Road Trip, chapter 5
The road trip ended up being cut short. For me leastways. I left for home. Shona couldn't stop me and Billie acted as if he couldn't care less. At home I stayed in my room all day long, listening to Ramones and Operation Ivy. A few days after arriving home Josh had resumed his annoying habit of being the clingiest male ever.
"Do you love me, Edie? Cos I love you so much. I swear as soon as I have the money I'm gonna buy you this real expensive ring..." After an hour of that I couldn't take it anymore.
"Josh, this...this isn't working out..." I started. He looked up at me, his blue eyes tearing up.
"You're...you're...breaking up with me?" He asked his voice cracking. I sighed.
"Yes Josh, I'm breaking up with you." He grabbed my shoulders.
"Please tell me what I did wrong! Please! I'll make it up to you! What did I do wrong...?"
"You're doing it right now!" I snapped. His bottom lip trembled and I felt guilty as hell. In the end he left my room and avoided me entirely. I almost missed him. Almost.
A couple weeks after that Shona, Mike, Tre and Billie arrived back home. It was also my 18th birthday the next day. I had it all planned. I was going to have a house party and Mike, Shona, Tre and some friends from high school were invited. Then Shona made me invite Billie. I only agreed cos I figured he wouldn't come anyway. I mean, why would he?
My dad gave me and Shona some money so we went to the mall. It was just like old times. No guys, no interuptions, just me, my best friend and a fistful of dollars.
"So what are we looking for?" Asked Shona, who always like to plan shopping trips carefully.
"A birthday dress...erm...some shoes...some accessories... y'know." Shona grinned and we spent the entire morning trying on clothes and laughing at each other.
We had some lunch in a café at the mall. I had bought a new EP. It was an English Judge Dredd one. I loved Judge Dredd it was hilarious! I'd also bought a Ramones LP. It was a picture disk and ended up being the most expensive thing I'd bought. While we were eating Billie, Mike and Tre turned up. Shona greeted Mike warmly while I just stared at Billie. Tre sensed how uncomfortable me and Billie were.
"Er, Edie is it like ok if Green Day played at your birthday?
"What's Green Day?" I asked looking at Tre. He grinned proudly.
"It's our band. Billie and Mike used to have a different drummer but he left so now they have me. And we want to play at your birthday party." I swore to myself. If their band played at my birthday party it meant that Billie was definitely going to be there. I glanced at Billie. He looked hopeful. Was he hoping I'd say no? Or was he hoping I'd say yes? He must've known that I didn't really want to invite him. Then I looked at Mike and Tre. They were looking hopefully at me too. I sighed and then nodded.
"Okay." I studied Billie's reaction. He had smiled but I couldn't see if there was victory or defeat. Why was he so goddamn hard to read?
"Do you love me, Edie? Cos I love you so much. I swear as soon as I have the money I'm gonna buy you this real expensive ring..." After an hour of that I couldn't take it anymore.
"Josh, this...this isn't working out..." I started. He looked up at me, his blue eyes tearing up.
"You're...you're...breaking up with me?" He asked his voice cracking. I sighed.
"Yes Josh, I'm breaking up with you." He grabbed my shoulders.
"Please tell me what I did wrong! Please! I'll make it up to you! What did I do wrong...?"
"You're doing it right now!" I snapped. His bottom lip trembled and I felt guilty as hell. In the end he left my room and avoided me entirely. I almost missed him. Almost.
A couple weeks after that Shona, Mike, Tre and Billie arrived back home. It was also my 18th birthday the next day. I had it all planned. I was going to have a house party and Mike, Shona, Tre and some friends from high school were invited. Then Shona made me invite Billie. I only agreed cos I figured he wouldn't come anyway. I mean, why would he?
My dad gave me and Shona some money so we went to the mall. It was just like old times. No guys, no interuptions, just me, my best friend and a fistful of dollars.
"So what are we looking for?" Asked Shona, who always like to plan shopping trips carefully.
"A birthday dress...erm...some shoes...some accessories... y'know." Shona grinned and we spent the entire morning trying on clothes and laughing at each other.
We had some lunch in a café at the mall. I had bought a new EP. It was an English Judge Dredd one. I loved Judge Dredd it was hilarious! I'd also bought a Ramones LP. It was a picture disk and ended up being the most expensive thing I'd bought. While we were eating Billie, Mike and Tre turned up. Shona greeted Mike warmly while I just stared at Billie. Tre sensed how uncomfortable me and Billie were.
"Er, Edie is it like ok if Green Day played at your birthday?
"What's Green Day?" I asked looking at Tre. He grinned proudly.
"It's our band. Billie and Mike used to have a different drummer but he left so now they have me. And we want to play at your birthday party." I swore to myself. If their band played at my birthday party it meant that Billie was definitely going to be there. I glanced at Billie. He looked hopeful. Was he hoping I'd say no? Or was he hoping I'd say yes? He must've known that I didn't really want to invite him. Then I looked at Mike and Tre. They were looking hopefully at me too. I sighed and then nodded.
"Okay." I studied Billie's reaction. He had smiled but I couldn't see if there was victory or defeat. Why was he so goddamn hard to read?
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