Sienna’s arm come
around her body and she snapped out of it. “This isn’t home anymore. I know
that now.”
“Hey,” Daniel started, “This is always your home, Aus. That is final. It
doesn’t matter what anyone thinks, this is your home regardless.”
“It doesn’t feel like home,” Austin muttered, trying to rid the tears
that were waiting for their newest debut.
“You know it’s not the truth, Aus, and if you keep faith that this is
where you’re supposed to be you can get through this and everything will work
out okay,” Sienna told Austin confidently and looked over at the bar. “Right
I’m going to go and grab a waitress. If they won’t come to us, I might as well drag
the bitches over here myself.”
Before she could get out of the booth, she saw two girls about to go
past so she waited for them, but they were both whispering too loudly and not
walking quick enough. “I wouldn’t be able to show my face in public if I had
done that to another woman.” one of the girls said behind her hand, her eyes on
Austin.
“I know right? Some people are just so heartless,” the other girl said
in agreement. “My mom said she can go down for murder for it.”
“Good,” the other showed her agreement.
Austin looked at her brothers and sister harder as she tried to not lose
it; her eyes were watering with hurt, her throat burning with the encroaching
onslaught. She was ready to admit defeat to everything and disappear for a lifetime
and not just six years. “Can we leave now?” Austin asked them quietly, “ Please ?”
She was desperate now.
“I guess we better go,” Daniel said as he was beginning to feel just as
uncomfortable now and respected his sister’s wishes. He didn’t want to keep his
sister here when it was just destroying her more than ever.
Sienna, however, was seething and wanted to wait for the girls to come
back out so she could slam them for their idle gossiping, but Dean was pressing
for her to get up and allow Austin to get out of the booth.
“There she is!” Natasha shouted as she headed into the diner and charged
towards Austin as she stood ready to flee. Within moments Austin went from
looking up in confusion to hearing the resounding sound of a slap as it rang
out against her cheek.
Immediately, Austin lifted her hand up and cupped her face as heat
spread across it and the tingle of the slap remained. She looked in horror at
the woman as she stood almost hyperventilating with anger at her and Austin
knew this day, this life, was about to get worse.
“Natasha!” Tyler shouted as he followed his fiancée into the diner and
immediately saw what she had done. He couldn’t even look at Austin anymore but,
he wouldn’t condone her being publically attacked. “Stop this now!”
“No!” Natasha bellowed back and turned to face Austin once more, “I’ll
make sure you pay for everything you have coming to you! You killed my baby!
You’re a murderer, Austin and I will make sure no good comes to you. You need
to pay! Don’t expect freedom for long.”
“Whoa,” Dean said as he came to stand between the women. “Do you have
proof that she did such a thing?”
“Plenty,” Natasha said with absolute glee to her tone. “She told me she
didn’t want me with Tyler and she would do anything to make sure of that and
that’s when she pushed me.”
“Where?” Sienna countered as she stepped forward. “Where did she push you?”
“At the house you all have been working on,” Natasha responded with
ease. “I went to talk to her, to make amends for Tyler’s sake. I found her
upstairs and we got into an argument and she pushed me down the stairs and then
left me there. She didn’t even care about me.”
Shaking her head, Austin felt herself snapping
more and more. “You liar,” she whispered, “Why are you doing this? Why are you
spreading these lies? I have done nothing to you.” Austin’s voice was nothing
more than a disbelieving whisper and she
around her body and she snapped out of it. “This isn’t home anymore. I know
that now.”
“Hey,” Daniel started, “This is always your home, Aus. That is final. It
doesn’t matter what anyone thinks, this is your home regardless.”
“It doesn’t feel like home,” Austin muttered, trying to rid the tears
that were waiting for their newest debut.
“You know it’s not the truth, Aus, and if you keep faith that this is
where you’re supposed to be you can get through this and everything will work
out okay,” Sienna told Austin confidently and looked over at the bar. “Right
I’m going to go and grab a waitress. If they won’t come to us, I might as well drag
the bitches over here myself.”
Before she could get out of the booth, she saw two girls about to go
past so she waited for them, but they were both whispering too loudly and not
walking quick enough. “I wouldn’t be able to show my face in public if I had
done that to another woman.” one of the girls said behind her hand, her eyes on
Austin.
“I know right? Some people are just so heartless,” the other girl said
in agreement. “My mom said she can go down for murder for it.”
“Good,” the other showed her agreement.
Austin looked at her brothers and sister harder as she tried to not lose
it; her eyes were watering with hurt, her throat burning with the encroaching
onslaught. She was ready to admit defeat to everything and disappear for a lifetime
and not just six years. “Can we leave now?” Austin asked them quietly, “ Please ?”
She was desperate now.
“I guess we better go,” Daniel said as he was beginning to feel just as
uncomfortable now and respected his sister’s wishes. He didn’t want to keep his
sister here when it was just destroying her more than ever.
Sienna, however, was seething and wanted to wait for the girls to come
back out so she could slam them for their idle gossiping, but Dean was pressing
for her to get up and allow Austin to get out of the booth.
“There she is!” Natasha shouted as she headed into the diner and charged
towards Austin as she stood ready to flee. Within moments Austin went from
looking up in confusion to hearing the resounding sound of a slap as it rang
out against her cheek.
Immediately, Austin lifted her hand up and cupped her face as heat
spread across it and the tingle of the slap remained. She looked in horror at
the woman as she stood almost hyperventilating with anger at her and Austin
knew this day, this life, was about to get worse.
“Natasha!” Tyler shouted as he followed his fiancée into the diner and
immediately saw what she had done. He couldn’t even look at Austin anymore but,
he wouldn’t condone her being publically attacked. “Stop this now!”
“No!” Natasha bellowed back and turned to face Austin once more, “I’ll
make sure you pay for everything you have coming to you! You killed my baby!
You’re a murderer, Austin and I will make sure no good comes to you. You need
to pay! Don’t expect freedom for long.”
“Whoa,” Dean said as he came to stand between the women. “Do you have
proof that she did such a thing?”
“Plenty,” Natasha said with absolute glee to her tone. “She told me she
didn’t want me with Tyler and she would do anything to make sure of that and
that’s when she pushed me.”
“Where?” Sienna countered as she stepped forward. “Where did she push you?”
“At the house you all have been working on,” Natasha responded with
ease. “I went to talk to her, to make amends for Tyler’s sake. I found her
upstairs and we got into an argument and she pushed me down the stairs and then
left me there. She didn’t even care about me.”
Shaking her head, Austin felt herself snapping
more and more. “You liar,” she whispered, “Why are you doing this? Why are you
spreading these lies? I have done nothing to you.” Austin’s voice was nothing
more than a disbelieving whisper and she
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