A/N: We've all placed them in some real life scenario so why not this. How would they react if someone close to them was a victim of police brutality. Yeah, that's what I said and this is the story you're about to read. It will be loosely based on true events; some going on in my own city. With that being said let's start this journey.

The Unexpected

"MALACHI, ROHAN IS HERE TO CUT YOUR HAIR! MALACHI!" Josiah quickly covered his mouth as his father sprinted down the stairs, his iPhone 7 plus glued to one ear a finger in the other to block out the noise. "Whoops sorry Dad."

"Hey Uncle Sam congrats on being inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame."

"Josiah I'm on the phone. Hi Marley are you available to babysit tonight? I know it's sorta last minute. Thanks Ro." They both gave each other a high-five.

Rohan ran up the stairs to Malachi's room he sat on the couch unzipped his duffel bag laid his outfit over the couch then grabbed his barbering gear and went into the bathroom Malachi was sitting in the chair talking on the phone. "Neil there will be other parties thrown. It's not the end of the world."

"Kai I don't want to hear that shit!" Neil angrily snapped.

"I know you don't but hey man I have to go Rohan is here to cut my hair. We'll talk later, bye. Ro let me finish this then we can." Malachi quickly scarfed down his chic-fil-a, washing it down with the rest of his lemonade. "Done."

"Alright let's get down to business the usual curly hair taper." He nodded as Rohan put the white paper around his next then draped the black cape over him, next he put in the Diane Duck clips and combed his hair down.

Malachi was scrolling through Instagram liking posts and commenting when a envelope popped up in his notification bar. He dragged down the notification bar down then rolled his eyes skyward when he saw the handle.

"Seriously? Neil is asking me to buy him a ticket home said he already in the Lyft going to the airport." Malachi said raising his voice over the buzzing clippers.

"Neil wanna hang with his friends I get that but tell him to lift his ass back to wherever he at. Like you told him they'll be other parties. So, where is he at anyway?"

"At his family reunion in Virginia." "Last year I didn't get to go to the freshman party or back-to- school party because I was at my family reunion but I wasn't that ticked."

Several minutes later Rohan was done, he brushed the lose hairs off then removed the cape. Malachi got up from the chair and grabbed the broom sweeping up the hair from the floor. They had some time to burn before the party and decided to watch 'Bright' which they both ended up falling asleep on Malachi woke up to the credits scrolling up the screen and Rohan loudly snoring in the other bed.

He sat up and called out to his echo dot to get the time.

"Alexa, what time is it?"

"The time is seven thirty-one P.M."

Malachi swung his legs out the bed and stood up stretching his arms above his head. He went into the bathroom took a quick shower and brushed his teeth, when he came out the bathroom Rohan was up playing Madden. "Bathroom is all yours, Rohan."

"Ro save the game we can finish it tonight."

A half-hour later Rohan emerged fully dressed wearing camouflage shorts, black t-shirt, and all black vans. Malachi was wearing a white polo shirt, white cargo shorts, and all white converses they took each other photos then posted them to the gram. "Come on let's go Kai."

Rohan said clapping his hands together. "I can't leave yet I have to tell my parents I'm about to head out."

"Alright I'll meet you outside."

He went down the hall to his parents room and knocked on the door. "Mom, Dad I'm about to head out just wanted to say bye." He twisted the knob but the door was locked.

"Give us a second the door is locked." His father called out he heard them scurrying around then the thud of something heavy falling that made him jump. "We'll be with you in a second."
"What was that?!" Josiah and Damaris yelled.

"I don't know something fell in Mom and Dad's room!"

He heard the click of the lock then door swung open. "The dresser fell over come on in Kai, watch your step."

"The dresser…" he mouthed stepping into his parents bedroom and over the spilled contents his eyes scanned across the room his father was only wearing boxers, his mother in a white dressing gown, the dresser was on it's side, and a wet spot that had started to dry on the wall.

"Kai you look so handsome in your white," Mercedes exclaimed she reached up and fixed his collar patting his shoulder as she did.

Sam followed Malachi's gaze to the 50 Days of Play Bondage kit sitting in the middle of the floor he immediately grabbed a pillow dropped it on the box. "Gag gift your Uncle Stevie sent your mother and I for our 19 year wedding anniversary. So you about to head out?"

Malachi nodded. "Yes sir Rohan is outside waiting my phone is charged, I have my ID, and yes "Mom I will be safe even though I'm 15-years old I'm still your baby."

"And mine too basically a 6'0, 145lb version of me with butterscotch skin, and green eyes." Sam
noted. "Curfew is midnight so leave the party at a reasonable time to get home if you're going to be late call us."

"Will do love you Mom and Dad."


As they turned the corner to JaMarcus party they could hear the muffled music and see some of their friends and classmates walking in the same direction. They climbed the steps and enter the house, it was packed from wall to wall, the music was loud with extra bass that made the pictures on the wall vibrate. Some kids were dancing, some eating, a few posted up to the wall on lost in their phones, but everyone was having a good time.

"I just wanna rolly, rolly, rolly with a dab of ranch I already got some designer to hold up my pants…."

"Hey Sasha." Kai yelled over the music.

"Kai…" she exclaimed. Rohan watch as she ran over to give him a hug. "I saw you on Daily
Entertainment last week you looked really cute I DVR'd the episode."

Malachi smiled and felt his face flush. "Thanks when your Mom gets her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame you have to come correct."

"I'm taking y'all back with this one! This is for my 2000s babies! Damn that's all of y'all in this room! Anyway here we go! URSHER!" The DJ screamed into the mic. "Yeah!"

Ushers 'Yeah' blasted through the speakers as Malachi bobbed his head and sang along then the music stopped and the DJ announced, "we about to switch it up 'cause it's Friday!" Rebecca Black, Friday started playing. Once that song was spun the party was lame Rohan and Malachi went outside some friends to shoot some hoops instead.

"And Neil wanted to come back home for this 'It's Friday'! It's been two hours and I'm still I'm
offended!" Rohan fumed.

James passed Malachi the ball he dribbled behind his back and between his legs. "Oh God the song is back playing in my head! You just had to mention it! Thanks Ro." He pulled up for the jumper hitting all net.

"At least the food is good but the music is wack." Rickey said as out the house with his second plate he sat down at the table Albert pulled his chair close as he was about to take bite of chicken. He slowly turned his head towards Albert and frowned. "Bruh seriously."

"I just want to see you enjoy your food since I can't I'm fasting."

They all burst out in hysterical laughter and continued laughing for several minutes as they finally regain composure. James threw out their garbage when he overheard the neighbor complaining.

"That music has been thumping since I got home if they don't turn that shit off in the next five minutes I'm calling the cops."

"Did he say he was calling the…?" James nodded.

Neither of them moved a muscle, Malachi could hear his own heartbeat and Rohan loud breathing

"The music isn't even that loud earlier it was I mean- "

Albert fished his phone out his pocket to check the time."It's 10:35 someone go tell JaMarcus what he said we'll call it a night 'cause I don't want anyone of us to be the next hashtag."

They filed into the house and pushed their way through the crowd the DJ's voice came over the loudspeaker as Albert made his way over to JaMarcus.

"If you got $2 in your pocket say I'm rich BITCH! AND SHOUTS OUT TO MY BOY KAI HIS DAD GOT INDUCTED INTO THE NFL HALL OF FAME! HE'S THE GOAT!"

"At least he know who is the best player of all time is because his DJ'ing was garbage." A familiar voice said from behind Malachi turned around and saw Erica she was surprised to see him. "I didn't know you were here Kai."

"Same goes for you Erica this is my friend Rohan, Rohan this Erica a friend of the family."

"Nice to meet you Erica, damn they're out of plates uh, I'll be right back." Rohan had gone off into the kitchen and returned with GladWare containers, aluminium foil, and plastic grocery bags

"one for you, you, and me hand me those donuts."

The packed some food to go and made their way outside where they waiting for their friends, they came out the house said their goodbyes and they left. Malachi and Rohan started walking down the street when he turned and saw Erica walking home alone.

"Erica why are you walking home?" Malachi ran over to her pulled out his iPhone and open up his Uber app. "You live forty minutes away let me get you an Uber."

"Thanks Kai there's no need I'm spending the weekend with my aunt and uncle so it's only a fifteen minute walk, I'm good, y'all go home." She made a shooing gesture with her hand.
"No I can't let you walk home alone not this late we'll walk you home."

She smiled at his thoughtfulness. "Thanks Kai and Rohan."

They walked silently for a few minutes to the sound of the slap of their shoes against the pavement, occasional dog barks, and chirping crickets. Malachi broke the silence. "So, Erica how did you know about JaMarcus party? It was for high school kids only you're in the 8th grade."

"Nope I'm a freshman class of 2022 in the building ay!" she hit them with the dab, Rohan and Malachi looked at each other and chuckled. "I hear y'all laughing at me anyway JaMarcus was up at the school on orientation day handing out flyers."

"Oh no wonder I saw my cousin there."

"Since the both of you are upperclassmen I mean I'm already nervous enough as it is do you have any advice/pointers for the freshmen." She mentally crossed her fingers and her toes waiting for their response.

Rohan scrunched up his face and thought long and hard before answering. "What advice can we give you? Hmmm…don't look like freshmen."

"Huh?" she said.

"He means don't look nervous because we have a tradition at the school to slushie the incoming class-men."

"What the fuck? You're kidding?! They don't really do that…do they?"

Malachi wanted to say no on other hand the cat was already out of the bag she either was going to find out from them or when she's standing in the hallway in front of the student population as the icy cold colorful beverage saturates her new clothes. "No kidding last year around 30 freshmen got slushied."

"That's good to know. Did you get slushie on the first day Kai?"

His mouth relaxed into a little smile as his eyes crinkled. "No but when I joined the glee club that's when I got it. To answer your next question it happened two and a half times remember I got some of Finn's."

"Yeah my bad I was aiming and it split, oh we're here."

"Uh-huh." Erica climbed the steps and rung the doorbell her Aunt Unique opened the door.

"Hi Aunt Unique and Uncle Ryder I didn't walk home alone Kai and his friend Rohan were with me."

Unique and Ryder came out onto the porch to thank the young men for escorting her home. "Thanks Kai and Rohan for walking my niece home."

"You're welcome she said she would have been fine but we couldn't let her walk home alone. My parents wouldn't go for that."

Ryder disappeared into the house then returned with his wallet. "Let me pay you $50 each shall do."

"No sir like Kai said our parents wouldn't go for that this is what they taught us. We gotta run …Kai wait for me! Also Erica before I forget pack you a change of clothes just in case." He winked.

Suddenly Erica felt her aunt burning hole in her back she tried to block it ignore it but caved in. "A change of clothes what is that all about a change of clothes? I'm waiting Erica."

"Aunt Unique I asked Kai and Ro if they had any advice for me seeing as I'm a freshman they told me don't look nervous also bring a change of clothes because they slushie freshman."

Unique regained her composure and pulled Erica into a hug as they entered the house. "Whew! I thought it was something else. Ryder sweetheart come in the house I can lock up I'm sleepy."

Ryder watched as a black car slowly drove down the street it stopped then continued down the road. His mind was telling him get in the house yet his feet was leading him down the steps. What happened next happened so quickly that everything blurred together as a woman's scream pierced the air.