How can you mend a broken heart

Shanell shook her head each day they would drop her off at school but they would not be dissuaded from doing it. She had started to relax the teachers weren't really starting on her much. Sure the choir teacher had cornered her about trying out for the choir and doing some singing. She had politely refused but never brought it up to Andy or Robin or even the other two, she liked singing but she did not like being pressured into doing it. It was one thing to sing with her brothers on stage but after that experience with the tomato she was not going to push her luck. Unbeknownst to any of her brothers she knew who had thrown the tomato she saw her smug look on her face at school every day.

It was just sad that she had been a good friend to her since they were younger. She should have known that Patrice would have issues. She always had a crush on her brother Andy even when they were younger, but she thought she could trust her have her come over and hang out. But the last time she had been there was three months after Andy had left. He had left some of his clothes in the room because it was just easier to have them here in case he came home for a visit then lugging all of them back and forth. She had gone to get something to eat at the kitchen for them. When she came back Patrice had said she needed to get home it wasn’t' till she had left that she noticed her brother's door was open. She had gone in and saw one of the draws were open. It had set off an alarm in her mind but she had pushed it away till Andy had mentioned one of his shirts had gone missing wondering if she had it cause sometimes she would wear one of his t shirts just cause she could. But she didn't have it then suddenly Patrice showed up in school in an Andy's shirt that was the last straw for her. She demanded it back and broke off her friendship with her. She did get the shirt back but their friendship never repaired.

She gave Barry a hug as she headed into school today was Barry's turn to bring her to school in the family car. She was nervous for some reason today maybe Robin's mood was rubbing off on her but then again Andy had been overly watchful the last couple days too. She shook her head as she headed inside the school for her first class. If they were going to pull something they would have done it days ago maybe they would just leave her alone now sure she still got snide comments about being on stage and thinking she was better than them yesterday but she just ignored it like she usually did. She put her books away and headed to her class today was math with Mr Jasen on the second floor. The whispers in homeroom had gotten a bit louder now that the money was now in the school's budget.

Shanell headed up the stairs only to be stopped mid way up the stairs. Patrice and her gaggle of hens were standing there with their hands on their hips. “excuse me...” She tried to go around she really just wanted to get to class.

“oh honey there is no excuse for you...” Patrice smirked.

She rolled her eyes they hadn't bothered her all morning now it was afternoon she wanted to get to Math then go to lunch. “Patrice will you please move...”

“nope …. we need to have a little talk Ms Gibb...” She moved closer to Shanell making her back down the stairs. She smirked when she backed up. They were on the second set of stairs.

“I don't want to talk to you Patrice I want to get to class before I get into trouble....” She was uneasy the hall was nearly deserted the only ones there were her and Patrice's gang of friends.

“ms Goody two shoes …. always have to be ms perfect … what do you think you were doing ...” Patrice glared at her. She spat at her.

“I have NO Idea what you're talking about Patrice I am not doing anything just going to class like everyone else …..” She was not going to bait her. She knew exactly what she was talking about. This was just what she was afraid was going to happen after the concert. Some of the kids didn't say anything to her as if they were afraid if they did that her brothers would come after them. She snorted mentally the only one that would probably do that would be Andy and Robin … Mo … was a teddy bear soft spoken and Barry he might look scary but he was not.

“you know what I am talking to don't play innocent ….. who do you think you are ….. we paid good money to see your brothers not you on that stage but somehow you got yourself on that stage. “ She snorted poking her in the chest “and that pitiful song you did in front of everyone ….. and then you decided to move in on the one song I had been waiting all night long to hear …. thinking you're just as good as you're not ….” She forced Shanell backwards on the stairs. “what right did you think you had on the stage and then because you got what you deserved you ruin the whole concert and they stopped. We all paid good money and we had to listen to your screeching voice …. “ She shoved her causing Shanell to go backwards thankfully they were now on the bottom set of stairs.

Shanell tried to grab the rail but slipped going head over heels down the stairs. She tucked herself in so she didn't break her neck but she landed with a thud on the hard floor. She held her wrist backing up from the girls that kept coming towards her. She got to her feet shaking her books all over the floor. Yet she didn't care she wanted to get the hell away from them as fast as she can. She looked around her only option was two options one outside which Gail one of Patrice's friends was blocking and the courtyard which locked once you got in there. She was debating which one she was going to go towards when she was herded towards the door for the school. Soon she was outside the doors to the school the door shut behind her. She looked around somehow when they were in class it had started to rain. She sighed and dropped against the wall closing her eyes. She could hear the girls laugh as they walked away. She was effectively locked out of the school. She fought not to cry she would NOT let them see her break. She buried her head in her hands when she heard them finally walk away.

She waited for about a half hour to make sure it was safe to head back into the school. She sighed she knew she would probably be in trouble for missing math but she really didn't care. She walked inside to see all the books shoved to the side like they were kicked there. She shook her head grabbing her bag and picked them up with one of her hand. She kept an eye out just in case Patrice showed back up she shivered she had never gotten aggressive like that before. Sure she made comments but she's never gotten physical. Yet she knew the concert had pushed it especially since Patrice had been the one to throw the fruit at her. Shanell closed her eyes and shook her head she really didn't feel like going back to class. She knew that this would be the last straw to Andy. She rubbed her eyes her brothers and parents were going to go nuts. She grabbed her jacket that had been thrown in a corner not caring anymore. She grabbed her bag not really caring that school was not over not caring that she had not eaten lunch she was done with this. She thought maybe it had changed maybe the concert had help because no one said anything. Yet there still had been comments but they didn't start till a day or so ago. Maybe they kept quiet till Barry gave them the money thinking if they said anything he would refuse to give it to them. She sighed starting the long trek home in the rain, the drops mixing with her tears.