Tripping Over Drum Sets, chapter 10
I woke up late the next day with a horrible stomach ache. I checked the time and it was 2:36PM. No wonder I was sick! I hadn't eaten in forever! I stood up and looked out the window. I wondered if it was okay to go back to the Bomb Shelter. No... Tre is there and I can't go there. Wait. I didn't do anything wrong.
"I'm going dammit!" I said aloud. I pocketed my key and locked the door once again, hopefully for the last time, and walked the back trail to the Bomb Shelter. I walked pretty fast, not caring that my hair was messy or that my make up was runny all over my face. I opened the back door to find Billie Joe, Mike and Adi making signs of a lost girl. I walked up behind them and said, "You're wasting your time." They all looked up. Adi burst into tears and hid her face in Billie Joe's chest. Mike got up quickly and wrapped his arms around me.
"We were so worried about you!" Mike said as he checked my face. He was like an old brother to me. His thumbs rubbed off some of the make up and smeared the tear streams. "What happened."
"I think you know what happened." I said as I sat down.
"Where did you stay!?" Adi asked.
"I left the club, walked around till about 4:30AM and then got a free taxi ride home and stayed in my old house. I had a spare key. And here I am." I said, my stomach growling loudly.
"You sound hungry." said Billie Joe as he got up to the kitchen. "I'll make you waffles."
"Thanks." I said as I started crying again. "Why would he do that to me?! He told me just before we left that I meant the world to him! Why? Why? Why?" My words started to fade in the sounds of crying. I leaned my head into Mike's chest and cried harder. "I hate him." I whimpered. Tears were streaming down my face in massive quantities as Mike and Adi rubbed my back and Billie Joe filled the house with the smell of waffles.
Then, a door opened. I looked up and through my tears to see Tre standing in the door way of our...well, now his room in his boxers and a t-shirt. I hid myself behind Mike and Adi sat in front of me to conceal the rest.
"Oh, waffles. I have a massive hangover...oh!" said Tre has he rubbed his head. He walked into the bathroom and ran back out. "Am I still drunk, or do I have a massive hand mark on my face!?"
"You have a massive hand mark on your face." said Billie Joe, taking the waffles out and putting them on a plate.
"From who!?" said Tre as he tilted his head.
"Saidi." said Mike. Tre squinted his eyes and shook his head. He didn't understand.
"Why would Saidi slap me?" asked Tre. Billie Joe rolled his eyes and carried the waffle to the living room. Tre tried to steal it, but Billie hit him on the hand with his fork.
"Because you cheated on her, you idiot! With some random girl." replied Billie Joe as he handed the waffles to me.
"I-I did?" Tre's voice faded to a high whisper. He walked over to Billie Joe. "I did!?" Billie Joe nodded. "Oh my god. Is-is she okay?"
"See for yourself." said Mike as he stood up showing me poking the waffles lightly with my fork.
"S-Saidi? I-I'm so sorry." said Tre, his voice breaking as he sat down next to me.
"Don't! Just don't talk to me. Don't sit by me, don't talk to me, just....don't!" I said, as I quickly stood up and walked around the other side of the couch. "Is it okay if I take a shower?" I asked Adi. She nodded. I walked to the bathroom and shut the door. I stripped down to my naked self, turned the hot warm on, and stepped in. I quickly washed and conditioned my hair. After I did that, I just stood in the shower and cried. "Why, why, why, why?" I cried as I lightly hammered my fist on the tile wall. I heard some one walk in the bathroom. I peeked out from behind the shower curtain. It was Tre.
"S-Saidi. I wanted to say that I'm really really sorry. I didn't know what I was doing. I'm really sorry." he said as he sat down on the lid of the toilet.
"I don't care Tre. I don't know what to think anymore. Right before we leave, you say that I mean the world to you, and you didn't even want to! And then you go off and bang some random girl who probably means nothing to you! I'm so confused right now!" I shouted.
"I'm sorry! I didn't do it with you because I was scared! I'm really sorry Saidi!" he said.
"I-I'm sorry Saidi! Isn't that enough!?" asked Tre. I slammed the water off, grabbed a towel and wrapped it around me. I was mad now. I ripped open the shower curtain, my wet hair in my face, tears streaming down my face.
"NO! IT'S NOT ENOUGH! I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME! AND THEN YOU-YOU GO OFF AND DO THIS! HOW COULD YOU TRE!? I THOUGHT I MEANT THE WORLD TO YOU!" I screamed. I guessed the Billie Joe and Mike had heard us because the door opened behind Tre.
"What's going on?" asked Mike. Tre turned around.
"Nothing." I said as I walked passed. I slipped on some water. Billie Joe caught me, I said thank you and walked into my room. I put on some new clothes and got dressed. I hated Tre so much at that moment. His words rang through my head. "Isn't that enough? Isn't that enough? Isn't that enough?" I started to cry again. I wiped my face and opened the door.
"I'm leaving now." I said. Billie Joe and Mike looked at each other.
"Where are you going?" Mike asked raising one eye brow.
"I don't know, but I'm going." I said. I opened the door, waved down a taxi and hopped in.
"Golden Gate Bridge please." I said. The taxi driver nodded and stepped on the gas. It wasn't long before we were there. I stepped out, paid him and walked along the side of the bridge. I saw a group of people with cords in the middle of the bridge. I walked up to them and looked over the edge. A person was falling to the water. But just as they dunked their head into the ocean, they we pulled back up. Bungee Jumping!!! I ran up to them and asked if I could go for a try. The main guy nodded and strapped a harness on me. I stood up on the railing looking down, wondering if I really wanted to do this. Just then a green mustang pulled up. Billie Joe, Mike, Tre and Adi all poured out of the car and ran up to me.
"Don't jump! You have so much to live for! Even if this bumfuck cheated on you!" cried Mike as he pointed to Tre, who ran up to me.
"She's bungee jumping guys." he said to Mike and Billie Joe who looked really worried. Adi sighed. Tre turned back to me. "Aren't you scared?"
"Yes. But I'm doing it anyways." I said as I started to lean forward.
"Why would you do something that you're scared to do?! Wait, don't jump yet!" said Tre as he grabbed onto my waste waiting for an answer.
"Because if I don't, I'll never know what it feels like." I snapped just as I leaned forward and fell off the railing. I dropped like a rock falling faster and faster towards the ocean. I closed my eyes and felt the cool salty ocean water surround my head. Then, as quickly as I had entered, I was pulled back out. I just hung there on the bungee cord, bobbing up and down. I heard a voice from up above.
"You can let go now!" said the main bungee guy. I reached up to my feet and unlocked the bungee cord and dropped 12 feet into the ocean. It was really cold. I felt like white hot or cold, pins were being stabbed into all sides of my body. The boat that they had down there drove over and picked me up. I sat in a chair soaking wet with a towel around me. The boat drove me back to shore and I got off. I walked up a little hill and back up to the bridge. I saw Tre, Billie Joe, Mike and Adi running towards me as I walked. I was shivering like mad and my lips were a little blue.
"So you left just to go bungee jumping?" asked Mike completely confused.
"No, I came to the bridge because it makes me feel better. They just happened to have bungee jumping." I said through chattering teeth.
"Let's get you in the car and get you home." said Adi as she grabbed the keys from Tre's hand and put me in the car. Tre was standing all by himself on the end of the bridge.
"You guys go ahead. I'll get a taxi or something." he said as he started to walk the other way. Adi shrugged as she shoved the key into the ignition and started up the mustang. She drove us home and parked the car. I was freezing still and found it a little difficult to walk, so Mike picked me up and carried me into the house, where he set me on the couch and loaded blankets on me. I rested my head on a pillow...or blanket, I couldn't tell, and drifted off to sleep.
"I'm going dammit!" I said aloud. I pocketed my key and locked the door once again, hopefully for the last time, and walked the back trail to the Bomb Shelter. I walked pretty fast, not caring that my hair was messy or that my make up was runny all over my face. I opened the back door to find Billie Joe, Mike and Adi making signs of a lost girl. I walked up behind them and said, "You're wasting your time." They all looked up. Adi burst into tears and hid her face in Billie Joe's chest. Mike got up quickly and wrapped his arms around me.
"We were so worried about you!" Mike said as he checked my face. He was like an old brother to me. His thumbs rubbed off some of the make up and smeared the tear streams. "What happened."
"I think you know what happened." I said as I sat down.
"Where did you stay!?" Adi asked.
"I left the club, walked around till about 4:30AM and then got a free taxi ride home and stayed in my old house. I had a spare key. And here I am." I said, my stomach growling loudly.
"You sound hungry." said Billie Joe as he got up to the kitchen. "I'll make you waffles."
"Thanks." I said as I started crying again. "Why would he do that to me?! He told me just before we left that I meant the world to him! Why? Why? Why?" My words started to fade in the sounds of crying. I leaned my head into Mike's chest and cried harder. "I hate him." I whimpered. Tears were streaming down my face in massive quantities as Mike and Adi rubbed my back and Billie Joe filled the house with the smell of waffles.
Then, a door opened. I looked up and through my tears to see Tre standing in the door way of our...well, now his room in his boxers and a t-shirt. I hid myself behind Mike and Adi sat in front of me to conceal the rest.
"Oh, waffles. I have a massive hangover...oh!" said Tre has he rubbed his head. He walked into the bathroom and ran back out. "Am I still drunk, or do I have a massive hand mark on my face!?"
"You have a massive hand mark on your face." said Billie Joe, taking the waffles out and putting them on a plate.
"From who!?" said Tre as he tilted his head.
"Saidi." said Mike. Tre squinted his eyes and shook his head. He didn't understand.
"Why would Saidi slap me?" asked Tre. Billie Joe rolled his eyes and carried the waffle to the living room. Tre tried to steal it, but Billie hit him on the hand with his fork.
"Because you cheated on her, you idiot! With some random girl." replied Billie Joe as he handed the waffles to me.
"I-I did?" Tre's voice faded to a high whisper. He walked over to Billie Joe. "I did!?" Billie Joe nodded. "Oh my god. Is-is she okay?"
"See for yourself." said Mike as he stood up showing me poking the waffles lightly with my fork.
"S-Saidi? I-I'm so sorry." said Tre, his voice breaking as he sat down next to me.
"Don't! Just don't talk to me. Don't sit by me, don't talk to me, just....don't!" I said, as I quickly stood up and walked around the other side of the couch. "Is it okay if I take a shower?" I asked Adi. She nodded. I walked to the bathroom and shut the door. I stripped down to my naked self, turned the hot warm on, and stepped in. I quickly washed and conditioned my hair. After I did that, I just stood in the shower and cried. "Why, why, why, why?" I cried as I lightly hammered my fist on the tile wall. I heard some one walk in the bathroom. I peeked out from behind the shower curtain. It was Tre.
"S-Saidi. I wanted to say that I'm really really sorry. I didn't know what I was doing. I'm really sorry." he said as he sat down on the lid of the toilet.
"I don't care Tre. I don't know what to think anymore. Right before we leave, you say that I mean the world to you, and you didn't even want to! And then you go off and bang some random girl who probably means nothing to you! I'm so confused right now!" I shouted.
"I'm sorry! I didn't do it with you because I was scared! I'm really sorry Saidi!" he said.
"I-I'm sorry Saidi! Isn't that enough!?" asked Tre. I slammed the water off, grabbed a towel and wrapped it around me. I was mad now. I ripped open the shower curtain, my wet hair in my face, tears streaming down my face.
"NO! IT'S NOT ENOUGH! I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME! AND THEN YOU-YOU GO OFF AND DO THIS! HOW COULD YOU TRE!? I THOUGHT I MEANT THE WORLD TO YOU!" I screamed. I guessed the Billie Joe and Mike had heard us because the door opened behind Tre.
"What's going on?" asked Mike. Tre turned around.
"Nothing." I said as I walked passed. I slipped on some water. Billie Joe caught me, I said thank you and walked into my room. I put on some new clothes and got dressed. I hated Tre so much at that moment. His words rang through my head. "Isn't that enough? Isn't that enough? Isn't that enough?" I started to cry again. I wiped my face and opened the door.
"I'm leaving now." I said. Billie Joe and Mike looked at each other.
"Where are you going?" Mike asked raising one eye brow.
"I don't know, but I'm going." I said. I opened the door, waved down a taxi and hopped in.
"Golden Gate Bridge please." I said. The taxi driver nodded and stepped on the gas. It wasn't long before we were there. I stepped out, paid him and walked along the side of the bridge. I saw a group of people with cords in the middle of the bridge. I walked up to them and looked over the edge. A person was falling to the water. But just as they dunked their head into the ocean, they we pulled back up. Bungee Jumping!!! I ran up to them and asked if I could go for a try. The main guy nodded and strapped a harness on me. I stood up on the railing looking down, wondering if I really wanted to do this. Just then a green mustang pulled up. Billie Joe, Mike, Tre and Adi all poured out of the car and ran up to me.
"Don't jump! You have so much to live for! Even if this bumfuck cheated on you!" cried Mike as he pointed to Tre, who ran up to me.
"She's bungee jumping guys." he said to Mike and Billie Joe who looked really worried. Adi sighed. Tre turned back to me. "Aren't you scared?"
"Yes. But I'm doing it anyways." I said as I started to lean forward.
"Why would you do something that you're scared to do?! Wait, don't jump yet!" said Tre as he grabbed onto my waste waiting for an answer.
"Because if I don't, I'll never know what it feels like." I snapped just as I leaned forward and fell off the railing. I dropped like a rock falling faster and faster towards the ocean. I closed my eyes and felt the cool salty ocean water surround my head. Then, as quickly as I had entered, I was pulled back out. I just hung there on the bungee cord, bobbing up and down. I heard a voice from up above.
"You can let go now!" said the main bungee guy. I reached up to my feet and unlocked the bungee cord and dropped 12 feet into the ocean. It was really cold. I felt like white hot or cold, pins were being stabbed into all sides of my body. The boat that they had down there drove over and picked me up. I sat in a chair soaking wet with a towel around me. The boat drove me back to shore and I got off. I walked up a little hill and back up to the bridge. I saw Tre, Billie Joe, Mike and Adi running towards me as I walked. I was shivering like mad and my lips were a little blue.
"So you left just to go bungee jumping?" asked Mike completely confused.
"No, I came to the bridge because it makes me feel better. They just happened to have bungee jumping." I said through chattering teeth.
"Let's get you in the car and get you home." said Adi as she grabbed the keys from Tre's hand and put me in the car. Tre was standing all by himself on the end of the bridge.
"You guys go ahead. I'll get a taxi or something." he said as he started to walk the other way. Adi shrugged as she shoved the key into the ignition and started up the mustang. She drove us home and parked the car. I was freezing still and found it a little difficult to walk, so Mike picked me up and carried me into the house, where he set me on the couch and loaded blankets on me. I rested my head on a pillow...or blanket, I couldn't tell, and drifted off to sleep.
