Cool By Name, Not So Much By Association..., chapter 12
I stood in front of my mirror and stared at the person in front of me. She was kind of familar, but really different.
I picked out a 50's style beach dress. It had a white halter neck strap. And the pattern had little hula girls on a blue background. The skirt came to just on my knee and a white belt sat on the waist. The guy who sold it to me had told me it belonged to Marilyn Monroe. I didn't believe him but I had to buy it once I saw it. It was.... just perfect. I wore blue slippers with little beads, that I had picked up in a flea market.
"Ramona! You're friends are here!" Dad called up the stairs.
I took one last look in the mirror and went downstairs.
Avi, Molly (and Matt) stood in the hall. Avi and Molly were gazing around in amazment.
"You do know your Dad is Tré Cool?"Molly whispered into my ear.
I laughed and shook my head.
"I love the dress!" she added when she snapped out of her daze.
"Thanks!" I blushed.
Matt waved at me, ovbiously gone back to the 'no-talking' thing.
"You ready?" Avi asked me. She looked great, in a cute vintage 'Smurfs' t-shirt she wore with a black polkadot skirt, she got today.
"I guess," I almost whispered.
We walked out the backdoor and everyone wolfwhistled. I blushed a dark shade of red.
"Where's Ramona?" Billie said looking over my shoulder. I laughed and slapped his shoulder.
"I can still kick ass in this thing!" I said. He pretended to look scared.
"Is Joey here yet?" I asked as innocently as I could.
He gave me a funny look.
"I think he's coming later. He said he had 'stuff to do'," Billie said imatiting his voice. He looked behind me to the guys, who were no-doubtedly staring open-mouthed at him.
"Hey Matt!" Billie smiled. "Nice catch!" he said looking to Molly. She blushed. Avi cleared her throat.
"I'm Avi! It's great to meet you!" Avi said holding out her hand. Billie laughed and took it.
"Very formal," he said nodding to the two of our outfits.
"Well, you always have to be ready for anything, Mr.Armstrong," Avi said, in a serious tone, winking at me.
"Call me Billie! I like your friend, Ramona!" he said to me
"It's Avi, Billie," she said smartly and walked over to Adie, to introduce herself.
"God! There's two of ye!" he said, shaking his head and going over to talk to Mike.
Avi spent most of the night, talking to Adie about local punk bands. I hung out chatting to Molly (and Matt). I was really waiting for Joey to show up. There were little butterflies having a Fiesta in my stomach.
On the other side of the pool Billie, Mike, Jason, Dad and more of their friends was getting really drunk, really fast. Next they'd start the Karaoke.
"I'm going to get a soda," I said to the other two, who didn't even notice me going.
I grabbed a Pepsi's out of the fridge and was closing it when I heard some noise coming out of the TV room. It was proberly only some of the drunks, passing out. I still had to check.
For some reason I walked down the hall really slowly. When I turned the corner, I'd wished I hadn't.
Joey was there. Leaning against the wall. With some blonde sucking his face off. I dropped the can and ran.
I picked out a 50's style beach dress. It had a white halter neck strap. And the pattern had little hula girls on a blue background. The skirt came to just on my knee and a white belt sat on the waist. The guy who sold it to me had told me it belonged to Marilyn Monroe. I didn't believe him but I had to buy it once I saw it. It was.... just perfect. I wore blue slippers with little beads, that I had picked up in a flea market.
"Ramona! You're friends are here!" Dad called up the stairs.
I took one last look in the mirror and went downstairs.
Avi, Molly (and Matt) stood in the hall. Avi and Molly were gazing around in amazment.
"You do know your Dad is Tré Cool?"Molly whispered into my ear.
I laughed and shook my head.
"I love the dress!" she added when she snapped out of her daze.
"Thanks!" I blushed.
Matt waved at me, ovbiously gone back to the 'no-talking' thing.
"You ready?" Avi asked me. She looked great, in a cute vintage 'Smurfs' t-shirt she wore with a black polkadot skirt, she got today.
"I guess," I almost whispered.
We walked out the backdoor and everyone wolfwhistled. I blushed a dark shade of red.
"Where's Ramona?" Billie said looking over my shoulder. I laughed and slapped his shoulder.
"I can still kick ass in this thing!" I said. He pretended to look scared.
"Is Joey here yet?" I asked as innocently as I could.
He gave me a funny look.
"I think he's coming later. He said he had 'stuff to do'," Billie said imatiting his voice. He looked behind me to the guys, who were no-doubtedly staring open-mouthed at him.
"Hey Matt!" Billie smiled. "Nice catch!" he said looking to Molly. She blushed. Avi cleared her throat.
"I'm Avi! It's great to meet you!" Avi said holding out her hand. Billie laughed and took it.
"Very formal," he said nodding to the two of our outfits.
"Well, you always have to be ready for anything, Mr.Armstrong," Avi said, in a serious tone, winking at me.
"Call me Billie! I like your friend, Ramona!" he said to me
"It's Avi, Billie," she said smartly and walked over to Adie, to introduce herself.
"God! There's two of ye!" he said, shaking his head and going over to talk to Mike.
Avi spent most of the night, talking to Adie about local punk bands. I hung out chatting to Molly (and Matt). I was really waiting for Joey to show up. There were little butterflies having a Fiesta in my stomach.
On the other side of the pool Billie, Mike, Jason, Dad and more of their friends was getting really drunk, really fast. Next they'd start the Karaoke.
"I'm going to get a soda," I said to the other two, who didn't even notice me going.
I grabbed a Pepsi's out of the fridge and was closing it when I heard some noise coming out of the TV room. It was proberly only some of the drunks, passing out. I still had to check.
For some reason I walked down the hall really slowly. When I turned the corner, I'd wished I hadn't.
Joey was there. Leaning against the wall. With some blonde sucking his face off. I dropped the can and ran.
