Just a little closer…
A little more…
Come on…
The cord that was saving Billie Joe from death moved away out of his reach. He then sighed, his whole body aching with pain.
Damn!
Billie’s eyes began to sting with tears.
He wanted it to be over.
He didn’t want to feel this pain anymore.
One minute he and his wife, Adrienne were driving down the highway and the next, they were here.
He had no idea if Adrienne would be okay. He didn’t care if he died, as long as she was okay.
He tried to wipe his tears away but his arms were too stubborn.
“Gahh!” He cried as he got even more frustrated. His breathing was heavy and fast.
He was in critical condition.
His face was all bloody, most of his ribs were broken, a couple of his fingers, and his left leg.
It hurt so badly.
Billie began to sob.
Why was this happening to him? Why? How did he deserve it?
He looked up at the ceiling, knowing he was going home in the sky tonight.
“Oh God,” He cried. “Please just let me go. Just let me go. I don’t care if I die! Just please don’t let my wife! Please just let her live!”
He cried for what seemed like hours looking up at the ceiling.
He was thinking about Joey and Jakob. What would they do without their father? Billie didn’t really grow up with one. What would they do?
He wouldn’t be able to see them grow and become fathers, he wouldn’t get to see them graduate, something he never did. He wouldn’t get to wake up next to the love of his life every day like he used to. He couldn’t even remember what the last thing he said to her.
That struck him through the heart.
He wanted to see her before he’s gone.
He needed to see her!
Billie looked at all the IV’s on him.
He needed to see his wife.
Billie closed his eyes and ripped off every single IV.
He winced with pain as he tried to get out of his hospital bed. He let out a cry as he got to the floor. His ribs hurt the most.
He thought, no I can’t do this, I can’t. I’m too weak.
But then he knew he could. He needed to see her and tell her that he loved her.
He loved her dearly.
With all of his heart.
He thought about how every time he’d see her, even twelve years from then, how he’s heart would beat faster and skip. When they would kiss it seemed like it went on forever. They loved each other so much. The day he married her was the best day of his live!
This day being his least.
He was going to be taken away from her.
It made his broken heart weaken even more.
He struggled as he some-what army crawled out of his room gasping for air as he did.
With every inch he took it seemed as if he were being taken away from his body. He didn’t feel pain anymore. It was that numb feeling you get when you die.
He forced himself to laugh as he made his way down the hallway. So this is what if feels like to die.
He’s always wondered how it felt.
He just never thought he’d experience it.
He heard footsteps running behind him trying to catch up. He then heard someone call his name. It was Mike.
“Billie!” He cried. “Stop!”
Billie went slower for his friend to catch up and he looked over at him.
“What are you doing dude, you-“
“I need—to-s-see Adie Mike. I n-need to.”
Mike sighed. “Billie, you’re too weak! Go-“
“Goddamnit Mike, I’m not too weak,” Billie complained. He was weak, but that didn’t stop him from arguing. He knew what he had to do. “I-I’m tired of you-trying to tell me what to do! I need to see her! I need to tell her that I love her. Please?”
He could’ve slapped himself in the face if he didn’t hurt. He just told Mike not to tell him what to do and now he was asking permission to see his wife!
Mike frowned. “Billie, I’m not going to try and stop you but could I at least help you?”
Billie smiled a little and forced himself to nod.
Mike bent down and picked him up slowly and Billie put his arm around his best-friend when he was up for support. Then Mike guided Billie to Adrienne’s room with baby steps.
Everything that followed went as kind of a blur to Billie even though he still knew what he was doing.
He smiled at his wife when he saw that she was awake but then frowned as he went up to her.
She was also in critical condition. He knew she was.
Tears started to flow down he cheeks when Adrienne said out of breath.
“Hey baby…what are you doing?”
Mike let Billie lean against Adrienne’s bed and then he sat in a couch with gloomy eyes watching them.
Billie took her hand and said while giving her a wet smile, “I’m-here to see you. I needed to—tell you that-that I love you.”
Adrienne looked into his eyes and said in a whisper. “I love you too.”
Billie smiled. “Look, I-I’m so sorry Adie I-“
“It wasn’t your fault Billie.” She said with a little laugh.
Billie shook his head. “I don’t care, I’m sorry anyway. I’m sorry, I won’t be here with you much longer, I want you-to-to take care of Joey and J-Jakob.”
“Billie, I can’t!” She cried with tears down her face. “I can’t leave you! I-can’t live without you!”
Billie looked at her. “You need to Adie, you have to.”
She looked at him with wet eyes. “Billie, re-remember, the night we got married?”
“Yeah, when we had sex?”
Adrienne gave out a weak laugh. “No honey, after that. We-we agreed to-to each other to d-die together. What are the odds of both of us at the hospital…at the same time, in the same condition? God wants us to die together.”
“Guys,” Mike said. “Tre and I will take care of them.”
Billie and Adie gave him a small laugh. Billie turned to face him. “R-really? I didn’t know you two were an item.”
Mike gave him an evil glare. “Shut the fuck up Billie.”
Billie smiled at him and nodded, telling him he knew what he really meant.
Billie looked at Adie and put an arm around her waist and, although he was weak, he gave her a kiss on the lips.
They looked into one another’s eyes as their foreheads touched.
Billie smiled at her. “…I sit alone in my bedroom,” He sang as his wife smiled. “staring at the walls. I've been up all damn night long, my pulse is speeding, my love is yearning. I hold my breath and close my eyes and dream about her. Cause she’s 2000 light years away.”
They smiled.
“Adie, I’m tired. I think it’s time.” Billie whispered.
Adrienne nodded. “Do it Billie.”
Billie turned and gave Mike a smile. “Well, see you around buddy. I love you.”
Mike smiled. “I love you to man.”
Billie smiled and turned back to Adie, giving her one last kiss.
“I’ll see you baby.” He said. Adrienne nodded.
With all the strength left in his body, Billie weakly turned, grabbed the plug that was coming his wife from death, and pulled it out.
Beep.
Beep.
Beep.
Beep.
Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.
They died at the same time; together.
We were out on a date in my daddy’s car.
We hadn’t driven very far.
There in the road, straight ahead.
A car was stalled, the engine was dead.
I couldn’t stop, so I swerved to the right.
I’ll never forget the sound that Night…
Subject: Last Kiss 
9/18/2007, 10:22 am
