"I love you Adrienne." "I love you too, Mike...", chapter 6
A tear fell from Mike's eye. He was too much in pain for not being with her right now. He regretted that "fuck off". But what if he really asked her to marry him? What if she said yes, breaking Billie's heart? What would Green Day be now? Maybe it's better this way, but yet he had to talk to her. He suddenly got up.
- MIKE'S POV -
I couldn't stand this situation. I could see she was really happy with Billie Joe, but yet I couldn't look in her eyes, and when I did, she was sad and upset.
How can I still love her after so many years? After Ana and Ramona? After everything that have ever happened?
They were my thoughts while I was driving to Tre's. Yes, Tre's. I needed his help. I needed to tell everything to someone, and Tre was the only one I could think about right then.
Eventually I got there and he was surprised to see me.
"Can I talk to you?"
"Hey man, what's that face, what happened?"
Great, he noticed already.
"Just let me in and I'll explain."
He let me in and I sat straight on the couch. He handed me a cup of coffee. Gee, he really knows me, I thought.
"Thanks"
"Come on, shoot, wossup with you Mike?"
I looked at my cup for a couple of moments and when I looked at Tre he noticed I've been crying a lot. That was not the time to joke and he understood.
"It's about... A-Adrienne."
He gave me a questioning look.
"You know the day we met her?"
"Sure, Billie fell instantly for her, I remember it like it was yester... "
"Well, He wasn't the only one."
"... day."
He stopped and I could feel his eyes penetrating through my body.
"Mike, is this a joke?"
I shook my head.
"Oh my God, how could you... "
"You can't tell you heart what to do or not do."
I went on, telling him my whole story, but then he stopped me after I finished talking about our first time.
"Why are you telling me all this now?"
"Because I can't keep it inside anymore, it hurts too much, and I want to talk to her today."
"Today?"
"Yes, Today, and I need your help, Tre, please... "
He had this strange look in his eyes, I couldn't really tell, but Tre is really a great friend. He could make you laugh, when you needed it, but he could also be very serious when it was the moment.
He sat down next to me and I went on with my story.
I really told him everything, and now I was sightly crying. I turned around to look at him and I noticed his eyes were wet.
"You crying?" I asked.
"Your fault, Mr. Tear."
I smiled. Heh, see? Tre Cool made me smile again.
"Hey Mikey"
I looked up at him, straight in the eyes. Wow, I didn't notice he had such beautiful eyes. Heh.
"Mike, you're my best friend and I really wanna help you, just... Don't cry, please, ok? Now, do you want to talk to her, right?"
I nodded, while he wiped away one of my tears.
"I have an idea. I'll call Billie up, tell him whatever it goes through my mind and make him leave the house, for, like, all the afternoon, so you can go there and talk to Adie, alright Mike?"
My eyes lit up. That was an amazing idea.
"Tre, you're the best friend ever! Thank you, thank you so much!"
"This and more, for ya, Mikey Boy!" He said, laughing sighlty as I threw myself in his arms, happy that he would have helped me.
I looked as he dialled Billie's number.
"Hey Bill... Yeh... Um, I was bored so I was thinking... Yes, that's right... No, actually, he's, um, busy, yes, he's busy... with, um, Ramona, yes... Oh please Billie... Fine, ok... See ya in 10, then... alright, thanks... Bye." He hung up.
I waited for Tre saying something, but he just stared at me. Eventually he said, "Well, whatcha doing still here? Are you waiting for Christmas? Come on, go, he'll be here in a bit."
I smiled while he opened the door for me and I ran out, thanking him once again, but without looking back. In 5 minutes I was at Billie's and I saw him driving towards Tre's house, while Joey and Jake were playing with the neighbour's children. I got out of the car and knocked at the door.
The door opened.
"What did you for... get?"
She obliviously thought it was Billie and not me, and when she looked at me she blushed violently.
"Thought I was Bill?" I asked carefully, trying to control myself.
She nodded and looked away, not knowing what to do.
"Can I come in please?"
She answered softly
"Yeh... "
- MIKE'S POV -
I couldn't stand this situation. I could see she was really happy with Billie Joe, but yet I couldn't look in her eyes, and when I did, she was sad and upset.
How can I still love her after so many years? After Ana and Ramona? After everything that have ever happened?
They were my thoughts while I was driving to Tre's. Yes, Tre's. I needed his help. I needed to tell everything to someone, and Tre was the only one I could think about right then.
Eventually I got there and he was surprised to see me.
"Can I talk to you?"
"Hey man, what's that face, what happened?"
Great, he noticed already.
"Just let me in and I'll explain."
He let me in and I sat straight on the couch. He handed me a cup of coffee. Gee, he really knows me, I thought.
"Thanks"
"Come on, shoot, wossup with you Mike?"
I looked at my cup for a couple of moments and when I looked at Tre he noticed I've been crying a lot. That was not the time to joke and he understood.
"It's about... A-Adrienne."
He gave me a questioning look.
"You know the day we met her?"
"Sure, Billie fell instantly for her, I remember it like it was yester... "
"Well, He wasn't the only one."
"... day."
He stopped and I could feel his eyes penetrating through my body.
"Mike, is this a joke?"
I shook my head.
"Oh my God, how could you... "
"You can't tell you heart what to do or not do."
I went on, telling him my whole story, but then he stopped me after I finished talking about our first time.
"Why are you telling me all this now?"
"Because I can't keep it inside anymore, it hurts too much, and I want to talk to her today."
"Today?"
"Yes, Today, and I need your help, Tre, please... "
He had this strange look in his eyes, I couldn't really tell, but Tre is really a great friend. He could make you laugh, when you needed it, but he could also be very serious when it was the moment.
He sat down next to me and I went on with my story.
I really told him everything, and now I was sightly crying. I turned around to look at him and I noticed his eyes were wet.
"You crying?" I asked.
"Your fault, Mr. Tear."
I smiled. Heh, see? Tre Cool made me smile again.
"Hey Mikey"
I looked up at him, straight in the eyes. Wow, I didn't notice he had such beautiful eyes. Heh.
"Mike, you're my best friend and I really wanna help you, just... Don't cry, please, ok? Now, do you want to talk to her, right?"
I nodded, while he wiped away one of my tears.
"I have an idea. I'll call Billie up, tell him whatever it goes through my mind and make him leave the house, for, like, all the afternoon, so you can go there and talk to Adie, alright Mike?"
My eyes lit up. That was an amazing idea.
"Tre, you're the best friend ever! Thank you, thank you so much!"
"This and more, for ya, Mikey Boy!" He said, laughing sighlty as I threw myself in his arms, happy that he would have helped me.
I looked as he dialled Billie's number.
"Hey Bill... Yeh... Um, I was bored so I was thinking... Yes, that's right... No, actually, he's, um, busy, yes, he's busy... with, um, Ramona, yes... Oh please Billie... Fine, ok... See ya in 10, then... alright, thanks... Bye." He hung up.
I waited for Tre saying something, but he just stared at me. Eventually he said, "Well, whatcha doing still here? Are you waiting for Christmas? Come on, go, he'll be here in a bit."
I smiled while he opened the door for me and I ran out, thanking him once again, but without looking back. In 5 minutes I was at Billie's and I saw him driving towards Tre's house, while Joey and Jake were playing with the neighbour's children. I got out of the car and knocked at the door.
The door opened.
"What did you for... get?"
She obliviously thought it was Billie and not me, and when she looked at me she blushed violently.
"Thought I was Bill?" I asked carefully, trying to control myself.
She nodded and looked away, not knowing what to do.
"Can I come in please?"
She answered softly
"Yeh... "
