So Now What???, chapter 4
"But deliver us from evil for thy is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever, amen."
"So you really did pay attention in Church," Jesus said in astonishment "Go on, get out of here, your family needs you."
"Thank you Jesus!" did I really just say that? After being atheist for all these years, I just said thanks to him? Well, I'm Christian now...
"Can Ava come with me?" I asked him hopefully
"I guess, go home and have fun, I'll be seeing you up here in-" He looked at a tall tower that had enough clocks for everyone in the world "-57 years, 32 days, 10 hours, 32 minutes, and 7 seconds."
"Oh thanks. No I have to be afraid that day."
"Oh, you won't remember, you're going to die from Alzheimer's disease."
"Right, ok."
"Ok now get out of here." Walked back through the gate with Ava in my arms. I looked down and realized I was back in my black pants Ramones tee and chucks. I walked by my dad. "How did it go?"
"I'll see you in 57 years and something days blah blah blah... "
"You haven't changed Billie."
"Yeah and I never will."
"Dad, will I ever see you again?"
"Maybe, but I don't want to see you up here for a long time. And I NEVER want to see you in hell."
"Okay dad, I love you," I said with a tear in my eye.
"Go, I love you too!" With that I felt myself being hurtled towards the ground. I landed with a loud thump on the ground. I stood up with a little pain in my ass and walked towards a lady with a baby standing next to her husband.
"He's beautiful." I told them.
"His name is William Joseph. We know your name isn't William Joseph, but we'll call him Billie Joe growing up. Thank you so much for saving us, we are so grateful. Oh and we love your albums."
"It was nothing and you don't have to name your baby after me!"
"We want to, you rescued him and us." I just gave a smile with tears in my eyes. I realized that our whole conversation was being filmed. I just want to get home. I looked around and Ava was nowhere in sight. I kept looking everywhere for her.
"Who are you looking for?" the man asked.
"My granddaughter. Ava. Don't worry though, I'll find her."
"Granddaughter? I didn't know that you had a granddaughter."
"Well my daughter was raped when she was 11. Ava is the result. But nobody has to know that I told you this."
"Deal. I have family in this area, so if you want we can give you a ride to wherever you need to go, but I need to borrow your cell phone, if you have one."
"Of course, thanks." I handed him my cell phone and then turned around to see a figure sitting by the plane that was ablaze. I notice that the figure was the one I was looking for, Ava. I walked towards her, picked her up and carried her towards the man with my cell phone. I looked at the woman's son and noticed that he had brown eyes, while the mother and father both had blue eyes.
"Your son's eyes, they're brown, yours are blue and so are your husband's," I said, even though it wasn't really my place.
"I had an affair with my husband 8 months ago, but we got through it. He is going to pretend to be the baby's father," she told me. Why did I have to be so curious? Oh well...
*Rebyl's POV*
Thank God my dad is okay. He really didn't have to go get her. I would have found her sooner or later. I am glad that he did find her though, but I'm not sure if she's okay yet. I do hope she is though. I watched as my dad talked to a woman with a baby, who he apparently saved. He was frantically looking around, most likely for Ava. I watched him run away from the couple and towards a little girl with black hair and green eyes. He scooped her up and carried her back to the couple. The man who was using my dad's mobile hung up and handed it back to my dad. He opened it and started dialing a number. He hit the send button and then I heard our phone ringing. I picked it up.
"Hello?" I asked in a tearful voice.
"Rebyl."
"Dad, thanks you so much for saving Ava."
"It was nothing. I think she has a concussion though."
"Ok... I love you, be careful!"
*6 Months Later, Rebyl's POV*
"MOMMY WAKE UP! SANTA CAME LAST NIGHT AND THERE ARE TONS OF PRESENTS DOWNSTAIRS COME ON!" I heard my daughter yelling at me.
I sat up and followed Ava downstairs where my dad, Trè, Mike, Frankie, my grandma Ollie, my uncle Steve, and grandparents on my mom's side, Nibs, Ramona, Claudia (ick) and everyone else in the Green Day/U2 family were situated. I then looked to my right where there was a HUGE Christmas tree with tons of presents. We all got situated at the dining room table and my mom brought out a giant turkey with tons of other stuff and we began eating.
"So Rebyl, are you leaving for tour tomorrow or the next day?" Steve asked me. This is really the first time I've talked to Steve.
"In 2 days. Our first concert is here in Oakland, and then we head off from there."
"Sweet, yeah I have the United States skateboarding tournament that starts in 3 days, I get to travel all over the place, it's pretty cool."
"Sweet, I can't skateboard worth shit."
"Language Rebyl!" my Grandma on my mom's side yelled.
"Don't mind her, she hates 'vulgar language' as she calls it," I laughed a little bit and took a bite of my turkey. I felt someone tugging on my sleeve. I looked down and saw Ava staring up at me.
"Yes Ava?"
"I have to go pee."
"Oh, Ok." I picked her up and took her to the bathroom. She went in and I waited on the other side of the door. She came out and I helped her zip up her jeans. She ran back into the dining room and I took my seat back across from Steve. I heard and explosion of laughter from Trè's side of the table. I looked over.
"What's with the laughing?"
"I'll tell you when there aren't any kids around Rebyl," he said through fits of giggles. I just rolled my eyes and gave him an "I don't want to know' look and got back to my turkey. Once everyone was finished eating the kids; including the teens sat on the floor while the adults; including Bono and the Edge and every one else sat on the couches and chairs. I went over to the tree and separated the presents and gave them to each person.
"On the count of three we all start opening presents," I looked down and Jake, Joey, and Ava had already started.
"Just kidding, go ahead and start." I got down and opened the first present I grabbed. It was one from "Santa" Hmmm, I wonder who Santa is? I looked up at my dad and smirked at him.
"Oh look dad, I got a present from SANTA!" I said sarcastically. Everyone started laughing. I opened it and there was a lifetime supply of guitar picks. I laughed and put them off to the side. I opened the next one and there was a $200.00 Hot Topic gift card. It was from my mom. I think she is a little bit overly obsessed with Hot Topic...I opened one from Frankie. It had a box. When I opened the box I found a note in an envelope. I read what it said.
"Open note in another room." I walked into the kitchen and opened it.
"Dear Rebyl,
This is the easiest way for me to tell you this. Well, here it goes, I'm gay. Yeah I know you're like "What the fuck?" Well yeah, I'm breaking up with you because I met this really awesome guy, he knows me really well. I'm sorry. Please remain my friend?
Frankie
P.S. You still have a real present from me."
Well then...
"So you really did pay attention in Church," Jesus said in astonishment "Go on, get out of here, your family needs you."
"Thank you Jesus!" did I really just say that? After being atheist for all these years, I just said thanks to him? Well, I'm Christian now...
"Can Ava come with me?" I asked him hopefully
"I guess, go home and have fun, I'll be seeing you up here in-" He looked at a tall tower that had enough clocks for everyone in the world "-57 years, 32 days, 10 hours, 32 minutes, and 7 seconds."
"Oh thanks. No I have to be afraid that day."
"Oh, you won't remember, you're going to die from Alzheimer's disease."
"Right, ok."
"Ok now get out of here." Walked back through the gate with Ava in my arms. I looked down and realized I was back in my black pants Ramones tee and chucks. I walked by my dad. "How did it go?"
"I'll see you in 57 years and something days blah blah blah... "
"You haven't changed Billie."
"Yeah and I never will."
"Dad, will I ever see you again?"
"Maybe, but I don't want to see you up here for a long time. And I NEVER want to see you in hell."
"Okay dad, I love you," I said with a tear in my eye.
"Go, I love you too!" With that I felt myself being hurtled towards the ground. I landed with a loud thump on the ground. I stood up with a little pain in my ass and walked towards a lady with a baby standing next to her husband.
"He's beautiful." I told them.
"His name is William Joseph. We know your name isn't William Joseph, but we'll call him Billie Joe growing up. Thank you so much for saving us, we are so grateful. Oh and we love your albums."
"It was nothing and you don't have to name your baby after me!"
"We want to, you rescued him and us." I just gave a smile with tears in my eyes. I realized that our whole conversation was being filmed. I just want to get home. I looked around and Ava was nowhere in sight. I kept looking everywhere for her.
"Who are you looking for?" the man asked.
"My granddaughter. Ava. Don't worry though, I'll find her."
"Granddaughter? I didn't know that you had a granddaughter."
"Well my daughter was raped when she was 11. Ava is the result. But nobody has to know that I told you this."
"Deal. I have family in this area, so if you want we can give you a ride to wherever you need to go, but I need to borrow your cell phone, if you have one."
"Of course, thanks." I handed him my cell phone and then turned around to see a figure sitting by the plane that was ablaze. I notice that the figure was the one I was looking for, Ava. I walked towards her, picked her up and carried her towards the man with my cell phone. I looked at the woman's son and noticed that he had brown eyes, while the mother and father both had blue eyes.
"Your son's eyes, they're brown, yours are blue and so are your husband's," I said, even though it wasn't really my place.
"I had an affair with my husband 8 months ago, but we got through it. He is going to pretend to be the baby's father," she told me. Why did I have to be so curious? Oh well...
*Rebyl's POV*
Thank God my dad is okay. He really didn't have to go get her. I would have found her sooner or later. I am glad that he did find her though, but I'm not sure if she's okay yet. I do hope she is though. I watched as my dad talked to a woman with a baby, who he apparently saved. He was frantically looking around, most likely for Ava. I watched him run away from the couple and towards a little girl with black hair and green eyes. He scooped her up and carried her back to the couple. The man who was using my dad's mobile hung up and handed it back to my dad. He opened it and started dialing a number. He hit the send button and then I heard our phone ringing. I picked it up.
"Hello?" I asked in a tearful voice.
"Rebyl."
"Dad, thanks you so much for saving Ava."
"It was nothing. I think she has a concussion though."
"Ok... I love you, be careful!"
*6 Months Later, Rebyl's POV*
"MOMMY WAKE UP! SANTA CAME LAST NIGHT AND THERE ARE TONS OF PRESENTS DOWNSTAIRS COME ON!" I heard my daughter yelling at me.
I sat up and followed Ava downstairs where my dad, Trè, Mike, Frankie, my grandma Ollie, my uncle Steve, and grandparents on my mom's side, Nibs, Ramona, Claudia (ick) and everyone else in the Green Day/U2 family were situated. I then looked to my right where there was a HUGE Christmas tree with tons of presents. We all got situated at the dining room table and my mom brought out a giant turkey with tons of other stuff and we began eating.
"So Rebyl, are you leaving for tour tomorrow or the next day?" Steve asked me. This is really the first time I've talked to Steve.
"In 2 days. Our first concert is here in Oakland, and then we head off from there."
"Sweet, yeah I have the United States skateboarding tournament that starts in 3 days, I get to travel all over the place, it's pretty cool."
"Sweet, I can't skateboard worth shit."
"Language Rebyl!" my Grandma on my mom's side yelled.
"Don't mind her, she hates 'vulgar language' as she calls it," I laughed a little bit and took a bite of my turkey. I felt someone tugging on my sleeve. I looked down and saw Ava staring up at me.
"Yes Ava?"
"I have to go pee."
"Oh, Ok." I picked her up and took her to the bathroom. She went in and I waited on the other side of the door. She came out and I helped her zip up her jeans. She ran back into the dining room and I took my seat back across from Steve. I heard and explosion of laughter from Trè's side of the table. I looked over.
"What's with the laughing?"
"I'll tell you when there aren't any kids around Rebyl," he said through fits of giggles. I just rolled my eyes and gave him an "I don't want to know' look and got back to my turkey. Once everyone was finished eating the kids; including the teens sat on the floor while the adults; including Bono and the Edge and every one else sat on the couches and chairs. I went over to the tree and separated the presents and gave them to each person.
"On the count of three we all start opening presents," I looked down and Jake, Joey, and Ava had already started.
"Just kidding, go ahead and start." I got down and opened the first present I grabbed. It was one from "Santa" Hmmm, I wonder who Santa is? I looked up at my dad and smirked at him.
"Oh look dad, I got a present from SANTA!" I said sarcastically. Everyone started laughing. I opened it and there was a lifetime supply of guitar picks. I laughed and put them off to the side. I opened the next one and there was a $200.00 Hot Topic gift card. It was from my mom. I think she is a little bit overly obsessed with Hot Topic...I opened one from Frankie. It had a box. When I opened the box I found a note in an envelope. I read what it said.
"Open note in another room." I walked into the kitchen and opened it.
"Dear Rebyl,
This is the easiest way for me to tell you this. Well, here it goes, I'm gay. Yeah I know you're like "What the fuck?" Well yeah, I'm breaking up with you because I met this really awesome guy, he knows me really well. I'm sorry. Please remain my friend?
Frankie
P.S. You still have a real present from me."
Well then...
