A Gatlin Life

Chapter 2

"Come on mom, I'm gonna be late" Josie was very hyper.

"Like you care about time. Your just too excited" Lena was holding all of Josie's stuff. Her sleeping bag, her clothes. Lena hated it when Josie went on sleepovers, specially at ridley's house. Josie was bff's with ridley's daughter Holly. Ridley may have turned nice but her fashion sense was getting worse. Sometimes Lena felt like shielding Josie's eyes. 

Link opened the door. "Hey ! I thought you had a sleepover two days ago"

"Yes but that was TWO WHOLE DAYS ago" Lena said in a squeaky voice, mimicing Josie. Link smiled. 

"Just saying but Rid's in a bad mood"

"Ridley's always In a bad mood. She regrets having kids, settling down and finally living like a normal person" Lena did know the real reason. She knew what day it was. Lena pointed towards the door.

"Oh yes, come in" link was one of the kids. He never acted like their father. That had an affect on holly. She was just like him. Her black and blue streaks and triple pearcings made her link's daughter. As different as they were, Josie and Holly had a bond no one could break. Being the same age helped. 

"Mama you can go now." Josie was so happy to be with her cousin again

"Not so fast. I'm gonna talk to your aunt first. "

Rid walked in wearing her black skintight dress with cutouts in so many places, you couldn't even count.

"Hey..." Rid didn't know what to say. She tied as hard as she could to forget the past but she only remembered it more. But the  truth was she missed her past.

"I know. I miss... Her too." Lena couldn't say it. RYAN.

"I try to forget her and what she did but I break down on her birthday." Rid sounded broken. The way she said birthday. HER CLAIMING.

"I'm gonna say what I say every year. We couldn't do anything. The book chooses who it chooses. And darkness is hard to fight. Sarafine is... I don't know. How do think I survived this day." Lena sat down on the pink fluffy sofa. She still couldn't believe that this used to be where Mrs Lincoln lived. Rid had changed it so much.

"I know... I just..." Ridley had no words. Even someone who didn't even know Ryan would have thought she would go light. 

"Look. I know, I'm worried too. Who knows where she is, what she's doing. All we know is that she is alive, she sent us the letter remember. Ryan said she was fine but didn't want hell of anything to do with us." Ridley bit her lip. 

"Heh heh Yeah... she was pretty clear. And it's Jennifer." Ridley forced a crooked smile. But it looked very real and happy.

"Well she's still the little Ryan I know." Lena looked away. "Well I better get going. Control the sugar Josie gets". Lena was motherly again. 

"Yeah. Only if the sugar can control her. Take care huh"

"Always do"