If She Cared...

We found a room upstairs that was perfect for all of us. I jumped on the bed and relaxed.

"Bertha can I see your phone?" Booger asked.

"Oh umm... I think it's still in the car" I said not knowing if I was right but guessing so he would go look instead.

Booger went after it. I looked at Mercedes. She was smiling at Michaela and talking to her in a soft voice. I was about to get up but stopped. There was a roach on the wall of the room. I took out of one of my sneakers and threw it at the roach but missed. Then I grabbed my other sneaker and chased it behind the closet. I stood next to the closet for a while, but it came out the other side and ran up the wall near the ceiling where it must've thought I couldn't get it.

WHAM!

I stopped inches away from hitting it. I wanted to give it a good scare. I walked away from it. Booger was behind me.

"You have a missed call from Nathalie" he told me. I took the phone from him and viewed my missed calls. It said missed called (1) from Nathalie Mobile.

I called her back. After trying to reach her 8 times, somebody finally answered.

"Please, Whoever this is please..."

The line went dead.

Frantic, I called back. The call was answered again, but this time all that was heard was screams.

I bit my nails in frustration and dialed Nathalie's Mom.

"Mrs. Sanders, I received a call from Nathalie's Mobile and it seemed as if something horrible has happened to her. Please, try to reach her." I said. I noticed Mercedes and Booger grew quiet and worried. I felt tears start to roll down my face.

I hoped this wasn't all a misunderstanding or a prank.

"Bertha, please, I can not speak right now. My Daughter was killed in a Drive-By shooting"

I was speechless and didn't say anything. I didn't hear the phone fall to the floor.

How could this have happened to my Best friend? I was supposed to be there for her and now she's dead. I started to cry. I was mad. Anger boiled up from inside me. Nathalie was half of my heart and that part had died. We knew each other since we were kids. We were more than friends. We were sisters. Of all the people it could have been, it should not have been her. She did not even live to pursue her dreams into acting.

Just then, Lexus walked into the room.

"You three cannot come downstairs and eat dinner with me and your father. Instead, I'll let him know that you all asked to stay up here and eat. In the meantime, Eat this" she said and threw a slice of cheese at us.

"Lexus, you're just another bitch on my shit list." I said and jumped at her