In The End (An AFI Story), chapter 3
"I HAVE IT!" I yelled. "My aunt! You know, Tatilia? She said she might come back
here! If we convince her to move close to us, not necessarily in New Jersey, but
somewhere near, we could go live with her! She hates my mother and is holding a grudge cause of the "Demon Incident" so she won't tell!" I screamed. "How perfect is that?"
"Woah! That's amazing!" Jade said.
"Yeah, and all we have to do is convince her! But you're her favorite, right? So with your help, she'll come!" Davey said. "Go on, Sfet, call her!" Davey said, grinning.
"Now? I dunno what time it is there... " I said.
"Just do it!" Jade whined. So I took out my cell and dialed my Aunt Tatilia's number.
"It's ringing!" I said excitedly. Then I heard a click and a groggy hello in Bulgarian. I started speaking really fast in Bulgarian, because it is my main language. Remember, I moved here 4 years ago. "So," I said in English, "Do you want to talk to them?" I giggled, "To make sure hoodlums wont be living in your new house?"
"We're not hoodlums!" Jade said. Davey laughed.
"Okay." Then I told Jade, "She wants to talk to you, only her English isn't good cause she only uses it to talk to me. Also, be nice, please?"
"Of course I'll be nice? What do you think I am, a hoodlum?" Jade said sarcastically. Davey started laughing again.
"Of course, Jade. Here." I passed him the phone. As I was listening to his side of the conversation, I realized he said 'What?' and 'Uhhh I missed that.' about 20 times. Then he passed my cell to Davey.
"Here. And open your ears, 'cause you sure as hell are gonna need them." He said. Then Davey talked to my aunt. I noticed that Davey didn't say 'What?' once. Then Davey passed it to me.
"She wants to talk to you again." He said. Davey was smiling.
"Hello?" I said. Then I was talking in Bulgarian again. I asked her what she told them. She told me that she asked if they were hoodlums. I laughed. Then I hung up with her.
"So?" Davey and Jade said at the same time.
"Well, guys," I said dramatically, "Soon, you're gonna meet my Aunt Tatilia!"
"Yes!!!" Jade screamed. We all stared at him. "What?" he asked stupidly. Davey, however, was quiet. Then he finally spoke.
"Guys... " he said worriedly, "If we get caught before we get big... we could go to court." Davey looked really sad. "I can't afford to go to court."
"Aww, Davey!" I ran over to him and hugged him. Strangely, when I was hugging him Jade was clearing his throat an awful lot.
"Uh, Jade, you okay?" I stopped hugging Davey.
"Yeah, yeah now I'm fine, thanks." Jade's face went all red and he stared at the ground.
"Okay... " I said. There was an awkward silence. "Oh shit!" I exclaimed, "What time is it! I gotta go!" I grabbed Andy, my bass, and called over my shoulder, "Bye, Jade; Bye, Davey!" I flew up the steps and ran down the block over to my house. I stopped to catch my breath, opened the door s l o w l y, and crept up the stairs. It was at least 11:00. My curfew is 10:00. I got to the last step when it creaked loudly. I winced and picked my foot off the step. I put my foot on it again and it creaked louder. So I just ran really fast to the landing so it wouldn't creak so much. I felt like a freight train in a church, that's how loud I was. Yet nobody woke up. I sighed and tiptoed to my room. I closed the door quietly and I flopped on my bed. I knew I was in big trouble tomorrow, but I didn't care. All I thought about was Jade. Why did he keep coughing when I was hugging Davey? And why did he seem pleased when I hugged him at my house? Does Jade like me like I like him? What if he does? What if we go on tour and we "get together" and it ruins the band? I couldn't stop thinking of Jade.
"Yes!!!" Jade screamed. We all stared at him. "What?" he asked stupidly. Davey, however, was quiet. Then he finally spoke.
"Guys... " he said worriedly, "If we get caught before we get big... we could go to court." Davey looked really sad. "I can't afford to go to court."
"Aww, Davey!" I ran over to him and hugged him. Strangely, when I was hugging him Jade was clearing his throat an awful lot.
"Uh, Jade, you okay?" I stopped hugging Davey.
"Yeah, yeah now I'm fine, thanks." Jade's face went all red and he stared at the ground.
"Okay... " I said. There was an awkward silence. "Oh shit!" I exclaimed, "What time is it! I gotta go!" I grabbed Andy, my bass, and called over my shoulder, "Bye, Jade; Bye, Davey!" I flew up the steps and ran down the block over to my house. I stopped to catch my breath, opened the door s l o w l y, and crept up the stairs. It was at least 11:00. My curfew is 10:00. I got to the last step when it creaked loudly. I winced and picked my foot off the step. I put my foot on it again and it creaked louder. So I just ran really fast to the landing so it wouldn't creak so much. I felt like a freight train in a church, that's how loud I was. Yet nobody woke up. I sighed and tiptoed to my room. I closed the door quietly and I flopped on my bed. I knew I was in big trouble tomorrow, but I didn't care. All I thought about was Jade. Why did he keep coughing when I was hugging Davey? And why did he seem pleased when I hugged him at my house? Does Jade like me like I like him? What if he does? What if we go on tour and we "get together" and it ruins the band? I couldn't stop thinking of Jade.
here! If we convince her to move close to us, not necessarily in New Jersey, but
somewhere near, we could go live with her! She hates my mother and is holding a grudge cause of the "Demon Incident" so she won't tell!" I screamed. "How perfect is that?"
"Woah! That's amazing!" Jade said.
"Yeah, and all we have to do is convince her! But you're her favorite, right? So with your help, she'll come!" Davey said. "Go on, Sfet, call her!" Davey said, grinning.
"Now? I dunno what time it is there... " I said.
"Just do it!" Jade whined. So I took out my cell and dialed my Aunt Tatilia's number.
"It's ringing!" I said excitedly. Then I heard a click and a groggy hello in Bulgarian. I started speaking really fast in Bulgarian, because it is my main language. Remember, I moved here 4 years ago. "So," I said in English, "Do you want to talk to them?" I giggled, "To make sure hoodlums wont be living in your new house?"
"We're not hoodlums!" Jade said. Davey laughed.
"Okay." Then I told Jade, "She wants to talk to you, only her English isn't good cause she only uses it to talk to me. Also, be nice, please?"
"Of course I'll be nice? What do you think I am, a hoodlum?" Jade said sarcastically. Davey started laughing again.
"Of course, Jade. Here." I passed him the phone. As I was listening to his side of the conversation, I realized he said 'What?' and 'Uhhh I missed that.' about 20 times. Then he passed my cell to Davey.
"Here. And open your ears, 'cause you sure as hell are gonna need them." He said. Then Davey talked to my aunt. I noticed that Davey didn't say 'What?' once. Then Davey passed it to me.
"She wants to talk to you again." He said. Davey was smiling.
"Hello?" I said. Then I was talking in Bulgarian again. I asked her what she told them. She told me that she asked if they were hoodlums. I laughed. Then I hung up with her.
"So?" Davey and Jade said at the same time.
"Well, guys," I said dramatically, "Soon, you're gonna meet my Aunt Tatilia!"
"Yes!!!" Jade screamed. We all stared at him. "What?" he asked stupidly. Davey, however, was quiet. Then he finally spoke.
"Guys... " he said worriedly, "If we get caught before we get big... we could go to court." Davey looked really sad. "I can't afford to go to court."
"Aww, Davey!" I ran over to him and hugged him. Strangely, when I was hugging him Jade was clearing his throat an awful lot.
"Uh, Jade, you okay?" I stopped hugging Davey.
"Yeah, yeah now I'm fine, thanks." Jade's face went all red and he stared at the ground.
"Okay... " I said. There was an awkward silence. "Oh shit!" I exclaimed, "What time is it! I gotta go!" I grabbed Andy, my bass, and called over my shoulder, "Bye, Jade; Bye, Davey!" I flew up the steps and ran down the block over to my house. I stopped to catch my breath, opened the door s l o w l y, and crept up the stairs. It was at least 11:00. My curfew is 10:00. I got to the last step when it creaked loudly. I winced and picked my foot off the step. I put my foot on it again and it creaked louder. So I just ran really fast to the landing so it wouldn't creak so much. I felt like a freight train in a church, that's how loud I was. Yet nobody woke up. I sighed and tiptoed to my room. I closed the door quietly and I flopped on my bed. I knew I was in big trouble tomorrow, but I didn't care. All I thought about was Jade. Why did he keep coughing when I was hugging Davey? And why did he seem pleased when I hugged him at my house? Does Jade like me like I like him? What if he does? What if we go on tour and we "get together" and it ruins the band? I couldn't stop thinking of Jade.
"Yes!!!" Jade screamed. We all stared at him. "What?" he asked stupidly. Davey, however, was quiet. Then he finally spoke.
"Guys... " he said worriedly, "If we get caught before we get big... we could go to court." Davey looked really sad. "I can't afford to go to court."
"Aww, Davey!" I ran over to him and hugged him. Strangely, when I was hugging him Jade was clearing his throat an awful lot.
"Uh, Jade, you okay?" I stopped hugging Davey.
"Yeah, yeah now I'm fine, thanks." Jade's face went all red and he stared at the ground.
"Okay... " I said. There was an awkward silence. "Oh shit!" I exclaimed, "What time is it! I gotta go!" I grabbed Andy, my bass, and called over my shoulder, "Bye, Jade; Bye, Davey!" I flew up the steps and ran down the block over to my house. I stopped to catch my breath, opened the door s l o w l y, and crept up the stairs. It was at least 11:00. My curfew is 10:00. I got to the last step when it creaked loudly. I winced and picked my foot off the step. I put my foot on it again and it creaked louder. So I just ran really fast to the landing so it wouldn't creak so much. I felt like a freight train in a church, that's how loud I was. Yet nobody woke up. I sighed and tiptoed to my room. I closed the door quietly and I flopped on my bed. I knew I was in big trouble tomorrow, but I didn't care. All I thought about was Jade. Why did he keep coughing when I was hugging Davey? And why did he seem pleased when I hugged him at my house? Does Jade like me like I like him? What if he does? What if we go on tour and we "get together" and it ruins the band? I couldn't stop thinking of Jade.
