Blake, Gabriella, and Xavier all sat in their living room feeling hollowed out. Blake looked at Gabriella puffy eyed and Xavier biting his nail. A bad habit that seemed to be coming back around with his nerves kicked into high gear.
Blake huffed and asked again, "What exactly did she say?" Gabriella sniffled and repeated for the thousandth time, "She thinks that we were avoiding her because of her decision to be with her sister instead of here. Said if we thought icing her out was punishment she'd just make it without us like before." Xavier shook his head, "We told her that we didn't mind her staying home!"
Gabriella laughed bitterly, "No you didn't! When she told us she was going to stay in their house with her sister you both popped your top. And then you both started blowing her of
