Is It Harder?, chapter 13
So the weeks passed by fast and soon it was the morning of July.13th. Madison Smiths funeral.
"Here Tre. Let me help." I said to Tre as he tried to get his shirt over his head but was failing dramatically. I pulled his shirt over his head and helped him with his tie.
"There. That wasn't so hard now was it?" I told him. He shook his head and laughed.
"Let's go." Said Tre. I nodded and we got into the Mustang and drove off to where the funeral was being held. I bravely got out of the car. Hardly anyone was there except the priest, Jess, Billie Joe, Tre, Mike and I. The priest said some stuff and then I got up to say something about Madison. After that they lowered the coffin into the ground and piled dirt on top. I started crying softly and Tre put his arm around me protectively. After everybody got into their cars and drove off.
July.15th.
"Great. Another funeral." I said to Tre as I was once again, helping him with his shirt and tie.
"I know baby. Be strong. Cass would have wanted it." Said Tre. I nodded and we drove off to the funeral. The same people at Maddy's funeral were there at Cass's except her mother and father and sister were there too. The same routine happened like it did at Madison's. Just before Tre and I got into the car, Cass's family came up to me.
"You're the one that did this. Aren't you?" said her mother.
"What?! No! Of course not! I loved Cass." I yelled.
"No you didn't!" screamed her sister and she jumped on top of me and started to punch me. I tried to hit her back but she was too good and heavy. Suddenly her weight was lifted off me. I looked up and there, underneath the shining sun, was an angel.
"I know. Why would they think that Brooke was the one that killed Cass?" I heard a familiar, loving voice. I tried to open my eyes but they were very heavy. Finally I managed to open them. I looked around. I was in a hospital.
"You're awake!" shouted Tre as he jumped on me and hugged me. I kissed his cheek.
"What happened? Why am I here?" I asked everyone. Meaning, Jess, Tre and Billie Joe.
"Well I guess Cass's sister must have hit ya pretty hard so when I leaned over you after I pulled her off, you just passed out." Said Tre. Just then a nurse with a clipboard came in.
"Brooke? You're awake! Great. You can go home." She said. I smiled and hopped out of the bed. I realized I was wearing a hospital gown. Tre must have noticed.
"Here." He said and handed me my clothes. I took them gratefully and went into the bathroom to change. I came out after I finished changing and we went home. By then it was 7:00 at night.
"Let's watch a movie." Suggested Tre. I nodded and he put in Detroit Rock City. In about the middle of the movie the phone rang. I ran over to the table and picked it up.
"Hello? Oh hey Brooke. It's Mike. Can I come over? Estelle's with me too."
"Yeah, sure Mikey. Come on over now." I hung up the phone and told Tre they were coming over. 5 minutes later Mike came through the door.
"How did ya get in here Mike?" asked Tre. Mike gave him a weird look and held up a key.
"You gave this to me. Remember?" he said. Tre chuckled.
"Oh yeah." From behind Mike came a small girl with dark curly hair.
"This is Estelle, Brooke." Said Mike.
"Hi Estelle." I said warmly and held out my arms. Estelle smiled sensing I was okay to trust and hugged me. We finished watching the movie while Estelle played on her guitar. At 10:00 Mike and Estelle left. Tre clicked off the TV and gave me a mischievous grin. I knew that grin. It was his horny grin. I smiled at him and we ran upstairs. We went about it for about three and a half hours. At 1:00 we went to sleep. The next morning I woke up with my body entangled with Tre's.
"Good morning babe." He said and kissed me. I smiled up at him.
"Morning." We lay in bed for another twenty minutes. Just silent. Thinking about stuff. I got up and got dressed. The phone rang. I jogged over to it and picked it up.
"Hello?"
"You bitch. I'm going to get you soon." I panicked and hung up the phone. Tre came over to me.
"What's wrong?" he asked worriedly.
"Someone phoned. A man. And he said I was a bitch. And he was going to get me soon." I said to Tre. Flares went up in Tre's eyes.
"It's okay babe. I'll keep you safe." He said and hugged me. I nodded and instantly felt safe. Tre would never let anything happen to me. And I was so thankful for that.
"Here Tre. Let me help." I said to Tre as he tried to get his shirt over his head but was failing dramatically. I pulled his shirt over his head and helped him with his tie.
"There. That wasn't so hard now was it?" I told him. He shook his head and laughed.
"Let's go." Said Tre. I nodded and we got into the Mustang and drove off to where the funeral was being held. I bravely got out of the car. Hardly anyone was there except the priest, Jess, Billie Joe, Tre, Mike and I. The priest said some stuff and then I got up to say something about Madison. After that they lowered the coffin into the ground and piled dirt on top. I started crying softly and Tre put his arm around me protectively. After everybody got into their cars and drove off.
July.15th.
"Great. Another funeral." I said to Tre as I was once again, helping him with his shirt and tie.
"I know baby. Be strong. Cass would have wanted it." Said Tre. I nodded and we drove off to the funeral. The same people at Maddy's funeral were there at Cass's except her mother and father and sister were there too. The same routine happened like it did at Madison's. Just before Tre and I got into the car, Cass's family came up to me.
"You're the one that did this. Aren't you?" said her mother.
"What?! No! Of course not! I loved Cass." I yelled.
"No you didn't!" screamed her sister and she jumped on top of me and started to punch me. I tried to hit her back but she was too good and heavy. Suddenly her weight was lifted off me. I looked up and there, underneath the shining sun, was an angel.
"I know. Why would they think that Brooke was the one that killed Cass?" I heard a familiar, loving voice. I tried to open my eyes but they were very heavy. Finally I managed to open them. I looked around. I was in a hospital.
"You're awake!" shouted Tre as he jumped on me and hugged me. I kissed his cheek.
"What happened? Why am I here?" I asked everyone. Meaning, Jess, Tre and Billie Joe.
"Well I guess Cass's sister must have hit ya pretty hard so when I leaned over you after I pulled her off, you just passed out." Said Tre. Just then a nurse with a clipboard came in.
"Brooke? You're awake! Great. You can go home." She said. I smiled and hopped out of the bed. I realized I was wearing a hospital gown. Tre must have noticed.
"Here." He said and handed me my clothes. I took them gratefully and went into the bathroom to change. I came out after I finished changing and we went home. By then it was 7:00 at night.
"Let's watch a movie." Suggested Tre. I nodded and he put in Detroit Rock City. In about the middle of the movie the phone rang. I ran over to the table and picked it up.
"Hello? Oh hey Brooke. It's Mike. Can I come over? Estelle's with me too."
"Yeah, sure Mikey. Come on over now." I hung up the phone and told Tre they were coming over. 5 minutes later Mike came through the door.
"How did ya get in here Mike?" asked Tre. Mike gave him a weird look and held up a key.
"You gave this to me. Remember?" he said. Tre chuckled.
"Oh yeah." From behind Mike came a small girl with dark curly hair.
"This is Estelle, Brooke." Said Mike.
"Hi Estelle." I said warmly and held out my arms. Estelle smiled sensing I was okay to trust and hugged me. We finished watching the movie while Estelle played on her guitar. At 10:00 Mike and Estelle left. Tre clicked off the TV and gave me a mischievous grin. I knew that grin. It was his horny grin. I smiled at him and we ran upstairs. We went about it for about three and a half hours. At 1:00 we went to sleep. The next morning I woke up with my body entangled with Tre's.
"Good morning babe." He said and kissed me. I smiled up at him.
"Morning." We lay in bed for another twenty minutes. Just silent. Thinking about stuff. I got up and got dressed. The phone rang. I jogged over to it and picked it up.
"Hello?"
"You bitch. I'm going to get you soon." I panicked and hung up the phone. Tre came over to me.
"What's wrong?" he asked worriedly.
"Someone phoned. A man. And he said I was a bitch. And he was going to get me soon." I said to Tre. Flares went up in Tre's eyes.
"It's okay babe. I'll keep you safe." He said and hugged me. I nodded and instantly felt safe. Tre would never let anything happen to me. And I was so thankful for that.
