His Little Drummer Girl, chapter 16
Francesca reached over and grabbed her mobile phone from her bedside table.
"HI TRE. HOPE U R OK AFTER THE FLIGHT. I HAD A FAB WKEND. THK U V MUCH. THE PIX ARE REALLY GOOD I MUST GET UR EMAIL TO SEND SOME COPIES. SAY HI TO ALL THE GUYS FOR ME. LUV FRANKY XXXX"
Francesca pressed send and off went the text.
The reply came back during their meal...
"HI BLU EYES. GD 2 HEAR FRM U. HOPE U R OK. HOPE U R PRACTISING UR DRUMS. I'LL LET U KNOW MY EMAIL REAL SOON. HOW IS MOM?"
Francesca replied straight away
"SORRY I'M NOT PRACTISING DRUMS, V BUSY AT MOMENT. MUM IS A BIT DOWN. SHE HAD SUCH A GD WKEND. I THNK SHE MISSES EVRY 1"
Francesca sent the message off.
While washing up Francesca asked Sammi if she could go to Josh Street's party.
"Mum?"
"Yes babe?"
"Charlie and I have been invited to a party on Saturday. You know Zoë? Well she's having a few friends over to her house. Her mum will be there, it will be just music and a bit of food. Can I go? I think Charlie is allowed."
"Well if Charlie is allowed that's fine. Zoë's a nice girl. It's only round the corner and if you and Charlie stay together and walk home together that should be fine. Be back by midnight that's all."
"Thanks mum" said Francesca kissing her mum on the cheek "You're great!"
"What will you wear" said Sammi putting away the dishes.
"Might wear the outfit I bought for the weekend" said Francesca gathering up her phone and heading out the kitchen.
"You looked gorgeous in that, you know" said Sammi thinking how much her daughter was growing up. "I'll make sure its washed and ironed for you."
"Thanks mum" shouted back Francesca.
It was about 8pm when Franky received the reply to her earlier text to Tre..
"SORRY TO HEAR U NOT PRACTISING THE DRUMS. U MUST KEEP IT UP U R V. GOOD U KNOW. YOUR POOR MUM SHE WORKS REAL HARD LKNG AFTER U - I MIGHT SEND HER SOME FLOWERS TO CHEER HER UP. WOTS HER FAVE FLOWERS?"
Francesca again replied straight away.
"MUM LIKES RED ROSES - THEY HER ULTIMATE FAVE. I MITE TRY AND DO SOME DRUMMING 2MORO. AM GOING 2 A PARTY ON SAT WITH CHARLIE"
She pressed send then turned on her ipod and lay on her bed looking up at her Billie Joe poster on the ceiling and hummed along to Longview.
She must have fallen asleep as the next time she looked at the clock it was 10pm and she noticed her phone had a message. It was from Tre.
"IM GONNA SEND UR MUM SOME FLOWERS 2MORO. ENJOY UR PARTY BLU EYES. DON'T DO ANYTHING I WOULDN'T. I'M OF TO BJ'S ON SAT WITH MY KIDS. SHOULD BE REAL FUN XX"
Suddenly Francesca felt real jealous that Tre had kids. She'd forgotten he had kids at home. I miss those guys we had such a wonderful weekend I'm never going to have that feeling at all again. Ever. It was like one big family. Now its just me and mum again in boring old London, grey and miserable all the time. A tear rolled down her cheek but then she suddenly remembered the party on Saturday and brushed the tear away. Josh Street has invited me to a party and all the girls at school will be real jealous she thought.
"Honey I'm off to bed now" shouted mum from the door. "Can I come in?"
"Yes Mum that's fine" said Francesca wiping her face quickly with her hands.
Sammi came into the room and over to the bed where Francesca was laying.
"You OK love" said Sammi
"Yes I'm fine Mum, just a little tired that's all. Might just listen to my music for a while and then go to sleep."
"OK then honey. Oh! did Tre text you back?"
"Yeah. He's fine. He's always seems really happy doesn't he mum?"
"Yep. He's a lovely man."
"Mum?"
"Yes love?"
"Please tell me what went on when you knew Green Day before. Were you and Tre an item?"
"Sort of an item. Listen, it's getting late, I'm tired. How about we sit down one afternoon this week and I'll tell you all about it?"
"OK" said Francesca "Night then"
"Night baby" said Sammi and kissed her lovely daughter on the cheek.
How can you be sort of an item thought Franky. Either you were or you weren't. Rolling over onto her side she turned the volume up on her ipod.
When Sammi got back to her bedroom she decided she would call up Adrienne.
"Hi" Adrienne answered.
"Adrienne its Sammi"
"Oh Hi Sammi! Billie Joe, Sammi is on the phone" she shouted out
"Hi Sammi" I could hear Billie Joe in the background
"How are you?" she asked
"I'm ok, but how's Joey. Was he ok when you got home?" I asked
"Not too bad. He had a raging temperature. The doc said it was an ear infection but he's a load better now. He is arguing with little Jakob at the moment so I'm sure he's better!" she laughed. "How's Franky?"
"Franky's good but keeps asking me questions about Tre"
"Look you know how I feel about this situation" said Adrienne
"They both need to know, you need to get it out in the open. Once its said its said and you can all move on."
"I know. I've made my decision though and that's that I'm going to tell Tre everything and make arrangements for us both to come out to California with him. I really miss him and seeing him again over the weekend then him going off again has really made me see sense. When he comes to Scotland I'm going to surprise him and let him know how I feel and tell him about Francesca."
"He'll be so pleased you know" said Adrienne
"I know" I answered.
"Looks like I may be seeing you soon" I said to Adrienne
"I do hope so" she answered...
"HI TRE. HOPE U R OK AFTER THE FLIGHT. I HAD A FAB WKEND. THK U V MUCH. THE PIX ARE REALLY GOOD I MUST GET UR EMAIL TO SEND SOME COPIES. SAY HI TO ALL THE GUYS FOR ME. LUV FRANKY XXXX"
Francesca pressed send and off went the text.
The reply came back during their meal...
"HI BLU EYES. GD 2 HEAR FRM U. HOPE U R OK. HOPE U R PRACTISING UR DRUMS. I'LL LET U KNOW MY EMAIL REAL SOON. HOW IS MOM?"
Francesca replied straight away
"SORRY I'M NOT PRACTISING DRUMS, V BUSY AT MOMENT. MUM IS A BIT DOWN. SHE HAD SUCH A GD WKEND. I THNK SHE MISSES EVRY 1"
Francesca sent the message off.
While washing up Francesca asked Sammi if she could go to Josh Street's party.
"Mum?"
"Yes babe?"
"Charlie and I have been invited to a party on Saturday. You know Zoë? Well she's having a few friends over to her house. Her mum will be there, it will be just music and a bit of food. Can I go? I think Charlie is allowed."
"Well if Charlie is allowed that's fine. Zoë's a nice girl. It's only round the corner and if you and Charlie stay together and walk home together that should be fine. Be back by midnight that's all."
"Thanks mum" said Francesca kissing her mum on the cheek "You're great!"
"What will you wear" said Sammi putting away the dishes.
"Might wear the outfit I bought for the weekend" said Francesca gathering up her phone and heading out the kitchen.
"You looked gorgeous in that, you know" said Sammi thinking how much her daughter was growing up. "I'll make sure its washed and ironed for you."
"Thanks mum" shouted back Francesca.
It was about 8pm when Franky received the reply to her earlier text to Tre..
"SORRY TO HEAR U NOT PRACTISING THE DRUMS. U MUST KEEP IT UP U R V. GOOD U KNOW. YOUR POOR MUM SHE WORKS REAL HARD LKNG AFTER U - I MIGHT SEND HER SOME FLOWERS TO CHEER HER UP. WOTS HER FAVE FLOWERS?"
Francesca again replied straight away.
"MUM LIKES RED ROSES - THEY HER ULTIMATE FAVE. I MITE TRY AND DO SOME DRUMMING 2MORO. AM GOING 2 A PARTY ON SAT WITH CHARLIE"
She pressed send then turned on her ipod and lay on her bed looking up at her Billie Joe poster on the ceiling and hummed along to Longview.
She must have fallen asleep as the next time she looked at the clock it was 10pm and she noticed her phone had a message. It was from Tre.
"IM GONNA SEND UR MUM SOME FLOWERS 2MORO. ENJOY UR PARTY BLU EYES. DON'T DO ANYTHING I WOULDN'T. I'M OF TO BJ'S ON SAT WITH MY KIDS. SHOULD BE REAL FUN XX"
Suddenly Francesca felt real jealous that Tre had kids. She'd forgotten he had kids at home. I miss those guys we had such a wonderful weekend I'm never going to have that feeling at all again. Ever. It was like one big family. Now its just me and mum again in boring old London, grey and miserable all the time. A tear rolled down her cheek but then she suddenly remembered the party on Saturday and brushed the tear away. Josh Street has invited me to a party and all the girls at school will be real jealous she thought.
"Honey I'm off to bed now" shouted mum from the door. "Can I come in?"
"Yes Mum that's fine" said Francesca wiping her face quickly with her hands.
Sammi came into the room and over to the bed where Francesca was laying.
"You OK love" said Sammi
"Yes I'm fine Mum, just a little tired that's all. Might just listen to my music for a while and then go to sleep."
"OK then honey. Oh! did Tre text you back?"
"Yeah. He's fine. He's always seems really happy doesn't he mum?"
"Yep. He's a lovely man."
"Mum?"
"Yes love?"
"Please tell me what went on when you knew Green Day before. Were you and Tre an item?"
"Sort of an item. Listen, it's getting late, I'm tired. How about we sit down one afternoon this week and I'll tell you all about it?"
"OK" said Francesca "Night then"
"Night baby" said Sammi and kissed her lovely daughter on the cheek.
How can you be sort of an item thought Franky. Either you were or you weren't. Rolling over onto her side she turned the volume up on her ipod.
When Sammi got back to her bedroom she decided she would call up Adrienne.
"Hi" Adrienne answered.
"Adrienne its Sammi"
"Oh Hi Sammi! Billie Joe, Sammi is on the phone" she shouted out
"Hi Sammi" I could hear Billie Joe in the background
"How are you?" she asked
"I'm ok, but how's Joey. Was he ok when you got home?" I asked
"Not too bad. He had a raging temperature. The doc said it was an ear infection but he's a load better now. He is arguing with little Jakob at the moment so I'm sure he's better!" she laughed. "How's Franky?"
"Franky's good but keeps asking me questions about Tre"
"Look you know how I feel about this situation" said Adrienne
"They both need to know, you need to get it out in the open. Once its said its said and you can all move on."
"I know. I've made my decision though and that's that I'm going to tell Tre everything and make arrangements for us both to come out to California with him. I really miss him and seeing him again over the weekend then him going off again has really made me see sense. When he comes to Scotland I'm going to surprise him and let him know how I feel and tell him about Francesca."
"He'll be so pleased you know" said Adrienne
"I know" I answered.
"Looks like I may be seeing you soon" I said to Adrienne
"I do hope so" she answered...
