The Promise You Kept (sequel to Angels Do Exist), chapter 3
*Kiara's P.O.V.*
"Wow Kiara, you've done really good," Billie Joe said as we walked through the door.
"I try," I giggled. Mike was clinging to like we were attached by the hip.
"Mike, you're sucking the life out of me," I gasped. He loosened his grip on me, but was still clinging to me. Seth giggled about my comment. I winked at him as I looked through the fridge.
"You're obviously hungry," I said then I went to the pantry, where I found noodles.
"Want some alfredo?" I asked. All of the boy's eyes lit up, even Seth's.
"That would be awesome Kiara," Mike said while going down the hallway, where was he going? Oh well, gotta concentrate on the alfredo.
"Billie Joe, check on Mike, I wanna make sure he's not dead," I asked him. Billie Joe nodded and walked down the hallway, then he disappeared.
"I'll go check on them, I'll make sure there's no funny business," Tré said slyly. I chuckled and he walked down the hallway, then he disappeared.
"Jeez, I'm not letting you go down there Seth, I'm afraid that you'd disappear too." He was just watching TV and nodded. I walked down the hallway and checked all the rooms until my room was the last one there. They were there, looking at my many pictures of people, my guitar, violin and the letter.
"Seth told us about St. Jimmy," Billie Joe said. I jumped, I didn't know he knew I was there.
"Yeah, he did that about 8 years ago, when Seth was 5," I replied.
"What's this letter all about?" Tré asked. I started to cry and pick up the letter and read it again, even though I read it about a million times, I still couldn't get over it. I remembered that unfaithful day, full of tears and scowls. I told them all everything about that day.
Flashback:
I walked into my room and saw a piece of paper on my bed, how'd that get there? I walked over to my bed and picked it up. The paper was a beautiful stationary, covered in drawings of black hearts and roses. Then I read and started to cry my heart out.
Dear Whatsername,
By the time you read this, I will be in the riverfront, nothing but a lifeless body. You refused, my life is no longer worth living. I loved you ya know? I thought you love me, but instead you loved What's his face. Even though I told many times to get over him, you never seemed to. What was is about him coming back and getting you? No matter, you can't answer me now. Don't ever show this to Seth, he wouldn't understand. I'm glad you were the one that had my child, since your sister was not able. I know the pain and torture you must've gone through in your school. I saw you walk home that day with those three boys, what's his face was one of him. I just wanted to let you know that broke my heart, it really did. Of course, I loved your sister but there was something about you, something special. Ever since we've met you've held my heart like a hand grenade. You are my symbol of resistance, and I love you. But I cannot live my life knowing I can't have you as my own. When you gave birth to Seth, it broke my heart to see you in pain. I wanted to take away your pain. Now, I have pain of my own, good-bye Whatsername. I love you, I only wish you felt the same.
Lovingly,
St. Jimmy
"What is it?" my sister asked me. I stared at her coldly as she picked up the letter. Then her eyes got hazy and started to cry.
"This is your fault!" she screamed at me.
"If you hadn't broken up with him, he would still be alive!" I yelled back.
"It says he loved you! Why couldn't you have said yes?"
"Because I love Mike!"
"Well he obviously doesn't love you, or he would've come and got you by now!"
"Shut up, you don't know anything!"
I rode the motorcycle to the riverfront and saw St. Jimmy. He was still there, still alive. I ran to him, his gun was to his head.
"NO! Jimmy don't do it!" I yelled. But it was too late, he pulled the trigger and fell.
"NO! JIMMY!"
I fainted.
End of Flashback
Green Day looked at me shockingly. My face was covered in tears as I retold the story. I sat on my bed in an Indian position and couldn't stop crying. My head was in my hands until all you could hear was a muffle of sobs.
"Mom! The water is boiling!" Seth called from the kitchen.
"He's so much like him," Mike said. I wiped away my eyes and nodded.
"So much it scares me," I said while staring at a picture of Jimmy. I had another one where I didn't where it came from, my sister or dad probably took it. But I was asleep in Jimmy's arms, somewhere in probably a car or something. He was kissing my head and I just smiled enough for the camera to get it. Mike saw me staring at it and glanced at me, not knowing if he was angry, or sad.
"Perfect as always Kiara," Billie Joe smiled at me while a noodle kinda dribbled down his chin. Seth chuckled and ate his noodles in piece. I wasn't hungry, so I turned on the radio. I put it on an old radio station, a familiar song came on. I sat with my chin on one knee and my other knee was on the ground. Mike looked at me and smiled. I realized it was that song, our song. I looked at Mike as he helped me up we slow danced.
Shall I stay, would it be a sin? If I can't help, falling in love with you.
Mike smiled at me and I smiled back. I felt the heat of 6 eyes on me and Mike. I looked at everyone else and then remembered something. How could I forget about them?
I opened the back door where it was the beginning of the woods where I lived by. I put two fingers in my mouth and whistled. They didn't come, I sighed and called Seth out here. He put his two fingers in his mouth and whistled also, they didn't come.
"Moon! Get over here!" he yelled. I heard a rustling and sighed with relief. My five dogs came inside the house, tails wagging and went instantly to their bowls.
"Wow, you have a lot of dogs," Tré said.
"Really? I haven't noticed?" I laughed. Moonstar was crawling to Mike and whimpered.
"Hello there, how are you?" he asked while patting his head. Moonstar wagged his tail and panted as Mike scratched his ears.
Snake and Bear were by Billie Joe, whining. Finally he gave in and started to pet them. They also wagged their tails furiously.
Tré was being chased around by Gummy Worm. He was laughing and finally collapsed and she was licking all over his face.
My new puppy, Baby Cakes, went over to Seth and cuddled up to him. She was going to be a very good dog for Seth, I could tell.
"What do you do with all of this dogs?" Billie Joe asks.
"I show them, all except Baby Cakes and Moonstar," I replied. Everyone was confused, I didn't introduce them?
"Ok, Snake is the offspring of Gypsy," I said pointing at my rottweiler. Then I pointed at my Borzoi, "this is Quincy's offspring, Bear." I pointed at Gummy Worms and told them she was the offspring of Poprocks and Coke. Moonstar was obviously the offspring of Moondancer.
"Baby Cakes is the only puppy that I didn't get from my other dogs."
"What kind is she?" Tré asked me.
"She's an Irish Wolfhound."
"What is it with you and huge dogs?" Billie Joe groaned.
"It's what makes my home a home," I smirked.
"That's an awful lot of home then," Mike said while putting his arm around my shoulders. Seth looked at Mike, he was still surprised that Mike loved me.
"Look, I'm tired, I don't know about you, Billie Joe, Tré, and Mike, I have 2 guest rooms, one of you can sleep in my room, I'll sleep out here," I said while laying down. All the dogs looked at me and assumed their positions. Baby Cakes was my little stuffed animal, I held her while rubbing her stomach, for a puppy, she was big. Moonstar was my little fluffy pillow, I set my head on his side and he let a soft groan escape from his throat. Snake and Bear were on either sides of my leg and Gummy Worm was on the other side of me.
"Whoa, that actually looks comfortable," Tré said. I couldn't barely tell what he was saying, I was already asleep.
***
With a rebel yell, she cried more, more, more!
The stereo blasted with Billy Idol playing.
"Mom, wake up, I made breakfast!" Seth said. I just moaned and Moonstar got up, following the scent.
"Thanks a lot Moon," I groaned and I got up. He moaned and crawled to me, looking at me with good eyes. I patted his head, "I forgive you." He wagged his tail and trotted to the kitchen/dining room.
"Smug little alpha," I groaned. I walked to the kitchen and stopped dead in my tracks, Green Day was just sitting there, eating pancakes, in just their boxers.
"Jeez, doesn't anybody actually put on clothes?" I asked.
"Clothes are restricting," Mike said simply. I kicked his feet off the chair I wanted to sit in.
"He just says that when he wants some," Billie Joe whispered. I giggled and Mike kicked Billie Joe in the shin.
"Well what's your excuse you two?" I asked Billie Joe and Tré.
"Clothes are restricting," they simply said. Then they gave me a playful eye. I was on the ground laughing.
"Oh gross!" Seth said. I looked at him and winked. He just gave me a wink back to tell me he understood.
"Hey Mom, did I tell you that I got the part?" Seth said to me.
I smiled at him and hugged him, "I'm so proud of you!"
"Mom," he gasped, "you're choking me."
"What part?" Mike asked.
"I'm in speech and drama class, and we had to do this play, this season it's 'Mulan' I think and I tried out for Shang, and I got it."
"That's great! So you have to act and sing?" Billie Joe asked. Seth nodded and smiled.
"I have to invite Jennifer over, she's playing Mulan, we have to go over our parts."
"Jennifer, your girlfriend?" Mike asked.
"I wish," he said then covered his mouth with his hand, regretting what he had just said.
"So the truth comes out, you cease to amaze me Mike, he's never said anything like that to me," I said.
Shot through the heart,and you're to blame! You give love a bad name
I looked at everyone, Billie Joe picked up his cell phone.
"Hello?" I could hear the voice on the other line, he must have the volume up very high, or she was just loud.
"Billie Joe Armstrong! Where are you? I called you and you didn't answer!"
"When?"
"At about eight p.m."
"That was about ten p.m. here, I was probably at Coyote Ugly baby."
"Why were you at a bar where girls dance?"
"Because we found Whatsername there!" Billie Joe yelled. I couldn't hear her anymore, was she speaking quietly or was she not talking. Then a big blast of voice same through the phone.
"Is she alright? How is her son? How is St. Jimmy?" she kept questioning. How did she know about me? About my son, and my past? I looked at Mike for an explanation but he just looked at his plate.
"Come on Seth, I'll drive you to school," I said. He got his jacket and Mike followed me out the door. I could trust Billie Joe and Tré in the house, I hope.
"Omigosh, it's like... that one dude from Green Day!" a girl shouted out. Mike just looked at her, signed her CD and got in the car.
"Teenies, I hate them!" he yelled out. I kissed him, it was a wonderful kiss, one I've longed for since he left me. He teased my teeth open with his tongue and soon we were having a full make out session in the car.
"Kiara, I love you, I want you here, now," he gasped.
"Why don't we wait until we get the house you horny little bastard," I giggled. He sighed and we tore out of the school parking lot.
"Wow Kiara, you've done really good," Billie Joe said as we walked through the door.
"I try," I giggled. Mike was clinging to like we were attached by the hip.
"Mike, you're sucking the life out of me," I gasped. He loosened his grip on me, but was still clinging to me. Seth giggled about my comment. I winked at him as I looked through the fridge.
"You're obviously hungry," I said then I went to the pantry, where I found noodles.
"Want some alfredo?" I asked. All of the boy's eyes lit up, even Seth's.
"That would be awesome Kiara," Mike said while going down the hallway, where was he going? Oh well, gotta concentrate on the alfredo.
"Billie Joe, check on Mike, I wanna make sure he's not dead," I asked him. Billie Joe nodded and walked down the hallway, then he disappeared.
"I'll go check on them, I'll make sure there's no funny business," Tré said slyly. I chuckled and he walked down the hallway, then he disappeared.
"Jeez, I'm not letting you go down there Seth, I'm afraid that you'd disappear too." He was just watching TV and nodded. I walked down the hallway and checked all the rooms until my room was the last one there. They were there, looking at my many pictures of people, my guitar, violin and the letter.
"Seth told us about St. Jimmy," Billie Joe said. I jumped, I didn't know he knew I was there.
"Yeah, he did that about 8 years ago, when Seth was 5," I replied.
"What's this letter all about?" Tré asked. I started to cry and pick up the letter and read it again, even though I read it about a million times, I still couldn't get over it. I remembered that unfaithful day, full of tears and scowls. I told them all everything about that day.
Flashback:
I walked into my room and saw a piece of paper on my bed, how'd that get there? I walked over to my bed and picked it up. The paper was a beautiful stationary, covered in drawings of black hearts and roses. Then I read and started to cry my heart out.
Dear Whatsername,
By the time you read this, I will be in the riverfront, nothing but a lifeless body. You refused, my life is no longer worth living. I loved you ya know? I thought you love me, but instead you loved What's his face. Even though I told many times to get over him, you never seemed to. What was is about him coming back and getting you? No matter, you can't answer me now. Don't ever show this to Seth, he wouldn't understand. I'm glad you were the one that had my child, since your sister was not able. I know the pain and torture you must've gone through in your school. I saw you walk home that day with those three boys, what's his face was one of him. I just wanted to let you know that broke my heart, it really did. Of course, I loved your sister but there was something about you, something special. Ever since we've met you've held my heart like a hand grenade. You are my symbol of resistance, and I love you. But I cannot live my life knowing I can't have you as my own. When you gave birth to Seth, it broke my heart to see you in pain. I wanted to take away your pain. Now, I have pain of my own, good-bye Whatsername. I love you, I only wish you felt the same.
Lovingly,
St. Jimmy
"What is it?" my sister asked me. I stared at her coldly as she picked up the letter. Then her eyes got hazy and started to cry.
"This is your fault!" she screamed at me.
"If you hadn't broken up with him, he would still be alive!" I yelled back.
"It says he loved you! Why couldn't you have said yes?"
"Because I love Mike!"
"Well he obviously doesn't love you, or he would've come and got you by now!"
"Shut up, you don't know anything!"
I rode the motorcycle to the riverfront and saw St. Jimmy. He was still there, still alive. I ran to him, his gun was to his head.
"NO! Jimmy don't do it!" I yelled. But it was too late, he pulled the trigger and fell.
"NO! JIMMY!"
I fainted.
End of Flashback
Green Day looked at me shockingly. My face was covered in tears as I retold the story. I sat on my bed in an Indian position and couldn't stop crying. My head was in my hands until all you could hear was a muffle of sobs.
"Mom! The water is boiling!" Seth called from the kitchen.
"He's so much like him," Mike said. I wiped away my eyes and nodded.
"So much it scares me," I said while staring at a picture of Jimmy. I had another one where I didn't where it came from, my sister or dad probably took it. But I was asleep in Jimmy's arms, somewhere in probably a car or something. He was kissing my head and I just smiled enough for the camera to get it. Mike saw me staring at it and glanced at me, not knowing if he was angry, or sad.
"Perfect as always Kiara," Billie Joe smiled at me while a noodle kinda dribbled down his chin. Seth chuckled and ate his noodles in piece. I wasn't hungry, so I turned on the radio. I put it on an old radio station, a familiar song came on. I sat with my chin on one knee and my other knee was on the ground. Mike looked at me and smiled. I realized it was that song, our song. I looked at Mike as he helped me up we slow danced.
Shall I stay, would it be a sin? If I can't help, falling in love with you.
Mike smiled at me and I smiled back. I felt the heat of 6 eyes on me and Mike. I looked at everyone else and then remembered something. How could I forget about them?
I opened the back door where it was the beginning of the woods where I lived by. I put two fingers in my mouth and whistled. They didn't come, I sighed and called Seth out here. He put his two fingers in his mouth and whistled also, they didn't come.
"Moon! Get over here!" he yelled. I heard a rustling and sighed with relief. My five dogs came inside the house, tails wagging and went instantly to their bowls.
"Wow, you have a lot of dogs," Tré said.
"Really? I haven't noticed?" I laughed. Moonstar was crawling to Mike and whimpered.
"Hello there, how are you?" he asked while patting his head. Moonstar wagged his tail and panted as Mike scratched his ears.
Snake and Bear were by Billie Joe, whining. Finally he gave in and started to pet them. They also wagged their tails furiously.
Tré was being chased around by Gummy Worm. He was laughing and finally collapsed and she was licking all over his face.
My new puppy, Baby Cakes, went over to Seth and cuddled up to him. She was going to be a very good dog for Seth, I could tell.
"What do you do with all of this dogs?" Billie Joe asks.
"I show them, all except Baby Cakes and Moonstar," I replied. Everyone was confused, I didn't introduce them?
"Ok, Snake is the offspring of Gypsy," I said pointing at my rottweiler. Then I pointed at my Borzoi, "this is Quincy's offspring, Bear." I pointed at Gummy Worms and told them she was the offspring of Poprocks and Coke. Moonstar was obviously the offspring of Moondancer.
"Baby Cakes is the only puppy that I didn't get from my other dogs."
"What kind is she?" Tré asked me.
"She's an Irish Wolfhound."
"What is it with you and huge dogs?" Billie Joe groaned.
"It's what makes my home a home," I smirked.
"That's an awful lot of home then," Mike said while putting his arm around my shoulders. Seth looked at Mike, he was still surprised that Mike loved me.
"Look, I'm tired, I don't know about you, Billie Joe, Tré, and Mike, I have 2 guest rooms, one of you can sleep in my room, I'll sleep out here," I said while laying down. All the dogs looked at me and assumed their positions. Baby Cakes was my little stuffed animal, I held her while rubbing her stomach, for a puppy, she was big. Moonstar was my little fluffy pillow, I set my head on his side and he let a soft groan escape from his throat. Snake and Bear were on either sides of my leg and Gummy Worm was on the other side of me.
"Whoa, that actually looks comfortable," Tré said. I couldn't barely tell what he was saying, I was already asleep.
***
With a rebel yell, she cried more, more, more!
The stereo blasted with Billy Idol playing.
"Mom, wake up, I made breakfast!" Seth said. I just moaned and Moonstar got up, following the scent.
"Thanks a lot Moon," I groaned and I got up. He moaned and crawled to me, looking at me with good eyes. I patted his head, "I forgive you." He wagged his tail and trotted to the kitchen/dining room.
"Smug little alpha," I groaned. I walked to the kitchen and stopped dead in my tracks, Green Day was just sitting there, eating pancakes, in just their boxers.
"Jeez, doesn't anybody actually put on clothes?" I asked.
"Clothes are restricting," Mike said simply. I kicked his feet off the chair I wanted to sit in.
"He just says that when he wants some," Billie Joe whispered. I giggled and Mike kicked Billie Joe in the shin.
"Well what's your excuse you two?" I asked Billie Joe and Tré.
"Clothes are restricting," they simply said. Then they gave me a playful eye. I was on the ground laughing.
"Oh gross!" Seth said. I looked at him and winked. He just gave me a wink back to tell me he understood.
"Hey Mom, did I tell you that I got the part?" Seth said to me.
I smiled at him and hugged him, "I'm so proud of you!"
"Mom," he gasped, "you're choking me."
"What part?" Mike asked.
"I'm in speech and drama class, and we had to do this play, this season it's 'Mulan' I think and I tried out for Shang, and I got it."
"That's great! So you have to act and sing?" Billie Joe asked. Seth nodded and smiled.
"I have to invite Jennifer over, she's playing Mulan, we have to go over our parts."
"Jennifer, your girlfriend?" Mike asked.
"I wish," he said then covered his mouth with his hand, regretting what he had just said.
"So the truth comes out, you cease to amaze me Mike, he's never said anything like that to me," I said.
Shot through the heart,and you're to blame! You give love a bad name
I looked at everyone, Billie Joe picked up his cell phone.
"Hello?" I could hear the voice on the other line, he must have the volume up very high, or she was just loud.
"Billie Joe Armstrong! Where are you? I called you and you didn't answer!"
"When?"
"At about eight p.m."
"That was about ten p.m. here, I was probably at Coyote Ugly baby."
"Why were you at a bar where girls dance?"
"Because we found Whatsername there!" Billie Joe yelled. I couldn't hear her anymore, was she speaking quietly or was she not talking. Then a big blast of voice same through the phone.
"Is she alright? How is her son? How is St. Jimmy?" she kept questioning. How did she know about me? About my son, and my past? I looked at Mike for an explanation but he just looked at his plate.
"Come on Seth, I'll drive you to school," I said. He got his jacket and Mike followed me out the door. I could trust Billie Joe and Tré in the house, I hope.
"Omigosh, it's like... that one dude from Green Day!" a girl shouted out. Mike just looked at her, signed her CD and got in the car.
"Teenies, I hate them!" he yelled out. I kissed him, it was a wonderful kiss, one I've longed for since he left me. He teased my teeth open with his tongue and soon we were having a full make out session in the car.
"Kiara, I love you, I want you here, now," he gasped.
"Why don't we wait until we get the house you horny little bastard," I giggled. He sighed and we tore out of the school parking lot.
