Rock and Roll Ruined My Life
Telling The Gang
Rock And Roll Ruined My Life- Chapter 20- Telling The Gang
“Jules, you don’t have to go to school today if you don’t want to.”
“I want to.”
“Alright, just let me know when you’re ready to leave,” Lindsey said walking out of the kitchen.
I took another bite of cereal and sighed. Yesterday was just a nightmare. Thankfully, they caught the guy who was trying to stalk me and he’s being sent to a mental asylum tomorrow. To be honest, I felt bad for him. But it was probably safer for him to be locked up. I put my bowl in the sink and went upstairs.
‘It’s probably better if I wear conservative clothes today,’ I thought to myself. I decided to wear a black quarter sleeve shirt with flared blue jeans and converse. I grabbed my book bag off the chair by my desk and went downstairs.
“Lindsey I’m ready to go!” I called from the foyer.
“She’s feeding Bandit, I’ll take you,” Gerard said. I nodded and waited for him to put his shoes and sunglasses on.
**Fast-Forward to the end of the car ride
“Thanks Gerard,” I said getting out of the car.
“No problem. Listen, if anyone else’s bothering you let one of us know and we’ll take care of them,” Gerard said.
“Okay, I will,” I smiled and shut the door.
“Julie!” I heard my name being called from the benches by the school. I turned to see all of my new friends sitting across the three benches by the front doors. I waved and walked over.
“We saw you on TV!”
“Are you okay?”
“I remember that kid he was so weird!”
“I know he’s such a creep, right?!”
“Are you okay?”
“What did you do?”
“GUYS! SHUT IT AND MAYBE SHE’LL TELL US!” Kat yelled. Everyone fell silent and waited for me to speak.
“Guys, it was no big deal…” I said not wanting to explain everything to them.
“Yes, it was. Tell us what happened, please?” Kat asked.
“Okay, fine. Well it started when I was holding Bandit and then I went upstairs because I wanted to go to sleep and as I was getting my pajamas on I noticed something outside my window; when I opened my shades to see if something was there and it was that kid. I have no idea how he was standing up so still ‘cause my room’s on the second floor…Anyways, I couldn’t move or say anything cause he had a knife and he was just staring at me. A-And, I-I felt so weak and powerless…” I paused to regain my composure wrapping my hands around my torso for support...“After that the guys all ran upstairs with Lindsey and then they chased the guy down the street and Bob broke his foot, and now he’s in the Hospital. I was happy none of them really got hurt.”
“Where were your parents when all of this was going on?” Sandra asked. I felt my heart sink.
“I don’t have parents anymore,” I said. Immediately I felt the mood change in the group. Everyone looked at Sandra harshly.
“No, no guys it’s okay she didn’t know! None of you knew,” I said trying to defend her.
“We’re sorry Juliet,” Lauren said on behalf of the crowd.
“Thanks guys.. There’s also something else you guys should know about me, but you have to PROMISE that you will not judge me differently or treat me differently or tell anybody else. Promise?”
“Promise,” everyone said. I took a deep breath and debated whether this was a good idea or not. ‘Well they’re bound to find out eventually, so just tell them,’ the voice in my head said.
“Because I have no parents, me and my sister were put up for adoption. My Aunt and Uncle said they could only take in one of us, so Sarah went with them and then there was just me left. Before all of this happened, I met My Chemical Romance- Shhhh! Please, I’m not done! And we became really good friends. When they heard about what happened to my parents, they offered to take me in and I accepted and so my legal guardians are Gerard and Lindsey.”
“Oh. My. Flipping. God! You are so amazing and your life story is so dramatic! Juliet, you are an inspiration to us all and we thank you for sharing your story with us,” Kat said stepping forward and hugging me. Every one else proceeded to do the same. I think I hugged Tom, Billie, Lizzy, JoAnn, Mike, and Juliana the longest though. Somehow, I knew they would become some of my closest friends. Suddenly, the first bell rang and we all made a mad run to the front doors. If we were late we would all get detention. By the time we all got to our lockers the second bell had rung.
“See you guys in detention,” I laughed before going into homeroom.
“See ya’!” They all replied.
“Jules, you don’t have to go to school today if you don’t want to.”
“I want to.”
“Alright, just let me know when you’re ready to leave,” Lindsey said walking out of the kitchen.
I took another bite of cereal and sighed. Yesterday was just a nightmare. Thankfully, they caught the guy who was trying to stalk me and he’s being sent to a mental asylum tomorrow. To be honest, I felt bad for him. But it was probably safer for him to be locked up. I put my bowl in the sink and went upstairs.
‘It’s probably better if I wear conservative clothes today,’ I thought to myself. I decided to wear a black quarter sleeve shirt with flared blue jeans and converse. I grabbed my book bag off the chair by my desk and went downstairs.
“Lindsey I’m ready to go!” I called from the foyer.
“She’s feeding Bandit, I’ll take you,” Gerard said. I nodded and waited for him to put his shoes and sunglasses on.
**Fast-Forward to the end of the car ride
“Thanks Gerard,” I said getting out of the car.
“No problem. Listen, if anyone else’s bothering you let one of us know and we’ll take care of them,” Gerard said.
“Okay, I will,” I smiled and shut the door.
“Julie!” I heard my name being called from the benches by the school. I turned to see all of my new friends sitting across the three benches by the front doors. I waved and walked over.
“We saw you on TV!”
“Are you okay?”
“I remember that kid he was so weird!”
“I know he’s such a creep, right?!”
“Are you okay?”
“What did you do?”
“GUYS! SHUT IT AND MAYBE SHE’LL TELL US!” Kat yelled. Everyone fell silent and waited for me to speak.
“Guys, it was no big deal…” I said not wanting to explain everything to them.
“Yes, it was. Tell us what happened, please?” Kat asked.
“Okay, fine. Well it started when I was holding Bandit and then I went upstairs because I wanted to go to sleep and as I was getting my pajamas on I noticed something outside my window; when I opened my shades to see if something was there and it was that kid. I have no idea how he was standing up so still ‘cause my room’s on the second floor…Anyways, I couldn’t move or say anything cause he had a knife and he was just staring at me. A-And, I-I felt so weak and powerless…” I paused to regain my composure wrapping my hands around my torso for support...“After that the guys all ran upstairs with Lindsey and then they chased the guy down the street and Bob broke his foot, and now he’s in the Hospital. I was happy none of them really got hurt.”
“Where were your parents when all of this was going on?” Sandra asked. I felt my heart sink.
“I don’t have parents anymore,” I said. Immediately I felt the mood change in the group. Everyone looked at Sandra harshly.
“No, no guys it’s okay she didn’t know! None of you knew,” I said trying to defend her.
“We’re sorry Juliet,” Lauren said on behalf of the crowd.
“Thanks guys.. There’s also something else you guys should know about me, but you have to PROMISE that you will not judge me differently or treat me differently or tell anybody else. Promise?”
“Promise,” everyone said. I took a deep breath and debated whether this was a good idea or not. ‘Well they’re bound to find out eventually, so just tell them,’ the voice in my head said.
“Because I have no parents, me and my sister were put up for adoption. My Aunt and Uncle said they could only take in one of us, so Sarah went with them and then there was just me left. Before all of this happened, I met My Chemical Romance- Shhhh! Please, I’m not done! And we became really good friends. When they heard about what happened to my parents, they offered to take me in and I accepted and so my legal guardians are Gerard and Lindsey.”
“Oh. My. Flipping. God! You are so amazing and your life story is so dramatic! Juliet, you are an inspiration to us all and we thank you for sharing your story with us,” Kat said stepping forward and hugging me. Every one else proceeded to do the same. I think I hugged Tom, Billie, Lizzy, JoAnn, Mike, and Juliana the longest though. Somehow, I knew they would become some of my closest friends. Suddenly, the first bell rang and we all made a mad run to the front doors. If we were late we would all get detention. By the time we all got to our lockers the second bell had rung.
“See you guys in detention,” I laughed before going into homeroom.
“See ya’!” They all replied.
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2/7/15