Behind Closed Doors

Long As I Live

                                                        Won't you trust me, I will show you
                                          The type of man I was raised to be if you just let me
                                                       Slide this ring up, up on your finger
                                              Cop the crib help raise the kids, yes I'll deliver
                                                      Promise to never let you down, oh no
                                              I promise to always be right there, I'll be around

        They pried the box open with a knife and everybody faces went pale.   There was body parts in the box and on top of everything laid an arm.  My dad hurried and closed it up and swung his head up to see if any of the kids saw it.  My mother and Maya had shooed the kids towards the arcade room.  Suddenly, I felt my heart sank and everything around me was going slow,  I slowly walked over to the box and I knelt down to my knees.  I open the box too see the first thing that caught my eye was the friendship pink and yellow charm bracelet around her wrist that we got 8 years ago.  Tears fell down my face from me reminiscing and Chris crouched down beside me rubbing my arms.

"Why?", I said reaching out to touch the arm, but I couldn't.  Moments later Sy's mother busted through the door with tears rolling down her cheeks.  She had her gun strapped onto the side of her waist and her walkie talkie was clipped on to her shoulder.  She fell down to her knees and through herself onto the box.  She started screaming and crying out to god.

"Why did they do this  to my baby Lord", she hollered out looking up.

I got up so she could grieve and walked outside to get some fresh air.  I waived my hand up and down towards my face because I was all of a sudden I was getting hot.  With my other hand, I leaned it up against the wall to balance my self.  I didn't even hear the door open, but Akia and Maya was running over towards me.  Akia embraced me in her arms and I rested my head on her shoulder as she patted my back.

"I'm right here", Akia reassured me rubbing my back up and down.

I just let the tears stroll down my face as Maya waived her hand to cool me off.

"We gone find out who did this", Akia said.  Maya nodded her head up and down.

"Y'all know it was that dude Rank", Maya said glancing over her shoulder.

I closed my eyes and let all the memories Sy and I shared play through my head.  Man, I love that girl as a sister and can't wait until we find where Rank be at.

"Sweetheart--Lyric--Honey, wake up"

I opened my eyes to see my father and mother dressed up hovering over me.

"Huh'', I replied before rolling back over.  She snatched the covers off of me.

"You missed the funeral", my dad started to say.  I jumped up and looked at them with confusement.

"How long have I been sleep",  I said before I started to get up.  My heart was ponding and I did not know what was going on.

"Calm down, it 6:45", my mother said trying to get me back in bed.

I looked over to Akia's side by her nor Maya was there.  I walked back over to my bed and searched for my phone.  I pulled back the covers, layed down, and pressed the home button on my phone.  It lit up and I had 20 missed calls and 13 messages.