Love Is a Many Painful Thing, chapter 2

I yanked my backpack out of my locker, slammed the locker shut, and screamed.

Billie was leaning on the locker next to mine and I didn't see him because the door blocked him.

"Hey Billie. What's up?" I asked and we both started walking outside.

"I just wanted to know if you...Never mind. I just wanted to walk home with you because Mike landed a Detention today," he said and I nodded.

I know he was lying because I saw him talking to Mike after class and Mike left without him.

Detention my ass.

"Alright. Fine with me," I said and walked down the sidewalk.

"When are you having band practice again?" I said and he shrugged.

"Next time Brad goes on one of his business trips. I think he said he was going on one tomorrow. I keep telling mom he's not going on a business trip. He's cheating one her," he said and I frowned.

"She will come around. I know he's cheating on her," I said and he nodded.

We turned the corner and I walked up the pathway in front of my house.

"See you Billie," you said and grinned, then waved. He smiled and walked across the street and turned the corner at the end of the block.

I walked into my house and felt relieved that my mom wasn't home.

She was pretty neutral but threw nasty comments and brought home drunk men every night.

I walked upstairs and picked up my guitar that I got from my dad last year before he and mom split, and he got in a car accident and died.

It was a dark maroon and I named it Adeline. I played a song Billie taught me called 2000 Light Years Away.

He never told me what the lyrics were about but whenever they played it at practice Mike always grinned.

I kind of creeped me out.

Anyways, I played my guitar for a bit, and heard my mom and another set of feet stumble up the stairs.

They shuffled to the end of the hallway and into my mum's room. I decided that homework shall be done. Then off to bed.

I woke up the next morning, and saw my mom's car pull out of the driveway to go to work.

I got up and changed into a The Clash shirt, black jeans, bright green converse and I walked over to my mirror.

I lined a few layters of eyeliner around my eyes, then some bright green eyeshadow.

I heard some thing hit my window.

I looked out and saw Billie and Mike with a handful of rocks.

"Cmon! You're coming to band practice," Billie Joe said grinning.

I smirked and stuck my legs out of my window sill, and stepped down teh ladder that was conveniently placed outside my window.

"Why didn't you use the front door?" Mike asked and I grinned.

"Too lazy. Lets go get Hayden and Jaime," I said and they both nodded.

We walked across the street to Jaime's house, and she bounded out and landed on Mike's back.

I frowned and fake cried.

"I wanna be carried too!" I shouted and felt someone sweep me up and throw them over their shoulder.

I laughed as I knew Billie picked me up.

"Okay. You can put me down now," I said to the red haired boy.

"No way. I like being this close to your ass," he said and I puched his back and he fake cried and plopped me down on someone's front lawn.

It turned out to be Hayden's. She was sitting on her porch grinning at us.

"Alright! Thank god it's Saturday!" she said and we all agreed and walked over to Billie's house.

They stated playing 2000 Light Years Away. Mike grinned as he did backup and I sat crossed legged on the couch.

Billie had a great singing voice. I know they will make it bog someday, that's what I know.

They finished and Hayden, Jaime and I clapped like crazy.

They played for a bit more, then we went into Billie's house to get something to drink.

I leaned against the counter. It was only me and Billie in the kitchen now.

Mike and Jaime snuck off somewhere, and Hayden said she had to piss.

I glanced at Billie Joe, who was staring at me. He blushed and looked away, and I grinned.

"Billie. What's wrong? You're blushing. Billie doesn't blush," I said and he shook his head.

"It's nothing. But can I ask you something?" he asked and I nodded, not sure what he would ask. "There is this girl I like, and I want to tell her how I feel, but I'm not sure if she likes me back," he said.

"You are gonna ask me how you should tell her, right?" I asked and he nodded

"I don't know how you can tell what I was gonna say..." he said and I grinned.

"You are my best friend Billie. But about that girl, just come out and tell her. If she doesn't like you back, that's her loss. But hopefully it's not one of those plastic whores. I will disown you if you go out with one of those things," I said and shook my head, then jumped upon on the counter and took another swing of my coke.

"Thanks Vi. I don't know what I would do without you," he said and I grinned.

"Most likely be wallowing in your own shit or something," I said and we both laughed and he looked at me with a weird look in his eyes and Hayden walked in, buttoning her pants.

"I'm relieved now," she said and we all chuckled.