I DO NOT OWN THIS BOOK SERIES! Again, all rights go to Ellen Hopkins!
Gregory
"Boy, you don't understand how much of an ANGEL you are!" my mother cooed as she pinched my cheeks and showered my forehead with faux kisses.
I smiled politely and stared off into space as she bragged about my achievements to the neighbors, again. They looked almost as bored as I felt.
I thought about anyone's life being worse than mine. As awful as it sounds, it would be reassuring. Quietly, I slipped past my mother and her friends to grab the door handle. When I had a good grip I pulled the door and myself outside, the fresh Tennessee air whipped against my face.
That's when I noticed, a new girl across the street. That's where Luanne and Ray lived. Did they have a daughter? I'd never seen her before, looks like her mother. Luanne, what a devil of a woman.
I noticed Luanne's car was gone and the poor girl was shaking. The rest was an out of body experience, I walked myself right out into the street not minding the car that swerved around me, barely missing me. Toward the drive, wound myself around the path around bushes and a big maple tree and to the front door.
"Excuse me…I'm Gregory, are you okay?"
Her head snapped up, big red curls tumbling down over her shoulders, "You…you have to go! You need to leave right now! You can't come in! Get away from us! Get away from us now!" she screamed and scrambled back into the foyer.
"Are you okay? What's wrong I'm not going to bite…" I carefully took a step forward and she flinched away instantly as if I was trying to get her.
I turned my attention to a low moan from the kitchen; Ray lay in a pool of dark red blood spilling out faster and faster.
My look must have been horrified because the girl stood, "Momma did it! I didn't touch him. Daddy fought with momma and she just left!"
"Tiffany…" Ray groaned, thumping himself on the heart with his fist.
The girl's attention turned toward the kitchen and she half crawled, half slid over to her father's side. Her nice white jeans now stained with Ray's blood, "Yes Daddy?"
"Get…help."
Tiffany's brilliant blue eyes slowly wondered up to meet mine, and I knew what I had to do.
This was kind of a shorter chapter, sorry!! Again, I really didn't know how to start the story until about the fourth chapter. If you're interested in it stick with me!! You'll get there I promise(:
