Drawn to the Drummer, chapter 11
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The cool wind swept through my hair as all my thoughts wizzed, good and bad. I couldn't get my head around things. Should we go back to Australia and hope someone reconises us from our little performance in America or stay, accept the record deal and leave our families and friends behind? It was too late and I was too tired to make a descision so I went to bed.
I was glad to be back in my bed also in MY pjs. It was also nice to be in pjs that Billie joe chose for me but it was quite weird. Too hard to explain why.
The next morning I pulled myself out of bed. Woddling down the hall way I rubbed my eyes, yawned and stretched. I opened the fridge.
"SHIT!" I exclaimed.
"What?" Louise emerged from the toilet.
"No food" I groaned.
"And it's too late to order from the menu."
"Yeah, looks like Macca's for breaky."
"Mmm, great cold hashbrowns and watery coke." Louise pretended to be excited.
"Can you wake the others up while I have a shower?" I returned to the bathroom. Louise mumbled.
Within half an hour everyone was ready, which was amazing because there are 4 girls and 1 bathroom.
We walked down the main street. It reminded me of Green Day walking on their video clip Boulavard of broken Dreams. Finaly coming across a macca's we ordered, got the food and sat down to eat.
"What's happening today then?" Krissy said with a mouth full of chips.
"We could go and see if there is any gigs around?" Louise offered.
"Nah I'm thinking.....well you guys could do that, I was gonna do my own thing if thats ok with you guys?" I asked. Hannah nearly choked on her quater pounder. She cleared her throwt.
"I thought the point of coming here was to be together, be a band? and yet you wanna do your own thing?"
"I just need sometime to think." I looked away. "The decision you guys left me with isn't an easy one. You know that. It's probably gonna be one of the hardests ones i'm gonna have to make." I looked at them one by one. We remained a quiet as we continue to eat. 10 minutes passes.
"I understand what you mean Ellie," Krissy said finishing her orange juice. "Your right the choice isn't easy so I think you deserve some time apart to think especialy if it's gonna help make up your mind."
"Thanks." I stood from the table. "I'll be back around 6 tonight. I've got my mobile on me if you want me." I waved and they waved back but I didn't feel the happyness much in Hannah's or Louise's wave.
For half an hour I sat in the park. It was now 10:30am. I decided to call Tre. I had gotten his number off Hannahs mobile ans stored it in myne then deleted it off hers. I couldn't take the risk. I had slight butterflys in my stomach because of the thought of hearing Tre's voice again.
"Hi Tre?"
"Yeah?" he replied.
"Hey it's me Ellie."
"Oh hey how are you?"
"I'm good."
"Hey do you wanna come over?" asked Tre. At that moment I could imagine him wriggling his eyebrows.
"Ok, yeah that'll be cool thanks."
"Yeah Mike has gone to pick his mum up from hospital so he'll be at his house for a bit and Billie Joe is spending some quality time with his wife and kids."
"So you have to entertain yourself for a couple of days then?"
"Well I was actually hoping you could do it for me." I was glad people can't see you blush over the phone.
"Yeah...right...what ever Tre, I'm at the park so give us 10 to walk back to the hotel."
"I can pick you up from there dude."
"Really?"
"Yeah sure I'll be there in 5."
"Ok then bye."
"Seeya." I hung up the phone.
"Oh shi.t" I had ran out of lip gloss. I searched for a shop and walked in. Clear lip gloss was a nessisary in every girls life. I picked one up and paid for it. Standing outside of the shop I tried out my new purchase just before a teenager girl came up to me.
"Hi could I have your autograph please?" she said holding out a Kerplunk album. Me being clumsy I dropped my lip gloss.
"Yeah sure." I nelt down to pick it up when another person came up behind me and also bent down to help me. I glanced to my left to see Tre's happy, sparkly face looking at me. I stood up when I got my lip gloss and signed the girls cd smiling like no tomorrow. The poor girl couldn't keep her eyes off Tre.
"Thanks." she said returning to look at me. I think she to dumbfounded to ask any other questions.
"It's ok." I smiled and Tre and I turned to head to the car. We hopped in and did our seat belts up.
"Looks like you have this superstar act down pat now?" Tre said raising his eyebrows.
"It grows on'ya" I laughed and looked out the window. "Oh bugge.r" I said. Tre gave me a weird look.
"What's up dude?"
"I forgot that you had an autograph signing today."
"Well actually that was yesterday but we do have another one today... but I'm not going."
"Tre?"
"It's Mike's mum Ellie. She's heaps sick." Saddness wafted in through the car window.
"How is she?" Tre swallowed hard.
"Not to good to be honest with ya." Tre sniffed."Mike had to take her back to the hospital this morning."
"And thats why you or none of Green Day are going to the autograph session?"
"Yep," Tre wiped a tear away. "Billie Joe's at the hospital now with Mike."
"Can we go and see them?" I asked. Tre was suprised at my request.
"Well...sure I mean if you want?"
"Of corse I do. Mike needs your support."
"And yours!" Tre smiled with watery eyes.
Mike, Tre and Billie Joe where really close. They've been best buds since before they could remember. I can't imagine what it must be like for Mike. It was like a whole new side of Tre I haven't seen. I new that side of Tre egsisted it's just extremely not very common. The emotional side of Tre was different. He was usualy happy, smiley and well....horny and maybe even drunk but this time it was not the every day Tre Cool.
We reached the hospital and we walked in to find Mike and Billie in the waiting room. Mike was sitting on a chair bent over with his head in his hands and Billie Joe was walking around in circles with his arms folded across his chest biting his nails.
"Hey dudes," Tre looked at them. Mike didn't look up.
"Hey." Billie hugged Tre then me.
"How is she man?" Tre asked Mike walking towards him. Billie helled Tre back and shook his head.
"He hasn't spoken since we got here." Billie sighed."We are waiting on the results now, she's having emergency open heart surgery right now." Mike began to mumble.
"I knew I should have stopped her. She promised me everyday that she'll quit. I should have made her. It's my fault, she has a tumor now and I didn't do anything about it." He rubbed his eyes and ran his fingers through his hair. A nurse came from the operating room. Billie and Tre approached her guiding her away from Mike. I walked to Mike and sat down next to him.
"Mike it's not your fault, your mum is a fully grown woman and she can make her own decisions." Mike looked up slowly. His eyes were blood shot red."Don't blame yourself, you can't live like this Mike."
"The last time I saw her she was coughing up blood going into the emergency room."
"If you need anything, even a hug I'm always here and so is Billie and Tre." Mike looked at me then embraced me with his long lanky arms. I hugged back.
"Thanks," he whispered and sniffed. Billie Joe tapped my shoulder and Mike and I both stood up.
"Your mums out of surgery, everything went well but she has to stay here for a bit to make sure everything is ok." Mike nodded and sat back down.
"Are you coming Mike?" Tre looked at him. He shook his head.
"I'll stay with him and take him home," Billie Joe said waving his arm for us to go. Tre grabbed my hand and led me out before he began to cry. We drove back to Tre's place in silence. Tears were rolling down Tre's cheeks by the time we got inside. It was poring rain outside. Tre and I just sat on the lounge.
"You look tired." I looked at him.
"I am." he said looking at the floor then back up at me."Haven't slept a wink for a while now."
"You should get some sleep."
"I should." I felt generous and patted my lap like a pillow. Tre took the offer and rested his head. I stroked his hair as his eyes slowly closed. I admired Tre as he slept and I mimed "I love you Tre." and I kissed him on his forehead and let him rest...
I was glad to be back in my bed also in MY pjs. It was also nice to be in pjs that Billie joe chose for me but it was quite weird. Too hard to explain why.
The next morning I pulled myself out of bed. Woddling down the hall way I rubbed my eyes, yawned and stretched. I opened the fridge.
"SHIT!" I exclaimed.
"What?" Louise emerged from the toilet.
"No food" I groaned.
"And it's too late to order from the menu."
"Yeah, looks like Macca's for breaky."
"Mmm, great cold hashbrowns and watery coke." Louise pretended to be excited.
"Can you wake the others up while I have a shower?" I returned to the bathroom. Louise mumbled.
Within half an hour everyone was ready, which was amazing because there are 4 girls and 1 bathroom.
We walked down the main street. It reminded me of Green Day walking on their video clip Boulavard of broken Dreams. Finaly coming across a macca's we ordered, got the food and sat down to eat.
"What's happening today then?" Krissy said with a mouth full of chips.
"We could go and see if there is any gigs around?" Louise offered.
"Nah I'm thinking.....well you guys could do that, I was gonna do my own thing if thats ok with you guys?" I asked. Hannah nearly choked on her quater pounder. She cleared her throwt.
"I thought the point of coming here was to be together, be a band? and yet you wanna do your own thing?"
"I just need sometime to think." I looked away. "The decision you guys left me with isn't an easy one. You know that. It's probably gonna be one of the hardests ones i'm gonna have to make." I looked at them one by one. We remained a quiet as we continue to eat. 10 minutes passes.
"I understand what you mean Ellie," Krissy said finishing her orange juice. "Your right the choice isn't easy so I think you deserve some time apart to think especialy if it's gonna help make up your mind."
"Thanks." I stood from the table. "I'll be back around 6 tonight. I've got my mobile on me if you want me." I waved and they waved back but I didn't feel the happyness much in Hannah's or Louise's wave.
For half an hour I sat in the park. It was now 10:30am. I decided to call Tre. I had gotten his number off Hannahs mobile ans stored it in myne then deleted it off hers. I couldn't take the risk. I had slight butterflys in my stomach because of the thought of hearing Tre's voice again.
"Hi Tre?"
"Yeah?" he replied.
"Hey it's me Ellie."
"Oh hey how are you?"
"I'm good."
"Hey do you wanna come over?" asked Tre. At that moment I could imagine him wriggling his eyebrows.
"Ok, yeah that'll be cool thanks."
"Yeah Mike has gone to pick his mum up from hospital so he'll be at his house for a bit and Billie Joe is spending some quality time with his wife and kids."
"So you have to entertain yourself for a couple of days then?"
"Well I was actually hoping you could do it for me." I was glad people can't see you blush over the phone.
"Yeah...right...what ever Tre, I'm at the park so give us 10 to walk back to the hotel."
"I can pick you up from there dude."
"Really?"
"Yeah sure I'll be there in 5."
"Ok then bye."
"Seeya." I hung up the phone.
"Oh shi.t" I had ran out of lip gloss. I searched for a shop and walked in. Clear lip gloss was a nessisary in every girls life. I picked one up and paid for it. Standing outside of the shop I tried out my new purchase just before a teenager girl came up to me.
"Hi could I have your autograph please?" she said holding out a Kerplunk album. Me being clumsy I dropped my lip gloss.
"Yeah sure." I nelt down to pick it up when another person came up behind me and also bent down to help me. I glanced to my left to see Tre's happy, sparkly face looking at me. I stood up when I got my lip gloss and signed the girls cd smiling like no tomorrow. The poor girl couldn't keep her eyes off Tre.
"Thanks." she said returning to look at me. I think she to dumbfounded to ask any other questions.
"It's ok." I smiled and Tre and I turned to head to the car. We hopped in and did our seat belts up.
"Looks like you have this superstar act down pat now?" Tre said raising his eyebrows.
"It grows on'ya" I laughed and looked out the window. "Oh bugge.r" I said. Tre gave me a weird look.
"What's up dude?"
"I forgot that you had an autograph signing today."
"Well actually that was yesterday but we do have another one today... but I'm not going."
"Tre?"
"It's Mike's mum Ellie. She's heaps sick." Saddness wafted in through the car window.
"How is she?" Tre swallowed hard.
"Not to good to be honest with ya." Tre sniffed."Mike had to take her back to the hospital this morning."
"And thats why you or none of Green Day are going to the autograph session?"
"Yep," Tre wiped a tear away. "Billie Joe's at the hospital now with Mike."
"Can we go and see them?" I asked. Tre was suprised at my request.
"Well...sure I mean if you want?"
"Of corse I do. Mike needs your support."
"And yours!" Tre smiled with watery eyes.
Mike, Tre and Billie Joe where really close. They've been best buds since before they could remember. I can't imagine what it must be like for Mike. It was like a whole new side of Tre I haven't seen. I new that side of Tre egsisted it's just extremely not very common. The emotional side of Tre was different. He was usualy happy, smiley and well....horny and maybe even drunk but this time it was not the every day Tre Cool.
We reached the hospital and we walked in to find Mike and Billie in the waiting room. Mike was sitting on a chair bent over with his head in his hands and Billie Joe was walking around in circles with his arms folded across his chest biting his nails.
"Hey dudes," Tre looked at them. Mike didn't look up.
"Hey." Billie hugged Tre then me.
"How is she man?" Tre asked Mike walking towards him. Billie helled Tre back and shook his head.
"He hasn't spoken since we got here." Billie sighed."We are waiting on the results now, she's having emergency open heart surgery right now." Mike began to mumble.
"I knew I should have stopped her. She promised me everyday that she'll quit. I should have made her. It's my fault, she has a tumor now and I didn't do anything about it." He rubbed his eyes and ran his fingers through his hair. A nurse came from the operating room. Billie and Tre approached her guiding her away from Mike. I walked to Mike and sat down next to him.
"Mike it's not your fault, your mum is a fully grown woman and she can make her own decisions." Mike looked up slowly. His eyes were blood shot red."Don't blame yourself, you can't live like this Mike."
"The last time I saw her she was coughing up blood going into the emergency room."
"If you need anything, even a hug I'm always here and so is Billie and Tre." Mike looked at me then embraced me with his long lanky arms. I hugged back.
"Thanks," he whispered and sniffed. Billie Joe tapped my shoulder and Mike and I both stood up.
"Your mums out of surgery, everything went well but she has to stay here for a bit to make sure everything is ok." Mike nodded and sat back down.
"Are you coming Mike?" Tre looked at him. He shook his head.
"I'll stay with him and take him home," Billie Joe said waving his arm for us to go. Tre grabbed my hand and led me out before he began to cry. We drove back to Tre's place in silence. Tears were rolling down Tre's cheeks by the time we got inside. It was poring rain outside. Tre and I just sat on the lounge.
"You look tired." I looked at him.
"I am." he said looking at the floor then back up at me."Haven't slept a wink for a while now."
"You should get some sleep."
"I should." I felt generous and patted my lap like a pillow. Tre took the offer and rested his head. I stroked his hair as his eyes slowly closed. I admired Tre as he slept and I mimed "I love you Tre." and I kissed him on his forehead and let him rest...
