Heaven's On Fire |Dimebag Darrell

We Were Searching For Reasons To Play By The Rules

December 12th, 1991

  Only 6 days had passed, and Darrell and I have been spending time together where we could, as friends. Mentions of what happened in Europe never came to light and I figured it was time to bury it, pretending that it never happened. Did anything become of us after our morning hookup? Yeah, nothing became of it. Darrell found himself busy with the band now that they were on their way to stardom since their tour with Judas Priest. Even in the process of making a new album! I am so proud of all their hard work. I wanted that for them, this was why I left in the first place. 

  Oddly enough my time was being spent with Rita. Ever since we met last week, we had hit it off and found ourselves slowly becoming best friends. Vinnie and Grady were around more which only meant that I had to endure the big brother I had found in Vinnie. When I found myself needing to move out of the apartment that I shared with Trey, Vinnie took on the big brother role by making sure that I had a roof over my head and slowly I had been moving in with him and Darrell at their mother's place. At first, I turned the offer down till Vinnie left me no other choice but to accept it, he used his mother against me, I couldn't say no to her.

  I say slowly moving in only because I was still going over to my old place and grabbing boxes of my stuff, luckily for me, today should be the last time I am needing to head over. Darrell was with Bobby and was busy today. Vinnie though told me that he would come with and help me load up the last of my stuff if I waited for his return. Till then I sat at the dining table with Rita at the Abbott home, talking with Carolyn about Christmas that was around the corner. "Dammit Sable, why must you be so complicated? All I am asking is what you may want for Christmas, not like I am asking for you to marry one of my sons!" Carolyn raised her arms up in annoyance. I couldn't help but giggle, "Carolyn, you had already done enough for me by allowing me to stay here. Please, I truly do not need anything else," trying to explain to her in why I didn't need any gifts for Christmas. 

  The mention of marriage to either Abbott brother was laughable, Vinnie was a brother to me and Darrell, well I didn't really see him as husband material. Darrell made everyone laugh but he definitely had that bad boy persona down to the t. Carolyn gave up and headed into the kitchen, she truly was a sweet woman, and I was grateful in having to have met her, even if it was under the circumstances I found myself in that morning. Carolyn looked towards Rita who sat to my right, pointing her finger at the brunette, "Rita, you better convince this spitfire that while she lives under my roof, she shuts her damn mouth and lets me do what I want. If I want to give her a gift, then dammit, I will give her a gift." Rita began to laugh at the matriarch of the Abbott household while I rolled my eyes. This earned a quick swat to the back of my head from the woman herself, "watch those eye rolls young lady," she warned me. Rita only laughed harder.

  Vinnie eventually walked through the front door but stopped when he saw me rubbing the back of my head, "what happened to you?" he frowned towards me. Before I could tell him anything, Carolyn cut in, "she rolled her eyes with attitude is what happened." Vinnie looked towards his mother then back at me, "ah, welcome to the family then I guess," laughing at my slight misfortune. I was about to roll my eyes again when I remembered why I was even in this situation. Carolyn, like my own mother, was on top of me which is something I will need. I looked towards Vinnie, "you ready Riggs?" Vinnie nodded his head and started making his way back towards the front door, Rita stood up and followed us both to Vinnie's car. 

  During the drive over to my old apartment, I couldn't help but feel slightly nervous. While yes Trey and I parted on ok terms, he still was not happy with me moving out especially when he found out where I was moving into. The jealousy grew old fast, and the topic was us continuously kicking a dead horse, I was upset that I had lost a friend in him all because of a stupid decision we made. If you took all the bullshit away, Trey and I really did get along great, I had many good memories that involved him. I wish it didn't have to end like this.