Chapter 2
Brianna watched as she saw 3 of her 4 brothers show up at their mothers funeral. " Where the hell is Angel?" she asked herself. She couldnt find it in her to talk to them. Not now anyways. It was just to soon. She just couldnt accept the fact that her mother was dead and she saw her. The funeral went by in a daze. She watched as the brothers were reunited together. They looked so good. She just wanted to go and wrap them in her arms and just stay there. She knew she would be safe once she was with them but she was scared of what would happen. Bobby probably will go crazy. He was a real hot head and you didnt mess with his family. Especially his mother. She was the only woman who would put up with his shit. " Gosh why did she have to go!" Brianna thought as tears fell down her face. She hadnt been able to stop crying since the murder.
" Hey baby brother!" Bobby said grabbing Jeremiah into a hug " It's been a long time."
" Yeah it has big brother. Where the hell have you been all these years?" Jeremiah asked returning the hug
" You know just doing my own thing" he told him. He noticed that Jack was a little distant " What Cracker Jack cant say hey to your big brother"
Jack smiled at his nickname that was given to him when he was little " Sorry bro" he walks up and embraces his older brother.
" It's good to be back here" Bobby told his brothers has he breathed the winter air
" Have you guys seen Bri?" Jack finally asked. " I'm kind of worried about her"
" No...she was pretty torn up about what happened to ma. The cops said she just took off" Jerry told them " She..." then he stopped. He thought maybe she should tell them what happened
" What?" Jack asked
" She's pretty upset thats all"
" Yeah well im pissed off. How in the hell could someone kill our mother. It just doesnt register with me. She didnt do anything to anyone" Bobby told them
" Come on man...lets go. We are having a gathering at my house" Jerry told him
With that they walked away leaving Brianna staring at her mothers grave " I just wanted you to know that I am so sorry. I wish that this didnt happen to you. You meant the world to me and you were the only person that gave a damn about me. All I did was fuss with you. I'm sorry mom" she sobbed as she fell to her mothers grave. " Vengence will be served you can bet on that." She got up and wiped her eyes and headed for her car. She knew it was time to go see her brothers for the first time in 3 years. It was about 9 at night when she pulled up to her mothers house. She took a deep breath and wiped the tears that escaped from her eyes. She shut the door quietly and walked up the steps to her house. This wasnt going to be easy going back into this house but she knew she had to do it. She could hear talking inside and knew the guys were home.
" I'm hungry. You guys want something to eat?" Angel asked walking into the kitchen
" Naw...Jack, you and Angel can have ya'lls rooms. I'll take moms. If Bri comes I guess she is in her room. I'm going to go unpack"
Jeremiah just sat in the living room staring at the wall. Everything was the same to him. He should know he was there all the time checking up on Brianna and Evelyn making sure everything was ok. If he could have only been their the night their mom got shot. Brianna opened the door and walked in. Jeremiah heard someone at the door and walked over to see his baby sister standing there " Bri!" he said hugging her. Brianna dropped all her bags and embraced her brother in her arms. She tried so hard not to cry. Angel came walking in and pick her up in a hug and twirled her around. " Hey baby girl. It's been a long time. You look good"
" Yeah so do you Angel. Gosh I missed you" she told him hugging him again. Jack come from the upstairs and sees his sister standing there " B!" he yelled. He grabs her and hugs her for the longest time. " Your ok. I was so worried about you. I hadnt heard from you"
" I know. I just needed to be alone. It's a lot to take in" she told him " Wheres Bobby?"
" He's upstairs in moms room" Angel told her " He's taking it pretty hard"
" Yeah well arent we all" she told him but looked down at the ground. She couldnt look at them. " I'm going to go upstairs. I need to get some sleep. I really havent slept that well these past couple of days"
" Ok...sleep good" Angel told her kissing the top of her head. Jack just stared at her. He knew he too well and knew that something was wrong. He waited for everyone to go back to what they were doing before going upstairs again.
" Bobby!" Brianna yelled " OMG!"
He looked at his baby sister before smiling and embracing her in a hug " Where the hell have you been baby sister?"
" Around. What about you? Havent seen you in four years"
" About the same."
" Yeah..." she looked at the ground again " Well I am going to go to bed. I am really tired"
" Alright. If you need anything you knew where I am. Dont be afraid"
" Ok." she told him smiling. She kissed him on the cheek before heading towards her room. She closed the door before letting go what she was holding in. She layed on her bed and bawled. She heard a knock on the door. Jack entered staring at her " Why did it have to be her?" she asked sobbing. " Why our mother?"
Jack walked over to her and embraced his sister in his arms " No...dont!" she told him pulling away.
" Talk to me Bri." he told her
" I dont want to. It's too hard to talk about it. It's too hard to think about it and thats all I do is think about what happened to her. She was just laying there..." she covered her eyes and cried somemore. He tried walking towards her again " NO!" she screamed " You are just making things worse."
" How? What am I doing to you?"
" Please Jack just leave."
" Our mother is dead I know that. But we are still a family and we need to stick together. Evidently there is something you arent telling us. I could tell the moment you walked in. You wouldnt even look at us. Whats wrong?"
She had enough and walked out the door and down the stairs. Angel caught her in his arms " Let me go" she told him
" Whats going on?" Bobby asked coming down the stairs. He looked at Brianna whose eyes were so red from crying
" Please I dont want to talk about it" Brianna told him crying
" Bri...you need to tell them. You need to tell them what happened. Dont keep it bottled in" Jeremiah told her
" I cant"
" You need to admit to what happened" he told her
" I cant!" she yelled
" Why not?" Jack asked
" Because..." she told him looking away " because it would mean that she is really gone and I cant accept that"
" Baby shes gone. Shes not coming back" Angel told her " All we have are memories of her now"
" You have good memories of her" she told him staring at him this time " You have good ones!" she said in between sobs
" You do too. We all do. That woman made such an impact on all of us" Jeremiah told her
" The only memory that I have of her that wont go away is of that night..." she told them " The night she was murdered"
" What are you talking about?" Angel asked
" I was there..." she told him turning around so they wouldnt see her crying " I was in the car and I heard gun shots. I hid because I was scared. Then I went into the store and I saw her laying there covered in blood. She looked so hopeless laying there. I didnt know what to do but cry." she told them sobbing,
" It's not your fault." Bobby told her grabbing her shoulders
" She's...gone...and...i..blame...my...self" Brianna couldnt control herself now. What she was holding in for a week was now coming out. " We got into a fight before we went to the store. I hated her over something so stupid. Shes dead and I never got to say goodbye. All I can see is her being shot and begging them not to shoot her but they did anyways"
Jack walked away so they wouldnt see that he is crying.
" You have to been strong Bri. You need to be strong for all of us. We need you ok" Bobby told her " Come here" she walked over to him and buried her head in his chest and sobbed " Your going to be ok."
" Come on you guys. Its getting late. We all need some sleep" Jeremiah told them " We will deal with things in the morning, but right now I just want to lay my head down and for one moment forget about everything that has happened."
" Yeah that sounds good. We will deal with everything tomorrow" Bobby told them He let go of Brianna and headed back upstairs.
" Jack?" Brianna called out to her brother. She walked into the kitchen to find her brother sitting at the table staring into space " Jack!"
Jack snapped out of his daze and looked at Brianna with tear stained eyes " You ok?" he asked
" Yeah...you ok?"
" Yeah. This is just really hard to handle you know. She was the only one that cared and some ass took her away in a instant. She didnt deserve this"
" No she didnt. I dont know what to do anymore. Things are just so wrong right now."
" You remember when we got into moms room and accidently broke her favorite necklace?"
" Yeah she was so mad."
" Yeah but she didnt do anything. She just smiled at us and told us not to go into her room again. She never once laid a hand on us"
" She got us in other ways though. You remember when you had to do the dishes for a month and so Angel went around licking every plate in the house so you would have to wash it."
Jack starts laughing " Yeah..that little shit. He made me so mad."
" I miss her Jack and I dont know how to live my life without her"
" You're going to be fine because you have me and you know I will always protect you and be there for you no matter what"
" I know...i love you. I'm glad you guys are home now"
" Yeah me too. Lets go get some sleep."
They get up from the table and walk upstairs. Jack kisses his sister on the head before going into his room. He heard Bobby in the bathroom so he sat down on his bed and started playing his guitar. Bobby came out of the bathroom " You still playing that thing?"
" Yeah..."
" Quit your crying you little fairy"
Jack laughed at his other nickname. Boy he had many nicknames. " Is it weird in moms room?"
Bobby let out a big sigh and leaned back wiping his eyes " Yeah. Really weird. Its hard to believe she is gone. Nothing is different. She made sure everything was the same"
" Yeah it is hard to believe she is gone. Did you see Bri though. Wow dude. She looks awesome. The last time I saw her was like 2 years ago. Its been so long since I have been in this house"
" Yeah..." Bobby wiped a tear that escaped from his eye before his brother could see him. Jeremiah walked in " Well I guess I am going to go. I'll see you guys tomorrow though ok"
" Bye Jerry" Bobby said getting up and embracing his brother
" Hey where are you going?" Jack called after Angel
" No where...i need some fresh air." Angel told him
Jack starts laughing " Yeah right"
" Your not going after that girl are you?" Jerry asked
" What girl?"
" You know who he is talking about!" bobby answered " La vida loca!"
The boys start laughing " Aint no one going to see that girl man. You guys are crazy"
" Whatever man. Dont bring that crazy girl back here" Jerry told him
" Angel you know that girl dont like your black ass. She's probably screaming someone elses name right now" Bobby told him laughing
" Whatever man. You guys dont know what you are talking about. Go to bed!" Angel yelled
They laugh again " Whatever. She better not be in your bed when I wake up" Bobby threatened
Angel just laughed before heading down the stairs and out the door " You know he going to get her right?" Jerry asked
" Hell yeah man. I know"
" Thats Angel for you" Jack responded
" Can you guys please keep it down! I am trying to sleep here!" Brianna yelled from down the hall
" Girl get your ass in bed before I come down there!" Bobby yelled after her with a smile on her face. Brianna she rolled her eyes before closing the door.