Mom, Why Didn't You Tell Me?, chapter 9
I'm going to change the Ages around Billie Joe is 28 and Bailey Jade is 12
'He's not home yet ' Bailey Jade thought 'I wish he never had to go on tour'
*Flash Back*
"Don't forget about me," She said giving him a hug. You could tell she really didn't want him to leave, but he said he had to.
"Don't worry, I promise I won't" He reassured her. But he was really reassuring himself, He knew that if he forgets her he's not gonna have a daughter anymore. He can't really help it if he gets caught up in his work.
They waved goodbye as the plane took off. She really thought he would call her, E-mail her, do what ever to stay in contact. But she got her hopes up too far.
*End of flash back*
The more shows Billie Joe played the more he forgot about Bailey Jade. The more he forgot about Bailey Jade, the lonelier and depressed she was. Billie Joe was playing a show one night and Bailey Jade got too depressed, she was so depressed she went to her mom's suitcase and pulled out a box. She took out the sharp object and put everything else back in its rightful place.
Before putting the shiny, sharp blade to the middle of hr left arm she thought about what happened at the airport, she remembered his promise to her. That only made her more depressed. Then she thought about her promise she made to Tre. ' I won't cut myself again, I promise' her own words echoing through her mind.
She only had one thing to say before the deep crimson red liquid pours out her arm, 'Promises are meant to be broken' She sliced her arm open revealing the liquid to seep onto the floor. At first she felt pain but as soon as that feeling came, it went away. She sighed with satisfaction and went to her own bathroom. First she cleaned off the blood then got a towel and put pressure on the wounds until it stopped bleeding. Making sure there was no traces to her cutting herself she left the bathroom and looked at the time. It was six thirty, her regular time she leaves. She told her mom she was going to Sam and Keeley's. Her mom really didn't know what she did. She just nods her head and goes back to what she was doing.
This continued until she was sixteen years old and she was going to give up. All Billie Joe thought she was is a girl, who played guitar, sang and was exactly like him. But the fact was she wasn't any of those, she played the drums in her band, and she drank, smoked, and was suicidal. The most important way she isn't like her dad, she literally can't live without a dad. The only reason she got this far is because she had Tre. Tre knows that without him she would probably be at the bottom of a river right now. What he doesn't know is that she is going to end up there if her dad doesn't start getting to know her and accept the fact that she isn't him.
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Bailey Jades P.O.V.
'They're coming home from tour today. Tomorrow is my birthday and just like every single fucking year he's not going to show up. So I have made up my mind I'm going to go out and have fun tomorrow then I'm going to jump. Nothing he says is going to change the fact that I want to jump because of him, He can't take back all the words he said, and didn't say but I'm still going to jump. The only thing that can get in between jumping and me is... Tre's home' I thought as I looked out the window to the next house. I could see his car pulling up to the drive. Tre being home also means dads here. I heard little feet run across the carpet to go see the on they call dad. I went and lay on my bed, pretending I'm asleep.
I heard a faint knock on the door and it swung open. I could hear the voice I had come to hate whisper.
"Hey Brooke" Brooke? He doesn't even know my name. If it wasn't for mom I bet he would have totally forget to say hi" Look I know your awake, why won't you talk to us?"
I didn't respond, I didn't move or show any signs that I was alive. I heard him and two other pairs of feet shuffle out of the door.
I got up when they were n the hallway "No, the question is why won't I talk to YOU" I yelled, slamming the door.
"But we love you" He whispered from the other side of the door.
"I know they do" I whispered back at him. I went over to my bed and got a backpack. I couldn't stay in the same house as him. I packed only a few things then locked my door. I threw the unbreakable items out my window then I climbed out my window, onto a tree, and then to the ground. I picked up my backpack, made sure I had my key.
I went next door, to Tre's. I unlocked the door. I went to my room that Tre gave me so I had a place to go if I needed to escape. I put down my stuff and went to the music room, where Tre had a drum set. I could just play mine but Tre's is more fun.
I played for about half an hour before I heard a door slam and a person yelling; "Have you been practicing?" I got up and went to find him. I found him in the kitchen, looking through the cupboards.
"Yeah I practice everyday" I told him. "What time is it"
"Almost seven" He said" Why"
"Can you give me a ride I'll explain on the way" I ran to my room and got dressed. I grabbed my special drumsticks and we left.
'He's not home yet ' Bailey Jade thought 'I wish he never had to go on tour'
*Flash Back*
"Don't forget about me," She said giving him a hug. You could tell she really didn't want him to leave, but he said he had to.
"Don't worry, I promise I won't" He reassured her. But he was really reassuring himself, He knew that if he forgets her he's not gonna have a daughter anymore. He can't really help it if he gets caught up in his work.
They waved goodbye as the plane took off. She really thought he would call her, E-mail her, do what ever to stay in contact. But she got her hopes up too far.
*End of flash back*
The more shows Billie Joe played the more he forgot about Bailey Jade. The more he forgot about Bailey Jade, the lonelier and depressed she was. Billie Joe was playing a show one night and Bailey Jade got too depressed, she was so depressed she went to her mom's suitcase and pulled out a box. She took out the sharp object and put everything else back in its rightful place.
Before putting the shiny, sharp blade to the middle of hr left arm she thought about what happened at the airport, she remembered his promise to her. That only made her more depressed. Then she thought about her promise she made to Tre. ' I won't cut myself again, I promise' her own words echoing through her mind.
She only had one thing to say before the deep crimson red liquid pours out her arm, 'Promises are meant to be broken' She sliced her arm open revealing the liquid to seep onto the floor. At first she felt pain but as soon as that feeling came, it went away. She sighed with satisfaction and went to her own bathroom. First she cleaned off the blood then got a towel and put pressure on the wounds until it stopped bleeding. Making sure there was no traces to her cutting herself she left the bathroom and looked at the time. It was six thirty, her regular time she leaves. She told her mom she was going to Sam and Keeley's. Her mom really didn't know what she did. She just nods her head and goes back to what she was doing.
This continued until she was sixteen years old and she was going to give up. All Billie Joe thought she was is a girl, who played guitar, sang and was exactly like him. But the fact was she wasn't any of those, she played the drums in her band, and she drank, smoked, and was suicidal. The most important way she isn't like her dad, she literally can't live without a dad. The only reason she got this far is because she had Tre. Tre knows that without him she would probably be at the bottom of a river right now. What he doesn't know is that she is going to end up there if her dad doesn't start getting to know her and accept the fact that she isn't him.
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Bailey Jades P.O.V.
'They're coming home from tour today. Tomorrow is my birthday and just like every single fucking year he's not going to show up. So I have made up my mind I'm going to go out and have fun tomorrow then I'm going to jump. Nothing he says is going to change the fact that I want to jump because of him, He can't take back all the words he said, and didn't say but I'm still going to jump. The only thing that can get in between jumping and me is... Tre's home' I thought as I looked out the window to the next house. I could see his car pulling up to the drive. Tre being home also means dads here. I heard little feet run across the carpet to go see the on they call dad. I went and lay on my bed, pretending I'm asleep.
I heard a faint knock on the door and it swung open. I could hear the voice I had come to hate whisper.
"Hey Brooke" Brooke? He doesn't even know my name. If it wasn't for mom I bet he would have totally forget to say hi" Look I know your awake, why won't you talk to us?"
I didn't respond, I didn't move or show any signs that I was alive. I heard him and two other pairs of feet shuffle out of the door.
I got up when they were n the hallway "No, the question is why won't I talk to YOU" I yelled, slamming the door.
"But we love you" He whispered from the other side of the door.
"I know they do" I whispered back at him. I went over to my bed and got a backpack. I couldn't stay in the same house as him. I packed only a few things then locked my door. I threw the unbreakable items out my window then I climbed out my window, onto a tree, and then to the ground. I picked up my backpack, made sure I had my key.
I went next door, to Tre's. I unlocked the door. I went to my room that Tre gave me so I had a place to go if I needed to escape. I put down my stuff and went to the music room, where Tre had a drum set. I could just play mine but Tre's is more fun.
I played for about half an hour before I heard a door slam and a person yelling; "Have you been practicing?" I got up and went to find him. I found him in the kitchen, looking through the cupboards.
"Yeah I practice everyday" I told him. "What time is it"
"Almost seven" He said" Why"
"Can you give me a ride I'll explain on the way" I ran to my room and got dressed. I grabbed my special drumsticks and we left.
