as if tossing a newspaper on a front lawn.
Shante’s body crumpled with a loud thud. As she fell briefly into a fetal position , BrookLyn heard all the partygoers say in unison , “Ah , damn!”
Gabby grabbed the bat, turned and walked away swiftly , leaving the crowd surprised that she didn’t swing on Shante.
BrookLyn , her self, was amazed at what she had seen. She had just watched gentle mannered Gabby erupt like a volcano as the smoked seethed through her flared nostrils. Her strength swelled to that of something much bigger than she was.
She walked out from behind the tree , toward Gabby , owning a quick stride . Shante taunted Gabby for round two before BrookLyn could reach her. She quietly but quickly retreated. Seeing Shante’s eyes dart back toward Gabby , she feared this fight would go to a dangerous level with someone getting hurt worse than they already had.
“Where’s your little girlfriend now? You don’t love that girl . ” Shante look ed around . “BrookLyn ? BrookLyn ? Where are you?” Shante called.
BrookLyn saw Shante , but Shante was unable to see her through the fog of anger that was consuming her.
“What’s wrong with you? She didn’t do anything to you. This has your name all over it.” Gabby screamed into Shante’s deranged - looking face.
“She ain’t standing by your side now. Oh, did she go home scared?” Shante mocked , as she struggled , trying to get up. No one helped her to her feet , they just paused to see how Gabby would respond, moving their heads from side to side as if they were in the stands watching a tennis match.
“Let me tell you something,” Gabby said , walking back toward Shante. She grabbed her by the collar and tuck ed the bat under her arm, while stabb in g her finger in Shante’s face as she talked . “I don’t want you. And you better leave BrookLyn alone. She hasn’t done anything to you. You’ve done all this and only have yourself to blame. Move on . I have.”
“I know you love me.”
“I don’t and I never loved you. You were there, that’s all. You better leave us alone or you’ll regret knowing me like I regret knowing your sorry ass . ” Gabby now point ed the bat in her face .
“What are you going to do if I don’t? You threatening me?” Shante said just as BrookLyn was thinking the same thing.
“Back up off of me , or else . ” Gabby ’s jaw was clenched, and she threw her arms in the air in disgust as she walked away again. Gabby began searching the crowd for BrookLyn , not realizing she hadn’t moved any further than the tree where she ’d left her hiding from the danger zone.
Max walked near Shante as she tried to run up behind Gabby. He grabbed her left arm as her body flailed , trying to get her point heard. She spit in Gabby’s direction , but missed her .
“You’ll regret this.”
“I already do . ”
Gabby slightly glanced over her shoulder , looking at Shante then placed the bat on her shoulder walking toward where BrookLyn was peeking out. The shaking of her knees matched her heartbeat— she was frightened.
“Leave her alone,” said Max.
“She should’ve knocked you out!” yelled one of the partygoers.
“You lucky it wasn’t me,” yelled another one.
Gabby walk ed toward BrookLyn, and she felt calmer as she got closer , u ntil she noticed that the white part of Gabby’s blue eyes had turned red , making butterflies dance in her stomach.
The entire party had moved onto the front lawn to see all of the action , with a lot of them taunting Shante for stirring up trouble . Shante stood looking defeated , when Max finally let her go but she wasn’t finished yelling at Gabby.
She yelled into the air not knowing exactly where Gabby and BrookLyn were standing . “You do love me. You don’t love that little girl. She won’t love you like I do. She doesn’t know how.”
“Your love is frightening!” s omeone yelled back loudly .
“Who wants love like that ? ” someone else in the
Shante’s body crumpled with a loud thud. As she fell briefly into a fetal position , BrookLyn heard all the partygoers say in unison , “Ah , damn!”
Gabby grabbed the bat, turned and walked away swiftly , leaving the crowd surprised that she didn’t swing on Shante.
BrookLyn , her self, was amazed at what she had seen. She had just watched gentle mannered Gabby erupt like a volcano as the smoked seethed through her flared nostrils. Her strength swelled to that of something much bigger than she was.
She walked out from behind the tree , toward Gabby , owning a quick stride . Shante taunted Gabby for round two before BrookLyn could reach her. She quietly but quickly retreated. Seeing Shante’s eyes dart back toward Gabby , she feared this fight would go to a dangerous level with someone getting hurt worse than they already had.
“Where’s your little girlfriend now? You don’t love that girl . ” Shante look ed around . “BrookLyn ? BrookLyn ? Where are you?” Shante called.
BrookLyn saw Shante , but Shante was unable to see her through the fog of anger that was consuming her.
“What’s wrong with you? She didn’t do anything to you. This has your name all over it.” Gabby screamed into Shante’s deranged - looking face.
“She ain’t standing by your side now. Oh, did she go home scared?” Shante mocked , as she struggled , trying to get up. No one helped her to her feet , they just paused to see how Gabby would respond, moving their heads from side to side as if they were in the stands watching a tennis match.
“Let me tell you something,” Gabby said , walking back toward Shante. She grabbed her by the collar and tuck ed the bat under her arm, while stabb in g her finger in Shante’s face as she talked . “I don’t want you. And you better leave BrookLyn alone. She hasn’t done anything to you. You’ve done all this and only have yourself to blame. Move on . I have.”
“I know you love me.”
“I don’t and I never loved you. You were there, that’s all. You better leave us alone or you’ll regret knowing me like I regret knowing your sorry ass . ” Gabby now point ed the bat in her face .
“What are you going to do if I don’t? You threatening me?” Shante said just as BrookLyn was thinking the same thing.
“Back up off of me , or else . ” Gabby ’s jaw was clenched, and she threw her arms in the air in disgust as she walked away again. Gabby began searching the crowd for BrookLyn , not realizing she hadn’t moved any further than the tree where she ’d left her hiding from the danger zone.
Max walked near Shante as she tried to run up behind Gabby. He grabbed her left arm as her body flailed , trying to get her point heard. She spit in Gabby’s direction , but missed her .
“You’ll regret this.”
“I already do . ”
Gabby slightly glanced over her shoulder , looking at Shante then placed the bat on her shoulder walking toward where BrookLyn was peeking out. The shaking of her knees matched her heartbeat— she was frightened.
“Leave her alone,” said Max.
“She should’ve knocked you out!” yelled one of the partygoers.
“You lucky it wasn’t me,” yelled another one.
Gabby walk ed toward BrookLyn, and she felt calmer as she got closer , u ntil she noticed that the white part of Gabby’s blue eyes had turned red , making butterflies dance in her stomach.
The entire party had moved onto the front lawn to see all of the action , with a lot of them taunting Shante for stirring up trouble . Shante stood looking defeated , when Max finally let her go but she wasn’t finished yelling at Gabby.
She yelled into the air not knowing exactly where Gabby and BrookLyn were standing . “You do love me. You don’t love that little girl. She won’t love you like I do. She doesn’t know how.”
“Your love is frightening!” s omeone yelled back loudly .
“Who wants love like that ? ” someone else in the
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