An Extraordinary Girl, chapter 3
Billie Joe pulled Amanda into a hug. Amanda pulled away from him and ran out the front doors of the hospital. The doctor watched her run.
"Aren't you going to get her?" he asked.
"I will," Tre said as he got up and ran after Amanda.
Amanda ran towards the street. There was a lot of traffic. She thought it would be the perfect way to commit suicide. Tre saw her running for the street. He ran as fast as he could to try and stop her. Right before Amanda could run out into the street Tre grabbed her around the waist. Amanda couldn't hold back her tears any more. She started to cry.
"Let me go Tre! I want to die! Let me go!" Amanda screamed at the top of her lungs. She was still trying to get out into the street. Tre started to drag her backwards. Amanda tried to kick and hit Tre so he would let her go.
Billie Joe got up to see what was wrong. He noticed what Amanda was trying to do.
"Shit," he said as he ran outside. He was followed by Mike. Billie Joe ran out in front of Amanda. Since she was still kicking and screaming Amanda kicked Billie Joe. Billie and Mike grabbed Amanda's feet. They carried her back towards the car. She was crying hysterically. Billie Joe lowered Amanda's feet. Tre then let go of her waist. Amanda tried to run past Billie Joe, but he grabbed her around the waist.
"Please let me go! I want to die! I'm all alone! I don't have a mom or a dad!" Amanda screamed.
"Calm down," Billie Joe said. Amanda slid down to her knees crying. Billie Joe knelt down. He started to rock her back in forth to calm her down.
"Shhhhh. Stop crying. It's alright," Billie Joe said.
Tre was rubbing his cheek where he had been slapped. Mike sat there and watched Billie Joe and Amanda. Amanda gripped onto Billie Joe's black jacket. She wiped her eyes. Billie Joe picked her up. He walked towards the car.
"Mike open the door!" Billie Joe said. Mike nodded. He ran towards the back door and opened it. Billie Joe got into the car. He was still carrying Amanda. She was still crying. Mike shut the door after Billie Joe and Amanda got in. Tre went to go tell the doctor that Amanda was alright. He came back and then got in the car. Mike got in the drivers seat and then drove off.
* * *
Amanda was crying mostly during the car ride to Billie's house. Half way there she fell asleep in Billie Joe's arms.
"She fell asleep," Billie Joe whispered. Tre looked back into the back seat. He smiled.
"She looks like a little angel," Tre whispered with a smile.
"Don't go getting any ideas," Billie Joe said. Mike started to chuckle. Amanda started to wake up a bit.
"Shush. You're going to wake her up," Billie Joe whispered. He started to stroke her hair. Amanda fell back asleep. Billie Joe looked at her. 'Finally she calmed down,' he thought. He smiled.
"We're here," Mike said as he stopped the car. Tre got out of the car and opened the back door. Billie Joe got out of the car, still holding Amanda. He walked into the house. Adrienne was waiting for Billie Joe to come home.
"What happened? Did he make it?" Adrienne asked. Billie Joe shook his head. Adrienne gasped.
"Poor thing," she whispered. Billie Joe walked up the stairs. He then walked down the hallway and then into a spare bedroom. The spare bedroom was next to Tre's room. Billie Joe placed Amanda down on the bed. He covered her up.
"Sleep well," Billie Joe said as he walked out of the room. Tre had followed Billie Joe to figure out where he was putting Amanda. "I swear if you touch her in the middle of the night I'll hurt you," Billie Joe said before he went into the living room. Tre followed.
"What happened?" Adrienne asked.
"Her dad died on the operation table. She'e all alone in the world," Billie Joe said.
"What about her mom?"
"She died 4 years ago," Mike said.
"How?" Adrienne asked.
Billie Joe shrugged. "All I know is that she doesn't have any parents."
"She can stay with us for a while," Adrienne said.
* * *
The next morning, Amanda woke up. She rubbed her eyes.
"Where am I?" she asked herself. She looked around. Amanda got out of bed. She started to look around the room. There some stuff on the dresser. Amanda went over and started to look through it. There were a few cds.
"Cool! Dookie, International Superhits, and Insomniac," Amanda whispered.
She then started to look through dresser drawers. She found nothing. Amanda then went through the closet.
"Fuck this," she whispered. She then walked outside the room. Amanda walked down the hallway. She then walked down the stairs. Tre was sitting on the couch in boxer breifs, drinking a Cheech.
"It burns us, it burns us," Amanda said as she sheilded her eyes. Billie Joe came down stairs in pajama pants.
"Tre, put some fucking clothes on," Billie Joe said.
Amanda looked at Billie Joe.
"Look whos up," Tre said.
"How you feeling Amanda?" Billie Joe asked.
"Alone and confused," she said looking at the ground.
"You're not alone. You're with us," Tre said standing up. He went upstairs to put on clothes. Amanda sat on the couch. She started to twiddle her thumbs.
"I sit around and watch the tube, but nuttin's on. I change the channels for an hour two," she whispered rocking back and forth.
"Twiddle my thumbs just for a bit. I'm sick all the same shit. In a house with unlocked doors and I'm fucking lazy," Billie Joe said sitting down next to Amanda. Amanda smiled.
"I hope you like it here. You can stay here as long as you want," Billie Joe said.
Amanda smiled and nodded. "I probally will."
"Aren't you going to get her?" he asked.
"I will," Tre said as he got up and ran after Amanda.
Amanda ran towards the street. There was a lot of traffic. She thought it would be the perfect way to commit suicide. Tre saw her running for the street. He ran as fast as he could to try and stop her. Right before Amanda could run out into the street Tre grabbed her around the waist. Amanda couldn't hold back her tears any more. She started to cry.
"Let me go Tre! I want to die! Let me go!" Amanda screamed at the top of her lungs. She was still trying to get out into the street. Tre started to drag her backwards. Amanda tried to kick and hit Tre so he would let her go.
Billie Joe got up to see what was wrong. He noticed what Amanda was trying to do.
"Shit," he said as he ran outside. He was followed by Mike. Billie Joe ran out in front of Amanda. Since she was still kicking and screaming Amanda kicked Billie Joe. Billie and Mike grabbed Amanda's feet. They carried her back towards the car. She was crying hysterically. Billie Joe lowered Amanda's feet. Tre then let go of her waist. Amanda tried to run past Billie Joe, but he grabbed her around the waist.
"Please let me go! I want to die! I'm all alone! I don't have a mom or a dad!" Amanda screamed.
"Calm down," Billie Joe said. Amanda slid down to her knees crying. Billie Joe knelt down. He started to rock her back in forth to calm her down.
"Shhhhh. Stop crying. It's alright," Billie Joe said.
Tre was rubbing his cheek where he had been slapped. Mike sat there and watched Billie Joe and Amanda. Amanda gripped onto Billie Joe's black jacket. She wiped her eyes. Billie Joe picked her up. He walked towards the car.
"Mike open the door!" Billie Joe said. Mike nodded. He ran towards the back door and opened it. Billie Joe got into the car. He was still carrying Amanda. She was still crying. Mike shut the door after Billie Joe and Amanda got in. Tre went to go tell the doctor that Amanda was alright. He came back and then got in the car. Mike got in the drivers seat and then drove off.
* * *
Amanda was crying mostly during the car ride to Billie's house. Half way there she fell asleep in Billie Joe's arms.
"She fell asleep," Billie Joe whispered. Tre looked back into the back seat. He smiled.
"She looks like a little angel," Tre whispered with a smile.
"Don't go getting any ideas," Billie Joe said. Mike started to chuckle. Amanda started to wake up a bit.
"Shush. You're going to wake her up," Billie Joe whispered. He started to stroke her hair. Amanda fell back asleep. Billie Joe looked at her. 'Finally she calmed down,' he thought. He smiled.
"We're here," Mike said as he stopped the car. Tre got out of the car and opened the back door. Billie Joe got out of the car, still holding Amanda. He walked into the house. Adrienne was waiting for Billie Joe to come home.
"What happened? Did he make it?" Adrienne asked. Billie Joe shook his head. Adrienne gasped.
"Poor thing," she whispered. Billie Joe walked up the stairs. He then walked down the hallway and then into a spare bedroom. The spare bedroom was next to Tre's room. Billie Joe placed Amanda down on the bed. He covered her up.
"Sleep well," Billie Joe said as he walked out of the room. Tre had followed Billie Joe to figure out where he was putting Amanda. "I swear if you touch her in the middle of the night I'll hurt you," Billie Joe said before he went into the living room. Tre followed.
"What happened?" Adrienne asked.
"Her dad died on the operation table. She'e all alone in the world," Billie Joe said.
"What about her mom?"
"She died 4 years ago," Mike said.
"How?" Adrienne asked.
Billie Joe shrugged. "All I know is that she doesn't have any parents."
"She can stay with us for a while," Adrienne said.
* * *
The next morning, Amanda woke up. She rubbed her eyes.
"Where am I?" she asked herself. She looked around. Amanda got out of bed. She started to look around the room. There some stuff on the dresser. Amanda went over and started to look through it. There were a few cds.
"Cool! Dookie, International Superhits, and Insomniac," Amanda whispered.
She then started to look through dresser drawers. She found nothing. Amanda then went through the closet.
"Fuck this," she whispered. She then walked outside the room. Amanda walked down the hallway. She then walked down the stairs. Tre was sitting on the couch in boxer breifs, drinking a Cheech.
"It burns us, it burns us," Amanda said as she sheilded her eyes. Billie Joe came down stairs in pajama pants.
"Tre, put some fucking clothes on," Billie Joe said.
Amanda looked at Billie Joe.
"Look whos up," Tre said.
"How you feeling Amanda?" Billie Joe asked.
"Alone and confused," she said looking at the ground.
"You're not alone. You're with us," Tre said standing up. He went upstairs to put on clothes. Amanda sat on the couch. She started to twiddle her thumbs.
"I sit around and watch the tube, but nuttin's on. I change the channels for an hour two," she whispered rocking back and forth.
"Twiddle my thumbs just for a bit. I'm sick all the same shit. In a house with unlocked doors and I'm fucking lazy," Billie Joe said sitting down next to Amanda. Amanda smiled.
"I hope you like it here. You can stay here as long as you want," Billie Joe said.
Amanda smiled and nodded. "I probally will."
