"Used to cry 'bout some crazy shit before
I used to feel so obligated to be so much more"
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GABRIELA
"Is he in the house?" I look at Gabriel and he doesn't say a word. We have decided to stay in the hotel for one more day, so I could have time. I wanted to stay for another night but Gabriel convinced me otherwise.
"Great" I took his silence as a yes and I rolled my eyes while getting out the car. I headed up the stairs to the house and unlocked the door hearing his my brother's voice in the living room, I quickly walked past the room and went upstairs to our room. I hear footsteps follow behind me and he wraps his hand around my waist pulling me against his chest.
"I still can't believe you let him stay over" I said not looking back at him but feeling his heartbeat against my back.
"We talked on the phone and he told me he's been looking for an apartment for a while and I offered him to stay here while he looks for it... also the kids have been getting closer with him, they already started calling him uncle... since finding out"
"I don't want my brother near anyone especially the kids, once they get attached to him or used to him being around what's going to happen when he disappears again... how can you trust him so easily Gabriel?
"Baby, your brother seems like a nice guy... and I'm sorry for what he did to you but maybe your brother changed for the better. He wants to be in your life, I think you should give him a chance... at least speak to him" I walked away ignoring him going inside the bathroom, locking the door behind me I turn on the shower to it's hottest. I stripped out of my clothes and got in the shower drenching my hair in the water as well.
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"Are you hungry?" Gabe asked sitting down beside me, I closed the book and I turned my head to the side seeing him holding a bag from Chick-fil-a. He knew I've been craving it but I wasn't gonna fall into his temptation.
"No I don't really want Chick-fil-a... I'll order Subway" He nodded his head and chuckled sitting down next to me opening the bag and I open the book up again.
"Have you thought of any names?" Gabriel asks moving closer to me trying to start a conversation. I just glanced at him and sighed deeply.
"I was thinking of Lorenzo, Enzo for short... and Luca" I answered quickly then looking back at book trying to finish the page but I've re-read it two times.
"I like those names, I see you've been looking up Italian names. One of my uncle's name is Lorenzo so I don't think you would want that one" He said and I nodded my head and felt him staring at me for a few minutes.
"Odio questa fottuta spalla fredda che mi dai" Gabriel muttered getting off the bed and I felt the small smile grow on my lips when he slams the door behind him. I closed the book bored and grabbed my phone from the nightstand and ordered myself Wingstop instead. I struggled getting off the bed when I felt a sharp pain hit my lower back. I held in the moan and walked out the room going downstairs into the kitchen.
(I hate this fucking cold shoulder your giving me)
"Mommy?" I hear Ava say behind me. I jump up seeing her holding a monster high doll.
"Yes?" I say and she doesn't say anything but grabs my hand and leads me back upstairs into her room where her monster high dolls were all over the floor including the doll house that was in front of the bed.
"Can you play with me? Aubrey said she would but she hasn't come out of her room" She asked and I nodded my head and with the help of her bed I slowly sat on the floor still feeling the pain.
"I remember when I had all these dolls... aw my favorite Clawdeen and Gigi" I picked up the two dolls and placed them on the stand, while fixing up their hair.
"I like Robecca... she can fly" Ava mickied her flying boots noise and jumped around the room, making her fly around. I smiled at Ava and we both started to play together.
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I heard a knock on the door and I look behind me seeing Gabriel standing there with his black suit and a small suitcase. My smile instantly dropped into a frown when I realized what was happening.
"Nice to see you guys playing together... baby I need to go" He kneeled down to my level kissing my lips and then kissed his daughter's head who was busy watching a monster high movie on her Ipad. I extended my arms getting the help of him and I sighed. Even though I wasn't speaking to him as much, I still wanted him to be here.
"Why are you leaving?" I asked and he smile brushing the hair from my face to behind my back.
"Now you're talking to me" I rolled my eyes and he kissed my lips again smiling.
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to Russia for a meeting with Thomas... the Russian Mafia leader, we're coming up with a plan to stop Chase, he's been messing with the both of us and then hides for days" I nodded my head.
"Be careful please... and text me when you land" I say and he kisses my lips again, before he can leave I remember that I would have to stay with Dalvin and so I pull him back by his arm.
"You're not seriously going to leave me here with him... this meeting can't be done over the phone?" Gabriel placed his hand on my cheek caressing it and shakes his head.
"You need to talk to him eventually baby, I'm not going to ignore your brother because you don't want to talk to him... he's staying here in our home. You guys need the alone time to talk it out anyway. Don't worry I'll be back Saturday night" Gabriel kisses me again and I let go of his arm hesitantly and he leaves the room leaving me with Ava.
"Come on Ava let's take you a bath" She jumps off the bed tiredly and grabs my hand leading me inside her bathroom.
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It was currently twelve in the morning, I was sitting down on the sofa on the computer. After spending almost all day yesterday in my room and today I finally had the courage to come down. But only to realize he was in the guest house today from what I was told by Aubrey. I hear footsteps coming closer to the living room and I freeze, the kids were sleeping and it was only me here since Gabriel was on his way back.
"Gaby" Dalvin said behind me and I ignored him and swiped out of the pregnancy website turning off the computer.
"Don't talk to me" I breathed in heavily hearing his footsteps coming around the sofa and he sits down next to me. I continue to swipe through the random websites trying to distract myself from crying but I could feel his eyes staring at me.
"I'm really sorry for everything" I quickly wiped away the lone tear that escaped my eye.
"For what leaving without contacting me for four years or coming to the baby shower unannounced? There's more you need to apologize for" I don't bother looking at him but I hear him sigh in response.
"It wasn't like that at all... I had enlisted in the army a couple of months before our parents died... unfortunately I had to leave that day" He said and I looked at him while biting my lip holding it in.
"Fuck you!... you could have at least told me you were leaving, instead you just disappeared without saying a fucking thing, I was only seventeen at the time Dalvin did you not think at all"
"Gaby w-"
"No let me fucking finish... I had to learn to take care of myself with no money but then I graduated and Jennie let me move in with her... you don't know how hard it was to do it alone!" I stood up knocking the computer off my lap and so did he blocking my way out the living room.
"I understand just please me let explain" Dalvin begged and I sighed sitting back down.
"The day our parents died, the day where I had to leave I went back to the house to tell you. Your stuff was gone already. I couldn't find you anywhere, I tried to call you but it seemed like you changed your number. When I came out the army I had enough money to hire a private investigator... I just had to know if you were okay"
"I thought you just left... the day our parents died... I woke up in the hospital alone" I looked over at him and he had this guilty look on his face.
"I couldn't face you after what happened to them... I'm sorry for not contacting you but you know that I love you Gaby. I never meant to hurt you" He looked over at me teary eyed and I rolled my eyes looking away from my brother.
"Did Jennie stay with you?" He asked and I nodded my head.
"Her parents actually moved all my things into a storage locker before they sold the house... Jennie stayed with me throughout the whole time I was in the hospital"
"I'm really sorry Gaby... I just left you like that when you needed me the most" I held my hands up stopping him from coming closer.
"No.. you need to give me time. You can't expect me to forgive you after four years. Four years is a long time and you're not going to be forgiven that easily" I stood up wiping the running tears down my face and I heard the front door open.
"You cannot use our parents as an excuse for being distant towards me-" I interrupted him.
"You've always acted like this towards me even when they were alive. You treated me like absolute shit, never treating me like a sister but a stranger. I hated you for all my life Dalvin and you knew this so don't act like we were cool before all of this" I took a deep breath in.
"Not once you thought "oh let me see what's up with Gaby". I still hate you because right now, cause all I still see is the old you. Give me time to see that you changed and maybe one day I'll forgive you but until then don't expect me to be nice" I was out of breath and felt the tears falling down my chin and onto my shirt.
I felt hands on my shoulder and I jumped back scared. I turned around seeing Gabriel, I wiped my cheeks quickly and pushed past him trying to hide my face. I was about to head upstairs until I felt a sharp pain hit me on my lower back and I fell onto the floor screaming in pain. I could hear the rapid sounds of footsteps coming towards me and I placed my hand on my back where the pain started.
"Gabriela!" Gabe yelled and kneeled down pulling me into his arms.
"What the fuck?" The pain got stronger and I felt something wet drip down my legs. I looked down seeing the red liquid spilling from shorts and I looked around my vision getting blurry from the blood.
"I'm calling an ambulance" His voice muffled, tired to speak but nothing came out and eventually black dots distorted my vision and I passed out in his arms.
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I Don't Care - Ariana Grande
EDITED 12/23/23
LISTENING TO: Lady Of Namek - Tory Lanez
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