Iva and the others exit the SUV. Meanwhile, Jessica charges into the house, and Kenya watches her rush up the steps with irritation pouring out by the gallons. Maria comes in shortly after, pursuing after Jessica.
“What’s going on?” Kenya asks Maria, but Maria continues through the living area and up the stairs.
“Let her leave. I don’t care,” Daniel says carelessly as he comes into the house.
“Here we go again,” Eric says as he makes his way upstairs in attempt to calm his sister.
“I demand someone to tell me what’s going on!” Kenya says loudly.
“We ran into the Blaires,” Jason notifies her.
“Oh my goodness,” Kenya blurts out.
“And instead of fighting, Mane decided to just leave, and then Raven started causing a scene,” Jason explains.
Suddenly, stomping approaches the top of the stairs; stomping from a furious person. Jessica comes down the steps and stops halfway and gives Jason a deadly stare. Maria and Eric come down behind Jessica, standing behind her. Eric is holding on the back of her shirt so she can’t move any further.
“Really, you’re sticking up for him! They were threatening her! If they were in our shoes they wouldn’t have thought twice about it!”
“I understand that,” Jason defends himself. “But provoking a fight is not helping us at all.”
“I was defending her. I swear...you guys have your heads so far up your asses,” Jessica replies.
“Rave, you need to calm down, seriously,” Maria says to Jessica.
“I’m tired of calming down. He’s a coward,” Jessica shouts down the stairs at Daniel.
“Stop this!” Kenya shouts at the top of her lungs.
Somehow her voice creates enough order to speak.
“This must stop now,” Kenya says to everyone. “What has gotten into you all?”
Everyone eyes wanders away from Kenya as she continues to speak, ashamed at their child-like behavior.
“This is not the time for arguing like a bunch of children,” Kenya tells them boldly.
“Hold on,” Maria announces. “Where’s Iva?”
They all were so busy arguing they didn’t even notice that Iva never entered the house. The mood in the house changes as everyone looks around for her…
Chapter 33: THE TRUTH
(Iva’s perspective)