Harlee Belle – Yep. Thank you, Carter.
Me – Welcome.
No, I wasn’t going to explain why I had Harlee’s name as Darling in my phone. That was for me to know and me alone.
I was sitting with my brothers and Talia at DG Auto and Body.
Our father had shared something that had occurred yesterday.
“What are we going to do?” Ethan asked.
I had no idea.
But this shit was getting out of hand.
They hadn’t been in school in over twenty years, and Karen Ratcliff was still trying to throw shit in our mom’s face.
She had walked up to our mom in the grocery store and started her belittling shit. But she took it too far when she asked how it felt to have her sloppy seconds all these years later.
They had kissed. Once.
And Karen didn’t know, but it had been a dare by our dad’s best friend, Chief Klein. He hadn’t been the Chief then.
Alec asked, “Toilet paper her house?
I shook my head, “Too juvenile. And she needs to know it’s us who did it.
Talia seemed to be thinking about it. “What if we print flyers and post them up and down Main Street?”
Garrick nodded, “Could work. What would we put on them?”
Talia grinned, “I got this.”
Two hours later, we were all gathered in our parents’ living room. Along with Dominik.
Who had happened to drive by while we were putting the bright as fuck pink flyers all around town, heard what happened, and grinned.
I shared a look with my brothers, as well as Dominik. I could tell we were all thinking the same thing.
Mama Griggs was about to light our asses on fire.
This was proven true when she stepped out of the kitchen, placed her hands on her hips, and glared.
Our dad came out behind her, one hand covering his mouth, then he settled into his recliner.
We all knew he was either trying not to smile, or trying not to laugh, I bet it was the latter.
Mom held one of the flyers in her hand and asked, “Who did this?”
My siblings, along with Dominik, locked eyes, and then we started chuckling, which then turned into hysterical laughter.
“Oh god. Did you see her face?” Alec asked who was now doubled over laughing his ass off.
Talia snorted, “It was so grand.”
On the flyer, it read,
Public Health Announcement
