Obstacles [BOOK 3]

22

Kelly

I took a breath as I followed the officer to the cell in the back. She unlocked it and the door opened. "Broussard. You're free to go." Phoebe stood and avoided eye contact with me as she walked out of the jail cell.

Kelendria... hold your peace until you get to the car. Just shut up until we get to the damn car.

We walked outside in silence and I unlocked my car. She got in and when I shut my door after getting in, I started the car but didn't move. Phoebe went to talk. "Bab—."

"Nope." I shut it down before it could even begin. "Just give me a minute." Taking another deep breath, I put the car in reverse and backed out of the parking space. When I drove off, I finally spoke to my girlfriend. "Okay... so let's run through it. Why am I bailing you out of jail right now?"

"I got into a... altercation." She picked up the hand sanitizer in my car and put it on.

"I just talked to you Phoebe. Literally. You said you were going to the mall with your sisters. I told you that I was going to hang with Bey. What the hell happened? Assault charges? Seriously?"

P mumbled. "I fought Autumn."

"Who the hell is Autumn?" I asked in outrage.

"The bitch who snitched on Kyrin. I saw her when we were in the mall and I did what I had to do."

"And you got arrested. Now the ladies pressing charges and now you have to go to court!" I looked in between her and the road and it just pissed me off more that she was sitting so nonchalant in my passengers seat. "Phoebe Brielle..."

"I'm sorry." She looked out the window.

"P, that isn't what I'm trying to hear.."

"Well I don't know what else to say. So I'm sorry."

I took a breath and held my tongue again. Turning the radio on, before I turned the music up I asked. "Where you going?"

"I thought we were going to your place."

"We?" I shook my head. "Right now we aren't going anywhere. So where are you going?"

"Don't do this. It was just a fight."

"Couldn't have been if the woman's pressing charges."

"She just doing that cause she lost. You expect me not to ride for my sisters? This is what we do. If it's an issue, you handle it."

"Not when you know the woman on the opposing side can't take the heat. I'd get it if the lady got beat up and just took her L but she legit went to the police. Filed charges. Got you arrested and who had to bail you out and come get you?"

"My sisters were busy."

I knew she was lying by her tone and rolled my eyes. "Phoebe who are you trying to bullshit right now? Your girlfriend or some random?"