Forever

three.

Flashback
Compton, California

"Nigga, bring yo ass on!" Hakeem shouted, watching Darius walk out of the house.

"Don't rush me, bitch." Darius said, coming to dap up Keem.

"I told yo ugly ass to be outside when I got here and look at you." Keem joked.

Darius mean mugged him before sliding into his friend's black Charger. They settled into the car before Hakeem pulled off, heading in the direction of Tedric's studio.

"Why we going to this nigga studio again?" Darius asked, irritated that he was going to be around someone he never liked.

"Dude said he got some new shit he wanna play. I wasn't even tryna leave the house today." Hakeem sighed, leaning back into his seat. Darius glanced over at his friend who he had known since he was 15.

"And you didn't tell him no because?" Darius asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I ain't seen T in a few months, it ain't gon kill me to go fuck with my friend." Hakeem shrugged. If only he knew it would.

"Should've been stopped fucking with him years ago." Darius mumbled.

"Bruh, I promise I ain't finna hear this shit again. Rora just got on me bout it." he huffed.

"Oh, so you still a hardheaded ass nigga." Darius laughed. He and Aurora had always jumped down Hakeem's throat when they were together and even being hours away from each other, they were still doing it.

"Speaking of lil bit, I saw her and Ximena going out on IG. Please tell me you got on her bout that dress." he said. Darius's eyes almost fell out of his face when he saw what Aurora was wearing.

"I told her and Ximena that I was gone beat they ass. Going to some club." Hakeem grumbled, switching lanes to turn into the studio lot.

"Ro know better, Ximena be putting her up to all that shit." Darius said, checking his watch.

"Ximena know wassup with me." Hakeem smirked, pulling into a space and turning off the car.

"Nigga, you so scary. Been told you to stop acting like a bitch and holla at her foreal." Darius said, pulling out weed from his front pocket.

"It's funny how a nigga in my business and he on punishment with his girl right now." Hakeem snickered, looking over at his friend start to roll a blunt.

"Shut the fuck up. Ain't nobody put me on no punishment." he mumbled, bring the blunt up to his lips licking it.

The two sat in the car sharing the blunt before getting out of the car heading to the studio. They laughed together at a joke Hakeem told as they walked through the hallways, looking for Tedric's room.

"Damn, nigga! It's been a minute!" they heard someone speak, turning around to see Tedric with his arms up.

Darius didn't even hide his dislike as they both walked up to the 6'2 darkskin man. He watched as his friend hugged Tedric and when T turned to Darius to dap him up, Darius only gave him a head nod.