falling from the stars

ch. 10

{trecool has logged on}

trecool: Bill! u up?

bjarmstrong: what do u want its like 4 in the morning

trecool: i know we like just talked the other day, but i gotta get somethin off my mind to someone i dont know :)

bjarmstrong: ... ok shoot

trecool: the girl i like has agreed to go on a date with me!

Billie sat back from the keyboard. This weird sinking feeling started to bubble inside him, but he couldnt understand why. 

bjarmstrong: thats great man! 

trecool: i know! i hope i make a good impression

bjarmstrong: i think you will

trecool: do you have any pointers?

All feelings of doubt left Billie's body as he got the chance to help someone with stuff he knew a lot about.

bjarmstrong: well, for one thing, you have to be courteous, but in a charming kind of way. dont make it obvious that youre trying to impress her. make it natural, smooth. also remain mysterious. girls go wild when they cant figure you out. 

trecool: right. got it.

bjarmstrong: other than that, act confident! nothing turns a girl off like a weasel.

trecool: oh. okay

trecool: i get the feeling that youre quite popular at your school.

Me, Popular? That's the funniest thing I've ever heard.

bjarmstrong: sure i am

trecool: i have like two friends, so this is a big deal for me.

bjarmstrong: i believe in you bro

trecool: thanks bill! i know i can count on you now! i have to go focus on picking my outfit, biiiig date tonite!

bjarmstrong: night bud

{trecool has logged off}

Billie stared blankly at the screen, expecting Tre to come back and say something, anything. But he didn't come. Tre really got a girlfriend.

Losing all hope, Billie restlessly flopped back onto his cold pillow. "I could have sworn he was.." He spoke softly out loud to himself, trailing off after figuring he was being ridiculous. He doesn't even know Tre. He lives in Germany, for fucks sake. He couldn't possibly have feelings for him. "I'm just desperate," he reassured himself. Tossing and turning, he fell asleep without any dreams.

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After chatting with Billie, Tre restlessly bounced his leg, waiting for the end of the day bell to ring. He forgot it was 4am where Billie was, since it was 1pm in Germany. He couldn't wait to go home and prepare for his date for three hours. Riley was easily the prettiest girl in Tre's grade, so its a blessing from bejeezus that she's giving him a shot. He could not fuck it up. 

Time seemed to tick by as slow as Tre's ancient grandma clicked her knitting needles. As Tre's impatience grew, so did his fantasies. The bell rang out, interrupting him right before she was about to feed him a spoonful of crazy vanilla ice cream. Startled, Tre sat up too quickly, knocking all his books off his desk, papers flying everywhere. He bent over to pick them up, as kids walking by carelessly trampled all over his stuff. He had no time to care. Shoving all the papers in his bag, he flew out of the classroom and ran down the hallway, barely dodging all the students that were walking a tad too slow for him. He had a job to do.

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beep beep beep bee-

Billie groaned and rolled over. What time was it? How many times had he hit sleep on his alarm?

10:38 AM.

Ugh, Mike and I were supposed to have practice at 10. He won't mind if I'm a little late, right?

Stumbling out of bed, he grabbed a random shirt and some ripped jeans and brushed his teeth with an average pace. He didn't really feel the need to rush, now that Mike was his best friend, not his bully. Still, there's only today and the weekend until they go back to school. He hoped things would change at school, too.

"MIKE! I'M UP!"

"Hey Bill! In here!" His voice called out from the basement, where they had set up a crappy little studio for makin' music. Billie stomped down the stairs, lead-footed as usual. "I'm havin' trouble hittin' this string!" Mike said. He still didn't have the hang of the bass yet. 

Billie sat down and assisted his brother. Today was going good so far.

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