Two

August 23

San Diego, California

I'm stupid. I'm completely and utterly an idiot.

How could I have not known that she was Billie? The Billie that Iris is always raving about non stop. I should've fucking known.

I'm so stupid.

After I stupidly fell on the ground, Zoe—I hope that's her name because I suck with names—had someone carry me to what I'm guessing is the green room.

When I woke up, Billie was sitting on the couch next to me, by my feet seeing how I'm laying down. God I hoped that it was all a dream and I didn't actually embarrass myself like that.

She must have noticed that I was awake because she sent me a warm smile and continued to eat her bag of takis. Her mouth started moving but I continued hear her making me wave my hand to get her attention. She stopped talking and waited as I moved to turn my hearing aid on, only to realize that my hearing aids were gone.

No no no

I quickly sat up in panic and began looking around for my hearing aids only to find Billie waving her hand around. I think to get my attention. I turn to her and she looks conflicted.

She got up and went to a table before grabbing a piece of paper. She wrote something down and then gave me the paper.

Your hearing aids are in your pocket. Zoe said they fell off when you fell so she put them in your pocket for when you woke up is what she wrote in some cute yet a little messy handwriting.

I reach into my shorts pockets and pull out my hearing aids before quickly putting them on. I sigh in relief once they turn on and I can finally hear. I may not like having hearing aids but I hate having to deal with people who don't know sign language and have to figure out ways to talk to me.

It makes me feel like they have to sacrifice for me and I don't like that. It gives me more anxiety I don't need.

"What were you saying beforehand?" I ask her and she immediately sits back down on the couch and picks up her bag of chips.

"I was just asking if you were alright" She tells me and shifts to sit indian style.

"I'm fine but I need to find Iris" I say and pull my phone out of my pocket immediately texting her. She calls me instead and I answer the phone quickly.

"Halley! Where are you! I been looking for you for the past fucking hour" She screams into the phone making me groan as my hearing aids start to ring from how loud she is.

"Can you stop yelling? You know I don't like yelling" I say as I shut my eyes trying to stop a headache that was definitely trying to come.

"Oh right I'm sorry. Where are you?"

"I'm with" I pause and look back at Billie to see her now on her phone. She looks up when she hears me stop talking and finds me looking at her. "What room am I in?"

"The green room why?"

"I'm in the green room which is a weird name because the room is definitely not green" I mumble to Iris who laughs at my words.

"No one is letting me back there because I don't have a pass so you going to have to come to me" She replies, sounding like she is walking.

"Yeah I'll leave just text me where you are" I say before hanging up the phone.

"You're leaving?" I hear Billie ask me making me look over at her.

"Yeah my friend was looking for me and can't get past your security people so I'm just going to go to her" I say, putting my phone back in my pocket.

"Do you know exactly where she is? I can just tell someone to go get her and have them bring her here"

I call Iris back and ask where she was before telling Billie who walked out of the room afterwards. She came back a few minutes later and sat down next to me on the couch.

"My brother Finneas went to go get her" She tells me before opening another bag of Takis. Me personally, I never had Takis so I couldn't even say if they are good or bad. They look nasty though and spicy.

"Just so you know" I say catching her attention. "She is a really big fan of yours so she might be all over you when she gets here."

Billie laughs at my words. "Bro I don't mind. I love all my fans and have no problem in them going crazy when they see me"

"It's giving cocky ego" I mumble under my breath as I look away from her and down at my phone.

A few silent seconds later and I feel a finger under my chin before my head is turned until I'm looking into Billie's eyes. "What was that?" She asks with a small raise of her eyebrow.

I-

"Nothing" I simply say and she hums in response before letting my chin go. I look back down at my phone as a small blush flushes my cheeks.

Get it together Halley.

"What's your name"

"Halley Comet" I reply as I play a game on my phone. I heard her stop chewing before I felt her piercing blue eyes fall on me.

"Are you fucking deadass?" She asks and I nod my head.

"My last name is actually Comet and my parents thought it would be cute if I was named after the comet. I don't necessarily think so but it's whatever."

"Dude that's so crazy but honestly dope as hell."

I just shrug my shoulders as my response. "So then what's your middle name?" she then asks.

"Serafina"

"Serafina? So it's Halley Serafina Comet?" She clarifies and I nod my head. A huge smile spreads on her face and she shakes her head. "Bro that's the coolest name I ever fucking heard. I fuck with that"

"Thank you" I blush and turn to look at the door as it opens revealing my best friend. "Best!" I rush over and hug her making her laugh, hugging me back.

"You okay best?" She asks me and I nod my head. We pull apart from the hug before I feel a sudden pain in my shoulder. I whine and glare at Iris.

"Why the fuck did you punch me?"

"That's for getting drunk bitch" and then she punches me again.

"Bro" I punch her shoulder back, but harder making her stumble and almost fall. "The fuck was that for?"

"For fucking getting on stage and meeting Billie Eilish without me you fucking annoying cunt." She sassed as she glares up at me with her little five foot five height.

"Bitch I didn't want to get on stage. Someone fucking pushed me."

"How the fuck did you even get backstage"

"Bro I was drunk and still am so how the fuck am I know you dumb fuck" I roll my eyes and she rolls hers as well before crossing her arms over her chest.

"It's not fair. You literal met my fucking idol and you didn't even know who the hell she was."

"I didn't ask to meet her" I defended but it made Iris even more angrier. "That's not the fucking point Halley. You know how much I love her and how much I talk about her. I literally have her posters all over my walls and you are the one that met her? I feel like I'm in a nightmare right now" She says dramatically and closes her eyes as she shakes her head lightly.

"Iris this is not my fault"

"I'm not blaming you dumbass. I'm just saying that your lucky bitch ass got to meet my favorite person in the world while I just sat and watched. And what the fuck were y'all talking about for so long because none of us in the audience could hear shit"

"Well I was telling her about you and then—"

"YOU TOLD HER ABOUT M—" I raise my hand and smacked the yelling girl across her face, cutting her off. I didn't do it hard though, I wish I did.

"Bitch what the flying fuck" She smacks me back and shoves me as she rubs her sore cheek.

I didn't even smack you that hard but you wanna smack like I stole your fucking food.

"I done told you about yelling" I groan at her making her glare at me. "Bitch you still didn't have to fucking smack me"

I shrug my shoulders. "Eh it was funny" I say before she raises her hand to hit me again.

"Please don't hit her" We heard from behind me making me turn around and see Billie still sitting on the couch with her phone in her hands.

Damn I forget she was there.

"Y-Y-You're" Iris stutters with widened eyes as she stares at her idol. The grinch I finish in my head before chuckling to myself.

"I crack myself up" I mumble to myself and shake my head lowly.

"Billie? yes hi my love" Billie says and sends Iris her gorgeous white smile. I notice her dimples making me want to just melt right there.

We should normalize yellow tinted teeth? What am I talking about honestly.

Fucking love dimples though

Iris opens her mouth to speak only for her eyes to roll to the back of her head and then shut as she started to fall backwards. She would've hit the floor if it wasn't for me quickly catching her.

Did this bitch just fucking faint?

"Bro wake the fuck up" I wave my hand in her face and hold her head in my lap. "Get your ass up Iris"

"What is with everyone passing out today?" I heard Billie joke making me laugh and playfully glare at her.

"This is your fault" I tell her as I continue to fan Iris's face with my hand.

"How the fuck is it my fault?"

"You're the so called idol. None of us would have passed out if it wasn't for Billie Eilish" I say making her let out a laugh and roll her eyes.

"Shut up bro"