Jinx, chapter 1
"Mmm," I yawned, lying still thinking that I heard something, and I did. It was the radio playing Green Day. I smiled as I placed my head on the desk next to the radio.
"So don't go search the world around, cause you know where I'll be found, when I come around. When I come around. When I come around. When I come around."
I smiled, sat up and looked at my posters, scanning every single one and stopping at the one with Billie at the VMAs. I smiled, laughed a little, then got up and grabbed the clothes at the end of my bed. I quickly changed and walked around to the computer to check my emails.
"Nothing, as usual," I sighed. I then got up and walked over to the phone and picked it up and sat on my bed. I was happy because Green Day was coming into concert, finally, after three years of waiting, and I was almost sixteen now, so my dad said we could go in the front row. I was so exited! Front row, with their sweat raining all over us! Ahh! I know it sounds gross, but come on; you'd want the same thing. I smiled and turned up the radio and kept listening for anything about Green Day, or the concert, so that's why I kept the phone close. We had already bought tickets, but there could be other stuff, right? The concert is May 7th, my birthday. No one is coming except my dad and I. I'm so happy! This concert is going to be twenty times better than the Fall Out Boy concert I went to three years ago. I sighed as I looked at them on my wall. But then I heard it. "Green Day concert" on the radio. I quickly turned up the radio and grabbed the phone.
"There are going to be backstage passes and we are giving the only ones out right now. Caller 11 gets them." Backstage passes?! What?! I had already known the number, so I called quickly dialed it, hoping to dear God I would get them. But I knew I wouldn't, because my jinx-ness has got worse over the years. But someone answered the phone!
"Hello and what is your name?"
"I'm Dani." I answered, with my heart pounding so fast.
"Dani, what would you do if you won the backstage passes to meet Green Day?"
"Don't tease me," I laughed, "I would freak out so bad and scream to the top of my lungs, and I'd probably faint."
"Well you better get screaming," and at that point, I didn't care what he said, I already knew what was next, and I started screaming so loud. "because you just won the passes! You're going to meet Green Day!"
"Ahhhh!!! Oh my God, there is no way! No freaking way! Are you kidding?! Tell me you're kidding!"
"No," he started laughing, "I'm not kidding!"
"OMG! The concert is on my birthday and it has been my dream to meet them!!"
"Really? That's so cool! Ok, well these are the only passes in the world for this concert, and you get three of them. But anyways, lets get back to the music."
Then Fall Out Boy came on, and he started asking me questions, about my information and stuff. Then when he was done, I hung up the phone and screamed as loud as I could. My dad came rushing into my room soon after. "What is it?!"
"We're meeting Green Day!!!"
"You're joking," he said, laughing.
"No, I'm not!" I told him as he left the room to go tell my mom. I felt so good. I was going to meet my idol and hero and his band. I fell onto my bed since I was standing, jumping around while I was screaming, and lay there. It's May 3rd now, and Mike's birthday is tomorrow, and its four days until the concert, my birthday, and when I meet Green Day. I wonder what I get for my birthday...
I had saved up for the concert, so I had $200 to spend on Green Day stuff. God, I can't even breathe at this point. My heart is beating so fast. I can't believe this is happening. I have to be dreaming. I walked into my bathroom and splashed water on my face. My eyeliner came streaming down my face, but nothing else happened. I screamed once again and fell back on the floor. If they do anything to those passes, like loose them or "accidentally" throw them away, I'm going to kill. I'll just have to wait for the day...
*Next day at 5:30 p.m.*
The phone rang while I was in the shower, and my parents were out, so I took my towel and ran to go get it.
"Hello?"
"Hey Dani, it's Eva."
"Hi Eva! Sup?"
"Where are you going to be at the GD concert?"
"I'm going to be on the floor and we are going to get there about 2 hours early, you?"
"Me too, we should get together and take one car."
"Ok, sounds good. I'll tell my dad so we can pick you up."
"Alright, this is going to be awesome."
"Ok, I'll talk to you then"
"Ok, bye," and we both hung up. Yay, I get my best friend to come with me to the concert of my life! But I didn't tell her about the passes, I forgot that she could come too. I'll have to tell her another time, then. I'll surprise her. So with that, I set the phone down and jumped back in the shower.
*May 6th at 5:00 p.m.*
I picked up the phone right away, since around 5:00 Eva comes home from school, to tell her about the passes and that they just arrived. I dialed her number and waited.
"Hello?"
"Eva! I forgot to tell you that I won backstage passes to meet Green Day, and there are three of them! One for me, one for my dad, and one for you!!!"
"You're kidding me, right?"
"NO!"
"Holy shit... "
"Yeah, awesome huh!?"
"Holy shit... "
"Eva?"
"Holy shit... "
"... ..I know, right?"
"I can't believe what I'm hearing."
"And Eva?"
"It's tomorrow!!!"
"Holy shit... "
"Yep."
"Ok, I'm going to catch my breath, so what time are you coming tomorrow?"
"Umm... .well the concert is at 7:00 p.m. so... 4:00, we'll be there, ok?"
"Ok, see you then, bye."
"Bye." Am I a best friend or what?!
*May 7th*
"Mmmm... ..ahhhh... " I yawned as I sat up. It's 12:00 p.m. I only have four hours! I have to do a lot of stuff to look perfect for Billie! I laughed a little and smiled scanning my posters, but I stopped at the clock and remembered how little time I have to get ready. I jumped out of my bed and ran over to my closet, pulling out my tiny black Green Day tee and my black jeans. I took out some red accessories to match Billie's "red and black" theme. I ran to the shower with all my clothes and a towel and... well I'm not getting into details.
*After I was dressed with everything ready at 3:20 p.m.*
I looked great! I was so happy with how I looked but there was only 40 minutes left. My dad was already ready, but looked as if he were hiding something...
"Dani, come here. I want to show you something, but you have to close your eyes."
"Ok... " I closed my eyes and let my dad lead me to wherever, which turned out outside.
"OK Dee, look," he said as I opened my eyes slowly to se a shiny new black H3 Hummer!
"Ahhhh! Oh my God!!" I screamed as I took the keys and ran over to my new car.
"Happy Sweet Sixteen!!" My mom and dad yelled to me as I jumped inside the car.
"Is this what I'm going in?" I asked, smiling.
"Yeah Dani, your going in that huge Hummer by yourself with Eva to the biggest concert of your life," he said sarcastically, as my mom walked inside.
"Aww man!" I laughed. I ran inside and grabbed my money, all $200 of it, and got the tickets and ran outside.
"What are we going to pick up to eat?"
"Ummm... .I don't know....whatever, I don't care, but you know what I would want." I kept smiling as I jumped into the passengers seat and he went into the drivers seat and we drove off. Today is going to be the best day ever; the day my dream comes true.
*At Eva's house*
I rang the doorbell and looked at my watch. 3:57. Right on time. Then I heard the door start to unlock, then open. "Right on time," she sighed then smiled.
"I always am," I smiled back. "Come on, I can't wait anymore! Oh, and I got you some food, I know you haven't eaten."
"Thanks, no I haven't," she said peeking around me. "Holy shit... "
"Heh heh, you like my new car huh? Yours is better."
"Nah, I've wanted a Hummer for a long time," she said as we got in. I handed her the food and my dad turned the car on and we drove off to the concert.
Then, Eva and I started stuffing down the food. "I don't know why we're eating in my new car, but its fun," I laughed. "So, did you bring any money? I brought $200."
"I brought $210." Then my dad cut in.
"Oh, hi Eva."
"Hi." She said as I laughed.
"About time, Dad." I took our food, which was finished, and put it on the floor up front by my dad.
"So how far away is it?" Eva asked.
"Um... about a hour. I can't wait anymore. Oh yeah I forgot, we are the only ones with backstage passes. Also, I heard that it lasts a long time, it just depends on usually how good they feel." I smiled. Eva looked through her window and rested her head in her hand, which was on the armrest on the door.
"Eva... ," I started, "you're going to meet Treeeeh!!" I said and she smiled and laughed.
"Dani... .," she copied, "you're going to meet Billieeeeh!!" she finished and I smiled and blushed.
"I'm going to do more than that!" I laughed. She smiled and looked out the window again.
"Dad!" I yelled as he looked back at me and then turned the radio up. It was Good Charlotte's "Anthem". Eva just kept staring out the window. But right when in the song he says, "Throw all your hands up", I picked up Eva's arms and put them in the air, playing around. She started cracking up, but soon settled down and looked through the window again. Then I looked at her suspiciously.
"Whatcha' thinkin' 'bout?"
"I don't know... what if Tre doesn't like me? I'm so nervous... "
"Don't say that! He'll love you! and you're more likely to get a kiss from him since he doesn't have a girlfriend!"
"I wish."
"if Billie kissed me... I... would die, faint. Haha! I'll probably faint if he said one word to me, so you have to keep me up," I smiled
"Ok... .?" She said and I laughed and looked out my window as she did the same. I leaned my head on it and kept thinking about whet Eva said... I mean, what if Billie doesn't like me? What if he thinks I'm annoying or something? I gently closed my eyes, thinking about him.
"So don't go search the world around, cause you know where I'll be found, when I come around. When I come around. When I come around. When I come around."
I smiled, sat up and looked at my posters, scanning every single one and stopping at the one with Billie at the VMAs. I smiled, laughed a little, then got up and grabbed the clothes at the end of my bed. I quickly changed and walked around to the computer to check my emails.
"Nothing, as usual," I sighed. I then got up and walked over to the phone and picked it up and sat on my bed. I was happy because Green Day was coming into concert, finally, after three years of waiting, and I was almost sixteen now, so my dad said we could go in the front row. I was so exited! Front row, with their sweat raining all over us! Ahh! I know it sounds gross, but come on; you'd want the same thing. I smiled and turned up the radio and kept listening for anything about Green Day, or the concert, so that's why I kept the phone close. We had already bought tickets, but there could be other stuff, right? The concert is May 7th, my birthday. No one is coming except my dad and I. I'm so happy! This concert is going to be twenty times better than the Fall Out Boy concert I went to three years ago. I sighed as I looked at them on my wall. But then I heard it. "Green Day concert" on the radio. I quickly turned up the radio and grabbed the phone.
"There are going to be backstage passes and we are giving the only ones out right now. Caller 11 gets them." Backstage passes?! What?! I had already known the number, so I called quickly dialed it, hoping to dear God I would get them. But I knew I wouldn't, because my jinx-ness has got worse over the years. But someone answered the phone!
"Hello and what is your name?"
"I'm Dani." I answered, with my heart pounding so fast.
"Dani, what would you do if you won the backstage passes to meet Green Day?"
"Don't tease me," I laughed, "I would freak out so bad and scream to the top of my lungs, and I'd probably faint."
"Well you better get screaming," and at that point, I didn't care what he said, I already knew what was next, and I started screaming so loud. "because you just won the passes! You're going to meet Green Day!"
"Ahhhh!!! Oh my God, there is no way! No freaking way! Are you kidding?! Tell me you're kidding!"
"No," he started laughing, "I'm not kidding!"
"OMG! The concert is on my birthday and it has been my dream to meet them!!"
"Really? That's so cool! Ok, well these are the only passes in the world for this concert, and you get three of them. But anyways, lets get back to the music."
Then Fall Out Boy came on, and he started asking me questions, about my information and stuff. Then when he was done, I hung up the phone and screamed as loud as I could. My dad came rushing into my room soon after. "What is it?!"
"We're meeting Green Day!!!"
"You're joking," he said, laughing.
"No, I'm not!" I told him as he left the room to go tell my mom. I felt so good. I was going to meet my idol and hero and his band. I fell onto my bed since I was standing, jumping around while I was screaming, and lay there. It's May 3rd now, and Mike's birthday is tomorrow, and its four days until the concert, my birthday, and when I meet Green Day. I wonder what I get for my birthday...
I had saved up for the concert, so I had $200 to spend on Green Day stuff. God, I can't even breathe at this point. My heart is beating so fast. I can't believe this is happening. I have to be dreaming. I walked into my bathroom and splashed water on my face. My eyeliner came streaming down my face, but nothing else happened. I screamed once again and fell back on the floor. If they do anything to those passes, like loose them or "accidentally" throw them away, I'm going to kill. I'll just have to wait for the day...
*Next day at 5:30 p.m.*
The phone rang while I was in the shower, and my parents were out, so I took my towel and ran to go get it.
"Hello?"
"Hey Dani, it's Eva."
"Hi Eva! Sup?"
"Where are you going to be at the GD concert?"
"I'm going to be on the floor and we are going to get there about 2 hours early, you?"
"Me too, we should get together and take one car."
"Ok, sounds good. I'll tell my dad so we can pick you up."
"Alright, this is going to be awesome."
"Ok, I'll talk to you then"
"Ok, bye," and we both hung up. Yay, I get my best friend to come with me to the concert of my life! But I didn't tell her about the passes, I forgot that she could come too. I'll have to tell her another time, then. I'll surprise her. So with that, I set the phone down and jumped back in the shower.
*May 6th at 5:00 p.m.*
I picked up the phone right away, since around 5:00 Eva comes home from school, to tell her about the passes and that they just arrived. I dialed her number and waited.
"Hello?"
"Eva! I forgot to tell you that I won backstage passes to meet Green Day, and there are three of them! One for me, one for my dad, and one for you!!!"
"You're kidding me, right?"
"NO!"
"Holy shit... "
"Yeah, awesome huh!?"
"Holy shit... "
"Eva?"
"Holy shit... "
"... ..I know, right?"
"I can't believe what I'm hearing."
"And Eva?"
"It's tomorrow!!!"
"Holy shit... "
"Yep."
"Ok, I'm going to catch my breath, so what time are you coming tomorrow?"
"Umm... .well the concert is at 7:00 p.m. so... 4:00, we'll be there, ok?"
"Ok, see you then, bye."
"Bye." Am I a best friend or what?!
*May 7th*
"Mmmm... ..ahhhh... " I yawned as I sat up. It's 12:00 p.m. I only have four hours! I have to do a lot of stuff to look perfect for Billie! I laughed a little and smiled scanning my posters, but I stopped at the clock and remembered how little time I have to get ready. I jumped out of my bed and ran over to my closet, pulling out my tiny black Green Day tee and my black jeans. I took out some red accessories to match Billie's "red and black" theme. I ran to the shower with all my clothes and a towel and... well I'm not getting into details.
*After I was dressed with everything ready at 3:20 p.m.*
I looked great! I was so happy with how I looked but there was only 40 minutes left. My dad was already ready, but looked as if he were hiding something...
"Dani, come here. I want to show you something, but you have to close your eyes."
"Ok... " I closed my eyes and let my dad lead me to wherever, which turned out outside.
"OK Dee, look," he said as I opened my eyes slowly to se a shiny new black H3 Hummer!
"Ahhhh! Oh my God!!" I screamed as I took the keys and ran over to my new car.
"Happy Sweet Sixteen!!" My mom and dad yelled to me as I jumped inside the car.
"Is this what I'm going in?" I asked, smiling.
"Yeah Dani, your going in that huge Hummer by yourself with Eva to the biggest concert of your life," he said sarcastically, as my mom walked inside.
"Aww man!" I laughed. I ran inside and grabbed my money, all $200 of it, and got the tickets and ran outside.
"What are we going to pick up to eat?"
"Ummm... .I don't know....whatever, I don't care, but you know what I would want." I kept smiling as I jumped into the passengers seat and he went into the drivers seat and we drove off. Today is going to be the best day ever; the day my dream comes true.
*At Eva's house*
I rang the doorbell and looked at my watch. 3:57. Right on time. Then I heard the door start to unlock, then open. "Right on time," she sighed then smiled.
"I always am," I smiled back. "Come on, I can't wait anymore! Oh, and I got you some food, I know you haven't eaten."
"Thanks, no I haven't," she said peeking around me. "Holy shit... "
"Heh heh, you like my new car huh? Yours is better."
"Nah, I've wanted a Hummer for a long time," she said as we got in. I handed her the food and my dad turned the car on and we drove off to the concert.
Then, Eva and I started stuffing down the food. "I don't know why we're eating in my new car, but its fun," I laughed. "So, did you bring any money? I brought $200."
"I brought $210." Then my dad cut in.
"Oh, hi Eva."
"Hi." She said as I laughed.
"About time, Dad." I took our food, which was finished, and put it on the floor up front by my dad.
"So how far away is it?" Eva asked.
"Um... about a hour. I can't wait anymore. Oh yeah I forgot, we are the only ones with backstage passes. Also, I heard that it lasts a long time, it just depends on usually how good they feel." I smiled. Eva looked through her window and rested her head in her hand, which was on the armrest on the door.
"Eva... ," I started, "you're going to meet Treeeeh!!" I said and she smiled and laughed.
"Dani... .," she copied, "you're going to meet Billieeeeh!!" she finished and I smiled and blushed.
"I'm going to do more than that!" I laughed. She smiled and looked out the window again.
"Dad!" I yelled as he looked back at me and then turned the radio up. It was Good Charlotte's "Anthem". Eva just kept staring out the window. But right when in the song he says, "Throw all your hands up", I picked up Eva's arms and put them in the air, playing around. She started cracking up, but soon settled down and looked through the window again. Then I looked at her suspiciously.
"Whatcha' thinkin' 'bout?"
"I don't know... what if Tre doesn't like me? I'm so nervous... "
"Don't say that! He'll love you! and you're more likely to get a kiss from him since he doesn't have a girlfriend!"
"I wish."
"if Billie kissed me... I... would die, faint. Haha! I'll probably faint if he said one word to me, so you have to keep me up," I smiled
"Ok... .?" She said and I laughed and looked out my window as she did the same. I leaned my head on it and kept thinking about whet Eva said... I mean, what if Billie doesn't like me? What if he thinks I'm annoying or something? I gently closed my eyes, thinking about him.
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