I've posted these three chapters at roughly the same time, so feedback if you're pleased. Promise the present will be bought back after this one.
And on queue here's Jason. ;-p
"Hey! Where the hell do you think you've been? I've been looking everywhere for you." He scooped Baby Girl into a huge hug.
"Jason! Why are you here? You left." She managed dumbfounded.
"I know Baby. I never should have gone."
"That's for sure. And I'm not a baby."
"Hey Baby Girl. Who's this?" Billy appeared behind her. "Go get Lily," he added to the creepy looking boy on his left.
She didn't usually go anywhere without Lily, but she had insisted she go with Billy today, while she 'dealt' with Cristina. She had gotten more wild since Baby Girl had shown up and Lily had it on good authority - as far as that went with some people round here - that she had been sleeping around. The way she was still not included in family things, together with the reappearance of her brother, reminded Baby Girl that she was, in fact, an outcast here and didn't belong anywhere.
"It's Jason, my - someone I used to know."
"I'm your brother Sa-"
"Don't!" She fumed. "I'm happy here. This is my family. No mom and dad to - well no mom and dad - period. I don't need them. I've started over."
"Baby Girl, you okay?" Came Lily's voice.
"Yeah. Just-"
"So I assume you're the one that's been polluting her mind? She used to be rational." He turned to the tall blonde.
"Polluted her mind?" She baffled.
"Unlike you, you mean? There's nothing wrong with starting over. You should try it - away from week." Baby Girl dived in "And for your information; Lil's been a better sister to me than you have been a brother in all fourteen years of my life."
"That's not fair. I've done more for you than you know."
"You left me. How does that help?" She turned to walk away.
"I didn't leave, I went to see someone."
"Yeah. Who is more important than me it seems." And that was a statement she believed.
"Whatever. You'll find out one day. Have a happy life." The sarcasm wasn't lost on her as he left.
And she did. In two more days he had been arrested for the murder of John. He admitted to beating him but no evidence could convict him for the actual murder. Now with the knife he would be considered a viable suspect again. As the guy had been killed he couldn't press charges, but the cops still gave him a few nights in the cells. Unable to contain her guilt, Baby Girl had gone to visit him there. Yet again Lily had Chris to deal with so she let her go alone. She never came back.
Rumour had it that Baby Girl had been taken back into foster care after she freely walked into the station. Others suggested her brother had taken her after informing the police; another that there was a search going for the apparent 'kidnapper', so Lily stayed in the shadows. It felt wrong to leave it there, but Baby Girl knew where she was if she needed her. Meanwhile, Baby Girl had one other thing to put in her past. She loved Lil' for the world, but she was a burden, nothing more.
Next: Lil's back in reality. Love to know what you think.