Riley awoke in cold sweat. He looked at Huey and sighed with great relief. He walked into his bathroom and washed his face. When he looked up he didn't like what he saw. Why was he tripping over some bitch, but then again she wasn't just some bitch was she? She was one of his closest friends since he moved to Woodcrest, and she was the only one to actually sit down and listen to him. He couldn't just sleep on it; he had to ask someone about this situation. He put on his wife beater, then a black thermal and a hoodie over it. He put some black baggy sweats on and some black hi top forces on his feet. He grabbed his bike and headed on down the street.
When he pulled up to a big house, he took out his cell phone and called someone.
"C, I'm outside let me in", Riley looked up at the window.
"Come to the door", Riley walked up to the door. Cindy opened the door and shut the door behind Riley. Cindy was wearing pajama bottoms and a wife beater with a bra underneath.
"Look Reezy, I'm not sure if this is the best time", Riley mugged her.
"Whatchu mean, it's like that now, I thought you always had time for me?" Riley unzipped his hoodie.
"It's not like that nigga, Jazmine is upstairs and she real mad at you", Riley wiped his face.
"Damn, I came to talk to you about the situation"
"What happened Reezy? Why she say you almost got her killed and molested and all this other shit?" Riley shook his head; he didn't know what to say.
"Look, I didn't mean for that to happen"
"Really, cause she doesn't seem to think so, maybe you should come back tomorrow"
"No, let me talk to her, I can fix this", Cindy pinches the bridge of her nose.
"Ya'll better not wake up my parents." Cindy walks up the stairs and slowly opens the door with Riley behind her. Jazmine is looking at the TV with a blank stare. When she turns to Cindy you can see her puffy green eyes.
"Jazz, I think someone has something to say to you", Riley walks in with his head down.
"Hey Jazzy", Jazmine looks like she is about to break down again.
"What are you doing here, did you call him?" Cindy is about to speak when Riley speaks first.
"No, I came without knowing you would be here", Jazmine wipes her face.
"WHY! Why are you here?"
"I really wanted to apologize for what happened back there-", before he could finish Jazmine barked at him.
"THERES NO WAY YOU COULD APOLOGIZE FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT", Riley tried his best not to go pimp mode on her.
"Jazmine it wasn't my fault-… I mean I stopped him." He thought that was the save.
"YEA RILEY, YOU STOPPED SOMETHING YOU STARTED!"
Riley exploded. "WELL NEXT TIME I'LL LET HIM FINISH WHAT HE WAS ABOUT TO DO!"
Cindy got in between them, "Hey don't wake everyone in the neighborhood up!"
Riley stormed out and downstairs, Jazmine wasn't about to let him have the last word, "I HOPE YOU GET WHATS COMING TO YOU FOR BEING SUCH AN ASSHOLE!"
Riley grabbed his bike and raced back down the street. He kept replaying it in his mind. The way she looked, how her voice got hoarse from crying, but most of all, he saw the sadness deep in her Chartreuse eyes. He growled, 'Man Fuck her, 'WOE IS ME', she think she got it so fucking bad, some people actually get rap-' BOOM, CRASH. Riley couldn't even guess what just happened. Everything was spinning, not to mention his ribs felt broken, considering the dent in the car door he was next to. He was gasping for air which he couldn't seem to grab a hold of. He was being lifted off the ground suddenly and recognized a familiar voice.
"Hey bitch I was looking for you." Riley was looking into the eyes of Mr. Bully himself, Butch Magnus Milosevic. Butch was now 6'4 and still the same size but covered in tattoos.
Riley could barely keep his eyes open, "(grunts) what do you want Butch?" Riley didn't want any confrontation with him, well not at first.
"My cousin just told me what you did to him so I came to give you a "talk" hehe".
Riley was thinking of all the shit Butch could do to him and none of them ended with riley being left alive. He had to do something or it was all over. Riley head butted Butch, who dropped him. Butch lunged at him; Riley sidestepped it and threw a left to Butch's rib and a right to his face. Butch recovered quickly and elbowed riley, followed by a haymaker which left Riley staggering. Butch then tackled Riley into a car and struck a blow to his ribs. Riley couldn't comprehend what was happening. Butch cocked back for a haymaker but riley kicked him in the groin and slammed Butch's head into the car window. Butch stumbled back and Riley went on the offense and lashed out a barrage of punches. He would have kicked some more but he could barely move his legs. Butch managed to catch one of Riley's punches and swung him back into the car. Butch slammed Riley's head against the hood of the car repeatedly without hesitation. Riley fell to the ground no longer able to stand. Butch grabbed him by his collar with one hand and picked him up. "I'm only letting you live so you can go to the cops like a bitch and tell them what I did to you ", He chuckled menacingly, "Say goodnight Bitch". With his free hand, Butch delivered a devastating blow to Riley which knocked him out COLD.
After explaining what happened to her parents, Cindy was on her way back upstairs when she saw Riley's hoodie by the door. Cindy put on her Nike slides, grabbed her keys and the hoodie and ran outside. "REEZY! Shit I can prolly still catch him." Cindy jumped in her car and sped down the street. She then saw a large figure running into the alley and a smaller figure dropping in the street which made her come to a screeching halt.
Cindy's hair flew in front of her face, "WHAT THE FUCK!" Cindy got out the car with her glock and walked up to a half dead Riley. Cindy dropped the gun and covered her mouth with her hands. 'Please don't be dead, please don't be dead', she turned Riley over to see blood covering his face and holes in his thermal. Cindy grabbed her glock and fired off her whole clip into the alley. Even with the clip empty she held the trigger, tears swelling up in her Azure eyes. She got on her knees and lifted Riley's head.
"Who could have done this to you?" She slides her hand down his face and put her ear to his chest. 'HES ALIVE!', Cindy wiped her eyes and drug him to her car and put him in the back seat. She put her gun under her seat and burned out.
Riley fluttered his eyes for a second and then he looked around to see white. The light was bright and everything was white. He saw the tubes plugged up to his chest and arms. He felt some kind of bandage around his abdomen area. He then concluded that he was in the hospital. The door opened and he saw a nurse, "Oh good, you're awake, you have some visitor's". Two police officers came in and shut the door.
"Good morning Riley", Riley just mugged them.
"Whatchu want pigs." They looked at each other and back at Riley.
"We would just like to ask you some questions about 2 nights ago-" Riley already had an answer.
"I fell off my bike". One of the cops laughed, "Did you hear him John".
"I heard him Paul, but he is in the hospital…now seriously-" Riley interrupted them again.
"I said I fell of my bike, now get the fuck out my room!" The officers got serious and headed for the door.
"Why don't we come back when you feel better?" Riley could hear the door shut and open once more.
"I said I fell-", He stares in the eyes of Jazmine and then turns away.
Jazmine walks up to the bed, "Riley I…I don't know what to say"
Riley turns towards Jazmine and sits up against his pillow. "You don't have to say anything; it's me who has something to say. (Sighs) I'm really sorry about what happened and I know I got what I deserved, just like you said was going to happen."
"Jazzy I was…" Jazmine put her hand on Riley's arm.
Riley and Jazmine's eyes connected, "Riley, I could never live with myself if anything were to happen to you." A smile crept up on his face. The door busted open.
Huey and Cindy were panting, "What happened in here, is Reezy ok?" Jazmine jumped back and Riley waved at them. Cindy ran and threw herself on Riley.
"Hey I'm fine ok." Cindy didn't want to let go. "You scared the shit out of me Riley"
Cindy let him go and Huey walked up to dap him. "You good bro?"
Riley dapped him and smirked, "I ain't going nowhere, except out of this damn hospital." They all laughed and Huey shook his head, "You really are abnormal, you know"
"So I've heard", Huey got serious, "What happened?"
Riley explained what happened and then finished with," and I woke up in hell…and then I woke up here…unfortunately".
Cindy chuckled a little, "So what are we going to do about this guy?"
Riley looked at Cindy and then Huey, "WE aren't going to do anything, just me".
They all looked at each other, "No offense Riley but seeing how you're in here, you might need a little help".
Riley brought his legs out and put his feet on the ground. "I don't need no help, I got snuck by that fatass, I'ma handle this nigga". Riley got off the bed and started pulling the plugs off him and walked out the door. They all looked at each other in awe. "Why would he just leave…I hope he's checking himself out."
The door opened again and Riley stuck his head in, "Huey I need a lift back to the house, I don't feel like walking" They all laughed. When Riley got in the passenger seat he flipped the radio on and turned the station until the song "Normal" by Gucci Mane comes on and Riley turns it up loud. Huey looked at Riley, "Your really gonna face him again?"
Riley had his signature grin on his face, "I have to finish this tonight" Riley starts to bob his head to the song.