Why Me?, chapter 4
Well, we are finally on tour. I am kind of nervous because I have never played in front of a big crowd. Mike keeps telling me it's no big deal and not to worry, but I find it hard to believe.
-Backstage at our first show-
"Excited?" I asked Mike.
"Hell yeah, have you seen the crowd? They look even more excited." He said.
"I havent looked at the crowd, I dont really want to face all those people until I have to. I am really nervous." I said.
"Dont worry, how many times do I have to tell you it's no big deal." said Mike as he pulled me into a hug.
"I know, I know it's just its hard for me to accept the fact that there are so many people out there cheering and waiting for us to play." I said, my head on Mike's shoulder.
"Hey lovebirds, Billie wanted me to tell you that we have 5 minutes 'til we start." said a nervous Tre.
"What, oh ok." said Mike. Now I could tell that he was starting to get a little nervous.
Five minutes later we walked on stage. The crowd went wild. All I could hear were screams of, 'I love you Billie', or 'I love you Tre', and 'I love you Mike'. It was kind of funny actually. We started off with When I Come Around. Then Basket Case, Welcome To Paradise, She and Longview. Then we played some older songs off of Kerplunk. It was fucking awesome.
-After the show, Backstage-
"Oh my god, that was awesome!" I said to Mike as we ran offstage.
"I know I love it," he said.
Billie was looking really happy, and Tre was even so hyper you would have thought he just had a bunch of candy.
We stayed backstage for a while talking and enjoying a few post concert drinks.
We even talked to a few of the fans.
-My house-
I lay down on my bed after I had taken a shower. I relived the night in my mind. I was so happy. It was so exilerating, such a rush to go on stage. I drifted off to sleep thinking about all the concerts we had next. Next show would be out of California.
Beep, Beep , Beep, be.... The alarm clock went flying across the room and hit a wall. Damn, I have to buy a new one. I dont know why I even bothered to set it on the weekend anyways. I got up got dressed, brushed my teeth, etc. Then I went downstairs for breakfast. I was thinking about calling Mike to go for coffee when the telephone rang.
"Hello?" I said into the phone.
"Michelle, it's Billie. I have some bad news."
"What, what happened?" I said, nervously because it sounded like Billie had been crying.
"It...it's Mike, he's in the hospital." said Billie.
"What! Oh my god what happened?" I said starting to cry. I loved Mike so much I didnt want to lose him.
"We were out late last night and we drank a lot, we were heading home at like 4 but a car came out of nowhere and..." Billie said and he started crying.
"Why didnt you call me earlier, its fucking 7 already." I said angrily.
"Well I wanted to make sure Mike was alright, the doctors wouldn't let me see him until a little while ago."said Billie.
"I am going over there, is he alright?" I said.
"Well..." said Billie.
-Backstage at our first show-
"Excited?" I asked Mike.
"Hell yeah, have you seen the crowd? They look even more excited." He said.
"I havent looked at the crowd, I dont really want to face all those people until I have to. I am really nervous." I said.
"Dont worry, how many times do I have to tell you it's no big deal." said Mike as he pulled me into a hug.
"I know, I know it's just its hard for me to accept the fact that there are so many people out there cheering and waiting for us to play." I said, my head on Mike's shoulder.
"Hey lovebirds, Billie wanted me to tell you that we have 5 minutes 'til we start." said a nervous Tre.
"What, oh ok." said Mike. Now I could tell that he was starting to get a little nervous.
Five minutes later we walked on stage. The crowd went wild. All I could hear were screams of, 'I love you Billie', or 'I love you Tre', and 'I love you Mike'. It was kind of funny actually. We started off with When I Come Around. Then Basket Case, Welcome To Paradise, She and Longview. Then we played some older songs off of Kerplunk. It was fucking awesome.
-After the show, Backstage-
"Oh my god, that was awesome!" I said to Mike as we ran offstage.
"I know I love it," he said.
Billie was looking really happy, and Tre was even so hyper you would have thought he just had a bunch of candy.
We stayed backstage for a while talking and enjoying a few post concert drinks.
We even talked to a few of the fans.
-My house-
I lay down on my bed after I had taken a shower. I relived the night in my mind. I was so happy. It was so exilerating, such a rush to go on stage. I drifted off to sleep thinking about all the concerts we had next. Next show would be out of California.
Beep, Beep , Beep, be.... The alarm clock went flying across the room and hit a wall. Damn, I have to buy a new one. I dont know why I even bothered to set it on the weekend anyways. I got up got dressed, brushed my teeth, etc. Then I went downstairs for breakfast. I was thinking about calling Mike to go for coffee when the telephone rang.
"Hello?" I said into the phone.
"Michelle, it's Billie. I have some bad news."
"What, what happened?" I said, nervously because it sounded like Billie had been crying.
"It...it's Mike, he's in the hospital." said Billie.
"What! Oh my god what happened?" I said starting to cry. I loved Mike so much I didnt want to lose him.
"We were out late last night and we drank a lot, we were heading home at like 4 but a car came out of nowhere and..." Billie said and he started crying.
"Why didnt you call me earlier, its fucking 7 already." I said angrily.
"Well I wanted to make sure Mike was alright, the doctors wouldn't let me see him until a little while ago."said Billie.
"I am going over there, is he alright?" I said.
"Well..." said Billie.
