A/N: First i do not own any music in my story. Second there is alot of
conversation in this chapter so be prepared
"Who's going to tell me what?" I asked
They all looked at me. My cheek was bruised more and it was starting to show.
"Um...well Gabby, I want you to come with us and travel."Adam said
"What about mom?"
"She has to stay here and go to work or they will fire her"
Adam looked at my face to see a reaction, but there was none.
"You just don't get it do you." I said sadly as I walked up the stairs and into my room.
They all look at eachother.
"I'll go talk to her" Jeff said.
He walked up to my room and knocked. When he walked in, I was sitting on the floor, my back against the wall, and I was listening to music. He just sat next to me holding me. My head was on his shoulder as I sang the song.
Momma please stop cryin, I can't stand the sound
Your pain is painful and its tearin' me down
I hear glasses breakin as I sit up in my bed
I told dad you didn't mean those nasty things you said
You fight about money, bout me and my brother
And this I come home to, this is my shelter
It ain't easy growin up in World War III
Never knowin what love could be, you'll see
I don't want love to destroy me like it has done my family
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
I promise I'll be better, Mommy I'll do anything
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
I promise I'll be better, Daddy please don't leave
I started crying. Jeff held on to me tighter. I looked at him trembling.
"Why is he doing this to me Jeff?"
"Doing what sweetie?"
"Trying to make me go with him. I don't wanna leave mom. Dad left her and so did Adam. Now he wants me to leave her. I can't do that."
"Sweetie, its not forever. Just for a while. Just to make sure you are safe and Justin stays away from you."
"But she'll be alone. She'll have no one"
"She'll have you. She will get phone calls from you constantly and you can use my laptop and talk to her that way"
"Will you be there with me?"
"Of course. I will always be with you. Always"
"I love you Jeff"
"I love you too sweetie"
With that he kissed my forehead and went downstairs. I sat there thinking about everything. Meanwhile... Jeff went back downstairs and went outside. They all looked at him.
"Well?" Adam said nervously
"She's coming with us" Jeff said
They all sighed.
"Why did she say I don't get it?" Adam asked.
"Some thing about trying to make her go with you and how she doesn't wanna leave your mom. She said your dad left her and so did you and now you want to make her leave your mom." Jeff explained.
"Man, I knew this would come back and bite me on the butt." Adam said loudly
"What you talking about man?" Jay asked.
"I knew when our father left, she would be upset and feel empty inside. So I was always there to be her brother, friend, and her dad. When I left no one really had a father role to her and no man was there for mom. So she felt the need to be there for mom and let nothing hurt her. I always felt bad for not being there for both of them. I never reliezed that if i took Gabby with me, that she would feel that way" Adam said.
"It's not your fault Adam, you followed your dream. It was a once in a life time opportunity and you took it." Matt said.
"I think I am going to talk to my mom for a sec. Be right back" Adam said as he walked into the house.
~~~~In the kitchen~~~~~
"Mom can I talk to you for a sec?"
"Sure Addie"
"I love when you call me that"
"Well to me you are still my baby boy"
"I wanted to talk to you about Gabby"
"What about her sweetie?"
Adam told her the whole thing.
"My, my...let me go talk to her. It will be ok"
"Thanks mom"
~~~~Meanwhile outside~~~~
Jeff looked like he was thinking.
"What ya thinking about bro?" Matt asked.
"What she asked me up there"
"What did she ask?" Jay asked
"She asked if I would be there with her. Do you think that...nevermind"
"Do you think what?" Matt asked.
"Do you think she likes me?"
"Of course. You are her friend" Jay said
"No. I mean likes likes me"
"I don't know bro. Why don't you ask her?" Matt asked.
"What if she doesn't feel that way? Plus she just got out of an abusive relationship. It's too much for her"
"You won't know til you ask"
Then Adam came out.
"Well what's going on?" Jeff asked
"Mom is going to talk to her"
While they talked outside, my mom came and talked to me.
"Hey sweetie"
"Mom!"
I ran to her and hugged her. I started crying.
"Hey, hey. Its ok. I'm here"
Once I stopped crying, I looked up at her.
"I don't wanna leave you mom. You'll have no one here to be with you."
"Yes I will. I'll have you. Sweetie, you should go with your brother. I want you to be safe. I am only a phone call away."
"But daddy left you, then Adam, I don't want you to lose me"
"I didn't lose Adam. He is still here. Just not as often. I know I will never lose you. You can go places. It doesn't mean I will lose you."
"Really?"
"Really. You pack your bags up for tommmorow. I love you sweetie"
"I love you too mom"
With that I kissed her cheek and started packing. I then took a shower.
~~~~~Next Day~~~~~
I woke up to some one shaking me. I open my eyes a crack and see Adam.
"Wake up. time to leave" He said with a smile.
"Go away" I said as I placed a pillow on my head.
I heard him chuckle. He went downstairs and told Jeff he needed some help. Adam grabbed my bag as Jeff took a blanket and wrapped it around me. He picked me up and carried me down stairs.
"What's wrong with her?" Jay asked concerned.
"She is being stubburn. She doesn't want to get up." Adam said
As we all piled into the car a person lerked in the shadows and watched us leave.
"Who's going to tell me what?" I asked
They all looked at me. My cheek was bruised more and it was starting to show.
"Um...well Gabby, I want you to come with us and travel."Adam said
"What about mom?"
"She has to stay here and go to work or they will fire her"
Adam looked at my face to see a reaction, but there was none.
"You just don't get it do you." I said sadly as I walked up the stairs and into my room.
They all look at eachother.
"I'll go talk to her" Jeff said.
He walked up to my room and knocked. When he walked in, I was sitting on the floor, my back against the wall, and I was listening to music. He just sat next to me holding me. My head was on his shoulder as I sang the song.
Momma please stop cryin, I can't stand the sound
Your pain is painful and its tearin' me down
I hear glasses breakin as I sit up in my bed
I told dad you didn't mean those nasty things you said
You fight about money, bout me and my brother
And this I come home to, this is my shelter
It ain't easy growin up in World War III
Never knowin what love could be, you'll see
I don't want love to destroy me like it has done my family
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
I promise I'll be better, Mommy I'll do anything
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
I promise I'll be better, Daddy please don't leave
I started crying. Jeff held on to me tighter. I looked at him trembling.
"Why is he doing this to me Jeff?"
"Doing what sweetie?"
"Trying to make me go with him. I don't wanna leave mom. Dad left her and so did Adam. Now he wants me to leave her. I can't do that."
"Sweetie, its not forever. Just for a while. Just to make sure you are safe and Justin stays away from you."
"But she'll be alone. She'll have no one"
"She'll have you. She will get phone calls from you constantly and you can use my laptop and talk to her that way"
"Will you be there with me?"
"Of course. I will always be with you. Always"
"I love you Jeff"
"I love you too sweetie"
With that he kissed my forehead and went downstairs. I sat there thinking about everything. Meanwhile... Jeff went back downstairs and went outside. They all looked at him.
"Well?" Adam said nervously
"She's coming with us" Jeff said
They all sighed.
"Why did she say I don't get it?" Adam asked.
"Some thing about trying to make her go with you and how she doesn't wanna leave your mom. She said your dad left her and so did you and now you want to make her leave your mom." Jeff explained.
"Man, I knew this would come back and bite me on the butt." Adam said loudly
"What you talking about man?" Jay asked.
"I knew when our father left, she would be upset and feel empty inside. So I was always there to be her brother, friend, and her dad. When I left no one really had a father role to her and no man was there for mom. So she felt the need to be there for mom and let nothing hurt her. I always felt bad for not being there for both of them. I never reliezed that if i took Gabby with me, that she would feel that way" Adam said.
"It's not your fault Adam, you followed your dream. It was a once in a life time opportunity and you took it." Matt said.
"I think I am going to talk to my mom for a sec. Be right back" Adam said as he walked into the house.
~~~~In the kitchen~~~~~
"Mom can I talk to you for a sec?"
"Sure Addie"
"I love when you call me that"
"Well to me you are still my baby boy"
"I wanted to talk to you about Gabby"
"What about her sweetie?"
Adam told her the whole thing.
"My, my...let me go talk to her. It will be ok"
"Thanks mom"
~~~~Meanwhile outside~~~~
Jeff looked like he was thinking.
"What ya thinking about bro?" Matt asked.
"What she asked me up there"
"What did she ask?" Jay asked
"She asked if I would be there with her. Do you think that...nevermind"
"Do you think what?" Matt asked.
"Do you think she likes me?"
"Of course. You are her friend" Jay said
"No. I mean likes likes me"
"I don't know bro. Why don't you ask her?" Matt asked.
"What if she doesn't feel that way? Plus she just got out of an abusive relationship. It's too much for her"
"You won't know til you ask"
Then Adam came out.
"Well what's going on?" Jeff asked
"Mom is going to talk to her"
While they talked outside, my mom came and talked to me.
"Hey sweetie"
"Mom!"
I ran to her and hugged her. I started crying.
"Hey, hey. Its ok. I'm here"
Once I stopped crying, I looked up at her.
"I don't wanna leave you mom. You'll have no one here to be with you."
"Yes I will. I'll have you. Sweetie, you should go with your brother. I want you to be safe. I am only a phone call away."
"But daddy left you, then Adam, I don't want you to lose me"
"I didn't lose Adam. He is still here. Just not as often. I know I will never lose you. You can go places. It doesn't mean I will lose you."
"Really?"
"Really. You pack your bags up for tommmorow. I love you sweetie"
"I love you too mom"
With that I kissed her cheek and started packing. I then took a shower.
~~~~~Next Day~~~~~
I woke up to some one shaking me. I open my eyes a crack and see Adam.
"Wake up. time to leave" He said with a smile.
"Go away" I said as I placed a pillow on my head.
I heard him chuckle. He went downstairs and told Jeff he needed some help. Adam grabbed my bag as Jeff took a blanket and wrapped it around me. He picked me up and carried me down stairs.
"What's wrong with her?" Jay asked concerned.
"She is being stubburn. She doesn't want to get up." Adam said
As we all piled into the car a person lerked in the shadows and watched us leave.
