Page 6 of Fractured
She nodded.
Ten minutes later, I watched as my family walked out of Mrs. Davis’s house and to Henrietta’s.
Dom... no... Dominik still had icing in his hair.
I felt Henrietta’s gaze and looked at her.
She lifted a brow in silent question, and I nodded.
She threw her head back and laughed.
Dominik stopped at the base of the steps with the rest of my family, then he asked, “You really made that for me?”
I shrugged. Then I looked away.
“Talia Vienne Griggs,” My mother said.
I looked at her and growled, “What? I wasn’t the rude one. He was.”
She shook her head, “He was just teasing you.”
And when a light color of pink hit Dominik’s cheeks, I knew that he wasn’t.
But did she get onto him? No.
She didn’t.
She got onto me.
Bless Henrietta’s heart, she had stopped laughing at this point, and then said, “I bet she spent near on to all her birthday money on the stuff to make all those cakes.”
Everyone looked at her, but it was Mrs. Davis who asked, “What do you mean?”
Henrietta looked at Mrs. Davis and said, “Yeah. She tried to make that cake, his favorite cake, eleven times. She bought the ingredients with her birthday money each time. Then on the twelfth, she finally got it right. And the little dance she did when she tasted that one. It was funny. Then she made it one more time.”
They were all silent at that news.
I shrugged, then I said, “Guess it was worth it. I’m sure a lot of people want to slam his face into stuff.”
“Talia!” My mom snapped.
And that was when I got mad.
“What? It’s true! I thought lying was a sin.” I said.
“You're grounded for a week. No phone. No TV. No spending time with Harlee.”
I gaped at her, then shook my head.
I stood up, bent, and pressed a kiss on Henrietta’s cheek and whispered, “Thank you for being awesome.”
She chuckled, “You’re the only one who knows me that would ever say that about me.”
I smiled at her and then made my way down the steps, pulled my phone out, bypassed the meanie, and then handed her my phone.
She took it with a disappointed look on her face.
When I caught Mrs. Davis’ eyes, she winked, then opened her arms for me. I went to her and hugged her back.
