Black Hearts and Renegades, chapter 7
I sat on my bed listening to my favorite Eighteen Visions CD. I stared blankly up at the Operation Ivy banner that hung on my ceiling. How did in one day, I was a normal kid and then all of a sudden I'm Tre' Cool's kid? Its crazy. This couldn't be happening.
My favorite song, Victom came on. I didn't really notice because I was to lost in thought. Someone knocked on my door. I didn't answer them, I just layed there. The door opened. "Something wrong Zack?" Brad. I closed my eyes and stayed silent.
I heard him sigh a little and then leave. I never did like talking to him alone. I do admit thinking of him more as a dad then Tre' ever will be, but he'll always just be my friend. Brad is a good dad to the other kids, even me too, I just don't see it most of the time. I guess it's because I never let him get close enough to me.
I looked over at my alarm clock on my night stand. 8:45pm. Guess I skipped dinner. I wasn't really hungry anyway. I walked over to my black drum set and banged away. I needed to blow off some steam. One thing I really loved about my room was that it was sound proof so I could be as loud as I wanted. I banged and banged and banged until I was sweating really hard and my hands and arms where numb.
By the time I was done, it was almost mid-night and my forearm was bruised. I pulled off my shirt and fell stomach first onto my bed and fell asleep.
"WAKE UP!" I groaned into my pillow as Lilly climbed onto my bed and started playing Welcome to Paradise in my ear. "GET OFF!" I yelled. She jumped off and ran away giggling. I ran up behind her and slammed the door when she was in the hall. I felt pissed off and tired.
I pulled on black pants and a black Ozzy t-shirt. I grabbed my black hat and put it on my head backwards. My shoulders sagged heavily as I walked down stairs. The twins where watching Sponge Bob with Matt in the living room. Brad and Mom where sitting at the table in the dining room drinking coffee and reading the news paper.
"G'morning," Mom said smiling.
"Morning," I mumbled, rubbing my eyes.
"Need a ride to school?" She asked. I nodded and grabbed the milk from the fridge. "Kay, be ready in like, ten minutes." I nodded and took a swig of milk from the carton and then recapped it.
"Hey Zacky, can I use your chain wallet?" Jace asked.
"Uh, let me think about that. No." I snatched it away from his hands and hooked it onto my own pants.
He huffed and walked away pissed off. "Okay guys, ready?" Mom came down pulling on her black leather jacket. Lilly grabbed her HIM hoody and Jace grabbed his Ramones jacket.
We walked out to the car and mom drove us all to school.
My favorite song, Victom came on. I didn't really notice because I was to lost in thought. Someone knocked on my door. I didn't answer them, I just layed there. The door opened. "Something wrong Zack?" Brad. I closed my eyes and stayed silent.
I heard him sigh a little and then leave. I never did like talking to him alone. I do admit thinking of him more as a dad then Tre' ever will be, but he'll always just be my friend. Brad is a good dad to the other kids, even me too, I just don't see it most of the time. I guess it's because I never let him get close enough to me.
I looked over at my alarm clock on my night stand. 8:45pm. Guess I skipped dinner. I wasn't really hungry anyway. I walked over to my black drum set and banged away. I needed to blow off some steam. One thing I really loved about my room was that it was sound proof so I could be as loud as I wanted. I banged and banged and banged until I was sweating really hard and my hands and arms where numb.
By the time I was done, it was almost mid-night and my forearm was bruised. I pulled off my shirt and fell stomach first onto my bed and fell asleep.
"WAKE UP!" I groaned into my pillow as Lilly climbed onto my bed and started playing Welcome to Paradise in my ear. "GET OFF!" I yelled. She jumped off and ran away giggling. I ran up behind her and slammed the door when she was in the hall. I felt pissed off and tired.
I pulled on black pants and a black Ozzy t-shirt. I grabbed my black hat and put it on my head backwards. My shoulders sagged heavily as I walked down stairs. The twins where watching Sponge Bob with Matt in the living room. Brad and Mom where sitting at the table in the dining room drinking coffee and reading the news paper.
"G'morning," Mom said smiling.
"Morning," I mumbled, rubbing my eyes.
"Need a ride to school?" She asked. I nodded and grabbed the milk from the fridge. "Kay, be ready in like, ten minutes." I nodded and took a swig of milk from the carton and then recapped it.
"Hey Zacky, can I use your chain wallet?" Jace asked.
"Uh, let me think about that. No." I snatched it away from his hands and hooked it onto my own pants.
He huffed and walked away pissed off. "Okay guys, ready?" Mom came down pulling on her black leather jacket. Lilly grabbed her HIM hoody and Jace grabbed his Ramones jacket.
We walked out to the car and mom drove us all to school.
