Next Day (Morning)
“Sleep well?” comes a cheery voice.
“Yeah” I say and sit up off the couch and see Andrew sitting right at the end “Did you?”
“Yeah, Thanks” he says with a smile “Your bed is very cosy”
“Yeah” I say and smile.
“Why didn’t you go into Mel or Tahlia’s room and sleep there?” he asks.
“Their beds are too cushy for me” I reply.
“Ahh you should have told me I would've slept on Mels” he says.
“Invasion of little sister’s privacy” I say “and I think Tahlia would bite your head off if you were in hers”
He laughs.
“True” he replies.
“Today’s Sunday aye?” I ask.
“Yeah” he replies.
“Want to catch a movie?” I ask.
“Yeah” he says, “I guess, just like old times”
“You’re paying” I say with a smile.
“Yep definitely just like old times” he says with a laugh.
Morning (New Jersey)… (Mikey POV)
I shuffle into the kitchen and begin to make a coffee for both Gerard and I. I rub my eyes and look at the calendar and see that today was the day eyeball records was going to release our album. I smile today was bound to be a good day I finish making the coffees and take one into Gerard who was still sleeping.
“Gerard” I say.
He turns over and looks at me with a big smile on his face, it was like an insane clown.
“Umm Gerard are you okay?” I ask.
He jumps up and kisses me on the cheek and takes the coffee from me and drinks it down and goes into the kitchen.
“Random” I say aloud.
I go into the kitchen and get my coffee.
“I’m guessing you’re in a happy mood?” I ask leaning against the counter sipping my coffee slowly.
“Yep” he says getting out his Frankenberry cereal and pouring it into a bowl “Today is the day our album is released”
“Yes it is,” I say “But it doesn’t make us rock stars”
“Well duh” he says “I’m just happy its out in the open”
“You make it sound as if it’s a fart,” I say with a laugh.
“Well … I did fart” he replies pouring milk over the cereal laughing.
He gets out a spoon and goes into the living room where I follow him.
“That was wrong,” I say.
“Well sorry” he says, “Couldn’t help it”
He begins eating the cereal.
I smile and a thought pops into my head that was most certainly going to annoy my brother.
“So have you called Jacquie yet?” I ask with a devious smile.
He stops and swallows what he was eating then looks at me.
“Why did you bring her up?” he asks.
“Cause she seems to learn everything so quickly” I say.
“I haven’t talked to her since September 11” he replies.
“Pfft hello Christmas and New Years” I say.
“I said hello and stuff, not a proper talk” he says.
“Emails” I say still smiling.
“Last email was like ages ago” he says obviously starting to get pissed.
“Really?” I ask.
“Yes” he says.
“Prove it dear brother of mine” I say.
He gets up and slams the bowl of cereal on the coffee table making it spill a bit. He grabs my arm and pulls me to his room He turns on his computer and clears stuff away. It takes the computer a while to load and then connect to the internet but eventually it does and Gerard signs in. He clicks rapidly till he opens an email dated 2 months ago from Jacquie.
“See mother fucker” he says angrily.
“2 months is hardly ages ago” I say “3 months is though”
I smile, I was being such a smart ass.
“Look at it how can you call that a email?” he asks, “All it says is Hi, How are you? What have you been up to? And still she didn’t reply”
“She didn’t reply?” I ask slightly surprised.
“No she didn’t” he says closing the screen and turning off the computer.
“That’s not like her Gerard” I say “She was probably busy”
“Or just forgetting me” he says getting up and leaving the room.
“Dude” I say rolling my eyes and following him.
He sits down and finishes his cereal and then takes it back into he kitchen placing it in the sink.
“Come on we will call her later okay” I say.
“Why?” he asks.
“To tell her about the album” I say.
“And why would she wanna know about that?” Gerard asks.
“Umm because we are her friends” I say
“I bet she doesn’t care anymore” he says “I mean it’s been like 6 years since we saw her”
“And I bet you she does care but she has been busy” I say.
“Okay how much?” Gerard asks.
“50” I say.
“Fine” he says.
We shake hands.
Boy, I hope I was right I don’t have $50 on me.
5.30pm… (New Jersey) (Gerard’s POV)
“Gerard the time is now” Mikey says.
“She’s not gonna answer” I reply.
“Just call” he says.
I pick up the phone and call her.
The phone rings a couple of times and then I think I’m gonna win but then the phone is answered.
“Hello” A guy answers.
“Hi, umm is Jacquie there?” I ask nervously.
“Yeah” he says “I’m guessing you wanna talk to her?”
“Umm yeah” I reply.
“And whom may you be?” he asks.
“Gerard” I say.
“Okays” he says.
Finally a familiar voice comes over the line.
“Hi” Jacquie says.
“Hiya” I reply.
“Gerard?” she asks.
“Yep, the one and only” I say.
“Heya, Gosh how are you?” she says.
“I’m fine” I reply “And you?”
Mikey nudges me.
“I’m fine thanks” she says “Why the call? Anything up?”
“Umm well our first album was released” I say.
“Really?” she asks.
“Yeah, apparently in Australia and the UK its released today, but its probably very rare you're gonna get it, I heard only a couple shops ended up buying them in Aus” I say.
“I will get a copy one way or another” she says “Wow, in only like a couple of months”
“Yeah, Wanna talk to Mikey?” I ask.
Mikey shakes his head, and says quietly “I don’t have much to say”.
“Sure” Jacquie replies.
I hand the phone to Mikey.
Mikey gives me the thanks a lot look.
Mikey takes the phone from me and leaves me in the room while he goes into his.
He never liked people being able to hear him talking to others for some reason.
I shrugged and went and sat on the couch.
A couple of minutes later Mikey reappears and puts the phone back.
“She says bye” Mikey says with a smile “She had to drive a friend home”
“Did she say who?” I ask.
“Nah” Mikey says sitting next to me.
“Some guy answered the phone” I say.
“Probably was the friend then” he says.
“Or boyfriend” I say.
“Possibly, but last thing I heard she didn’t have one” he says.
“Well it has been a couple of months and we haven’t asked” I say.
“True” Mikey replies “Guess we are gonna have to sit back and wait till the next time we call”
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