Mike's Twin - A Different Green Day Story, chapter 5
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*1993, December 25, California*
Michele Dirnt lived in a new apartment now. She had gotten a job at a club that was very popular and paid well enough for her. Her electric guitar had sat in the corner, never touched since Billie Joe kicked her out. She used to be best mates with him, even though Mike was also his best friend. Big family, riiiiiight.
Mike visited his twin sister every week. Sometimes, Tre would come to the coffee shop too. He thought that Billie's actions were wrong, but he really thought that Green Day would make it big, so he never argued with him because he kept made the right decisions just about all the time.
This week though, there would be a surprise for Michele.
The coffee shop was open, even though it was Christmas Day. Michele had got her brother and Tre a Christmas present each. Michele arrived first and ordered three cups of coffee. She waited until Mike's truck pulled up across the road. She smiled, remembering how they had left home together in that same truck. Mike got out and locked the doors as soon as Tre was out too. Mike and Tre walked across the road, each carrying a Christmas present for her.
"Hey!" Mike said with a big smile on his face.
"Hey," Michele said, hugging him and then hugging Tre too. They sat down and drank their coffees.
"You want your present now?" Tre asked Michele. She grinned.
"If I must," she replied. Tre handed her the present he had got for her. It was a small box with a necklace and matching earrings inside. The necklace was a silver chain and had a silver skull and cross bones hanging from it. The earrings were small skulls with cross bones.
"Thought you'd want that," Tre said and looked at her face. She had a surprised look on her face.
"Oh, thanks Tre. I love it," Michele said and looked at Mike, wondering what he had got her.
"Suppose you want this," Mike said and gave his twin a present. She unwrapped it and saw a bunch of movies for her to watch. "Your really have to watch this one." Mike tapped the movie on the top.
"Oh yeah! It is so wicked!" Tre exclaimed really loudly, people looking at him weirdly (again). "Sorry."
"Thanks, Mike," Michele said and put the movies next to the jewelry.
"Do I get something?" Tre asked, bouncing up and down in his seat and getting excited.
"Well, duh!" Michele laughed at Tre. He couldn't sit still. She handed him a small present. Tre tore open the wrapping paper, like a child. It was a miniature drum kit, including mini drumsticks.
"Wow! That is so cool!" Tre cried out. He picked up one of the mini drumsticks and hit a cymbal. It made a sound exactly like it should if it was a real drum kit. "Weee!" Tre started to play a beat on the mini drums.
"You shouldn't have got him that," Mike said to his sister as she glared at Tre bizarrely.
"I am regretting buying it right now," she said as Tre hit the crash symbol very hard. She passed Mike his present. "Here." He unwrapped it to reveal some petrol vouchers, some coffee vouchers (he loves coffee like her) and three tickets to the Monster Truck show next week.
"Oh, thanks, sis," Mike said.
"You'll have to take Billie with you," Michele said. "I can't go cause Annie can't make it to work that night, so I have to fill in for her."
They talked a lot more and drunk some more coffee. Michele found out that Mike had got a girlfriend called Anastasia now, and that Billie Joe had stopped being so punk lately. They also hadn't made any more songs since she had left. Life wasn't the same without Michele there, and they all knew it. The three talked for hours, and Michele decided to leave while it was still light and not raining.
"Well, I'll see ya's later," Michele said as she quickly hugged Tre, than gave Mike a longer hug.
"Okay, bye, Mish," Tre said.
"It's Michele now, Tre. You know that," Michele said.
"Yeah, but Mish is better," he said, shrugging.
"See ya, lil' bro." Michele teased Mike. She always reminded him that she was born two minutes before him.
"Okay. Bye," Mike said, then remembered what Billie had given him. Michele was just out the door with her presents when Mike ran out after her, followed by a confused Tre. "Wait! Billie Joe said to give this to you. He says don't throw it out straight away, and actually read it. He says he's really sorry." Mike held out an envelope. Michele paused, then took it.
"I'll read it," she reassured Mike, but she had a frown on her face. She turned and started to walk back to her apartment.
Michele Dirnt lived in a new apartment now. She had gotten a job at a club that was very popular and paid well enough for her. Her electric guitar had sat in the corner, never touched since Billie Joe kicked her out. She used to be best mates with him, even though Mike was also his best friend. Big family, riiiiiight.
Mike visited his twin sister every week. Sometimes, Tre would come to the coffee shop too. He thought that Billie's actions were wrong, but he really thought that Green Day would make it big, so he never argued with him because he kept made the right decisions just about all the time.
This week though, there would be a surprise for Michele.
The coffee shop was open, even though it was Christmas Day. Michele had got her brother and Tre a Christmas present each. Michele arrived first and ordered three cups of coffee. She waited until Mike's truck pulled up across the road. She smiled, remembering how they had left home together in that same truck. Mike got out and locked the doors as soon as Tre was out too. Mike and Tre walked across the road, each carrying a Christmas present for her.
"Hey!" Mike said with a big smile on his face.
"Hey," Michele said, hugging him and then hugging Tre too. They sat down and drank their coffees.
"You want your present now?" Tre asked Michele. She grinned.
"If I must," she replied. Tre handed her the present he had got for her. It was a small box with a necklace and matching earrings inside. The necklace was a silver chain and had a silver skull and cross bones hanging from it. The earrings were small skulls with cross bones.
"Thought you'd want that," Tre said and looked at her face. She had a surprised look on her face.
"Oh, thanks Tre. I love it," Michele said and looked at Mike, wondering what he had got her.
"Suppose you want this," Mike said and gave his twin a present. She unwrapped it and saw a bunch of movies for her to watch. "Your really have to watch this one." Mike tapped the movie on the top.
"Oh yeah! It is so wicked!" Tre exclaimed really loudly, people looking at him weirdly (again). "Sorry."
"Thanks, Mike," Michele said and put the movies next to the jewelry.
"Do I get something?" Tre asked, bouncing up and down in his seat and getting excited.
"Well, duh!" Michele laughed at Tre. He couldn't sit still. She handed him a small present. Tre tore open the wrapping paper, like a child. It was a miniature drum kit, including mini drumsticks.
"Wow! That is so cool!" Tre cried out. He picked up one of the mini drumsticks and hit a cymbal. It made a sound exactly like it should if it was a real drum kit. "Weee!" Tre started to play a beat on the mini drums.
"You shouldn't have got him that," Mike said to his sister as she glared at Tre bizarrely.
"I am regretting buying it right now," she said as Tre hit the crash symbol very hard. She passed Mike his present. "Here." He unwrapped it to reveal some petrol vouchers, some coffee vouchers (he loves coffee like her) and three tickets to the Monster Truck show next week.
"Oh, thanks, sis," Mike said.
"You'll have to take Billie with you," Michele said. "I can't go cause Annie can't make it to work that night, so I have to fill in for her."
They talked a lot more and drunk some more coffee. Michele found out that Mike had got a girlfriend called Anastasia now, and that Billie Joe had stopped being so punk lately. They also hadn't made any more songs since she had left. Life wasn't the same without Michele there, and they all knew it. The three talked for hours, and Michele decided to leave while it was still light and not raining.
"Well, I'll see ya's later," Michele said as she quickly hugged Tre, than gave Mike a longer hug.
"Okay, bye, Mish," Tre said.
"It's Michele now, Tre. You know that," Michele said.
"Yeah, but Mish is better," he said, shrugging.
"See ya, lil' bro." Michele teased Mike. She always reminded him that she was born two minutes before him.
"Okay. Bye," Mike said, then remembered what Billie had given him. Michele was just out the door with her presents when Mike ran out after her, followed by a confused Tre. "Wait! Billie Joe said to give this to you. He says don't throw it out straight away, and actually read it. He says he's really sorry." Mike held out an envelope. Michele paused, then took it.
"I'll read it," she reassured Mike, but she had a frown on her face. She turned and started to walk back to her apartment.
