The Beginning Of Something Green, chapter 3
** Aisling's P.O.V. ** (back to that day)
I stared out the window of 'Hal's' where I worked humming 'Knowledge' under my breath. The shop was quiet as usual, so I just twiddled my thumbs thinking about Tré.
I really liked him and I didn't mean things to get so out of hand last night but I had had too much to drink, trying to feel better. I had, had another fight with my step-dad and I couldn't go home for a few days... .. I'd probably crash at Mike's or Niamh's place.
As I was pondering my misery I saw two silhouettes at the door. One was pushing the other into the shop. I saw a head of green hair and a mop of brown.
"Hey Mike!" I smiled. He was my cousin and best-friend. He was the one who got me into Punk and Ska. He and Niamh was a bonking couple waiting to happen. Would they b-long getting together, I know he is for her... Haha
"Hey coz!" he said leaning over the counter to hug me.
"Hi!" Tré grinned, his mouth sloping into a cheesy, perverted smile.
"Hello." I said giving him the same look back.
"Dude! That's my little cousin!" Mike protested slapping Tré's arm.
"Cry me a river, build me a bridge and get over it!" I sighed still looking at Tré.
"Here." Tré said placed my eyeliner on the counter... I must have left it at his place.
"Thanks I was looking for that..." I smiled smudging it onto my eyelids.
"Ye all pumped up for tonight?" I pocketed it.
"Ya should be good... Al's miserable though. Denise just left him." Mike said leaning on the glass counter.
"Awwww... poor Al... She was a slut anywho." Tré laughed at my bitching.
"Well we gotta go but see you tonight?" Mike asked
"Wouldn't miss it!" I winked.
The two left and I spent the rest of my shift wondering if Tré was Tré's real name...
Amanda, the girl on the shift after me came through the door dressed form head to toe in black, with a place face and dried dyed black hair. She was pretty cool once you got past the Goth exterior.
"Hey! You going to the Operation Ivy gig tonight?" she asked.
"Ehhh ya! Mike's playing support anyway" I laughed.
"Al Sobrante's in his band isn't he?" she smiled, which was very rare for Amanda.
"Ya... ... . Why?"
"He's just cute that's all... " she smiled again (I was getting scared now.)
"I'll introduce ye tonight!" I said running out the door and walking in the direction of 'Rod's Hickory Pit' our usual hang out.
Sarah Niamh and Ashley were sitting in a booth. Billie's Mom Ollie worked there and Mike and Billie helped out sometimes.
"Hey bitches!" I smiled sitting down. Ollie brought us over 4 milkshakes Vanilla for me, Strawberry for Ashley, Chocolate for Niamh and Banana for Sarah and winked before going off to wait other tables...
"Jason is a fucking cunt! He keeps ringing me!" Sarah sighed.
"Awwww he luvesssss you!"
"I'm going to kill him once I get my hand on him!" Niamh raged nursing a burnt hand. I laughed
"I'm sure Mike can kiss it better!" she shot me a look. We were always teasing her about how she and Mike would be perfect but it seemed like they would never get together.
"If you're not careful I'll get you back the same way I plan to get Jason back." Niamh threatened.
"Sorry I don't have any balls so you cant tear them off.", I smiled getting up.
"I have to head... have stuff to do, people to see..."
"Drummers to bonk?" Niamh muttered under her breath.
"That too" I giggled.
I made my way over to my place. If my Step-Dad wasn't pissed he'd be at work. I could get my stuff and head to Mike's. I threw a few t-shirts into my duffle bag and changed into my denim skirt and my home-made 'Sweet Children' top. I was just throwing my walkman into the bag when I heard the door slam downstairs... . Oh shit. He was home. I crept over to the window, trying to make as little noise as possible but he heard me.
"I KNOW YOU'RE HERE YOU LITTLE SLUT!!!" his voice boomed up the stairs. I tried to hide the fear from my face when he entered the room.
"Think you can just come and go as you please, huh? I'm putting up with you ever since that bitch of a mom left you... ." He slurred. I felt a pang of rage surge through me.
"I was at Niamh's last night.. I feel asleep and forgot to call.. It was so late when I woke up that I headed straight to work." I explained, trying to keep my voice at the same level.
"LIAR!! You were probably at some boy's house like the little whore you are!" he slapped me across the face and kicked me to the floor. I could feel tingling where his hands had hit me. My stomach ached as he left the room. Tears flooded down my face. Why did my mom have to re-marry such a bastard after Dad died?
When I had enough strength I got up and clamored out my window and ran all the way to mikes.
"What the fuck happened?" He said as I fell through the door. Jason, Ashley and Billie were sitting on the sofa in the den. I faked smiled at them and walked into the kitchen. Mike fallowed me through.
"He knew I was at Tré's last night." I said holding back tears of pain. Mike was the only one who knew about my Step-Dad.
"Show me" He sighed patiently as I lifted my t-shirt. A blueish-purpleish bruise was spreading across my stomach.
"I'm going to fucking kill him!" Mike raged pacing the kitchen. I dropped the t-shirt and sighed.
"It won't solve anything! I'll go back in a few days and everything will be fine!" I half-smiled.
He took a deep breath, I presume counting to ten and said.
"I need coffee!"
© Tré's P.O.V. ©
I waited at the Gilman, anxiously pretending to care about the other's shit. I only wanted to see her... . I actually made an effort by wearing an old black shirt that hung off me and some sort-of clean jeans. Anytime someone came through the door I jumped thinking it was her... but no.
"She'll be here, don't sweat it!" Mike said. I glared at him. Was I that obvious?
"Ya don't worry she really likes you!" Niamh smiled. That gave me a bit of confidence, Just then she walked through the door looking like a fallen angel in black kohl and converses. She wasn't the slimmest of girls, far from it but I hated stick insects who starved themselves. I love a girl with curves, something to hold onto. She looked at me over the top of her glasses and grinned a devilish grin.
"Hey!"
"Hey sexy." I grinned back. She gave me a look that almost made me blush.
"Let's get out of here!" I whispered in her ear.
"Not tonight, let's just enjoy the gig and you can imagine what you'd like to do to me." She smiled. A shiver went up my spine. She knew what she was doing to me and she loved it.
When Sweet Children were playing she danced along, moving her hips in time to the beat. She saw the look on my face and giggled coming over to me. She pressed her body up to mine and shoved her tongue into my mouth. We got tangled in a deep kiss that lasted until the end of Sweet Children's set. She broke away going over to Ashley. The two muttered between them and Ashley looked over at me and giggled.
I watched her dance to Operation Ivy for the rest of the gig, the awesome music going over my head. Niamh was with that Bryan geek. Mike looked over at me with a sympathetic look... Then all of a sudden the two were lip locked and a look of rage swept over Mike's face. Then she got sick on Bryan. I never laughed so much in my life! Aisling left with Niamh and Ashley after that but I kept the memory of her grinning to keep me going through the lonesome night... ..
I stared out the window of 'Hal's' where I worked humming 'Knowledge' under my breath. The shop was quiet as usual, so I just twiddled my thumbs thinking about Tré.
I really liked him and I didn't mean things to get so out of hand last night but I had had too much to drink, trying to feel better. I had, had another fight with my step-dad and I couldn't go home for a few days... .. I'd probably crash at Mike's or Niamh's place.
As I was pondering my misery I saw two silhouettes at the door. One was pushing the other into the shop. I saw a head of green hair and a mop of brown.
"Hey Mike!" I smiled. He was my cousin and best-friend. He was the one who got me into Punk and Ska. He and Niamh was a bonking couple waiting to happen. Would they b-long getting together, I know he is for her... Haha
"Hey coz!" he said leaning over the counter to hug me.
"Hi!" Tré grinned, his mouth sloping into a cheesy, perverted smile.
"Hello." I said giving him the same look back.
"Dude! That's my little cousin!" Mike protested slapping Tré's arm.
"Cry me a river, build me a bridge and get over it!" I sighed still looking at Tré.
"Here." Tré said placed my eyeliner on the counter... I must have left it at his place.
"Thanks I was looking for that..." I smiled smudging it onto my eyelids.
"Ye all pumped up for tonight?" I pocketed it.
"Ya should be good... Al's miserable though. Denise just left him." Mike said leaning on the glass counter.
"Awwww... poor Al... She was a slut anywho." Tré laughed at my bitching.
"Well we gotta go but see you tonight?" Mike asked
"Wouldn't miss it!" I winked.
The two left and I spent the rest of my shift wondering if Tré was Tré's real name...
Amanda, the girl on the shift after me came through the door dressed form head to toe in black, with a place face and dried dyed black hair. She was pretty cool once you got past the Goth exterior.
"Hey! You going to the Operation Ivy gig tonight?" she asked.
"Ehhh ya! Mike's playing support anyway" I laughed.
"Al Sobrante's in his band isn't he?" she smiled, which was very rare for Amanda.
"Ya... ... . Why?"
"He's just cute that's all... " she smiled again (I was getting scared now.)
"I'll introduce ye tonight!" I said running out the door and walking in the direction of 'Rod's Hickory Pit' our usual hang out.
Sarah Niamh and Ashley were sitting in a booth. Billie's Mom Ollie worked there and Mike and Billie helped out sometimes.
"Hey bitches!" I smiled sitting down. Ollie brought us over 4 milkshakes Vanilla for me, Strawberry for Ashley, Chocolate for Niamh and Banana for Sarah and winked before going off to wait other tables...
"Jason is a fucking cunt! He keeps ringing me!" Sarah sighed.
"Awwww he luvesssss you!"
"I'm going to kill him once I get my hand on him!" Niamh raged nursing a burnt hand. I laughed
"I'm sure Mike can kiss it better!" she shot me a look. We were always teasing her about how she and Mike would be perfect but it seemed like they would never get together.
"If you're not careful I'll get you back the same way I plan to get Jason back." Niamh threatened.
"Sorry I don't have any balls so you cant tear them off.", I smiled getting up.
"I have to head... have stuff to do, people to see..."
"Drummers to bonk?" Niamh muttered under her breath.
"That too" I giggled.
I made my way over to my place. If my Step-Dad wasn't pissed he'd be at work. I could get my stuff and head to Mike's. I threw a few t-shirts into my duffle bag and changed into my denim skirt and my home-made 'Sweet Children' top. I was just throwing my walkman into the bag when I heard the door slam downstairs... . Oh shit. He was home. I crept over to the window, trying to make as little noise as possible but he heard me.
"I KNOW YOU'RE HERE YOU LITTLE SLUT!!!" his voice boomed up the stairs. I tried to hide the fear from my face when he entered the room.
"Think you can just come and go as you please, huh? I'm putting up with you ever since that bitch of a mom left you... ." He slurred. I felt a pang of rage surge through me.
"I was at Niamh's last night.. I feel asleep and forgot to call.. It was so late when I woke up that I headed straight to work." I explained, trying to keep my voice at the same level.
"LIAR!! You were probably at some boy's house like the little whore you are!" he slapped me across the face and kicked me to the floor. I could feel tingling where his hands had hit me. My stomach ached as he left the room. Tears flooded down my face. Why did my mom have to re-marry such a bastard after Dad died?
When I had enough strength I got up and clamored out my window and ran all the way to mikes.
"What the fuck happened?" He said as I fell through the door. Jason, Ashley and Billie were sitting on the sofa in the den. I faked smiled at them and walked into the kitchen. Mike fallowed me through.
"He knew I was at Tré's last night." I said holding back tears of pain. Mike was the only one who knew about my Step-Dad.
"Show me" He sighed patiently as I lifted my t-shirt. A blueish-purpleish bruise was spreading across my stomach.
"I'm going to fucking kill him!" Mike raged pacing the kitchen. I dropped the t-shirt and sighed.
"It won't solve anything! I'll go back in a few days and everything will be fine!" I half-smiled.
He took a deep breath, I presume counting to ten and said.
"I need coffee!"
© Tré's P.O.V. ©
I waited at the Gilman, anxiously pretending to care about the other's shit. I only wanted to see her... . I actually made an effort by wearing an old black shirt that hung off me and some sort-of clean jeans. Anytime someone came through the door I jumped thinking it was her... but no.
"She'll be here, don't sweat it!" Mike said. I glared at him. Was I that obvious?
"Ya don't worry she really likes you!" Niamh smiled. That gave me a bit of confidence, Just then she walked through the door looking like a fallen angel in black kohl and converses. She wasn't the slimmest of girls, far from it but I hated stick insects who starved themselves. I love a girl with curves, something to hold onto. She looked at me over the top of her glasses and grinned a devilish grin.
"Hey!"
"Hey sexy." I grinned back. She gave me a look that almost made me blush.
"Let's get out of here!" I whispered in her ear.
"Not tonight, let's just enjoy the gig and you can imagine what you'd like to do to me." She smiled. A shiver went up my spine. She knew what she was doing to me and she loved it.
When Sweet Children were playing she danced along, moving her hips in time to the beat. She saw the look on my face and giggled coming over to me. She pressed her body up to mine and shoved her tongue into my mouth. We got tangled in a deep kiss that lasted until the end of Sweet Children's set. She broke away going over to Ashley. The two muttered between them and Ashley looked over at me and giggled.
I watched her dance to Operation Ivy for the rest of the gig, the awesome music going over my head. Niamh was with that Bryan geek. Mike looked over at me with a sympathetic look... Then all of a sudden the two were lip locked and a look of rage swept over Mike's face. Then she got sick on Bryan. I never laughed so much in my life! Aisling left with Niamh and Ashley after that but I kept the memory of her grinning to keep me going through the lonesome night... ..
