Hello again! This chapter really does take a sharp turn but don't worry, it has a happy ending. DON'T OWN BOONDOCKS! Enjoy!


Tom grabbed Sarah's arm and yanked her through the door, blowing past Riley.

"Where is she?" Tom yelled at Riley.

"Who?" Riley asked. Tom got in his face and yelled louder.

"Don't play dumb with me boy! I know she's here!" he yelled.

"Honey, please," Sarah said with a meek voice. Tom turned back to her and got in her face too.

"You….shut..your…mouth!" he growled.

"Nigga I don't know who da fuck you think you is bustin up in my house comin at me sideways like dat, nigga! Boah I oughtta deck yo punk ass!" Riley shouted back.

Jazmine heard the confrontation from the kitchen. She got up from the table and went out to the front hallway. Jazmine jumped when she saw her parents but jumped most because of the way her mother's face looked.

"Jazmine go back to the kitchen," Riley said. Tom turned his head and saw his daughter frozen where she stood.

"Don't you move," Tom demanded. "You're coming home with us right now!" Sarah just stood there about to break down crying.

"I'm sorry sweetie, I tried." Sarah said trembling.

"I told you shut the fuck up!" Tom shouted again, tightening his grip on her arm.

"Dad, don't talk to her like that! Let her go!" Jazmine yelled walking towards Tom.

"Honey, no stay where you are," Sarah warned.

"Tom, stop!" Huey shouted coming out of the kitchen. "You think you're a man because A Pimp Named Slickback taught you how to lay hands on women? Well you're wrong! Jazmine is not going anywhere with you," he yelled getting in front of Jazmine.

"I'm warning you boy. You don't know who you are dealing with. I can have you arrested with one word to the judge. I will have you locked up for all eternity and you will never see her again." Tom threatened.

"That's where you are wrong Tom. See, I could turn the tables just as easily. Jazmine could testify against all your accusations. Everything you think you know about us is a lie. And I could report you to the authorities for domestic violence and…" he walked up to Tom and looked him up and down. "trespassing." Tom froze where he stood. "This is between you and me. You can say all you want about me. I won't stop fighting for your daughter. But if you don't get over your stupidity I can almost guarantee you won't see Jazmine again." Huey said. Jazmine walked up behind Huey and held his arm. Tom eyed Jazmine hatefully and looked back at Huey.

"Talk to me…outside," Tom said. He let go of Sarah and walked out the door. Huey looked back at Jazmine and gave her an assuring look before following him and shutting the door. Jazmine walked to her mother and hugged her tightly sobbing into her shoulder. Riley looked back at the doorway to the kitchen and saw Cindy standing there with teary eyes. He walked towards her and hugged her.

"What's he gonna do to her?" Cindy whispered in Riley's ear.

"I don't know. It's gonna be alright." Riley whispered back. "Come on. I'll take you home." he offered separating from the hug. Cindy nodded and ran upstairs to get her things. She came back down and walked over to Jazmine and Sarah. She hugged Jazmine tightly.

"I'm so sorry Jazmine. I hope Huey talks some sense into him," Cindy said. She looked over to Sarah and hugged her too. "I'm sorry you are going through this Mrs. Dubois. You are like a second mother to me. Jazmine is very lucky." Sarah held Cindy's cheek and smiled.

"Thank you sweetie, but I'll be fine," Sarah said. "Give your mother my regards hmm?" she asked. Cindy nodded and gave Jazmine one more hug before leaving out the back door with Riley. Jazmine turned to her mother and led her to the kitchen. She got out the first aid kit from the cabinet and set out some anti-bacterial wipes.

"I'm so sorry Mom. If only I hadn't…"

"Don't honey. This is not your fault. If Huey is the one for you, you two have every right to be with each other." Sarah said.

"So what happened?" Jazmine asked wiping her mother's face with the wipes.


FLASHBACK: Sarah's P.O.V.

Well, he came up to your room this morning and found you weren't there.

"Sarah come up here!" Tom shouted. I went upstairs and tried to play along with it.

"What is it?" I asked.

"Where is Jazmine? I know you know! Where is she!" Tom shouted.

"She went out last night and went to my mother's!" I shouted back. "You scared her so much last night she snuck out without telling you!"

"Then why didn't you tell me when you came back to bed? I specifically asked you what you were doing when you got back and you told me 'nothing' and went back to sleep," Tom accused. "What are you hiding?" he asked stepping closer to me.

"Nothing! I told you where she went," I shouted back. "Why don't you stop being such a uptight little bitch and let her go!" I shouted. That's when he hit me, and kept hitting, and hitting. I begged him to stop but he just wouldn't.

"You fucking whore!" he growled at me on the ground. "You let her go to that bastard's house didn't you!" I shook my head no but he already knew the answer. He grabbed me by my hair and dragged me down the stairs. Then we came here.


"I tried to make him turn back, but every word I spoke he kept hitting me. Oh, Jazmine I don't want you staying there anymore. I want you here with Huey, Riley and Mr. Freeman. God knows they can protect you better than either of us can." Sarah said. Jazmine just sat across her with tears rolling down her cheeks. How could her father do this to them? She hoped Huey was okay out there with him.


"What makes you think Jazmine has a future with you?" Tom asked. They were standing on the front porch in stances like they were about to kill each other. "You think that just because you are teaching her kung fu that you are doing her any good? She has lost focus on what is most important which is her education and family. Your grandfather is never around to keep an eye on you teenagers and is in fact setting a bad example, going out all night with random women doing God knows what" Tom criticized.

"First off, Jazmine has a never ending future with me. I'm pretty sure you already know this, but we confessed our love for each other last night. And I think you oughtta be thankful she is with me other than some other thuggish nigga out there." Tom looked at him like he was about to lash out at him. "Second, Jazmine came to me to learn kung fu. She says she only wanted to learn because she wanted to spend more quality time with me, but honestly, I think she wants to learn to protect herself from you." Tom swallowed spit and cracked his knuckles. "Third, her education has been improving greatly since she's been spending time with me. I have been helping her with her schoolwork ever since freshman year. Her GPA went from a 3.14 to a 3.89. And don't get me started on family. From the way you treat yours, I can see why she would want to be part of mine more than yours. You take Sarah and Jazmine for granted and abuse them for sticking up to you. Jazmine is right about you. for sticking up to you. Jazmine is right about you. You are weak." Huey said. Tom's wrists were clenched and he had heard enough. He walked up to Huey and got in his face.

"You have got a lot of nerve telling me how to raise my family," he growled.

"Yea, I do because unlike you I know how to treat my family," Huey retorted. "You know what? I pity you. Jazmine is a fantastic young woman. All you want to do is drag her back and be miserable like you. Until you learn to appreciate her for who she is, she is staying with me." Huey said. Tom just stood there in his face. Then Tom's eyes got watery and he backed up. He wiped his eyes and went back inside the house.

Jazmine and Sarah, who's face looked a whole lot better, walked to the front hallway again to meet who was at the door. Tom grabbed Sarah's hand and walked them to the door.

"Come on, we're leaving," he said without looking at them.

"Wait, Tom, what about Jazmine?" Sarah asked. Tom stopped and looked at his daughter.

"She's staying here for a while," Tom said in a trembling voice. Huey then walked in and walked over to Jazmine. "She's better off here. Huey will look after her, won't you Huey?" he asked. Huey nodded his head. Tom looked at Jazmine again with teary eyes. "Jazmine…." he whispered. Jazmine looked at him nervously. "I'm sorry" and he left with Sarah without another word.

Jazmine and Huey just stood there in the front hallway looking at the door. Jazmine was the first to speak.

"What did you say to him Huey?" she asked. Huey just looked down at her hand and grabbed it firmly.

"I told him what he needed to hear about us being together," he said. Jazmine looked at their intertwined hands. "I told him how much better you are with me and what I can provide for you that he hasn't and what he probably can never provide." He said softly.

"Which is?" she asked. Huey turned to her. Jazmine looked into his eyes and turned to him too. He brushed a tear off her cheek, and kissed her gently.

"Let's start with love," Huey said softly into her lips. Jazmine smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him tenderly. Huey picked her up bridal style and carried her to his room.


Cindy was pacing in her living room, biting her nails.

"We have to go back. What if Tom got Jazmine! What if he arrested Huey!" Cindy asked frantically. Riley got up off the couch and hugged her tightly.

"Bae, if I knew my own brother, I'm pretty sure he set Tom straight. They're fine. I know it," Riley assured Cindy. Cindy let herself go of the hug and kept pacing.

"I should just go over there and see if they're alright," Cindy said as Clara walked through the front door.

"See if who's alright hon'? Clara asked. Riley told Clara all what had happened. Clara just stood with a scared look on her face. "Oh, that poor child. I oughtta call the police on that bastard.

"It's okay Mrs. McPhearson. Huey has it all under control." Riley assured Clara. She just shook her head and went to the stairs.

"I hope you are right Riley. Jazmine is one of the sweetest girls I know. She deserves way better than that," Clara said. "Are you staying the night Riley?" Clara asked. Riley just nodded his head and sat back down on the couch. "Well make yourself at home. Goodnight you two." Clara said going up to her room. Cindy began to yawn and rub her eyes. Riley grabbed her hand and led her to her room. Cindy laid down on her bed and started to weep softly. Riley laid down with her and wrapped his arm around her.

"Cindy, it will be okay. We'll see them in the morning." Riley whispered in her ear. Cindy nodded and the two fell asleep.


Huey and Jazmine laid in each other's arms looking at the ceiling fan after had just making love. Huey was brushing her hair above her ear as she massaged his chest.

"Oh shit!" Jazmine exclaimed as she sat up. "The dance team's Spring recital is tomorrow!" Huey sat up with her and rubbed her shoulders.

"What are you guys dancing?" he asked.

"It's not exactly the type of dancing you want to see me dance." Jazmine said. "It's ballet." Huey's eyes widened.

"I didn't know you did ballet." Huey said.

"I've done ballet ever since kindergarten Huey," Jazmine told him.

"Well i definitely need to see that for myself," Huey said. "What's it based on?" Huey asked. Jazmine hesitated but answered.

"Swan Lake," she answered. Huey just chuckled and looked at her. Jazmine blushed and looked down at the sheets.

"And what? I guess you're gonna tell me you got the role of the Swan Princess huh?" Huey teased but soon saw that Jazmine blushed even more.

"Oh, man Jazmine that's great!" Huey exclaimed.

"Shut up!" Jazmine giggled. "Or I'm telling my director to take your name off the list," she threatened.

"You already got me a reserved seat?" Huey asked. Jazmine smiled and nodded. "Well I guess you better get your rest Ms. Swan Princess." Huey teased as he turned off the lamp. She kissed him tenderly and laid her head in the crook of his neck.

"Just don't be getting jealous," Jazmine whispered. "Darell is Prince Siegfried."

"Wait…WHAT?" Huey exclaimed.


Now THAT was intense! Next chapter is Jazmine's recital. Stay tuned. REVIEW PLEASE! TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK SO FAR!