'Cause Now I Know It's All That I Wanted, chapter 12
"Ssssh, it's ok baby," Mike said while putting his arm around my shoulders. I was scared to death of airplanes and since we couldn't exactly walkto Hawaii, we went on the plane.
"It's ok sweetie, we've been on the plane millions of times and we're still here right?" Billie said while putting his hand on my shoulder. I smiled and nodded and I snuggled up to Mike, a little tired since it was about 11:00 and our plane left at 1:30.
"Tell me again why we got up so early?" Billie asked yawning.
"To go to Hawaii, duh Billie!" Mike said. I giggled and cuddled closer to him, he was the only source of warmth around.
"But why!" Billie Joe whined.
"So I can see my friends before they go to Iraq," I said to him.
"If they were truly friends, they wouldn't leave you behind," he said. My temper flared and I wondered if I should say anything back. I decided against it while Billie Joe kept ragging on my friends. My temper flared more and more, but Billie Joe was just hurting me. I sobbed quietly in my knees. Mike must've noticed something. He put a hand on Billie's shoulder and said, "Bill... Shut up." Billie Joe looked at me and I didn't look at him.
"Look, India, I'm sorry," Billie Joe said. I just walked away with tears in my eyes, no one followed, they knew I wanted to be alone. I put on my headphones and walked around the airport, buying a book that looked decent and walked around again.
Two guys walked up to me and started to flirt with me.
"You from Oakland?" one said. I nodded and they smiled at me.
"Are you doing anything next week?" the other said.
"I'm sorry boys, I'm taken."
"Really? By who?"
"By me," I heard a voice say. I turned to see Mike, he always came at the perfect times. I flung my arms around him and held him tight.
"Holy... You're Mike Dirnt!" the first boys said.
"Last time I checked," Mike replied.
"Dude, can I get your autograph?" the other one said.
"Ok," Mike said while shrugging his shoulders. The two boys took out their Nimrod CD's and held them to Mike.
"Who's got a sharpie?" Mike asked.
"I do," I replied.
"Thank you baby," he said while kissing me on the cheek. The two boys looked at him jealously.
Mike gave the boys their CD's back and they started laughing. I looked at one of the and it said, 'stop looking at my girlfriend! ' I laughed and swapped Mike as we walked away. I could feel the heat from the boy's stares on my back.
"Teenies," he whispered in my ear. I laughed and walked back to Billie Joe. I didn't make eye contact with him. I wondered where my dad had gone too?
"Whee!"
"Oh jeez," Mike said. I turned around and I saw my dad riding around in a cart, (why there's carts at the airport, I don't know. ) Mike stopped the wheels with his foot and Dad flipped over so he landed on his back.
"Tré, just exactly what were you doing that for?" Mike asked while I was at my dad's side, helping him up.
"I don't know, it sounds like fun in my mind," my dad replied. I giggled and went to go sit by Billie Joe.
"Look, India, I'm..." I put my finger on his lips.
"Don't think about saying 'I'm sorry' Billie Joe," I said in a angry tone. His head drooped, and I smiled at him.
"When I've already forgiven you."
His head shot up and smiled at me. I smiled at him and he hugged me. People noticed it was me and Billie Joe and took pictures of us. I gave them a dirty look and they went away. Mike laughed and hugged me.
"That was amazing, usually we have to literally tell them to go away for them to actually do it!" Billie Joe laughed. We shared high fives and Mike and I shared a kiss.
"Ugh, get a room!" Dad yelled at us.
"Shut up Tré, you don't have to look," Mike said while we shared another kiss. Dad just groaned and I laughed. I'm guessing it was a strange sight, people making out at the airport in one of uncomfortable chairs. Our plane was called and Mike groaned, "it's ok baby, we'll continue this on the plane," I said seductively while we walked onboard.
"Ooo, fun," he whispered. I laughed and kissed his cheek. I laughed and listened to my MP3 player. I put it on Bring Me To Lifeby Evanescence. I turned my volume all the way up and started to lip-synch along with it.
How can you see into my eyes like open doors
Leading you down into my core
Where I've become so numb without a soul my spirit sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find it there and lead it back home.
Wake me up
Wake me up inside
I can't wake up
Wake me up inside
Save me
Call my name and save me from the dark
Wake me up
Bid my blood to run
I can't wake up
Before I come undone
Save me
Save me from the nothing I've become.
Now that I know what I'm without
You can't just leave me
Breathe into me and make me real
Bring me to life.
Wake me up
Wake me up inside
I can't wake up
Wake me up inside
Save me
Call my name and save me from the dark
Wake me up
Bid my blood to run
I can't wake up
Before I come undone
Save me
Save me from the nothing I've become.
Bring me to life
I've been living a lie, there's nothing inside
Bring me to life.
Frozen inside without your touch without your love darling only you are the life among the dead
All this time I can't believe I couldn't see
Kept in the dark but you were there in front of me
I've been sleeping a thousand years it seems
Got to open my eyes to everything
Without a thought without a voice without a soul
Don't let me die here
There must be something more
Bring me to life.
Wake me up
Wake me up inside
I can't wake up
Wake me up inside
Save me
Call my name and save me from the dark
Wake me up
Bid my blood to run
I can't wake up
Before I come undone
Save me
Save me from the nothing I've become.
Bring me to life
I've been living a lie, there's nothing inside
Bring me to life.
Mike stole one of my earphones and put it on his own ear. He bobbed his head along with it and watched me lip-synch.
"Why do you put so much emotion into it?" he asked me. I looked down and said, "it reminds me so much of you and me."
"What do you mean?" he looked at me, flattered... But confused.
"You've saved me Mike, from my past, from Scott, and even those freaky parents," I chuckled. He looked at me seriously and just crinkled his eyebrows, thinking hard.
We finally got to Hawaii but it was about 4:30 and I jumped on the bed. Mike laughed and said, "I'm going to Billie Joe's around, it's right next door if you need me ok babe?" I nodded and he walked out, I was restless, the coffee didn't help and I could hear murmurs from the other room. I put my ear up to wall and listened.
"You think she'll like it?" I heard Mike ask, like what?
"That's a pretty big ring Mike, are you serious about this?" Dad asked.
"Yes, I am."
"But you've only been dating for about 10 months Mike," Billie Joe said.
"I know, but I love her."
"When are you going to ask?"
"Soon, that's all I know."
"You think she'll say yes?"
"I knowshe will."
"You're ready to marry again?" Dad asked. My heart skipped a beat, I knew what they were talking about the whole time, but when someone said it aloud, it was so... Different.
"Yes I am."
"So this is true love."
"Yes it is Tré, yes it is."
"What kind of gemstones are those, they're obviously not diamonds."
"No, they're sapphires and rubies, to match the bracelet I got her on our first date."
I stopped listening from there and jumped on the bed and almost squealed from the excitement. Mike was going to propose? I shook just from the thought of it. I went back to sleep but heard the door open and close. Mike walked as silently as he could to the bed.
"Too late I'm already up," I said groggily.
"I'm sorry babe," he chuckled.
"It's all right hun."
He made a noise like he was in pain. He rolled his shoulders and made a hissing noise.
"Hun, you all right?"
"No, I'm really tense."
"Aww poor baby," I said while he sat on the bed.
"I can give you a back massage if you want me too," I said to him. I looked at me, surprised that I could do that.
"You do back rubs?" I nodded and he made a face.
"Why wasn't I informed of this?"
"You never asked, it was my job before teaching."
"Wow, did you work at those fancy salons?"
"No, it was just a place to get back rubs and all of that."
"Cool, I've been dying for one."
***
"Wow, you're really good at the whole back massage thing babe," Mike said to me while getting up and cracking his back.
"I'm glad you like my talents." He grabbed my hand and pulled me outside.
"Come on, I wanna show you something," he said while rushing me to get dressed. Mike grabbed something and put it in his pocket, I wonder.
I finally got dressed and Mike pulled me outside. We walked around the town, it was about 5:30 and I couldn't understand how Mike couldn't be tired. He's probably a little wired from coffee. Mike held my hand, a little awkwardly, as if we were some puppy love teenagers, in a way, I guess we were. We walked around, talked about random things, like how beautiful this island was and then he took me to a sight that was so beautiful, I didn't know what to say. Mike smiled at me and took to me sit on the sand.
It was the sunrise about the ocean, let's just say it was a little more then perfect. Mike looked at me and said, "you remember that rough patch we went through?" I nodded and he smiled.
Now You Know How I Feel
This Love Is Forever
You Make My Life Seem So Unreal
Will I Ever Get Better?
I looked at Mike and he smiled. He took something out of his pocket and held it open, I gasped and started to weep. It was a ring, a beautiful ring.
"India Wright, take me away to paradise?"
I started to weep even more. Mike held me and started to laugh.
"What say you Ms. Wright?"
"I say... I'm the next Mrs. Dirnt."
"It's ok sweetie, we've been on the plane millions of times and we're still here right?" Billie said while putting his hand on my shoulder. I smiled and nodded and I snuggled up to Mike, a little tired since it was about 11:00 and our plane left at 1:30.
"Tell me again why we got up so early?" Billie asked yawning.
"To go to Hawaii, duh Billie!" Mike said. I giggled and cuddled closer to him, he was the only source of warmth around.
"But why!" Billie Joe whined.
"So I can see my friends before they go to Iraq," I said to him.
"If they were truly friends, they wouldn't leave you behind," he said. My temper flared and I wondered if I should say anything back. I decided against it while Billie Joe kept ragging on my friends. My temper flared more and more, but Billie Joe was just hurting me. I sobbed quietly in my knees. Mike must've noticed something. He put a hand on Billie's shoulder and said, "Bill... Shut up." Billie Joe looked at me and I didn't look at him.
"Look, India, I'm sorry," Billie Joe said. I just walked away with tears in my eyes, no one followed, they knew I wanted to be alone. I put on my headphones and walked around the airport, buying a book that looked decent and walked around again.
Two guys walked up to me and started to flirt with me.
"You from Oakland?" one said. I nodded and they smiled at me.
"Are you doing anything next week?" the other said.
"I'm sorry boys, I'm taken."
"Really? By who?"
"By me," I heard a voice say. I turned to see Mike, he always came at the perfect times. I flung my arms around him and held him tight.
"Holy... You're Mike Dirnt!" the first boys said.
"Last time I checked," Mike replied.
"Dude, can I get your autograph?" the other one said.
"Ok," Mike said while shrugging his shoulders. The two boys took out their Nimrod CD's and held them to Mike.
"Who's got a sharpie?" Mike asked.
"I do," I replied.
"Thank you baby," he said while kissing me on the cheek. The two boys looked at him jealously.
Mike gave the boys their CD's back and they started laughing. I looked at one of the and it said, 'stop looking at my girlfriend! ' I laughed and swapped Mike as we walked away. I could feel the heat from the boy's stares on my back.
"Teenies," he whispered in my ear. I laughed and walked back to Billie Joe. I didn't make eye contact with him. I wondered where my dad had gone too?
"Whee!"
"Oh jeez," Mike said. I turned around and I saw my dad riding around in a cart, (why there's carts at the airport, I don't know. ) Mike stopped the wheels with his foot and Dad flipped over so he landed on his back.
"Tré, just exactly what were you doing that for?" Mike asked while I was at my dad's side, helping him up.
"I don't know, it sounds like fun in my mind," my dad replied. I giggled and went to go sit by Billie Joe.
"Look, India, I'm..." I put my finger on his lips.
"Don't think about saying 'I'm sorry' Billie Joe," I said in a angry tone. His head drooped, and I smiled at him.
"When I've already forgiven you."
His head shot up and smiled at me. I smiled at him and he hugged me. People noticed it was me and Billie Joe and took pictures of us. I gave them a dirty look and they went away. Mike laughed and hugged me.
"That was amazing, usually we have to literally tell them to go away for them to actually do it!" Billie Joe laughed. We shared high fives and Mike and I shared a kiss.
"Ugh, get a room!" Dad yelled at us.
"Shut up Tré, you don't have to look," Mike said while we shared another kiss. Dad just groaned and I laughed. I'm guessing it was a strange sight, people making out at the airport in one of uncomfortable chairs. Our plane was called and Mike groaned, "it's ok baby, we'll continue this on the plane," I said seductively while we walked onboard.
"Ooo, fun," he whispered. I laughed and kissed his cheek. I laughed and listened to my MP3 player. I put it on Bring Me To Lifeby Evanescence. I turned my volume all the way up and started to lip-synch along with it.
How can you see into my eyes like open doors
Leading you down into my core
Where I've become so numb without a soul my spirit sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find it there and lead it back home.
Wake me up
Wake me up inside
I can't wake up
Wake me up inside
Save me
Call my name and save me from the dark
Wake me up
Bid my blood to run
I can't wake up
Before I come undone
Save me
Save me from the nothing I've become.
Now that I know what I'm without
You can't just leave me
Breathe into me and make me real
Bring me to life.
Wake me up
Wake me up inside
I can't wake up
Wake me up inside
Save me
Call my name and save me from the dark
Wake me up
Bid my blood to run
I can't wake up
Before I come undone
Save me
Save me from the nothing I've become.
Bring me to life
I've been living a lie, there's nothing inside
Bring me to life.
Frozen inside without your touch without your love darling only you are the life among the dead
All this time I can't believe I couldn't see
Kept in the dark but you were there in front of me
I've been sleeping a thousand years it seems
Got to open my eyes to everything
Without a thought without a voice without a soul
Don't let me die here
There must be something more
Bring me to life.
Wake me up
Wake me up inside
I can't wake up
Wake me up inside
Save me
Call my name and save me from the dark
Wake me up
Bid my blood to run
I can't wake up
Before I come undone
Save me
Save me from the nothing I've become.
Bring me to life
I've been living a lie, there's nothing inside
Bring me to life.
Mike stole one of my earphones and put it on his own ear. He bobbed his head along with it and watched me lip-synch.
"Why do you put so much emotion into it?" he asked me. I looked down and said, "it reminds me so much of you and me."
"What do you mean?" he looked at me, flattered... But confused.
"You've saved me Mike, from my past, from Scott, and even those freaky parents," I chuckled. He looked at me seriously and just crinkled his eyebrows, thinking hard.
We finally got to Hawaii but it was about 4:30 and I jumped on the bed. Mike laughed and said, "I'm going to Billie Joe's around, it's right next door if you need me ok babe?" I nodded and he walked out, I was restless, the coffee didn't help and I could hear murmurs from the other room. I put my ear up to wall and listened.
"You think she'll like it?" I heard Mike ask, like what?
"That's a pretty big ring Mike, are you serious about this?" Dad asked.
"Yes, I am."
"But you've only been dating for about 10 months Mike," Billie Joe said.
"I know, but I love her."
"When are you going to ask?"
"Soon, that's all I know."
"You think she'll say yes?"
"I knowshe will."
"You're ready to marry again?" Dad asked. My heart skipped a beat, I knew what they were talking about the whole time, but when someone said it aloud, it was so... Different.
"Yes I am."
"So this is true love."
"Yes it is Tré, yes it is."
"What kind of gemstones are those, they're obviously not diamonds."
"No, they're sapphires and rubies, to match the bracelet I got her on our first date."
I stopped listening from there and jumped on the bed and almost squealed from the excitement. Mike was going to propose? I shook just from the thought of it. I went back to sleep but heard the door open and close. Mike walked as silently as he could to the bed.
"Too late I'm already up," I said groggily.
"I'm sorry babe," he chuckled.
"It's all right hun."
He made a noise like he was in pain. He rolled his shoulders and made a hissing noise.
"Hun, you all right?"
"No, I'm really tense."
"Aww poor baby," I said while he sat on the bed.
"I can give you a back massage if you want me too," I said to him. I looked at me, surprised that I could do that.
"You do back rubs?" I nodded and he made a face.
"Why wasn't I informed of this?"
"You never asked, it was my job before teaching."
"Wow, did you work at those fancy salons?"
"No, it was just a place to get back rubs and all of that."
"Cool, I've been dying for one."
***
"Wow, you're really good at the whole back massage thing babe," Mike said to me while getting up and cracking his back.
"I'm glad you like my talents." He grabbed my hand and pulled me outside.
"Come on, I wanna show you something," he said while rushing me to get dressed. Mike grabbed something and put it in his pocket, I wonder.
I finally got dressed and Mike pulled me outside. We walked around the town, it was about 5:30 and I couldn't understand how Mike couldn't be tired. He's probably a little wired from coffee. Mike held my hand, a little awkwardly, as if we were some puppy love teenagers, in a way, I guess we were. We walked around, talked about random things, like how beautiful this island was and then he took me to a sight that was so beautiful, I didn't know what to say. Mike smiled at me and took to me sit on the sand.
It was the sunrise about the ocean, let's just say it was a little more then perfect. Mike looked at me and said, "you remember that rough patch we went through?" I nodded and he smiled.
Now You Know How I Feel
This Love Is Forever
You Make My Life Seem So Unreal
Will I Ever Get Better?
I looked at Mike and he smiled. He took something out of his pocket and held it open, I gasped and started to weep. It was a ring, a beautiful ring.
"India Wright, take me away to paradise?"
I started to weep even more. Mike held me and started to laugh.
"What say you Ms. Wright?"
"I say... I'm the next Mrs. Dirnt."
