One Last Time, chapter 1
I've been saving up the money for this trip since I was 13. This is what I want to do, I'm definately going, but it's going to be wierd without my friends or my room, the same house that I've always lived in. But this is my life now. I have to get on this flight, and start a new life, a new life in the USA.
"Flight 243 to California is now boarding, please make your way to the gates" I guess this is it. I looked out of the large tinted windows and I saw Scotland for one last time.
"Excuse me miss, could I please see your boarding pass?"
"Oh, yea, sorry, here you go" I took my pass back from her and made my way towards the airplane. It was cold and empty inside the airplane. There was only me and a few other people there. I ended up having enough money for 2nd Class seats. That wasn't so bad. I took my seat and started listening to some music, Green Day, my favourite band since I was 10. I loved them so much, and it was them that influenced me to start a band, so I'm moving to California to start off fresh. I thought about my college, I had to join so that I could get into America, but I'll drop out after a while and stay in California. All I can do now is wait. I fell asleep after an hour or so and woke up with a guy sitting next to me.
"Hey sleepy, how's it going?" he said
"Oh, hey, I'm good, and yourself?"
"I'm fine thanks, I'm Joey"
"I'm Frankie, so I guess you're moving to California as well?"
"Oh, no, I was just visiting my relatives, I live in Berkley."
"Oh, cool, that's where I'm going to stay."
"Awesome, we can have a house party." he laughed
"Yea, what music are you into?"
"Green Day, Operation Ivy, stuff like that"
"Awesome, me too!"
"Cool, I guess we WILL be having a house party then." Joey laughed.
"Yea I suppose so," I laughed,
"Do you play any instruments?"
"I play bass actually, you?"
"I play drums"
"So do you have a kit wherever you're staying?"
"No,not yet, I've got a house, I've been saving since I was 13."
"Wow, so why were you so certain to move to America?"
"I'm going to get a band, that's what I want to do."
"Same here actually, you never know, we could find a guitarist and kick off."
"Yea, that sounds good. I'm gonna go for a sleep, night."
"Me too, night"
I woke up with a jump as the plane landed, it was quicker than I had expected. I got my bag and walked off the plane with Joey. After a while, I found my suitcases.
"Do you have a ride?" Joey asked
"No, I was just going to get a cab"
"Oh, no, it's ok, I've got my car, I'll drop you off."
"Oh, thanks" I smiled and followed him to his car.
We drove along the palm tree covered streets and eventually I found my house.
"This is it Joey"
"Oh, awesome, it's quite big"
"Yea, it is, isn't it."
"Well, here's my phone number, call me whenever you like ok?"
"Thanks for everything Joey, I'll see you around"
I walked into my drive, the house was huge and the garden was bigger. I fished my keys from my pocket and started unlocking the door. As I opened the front door, I gasped. It was the best house I had ever seen. I put my suitcases in the hall and looked for my bedroom. I decided on the master bedroom to be mine, it had plenty of wall space for all my posters, perfect! I found the bag with all my posters (I just had to bring them!) and started getting to work on making the place homely. I had put up all my posters and started unpacking my clothes when I heard a knock on the door...
***Tre's P.O.V***
I was coming out of the garden when I spotted a girl walking into number 9, she must have bought it. She was wearing skinny black jeans and a Ramones teeshirt, her hair was black & purple, she seemed quite cool. I thought I had better go over and say hi.
"Guys, come on, we're going to see the new girl that's moved in."
"No, dad, can't we just go later?"
"Oh, whatever, If you need me then I'll be over the road."
I walked over towards her house and knocked on the door. The door opened quickly and the girls eyes widened.
"Hey, I'm Tre, I live across the road."
"H-hey, I-I-I'm Frankie" she replied and seemed to go into a trance.
"Heeloo? You okay?"
"Oh, sorry, it's just, you're Tre!"
"I sure am!, I guess you like Green Day then?"
"Uh, yea!"
"Well, do you want me to stand here all day?"
"No, sorry, come in"
***Frankie's P.O.V***
Holy crap! It's Tre!!!
"Hey. I'm Tre..." he said
I was lost, I went into a trance. No bloody wonder! This is Tre Cool! Ok, I think I'm staring.
"You okay?"
"Oh, sorry, it's just, you're Tre!" Oh my god, why did I say that?! Oh crap, he wants to come in, wait, why am I saying 'crap he's coming in'? It's Tre!
"I've not really had time to get unpacked yet but there's a T.V and a sofa in the lounge."
"Oh, ok, so what brings you to Berkley?"
"I've always wanted to live here since I was 12, I want to get a band and write music and stuff."
"Oh right, you play guitar?"
"No, drums actually"
"Awesome, do you have a kit?"
"No, I'm going to go out and get one as soon as I have enough money."
"You can just borrow 1 of mine, I have tons."
"Oh, no, it's ok."
"No, really, I know how frustrating it can get without having a drum kit."
"Hah, yea, so what are you up to these days?"
"Nothing really, we're writing some new songs and then we're going to Australia to do our last American Idiot tour in August, and yourself?"
"I joined a college but I'm going to drop out once I get a place to earn some cash."
"Good plan" he laughed.
***Tre's P.O.V***
"Good plan" hah, this girls so funny, and moving here to start a band, that's something else! She must want this so bad, maybe Billie would sign her for Adeline Records when she gets her band, I'll tell him when I see him, crap, tonight! Should I invite her along? Billie wouldn't mind.
"What are you doing tonight?"
"Nothing really? How come?"
"Billie and Mike and I were gonna go out for some drinks later, you wanna come?"
"Um, are you sure, I mean, would they want me to go?"
"Yea, sure, they won't mind me bringing a friend" I said, was that stupid? No, she IS my friend.
"Um, well, yea, ok"
"Cool, I need to go, I'll come and pick you up around 7 ok?"
"Yea sure, see you later, bye"
***Frankie's POV***
Woaaa! Jeez! Should I go? I have to, it would be rude not to I suppose, I guess I'll just wait 'till 7...
"Flight 243 to California is now boarding, please make your way to the gates" I guess this is it. I looked out of the large tinted windows and I saw Scotland for one last time.
"Excuse me miss, could I please see your boarding pass?"
"Oh, yea, sorry, here you go" I took my pass back from her and made my way towards the airplane. It was cold and empty inside the airplane. There was only me and a few other people there. I ended up having enough money for 2nd Class seats. That wasn't so bad. I took my seat and started listening to some music, Green Day, my favourite band since I was 10. I loved them so much, and it was them that influenced me to start a band, so I'm moving to California to start off fresh. I thought about my college, I had to join so that I could get into America, but I'll drop out after a while and stay in California. All I can do now is wait. I fell asleep after an hour or so and woke up with a guy sitting next to me.
"Hey sleepy, how's it going?" he said
"Oh, hey, I'm good, and yourself?"
"I'm fine thanks, I'm Joey"
"I'm Frankie, so I guess you're moving to California as well?"
"Oh, no, I was just visiting my relatives, I live in Berkley."
"Oh, cool, that's where I'm going to stay."
"Awesome, we can have a house party." he laughed
"Yea, what music are you into?"
"Green Day, Operation Ivy, stuff like that"
"Awesome, me too!"
"Cool, I guess we WILL be having a house party then." Joey laughed.
"Yea I suppose so," I laughed,
"Do you play any instruments?"
"I play bass actually, you?"
"I play drums"
"So do you have a kit wherever you're staying?"
"No,not yet, I've got a house, I've been saving since I was 13."
"Wow, so why were you so certain to move to America?"
"I'm going to get a band, that's what I want to do."
"Same here actually, you never know, we could find a guitarist and kick off."
"Yea, that sounds good. I'm gonna go for a sleep, night."
"Me too, night"
I woke up with a jump as the plane landed, it was quicker than I had expected. I got my bag and walked off the plane with Joey. After a while, I found my suitcases.
"Do you have a ride?" Joey asked
"No, I was just going to get a cab"
"Oh, no, it's ok, I've got my car, I'll drop you off."
"Oh, thanks" I smiled and followed him to his car.
We drove along the palm tree covered streets and eventually I found my house.
"This is it Joey"
"Oh, awesome, it's quite big"
"Yea, it is, isn't it."
"Well, here's my phone number, call me whenever you like ok?"
"Thanks for everything Joey, I'll see you around"
I walked into my drive, the house was huge and the garden was bigger. I fished my keys from my pocket and started unlocking the door. As I opened the front door, I gasped. It was the best house I had ever seen. I put my suitcases in the hall and looked for my bedroom. I decided on the master bedroom to be mine, it had plenty of wall space for all my posters, perfect! I found the bag with all my posters (I just had to bring them!) and started getting to work on making the place homely. I had put up all my posters and started unpacking my clothes when I heard a knock on the door...
***Tre's P.O.V***
I was coming out of the garden when I spotted a girl walking into number 9, she must have bought it. She was wearing skinny black jeans and a Ramones teeshirt, her hair was black & purple, she seemed quite cool. I thought I had better go over and say hi.
"Guys, come on, we're going to see the new girl that's moved in."
"No, dad, can't we just go later?"
"Oh, whatever, If you need me then I'll be over the road."
I walked over towards her house and knocked on the door. The door opened quickly and the girls eyes widened.
"Hey, I'm Tre, I live across the road."
"H-hey, I-I-I'm Frankie" she replied and seemed to go into a trance.
"Heeloo? You okay?"
"Oh, sorry, it's just, you're Tre!"
"I sure am!, I guess you like Green Day then?"
"Uh, yea!"
"Well, do you want me to stand here all day?"
"No, sorry, come in"
***Frankie's P.O.V***
Holy crap! It's Tre!!!
"Hey. I'm Tre..." he said
I was lost, I went into a trance. No bloody wonder! This is Tre Cool! Ok, I think I'm staring.
"You okay?"
"Oh, sorry, it's just, you're Tre!" Oh my god, why did I say that?! Oh crap, he wants to come in, wait, why am I saying 'crap he's coming in'? It's Tre!
"I've not really had time to get unpacked yet but there's a T.V and a sofa in the lounge."
"Oh, ok, so what brings you to Berkley?"
"I've always wanted to live here since I was 12, I want to get a band and write music and stuff."
"Oh right, you play guitar?"
"No, drums actually"
"Awesome, do you have a kit?"
"No, I'm going to go out and get one as soon as I have enough money."
"You can just borrow 1 of mine, I have tons."
"Oh, no, it's ok."
"No, really, I know how frustrating it can get without having a drum kit."
"Hah, yea, so what are you up to these days?"
"Nothing really, we're writing some new songs and then we're going to Australia to do our last American Idiot tour in August, and yourself?"
"I joined a college but I'm going to drop out once I get a place to earn some cash."
"Good plan" he laughed.
***Tre's P.O.V***
"Good plan" hah, this girls so funny, and moving here to start a band, that's something else! She must want this so bad, maybe Billie would sign her for Adeline Records when she gets her band, I'll tell him when I see him, crap, tonight! Should I invite her along? Billie wouldn't mind.
"What are you doing tonight?"
"Nothing really? How come?"
"Billie and Mike and I were gonna go out for some drinks later, you wanna come?"
"Um, are you sure, I mean, would they want me to go?"
"Yea, sure, they won't mind me bringing a friend" I said, was that stupid? No, she IS my friend.
"Um, well, yea, ok"
"Cool, I need to go, I'll come and pick you up around 7 ok?"
"Yea sure, see you later, bye"
***Frankie's POV***
Woaaa! Jeez! Should I go? I have to, it would be rude not to I suppose, I guess I'll just wait 'till 7...
