Trapped in Active Depart // Billie Joe

[6] lighting a match

Me and Sam sat waiting in the studio for the boys to come, she wasn't aware at all that Billie had come around the other day and we had talked things through. And honestly, I don't know if I should let her know that.

Sam was a great friend don't get me wrong. Since the first day I met her she had been stood behind me ready to catch me if I ever fell. And she always had.

But, she very much didn't like billie for what he did. She kept it professional and bit her tongue for her job in the studio. Because this job was everything to her as it was to me. But if she found out I had forgiven him with out knowing the story behind his actions, she'd go crazy.

The studio door opened as they walked in giggling like girls to themselves before breathing in and looking over at us. "We're here," Mike started.

"Late," sam pointed out, smiling.

"Blame Mr cool," Billie spoke up looking over at Tre.

"It wasn't my fault!"

"He took ages parking," Mike explained answering mine and Sams questionable stares. I nodded sort of understanding as Tre carried on.

"In my defence, it wasn't my fault." He said over mike and Tre laughing. "This stupid fucking Black four by four car. Apparently the driver doesn't know how to park a car."

"Tre that's my car." Sam spoke up looking sort of offended.

"Oh- no no- it was another car!" Tre quickly told her going back on his words.

The thing is... between Tre and Sam. There had kinda sorta always been something.

When Billie and I were flirting, so we're those two. But they never seemed to become a thing. So when Tre, Mike and Billie finished their album and Billie left me... things between them two became awkward and they never kept in touch.

But I guess it's back. Because Tre's face was a deep shade of scarlet as he carried on stuttering. "I didn't say black- I mean- no I said black but I meant- red! Yes! A red car!"

"That's such a lie! It was a black car," Mike told us, dropping Tre in the lie he created.

"Wow... thanks Tre," Sam laughed looking away from him.

"In Tre cools defence, You do park terribly," I spoke up.

"No I do not!"

"Yes you do! You take up like two parking spaces!"

"Well you don't even drive! You wouldn't be able to get to and from work if it wasn't for my parking,"

"Touché."

"Anyway," Billie spoke up.

"Yes, anyway. Let's get on with work and stop talking about my parking." Sam said slowly shifting back and forth on her spinny chair.

"Yes... sounds good." Tre muttered annoyed at Mike who had told Sam it was her car. He sat down in front of Mike and Billie on a stool as they began to explain what the plan was today.

They briefly explained themselves as we got to working. Taking some recordings and from time to time playing them back and checking they were at the standards they wanted them at.

The few hours went by briefly. And I think Sam had realised me and billie were okay, since at one moment when he sat beside me we accidentally got caught in a game of footsies kicking each other back and forth. And every time I tried to talk to her about the work she was really blunt and off about it.

Tre, Mike and Billie left the studio to wander around on their break. Leaving Sam and I. I expected her to start screaming or something but- she didn't. She didn't say anything for that matter.