"Where's mom, daddy," a four-year-old Gaz asked her dad.
"She's gone," Professor Membrane said crying into his hands.
"Where'd she go," Gaz asked softly as she climbed up on the couch next to here dad and Dib.
"She died," the three-year-old Dib answered flatly.
"How," Gaz asked curious.
"You'll find out someday," Professor Membrane said before going down to his lab to start the project that would one day take up his entire life.
Gaz looked around. Nobody noticed the tears that were streaming down her face. That was a good thing. If those kids ahead of her saw that they'd think that she couldn't kick their buts.
*Ha ha ha ha
Whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whooa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa whoa (oww)
Whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa whoa*
"Hey, Gaz look at this," Dib called from inside of their dad's closet.
*And I believe it don't affect
Nobody else but me
Ya'll been telling me what to do
Since I was old enough to walk
Old enough to talk
Never let me speak or move
Do my own thang
But now I'm growin' wiser now
Brighter now
A little bit tighter now
Now ya'll can't hold me down
I know you hate to hear
But things have changed in*
"Dib, why are you going through dad's stuff?" Gaz asked annoyed as she came over to the closet.
*My life
It's been a while but
Me and my style stuck
Now everybody and they
Momma tryna do it
My life
I've done that been through that
So there ain't nothin
That you can tell me
My life
On a good night if I feel like
Me and my girls hit the club and tell
It's my life
It's my life*
"Because he's dead, and we need to figure out what we're going to do with his stuff," Dib explained coming out with some old newspaper clippings.
* And I believe that it don't effect
Nobody else but me me me me
Being sick and tired of folks
Who wanna come around
Claim they gon get down
But all they wanna do is
See me make a wrong move (yeah)
I don't care what you hear in the news
To see who I choose to do the late night creep wit
I'm gonna do just what I wanna do
It's my life*
"Whatever," Gaz said heading out the door.
*My life
It's been a while but
Me and my style stuck
Now everybody and they
Momma tryna do it
My life
I've done that been through that
So there ain't nothin
That you can tell me
My life
On a good night if I feel like
Me and my girls hit the club and tell
It's my life
It's my life*
"Gaz, wait," Dib said chasing her out the door.
* Whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa whoa *
"What?" Gaz asked super annoyed.
* And I believe that it don't effect nobody else but me
Sometimes I might get a little crazy
And sometimes I might seem
Out of hand but I'm sayin
Life's too short for me to let you dictate
What I say and the moves I make
Sick of people tryna tell me what to do
It's my life and I'ma live it like I want to
Check it*
"Read this," Dib said shoving the clippings into her hand.
*Another day another dolla
Is the reality of my mentality
Otherwise don't even botha
You see my father was a wise old man
Always creatin the plan
For me to conquer this land
He said I am what I am
So be the best that I can
And if them others don't like it
Then why should I give a damn (huh)
Maybe so cause when his life wasn't right
My mother picked up them pieces
And continued on with the fight
So now it's plain to me*
"Killer Unknown," Gaz read aloud as she read the title of the newspaper clipping on top. "Yesterday, local woman Mrs. Gaz Membrane (last name??) was found dead in the kitchen of her home. She was found by her husband, when he got home with their kids, Gaz and Dib. Police are searching for clues. But non have been found yet."
*It ain't no game to me
See mom and dad corrected math
1 and 1 equal 3
4 and 5 I count my sister and brother
Stay alive till we die
And don't you ever be worried
Cuz I'm down with a ride
Through peaks and valleys to Cresent Hills
Tumble down I'll set a new ground for Jack and Jill
Ever wonder what put the thunder deeply in my eyes
Take a look and you'll find a sunshine
My life my life my life*
"So?" Dib asked five minutes later trying to get her to say something.
*My life
It's been a while but
Me and my style stuck
Now everybody and they
Momma tryna do it
My life
I've done that been through that
So there ain't nothin
That you can tell me
My life
On a good night if I feel like
Me and my girls hit the club and tell
It's my life
It's my life*
"Why didn't he tell us?" Gaz asked angrily. "And I think he could have taken time to tell me I was named after mom."
*My life
It's been a while but
Me and my style stuck
Now everybody and they
Momma tryna do it
My life
I've done that been through that
So there ain't nothin
That you can tell me
My life
On a good night if I feel like
Me and my girls hit the club and tell
It's my life
It's my life*
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Annoying Authors Note: yeah, I know I ended at the end of a flashback but I totally couldn't think of anything else. The "Bus Ride From Hell" chapters will continue. Yes, I totally know that this song didn't really fit with it's flashback, but it did fit with the whole "my life" thing seeing as it "My Life" from TLC.
