innocent. Y ou were safe.”
“I saved myself from the slow dance —n o thanks to you.”
“I was right here watching.”
BrookLyn rolled her eyes. Cam stared at her from off in the distance. He waved and she waved back unsure of his intent, but sure of hers. She was here with Gabby and that’s exactly where she was staying .
Chapter Six
They enjoyed the rest of the night without incident. Periodically, BrookLyn was still able to catch a glimpse of Shante. Although she didn’t bother Gabby again , her eagle eyes started staring in their direction. Sometimes when BrookLyn peek ed over Gabby’s shoulder looking for her, she would catch Shante looking directly at her. It made her uncomfortable but Gabby never left her side , becoming a reflection of her shadow. When she went to the bathroom Gabby even stood directly outside the door making sure no one bothered her . She was surrounded by Gabby ’s wall of protection.
At the end of the night, they walked down the driveway to the car holding hands , almost forgetting about the incident with Shante. BrookLyn’s peace was shattered though , when they were startled by a loud crash. T hey turned toward the thunderous noise and saw Shante swinging an aluminum baseball bat , shattering the front window of Gabby’s car.
BrookLyn’s mouth fell open as the partygoers rushed to the street where they had parked the car. She had a clear view of Shante repeatedly swinging the bat as if she was a professional ball player . It hit the glass window , cracking it over and over. Sh ante looked like a deranged woman , as shards of glass flew into the air with some landing in her curly hair.
Gabby grabbed her hand tight pulling her down the driveway , closer to her car. BrookLyn could hear Gabby’s breathing getting louder and louder. Her warm hands were on fire. T his was going to be serious.
Next thing she knew, she was standing alone as Gabby made a mad dash toward Shante who was now working on the headlights. BrookLyn ’ s blood pressure rose, as she stood frozen with fear watching Gabby run toward her car. She wanted to run and hide but she couldn’t take her eyes off of Gabby .
BrookLyn slowly moved behind a tree , blocking Shante’s view of her . She knew that Gabby would protect her , but she had thought it would only be from her parents. She crouched down by the tree and chewed nervously on her fingernails.
“What are you doing?” Gabby yelled , losing all the composure BrookLyn was used to seeing her display.
“I told you that you’d regret leaving me . ” Shante dropp ed the bat on the ground behind her.
The clanging reverberation of the bat hitting the ground echoed , star t ling BrookLyn . What happened between these two women to create such madness in Shante?
“For the hundredth time, you cheated on me. I left you because you did me dirty . What I regret is ever being with you. You are out of your mind, Shante!”
“You’ll never get rid of me,” Shante screamed as the tears streamed down her face.
BrookLyn thought Gabby was going to crawl out of her skin , as she watched her ball up her fists , getting ready to attack with the strength of a lion.
“Please . D on’t hit her, Gabby,” she mumbled. The crowd stood in awe as they circled them. The drama queen standing in front of her had a hold of Gabby’s attention so she’d never hear BrookLyn even if she had the courage to intervene.
Next thing BrookLyn knew , Gabby snatched Shante by the collar of her shirt , picking her up off the ground , letting her hang in the air. Shante’s feet dangled as the gathering crowd became more animated. Not one person, not even Max the peacemaker, stopped Gabby. This was bound to happen , so BrookLyn supposed tonight was as good a time as any. She just wished she wasn’t a witness.
Gabby yelled as she swung Shante from side to side . “I hate you! Leave me alone and stop putting my business in the street.” Gabby dropped Shante to the ground
“I saved myself from the slow dance —n o thanks to you.”
“I was right here watching.”
BrookLyn rolled her eyes. Cam stared at her from off in the distance. He waved and she waved back unsure of his intent, but sure of hers. She was here with Gabby and that’s exactly where she was staying .
Chapter Six
They enjoyed the rest of the night without incident. Periodically, BrookLyn was still able to catch a glimpse of Shante. Although she didn’t bother Gabby again , her eagle eyes started staring in their direction. Sometimes when BrookLyn peek ed over Gabby’s shoulder looking for her, she would catch Shante looking directly at her. It made her uncomfortable but Gabby never left her side , becoming a reflection of her shadow. When she went to the bathroom Gabby even stood directly outside the door making sure no one bothered her . She was surrounded by Gabby ’s wall of protection.
At the end of the night, they walked down the driveway to the car holding hands , almost forgetting about the incident with Shante. BrookLyn’s peace was shattered though , when they were startled by a loud crash. T hey turned toward the thunderous noise and saw Shante swinging an aluminum baseball bat , shattering the front window of Gabby’s car.
BrookLyn’s mouth fell open as the partygoers rushed to the street where they had parked the car. She had a clear view of Shante repeatedly swinging the bat as if she was a professional ball player . It hit the glass window , cracking it over and over. Sh ante looked like a deranged woman , as shards of glass flew into the air with some landing in her curly hair.
Gabby grabbed her hand tight pulling her down the driveway , closer to her car. BrookLyn could hear Gabby’s breathing getting louder and louder. Her warm hands were on fire. T his was going to be serious.
Next thing she knew, she was standing alone as Gabby made a mad dash toward Shante who was now working on the headlights. BrookLyn ’ s blood pressure rose, as she stood frozen with fear watching Gabby run toward her car. She wanted to run and hide but she couldn’t take her eyes off of Gabby .
BrookLyn slowly moved behind a tree , blocking Shante’s view of her . She knew that Gabby would protect her , but she had thought it would only be from her parents. She crouched down by the tree and chewed nervously on her fingernails.
“What are you doing?” Gabby yelled , losing all the composure BrookLyn was used to seeing her display.
“I told you that you’d regret leaving me . ” Shante dropp ed the bat on the ground behind her.
The clanging reverberation of the bat hitting the ground echoed , star t ling BrookLyn . What happened between these two women to create such madness in Shante?
“For the hundredth time, you cheated on me. I left you because you did me dirty . What I regret is ever being with you. You are out of your mind, Shante!”
“You’ll never get rid of me,” Shante screamed as the tears streamed down her face.
BrookLyn thought Gabby was going to crawl out of her skin , as she watched her ball up her fists , getting ready to attack with the strength of a lion.
“Please . D on’t hit her, Gabby,” she mumbled. The crowd stood in awe as they circled them. The drama queen standing in front of her had a hold of Gabby’s attention so she’d never hear BrookLyn even if she had the courage to intervene.
Next thing BrookLyn knew , Gabby snatched Shante by the collar of her shirt , picking her up off the ground , letting her hang in the air. Shante’s feet dangled as the gathering crowd became more animated. Not one person, not even Max the peacemaker, stopped Gabby. This was bound to happen , so BrookLyn supposed tonight was as good a time as any. She just wished she wasn’t a witness.
Gabby yelled as she swung Shante from side to side . “I hate you! Leave me alone and stop putting my business in the street.” Gabby dropped Shante to the ground
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