i'm the bad guy | Billie Eilish

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"Wait. Are you seriously telling me that you have NEVER heard of Billie Eilish?" Fiona's mouth dropped wide open, "She is really amazing. Give me your phone Lily!"
I sit on Fiona's bed, staring at the red lights in the room. They were poorly strung around the room, but what can you expect from her? She loves doing things in 'rustic' ways. Fiona is my best friend who has stuck with me since we started primary school.

I sigh and look at the ceiling. Fiona hesitates, then tries to pull me into a hug. "Hey, I know we will never be the same, but can you at least try?"

I try to smile, but it feels like my lips are permanently stuck in a frown. "Fiona," I take a deep breath, "we will never be the same, no matter how much you try. Maybe we shouldn't be friends anymore? It just isn't working out after... you know."

"Lily, maybe we could be...more than friends? I mean, we nearly fucked last week. I know you are secretly gay, but thats fine." Fiona looks at me and smirks.

"You know what, fuck this 'friend' shit. And, I'm not gay bitch." I pull Fiona into a deep kiss, reaching all corners of her mouth with my tongue.
I hear someone coming up the stairs, and we pull from the kiss. I smirk as I see my lipstick smeared all over her lips.

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Billie.

"Billie, you can open it!" My Mom, Maggie looks at me with excitement in her eyes.
I slowly begin to open the letter, trembling. I still don't know what I want. I loved being homeschooled, but my parents told me that I have to go to a public school. It's not even a unisex school, so no boys will be there. The front door opens and I see my brother. Finneas is 22, so he doesn't have to go to school. Lucky.

I slowly lift the letter out of the envelope, shaking. Mom slings her arm around my shoulders and kisses my hair.

Dear Billie O'Connell,

We are extremely ecstatic to inform you of your acceptance into Riverside Girls High School. For more information on uniform and the school rules, please visit our website. We will see you soon.

Caroline Evans | School Principal

"Mom, I got into the school!" I say, not knowing if I wanted to be in the school or not. "Mom, I got into the school." Tears form in my eyes as I imagine all the girls following me around, taking advantage of me and asking for an autograph.
I don't want to cry in front of everyone. So I run.

My new room was bleak and boring. The walls were plain white, the floors covered with unopened boxes. I open a box that read 'BILLIE'S DECOR'. Inside are my favourite things in the world. There are my special lights, that change to whatever colour I like (but I usually go for a red). Last year I bought the because our old house was even worse than this one. Mom and Dad insisted that we buy a house that people won't suspect we live in.

There is a giant window nearly taking up a whole wall. Great. I spend the rest of the day hanging lights up and filling my shelves with my favourite albums, and also hiding my notebook. That things fucking precious.

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L I L Y

"Bye Fiona, see you next time darling." I say with a mischievous smile, making Fiona blush. Slowly, I take the steps out of her house and started to walk down the road.
A camera and a microphone is suddenly pushed into my face. "Are you a resident on this street?"

"Uh...yeah?"
"What do you have to say about Billie Eilish moving on this street?"
"Who the hell is Billie Eyelash?" I say, attempting to walk down the street again.
They halt me and say "What do you have to SAY ABOUT THE TOPIC?"
"I DON'T KNOW CAUSE I DON'T KNOW A BILLIE EILISH!" I scream and run down the street. This time, the producers don't stop me but I look back and realise that it's a POP news van. Shit, I'm gonna be on tv.