Vital Signs

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This is the sequel to Trust Is A Dirty Word. I haven't wrote the first part yet, because i have so much homework at the moment, but i promise i will try to get writing soon.
You know you get that pice of text on the back of a book to tell you what the book is about? Well, i tried tried to write one of those for you so i don't feel completely useless or anything. So here is the sneak preview to what the story is about:

'One year later. She’s back. The one that caused all the pain and paranoia is back. But this time, she has a little surprise for Billie Joe…Something that will change his and his families lives forever.'

Sorry, it's a little short! I don't want to give too much away!
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Stepping through the darkness, into the light.
She's betting everything on herself tonight.

[Billie's_Mistress92]

*GASP* What does the evil person Sarah have?? I'm so excited!
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Ah, you'll have to wait and see!
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Stepping through the darkness, into the light.
She's betting everything on herself tonight.

[Billie's_Mistress92]

I'm so excited!
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I eventually got round to writing a bit of it:

Part 1
He would always remember. He would never forget. Never. That terrible night. That terrible thing that had happened. Who could forget? Who would not care? He did care. It had hurt him so much. It had hurt his family so much. She had messed him up.
Ever since that dreadful night, just about a year ago now, he had tried to put it to the back of his mind. He had not forgotten, he just got on with things, pretending like it had not affected him. But it did. And it changed his life forever.

Billie Joe lounged lazily on the sofa, flicking through the hundreds of channels on his new inbuilt Sky+ television, making the most of a rare day off from his hectic schedule. Recording and demoing if the new album was eating up his life right now. He hardly saw his two sons during the week anymore. He got up early, sometimes even before they did, to go to the studio. Some days he didn’t return home until well after their bedtimes. Sometimes, he came home to find Adrienne soundly sleeping on the sofa, failing her attempts to spend 5 precious minutes with her husband before she went to bed. He didn’t like to admit it, but he was getting sick of this stressful lifestyle he had chosen for himself.
He had given up on looking for something half decent to watch and pressed the standby button on the remote. Over a thousand channels and there still wasn’t anything on TV that was worth watching. He stretched his arms out behind his head and closed his eyes, trying to catch a few minutes sleep before the kids came home and caused chaos around the house.

“What on earth are you doing?� Billie hadn’t noticed that his wife had entered the room. His eyes flew open and removed his hands from the back of his head.

“Er… trying to have a bit of a nap.� He said, eyeing up the tray of doughnuts and cakes the beautiful woman in front of him was currently holding.

“I knew that.� Adrienne said, placing the tray on the coffee table and sitting herself down next to him on the soft, leather sofa. “But, what was with the funny arm positions?�

Billie laughed lightly. “I don’t know. I guess I’m just slightly insane.�

“Aww.� Adrienne cooed, picking up a sugary doughnut and popping it in his mouth. “You may be insane, but I love you for it.�

Billie smiled lovingly at her while he chewed on the sugary goodness of the treat she gave him. The doughnuts she made were always delicious, just like herself. Part of the reason why he insisted on having a break from the studio today was so that he could spend quality time with her while the kids were at school, and do normal father-like things when the boys came home.

The doorbell rung and Adrienne got up to answer it. Billie Joe jumped up off the sofa and gently guided her back to her seat. “No, I’ll get it.� Billie insisted. “You just sit down and relax. You’ve been busy all day with the housework and stuff.�

Adrienne flopped down of the sofa and laughed. “Yeah, only because you boys mess the house up so much!�

He gave her a fake evil glare and proceeded to answer the door. “I do not mess it up!�

He shuffled into the hallway and opened the door. He frowned , stepped over the threshold and looked around the front of the house. No one was to be seen. Shrugging slightly, he walked back towards the house, guessing it was a few kids playing around. That’s when he noticed a small brown envelope lying on the doormat, addressed to him.
Billie bent over and picked it up. He didn’t recognise the writing. It looked far to posh for it to be any of his friends. Then again, his friends never really wrote him letters.

It’s probably from a fan or something, he thought to himself. Just some random teenage girl declaring how much she loved him and how his music changed her life, like they always said.

He ripped open the brown paper and pulled out a small piece of pink card with a handwritten message on it. Only six words, but those six words made him feel sick to the bone:

Congratulations, you’ve got a baby daughter.
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Stepping through the darkness, into the light.
She's betting everything on herself tonight.

[Billie's_Mistress92]

Oh my gosh! I bet it's that evil Sarah bitch again! God...how I hate her.
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I'm not going to say!

I have wrote a bit more of this, i'll probably post it later or something. I just started writing and couldn't stop!
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Stepping through the darkness, into the light.
She's betting everything on herself tonight.

[Billie's_Mistress92]

Grrr...oh well. I'll have to wait! I'm so excited!
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It'll probably be up tommorrow now. I still need to write a whole English essay for tommorrow!
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Stepping through the darkness, into the light.
She's betting everything on herself tonight.

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See, i kept to my word, didn't i?

Part 2

Everything went blurry, he could hardly keep his balance. He grabbed onto the doorframe for support, the other nursing his throbbing headache. The card must have fallen on the floor somewhere, as long as it wasn’t near him, as long as he wasn’t touching it, it might not be real. He could be dreaming. Hallucinating. Dying, even. Anything for it to not exist. Of course this wasn’t happening. It couldn’t, it couldn’t, it couldn’t.
His legs gave way, he fell to the floor letting out an agonising gasp. He could hear Adrienne talking to him in the background, but he couldn’t work out what she was saying. Swirling colours polluted his vision, this was it. Maybe he was dying.
Adrienne’s muffled words became panicked cries, he tried to call out to her, but his lips could not form the words. He felt hands pull his limp body off the doorstep, drag him onto the soft fur of the rug in the hall and prop his head up on something hard.

“Billie Joe! Please! What’s going on?� He heard Adrienne’s frightened voice cry. “Can you hear me?�

“Y-yes.� Billie managed to choke out between breathless gasps. At least he was able to hear and speak to her now.

“Don’t worry, baby, it’s okay.� She soothed, wiping his sweat drenched hair away from his forehead. “You’re just having a panic attack.�

He just lay there for a few minutes until his vision returned back to normal and he could move his limbs again. He dragged himself up onto his knees and put a shaking hand to his head. “Shit.� He muttered, his head was killing him. He felt as if he had just been hit by a bus.

“You okay now?� Adie asked, offering him her hand. He took it an hauled himself onto his feet, his legs wobbling slightly.

“Mm, yeah.�

“What happened? Who was at the door?�

“Door?� It took him a few seconds to realise what she was asking him. “Oh, no one.�

“No one?� Adrienne looked confused. “Are you sure?�

What was with all the fucking questions? “Yes. No one was there.� Billie spat, impatiently.

Adrienne sighed and shut the front door. She could tell he wasn’t in the mood for questions. There probably wasn’t anyone there anyway, she knew he wouldn’t lie to her anymore. Not after…last year.

“It was probably just the heat getting to me.� Billie Joe said. She would buy that, he knew for sure. California had recently been going through a massive heat wave and there had been lots of reports of people fainting on the street due to dehydration and heat exhaustion, stuff like that.

“Yeah, probably.� She said.

There was an awkward silence for a minute or so until Billie Joe turned on his heels and clambered up the stairs in the direction of the couple’s bedroom.

“Where are you going?� Adrienne asked.

“Upstairs. Where do you think?� Billie replied bitterly.

“Okay. I was only wondering. I thought you were going to come and pick the boys up with me in a minute?�

What the hell is this? 21 questions or something? Billie stopped on the landing and sighed. He was close to loosing his patience with the woman. “Sorry Adie, but I’ve just fainted. Or had a panic attack. Whatever. My head is killing me, my legs feel like jelly and right now the only thing I want to do is get a bit of rest. Is that okay with you?�

“Okay.� Adrienne gave up and shuffled into the kitchen. “Sorry for caring.� She muttered.

Why was Billie Joe being so off with her? He was fine a few minutes ago. She took a look at the growing pile of dirty dishes. Oh, well. Better get started now before the dragon upstairs gets hungry and needs her to prepare him some food.
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Stepping through the darkness, into the light.
She's betting everything on herself tonight.

[Billie's_Mistress92]

I don't have time to read it now, because my mom is making me get off the computer, but I will read it as soon as I get the chance! The chapter looks good though.
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Tut, parent's aye?
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Stepping through the darkness, into the light.
She's betting everything on herself tonight.

[Billie's_Mistress92]

Yes, parents.

And...I did read it. It was so good, as always! Keep up the good work!
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Thank you! =]
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Stepping through the darkness, into the light.
She's betting everything on herself tonight.

[Billie's_Mistress92]

Welcome!
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