Laura Giovanna Scarlett Rossi/Black is a 17-year-old girl living a complicated life. Laura grew up being abused physically, mentally, and emotionally by her mother. This only got worse when her mother met Adam (stepfather).
Laura is not an innocent...
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Ummm what am I missing?
Laura walks out of the foyer going to the direction of the kitchen. Jason and I look at each other with blank stares.
Laura's grandmother glares at the back of Laura's head, then turns to us smiling. "Hello boys, I'm Amelia. Laura's grandmother." She tells us
"Ashton" I reply nodding. "Jason" My best friend says doing the same
She smiled at us, then goes back to the person who I'm assuming is her husband. I look to Mr. Rossi who has a sad look on his face.
"We'll be in the kitchen Mr. Rossi. Thanks again for calling us" I tell Laura's dad
He comes over to us, greeting Jason and I with a firm handshake. He then pats our shoulders directing us to the kitchen.
Jason and I break away from the strangers in the room, opening the kitchen door to find Laura cutting up vegetables.
"Are you making pasta salad?" I ask smiling
Laura looks up at us, softening her features. "Yup. Xavier asked me to make some for dinner tonight too." She tells us
I stand to her right, leaning on the kitchen island. "Dude what the hell is going on with them?" I ask
Laura exhales heavily. "I don't know" She begins quietly, looking towards the door for a second. "We need to talk privately. I'm just finishing up this, and then we can go to the homeless shelter."
Homeless Shelter?
Did J hit her head too hard?
...Oh headquarters
I look to Jay and we smirk a little bit. "Sounds good" He says kissing her head
Laura relaxes at the action. Taking a closer look at her face, I can see her natural dark circles are a deeper purple color than usual. "Did you sleep last night?" I ask in a hushed tone
Laura looks up at me with tired eyes shaking her head. "I'll explain later" She tells us
Jay and I nod our heads before sitting across from her. We watch Laura cook for another 20 minutes, and then we gather 2 trays of mashed potatoes and one tray of pasta salad to bring to our head base.
Ryan Brooks tags along with us being one of Laura's personal guards. He told us Laura's other guard got the day off since she'll be with family and his services aren't needed. The four of us get into Laura's black Dodge Challenger, myself in the passenger seat with the other two in the back.
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We've been at the warehouse for about 30 minutes now. Greeting our men and women as they take shifts enjoying a Thanksgiving lunch. Later in the evening there will be games for our members to partake in. We basically treat holidays like this as a big party. A time for everyone to take a second and appreciate, and be thankful for, what they have.
