Ch.8
JULISSA/STEPHON:
At first when Jazmine told him that Julissa and Huey freeman were a couple he didn't believe it at first. And he certainly didn't believe that Huey freeman would go out willingly with his sister he could tell that the boy was certainly not the biggest fan of his sister. So what was the real story Stephon thought. As he approached his sister who was fake giggling with her friends and holding her new boyfriend's limp hand who obviously looked like he wished that he was anywhere but there by the expression on his face. Plus, what the hell was she was doing here. "Hmm, I guess you change your mind" Stephon said slyly to Julissa who turned around with surprise. "What's up freeman" he said wryly with a slight smirk on his face. Observing the hand holding between the two Huey just gave him a cold look. "uh..ok ju can I speak to you for a second, " he said to his sister "Um, sure whatever be back in a minute, ok Bae" she said to Huey sweetly. "Take your time.. Forever, " he said darkly. Causing her face to turn red and her friends, including Stephon to look at the two with raised eyebrows, but Julissa quickly recovered and gave a fake laugh "you're so funny bae come on Stephon let's make this quick" Julissa said grabbing his hand.
"What?" she said, annoyed as soon as they were out of earshot of everybody. "You want to explain how you managed to get Huey freeman to be your man who by the way looked like he rather slice his wrists than stand next to you" Stephon said amused. "No, he doesn't, he loves me" Julissa said firmly. While Stephon burst out laughing, he knew his sister was delusional, but even the dumbest person could tell that Huey freeman liked his sister with about as much of a grain of salt. He blamed their father, he spoiled her rotten and Julissa could never take the word no for an answer, but hell, neither could he so he didn't blame her too much. "stop laughing, it's not funny" Julissa said, looking insulted. She just had to make him like her and he would in due time she thought. As her brother chuckled at her "ok so how did you do it?" he said still chuckling "do what" she said smiling coyly.
"Seriously juju what did you do to get freeman to go out with you" Stephon said not laughing anymore. "Nothing I ask and he accepted" Julissa insisted there was no way she was telling Stephon about her special particular blackmail on Huey, she couldn't afford to take any risks the few people that knew the better the only person who did know was delera but she knew the girl wouldn't say a thing. "Yeah, right juju so he just willing said yes I'll be your boyfriend" Stephon said with raised eyebrows imitating a cheery person's voice. "Yes, that's exactly what happen" Julissa said ready to get off the subject looking around, noticing Jazmine Dubois sitting with her friend cindy and huey's rude mannered brother along with the dread head boy and his girlfriend. "Don't think you should focus on her now that me and Huey are together" Julissa said. Nodding her head in their direction Stephon glanced where she was looking "I am" he said slyly. "Ooh, do tell Stephon" Julissa said, smirking "can't but let's just say since things are the way they are I might be able to keep Dubois out your way" Stephon said smirking as well. "Good to hear well since she's coming your way handle that" Julissa said, giving him a sly smile. As they both turned toward the curly headed girl who was looking everywhere but at Julissa and Huey's faces. He could tell that she was still visibly upset, but she held it in well. "Um Stephon it's kind of of getting cold can we find your friend now" Jazmine said. Once she approached the two avoiding Julissa but his sister was on a triumphant high and she needed to rub her glory in the girl's face. "Hey DuBois cute little outfit I'm sure Huey thought it was cute" Julissa said smirking at the girl. Jazmine gave her cold look, but ignored her. "Sure, let's go Stephon said, but Julissa wasn't going to let her leave unless getting in one more dig "really Jazmine you ever heard of a compliment you can't be mad I took your man" Julissa said, apparently that was the wrong thing to say because the next thing Stephon knew Jazmine took her fist and punched his sister right in the nose. Julissa felled to the ground due to the impact of the hit ("damn") the people around them cried in unison. Jazmine stared at the girl in shock and at her raised fist. "Oh Stephon I'm sorry I didn't mean to" Jazmine sputtered out
"It's ok Jazmine um lets go" Stephon said, fighting back laughter and letting the girl away quicker. To find his friend so they could catch a ride. while his sister moaned yelling some very not nice things behind their backs while holding her now bloody nose..
CINDY:
"Damn" Riley cried, running over to the area where Jazmine was just standing did she see what she thought she just saw. "Did I bitch really just punched that ho in the nose?" Cindy said following slowly behind Riley. While Caesar and jade just walked behind them. Stunned Julissa was laying on the ground holding her bloody nose while Huey her so called boyfriend just stared at the scene with an uncaring look on his face. "Damn Premont you stay getting beat up" Cindy said giggling. While the girl's friends helped her up off the ground and someone ran to get tissues. "Shut up Iggy "she snapped at her angrily. "What I am just stating facts" Cindy said, mocking a defensive expression with her hand held up. "Yeah, and by the way why you're so called boyfriend ain't helping you" Cindy said sarcastically. Cutting a look at Huey, who just scowled at her. "Huey!" Julissa wailed stomping her feet. "What I don't hit girls" Huey said stiffly. "You could have at least helped me up" Julissa said angrily. Huey just shrugged while Cindy and Riley bust out laughing. "Ain't no way they a real couple" Cindy thought shaking her head. Something else was going on Caesar must have been thinking the same thing "somebody lying about this fake romance" Caesar said quietly to her watching the interactions between the two. 'Hell yeah cause had that been jazzy Huey would have beat the limbs off anybody who would have hit her, but he didn't blink once for Julissa and just stood there while Julissa cry on the ground like a little bitch" Cindy said quietly back.
"For real" Caesar said, nodding his head. "Man lets go" cindy said as a breeze flew through the temperature was starting to drop a little. "Yeah, cause this shit getting wack" Riley said, agreeing. "aye huey you coming home with us or you staying with the ho" Riley said still snickering at Julissa who was holding her nose "no huey's staying here with me" she answered in a muffled voice because of the tissue she was holding to her nose and linking her arm in his. "Whatever" Riley said "y'all, let's go" the boy said leading them away. "I hope jazzy be alright cause even I can't take seeing new, new and Huey the hater all coupled up and shit". cindy said as they made their way home. Caesar and jade had caught a ride and were already gone so it was just cindy and Riley walking home. "Man jazzy will be alright, she if she can knock that ho out with the quickness than she be able to handle and really this some fake shit once I find out what the hell Huey got going on, " Riley said as they made their way to Cindy's house First which was only a couple of blocks away from the freeman's. "Man, I hope so cause I smell some bullshit" cindy said firmly Nodding her head. they both were silent for a minute as they could hear feet crunching on the new dry leaves on the sidewalk. "So I had fun tonight" Riley said finally. cindy giggled "me too" she answered back "word" Riley said grinning his cheeks had a slight pink hue. cindy couldn't believe it was this nigga blushing she thought amused.
"Aye reeze why you blushing and shit" cindy said giggling. I' ain't blushing nigga that's gay" Riley said turning his head away from her. "yes you was" cindy said teasing him "nigga do you not feel how cold it is out here shit black people change colors sometimes" Riley said defensively making cindy rolled her eyes at him. "Um hmm whatever Riley" cindy said, smiling at him. As they finally reached her house "this yo stop I guess" Riley said as stopped in front of the nice large house. "Yeah" cindy said quietly. Relieved to see the police car from earlier was gone, but her mother's car was gone as well typical cindy thought. she should have known her mother was out doing her usual booty calls "so wanna hang tomorrow?" Riley said "hell yeah shit I ain't doing nothing" cindy said looking at him. "Cool" the boy said coming up to her kissing her on the cheek surprising them both. "What was that for Riley?" cindy stuttered out feeling her face heat up blushing hard she was surprised, but pleased by the action, but it was just so unexpected, "man I don't even know" Riley said sheepishly rubbing his neck, his face as red as hers, he looked so handsome in his gear tonight cindy thought. "Um imma go now, " he said, leaving quickly. "Ok, " she said, watching him walk away as she went in her house gently touching her cheek feeling the warm spot from his kiss…
HUEY:
After an hour of being around fake ass Julissa and her friends Huey was fed up and ready to leave, he had to find a way out of this situation. Because he didn't know how much more he could take this was probably was the worst night of his life. And the only good thing that happened out of this pathetic night was Jazmine is slugging the poor girl in the nose. But it still ended with a sour note as he had to watch Jazmine leave with Julissa's brother. What in the world was she doing with him? He thought with a pang of jealously. As he remembered watching the two leave. "Hey, let's go take a picture" Julissa said, tugging on his arm. Her nose was looking much better slightly red, but better. "No" Huey answered curtly. "Huey" Julissa said in a warning voice he growled and gritted his teeth as he scowled. As her friend delera snap a photo of them. "Um, yeah, I can feel the love in this pic" delera said wrly with a slight smirk on her face looking at the pic on her phone. Julissa was smiling brightly like she won world peace award and Huey held expression that the grim reaper couldn't make on his worst day. " bae you could look less grumpy and try smiling some more" julissa said in a sweet fake voice. While her friends around her giggled and nodded their heads. Huey cut his eyes at her "I'm going home" Huey said, getting up "could you guys give us a minute" Julissa said to her friends. She then pulled him away, which he snatched his arm away from her "you can't leave yet It' still kind of early" Julissa protested looking around irritated.
"Do I look like I give a damn" Huey said coldly walking away from her. "Wait, if you leave Huey I will.." Julissa started, but he cut her off. "you'll what? I'll play this stupid ass charade with you, but so far and right now I'm out of fake behavior to put out so right now your boyfriend is going home" he spat out angrily. Leaving her watching him angrily as he made his way quickly to the entrance all he wanted to do was go home take a hot shower and close his eyes and pray this bullshit would end quickly. He had to find a loophole out of this one way or another as he thought. The temperature was now dropping quickly and now the trees were rustling hard because of the strong wind in the air, and the fresh fall leaves began blowing around him as they fell on the sidewalk. He barely paid attention to it as his mind was now consumed with his thoughts. And then out of nowhere a dark blanket covered him. "What"s the hell! " Huey yelled as he fought the blanket. Which was being held down over him by somebody he couldn't see. "Keep still Huey Freeman" the voice barked out roughly it sounded strangely familiar. " What the hell do you want?!" Huey said enraged as he continued to struggle hard this could not be happing he lost Jazmine and now some dumb nigga was trying to kidnap him. "Oh hell no, " he thought take his foot and standing up quickly. Off balance he still had the blanket wrapped tightly around his head. But his actions were enough to make his attacker stumble and fall, he quickly took his free hands and ran to find an opening in the fabric which completely cover his head. It was dark, but it was thin enough for him to at least see what was going on due to the light from the street lights. He could make out a faint shadow coming toward him. He managed to finally find a drawstring on the back of the fabric that covered his head and began to brace himself for the next attack. As soon as his attacker got close Huey swung his hand at him, hitting the person in the jaw who groaned out in pain at the impact Huey quickly unloosen the drawstring and pulled the fabric off quickly. Beads of sweat now popped up on his forehead and Huey quickly try to focus his eyes on his surroundings and on the person in front of him.
Luckily the hit that Huey gave him had managed to slow his attacker down. So Huey wasted no time picking the man up by his shirt. He was a tall man with a black ski mask and was wearing all black. His eyes held shock, surprise and fear as he stared back at Huey. "Who sent you?" Huey said furiously punching the man in the ribs who howled in pain grabbing his middle. Huey threw the man down and placed his foot at the base of the man's neck. "I said who sent you?" Huey repeated. The last time someone came after him it was the government and he was 10 then was they after him again? He thought angrily. As he stared with rage at the man who was now trying to pry Huey's feet away from his neck "no one.". He choked out trying to grasp for air. "Then who are you, what do you want why did you try to kidnap me"? Huey yelled out looking down at the man pressing his foot down a little harder. "I can't..tell…you…" the man said, grasping his face turning red as gulp from lack of air as he tried, but failed miserably to move Huey's foot off him. "Fine then I'll find out myself" Huey said rolling his eyes. He was over this shit moving his foot off the man's neck and pressing it down on his chest. The man coughed and grasp to get the air back in his lungs. Huey quickly pulled off the man's ski mask Huey almost had to blink twice cause he couldn't believe seen who he thought he was seeing, but his eyes didn't deceive him he was looking down at the man's surprised and guilty face it was
Tom Dubois..
JAZMINE:
"Thank you" Jazmine said to Stephon's friend. Climbing out the boy's car he was a high school student from Woodcrest high school and him and Stephon were pretty good friends since their fathers knew each other. "No problem, " he said, nodding at her "let me walk you to your door" Stephon said getting out the car behind her. "Oh, you didn't have to do that Stephon you did more than enough for me tonight" Jazmine said softly "oh please" Stephon scoffed waving his hand dismissively. "I barely did anything but just listen I wish I could of did more so those pretty eyes of yours wouldn't have shed at least one tear tonight" Stephon smiling at her. Jazmine blushed and tucked a small loose curl behind her ear. "You did more than enough, you gave your ear to a problem that wasn't yours and listen to me rambled like some fool, so that was more than enough" Jazmine said gratefully "well if you say so I was glad to be some help to you" Stephon said "you were" Jazmine said, agreeing smiling back at him heading toward her front door "Jazmine wait" he said stopping her "yes" she said turning back "if you don't mind may I have your number" Stephon said pulling out his cell phone. "Sure" Jazmine said typing her number into his phone. "Maybe we can hang out sometime" Stephon said, taking his phone back.
"Sure, I don't see why not, " Jazmine said, smiling back him brightly, "Well Goodnight Ms. Dubois" Stephon said bowing making her giggle. "Goodnight Mr. Premont" she said, watching him leave once they pulled away from her driveway, she went inside "mom, I'm home, " she called out, walking into the kitchen and heading to the fridge and grabbed a bottle water. "In here, honey," her mother replied back from the living room her mother was sitting on the couch watching a lifetime movie her eyes were slightly red. As though she had spent some time crying " are you ok mom" Jazmine asked, sitting down next to her looking worried. Here she was thinking she had the worst night ever and her mom was sitting at home bawling her eyes out over her dad.
"Oh no honey this movie is just really mushy you know sad movies always make me cry" her mother said giving a dry laugh. Jazmine knew she was lying, but decided not to question it, "so how was your night?" her mother asked her "it was great" Jazmine lied, she really didn't want to talk about tonight as she drink some of her water. "Just great?' her mother said skeptically "yeah, great" Jazmine said firmly. "Is there something you want to talk about honey, " her mother said with concern. "No mom tonight was great I promise" Jazmine said, giving her a small smile. "I'm just tired and I think I'm going to head to bed now" Jazmine said, standing up and giving her a peck on the cheek.
"Ok honey Goodnight" her mom said smiling gently at her focusing back on the tv. Her phone beeped, letting her know she had a text message from cindy as she went to her room. Asking her was she ok, she texted her back quickly saying that she was fine and she would talk to her tomorrow. Sitting her phone down on the bed and putting it on the charger. Making her way to her bathroom to quickly change clothes so she could shower, she couldn't get her thoughts off what happen tonight. As she brushed her teeth in her steamy bathroom, she really wasn't looking forward to school Monday. She was pretty sure that Julissa was going to rubbed this in much in her face as possible. And it didn't help matters that she and Huey hung in the same crowd, she thought. Putting her toothpaste and toothbrush away and heading to go lay down on her bed. "Just great, " she thought, now she had to sit at morning break with him and lunch. Doesn't matter because she was never going to speak to Huey freeman again she thought angrily. As she turned over in her bed as she tried to force herself to sleep "never" a small voice echoed in her head…
HUEY:
" Mr. Dubious" Huey sputters out in disbelief as he moves his foot off the man. "What the hell, " he said frantically rubbing his hair. "I had no choice Huey; it had to be done" Mr. Dubois said, trying to get off the ground wiping his sweaty forehead. "No choice what the hell is going on!" Huey said angrily. The government trying to kidnap him was understandable, but his next door neighbor Mr. Dubois this was whole another story. "I need to keep you away from my daughter" Mr. Dubois said firmly he almost had a crazy glint in his eye. "So how was kidnapping going to keep me away from Jazmine and why do you need to keep me away from Jazmine if I must ask" Huey said sharply, raising his eyebrows at him agitated it was a long night and Huey really couldn't take any more stupid bullshit surprises. First Julissa now Mr. Dubois he knew the man was kind of off, but he didn't know he was crazy the last time he acted this strange he was when he was processed by Stinkmeaner. "Um stinkmeaner" Huey said to him tentatively feeling stupid .
Mr. Dubois raises his eyebrows in confusion "who's stinkmeaner" he said Huey rolled his eyes. "Never mind that what is the mean of this? Huey said furiously. "it doesn't mean anything, it was the only way I can keep you from Jazmine" tom said just as furious. Huey scoffed "whatever you don't have to worry about me and Jazmine seeing as she not talking to me", Huey said, scowling "why?' tom said, narrowing his eyes at him. "Quite frankly, I don't think it's none your business and is it wise for a state lawyer to go around kidnapping people" Huey said sarcastically. "I wasn't going to hold you for long I just wanted to talk to you and I was going to let you go before anyone found out" tom said holding up his hands seriously. Afraid that Huey was going to attack him again, "oh like that makes it's so better the point of the fact you was going to commit an act of a lawful crime you were going to kidnap me you dumbass" Huey said coldly. Not caring that Mr. Dubois was still an adult and he was a child the man was going to take him against his will he felt he had a right at this point to state how he truly felt.
"Fine, you made your point look freeman just stay the hell away from my daughter" tom yelled now getting upset and his face turning red "whatever I'm going home" Huey said simply turning around to leave "what" Tom said, looking stunned. Huey rolled his eyes this man couldn't be this dense and he just about pulled the weakest kidnapping in human history. "I said whatever I'm going home and I'm not repeating myself again" Huey said still walking away. "So you're going to do what I said" tom said. Huey still didn't answer and kept going, "Huey!" Tom said angrily following behind him. Huey immediately braced himself just in case " I'm not going to do anything, especially since you haven't given me a real reason as to why you want me to stay away from Jazmine and after all these years you now want to be adamant about me and Jazmine being close or friends or whatever you're worried about but just know this how would you feel if I told Jazmine that you tried to kidnap me" Huey said turning around looking dead at him
"You wouldn't tell her and she wouldn't believe you" tom said coldly. Huey raised his eyebrows "you sure about that? I mean you haven't been really too much of a father to her lately your about to break your family apart and your worried about me being too close to Jazmine". Huey said, smirking. "You wouldn't dare!" Tom said, looking doubtful now. "I would " Huey replied back. "Look, let's just forget this ever happen" Tom said calmly "that kind of hard to do when a grown man just tried to take me and granddad swore this was a safe neighborhood" Huey scoffed '
"Okay, you made your point freeman! Look, I just wanted to talk to you that was all" tom said, getting exasperated and sweating bullets. Huey had never seen the man look so stressed before.
" I find that hard to believe, especially since most normal people just I don't know stop by the people's houses and talk or call them on the phone I'm pretty sure nobody had to get kidnap to have a conversation" Huey said sarcastically. "I didn't know how to go about it, I figure this would be the best way" Tom said seriously.
Huey raised his eyebrows was this nigga crazy "can I go now as much as I would love to sit here and talk about your unexplainable reasons as to why I need to stay away from Jazmine and your even dumber reasons as to why you tried to kidnap me, I realize this will be a useless discussion so here what I'm going to do I'm going home and promise not to tell my granddad or the police so Goodnight Mr. Dubois" he said turning back around and heading home
The nervous man nodded and watched the boy walked away ..
