Hey guys! I couldn't login for some reason :/ I meant to post this chapter up earlier.

And I also wanna mention that this chapter isn't very long. Sorry, but I have reasons for that...more dramatic effect lol. I'm currently working on chapter 11, so it'll probably be posted tomorrow.

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CHAPTER 10: RIGHT HERE

Man this is some bullshit.

Someone practically killed me, I'm in a hospital, I probably won't be goin' to homecoming, this damn IV is stuck in my arm, and worst of all…

THERE'S NOTHING ON TV! This place should be able to at least provide some decent cable!

Cindy McPhearson was lying on the hospital bed trying desperately to find something to watch. This was ridiculous! The TV only had twenty stations and they only showed the news, some gay ass Care Bear crap, and soap operas. What a load of crap.

As she continued to flip through channels, she was shocked for a second to see her room fill up so quickly by many familiar faces: Huey, Jazmine, Riley, Stacia, Caesar, Aunt Joan, Granddad, Tom, Sarah, Ed, Rummy and her parents.

Before she could even begin to talk…

"Cindy!" They all squealed, but Huey, Caesar, Riley, Granddad, and the two supposed 'criminal masterminds'. So basically, all the girls, plus Tom, squealed. Granddad, Ed, Rummy, Riley and Caesar grinned as Huey just looked on with an emotionless look.

This was his friend, but he couldn't help but display his infamous expression of boredom. Cindy was okay now, so he didn't need to get all excited for no reason. She was back to normal. Plus, she knew he cared for her, because after all…he was there.

All six hours.

"Hey…" Cindy replied in a timid, awkward tone.

"Honey, we were so worried about you." Her father announced, with a few nods from everyone else, confirming his statement. "The doctor said you were going to have amnesia, but something happened, we don't know what, but thank God you're alright."

"And we just want to say that even though we're not always available when you want us to be, we still love you very much. We never stop thinking about you." Her mother added, tears beginning to form. "Baby, you don't know how devastated I was when I heard about you. I shut everything and everyone down just to come down here to see you, and when the nurse said that I couldn't see you yet, I was dying inside." The tears were definitely falling now, but not that many. She didn't want her daughter to see her like that. "But, I'm glad you're okay." She ended, walking up to Cindy and kissing her on her forehead.

Cindy looked up at her mother, her father, and everyone else, confused. All she knew was that she was being choked, and the next thing, she was in a hospital with an IV in her arm. The doctor didn't tell her about the amnesia part. She didn't tell her that her being in the hospital caused a great scare to her family and her friends. This just made her feel all the more awkward.

"I love you too, mom." She replied and as she looked at her dad, she said the same thing to him. "But, really, what's goin' on here? Amnesia? I was about to have amnesia?" She asked everyone, still not believing it.

"Yeah." Jazmine started, walking up to her best friend's right side. Huey followed her, just as the rest of the crew did. The rest of the adults just stood in front of the bed while Cindy's parents were still on her left side. "You actually, did have amnesia, but you were sleeping." Jazmine continued, taking her friend's hand and squeezing it. "Cindy, we were lost out there. We thought we lost you." She added with a small voice. Cindy thought she was about to cry, but she didn't.

"B-but I'm okay, now." Cindy stated, trying to brighten everyone's moods.

"Yeah, you are aren't you?" Stacia replied with a genuine smile. Cindy smiled back before looking past her to Riley.

"Now, what you so quiet for?" Cindy joked. Riley grinned and took Jazmine's place.

"Yeah, well. What am I supposed to say?" he joked back. Cindy rolled her eyes and smiled sweetly.

"Say something." She told him.

"Yeah, Riley. Say something." Stacia replied, smiling. "You were the one who saved her."

Cindy's eyes grew as wide as saucers as she heard what Stacia just said. "Saved…me?" She asked, unsure of what else to say. Riley's cheeks grew pink as he rolled his eyes. Stacia and Jazmine just giggled at him as everyone in the room, but Huey and the criminals, smiled.

"Hey, it's nothing. I saw what happened." He started, his eyes obtaining a hint of red in it as he recalled what had happened earlier. "And, I called Huey and he picked us up and took you here." He added, trying to get off of that.

Huey smirked as he looked at his brother trying to act like this didn't affect him. Riley was always the one to brag about any and everything, so it was rare to see him being modest. It was nice.

Weird, but nice.

"Oh, stop it!" Stacia half-argued with him, slightly punching him in the arm. Riley just shrugged.

"What, you expect me to keep her on the ground?" He asked, his cheeks still colored. Stacia just giggled and kissed his cheek.

"Just teasing, babe. But Cin," she directed her attention to Cindy. "I have to get home. It's getting late. I'll be here with you tomorrow." She promised.

"Okay. I hope I get out tomorrow in time for the homecoming dance though." Cindy stated. At that, the crew looked at her with raised eyebrows, which confused her.

"Homecoming?" Caesar finally spoke up. "You were just admitted six hours ago and you think you're going to homecoming?"

Cindy opened her mouth to speak, but no words came out. She didn't really know what to say about that.

Jazmine noticed this and sighed. "Cindy, I don't think you're going to be able to go to homecoming because of what happened before this…miracle." She couldn't help but smile as she said the last word. "But, it's okay. You have a few more homecomings left to attend."

Cindy sighed as well. "But, I wanted to go to homecoming with you guys." She pointed to Huey, Caesar and Jazmine. "This is ya'll last homecoming dance and I wanted to go all out for it." She said as she looked at all of her friends.

She waited for a response.

And waited.

And waited.

Until…

"Haaaaaa!" Caesar let out, causing Huey to snort and smile as the rest of the crew cracked up. To say Cindy was beyond confused was an understatement.

"Girl, we ain't goin' to homecoming!" Stacia announced as they continued to laugh. Cindy's eyes grew as she looked at her friends.

"B-but why?" Cindy questioned. Riley rolled his eyes and smirked. The laughter finally died down.

"Nigga, you lyin' in a hospital bed and you think yo' friends just gon' up and leave you like that?" Riley responded. "Hell naw. I say, fuck that homecoming dance-"

"Boy! Watch yo' mouth!" Granddad warned him. Riley just sighed.

"Well…we just ain't goin', aiight?" Said Riley, after his granddad's scold.

"Yeah, and besides, we can have a little party of our own when you get out." Jazmine added with a content smile. Cindy just laughed.

"Girl, you make it sound like I'm in jail." She joked. Jazmine playfully rolled her eyes and gave her a hug.

"I'll see you, tomorrow. It's late and I'd love to stay, but I'm tired." She half-joked. Cindy laughed again.

"Girl, I hear you." She told Jazmine. Huey finally spoke up.

"Uh, Jazmine, are you ridin' with me, or your parents?" He inquired.

"You." Jazmine decided, smiling a bit. Huey smiled back before looking at Cindy again. He rolled his eyes when he saw Cindy's amused facial expression.

"It's okay, playa. I see you." She joked and snickered as she saw Huey roll his eyes again. "So, I guess the Freeman brothers are leavin' me too, huh?

"Uh…me too." Caesar remarked, trying not to upset her. Cindy just smiled.

"Aww, okay. Fine then, goodbye traitors." She joked. "And give me a hug. I know ya'll dyin' to do it." She half-joked.

First came a smiling Jazmine (once again), then a smiling Stacia, next up, a smirking Riley, then a smiling Caesar…

And, can you believe it? Even Huey Freeman hugged the Caucasian young woman. He didn't necessarily like hugs, but he didn't mind it this time.

As all friends backed away, they exchanged goodbyes with Cindy and finally made their way out the door.

So now stood Cindy's parents, the guardians of the Freeman, Dubois, and Caesar household, and the two retired soldiers.

"Mom, Dad…" Cindy started. "Don't leave." She slightly begged in a soft voice. Ed and Rummy exchanged looks. They'd never seen the former gangster act like that before. As opposed to Ed, Rummy understood how Cindy felt.

She didn't want to admit it, but after what went on earlier, she was paranoid. She didn't want to be left alone. She didn't want another near death experience.

Her parents, as well as the other adults (excluding Ed), could see the look all over her face. As soon as her friends left, the happy left with them.

"Baby," Her mother started, with a promising smile. "I'm not going anywhere. I'm staying here until you get out, which should be within a day or two." Cindy nodded with relief as she hugged her mother once more.

Rummy and stupid Ed finally got up and walked over to the side of the bed where Cindy's friends stood.

"Aye," Ed began, "Don't worry 'bout a thing. We got you lil' homie." Rummy nodded in agreement.

Cindy's parents grimaced as they noticed Ed's hand on a strap from the side of his coat pocket.

"Mm hmm. I'ma let them niggas know, we packs the HEAT! I dare a muthafucka to come up to me incorrect. I'ma be like 'blackoww, blackoww! Yippie kai yay muthafucka!' and them niggas gon' be like 'No, no! We sorry, man. We ain't mean to' and I'ma cut they asses off, right? I'ma be like 'Bitch, shut up!' and that's gon' be that." Ed stated while he whipped his gun around in the air. Mrs. McPhearson, Sarah and Aunt Joan shrieked as all of the adults, excluding Rummy, dropped to the ground. "And you know why? Cause I just don't give a fuck!" Ed finished, earning a glare from Rummy. Cindy just gave Ed a deadpanned look as the adults were still on the floor.

"Nigga, that's my line." He argued. "You don't just go and steal a muthafucka's line. The fuck wrong wit' you?"

As usual, Ed ignored his friend's argument and looked to the adults on the ground. "Why the hell ya'll on the ground?"

No one spoke.

"Aiight, well I'm out. Lil' homie," He said, pointing to Cindy. Cindy just chocked an eyebrow as if saying 'what?'. "We got you." He said before both he and Rummy walked through the doors.

No one got up until the footsteps of the criminals were gone.

"Those boys are crazy!" Granddad yelled and shook his head. Aunt Joan shook her head as well.

"Well, I'm about to head home. Cindy, sweetie, I'll see you real soon, okay?" She said, as she walked to Cindy and hugged her.

"Okay, bye Ms. Joan."

"Y'know, I'ma head out too." Granddad said as he walked to Cindy. Rather than a hug, he sweetly kissed Cindy on the forehead. "Now get better, baby girl. I'm not comin' back up in here. I hate hospitals." Granddad informed her. "But as soon as you get out, come to my house, and not a minute sooner." He instructed and smiled as he walked out with Caesar's aunt.

All through the rest of the night, Cindy's parents were true to their word. They didn't leave her side for a second. Even when they were hungry, they didn't budge. They just buzzed the nurses in to get them something to eat. Their baby girl almost died by the hands of an unknown stranger. What would they do with themselves if they left her side for a minute and returned to a motionless body? They wouldn't even know how to operate.

There was no just no way possible. They were not going anywhere.

2:00 am

As soon as Huey and Riley got home, around 10:00 pm, they walked upstairs without a word and went to sleep. The day was long and tiring and they just wanted to rest. The drive home wasn't much different either. Before dropping them off, Jazmine fell asleep in the car on the passenger side as Caesar and Stacia were knocked out in the backseat. Riley was barely up, but he managed to stay up, just as Huey did. It was a miracle he could drive without dozing off.

Just as Huey was in the middle of his dream, he felt a vibration on his arm and it took him a minute to realize it was his phone. Groaning a little, he rubbed his eyes and pulled the charger out of his phone before turning the screen on.

He had a text message.

It wasn't really surprising. Jazmine always did stuff like that, even before they were dating. She'd text him about anything: from something funny she remembered, to some sort of idea or plan for something, to her having horrible nightmares.

But as he silently read the text, his eyes widened in shock.

Drop the mulatto and you'll save another one of your friends from getting hurt.

Note: This is no joke, Huey Freeman. Sweet dreams, cutie.

-Unknown-

After finishing reading the text, Huey's eyebrows went up and he couldn't help but blurt out loud. "What the hell?"

Riley stirred a little on his side and Huey silently cursed himself for being too loud. Riley never woke up though, so Huey let out a breath of relief.

But really, who the hell was this person? Obviously, well… hopefully, this was a female who was so hell bent on breaking up him and Jazmine. In some sick, twisted way, this person wanted Huey, thinking that this was the appropriate way to do so. How dare she threaten his friends like that! How did she get his number? And who the hell was she to wake him up at 2:00 in the morning!

Huey's mind rummaged through all kinds of questions with unknown answers, but he soon tried to erase the thoughts out of his mind. And it was hard, but he eventually let it go and went to sleep.

This was a problem that needed to be dealt with in the morning.

A text message, huh?

That's one hell of a cliffhanger lol. I'm really feelin' the suspense! Can't wait to see what happens next huh? Review! Please and thank youu!