It turns out the whole thing had been in her mind a product of her death
wish . Lance was taken to jail that night, and for that reason alone Dom
immediately took to Shyla. Things changed drastically after that night as
we tried to get Shyla caught up with rehab. She could walk, but only for
short amounts of time. Her muscles had been severely weakened over the
months, and she had a long way to go.
I woke one night to her whimpering.
"What's wrong Gabby?" I asked still half asleep as I rolled to face her.
" I've got Charlie horses."
"Here I come," I said slipping out of bed to sit by her side.
"Give me your leg," I said sticking out my hand.
"Jess!"
"What?"
"I haven't shaved," she said completely spacing out.
"What the hell are you talking about?" I asked laughing as I grabbed her leg form under the cover ignoring her previous statement.
"I don't even know where that thought came from.. random ," she said wincing softly as I massaged the knots out.
"Thanks bro," She said laying back.
"No prob," I said kissing her forehead. " You know my bed seems really far away now," I said sleep falling over me like a blanket.
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I smiled scooting over so he could lay down. We had one more day and we'd both be leaving. Dom insisted I stayed with them, and who was I to say no. It wasn't like I had anywhere else to go. Though his friends were nice I got the feeling there was something more to the story. I had the sinking suspicion that something illegal was involved too. Trying to shut down my brain I rolled over onto my stomach an arm under my head. I woke to the sounds of AWWWWH.
"Shut up,'" I groaned trying to hold on to the sliver of sleep that was rapidly fading.
"Come on Sunshine we get to spring you guys today," said the familiar voice of Letty.
"Leticia, I swear I am gonna kill you one day." I said blackly. I was not a morning person.
"Come on Ga ," Jesse murmured determined to rub his sunny disposition off on me.
"Ugh you suck!" I said sitting up realizing it was a game I would never win.
"Hey!" I said hitting him on the back.
"We get out of her today," I said making everyone else laugh.
"Didn't she just say that?" Jesse asked utterly confused.
"Umm.. I dunno?" I said sheepishly.
"Let's get your stuff ready," Leon said mouth full of the donut he had.
"God do you ever stop eating," I asked rolling my eyes.
"Hey, I like food," he said sounding hurt.
"You can stand to eat more yourself," Dom said making me roll my eyes.
:Oh yea the living arrangements are going to be interesting:
My heart warmed to Letty as she handed me a pair of worn shorts, and a wife beater. I had no clothes, and I really appreciated the gesture. We'd bumped heads for a while at first, but it was because we were so alike more than anything else. As I changed in the restroom I realized how much weight I had really lost. Her clothes fit me like they would her, and the girl was a good 3 or 4 inches shorter. It was time for me to get my thing together. Leaning against the door I thought about what I was about to do. I was putting my life into the hands of those few people standing outside the door waiting for me … was I doing the right thing?
Right or not 10 minutes later I found myself in the car with Dom, Jesse, and Letty.
"Can we stop by my house … old house?" I asked
"Sure, you want to get some stuff, they didn't' sell it?" DOm asked.
"No, its mine now," I said shivering at the thought of living in the now empty house again.
" Are you gonna move in there?" Jesse asked looking panicked.
"Too many memories," I whispered sitting back after I'd given Dom the directions.
"You lived here?" Letty asked looking up at the large beige stucco building.
"Once," I said limping slightly as I took the white envelope containing a house key out of my back pocket.
"I'll just be a minute ." Moving as quickly as possible I grabbed an old baby blue duffle bag out of the nearest closet, and headed up stairs to my room. Emptying the contents of my dresser as I began to wheeze. The house was stifling, and I felt like I was going to suffocate with all the guilt, and memories threatening to crash down on me. Grabbing my CD's I left the house in a dead run.. well what was a dead run for me.
I woke one night to her whimpering.
"What's wrong Gabby?" I asked still half asleep as I rolled to face her.
" I've got Charlie horses."
"Here I come," I said slipping out of bed to sit by her side.
"Give me your leg," I said sticking out my hand.
"Jess!"
"What?"
"I haven't shaved," she said completely spacing out.
"What the hell are you talking about?" I asked laughing as I grabbed her leg form under the cover ignoring her previous statement.
"I don't even know where that thought came from.. random ," she said wincing softly as I massaged the knots out.
"Thanks bro," She said laying back.
"No prob," I said kissing her forehead. " You know my bed seems really far away now," I said sleep falling over me like a blanket.
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I smiled scooting over so he could lay down. We had one more day and we'd both be leaving. Dom insisted I stayed with them, and who was I to say no. It wasn't like I had anywhere else to go. Though his friends were nice I got the feeling there was something more to the story. I had the sinking suspicion that something illegal was involved too. Trying to shut down my brain I rolled over onto my stomach an arm under my head. I woke to the sounds of AWWWWH.
"Shut up,'" I groaned trying to hold on to the sliver of sleep that was rapidly fading.
"Come on Sunshine we get to spring you guys today," said the familiar voice of Letty.
"Leticia, I swear I am gonna kill you one day." I said blackly. I was not a morning person.
"Come on Ga ," Jesse murmured determined to rub his sunny disposition off on me.
"Ugh you suck!" I said sitting up realizing it was a game I would never win.
"Hey!" I said hitting him on the back.
"We get out of her today," I said making everyone else laugh.
"Didn't she just say that?" Jesse asked utterly confused.
"Umm.. I dunno?" I said sheepishly.
"Let's get your stuff ready," Leon said mouth full of the donut he had.
"God do you ever stop eating," I asked rolling my eyes.
"Hey, I like food," he said sounding hurt.
"You can stand to eat more yourself," Dom said making me roll my eyes.
:Oh yea the living arrangements are going to be interesting:
My heart warmed to Letty as she handed me a pair of worn shorts, and a wife beater. I had no clothes, and I really appreciated the gesture. We'd bumped heads for a while at first, but it was because we were so alike more than anything else. As I changed in the restroom I realized how much weight I had really lost. Her clothes fit me like they would her, and the girl was a good 3 or 4 inches shorter. It was time for me to get my thing together. Leaning against the door I thought about what I was about to do. I was putting my life into the hands of those few people standing outside the door waiting for me … was I doing the right thing?
Right or not 10 minutes later I found myself in the car with Dom, Jesse, and Letty.
"Can we stop by my house … old house?" I asked
"Sure, you want to get some stuff, they didn't' sell it?" DOm asked.
"No, its mine now," I said shivering at the thought of living in the now empty house again.
" Are you gonna move in there?" Jesse asked looking panicked.
"Too many memories," I whispered sitting back after I'd given Dom the directions.
"You lived here?" Letty asked looking up at the large beige stucco building.
"Once," I said limping slightly as I took the white envelope containing a house key out of my back pocket.
"I'll just be a minute ." Moving as quickly as possible I grabbed an old baby blue duffle bag out of the nearest closet, and headed up stairs to my room. Emptying the contents of my dresser as I began to wheeze. The house was stifling, and I felt like I was going to suffocate with all the guilt, and memories threatening to crash down on me. Grabbing my CD's I left the house in a dead run.. well what was a dead run for me.