Saved//Green Day

Chapter 31, Part 1

*Disclaimer: I've never been to court so idk how this stuff happens...*

Chelsea's POV

I wake up in my bed and hear Billie and Adie talking outside of my room. "Adie? Can you tie my tie?" Billie whines, laughing slightly. Adie sighs, "Yeah," there's a pause before she continues and she laughs ever so slightly, "Didn't you have to tie your own tie when you were on tour?" "Well, yeah, but I've never had to tie my tie when I'm nervous," Billie's voice is shaky. "There. It's all tied, but we have nothing to worry about. Chelsea's not even remotely capable of doing something like that, and just by looking at her people know that. Plus, you have that recording of her mom admitting to it—That's not what you're worried about, is it?" Adie asks. Billie sighs before admitting, "I've never had a daughter, Adie. I don't know how to be a good dad for her, and she already has a boyfriend...Andy." "First off, Andy and Chelsea aren't dating. Secondly, you're a great dad for Jake and Joey, so obviously, you're gonna be a great dad for Chels. You're worrying about things that aren't important. It'll be fine, okay?"

My door opens and I quickly close my eyes to act like I'm sleeping. Adie begins to shake me and coos, "You've gotta get up, Chels." I act like I'm just waking up and Adie looks sympathetic. "We still have about an hour before we have to leave, but just get ready now, so you can have breakfast, okay?" I nod and she leaves my room. Adie and I had picked out an outfit to wear a couple of nights ago for the trial when I'd stand before the jury and make a statement. It was a blue dress shirt, a black pencil skirt, and some black, fancy shoes. These shoes are so uncomfortable! Hmm...I wonder if Adie would mind if I wore the converse that Billie got me instead? I decide to wear the black and white converse since the dress shoes caused me pain and discomfort. Of course, I also brush my teeth and hair.

I walk out of my room and down to the kitchen to eat breakfast. Everyone looks at me and forces a smile. I look down and ignore them before sitting in my seat across from Jake and Joey, and next to Billie. Adie sets down a plate of food in front of me and eventually takes a seat herself. The guys are dressed in suits and Adie is in a nice, dark blue dress. We all eat in silence until Mike and Tré - both in suits as well - burst through the door and hug Billie tightly while screaming in his ear, "THE SINGLE IS READY TO BE RELEASED!" I laugh slightly, but go back to eating, and I start thinking about what Billie told Adie.

'Why doesn't Billie think that he could be a good dad for me? Am I the problem? Am I too annoying or hard to care for? But, why wouldn't he have given me to a foster home?' I think to myself.

"So today's the day; Chelsea's finally getting adopted, we get to plan a release date for 'Bang Bang,' and, uh, I guess that's it," Mike says happily. I suddenly chime in, negatively, "We don't know that I'm getting adopted." I slouch down in my chair and take a bite of buttered toast. "What makes you so sure that you might not win?" Billie asks, concern filling his soft, green eyes. "My mom's a good liar; She's lied to me since I was a kid and I believed her," I sigh quickly, "Look, she's manipulative and she easily can pin the blame on someone else, and it looks like her target is me. And even if we do win the case, there's still the possibility that child services won't allow it. Sorry for being negative but it's a possibility, and I don't know. It just seems like bad luck follows me everywhere." There's a silence before Mike clears his throat and says, "Well, bad things don't always happen. It's just a large, inconvenient bump in the road. You're gonna be fine, kid." I smile, but if I'm being honest, that didn't make me feel any better.
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As we get ready to leave, Billie walks into my room in black jeans and a plain gray T-shirt with a leather jacket over it. "Aren't you supposed to be wearing a suit?" I ask him, pointing at his leather jacket. "Well, yes, but I don't really want to. I mean, I probably should, but I feel like it won't affect anything because you'll get adopted either way. But if you want me to change I can," he rambles. "No, it's fine...." I trail off. There's a slightly awkward silence and Billie smiles faintly before saying, "Well, we'd better get going." I nod and follow him out of my room and into the garage.