The Babbling Brook

~Andi Brooks, gen 2/entry 22~

After a few days, Andi couldn’t take it anymore. Was it going to be like this ALL summer!? 

“Xi...honey...can we talk?”

“What about Dad?” She dished out some fruit parfait she just finished. 

Dad. Not Daddy. His heart broke a little. “Honey...I know you are mad at me...and I am really sorry for that. I just...I want you safe, but I also get that you want to enjoy your summer. I just...please talk to me sweetie. Please. Your pops can’t handle this, my heart isn’t so good anymore...”

Xialla looked at him, her eyes downcast and lonely. “What are we even gonna talk about Dad? I want to go...you know, hang out with Sage and Taylor. Go bowling. Maybe camping? Or a sleepover!!! I’m not five anymore Dad...” She sniffles. “I just want to experience life a little bit outside of this house, my room, the basement. I won’t live here forever Dad. I want to go to college!” She turned sour. “But with the way you are, I’ll never be able to.” 

~Andi Brooks, gen 2/entry 21~

~Andi Brooks, gen 2/entry 21~

~Andi Brooks, gen 2/entry 20~

~Andi Brooks, gen 2/entry 19~

“Sick setup, Mr. Brooks. Xi, I gotta go catch the bus, I hope that headache of yours goes away! Hey Mr. Brooks, where can I find vine rugs like these?”

“I’ll see you to the bus stop Sage. Xi, I’ll be back in a few minutes.” 

When Andi got back, Xialla refused to speak with him, feeling choked and smothered. 

~Andi Brooks, gen 2/entry 18~

Whiskers ran off. That cat was difficult to keep confined. Red whines every time she leaves, that’s how Andi knows when she’s gone. Sage was coming over more and more these days, but one day Andi went down to see if he could talk to Xi and he found...Sage in her room. Her very secret, Mother-and-tech guarded room...fixing the scientific shower. 

~Andi Brooks, gen 2/entry 17~

~Andi Brooks, gen 2/entry 17~

With Cayson off living with his friends and Oscar at his specialty program, the house is quiet, as is life. Andi enrolled Xi in summer school. She still isn’t speaking to him. Andi goes to work. Lyssa is working on videos and song-writing. Whiskers still misses Cayson. Red guards over them all. 

~Andi Brooks, gen 2/entry 16~

~Cayson Brooks, gen 3/entry 25~

TW: Drugs

Of course, they didn’t just relax. They had recreational planting going on, gaming, curing...Ethan invited Cayson out to fish with him, and they talked about what Ethan wanted to do with his new house. He really liked it out here, he wanted to fix it up and maybe start a family. 

~Cayson Brooks, gen 3/entry 24~

~Cayson Brooks, gen 3/entry 23~

TW: Drug use

~Cayson Brooks, gen 3/entry 23~

Trigger warning: drugs and drinking abuse

~Cayson Brooks, gen 3/entry 21~

“Sims for medicinal herbs! Free the oppressed! Free the herbs! Free the herbs!” Cayson had come to San Myshuno with some other people to fight for legal medicinal herbs. It was a good cause, why not?

“Cay?” Her voice made him drop his protesting.

“Lucia? Oh hey, what are you doing here?”

“Girls day out to the city, before summer school. You?” She looked gorgeous as always, but perturbed at his actions...

“You’re doing summer school? Why not take the summer off and enjoy it?” 

“My scholarship only lasts so long, and I want to be out of school sooner rather than later to start my career and pay bills off. There will be time for enjoying myself once I have money to go on vacations and things! Taking a few summer classes won’t hurt me.”

“But what’s the point? We’re young and crazy NOW, we should enjoy it! Want to go to a party later, I can show you what I mean.”

Lucia stares at him. “I’ll be on the train back to Britechester, I have classes tomorrow, maybe next time Cay.”

“Classes are stupid, just skip.”

~Blaz Brooks, gen 3/entry 32~

~Blaz Brooks, gen 3/entry 31~