What Was Happening To Me?, chapter 1
KATY'S POV
I was so sick of my mum... I couldn't stand her any more. When I was with her I always felt like a fish out of the water. I hated her. If I was still living in that fucking house it was just because of my best friend, Sarah. She played the drums and when we played together (I play the guitar) she had some kind of energy and she simply sized me up every time I was down.
One day I had a bad argue with my mum. I locked myself in my room and started crying. I phoned Sarah and she asked me if I wanted to go and play something with her. I said yes, but once I put my shoes on and I was ready, I sat down a moment on my bed and I suddenly fell asleep. It was very strange because it was just 10:00 a.m.
BILLIE'S POV
I didn't know what to do. Was Mike saying the truth? Was he really going to leave the band? Our band? I couldn't believe it. We have just had another argue, just like the others we always had but this time it was worse. Mike was going to leave. I decided to talk with him, that day, because we had practices. I sat down a moment on my sofa. I needed some time to relax. I wasn't tired at all but suddenly I fell asleep. It was very strange because it was just 10:00 a.m.
KATY'S POV
I woke up and I noticed I wasn't in my bedroom. I was lying on a sofa, in a big beautiful house I've never seen before. I immediately looked at the photographs behind me: 2 children and a woman. Those faces weren't new to me. Next to them, a man. I recognized him as Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day. I realized something. I had a sudden fear. Where was I? It couldn't be possible; it couldn't be Billie's house...
BILLIE'S POV
I woke up and I noticed I wasn't on my sofa. I was lying on a bed in a small room. I couldn't see the walls because they were entirely covered in posters. I saw myself, Mike and Tre looking at me from every direction. Then I saw a guitar in a corner and a cell phone near a computer, on a table. I didn't even have the time to understand where the fuck was I when suddenly the cell rang. I didn't know what to do. Finally I picked it up and answered.
"Hello?"
"Hey Katy! Where are you? You told me you would be coming!"
"Sorry... Who are you?"
SARAH'S POV
I was a bit worried. Where the fuck was Katy? I phoned her and someone answered me. I thought it was her, but it wasn't. It was a man. He asked me:
"Sorry... Who are you?"
"Well... I'm Sarah, a friend of Katy's... um... who are you? And where is Katy?"
"I don't know who Katy is, and I'm not going to tell you who I am, you wouldn't believe me"
Everything was so strange. What could I do?
"Come on! Tell me! Who are you?"
"Ok. I'm Billie Joe Armstrong"
What the fuck...?! It couldn't be... of course I thought it was a joke so I didn't say anything.
"See? You don't believe me. Bye."
He hung up. I was shocked. How could Billie Joe, the love of my life, answer Katy's cell?
KATY'S POV
I heard rumors from another room. It was Adrienne.
"Billie, where are you? Tre's just phoned. Today you've got practices, remember? And he also told me Mike wants to talk to you."
I panicked. What could I do? Nothing. Adrienne came in and saw me.
"Who are you? Where's my husband?"
"Well, I..."
"What happened to Billie?"
"Please, Adie, don't worry. It's a long story. I fell asleep in my room, then I woke up and was here and now I'm here and..."
"Ok, sit down, tell me everything."
I started telling her everything, from the argument with my mum to moment right before she saw me. She was very friendly and she believed me. Thank God.
"Can you play the guitar?" she asked me.
"Yes, I can. Why?"
"Can you play Green Day's songs?"
"Sure, but why?"
"Because today Billie was supposed to have practices but he isn't here. It sounds like now he is in a room somewhere out there..."
"Well..." I laughed. She was also very nice.
"Come on, come with me, I'm bringing you to the band practices."
I couldn't believe it. I was going to meet Mike, Tre, Jason and the others. I was really going to meet Mike Dirnt, the hottest guy in the world. OH MY GOD!
BILLIE'S POV
I started looking around. I was feeling nervous because of those posters of my band. I picked up the cell phone, thinking it could be useful someway and I went out. I was on a small street. I was a bit afraid. Looking at what was on that phone I thought maybe this Sarah could help me. I searched her address; I found it and started looking around for some indication. When I found the house I heard someone inside playing drums. Whoever it was, was fucking good, nearly well as Tre. I already missed the guys. I missed playing with them.
MIKE'S POV
Ok. Tre was right. I was going to say sorry to Billie. That day we had practices. I was late and that wasn't good. I ran in the car and drove to the band place. When I got there I walked in and found Tre. He came up at me with a tragic look on his face.
"What's up with you, Tre?"
"Billie disappeared. No one knows where he is; probably he is at Katy's house. She just changed 'roles' with Billie. You know... Billie kind of 'flew' at her house and Katy the same. It's a bit complicated. Well..."
I was shocked.
"What?! Like in a film?"
"Yeah, I suppose so."
"Oh my god..."
At that precise moment Adrienne came up to me and said:
"Hey, Mike, can I have a word with you please?"
"Sure. Tre already told me about that girl, Katy."
"Ok, but there's one more thing. She's fucking good at playing Green Day's songs. Jason is teaching her some secrets Billie knew, and she also have a wonderful voice."
"Is she playing, instead of Billie?"
"Yes, and she's going to use his guitars, I think. Just one more thing."
"Right."
"Well... Katy is... she's crazy for you. So... be friendly with her, ok?
"Ok, Adie, let's meet this Katy then..."
SARAH'S POV
I was playing drums; I needed to chill out a bit, that phone call really shocked me. I was just starting to calm down when I heard someone knocking at the door. When I opened it my heart gave a jump: there, in front of me, stood Billie Joe Armstrong, from Green Day. Maybe it really was a Joke. I was thinking to close the door in shock, but he blocked me. He looked at me with his wonderful green eyes. I couldn't resist. I invited him in. He told me with a trembling voice:
"Please you must listen to me, you must believe me..."
"Hey, what's up? Sit down."
"Well, everything started yesterday. Mike and I had an argument, a bad one. He dared say he'd left the band. I was so worried..."
And he went on, telling me about his kind of 'adventure'.
Billie Joe Armstrong was speaking with me about his private life and problems. I still didn't believe it.
BILLIE'S POV
We spoke for about an hour. That Sarah was very kind and friendly with me. She was 15 but she seems older and more serious than other teenagers. A strange energy spread from her, it's a wonderful feeling. I didn't know why I was feeling like that but she was ok with me. When I finished my story she looked at me and I stared into her eyes.
Something happened.
I don't know what, nor why.
I felt something, somewhere around my heart that got nothing to do with fear, or anger. I tried to ignore that feeling but when I looked away she suddenly spoke:
"Don't worry, we'll find the way to bring you back home."
And she grabbed my hands.
I couldn't resist her.
MIKE'S POV
I entered the room and I heard someone playing. I thought it was Jason. When I looked around I saw Jason sitting in a corner, grinning at me and he wasn't playing.
Oh my god. It couldn't be Katy.
It was her.
I looked at her and I realized she was a pretty girl. She was good at playing. I was simply amazed. Maybe I was dreaming. When she saw me, she stopped playing. I told her:
"No, please go on."
She started playing the song 'J.A.R.'. I immediately grab my bass and started playing along with her. Then Tre came in and shouted:
"Wait! I'm playing too!"
There we were. All together. Playing. Without Billie
I was watching Katy singing. I felt something, somewhere around my heart, but I didn't mind, maybe it was just because she's a great singer. I looked at Tre and he grinned. I looked at Katy and she smiled at me.
What was happening into me?
KATY'S POV
I couldn't believe it. There he was, Mike Pritchard, better known as Mike Dirnt. I stopped playing and looked up at him. Oh my god. He was so beautiful; I loved those blue eyes so much. He told me to go on with the song so I started playing 'J.A.R', my favorite. Then he started playing too, and then Tre came in and shouted:
"Wait! I'm playing too!"
I was so happy, but still I couldn't believe it. When I sang Mike looked at me, and I read on his face that he thought I was good at it! While I was singing I kept looking at him, and every time he looked back. I started to feel nervous, but it never happens to me to be nervous while I'm playing the guitar. Then I understood. The end of the song was coming nearer and I had to sing alone with Mike. Oh my god. But at that very moment the solo came in and I forgot about everything. But it wasn't for a long time.
MIKE'S POV
I couldn't thing anything else than at the end of the song, when I had to sing alone with Katy. I don't know why, but I knew for sure that something was going on. Suddenly Billie came in my mind, and I realized I missed him. I wasn't going to sing with him, but with a girl who likes me, and that was driving me nervous. My heart was beating faster than ever as we started to sing. I stared into her green eyes. She was really good at playing. When the song finished I shook her hand and whispered in her ear:
"Thanks for playing with me, you're really good at it. I don't know you yet, but you're a great singer."
She looked up at me smiling. There was something in her that made me happy. I smiled back at her and I noticed that our faces were too near, and she was coming nearer.
Oh my god. I liked her.
Very much...
SARAH'S POV
We were looking in each others eyes. I've always loved Billie Joe Armstrong and now, I was speaking with him. He was nice, but I was worried. How could I help him to go back home? I was lost in my thoughts when I realized I was still grabbing his hands. I looked at him. Oh my god. He was coming nearer. I wanted to kiss him so much. But I couldn't... I was 15 and he was 33, married, with 2 kids. I couldn't. Our mouths were 1 inch away and I decided not to kiss him. It could've hurt him. What about Adrienne? I stood up.
"Sorry, I can't."
An embarrassing silence fell between us. Then he spoke.
"Sorry, it's my fault. You know that I'm married, with 2 kids. That's why you didn't kiss me, isn't it?"
I looked at him.
I nodded.
"But what hurt me most is that you're 33 years old, and I'm just 15."
"Age doesn't matter..."
"It matters to me! You're more than double my age!!"
Silence again. He stood up too. Then he sat down.
"Sorry..." he said.
"It's ok. Forget about it, ok?"
"Ok..."
BILLIE'S POV
What the fuck was going on? I was falling in love with a 15-years-old girl! I should've been out of my mind... I also tried to kiss her... Maybe she was right. I must forget about it! But how? An idea came in my mind.
"It was you that was playing the drums before?"
"Yeah, it was me. Why?"
"Because you're really good. You were playing 'Jesus of Suburbia', weren't you?"
"Yeah! How was it?"
"You're nearly good as Tre! Have you got a guitar here?"
"Yes, it's upstairs. It's Katy's, but she use it for practicing."
"Wonderful! Do you want to play something with me?"
".... Are you kidding?"
"No, I'm not."
"I can't believe it. Billie Joe Armstrong wants to play something with me..."; I said, thinking aloud.
"Yes, and Billie Joe Armstrong wants to play something with you now.";
"Ok then, let's go upstairs. Follow me.";
We started to play 'Poprocks & Coke'. She told me that's the one she learned first. I started singing. Thinking about the words I was saying I noticed that Sarah kept looking at me. I understood why. She liked me for what I was, not for the 'famous Billie', and even if she was 15, I liked her too. We kept looking at each other for all the song. When we finished she stood up, came to sit next to me, and looking at me in my eyes she said, repeating the lyrics of the song:
"I'll be there for you, Billie Joe, remember it."
This was clearly a confession. Oh my god. Suddenly I felt strange, my heart was beating faster, my legs were trembling and my brain could think just one thing:
"Kiss her, now or never! But what about Adie?...You can love two people at once!... No, I can't! Yes, you can!... No!... Yes!...Come on... what are you waiting for? You know you like her. Kiss her, now or never!"
I decided in a second.
I started to get nearer to Sarah and...
I was so sick of my mum... I couldn't stand her any more. When I was with her I always felt like a fish out of the water. I hated her. If I was still living in that fucking house it was just because of my best friend, Sarah. She played the drums and when we played together (I play the guitar) she had some kind of energy and she simply sized me up every time I was down.
One day I had a bad argue with my mum. I locked myself in my room and started crying. I phoned Sarah and she asked me if I wanted to go and play something with her. I said yes, but once I put my shoes on and I was ready, I sat down a moment on my bed and I suddenly fell asleep. It was very strange because it was just 10:00 a.m.
BILLIE'S POV
I didn't know what to do. Was Mike saying the truth? Was he really going to leave the band? Our band? I couldn't believe it. We have just had another argue, just like the others we always had but this time it was worse. Mike was going to leave. I decided to talk with him, that day, because we had practices. I sat down a moment on my sofa. I needed some time to relax. I wasn't tired at all but suddenly I fell asleep. It was very strange because it was just 10:00 a.m.
KATY'S POV
I woke up and I noticed I wasn't in my bedroom. I was lying on a sofa, in a big beautiful house I've never seen before. I immediately looked at the photographs behind me: 2 children and a woman. Those faces weren't new to me. Next to them, a man. I recognized him as Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day. I realized something. I had a sudden fear. Where was I? It couldn't be possible; it couldn't be Billie's house...
BILLIE'S POV
I woke up and I noticed I wasn't on my sofa. I was lying on a bed in a small room. I couldn't see the walls because they were entirely covered in posters. I saw myself, Mike and Tre looking at me from every direction. Then I saw a guitar in a corner and a cell phone near a computer, on a table. I didn't even have the time to understand where the fuck was I when suddenly the cell rang. I didn't know what to do. Finally I picked it up and answered.
"Hello?"
"Hey Katy! Where are you? You told me you would be coming!"
"Sorry... Who are you?"
SARAH'S POV
I was a bit worried. Where the fuck was Katy? I phoned her and someone answered me. I thought it was her, but it wasn't. It was a man. He asked me:
"Sorry... Who are you?"
"Well... I'm Sarah, a friend of Katy's... um... who are you? And where is Katy?"
"I don't know who Katy is, and I'm not going to tell you who I am, you wouldn't believe me"
Everything was so strange. What could I do?
"Come on! Tell me! Who are you?"
"Ok. I'm Billie Joe Armstrong"
What the fuck...?! It couldn't be... of course I thought it was a joke so I didn't say anything.
"See? You don't believe me. Bye."
He hung up. I was shocked. How could Billie Joe, the love of my life, answer Katy's cell?
KATY'S POV
I heard rumors from another room. It was Adrienne.
"Billie, where are you? Tre's just phoned. Today you've got practices, remember? And he also told me Mike wants to talk to you."
I panicked. What could I do? Nothing. Adrienne came in and saw me.
"Who are you? Where's my husband?"
"Well, I..."
"What happened to Billie?"
"Please, Adie, don't worry. It's a long story. I fell asleep in my room, then I woke up and was here and now I'm here and..."
"Ok, sit down, tell me everything."
I started telling her everything, from the argument with my mum to moment right before she saw me. She was very friendly and she believed me. Thank God.
"Can you play the guitar?" she asked me.
"Yes, I can. Why?"
"Can you play Green Day's songs?"
"Sure, but why?"
"Because today Billie was supposed to have practices but he isn't here. It sounds like now he is in a room somewhere out there..."
"Well..." I laughed. She was also very nice.
"Come on, come with me, I'm bringing you to the band practices."
I couldn't believe it. I was going to meet Mike, Tre, Jason and the others. I was really going to meet Mike Dirnt, the hottest guy in the world. OH MY GOD!
BILLIE'S POV
I started looking around. I was feeling nervous because of those posters of my band. I picked up the cell phone, thinking it could be useful someway and I went out. I was on a small street. I was a bit afraid. Looking at what was on that phone I thought maybe this Sarah could help me. I searched her address; I found it and started looking around for some indication. When I found the house I heard someone inside playing drums. Whoever it was, was fucking good, nearly well as Tre. I already missed the guys. I missed playing with them.
MIKE'S POV
Ok. Tre was right. I was going to say sorry to Billie. That day we had practices. I was late and that wasn't good. I ran in the car and drove to the band place. When I got there I walked in and found Tre. He came up at me with a tragic look on his face.
"What's up with you, Tre?"
"Billie disappeared. No one knows where he is; probably he is at Katy's house. She just changed 'roles' with Billie. You know... Billie kind of 'flew' at her house and Katy the same. It's a bit complicated. Well..."
I was shocked.
"What?! Like in a film?"
"Yeah, I suppose so."
"Oh my god..."
At that precise moment Adrienne came up to me and said:
"Hey, Mike, can I have a word with you please?"
"Sure. Tre already told me about that girl, Katy."
"Ok, but there's one more thing. She's fucking good at playing Green Day's songs. Jason is teaching her some secrets Billie knew, and she also have a wonderful voice."
"Is she playing, instead of Billie?"
"Yes, and she's going to use his guitars, I think. Just one more thing."
"Right."
"Well... Katy is... she's crazy for you. So... be friendly with her, ok?
"Ok, Adie, let's meet this Katy then..."
SARAH'S POV
I was playing drums; I needed to chill out a bit, that phone call really shocked me. I was just starting to calm down when I heard someone knocking at the door. When I opened it my heart gave a jump: there, in front of me, stood Billie Joe Armstrong, from Green Day. Maybe it really was a Joke. I was thinking to close the door in shock, but he blocked me. He looked at me with his wonderful green eyes. I couldn't resist. I invited him in. He told me with a trembling voice:
"Please you must listen to me, you must believe me..."
"Hey, what's up? Sit down."
"Well, everything started yesterday. Mike and I had an argument, a bad one. He dared say he'd left the band. I was so worried..."
And he went on, telling me about his kind of 'adventure'.
Billie Joe Armstrong was speaking with me about his private life and problems. I still didn't believe it.
BILLIE'S POV
We spoke for about an hour. That Sarah was very kind and friendly with me. She was 15 but she seems older and more serious than other teenagers. A strange energy spread from her, it's a wonderful feeling. I didn't know why I was feeling like that but she was ok with me. When I finished my story she looked at me and I stared into her eyes.
Something happened.
I don't know what, nor why.
I felt something, somewhere around my heart that got nothing to do with fear, or anger. I tried to ignore that feeling but when I looked away she suddenly spoke:
"Don't worry, we'll find the way to bring you back home."
And she grabbed my hands.
I couldn't resist her.
MIKE'S POV
I entered the room and I heard someone playing. I thought it was Jason. When I looked around I saw Jason sitting in a corner, grinning at me and he wasn't playing.
Oh my god. It couldn't be Katy.
It was her.
I looked at her and I realized she was a pretty girl. She was good at playing. I was simply amazed. Maybe I was dreaming. When she saw me, she stopped playing. I told her:
"No, please go on."
She started playing the song 'J.A.R.'. I immediately grab my bass and started playing along with her. Then Tre came in and shouted:
"Wait! I'm playing too!"
There we were. All together. Playing. Without Billie
I was watching Katy singing. I felt something, somewhere around my heart, but I didn't mind, maybe it was just because she's a great singer. I looked at Tre and he grinned. I looked at Katy and she smiled at me.
What was happening into me?
KATY'S POV
I couldn't believe it. There he was, Mike Pritchard, better known as Mike Dirnt. I stopped playing and looked up at him. Oh my god. He was so beautiful; I loved those blue eyes so much. He told me to go on with the song so I started playing 'J.A.R', my favorite. Then he started playing too, and then Tre came in and shouted:
"Wait! I'm playing too!"
I was so happy, but still I couldn't believe it. When I sang Mike looked at me, and I read on his face that he thought I was good at it! While I was singing I kept looking at him, and every time he looked back. I started to feel nervous, but it never happens to me to be nervous while I'm playing the guitar. Then I understood. The end of the song was coming nearer and I had to sing alone with Mike. Oh my god. But at that very moment the solo came in and I forgot about everything. But it wasn't for a long time.
MIKE'S POV
I couldn't thing anything else than at the end of the song, when I had to sing alone with Katy. I don't know why, but I knew for sure that something was going on. Suddenly Billie came in my mind, and I realized I missed him. I wasn't going to sing with him, but with a girl who likes me, and that was driving me nervous. My heart was beating faster than ever as we started to sing. I stared into her green eyes. She was really good at playing. When the song finished I shook her hand and whispered in her ear:
"Thanks for playing with me, you're really good at it. I don't know you yet, but you're a great singer."
She looked up at me smiling. There was something in her that made me happy. I smiled back at her and I noticed that our faces were too near, and she was coming nearer.
Oh my god. I liked her.
Very much...
SARAH'S POV
We were looking in each others eyes. I've always loved Billie Joe Armstrong and now, I was speaking with him. He was nice, but I was worried. How could I help him to go back home? I was lost in my thoughts when I realized I was still grabbing his hands. I looked at him. Oh my god. He was coming nearer. I wanted to kiss him so much. But I couldn't... I was 15 and he was 33, married, with 2 kids. I couldn't. Our mouths were 1 inch away and I decided not to kiss him. It could've hurt him. What about Adrienne? I stood up.
"Sorry, I can't."
An embarrassing silence fell between us. Then he spoke.
"Sorry, it's my fault. You know that I'm married, with 2 kids. That's why you didn't kiss me, isn't it?"
I looked at him.
I nodded.
"But what hurt me most is that you're 33 years old, and I'm just 15."
"Age doesn't matter..."
"It matters to me! You're more than double my age!!"
Silence again. He stood up too. Then he sat down.
"Sorry..." he said.
"It's ok. Forget about it, ok?"
"Ok..."
BILLIE'S POV
What the fuck was going on? I was falling in love with a 15-years-old girl! I should've been out of my mind... I also tried to kiss her... Maybe she was right. I must forget about it! But how? An idea came in my mind.
"It was you that was playing the drums before?"
"Yeah, it was me. Why?"
"Because you're really good. You were playing 'Jesus of Suburbia', weren't you?"
"Yeah! How was it?"
"You're nearly good as Tre! Have you got a guitar here?"
"Yes, it's upstairs. It's Katy's, but she use it for practicing."
"Wonderful! Do you want to play something with me?"
".... Are you kidding?"
"No, I'm not."
"I can't believe it. Billie Joe Armstrong wants to play something with me..."; I said, thinking aloud.
"Yes, and Billie Joe Armstrong wants to play something with you now.";
"Ok then, let's go upstairs. Follow me.";
We started to play 'Poprocks & Coke'. She told me that's the one she learned first. I started singing. Thinking about the words I was saying I noticed that Sarah kept looking at me. I understood why. She liked me for what I was, not for the 'famous Billie', and even if she was 15, I liked her too. We kept looking at each other for all the song. When we finished she stood up, came to sit next to me, and looking at me in my eyes she said, repeating the lyrics of the song:
"I'll be there for you, Billie Joe, remember it."
This was clearly a confession. Oh my god. Suddenly I felt strange, my heart was beating faster, my legs were trembling and my brain could think just one thing:
"Kiss her, now or never! But what about Adie?...You can love two people at once!... No, I can't! Yes, you can!... No!... Yes!...Come on... what are you waiting for? You know you like her. Kiss her, now or never!"
I decided in a second.
I started to get nearer to Sarah and...
