crowd said , and everyone busted into laughter.
BrookLyn had scary love at home and she definitely didn’t want it in her personal life. Love wasn’t supposed to hurt.
“Come on let’s go,” Gabby said, grabbing BrookLyn’s arm , tighter than usual. They walked back toward the house. BrookLyn could hear the anger in each breath Gabby took. Gabby was a private person and Shante just put their business out in the street.
BrookLyn was afraid to say anything , so she just walked quietly as Gabby pulled her along. Gabby didn’t even look like herself , but it did seem like she was calming down a bit. BrookLyn wanted Gabby’s eyes to re gain the peacefulness she was used to instead of the anger in them now.
“I hate her,” Gabby said to Cam , as she tossed the bat into the bushes near the garage. “That was really unnecessary — but Shante is always unnecessary.”
“Don’t worry about the car ,” he said . “ You can get another one.”
“ It’s not about the car. I care about her bothering me — ” she looked to BrookLyn , “ w ell, bothering us. And besides, I loved my car.”
This person in front of her wasn’t the Gabby that BrookLyn had learned to love. The sweet, soft-spoken creature whose arms she had melted in was nowhere near her . She wanted her sweet Gabby back , but stood in silence as she talked loudly to her cousins and friends . BrookLyn silently hop ed that talking it out would bring her back to her .
“That girl is crazy and she’ll eventually get over you.”
“Well, I don’t have time for her to eventually get over me. She needs to leave me alone now.”
“I’ll go talk to her,” Tiffany said.
“While you’re talking to her, let her know that she won’t get another chance to mess with me. That was her one pass and she only gets one . ” Gabby furrowed her eyebrows , holding up her index finger to make her point.
“Will do,” said Tiffany , ready to skip o f f in her little skirt toward the driveway to eagerly deliver the message.
“And , Tiff,” Gabby said grabbing her arm, “ l et her know if she messes with BrookLyn, she’ll be in a world of trouble. She will regret the day she was born.”
At that moment, BrookLyn looked into Gabby’s eyes , knowing she meant every word she said. She hoped this would end here tonight , but figured Shante wouldn’t let it. Her eyes followed Tiffany down the driveway as she ran toward Shante , who was still yelling and screaming threats. Her long braids bounced off her back as she trotted closer to Shante to offer words of wisdom.
“That crazy girl is making my ears bleed with all of that yelling and screaming . ” Cam laughed .
“You know you’re stupid, right? ” s houted one of the kids she hadn’t met . He busted out laughing with Cam.
Gabby looked at BrookLyn interrupting her thoughts and apologiz ing with her eyes. Then she softly said, “I’m sorry. I should’ve left when you wanted to leave. I didn’t mean for this to happen . ”
“This isn’t your fault, Gabby.”
“But it is. I didn’t want this to blow up. If she wants to act stupid , she can , but I never should have. I wish I never met her.”
“You did and there’s nothing you can do about that. Now it’s over. Let’s go home . ” BrookLyn pull ed Gabby close. She was more than ready to get out of here and back to Gabby’s house.
“I love you very much, BrookLyn. I didn’t mean to scare you.”
“Yeah, but seeing your blue eyes again lets me know you’re on your way back to me . ”
“Max?” Gabby called.
“I know. I know. You need a ride home.”
Gabby and BrookLyn walked toward Max’s car just as the tow truck driver was putting Gabby’s up on the truck . “Somebody called a tow truck, I guess , ” Gabby said .
“That somebody would be me , cousin . ” Max smiled lightheartedly.
“Thanks for calling , Ma x. ”
“No worries. Remember ... it’s just a car,” Max said .
“You’re right but it was just my
BrookLyn had scary love at home and she definitely didn’t want it in her personal life. Love wasn’t supposed to hurt.
“Come on let’s go,” Gabby said, grabbing BrookLyn’s arm , tighter than usual. They walked back toward the house. BrookLyn could hear the anger in each breath Gabby took. Gabby was a private person and Shante just put their business out in the street.
BrookLyn was afraid to say anything , so she just walked quietly as Gabby pulled her along. Gabby didn’t even look like herself , but it did seem like she was calming down a bit. BrookLyn wanted Gabby’s eyes to re gain the peacefulness she was used to instead of the anger in them now.
“I hate her,” Gabby said to Cam , as she tossed the bat into the bushes near the garage. “That was really unnecessary — but Shante is always unnecessary.”
“Don’t worry about the car ,” he said . “ You can get another one.”
“ It’s not about the car. I care about her bothering me — ” she looked to BrookLyn , “ w ell, bothering us. And besides, I loved my car.”
This person in front of her wasn’t the Gabby that BrookLyn had learned to love. The sweet, soft-spoken creature whose arms she had melted in was nowhere near her . She wanted her sweet Gabby back , but stood in silence as she talked loudly to her cousins and friends . BrookLyn silently hop ed that talking it out would bring her back to her .
“That girl is crazy and she’ll eventually get over you.”
“Well, I don’t have time for her to eventually get over me. She needs to leave me alone now.”
“I’ll go talk to her,” Tiffany said.
“While you’re talking to her, let her know that she won’t get another chance to mess with me. That was her one pass and she only gets one . ” Gabby furrowed her eyebrows , holding up her index finger to make her point.
“Will do,” said Tiffany , ready to skip o f f in her little skirt toward the driveway to eagerly deliver the message.
“And , Tiff,” Gabby said grabbing her arm, “ l et her know if she messes with BrookLyn, she’ll be in a world of trouble. She will regret the day she was born.”
At that moment, BrookLyn looked into Gabby’s eyes , knowing she meant every word she said. She hoped this would end here tonight , but figured Shante wouldn’t let it. Her eyes followed Tiffany down the driveway as she ran toward Shante , who was still yelling and screaming threats. Her long braids bounced off her back as she trotted closer to Shante to offer words of wisdom.
“That crazy girl is making my ears bleed with all of that yelling and screaming . ” Cam laughed .
“You know you’re stupid, right? ” s houted one of the kids she hadn’t met . He busted out laughing with Cam.
Gabby looked at BrookLyn interrupting her thoughts and apologiz ing with her eyes. Then she softly said, “I’m sorry. I should’ve left when you wanted to leave. I didn’t mean for this to happen . ”
“This isn’t your fault, Gabby.”
“But it is. I didn’t want this to blow up. If she wants to act stupid , she can , but I never should have. I wish I never met her.”
“You did and there’s nothing you can do about that. Now it’s over. Let’s go home . ” BrookLyn pull ed Gabby close. She was more than ready to get out of here and back to Gabby’s house.
“I love you very much, BrookLyn. I didn’t mean to scare you.”
“Yeah, but seeing your blue eyes again lets me know you’re on your way back to me . ”
“Max?” Gabby called.
“I know. I know. You need a ride home.”
Gabby and BrookLyn walked toward Max’s car just as the tow truck driver was putting Gabby’s up on the truck . “Somebody called a tow truck, I guess , ” Gabby said .
“That somebody would be me , cousin . ” Max smiled lightheartedly.
“Thanks for calling , Ma x. ”
“No worries. Remember ... it’s just a car,” Max said .
“You’re right but it was just my
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