Ages:
Huey: 20
Riley:19
Jazmine:20
Caesar:20
Cindy:19
Butch Magnes:22
"Next up we have...Huey Freeman."
Huey stood up to the pedestal with the same monotone facial expression as usual.
"Now Mr. Freeman, tell us about your journey to and through your recovery."
(From now on the rest of the story is narrated by Huey)
My journey to quitting crack wasn't an easy one, I can guarantee you that. It all started when The most important woman in my life (sniff) left me. Sorry if I cry…
"Jazmine, are you serious?!!"
"Huey, I think we should just…just take some time off from each other. Please understand-"
But I wasn't having any of it. I stormed to Barnes and Nobles, bought myself a book on breakups, and just left her right where she stood as I stormed off to my 3-room apartment. I thought nobody was home, but I ran into my brother, Riley. He used to be so ghetto and hardheaded, but since he started to study psychology in college, he really became someone you could get along with. Still ghetto, but likeable.
"What's wrong, too much homework? I thought you said goin' for a degree in Afro-American studies was gonna be easy."
"Riley, not now. Just leave me-"
"You depressed."
Riley was getting straight A's in all of his psychology classes. It was as if he could read minds now…
"Huey, I know I've been sort a bitch to you before-"
"Sort of?"
"Huey, I know I've been an absolute bitch to you when we was kids, but I'm a psychologist now nigga! Think of me as yo chocolate Dr. Phil."
"Well see, Jazmine dumped me-"
"Hold up, WHAT?!"
"She… well she dumped me."
"Did you guys have another fight?"
"No, she just came and said we need time off from each other."
"Did you talk to Caesar anytime after that"
His voice had so much hostility, growing with every sentence.
"Yes. I called him on the drive home."
"Tell me exactly what that nigga said…"
He was now literally growling with every breath.I thought to myself " Did Caesar do something?"
Flashback
RING RING! "Wazzup, my super-pessimistic afro-headed nigga!"
"Caesar… I…-
"Huey, are you okay?"
"She left me…"
"What?"
"She left me. Jazmine left me. We had no fight, no argument, she just left."
The little snake! He had nothing to say. The other line was silent for about a minute.
"Caesar?"
"Yeah, Huey, I'll call you back. I need to handle something really quick."
CLICK!
Flashback ends
"That was all he said to me...Riley? Where are you-RILEY!"
He stormed out the door. No doubt about it, he knew something I didn't. I knew what happened. He triggered his "nigga state". Whenever he's like this, he becomes the most stubborn, wild, and out-of-control rage-a-holic you've ever seen. I knew he wouldn't tell me anything, so I followed him. He ended up at Caesar's house, so I got a good view through the window. I could even hear everything they said. I saw not only Riley and Caesar, but Jazmine too. She was pretty close to Caesar, they had their hands on each others legs. It was all clear to me now. She left me for Caesar, and Riley saw it coming!
He barged in, full "nigga state", and immediately started to give Caesar the ass-whoopin' of a lifetime. Jazmine was able to make him stop, but he immediately screamed at them:
" I thought you said there was nothing special between you 2. You 2-timing bitch! My brother loved you, and you pull this. I knew you two had something going on once I saw you two 'secretly' slipped into Jazz's room. You better watch it, bitch, 'cause I promise you Huey will know this before you even have the chance to breathe.
And like that, he left the house and didn't see me hiding in the bushes. I slipped out and went inside to approach my FORMER best friend and ex-girlfriend. They weren't getting away with this. Not during my lifetime…