A loss, Then A Gain. (A Billie Joe story), chapter 16
Billie's cell phone rang.
"Hello?" he asked.
"Hi, is this Mr. Armstrong?"
"Yeah." replied.
"Your band Green Day, has been invited to the Grammy Awards tonight!"
"Ok! We'll be there tonight!" said Billie.
He hung up the phone.
"We're going to the Grammy's tonight!" said Billie.
"Can I come?" asked Victoria.
"Of course! We always have dates!" said Billie.
"YES! I'm going to the Grammy Awards! I'm going to be on TV!" said Victoria.
She was so happy, that she started to dance.
"We've been loads of times." said Joey.
Tre joined in the dancing.
"We're going to the Grammy's! We're going to the Grammy's! We're going to the Grammy's!" they sung, dancing in a circle.
Mike, Jakob and Billie laughed their heads off. Joey just stared at them.
Tre and Victoria finally stopped dancing.
"Mike! We need dates!" said Tre.
He and Mike ran out the door.
Then Billie's cell phone rang. He went outside to take the call, leaving Victoria with the boys.
"What's your favourite movie?" asked Jakob.
"Bullet In A Bible." replied Victoria.
Then Billie came back in.
"I've got to go to a press conference about Adeline Street. Victoria, could you stay here with the boys?" asked Billie.
"Sure." said Victoria.
Billie nodded, and then ran outside to catch his taxi.
"Wonderful. I'm babysitting Billie's kids," said Victoria, under her breath.
"So, what do you guys wanna do?" she asked them.
"Let's play a game!" said Jakob.
"I'd rather eat shit," said Joey.
"Okay Joe, you go eat some while me and Jakob play a game," said Victoria.
Joey's eyes widened. Jakob started laughing.
"Jakob, go get your favourite board game." said Victoria.
Jakob nodded and ran upstairs.
"Pretty tough, aren't ya?" asked Joey, sitting next to Victoria.
"Yeah. And your point is?" asked Victoria.
"I like tough girls. I think they're hot." said Joey.
"Hey Joey, I'm not going to hook up with you." said Victoria.
"Why the hell not?" asked Joey.
Victoria leaned in closer to him.
"Joey, I fucked your dad. That's why," whispered Victoria.
"OH MY GOD!" said Joey, leaping up.
"How old are you?" he asked.
"17." said Victoria.
"THAT BE LIKE I DID MY MOM!" said Joey.
"Who cares?" asked Victoria.
Joey went over in a corner, and started rocking back and forth.
"Tell Jakob, and I'll tell your dad about your girlfriend." said Victoria.
Joey nodded, and continued rocking back and forth.
Jakob came running down the stairs, and put the game on the coffee table.
"Hungry, Hungry Hippos!" he said.
Victoria smiled at him.
Jakob took the game out of the box.
"Wanna play Joey?" he asked.
Joey looked at Victoria. She glared at him.
"Sure!" said Joey, sitting down next to Jakob.
"But I wanna say a secret first."
"Ooooh! What?" asked Jakob.
"Our good friend here, Victoria..." Joey started.
"Yeah?" asked Jakob.
"Victoria fucked our dad," said Joey.
"Now we'll have two dads, and two moms!" said Jakob.
He ran over and hugged Victoria.
"Jakob! That's a bad thing, not a good thing!" said Joey.
"How about we all shut up, and just play Hungry, Hungry Hippos?" asked Victoria.
So they all sat down and played.
3 Hours later
Billie's cab pulled up. He smiled as he got out.
"42 hut! HUT!" yelled Joey.
Yeah, Victoria was playing football with Joey and Jakob.
"Wow. She really gets along well with them." thought Billie, as he clutched a small object in his pocket.
Billie took of his coat, then ran over and joined them.
A couple hours later
Tre opened the door.
"Dude! What the fuck happened?" he asked.
The house was a wreck. Lamps and tables were tipped over, and the couch was turned upside down. There had definitely been a struggle.
"Oh my god...." Tre gasped.
There was blood on the walls.
"ANYBODY HERE?!" he yelled.
Tre heard moaning coming from the next room. He ran to it.
"Victoria!" he yelled.
Victoria was lying in the floor, almost unconscious. Apparently, whoever caused the struggle had hurt her really bad, and she had lost a lot of blood.
"Vicki...." said Tre, kneeling next to her.
"Billie.... she took Billie...." Victoria said, now starting to cry.
"Who? Who?" asked Tre, holding her in his arms.
"Her.... Jenni.... did something with Joey...Jakob...." Victoria mumbled, almost ready to pass out.
"Where did she put them?" Tre asked in a soft voice.
Victoria pointed up.
"Went up the stairs...took the kids with her...smacked Jakob really hard..." she mumbled.
"Oh god..." said Tre.
"Tre...save them...get me later..." Victoria mumbled.
She used all of her remaining strength to give a hug, and then she passed out.
Tre carefully laid her down, and ran upstairs.
"JOEY!? JAKOB!?" he yelled.
He decided to check their rooms.
"MMMMMMMHHHHH!" said Jakob, as Tre found him in his room.
He was tied to a chair, and had duck tape over his mouth.
"Uncle Tre!" Jakob cried as Tre took off the duck tape.
"Where's Joey!?" asked Tre, as he untied Jakob.
"In his room, this girl came in and took dad, then her and Victoria had this huge fight, and Victoria got hurt. Joey and me were up here, hiding. Then the girl came up, and she tied us up and put us in our rooms." Jakob explained, crying the whole time.
Tre hugged him, and they went to get Joey.
"Uncle Tre! Where's dad!?!?" Joey cried as Tre untied him.
"I don't know guys, I don't know." said Tre.
"Where's Victoria?" asked Jakob.
"Downstairs, Jakob go check on her," said Tre.
Jakob nodded and ran downstairs.
"Mom's going to be mad about the house," said Joey.
"Never mind the house, your dad's missing. We got to find him," said Tre.
He cut the rope, and Joey was free.
"Uncle Tre! Come here!" Jakob yelled from downstairs.
Tre and Joey ran down the stairs.
"Victoria!" said Tre, surprised to see her standing.
Victoria couldn't stand alone, so Jakob was helping her.
"Uncle Mike's in the kitchen, he's hurt real bad!" said Jakob, crying again.
Tre and Joey ran into the kitchen.
"Mike!" screamed Tre.
Mike was in real bad shape, so bad that it can't be described.
"Joey, call 911!" said Tre.
Joey did as he was told.
"Mikey..." said Tre.
The medics got there soon.
"What's going to happen to Uncle Mike?" asked Jakob, as they loaded Mike into the ambulance.
"I don't know Jakob," said Tre.
"Tre, Jakob, you guys go with Uncle Mike. I'll stay with Victoria," said Joey.
They all agreed, and got into the two ambulances.
At the hospital
Tre and Jakob went to visit Victoria. Mike was in critical condition, and in surgery.
"Vicki?" asked Tre, as he opened the door.
"Tre! Jakob!" whispered Victoria.
She was lying in bed, with Joey at her side.
"How's Mike?" she asked.
"Not good. Critical condition, and he's in surgery now," said Tre, with a sad face.
Victoria sat up.
"Victoria, the doctors said you need rest," said Joey.
"Fuck the rest. I got to find Billie," said Victoria.
"Then who's going to stay with Mike?" asked Jakob.
Tre bent down to talk with Joey.
"Joey, as your godfather, I'm telling you that you have to stay here and take care of your brother. I know it's a huge responsibility, but you guys are the only guys Mike has." said Tre.
"What about you and Victoria?" asked Joey.
"We got to find your dad," said Tre.
Joey nodded.
Victoria got ready, and her and Tre left a few minutes later.
"Hello?" he asked.
"Hi, is this Mr. Armstrong?"
"Yeah." replied.
"Your band Green Day, has been invited to the Grammy Awards tonight!"
"Ok! We'll be there tonight!" said Billie.
He hung up the phone.
"We're going to the Grammy's tonight!" said Billie.
"Can I come?" asked Victoria.
"Of course! We always have dates!" said Billie.
"YES! I'm going to the Grammy Awards! I'm going to be on TV!" said Victoria.
She was so happy, that she started to dance.
"We've been loads of times." said Joey.
Tre joined in the dancing.
"We're going to the Grammy's! We're going to the Grammy's! We're going to the Grammy's!" they sung, dancing in a circle.
Mike, Jakob and Billie laughed their heads off. Joey just stared at them.
Tre and Victoria finally stopped dancing.
"Mike! We need dates!" said Tre.
He and Mike ran out the door.
Then Billie's cell phone rang. He went outside to take the call, leaving Victoria with the boys.
"What's your favourite movie?" asked Jakob.
"Bullet In A Bible." replied Victoria.
Then Billie came back in.
"I've got to go to a press conference about Adeline Street. Victoria, could you stay here with the boys?" asked Billie.
"Sure." said Victoria.
Billie nodded, and then ran outside to catch his taxi.
"Wonderful. I'm babysitting Billie's kids," said Victoria, under her breath.
"So, what do you guys wanna do?" she asked them.
"Let's play a game!" said Jakob.
"I'd rather eat shit," said Joey.
"Okay Joe, you go eat some while me and Jakob play a game," said Victoria.
Joey's eyes widened. Jakob started laughing.
"Jakob, go get your favourite board game." said Victoria.
Jakob nodded and ran upstairs.
"Pretty tough, aren't ya?" asked Joey, sitting next to Victoria.
"Yeah. And your point is?" asked Victoria.
"I like tough girls. I think they're hot." said Joey.
"Hey Joey, I'm not going to hook up with you." said Victoria.
"Why the hell not?" asked Joey.
Victoria leaned in closer to him.
"Joey, I fucked your dad. That's why," whispered Victoria.
"OH MY GOD!" said Joey, leaping up.
"How old are you?" he asked.
"17." said Victoria.
"THAT BE LIKE I DID MY MOM!" said Joey.
"Who cares?" asked Victoria.
Joey went over in a corner, and started rocking back and forth.
"Tell Jakob, and I'll tell your dad about your girlfriend." said Victoria.
Joey nodded, and continued rocking back and forth.
Jakob came running down the stairs, and put the game on the coffee table.
"Hungry, Hungry Hippos!" he said.
Victoria smiled at him.
Jakob took the game out of the box.
"Wanna play Joey?" he asked.
Joey looked at Victoria. She glared at him.
"Sure!" said Joey, sitting down next to Jakob.
"But I wanna say a secret first."
"Ooooh! What?" asked Jakob.
"Our good friend here, Victoria..." Joey started.
"Yeah?" asked Jakob.
"Victoria fucked our dad," said Joey.
"Now we'll have two dads, and two moms!" said Jakob.
He ran over and hugged Victoria.
"Jakob! That's a bad thing, not a good thing!" said Joey.
"How about we all shut up, and just play Hungry, Hungry Hippos?" asked Victoria.
So they all sat down and played.
3 Hours later
Billie's cab pulled up. He smiled as he got out.
"42 hut! HUT!" yelled Joey.
Yeah, Victoria was playing football with Joey and Jakob.
"Wow. She really gets along well with them." thought Billie, as he clutched a small object in his pocket.
Billie took of his coat, then ran over and joined them.
A couple hours later
Tre opened the door.
"Dude! What the fuck happened?" he asked.
The house was a wreck. Lamps and tables were tipped over, and the couch was turned upside down. There had definitely been a struggle.
"Oh my god...." Tre gasped.
There was blood on the walls.
"ANYBODY HERE?!" he yelled.
Tre heard moaning coming from the next room. He ran to it.
"Victoria!" he yelled.
Victoria was lying in the floor, almost unconscious. Apparently, whoever caused the struggle had hurt her really bad, and she had lost a lot of blood.
"Vicki...." said Tre, kneeling next to her.
"Billie.... she took Billie...." Victoria said, now starting to cry.
"Who? Who?" asked Tre, holding her in his arms.
"Her.... Jenni.... did something with Joey...Jakob...." Victoria mumbled, almost ready to pass out.
"Where did she put them?" Tre asked in a soft voice.
Victoria pointed up.
"Went up the stairs...took the kids with her...smacked Jakob really hard..." she mumbled.
"Oh god..." said Tre.
"Tre...save them...get me later..." Victoria mumbled.
She used all of her remaining strength to give a hug, and then she passed out.
Tre carefully laid her down, and ran upstairs.
"JOEY!? JAKOB!?" he yelled.
He decided to check their rooms.
"MMMMMMMHHHHH!" said Jakob, as Tre found him in his room.
He was tied to a chair, and had duck tape over his mouth.
"Uncle Tre!" Jakob cried as Tre took off the duck tape.
"Where's Joey!?" asked Tre, as he untied Jakob.
"In his room, this girl came in and took dad, then her and Victoria had this huge fight, and Victoria got hurt. Joey and me were up here, hiding. Then the girl came up, and she tied us up and put us in our rooms." Jakob explained, crying the whole time.
Tre hugged him, and they went to get Joey.
"Uncle Tre! Where's dad!?!?" Joey cried as Tre untied him.
"I don't know guys, I don't know." said Tre.
"Where's Victoria?" asked Jakob.
"Downstairs, Jakob go check on her," said Tre.
Jakob nodded and ran downstairs.
"Mom's going to be mad about the house," said Joey.
"Never mind the house, your dad's missing. We got to find him," said Tre.
He cut the rope, and Joey was free.
"Uncle Tre! Come here!" Jakob yelled from downstairs.
Tre and Joey ran down the stairs.
"Victoria!" said Tre, surprised to see her standing.
Victoria couldn't stand alone, so Jakob was helping her.
"Uncle Mike's in the kitchen, he's hurt real bad!" said Jakob, crying again.
Tre and Joey ran into the kitchen.
"Mike!" screamed Tre.
Mike was in real bad shape, so bad that it can't be described.
"Joey, call 911!" said Tre.
Joey did as he was told.
"Mikey..." said Tre.
The medics got there soon.
"What's going to happen to Uncle Mike?" asked Jakob, as they loaded Mike into the ambulance.
"I don't know Jakob," said Tre.
"Tre, Jakob, you guys go with Uncle Mike. I'll stay with Victoria," said Joey.
They all agreed, and got into the two ambulances.
At the hospital
Tre and Jakob went to visit Victoria. Mike was in critical condition, and in surgery.
"Vicki?" asked Tre, as he opened the door.
"Tre! Jakob!" whispered Victoria.
She was lying in bed, with Joey at her side.
"How's Mike?" she asked.
"Not good. Critical condition, and he's in surgery now," said Tre, with a sad face.
Victoria sat up.
"Victoria, the doctors said you need rest," said Joey.
"Fuck the rest. I got to find Billie," said Victoria.
"Then who's going to stay with Mike?" asked Jakob.
Tre bent down to talk with Joey.
"Joey, as your godfather, I'm telling you that you have to stay here and take care of your brother. I know it's a huge responsibility, but you guys are the only guys Mike has." said Tre.
"What about you and Victoria?" asked Joey.
"We got to find your dad," said Tre.
Joey nodded.
Victoria got ready, and her and Tre left a few minutes later.
