"Yo wassup y'all- who yall new friend?" The boy asked.
"Um .. Zollo this is Tae. Tae this is Zollo. An ex from hell." Artis said , drinking his juice.
"Hi." I said with my hand out.
"Wassup. You single?" He asked , sarcastically.
"Nope , in a happy relationship." I said , while sneakily looking at Bri.
"Zollo please .. please stop playing me like I won't get up and throw this juice on you." Artis said.
"Bitch come do it then." Zollo said getting serious.
Artis got up and grabbed the juice.
Me and Bri jumped up.
Bri grabbed the juice and took the juice from Artis.
"Nah Bri let him go with his stupid ass." Zollo said.
"I'm stupid?? Nigga you break up with me after you said I was the best thing that ever happened to you. Dog face ass nigga." Artis snapped.
"Nigga fuck you." Zollo said.
"Okay can both of y'all calm down?? Zollo leave him alone cause you know damn well we could air you the fuck out." Bri said.
"Nahh Bri. How he mad cause i'm tryna shoot my shot at a nigga that's worth something." Zollo snapped.
"Zollo leave!" Bri said.
Zollo sucked his teeth and walked away.
"Artis you good?" I asked.
"I'm perfect. Just tired of this nigga." He said.
"So we all just dealing with our ex's?" I said , laughing.
"Basically." Bri said laughing too.
2 hours later ... 3:15 PM.
I was walking down the stairs to the school exit when my phone started ringing.
It was Dez.
I started not to answer.
But then my anxiety immediately disagreed with me.
I answered.
"What Dez?" I asked.
"What you doing??" He questioned.
"Um .. just leaving school. Why??"
"I need you to come see me. Like right now." He said.
"I can't come see you right now .. I gotta go to the house." I said , walking to my car.
"Fuck all that .. I gotta see you like right now." He said.
"Nigga what's wrong?? You lowkey scaring me." I said , getting in my car.
"Just come .. I need your help." He said , with shakyness in his voice.
I hung up and pulled out the parking lot.
I drove to their house.
I knocked on the door.
Dez open the door and my eyes soon connected to a pool of blood.
My mouth dropped and I walked in.
I looked to the left of me and seen some boy laid out on the floor.
He looked no older than 14.
"Dez what the fuck .. WHO IS THAT?!" I asked , putting my purse on the counter.
"Some lil nigga that was scoping around the house. I thought I seen a gun and I shot him." He said , panicking.
"IM NOT GETTING INVOLVED WITH THIS SHIT!" I said , panicking too.
"Tae I need your help! I can't do this shit by myself." He said.
"Nigga where is Keon?! Have him help you with this shit! He's your brother!" I said.
"I'm not getting Keon mixed in this shit!" He protested.
"So you get me into it?! Nigga hell no!" I said , grabbing my purse and walking out.
I got in my car and went home.
I parked in the driveway and went in the house.
I walked in and seen Mylin standing in the kitchen , eating my grapes while on his phone.
"Hi baby." I said , putting my bookbag on the couch.
"Wassup." He said dryly.
"Whats your issue?" I asked , grabbing my grapes from him.
"Bruh give me them fucking grapes with your lil ass." He said , trying to grab the grapes from me.
I kept moving the grapes from side to side.
We was both laughing when he picked me up a sat me on the counter.
"I'm not giving you these grapes unless you promise you buying me some more to-day." I said.
"Finee I will go to the supermarket and buy you some grapes damn." He said still laughing.
"Mhm .. gimme kiss with your mean ass." I said , grabbing his chin.
He gave me the kiss and snatched the grapes from me.
"So .. Mony texted me at the gym and told me about Bleu's fallout this morning." Mylin said.
"Yea .. scared me like hell. Did they clear up her sickle cell diagnosis? Cause Demony is not telling me anything." I asked
"Um .. yea .. she got it. But babe they got her on a great medication that should have her feeling back to her normal self by tomorrow. It's a daily medication so we'd have to keep up with it everyday." he said.
My phone started ringing.
It was Artis.
Not Artis and Bri .. just Artis.
"Hello?" I said, putting the phone to my ear.
"Tae .. Tae help me." He whispered.
"Huh? Art what happen?? You sound hurt. Are you okay?" I said.
"1567 Green Ln .. please Tae." He said.
"I'm on my way. Breathe." I said.
I hung up.
I grabbed my keys and grabbed Mylin by his shirt.
"Woahh baby where we going?" He asked.
"We gotta go get my friend." I said.
I ran outside and got in the car.
I sped to the address.
I pulled up to a house.
I banged on the door.
Nobody answered.
Mylin banged on it.
Nobody answered.
Mylin ended up using his body strength to break the knob and we got in.
Artis was passed out.
Dark bruising on his neck , a knot on his forehead , blood coming from his mouth and nose.
I told Mylin to grab him and pick him up.
We put him in my car and drove back to the house.
