his soft thumb. "I know this is hard for you." He said. I nodded and sniffled. "I was waiting for the right time to give this to you." He said. He went into the closet and pulled out a guitar. I gasped. It was a beautiful Les Paul Jr. It was the most beautiful colour of green. He came over and set it down beside me. "Oh gosh. Tre. It's so gorgeous." I managed to say. "Thank you so much. This means so much to me. This is the first instrument I've ever had." Tre nodded. "I'm going to play something for you." He said. He took the guitar and strummed a few chords. He started to play Redundant. As he finished I was sobbing. "That was so beautiful." I squeaked to him. He even sang. His voice wasn't the high squeaky sound he has but it was low and clear. I pulled him to me and hugged him as tight as I could. I felt liquid on my shoulder. Tre was crying. "I'm sorry Brooke. I'm just crying because I love you so much." He said. "Tre I love you too. With all my heart." I said and kissed him on the cheek.
Jess's POV
"Babe. It's okay." Said Billie Joe to me. I was crying because Mike had just told us that Cass had killed herself. I sobbed quietly into Billie's shoulder. I took in his wonderful scent. Cologne and weed. To me it was great. Billie patted my back. "Why don't you go call Brooke? I'm sure you two could use each other right now." He suggested. I nodded and got up to the phone. I dialed Brooke's number. 'Hello? Hey Brooke. It's Jess. Oh hey Jess. Listen, do you want to come over right now? Sure. Can Tre come too? Yes of course. Okay see you soon." I hung up. "Tre and Brooke are coming over now." I said to Billie Joe. He nodded. "Well Adrienne will be here soon to pick up the boys. I think she said she wanted to meet you. She can meet Brooke too." I nodded. The doorbell rang. I opened it and Tre and Brooke were there holding hands. I opened my arms and Brooke ran and hugged me. We walked over to the couch and sat. The guys had disappeared somewhere. "Let's watch a movie okay?" I asked Brooke. She nodded and I put in Wedding Crashers. Then, Billie and Tre came with three blankets and 3 tubs of ice cream. Mike appeared from behind Tre. Billie Joe sat down on the couch beside me and threw the blanket over us and put the ice cream in between us. Then Tre took Brooke to the loveseat and did the same. Billie Joe took the last blanket and tub of ice cream and gave them to Mike. He smiled gratefully and sat down on the reclining chair. We watched Wedding Crashers for about half and hour then the doorbell rang again. Billie Joe went to open it and I went to get Joey and Jakob.
Brooke's POV
I sat on the loveseat with Tre as Billie got the door and Jess went to get the kids. "Hey Brooke. C'mere for a sec." said Billie Joe. I got up from the comfortable position I was in and walked to the door where Jess and Billie Joe were standing talking to a pretty woman with brown and blonde dreadlocks. "Hi. I'm Adrienne." She said. "Hi. I'm Brooke." I said extending my hand. "Sorry about your loss." She said. I nodded and looked down. Adrienne came over and hugged me warmly. We broke apart and she smiled at all of us. "Well, I better be going. Maybe we can get together sometime." She said to Jess and I. We nodded and her and the boys were gone. We all finished watching the movie and Tre and I went home. "So not to rush anything but we need to set a date for the wedding." Said Tre as we got in the door. I nodded. "Yes. And funerals for Cass and Maddy." I added sadly. Tre nodded. "Let's look on the calendar." He said and we went into the kitchen. "Okay well today is June 12th. Let's have it August 14th." Said Tre. I nodded. "Sure. I always wanted to have a summer wedding." I said. "Okay so it's settled. We will have the wedding August 14th." Tre said. I smiled but it quickly faded. "We also have to set a funeral date. Well two." I said. "Well. How about July 13th and 15th." Said Tre. I nodded. The 13th for Madison and the 15th for Cass. I never thought I would be setting a date for my wedding with Tre Cool. I also never thought I would be setting dates for my two best friends at this age either.
