Broken Down Blues

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Broken Down Blues [BDB] Chapter 9

I’m on the ground shaking. What did Eric mean when he said those things about Brunos Dad? What did he mean about Phil. That just made me wonder, what other secrets are out here that I don’t know about. I felt a hand on my shoulder and flinched.

“We’re gonna take you home” Maria said

She held her hand out but I shook it off. I might be crying but i’m not weak. Phil opened his Baby Blue Mercury door and I got in.

As we drove to my house, I started to remember the first time I met them. All in the car laughing and singing. I wonder what happened to Kenji.

“what ever happened to Kenji?” I asked

“He started his own thing you know and i got to respect him for that. He still Comes around to help though.. buuuuut, but I’ve known this other cat who’s real good with the Keys,Guitar & Sax.”

“oh”

I looked out the window. Wondering where Bruno went this time and if he wasn’t at the house, he had 3 days. I love him to death but i’m going to waste my time with a man who’ll always doing the Houdini on me. Someone already disappeared on me once, I don’t need another heartache.

We get to my house and Maria, Phil, & Alisia helped me out the car. They all gave me a hug and went on their way. When we walked inside, all I could smell was cinnamon and my heart did butterflies. He didn’t leave, God yes, he didn’t leave me. Alisia didn’t have a ride home so I let her use my phone to call up one of her boys.

I walked upstairs to see him sitting on the roof, with that acoustic guitar of his singing a song.

“I been working hard so long, seems like pain has been my only friend, my fragile heart been done so wrong, I wonder if I’ll ever heal again, oh just like all the seasons, never stay the same, all around me I can feel the change, I will break these chains that bind me, happiness will find me, leave the past behind me, today my life begins, a whole new world is waiting, it’s mine for the taking, I know I can make it, today my life begins”

I walk to the window and crawl out to him. He wrapped his arms around me. I looked down and I seen Alisia get in the car. I waved goodbye as a guy came over to open her door. He was gorgeous, Blond wavy hair, greens eyes from what I see from up here and a beautiful smile. I didn’t like him. He was too greasy for me but he was gorgeous so he was her type. She drove off and I looked at Bruno. The sun was setting on his golden skin, making him glow even more. God and when he opened his eyes, they glowed brown with flecks of gold, it was like Just beautiful, but even though his eyes glowed. It was sadness glowing from them.

“you mine as well ask me” he said

“we don’t have to talk about it if you don’t want to”

He closed his eyes “my father is a musician, was a musician, he made a deal with a guy to get famous. I don’t know what the deal was but all I know is that pop didn’t get enough gigs to get the money, so he had to work for the guy”

“who just happens to be Eric’s dad”

“pap pap”

“damn that’s horrible”

“yeah so now pops is stuck making instruments at Mickey’s Music”

I locked my hands with his “ and what about your…”

“we don’t talk about her”

I laid my head on him and he stroked my hair. “why were you crying when I sang to you” he asked