u2bonogirl
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
yay! I got to the magic thirty! ooooh yeah
okay, Im done with that. I wrote a rather nasty entry in my diary and now I need to redeem myself by writing some fiction
"I want you to have a right to care"
"What does that mean?"
"Never mind...."
"No really, tell me"
Bono looked reluctantly at her across the round table and shoved his iced tea around on the surface
"Its like, I want you to. Em. Care if Im an idiot"
He removed the sunglasses and looked at her with those blue eyes
"I do care if youre an idiot" Ria laughed quietly
"Thats not what I meant"
"Its what you said"
"Sorry, Im a song writer. Not a news anchor."
"Its okay.....Im not mad at you you know."
"You should be. I was feeling bad about a few things and I went out and behaved like a spoiled rock star."
He tilted his head down and looked up at her
"Im sorry"
Rias insides turned inside out and she turned into a puddle under those eyes again. Over and over again
"Its off your record. Im sorry for reacting the way I did, I was just- surprised I guess."
A comfortable silence came between them.
Bono sipping his iced tea, Ria staring at her cranberry juice.
People swirled around them in the balmy air, rolling by like a wave on the sidewalk.
Dusk settled down, night life came up
The smell of salt and sand in the air
Miami in a laid back-hurry sort of dance
Two people
lost in their own world, farther from Miami than the sun
Trying to find a way to each other that meets in the middle.
Ria looked back up, abandoning the engrossing spectacle that was the surface of her juice, and searched Bono's face
More sadness loomed there than she'd ever noticed before..almost engraved into his eyes.
Beautiful eyes that danced whenever they saw something exciting and new
That darkened when others he cared about did too.
Deep blue eyes. Pale blue eyes.
Eyes with tears welling up in them
"Bono, are you okay?"
Ria leaned across the table to get closer
He looked down. Swallowed. Looked back up.
"Fine. Just thinking about a few things, love"
He drew a deep breath
"So are things good between us now? I didnt feck up too badly?"
"Bono, I told you. Believe me when I say I forgive you because when I say it I mean it. Its finished."
She tried to be gentle. Soothing. That bedside manner priests have down so well
"Thank you"
He placed his hand atop hers. Brushing over that soft skin under her wrist with his finger
"Thank you for coming with us too. I know I sounded insane when I asked you, but still. You trusted me, you came."
Bono was mumbling now, looking shy and insecure- not his typical rock star air of confidence.
Strangely it was attractive to Ria, seeing him weak and human.
It helped her feel closer to him
More equal
"Ive got no idea what I did to deserve this but its the best time of my life. The second I stepped off that plane and into Ireland my life suddenly became a lot more liveable"
"You havent told me much about your life"
"Its really not that special, I mean, compared to yours and stuff"
She could tell Bono still wanted to know more about her anyway
"Can we go for a walk? All these people are making me nervous."
Bono paid for the drinks and led Ria away by the hand
Their fingers were intertwined for the first time. The way couples hold hands
Fitting together fantastically
Ria couldnt understand why but it felt significant
Once again she found herself walking with her feet in the sand, tropical night air brushing across her face.
"So what do you want to know?"
"Your biography. Triumphs, failures, love, pain. Who you are and how you got there."
"You mean everything. That could take a while"
"Then tell me a few chapters, we can work our way through it over time"
The moon shone almost a full circle in the air, reflecting in the water
Ria watched the reflection change and distort with every wave that touched it. Always going back to its original shape
"Okay I guess Ill start with the beginning and give you a skeleton view of my life. The details can come later"
"Youre the storyteller"
"So I was born in Vancouver Washington. Father wasnt there, he was on base. Mother, she took me home from the hospital alone.
We lived in Portland until I was 12. I used to get in street brawls....where we lived wasnt the best of neighbourhoods. And father didnt like to see the bruises on me. It showed weakness and there was no weakness allowed in our family."
Walking further down the beach she spoke the framework of her life as though encountering it for the first time
"He made me practice every day, even if I was sick. Defense. How to stay alive. How to kill.
They werent real parents. Never hugged or had conversations.
I really think they hated each other.
So when I wasnt training I stayed away. Went to museums, libraries, sat on streetcorners and watched the people walk by.
Then we moved. Father got released early from the military and relocated to the beach.
There wasnt much to do there so I went to the beach and swam in the ocean.
Cold waves....they tumbled over me. Crashing..the beach on my back.
I got into a highschool band, lead singer naturally but it broke up quick. They all wanted to play like metallica and I wanted to be like U2"
"Youre joking. You dropped out of a band because of us?"
It was the first time Bono had spoke. Ria had almost forgotten she had an audience
"Not really. They dropped me because I wouldnt scream and growl like a gorilla in heat. And I accidentally stole the drummers boyfriend too"
"Accidentally? How can you steal a boyfriend by accident?"
Bono was smiling now, enjoying the window into her life
"I didnt try to take him, he just assumed that since he was popular he could dump Mandy and go out with whoever he chose. Which happened to be me."
"You said no?"
"Of course I said no! He was an ass hole, never nice to anyone unless he stood to benefit from it. I dont care that he looked like Brad Pitt. He wasnt a nice person"
Bono absorbed what she said, learning her personality traits, her goodness.
"And they still kicked you out?"
"Since I said no he spread a rumor that I had been sleeping with him while he was with Mandy so yeah, my big singing carreer ended about then"
She laughed, thinking of how shallow everyone was back there in high school
"So then what?"
"Then soon I graduated- well I mean I did but I didnt get to walk with the class. I got expelled on the second to last day of school"
"No way! What did you do?"
"Hit a teacher"
"What did they do to you?"
Ria stopped and looked at Bono questioningly
Silent. Searching
"How" she stopped, looked away at the water
"How did you know he did something?"
She looked scared now. Scared of a memory. A thought
Bono reached out to touch her but she stepped back, hugging herself
" I didnt- Ria- whats wrong?"
His arm was still held out, hand open
She took it. He could feel her trembling
Their bodies melted together in a hug
Music from the restaurants and clubs drifted about them in the wind
"Im sorry, that memory hadnt come up in a while"
She breathed deeply
"If you dont-"
"No its fine. Really"
They started to walk again. Slower this time
Footprints in the sand leaving a mark of their existence
and their time together......
okay, Im done with that. I wrote a rather nasty entry in my diary and now I need to redeem myself by writing some fiction
"I want you to have a right to care"
"What does that mean?"
"Never mind...."
"No really, tell me"
Bono looked reluctantly at her across the round table and shoved his iced tea around on the surface
"Its like, I want you to. Em. Care if Im an idiot"
He removed the sunglasses and looked at her with those blue eyes
"I do care if youre an idiot" Ria laughed quietly
"Thats not what I meant"
"Its what you said"
"Sorry, Im a song writer. Not a news anchor."
"Its okay.....Im not mad at you you know."
"You should be. I was feeling bad about a few things and I went out and behaved like a spoiled rock star."
He tilted his head down and looked up at her
"Im sorry"
Rias insides turned inside out and she turned into a puddle under those eyes again. Over and over again
"Its off your record. Im sorry for reacting the way I did, I was just- surprised I guess."
A comfortable silence came between them.
Bono sipping his iced tea, Ria staring at her cranberry juice.
People swirled around them in the balmy air, rolling by like a wave on the sidewalk.
Dusk settled down, night life came up
The smell of salt and sand in the air
Miami in a laid back-hurry sort of dance
Two people
lost in their own world, farther from Miami than the sun
Trying to find a way to each other that meets in the middle.
Ria looked back up, abandoning the engrossing spectacle that was the surface of her juice, and searched Bono's face
More sadness loomed there than she'd ever noticed before..almost engraved into his eyes.
Beautiful eyes that danced whenever they saw something exciting and new
That darkened when others he cared about did too.
Deep blue eyes. Pale blue eyes.
Eyes with tears welling up in them
"Bono, are you okay?"
Ria leaned across the table to get closer
He looked down. Swallowed. Looked back up.
"Fine. Just thinking about a few things, love"
He drew a deep breath
"So are things good between us now? I didnt feck up too badly?"
"Bono, I told you. Believe me when I say I forgive you because when I say it I mean it. Its finished."
She tried to be gentle. Soothing. That bedside manner priests have down so well
"Thank you"
He placed his hand atop hers. Brushing over that soft skin under her wrist with his finger
"Thank you for coming with us too. I know I sounded insane when I asked you, but still. You trusted me, you came."
Bono was mumbling now, looking shy and insecure- not his typical rock star air of confidence.
Strangely it was attractive to Ria, seeing him weak and human.
It helped her feel closer to him
More equal
"Ive got no idea what I did to deserve this but its the best time of my life. The second I stepped off that plane and into Ireland my life suddenly became a lot more liveable"
"You havent told me much about your life"
"Its really not that special, I mean, compared to yours and stuff"
She could tell Bono still wanted to know more about her anyway
"Can we go for a walk? All these people are making me nervous."
Bono paid for the drinks and led Ria away by the hand
Their fingers were intertwined for the first time. The way couples hold hands
Fitting together fantastically
Ria couldnt understand why but it felt significant
Once again she found herself walking with her feet in the sand, tropical night air brushing across her face.
"So what do you want to know?"
"Your biography. Triumphs, failures, love, pain. Who you are and how you got there."
"You mean everything. That could take a while"
"Then tell me a few chapters, we can work our way through it over time"
The moon shone almost a full circle in the air, reflecting in the water
Ria watched the reflection change and distort with every wave that touched it. Always going back to its original shape
"Okay I guess Ill start with the beginning and give you a skeleton view of my life. The details can come later"
"Youre the storyteller"
"So I was born in Vancouver Washington. Father wasnt there, he was on base. Mother, she took me home from the hospital alone.
We lived in Portland until I was 12. I used to get in street brawls....where we lived wasnt the best of neighbourhoods. And father didnt like to see the bruises on me. It showed weakness and there was no weakness allowed in our family."
Walking further down the beach she spoke the framework of her life as though encountering it for the first time
"He made me practice every day, even if I was sick. Defense. How to stay alive. How to kill.
They werent real parents. Never hugged or had conversations.
I really think they hated each other.
So when I wasnt training I stayed away. Went to museums, libraries, sat on streetcorners and watched the people walk by.
Then we moved. Father got released early from the military and relocated to the beach.
There wasnt much to do there so I went to the beach and swam in the ocean.
Cold waves....they tumbled over me. Crashing..the beach on my back.
I got into a highschool band, lead singer naturally but it broke up quick. They all wanted to play like metallica and I wanted to be like U2"
"Youre joking. You dropped out of a band because of us?"
It was the first time Bono had spoke. Ria had almost forgotten she had an audience
"Not really. They dropped me because I wouldnt scream and growl like a gorilla in heat. And I accidentally stole the drummers boyfriend too"
"Accidentally? How can you steal a boyfriend by accident?"
Bono was smiling now, enjoying the window into her life
"I didnt try to take him, he just assumed that since he was popular he could dump Mandy and go out with whoever he chose. Which happened to be me."
"You said no?"
"Of course I said no! He was an ass hole, never nice to anyone unless he stood to benefit from it. I dont care that he looked like Brad Pitt. He wasnt a nice person"
Bono absorbed what she said, learning her personality traits, her goodness.
"And they still kicked you out?"
"Since I said no he spread a rumor that I had been sleeping with him while he was with Mandy so yeah, my big singing carreer ended about then"
She laughed, thinking of how shallow everyone was back there in high school
"So then what?"
"Then soon I graduated- well I mean I did but I didnt get to walk with the class. I got expelled on the second to last day of school"
"No way! What did you do?"
"Hit a teacher"
"What did they do to you?"
Ria stopped and looked at Bono questioningly
Silent. Searching
"How" she stopped, looked away at the water
"How did you know he did something?"
She looked scared now. Scared of a memory. A thought
Bono reached out to touch her but she stepped back, hugging herself
" I didnt- Ria- whats wrong?"
His arm was still held out, hand open
She took it. He could feel her trembling
Their bodies melted together in a hug
Music from the restaurants and clubs drifted about them in the wind
"Im sorry, that memory hadnt come up in a while"
She breathed deeply
"If you dont-"
"No its fine. Really"
They started to walk again. Slower this time
Footprints in the sand leaving a mark of their existence
and their time together......
