The Day Billie's and Mike's Life Came Crashing Down, chapter 4
They went back home and started to talk about Tre. It was almost 4am by the time they went up to bed. They went up the stairs and stopped outside Tre's room and opened the door it was exactly the way that he had left it. Clothes scattered all over the floor, a drumkit squashed in a corner and lots of beer bottles all over the room. They walked into Tre's room and went over to his bed. Next to it they saw a whole table covered in pictures of all three of them and there were a couple of pictures of Billie on his own and there were a couple of pictures of Mike on his own. But Billie had his eye on one particular picture.
"What's wrong?" Mike asked trying to find the picture Billie was looking at.
Billie said nothing but pointed to the picture of him, Mike and Tre all sitting backstage at one of their concerts. Tre had his arms around Billie and was laughing at a joke that Mike had just told them. It brought tears to Billie's eyes knowing that he will never hear Tre laugh again or hear him tell a joke and he'll miss going out with Tre on a friday night to get pissed and wake up in the morning with Tre lying sound asleep next to him. Mike knew what Billie was thinking so he put his arm around him and then led out of Tre's room and closed the door behind them. Billie went into his room and got into bed. Then Mike said goodnight to Billie and made his way to his room and sat on his bed and started to think of a song that they could dedicate to Tre so he began to jot down some ideas.
*The next morning*
Mike woke up the next morning and was surprised to see Billie sound asleep next to him with the cuddly dog, that Tre used to take with him on tour, in his arms. Mike got up and put a blanket over Billie then went downstairs to make Billie a surprise breakfast to see if it would cheer him up a bit.When Billie came downstairs he was surprised that Mike had made him some breakfast but he only ate a tiny mouthful and left the rest.
"What is it, don't you like it?" Mike asked Billie.
"No, it's lovely, it's just that, i'm not that hungry this morning that's all." Billie replied.
"You've got to eat something Billie your turning into an anorexic."
"I told you i'm not hungry"
"Fine, but, why did you have Tre's cuddly dog in your arms this morning and why were you in my bed?"
"I just wanted to have something that reminds me of Tre and I wanted to be with you because I thought that you would leave me on my own and I was a bit scared that was all."
"Oh, look i'm sorry Billie I didn't mean to snap at you like that and don't be scared I'm not going to leave you on your own I am going to stay here with you and help you get on with your life and get back into your dedicated guitar playing."
"That's all right I forgive you and I will start playing my guitar again its just it will take me a whil that's all."
"Yeah, I know. Will you please try to eat some of your breakfast, for me, please."
"Alright."
Billie had managed to eat at least half of his breakfast but he left the rest untouched. He went upstairs to get dressed while Mike done the washing up. When Billie came back down the stairs he told Mike that he was going into the studio for a bit and that he might be home late as he wanted to think of a song for Tre. When Billie left Mike ran up the stairs and into his room and got out his cell phone and began dialling as he wanted to get something that would surprise Billie and put a smile on his face.
"What's wrong?" Mike asked trying to find the picture Billie was looking at.
Billie said nothing but pointed to the picture of him, Mike and Tre all sitting backstage at one of their concerts. Tre had his arms around Billie and was laughing at a joke that Mike had just told them. It brought tears to Billie's eyes knowing that he will never hear Tre laugh again or hear him tell a joke and he'll miss going out with Tre on a friday night to get pissed and wake up in the morning with Tre lying sound asleep next to him. Mike knew what Billie was thinking so he put his arm around him and then led out of Tre's room and closed the door behind them. Billie went into his room and got into bed. Then Mike said goodnight to Billie and made his way to his room and sat on his bed and started to think of a song that they could dedicate to Tre so he began to jot down some ideas.
*The next morning*
Mike woke up the next morning and was surprised to see Billie sound asleep next to him with the cuddly dog, that Tre used to take with him on tour, in his arms. Mike got up and put a blanket over Billie then went downstairs to make Billie a surprise breakfast to see if it would cheer him up a bit.When Billie came downstairs he was surprised that Mike had made him some breakfast but he only ate a tiny mouthful and left the rest.
"What is it, don't you like it?" Mike asked Billie.
"No, it's lovely, it's just that, i'm not that hungry this morning that's all." Billie replied.
"You've got to eat something Billie your turning into an anorexic."
"I told you i'm not hungry"
"Fine, but, why did you have Tre's cuddly dog in your arms this morning and why were you in my bed?"
"I just wanted to have something that reminds me of Tre and I wanted to be with you because I thought that you would leave me on my own and I was a bit scared that was all."
"Oh, look i'm sorry Billie I didn't mean to snap at you like that and don't be scared I'm not going to leave you on your own I am going to stay here with you and help you get on with your life and get back into your dedicated guitar playing."
"That's all right I forgive you and I will start playing my guitar again its just it will take me a whil that's all."
"Yeah, I know. Will you please try to eat some of your breakfast, for me, please."
"Alright."
Billie had managed to eat at least half of his breakfast but he left the rest untouched. He went upstairs to get dressed while Mike done the washing up. When Billie came back down the stairs he told Mike that he was going into the studio for a bit and that he might be home late as he wanted to think of a song for Tre. When Billie left Mike ran up the stairs and into his room and got out his cell phone and began dialling as he wanted to get something that would surprise Billie and put a smile on his face.
