The Day Billie Joe Armstrong Died

Chapter 30 - The Reaper

A little chapter for you guys, not a long one though. Sorry :( 

‘’You’ve escaped death for too long’’ I gazed around, ‘’who’s there?’’ I asked nervously. It was all black. I couldn’t see anything. The only light, which was here, was pointed at me, like a spotlight shining on me. I’ve never felt any more uncomfortable in my whole life.

I could hear a faint giggle. ‘’Death’’ it spit out. I turned my head around from where I thought I heard the voice. Only darkness. Pitch black darkness.

‘’You should have been dead, one does not escape from death’’ the voice continued. It felt like the voice came from everywhere.

I gazed around into the darkness, I couldn’t move. I was frozen in the light. It all felt so cold, why was I here?

I looked up and saw a dark shadow coming towards me. It looked like someone was wearing a dark cloak over them, with a scythe in his hand. Was it the reaper?

Whatever it was, it was closing in on me. ‘’Nowhere to hid, no one can save you. Not this time.’’ he continued.

I felt the sweat roll down my forehead. This is it.

He was less than two meters away from me. Some of the spotlight enlightened him. When he was one meter away from me he stopped. I wanted to run, run far away. Run into Billie Joe’s arms and feel safe. I just want to be safe. ‘’HELP! BILLIE? MIKE? ADIE? PLEASE HELP ME!’’ I suddenly shouted, I couldn’t keep my mouth shut anymore. The reaper giggled darkly. He slowly reached his hand towards his hood, and pulled it off slowly. And out came darkness. Pure darkness. I was surrounded by cold darkness. ‘’NO! NO! Please, please HELP ME!’’ I cried.

‘’Alex! Alex! Wake up! It’s okay, we’re here!’’ Billie Joe shrugged my shoulder as he tried to wake me up. I opened my eyes and noticed that I was back on the plane. I looked baffled around, ‘’but I’m dead, I was going to die!’’ I blurred out, I couldn’t sit still. My whole body was shaking, was I having a panic attack?

Billie tried to calm me down the best he could, he held around me with both of his arms. ‘’It’s okay, you’re not dead. And you won’t die, I won’t let it happen’’ he comforted me as I finally calmed down.

I exhaled slowly and sat down and relaxed. Billie dried the sweat from my forehead and asked, ‘’what was that? What happened?’’ His eyes where big and his faced glowed of fear.               

I exhaled one last time and continued, ‘’I-I had this nightmare. It was so realistic, like… I was in hell. Then this thing came.. I think it was the …. The reaper’’ I gulped and looked at him, he nodded. ‘’He said I had escaped death too many times, and that it’s my time to go. And that I can’t escape death… he was angry’’ I continued. I looked down and I heard him sight. He thinks I’m pathetic …

‘’I used to have nightmares as well, and it’s nothing more than a nightmare. I promise you, it’s not real. You are not going to die, I promise you. I’m not letting you die, not on my watch, Alexandra’’ he said silently. I looked up at him, he smiled at me.

‘’Is it appropriate to ask what the fuck happened back there?’’ Trè was apparently in the seat above me, he turned his head over his seat and rested his head on the top of his chair. I just chuckled, ‘’bad dream’’ I said shortly. ‘’You sure that was a dream? Sounded like you had a little horror movie back there!’’ Mike turned around as well, he was seated next to Trè. I smiled to him and nodded, ‘’I’m fine!’’

‘’You better not be lying, kiddo’’ Mike smiled. ‘’Please sit down and fasten your seatbelts, we’re landing in Oakland in 10 minutes’’ A lady voice spoke over the speakers. Mike turned around and seated himself back in his chair. Then Trè smiled and did the same.

‘’FINALLY!’’ Jake shouted loudly from a seat further in the plane.

Finally we’re home.