Woodcrest.
Where it all began.
The birth place of two and where a loving and strong friendship was also born.
They couldn't believe they were running back here after running away from this place five years ago. The circumstances made it even worse. They didn't want to be here.
Once they got their bags and made their way outside, they just stood and took everything in. It was overwhelming. It had been years since they left but not much had changed surprising. From the airport alone, they could tell there was more minorities but still not a lot. Maybe they could blend in and less likely have their past people find them.
"Home sweet home." Ming mumbled.
"Doesn't feel like it... Where to now?" Jazmine asked.
"I think we should stay at that hotel not far from the strip if I'm not mistaken. I think it's still there." Royalty suggested.
"That's good enough for me." Cindy shrugged.
Cindy and Jazmine pulled out their phone and called an Uber. They knew that they wouldn't all fit in one so decided to just use two.
It only took them about 20 minutes to get there. The ride was silent as no one had much to say to each other so they took the time to take in their surroundings. They were comparing what Woodcrest looked like now to when they once lived here. It made them wonder if they would bump into anyone from their past, they hoped they didn't.
The Uber finally arrived to the large hotel and the girls collected their things and made their way inside.
"Good afternoon, welcome to Woodcrest Park Hotel. How may I help you?" The receptionist asked with a big, fake smile on her face.
"Hi, we would like a room for four please." Jazmine told her.
The woman began typing on the computer. "Yes... we have an adjoining room with two double beds in each available. Will that be ok?"
"Perfect, thank you."
"And how long will you be staying with us?"
'How long are we staying here?' They all thought about the question.
"Let's just say two weeks for now." Ming told her and everyone nodded in agreement.
The woman began to type as the guest took out their money to pay. "That's fine. Just make sure to report to reception where myself or a colleague will update your stay duration. Here are your key cards. Rooms 538 and 539." The ladies thanked the receptionist and made their way upstairs.
Ming and Cindy took one room while Royalty and Jazmine took the one connected to them.
Jazmine sighed. "We really had our own place to now be staying in a hotel."
Royalty flopped onto her bed, her body sore from the last few hours. "Look on the bright side. We have room service. Which reminds me, a bitch is hungry." She sat up and grabbed the menu. "I'm feeling a chicken burger and fries. What you want Jazzy?"
"Just get me the same thing." She answered as he began to unpack her suitcase.
"Ok. I'm going to ask the girls what they want." Royalty stood and walked into the connected room.
Jazmine began to move some thing around when she saw something sticking out of the bottom of the suitcase.
"What the...?" She whispered to herself.
She slowly pulled it out and saw it was a large envelop.
"When did I put this in there?" She asked herself. She flipped it over and saw 'GEMS' written on the back.
'This is getting weird.' Jazmine thought to herself as she slowly opened the envelop, scared of what could be inside. Once her eyes rested on what was in there, it grew wide and she shot up.
"Girls! Come quick!" She shouted.
The three women ran in as quick as their legs could take them and stood in front of Jazmine.
"What? What? Are they back? What's wrong? Why're screaming?" Ming asked in a panic.
"No no. Look!" Jazmine shoved the envelop into Cindy's hands as she stood in the middle.
They looked at her strange before looking inside. Their reaction was the same as Jazmine.
"Holy-"
"-Fucking-"
"-Shit..."
Cindy walked over to the bed and tipped it upside. What was in there you may ask?
"Four thousand dollars..." Jazmine spoke out loud.
"But from where?" Royalty questioned.
Ming picked up the letter that fell out and began to read it.
Dear Gems,
We don't know how many times we can say sorry but we just wanted you to know we are. When we first met you, we didn't think it would end like this. We thought you was just some strippers but you became more than that but because of our selfish ways, we put your lives in danger.
We didn't want you to go but it was the best decision to ensure you didn't endure anymore pain caused by us. This gang life is one we don't want you to be exposed to.
Hiro: Ming. In the short time I could call you my girlfriend, was the best time I have had in years. You're everything I could have wished for in a girl which is why it makes it harder to let you go. I'm gonna miss you. I wish I took you to that kickball tournament coming up in Detroit, I wanted to see your eyes light up when your team wins. I wish I got to compare your dragon tattoo to my own. I wish we did a lot of things but we now won't get the chance to. I hope you get what you want in life and knowing you, you will.
Caesar: Hey Ciinnndddyyy. Damn I didn't even get the chance to make you my girl. I know under all that stubbornness, I was getting close to the frozen heart of yours. Maybe in another life I managed to defrost it. Maybe in that life, you wouldn't have to be hurt because of me. I'm sorry about it all. I want to make it up to you but no amount of money can cover what you had to go through. I hope whatever you do, you become the most successful in.
Riley: Sup girl. Ion write but these niggas are so a nigga might as well too. I ain't no bitch some imma just say it straight. I enjoyed fucking you. Yeah, I may or may not have caught feelings at some point but it is what it is. We had fun while it lasted even though I hoped we could have continued but I guess I fucked that up. Just know that any nigga you fuck after me is never going to be on my level, you hear. Anyway, take care of yourself, I mean it. Keep kicking niggas ass when they try and fuck with you. Not even gonna front I will miss you... but I ain't no bitch so good luck in everything sexy girl. It will be weird not having you in my bed anymore.
Huey: I know you're shocked to see all the money but the guys and I all put $1000 each for each one of you so I hope you spend it wisely. We knew you wouldn't have taken it willingly which is why I stuffed it in your suitcase while you were in the shower. I'm not a sentimental person but I would be lying if I said I wouldn't miss you because I will. Pretty sure Coco will too. She really took a liking to you and I don't blame her. It was nice to meet such a talented and caring woman as yourself. The way you carry yourself is what attracted me to you. You're stronger than you think but I don't want you to be around to be used as a pawn again because you are not one. I apologise for exposing you to Ghost. You should never have met that side. Take care of yourself and the girls. You are truly a gem Jazmine.
We hope you can forgive us one day. Live the life you wish to live, we hope you all the best.
From,
Huey Freeman, Riley Freeman, Michael Caesar & Hiro Otomo
They finished the letter and sat there in shock. There were silent tears running down their cheeks as they read the boys saying goodbye forever. This wasn't what they wanted to happen.
"Of course Riley gonna say some dumb shit like that." Royalty let out a single laugh before sniffing as the tears continued to grow.
"Ugh. I know and Caesar is so annoying. About my heart is frozen." Cindy shook her head as he whipped her tears.
Ming nodded. "And Hiro always trying to do some cute shit all the time."
Jazmine took the letter from Cindy and looked at Huey's paragraph. His handwriting was so neat and polished unlike his brothers. It showed how in control he was when he wrote. She wanted to leap into his arms so badly right now.
"Why am I going to miss them so much?" Jazmine wondered out loud. She lifted her delicate hands to feel the small charm that rest just at the beginning of her cleavage as she remembered allowing Huey to clip it on for her and her giving him a kiss in thanks.
They all shared a look before letting out full blown sobs. They held open their arms and pulled each other into tight hugs as they cried and cried. It was more than just because of the letter, they were in pain and they needed to let it out freely without a serial killer hovering over them.
They cried for another five minutes until there was a knock at the door.
Cindy whipped her face quickly and sniffed but her eyes were now blood shot red.
"I'll get it." She walked towards the door, looked through the peephole, unhooked the chain and opened the door.
"Room service." The man smiled as he stood with a cart full of food, completely unaware of the low mood in the room.
"Uh yeah thank you. You can just leave it right there." Cindy pointed to any random spot as she let the man in.
"Here you go." Jazmine pulled out $20 and handed it to him. He thanked her and made his way out.
Cindy chained the door again before walking over to the cart.
"You ordered ice cream and cookies?" Ming looked at Royalty who went to shrugged but remembered her shoulder.
"We deserved it. I knew we would need it." Royalty grabbed her plate before moving over to the table in the room. The rest of the girls followed suit and they sat silently eating their food. It was the first time they have ever eaten in silence.
It wasn't as if they were deep in thought, they just had no energy for conversation. They would be talking and laughing right about now but that was before they experienced what they did.
Once they finished, they grabbed the surprisingly still frozen ice cream and cookies.
"Movie?" Jazmine suggested.
"Sure." They agreed.
Ming grabbed the tv remote and put on 'The Iron Giant' since it was the first one she saw and they couldn't be bothered to search for another film.
Hours passed as the four continued to drown themselves in children's movies and before they knew it, it was night-time.
"We would be getting ready at the club right about now." Jazmine mentioned as she got her toiletry stuff to get ready for a bath.
"Yup... do you think we could find some here?" Royalty suggested.
"As much as I don't want to rely on stripping, it gets the bills paid. Well, we not paying bills no more so I guess it gets the hotel fee we paying for." Cindy snorted.
"I'll google it." Ming pulled her phone and began to search. It didn't take long before she found one. "There's one called 'The Wild Tiger' about 8 minutes away. We can check it out tomorrow night. Right now, I need a bath and sleep."
"Indeed, and I have to clean these stupid wounds." Royalty complained.
Jazmine looked at her worriedly. "Are you sure you'll be able to dance?"
"Trust me girl. No wound is going to stop me from getting my bag."
"I hear that. We gonna have to be caked up in make up until these fucking bruises clear up." Cindy said annoyingly. They all understood her anger. They felt the same way.
"We can pick some more up tomorrow." Ming suggested.
"We have no choice." Jazmine stood and walked towards the bathroom. "Hopefully we don't see anyone."
"Don't jinx it!" Cindy shouted back at her before her and Ming went to their room to also have a relaxing bath.
Royalty connected her phone to her Bluetooth speaker that she brought with her everywhere and began to blast music as she waited for Jazmine to come out. Cindy left the door connecting their rooms open so that the music could make its way inside their room.
For nearly 2 hours, they spent their time consumed in music. They didn't play no upbeat songs since they weren't really in the mood to be all hyper, it was mostly calm R&B and Reggae. No words needed to be said between them but they all had the same thoughts.
How was Huey/Hiro/Caesar/Riley doing?
Are they ok?
Is Raven ok?
Is Vladimir dead?
Is he after them?
Will they ever be able to go back to Chicago?
Who still live in Woodcrest?
Would their family welcome them with open arms or will they still be disowned?
Did they even want to see their families?
So many questions swirled in their head and there were less and less answers. Endless possibilities but none seemed positive.
Jazmine laid on the white sheets staring up at the celling. It had been a very long two days.
She had a weird feeling. Huey was the reason she was beaten and bruised but for some reason she wanted to run into his arms and have him hold her all day and all night long as she cried into his chest. That was not a normal feeling to have. People would think she's crazy.
'Maybe I am crazy.' She thought.
Sighing, she rolled over and grabbed her phone. She pulled up Snapchat and went through her memories to look at the good times she had but that made it worse.
Jazmine scrolled down to the first snap she ever took with Huey. It was when they went out on their 'sorry for the abrupt end to the night' date. They looked amazing. There was something about a man driving that was weirdly attractive and Huey made it look 100 times sexier. Then the day they took Coco to the park. They were in the restaurant and Jazmine and Coco were taking silly pictures and videos while Huey just sat there. When the waiter came back over, she asked if she could take a group picture for them. After begging Huey, they finally managed to get some.
Coco had her arms wrapped tightly around their necks as she pulled them in closer. Her and Jazmine had large smiles across their faces while Huey barely had a smirk on his. He just stared dead into the camera as he was forced to sit and take the picture but she didn't care. She loved the picture.
Jazmine heard shuffling and pretended she was asleep. She opened one eye and saw two figures standing at the door.
"Jazmine? Royalty? You guys awake?"
Jazmine sat up once she realised it was Cindy and Ming.
"Yeah. I can't sleep." Royalty answered.
"Can't stop thinking about... the place?" Ming asked.
"Yup." Jazmine joined in. "Wanna join?" Jazmine threw open her bed sheets and held open her arms.
"Yup." They all raced over and jumped into her bed.
They laid with Jazmine and Cindy at the top and Royalty and Ming at the bottom.
"Just like childhood." Royalty remises.
"You know it's crazy that it has been 7 years since we have all slept in the same bed." Cindy mentioned.
"Word? Damn."
"Some things never change I guess." Jazmine sighed.
"Don't you think it's crazy how our lives just switch up the way it did?" Ming asked.
"For real. I was that bad bitch Cindy McFearsome and all that shit and now I just want to cry every two fucking seconds and I hate that shit!" Cindy exclaimed her frustration.
After that, they all sat up and looked at each other in the dark.
"You're not the only one. What do you think I was doing in the bath?" Jazmine held her hand and looked at her.
"I hope washing." Cindy joked which made them all laugh for a second.
"Of course silly but I had to shed a few tears away from you all. I was always known as the cry baby growing up, I'm not trying to crying so much in front of you all."
Ming shook her head. "Jazzy. If you want to cry just cry, same with you Cin. We don't judge each other ever, that's not how we roll. We're sisters, we have each other's backs no matter what. We're emotional reeks together too."
Cindy nodded. "You're right. We are the baddest bitches out here. We have to forget about them boys and move on. We are strong independent women. We had our own house and our own car."
"And we will work and get that shit back. We worked too hard to have the shit we got." Royalty said so determined that her natural Jamaican accent came through.
"Hmhm! But for now, I am tired so this bad bitch is going sleep." Jazmine flopped back down onto her pillow. "Good night bad bitches."
"Goodnight bad bitch." Was the reply she got. They all laughed but then focused on going to sleep.
Feeling each other's body in a safe, warm environment made it easier for them to drift into a dreamless and much needed sleep. They went from sleeping on the floor, to in a van to on a plane. It was the first time they were in a bed for over 24 hours and they were happy as fuck. They pushed the men to the back of their minds but knew it would be easier said than done to forget them.
Hours before, back in Chicago
Huey sat in the van on his way to save the girls from the man who dared to cross them when he was in thought.
Him and the guys agreed that the girls needed to be sent away to be safe. Chicago was not a place for them to stay. They did expect the Russian's to do something like this, well at least not so early. It showed that they were serious about their business but so was Huey. They didn't know him. He didn't give a fuck about any of them. He will kill anyone who gets in his way.
Huey knew he was about to be on a killing spree very soon and Vladimir was at the top of his list.
It was hard for him to let them go but he had to. He didn't want to just kick them out of Chicago after they made a living for themselves here. They had a job, a house, a car. He needed to help them some way.
He taped the back of the van to signal for his brother and friend to open the little window to see him.
"What nigga?" Riley asked from the back.
"I've been thinking. I can't just let the girls leave without giving them some type of shit." Huey said after rolling his eyes at his brother's rudeness.
"What you thinking?" Hiro took a quick glance over to Huey as he sped down the highway.
Huey shrugged. "Some type of cash. Just a little something to cover them for as long as they need."
"You know money isn't going to make them forgive us."
"I know that Caes but I would feel better knowing they had something to hold onto and put towards whatever they need." Huey saw Caesar nod in understanding and turned back to the front but still in conversation.
"How much?" Riley simply questioned.
Huey shrugged again. "I was gonna put in 1K."
"Word?"
"I'll put another K in." Hiro nodded.
Caesar sighed. "I'll add to it."
Riley looked at them all and kissed his teeth. "Ite. I add a little sum." He sounded annoyed and unbothered but really and truly, he wanted to give them the money. Most importantly Royalty. She was already hurt and now she was taken, he knew she would need it for medical supplies for her wound. Hopefully it was the only one.
Huey pulled out his phone and began to send a quick and simple text to on of his guys, Ace, who should get the job done within 10 minutes. "Then its settled. We will give the girls 4K. Thousand each."
"They're not going to want to take it." Caesar told him.
"And how we gonna get it? Not like we can pull up to any motherfucking ATM." Riley said as he pointed to the empty roads.
Another eye roll. "You know who imma call. Ace will get the money then bring it to the house, we just put the money back after. I will stuff it in Jazmine's suitcase while she's in the shower because I know they're gonna want one, so then she won't know until they reach the next destination." Huey explained.
"Makes sense." They all nodded.
"Oh shit, nearly forgot. Pedro told me to give this to you." Caesar reached into his pocket and pulled out a silver necklace.
"Nigga when did we say we were buying going away presents?" Riley answered annoyingly as Huey grabbed the item.
"We didn't." Huey looked at the necklace before stuffing it into his pocket. "A few months ago, a crackhead was harassing me to buy it so I did for him to leave me alone. I cleaned it of course. It was just in my office because I didn't know anyone with a name beginning with a 'J'. I found it when I went back in there today and asked Pedro to put a tracker in it and was going to give it to Jazmine... I don't think I'm going to give it to her anymore." Huey surprisingly expanded on.
"Why not?" Hiro took another glance at his friend and saw that he was so deep in thought, he didn't realise he was spilling out what was on his mind.
Huey shrugged. "I don't deserve to follow her. To know where she is, where she's going. I don't deserve to feel at ease knowing she is happy and safe away from me. Jazmine deserves her own happiness and freedom without me compromising it. I don't want her to have another reminder of me. I want her to move on and forget about me, about us."
The four were silent as they took in what Huey said. They all felt the same way.
"I hear that but if it gives you some piece of mind to know she isn't close to Chi-town, then give it to her. You owe yourself at least that." Caesar tried to reassure him.
"Caes right man. I would have done the exact same to Ming if I could." Hiro nodded in agreement.
Riley shook his head. "Ion know man. Kinda stalker-ish. I mean I probably just watch her ig and shit."
"You're still being a stalker Riley." Huey told him annoyingly.
"Nigga no it ain't. Your ass is knowing her exact location, my ass is just seeing what she posts which will then let me know where she is." Riley justified himself.
"Well, I would love to continue this conversation but we're here." Hiro cut the two brothers off and the van got serious.
It was time for action.
As the four went and rescued the girls, their dear friend Ace got the job done and easily handed off the four thousand dollars to Huey once they got to the warehouse. By this time, Huey forgot all about the necklace which meant when he snuck the money into Jazmine's suitcase, he didn't even realise it dropped out of his pocket. Jazmine teared up when she saw it but quickly pocketed it when she heard someone knock on her door, telling her they were ready to leave, which meant she only had time to confront him at the airport.
The boys never looked at the tracker. They wanted to give the girls their own privacy and after seeing how banged up they were, it was best if they didn't know. The blood, bruises and soon to be scars that now plagued their bodies will now plague their minds. Maybe they saw a future with the girls maybe they didn't. They just knew it would be a very long time before they could find another female as amazing as them four. It seemed almost impossible.
Jazmine stirred as she began to wake up. She tried to stretch her limbs but hit two bodies in the process. At first was confused until she opened her eyes and saw Ming, Royalty and Cindy all knocked out on her bed.
'They look more comfy than me.' Jazmine thought. She looked at her phone and saw it was 11:45am already. 'We defiantly needed that sleep.'
She swung her legs out the bed before making her way to the bathroom.
After using the toilet, she turned on the shower and began to strip. She didn't remove her eyes from the mirror as she looked at her reflection. There were a few red marks on her wrist, ankles and arms from when she was tied up and when Huey jumped on top of her from the explosion.
'Damn. Thinking of Huey again. This is going to be harder than I thought.' She sighed before carry on to analyse herself.
Her face was the one she wanted to avoid seeing the most. She didn't want to look at it but it was hard not to. It wasn't something she could easily hide like Royalty could. Hers was slap bang on her cheek. Everyone would see it if they stared too hard at it when she has makeup on. It was a dark purple colour which is a completely different colour from her lighter skin tone.
Not wanting to contemplate on it any longer, she jumped in the shower to get herself ready.
After her shower, she walked out the bathroom in a towel to only see Royalty in the bed.
"Where's the other two?" She tightened towel over her body while she threw the other one off her wet hair which allowed her curls to fall onto her shoulders.
"They went into the other room to get changed." Royalty replied as she walked into the bathroom herself.
Royalty shut the door, turned on the shower and took off her clothes. She constantly forgot she was injured. She got stabbed not once but twice and was fighting an infection but she didn't want anyone to see her in pain because she didn't want to look weak. Little did they know, she was crying out in pain inside her head. She hoped they didn't catch on.
The Jamaican native felt a fire burning inside her, a new type of anger that she has never felt before. A whole new persona was about to come around and she was not going to let another man hurt her again. She got in the shower and winced as the water touched her cuts but ignored it. She hoped they would close up soon.
Cindy sat looking for something to wear out when she stopped and picked up a tiny item. It was a simple blue bracelet. She didn't expect to find it in her suitcase.
When Cindy got dragged to join Ming and Hiro on their date, Caesar was there too. She thought he was trying too hard but she secretly enjoyed the chase. He was the only man she would allowed to win her over the way he was trying because it wasn't over bearing. He was sweet and funny. He made the effect to make sure she was smiling no matter what madness was happening in his life. She looked at the bracelet and contemplated if she should put it on. They were supposed to be forgetting about those four men but she and everyone else knew it was going to be hard.
Letting out a deep sigh, she slipped the item on her wrist and continued her original search.
Ming stood in the shower with her eyes closed and allowed the hot water to run down each curve of her slim body. Her wrist and throat were sore but there was little she could do about it. She delicately touched her throat and winced. The only time she has been chocked was during sex which was arousing but this was aggressive and painful. There was no safe word. Now she wondered if she could ever get over the feelings of his rough hands slowly decreasing the oxygen to her head. Ming now felt as if she was very against being strangled during sex. She didn't know if she would get flashback but didn't really want to experiment with it as of yet. It was too soon.
She wished the shower could wash away her worries and trauma but no amount of water could take those memories away. Ming sighed and forced herself to change her thoughts and began to concentrate on washing her body.
"Everyone ready?" Jazmine asked as she stood next to the door. She had on a grey Puma tracksuit and left the hoodie unzipped which showed off her white vest top that stopped just above her belly button. She wore white Air Forces with them.
"Yup." Cindy answered. She wore black ripped jeans and a red t-shirt that had the Jordan logo in the middle and put on one of her many red Jordan's.
Ming walked out in denim ripped jeans, yellow Converse's and a yellow wool, turtle neck that was sleeveless. "I don't normally like turtle necks but I'm loving it now."
"Has anyone seen my pills?" Royalty asked as she stepped out of the bathroom. She had the same trainers as Jazmine, jean shorts and a n oversized t-shirt that was just longer than her shorts.
No matter how rough they felt, they never allowed themselves to walk outside any type of way.
"Here." Cindy threw her the bottle she found on the desk which Royalty caught perfectly.
"Thanks. We can go now."
The four women closed the door after double checking that they had everything and made their way to the reception.
"Uber or walk?" Jazmine asked.
"I think we should walk. Take a trip down memory lane." Royalty suggested. They all nodded and took the 15-minute walk to the mall.
The whole time they would point things out from the past and have 'remember when' moments.
"Remember when that dog chanced us down this road." Cindy laughed.
"Yeah that bitch was crazy!" Ming joined.
"Ah shit. This was where we fucked up them girls." Royalty pointed to a simple road with a few local shops.
"We beat their ass. Even Jazzy joined in and she wasn't bout that life back then." Cindy smirked.
"You know when it comes to you three, I would defend you no matter what." Jazmine rolled her eyes.
Their conversation continued up into the very moment they walked into the makeup shop in the mall.
"Hi! Welcome to Cute Face, would you like any help?" A short woman asked as they walked in.
"Yes, where is your Fenty Beauty?" Jazmine asked.
The woman told them where it was and they walked over to the section.
"How much make up you think you're gonna need?" Royalty asked. Since her injuries wasn't on her face, she could get away with it.
"Might get two each of everything just to be safe and for later use. We haven't brought make up in ages." Cindy said as she walked over to where her shades were. She wasn't a girl that loved make up but it didn't mean she didn't wear it from time to time.
"I hope the make up doesn't look over baring when we put it on." Jazmine said worriedly.
"I know but we just gotta blend it up good." Ming sighed.
They spent about five more minutes looking around before paying for their things and walking out.
"Since we're here, we might as well do some retail therapy." Cindy snorted.
"That is my type of therapy." Jazmine giggled.
"Jazmine?"
They all turned to see Jayden standing there shocked.
"Ah shit, here we go again." Royalty mumbled.
"Already?" Jazmine whispered annoyingly. They knew they would at least see one person but damn give them a second to gather their thoughts.
"What you doing here? You never said you was coming back home?" Jayden grinned as he pulled her into a hug completely unaware of how tense she was.
'Bless this poor, clueless boy.' Royalty thought as she shook her head.
"Damn we not here or sum?" Cindy said from behind Jazmine. It's not like she cared, it was just rude how he just said hi to her and no one else.
"Oh shit. My bad. Sup Cindy, Ming, Royalty." He gave a slight waved.
"Jayden." Ming nodded in acknowledgement. "We just gonna be over here." She pointed to three empty seats not far from where the two were standing to give them some time to catch up.
"So, what you doing here?" Jayden asked excitedly once her friends were a good distance away.
Jazmine shrugged. "You know. Some shopping with the girls."
Jayden laughed and slightly tilted his head in the way Jazmine used to think was cute. "You know what I mean JD. What you doing in Woodcrest? You seemed pretty comfy in Chicago, didn't expect you to take a vacation here any time soon."
"Well, I, we." Jazmine strutted, not knowing what to say. Before she could make up an excuse, Jayden's face changed to a very angry one.
"What the fuck happened to your face Jazmine?" Jayden asked sternly.
Her eyes widened. 'He can see it?' She thought as she began to panic. She quickly pulled out her phone and went on her camera. There she could see the slight purple bruise on her cheek poking out over the makeup. 'And this is why I brought more.' She sighed.
"Jazmine. You need to seriously tell me what the fuck happened to your face or I'm going to bug the fuck out."
"Um- I um- fell?" She tried to convince herself to say.
'You're useless Jazmine.' She told herself disappointedly.
He reaches forward to touch her skin but she flinched back. That's when a thought ran across his mind.
"Wait. Was it that Huey nigga? Did he put his hands on you? Is that why you're here, he ran you out of Chicago or you're scared of him so you ran?"
Jazmine looked at him shocked. "What? No! He didn't do this to me."
"Don't lie to me Jazmine. I will fucking kill him if I find out he put his hands on you."
Jazmine had to hold back her laugh. "Jayden. You and I both know he could kill you within seconds. Do you really think it is smart to go up against a gang leader who can fight anyone with his eyes closed?"
"If he hurt you, I don't give a fuck who he is."
"Well it wasn't him. It was someone else."
"Then who?" He asked as he stared down at her.
"Jayden. Just please let it go." Jazmine said as she nervously began to look around her.
"How can I let this go Jazmine if you're hurt like this. I have never seen you with such a big bruise on your face. Why are you defending a man that hurt you?" He asked her hurt.
Jazmine wanted to rub her hands over her face but that would just cause the rest of her makeup to come off. "He didn't hurt us Jayden. I'm serious."
"Us? Those three are hurt too?" Jayden looked over to Jazmine and saw Cindy, Ming and Royalty in their own conversation. They looked fine but so did Jazmine until he got closer. "Jazmine what's going on? And please don't leave me hanging."
Jazmine sighed. She didn't know what to say but she already dug her own grave, she might as well tell him something.
"It wasn't Huey's fault. Someone wanted to get to him and his three friends, who were kinda dating those three, so they used us kind of as bait but they came to recuse us and it was their idea for us to leave Chicago but I don't know how long." Jazmine rushed out.
Jayden looked even more shocked. "So, you mean to tell me that someone kidnapped you because of Huey and then he told you to leave... Jazmine why aren't you as angry as I am right now?"
Jazmine shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe I should be but that's in the past."
"How far in the past?"
"Just over a day."
"Jazmine!" Jayden shouted her name but regretted it when people began to look over. He went back to speak in a quieter tone. "Jazmine, I don't understand you. Why are you defending someone that flipped your life upside down?"
"I don't know. I know I sound crazy, trust me, I have been thinking about it ever since we got to the airport but I can't explain it." She sighed not wanting to continue the conversation.
Jayden saw this and sighed himself. "You're right. I'm sorry JD. I shouldn't be mad at you for what that bastard did to you." Before Jazmine could correct him, he carried on speaking. "I told you about that teaching job and I accepted it and move to Chicago in just over a month. I was looking forward to seeing you there but I guess you're going to be here now."
Jazmine shook her head. "Trust me, the girls and I are not planning on staying here long but I am happy for you." Jazmine smiled sincerely.
Jayden nodded. "Yeah. I don't know why I never text you but I will begin to do so." He pulled out his phone and began texting. "And the first thing I am going to text you is my Woodcrest address that will be my place until a few weeks and my new address in Chicago. You know, for when you wanna stop by and have a chat." He winked at her making her roll her eyes.
"I doubt it but it's good to know. I gotta go now, I know these kids are tired of waiting." Jazmine giggled as they turned to her friends who were messing about.
"You're right you're right. I look forward to hearing from you JD. I'm serious. Nice necklace by the way. Its cute."
"Thanks. Bye Jayden..." She whispered. What she didn't expect for him to lean forward and plant a very light kiss on the same bruised cheek. Jayden winked at her, waved at the shocked girls sitting down and made his way out the mall.
"Girl what the fuck was that?!" Cindy asked her as she run up to Jazmine with Ming and Royalty behind her.
"I don't even know..." They began to walk as Jazmine began to retell their conversation.
"Damn. He really still loves you. How you do that? Might hit up some old niggas while we here?" Royalty joked.
"What's crazy is that he even complemented your necklace not knowing the dude that got it, is the one he wants to try and beat up. Try being the key word." Cindy laughed.
"He doesn't need to know that and I have no idea." Jazmine sighed as she went back to Royalty's question. "I mean, it was just high school. We're adults now but forget about me and let's do some shopping for tonight."
"Don't have to tell me twice." Said Ming before dragging the girls into one of the many clothing stores.
Jazmine was enjoying her time shopping but she couldn't help but think back to the time her and Jayden spent together back in school.
10 years ago
15-year-old Jazmine had just started her Sophomore year of high school and was excited. She couldn't wait to join the cheerleading team. For some reason, the school didn't allow Freshmen's to join in any team sports until their second year which everyone felt was stupid.
"Ay yo Jazzy!" Cindy called out to her friend as she stood by her locker with Ming.
Jazmine skipped over and pulled them into an unexpected tight hug.
"Damn girl. I wanna breath." Ming struggled to say making Jazmine finally realise them.
"I'm sorry! I'm just so excited for try outs!"
"We can tell."
"Well it's about time that they let the one and only McFearsome on the courts. I think it's a bunch of bullshit that you have to be a Sophomore to join a team. This is why they lost the tournament last year because they didn't have this bitch on their team. They finally get to watch me break some bitches ankles as I dodge in and out of their shits. Shooting my perfect lay ups and all" Cindy gloated about her skills and she pretends to do a lay-up as they walked down the hallway.
"At least you're happy. There's no kickball team here." Ming said annoyingly.
Jazmine's smile still didn't leave her face. "Maybe you can join cheerleading or basketball with one of us. Oh! What about soccer?! It's like kickball in a way."
Ming shrugged. "I guess I can try it."
Jazmine squealed. "This is going to be so awesome!"
Before the girls could response, a group of boys walked past the girls.
"Hey Jazmine." The one in the front winked and smiled while his friends just smiled at Cindy and Ming.
It all seemed to happen in slow motion for Jazmine. She locked eyes with the boy as he walked past her and said her name so smoothly.
Once the eye contact was broken, Cindy and Ming laughed. "Damn Jazzy. You got Jayden on you and you didn't say anything to him. Royalty would be disappointed that you didn't take your shot when you had the chance." Cindy shook her head.
From when they met Royalty, they realised that she had enough confidence for each one and then some. They didn't know how she did it but she just did it naturally, she didn't care what anyone had to say. Even though she was the youngest, she was beginning to be boy crazy so when it came to talking to boys, she encouraged the girls (mainly Jazmine) to go for it.
"Yeah she would have dragged his ass back so you could talk, but Jayden! I hear he could easily become captain of the football team and if, no, when you become the captain of the cheer team, it would be the most cliché but perfect match. I can feel the romcom writers having a field day with this." Ming smirked.
Jazmine began to blush furiously. "Guuuyyyyssss. Stop it."
Ming and Cindy ignored her. "I bet that they will go out by the end of the year." Cindy smirked while Jazmine was shocked.
"I bet new years." Ming mirrored her smirk as she shook Cindy's hands. "Loser has to eat whatever sandwich the win makes.
"Bet."
"Bet."
Jazmine shook her head. "I can't believe you two. I am so not ready for dating." Jazmine said with a blush still on her face.
"Jazzy we not forcing you to date but you can explore. I mean everyone around here knows how sexy you have become with those developed breast and hips of yours. These flat girls haven't seen anything like you around here."
"That's not nice Cynthia." Jazmine giggled when she saw Cindy's face drop at her full name.
"But Cynthia," Ming teased. "Is right. You will be going out soon. I can feel it in my toes."
"You guys are really crazy but I love you the same way."
"And soon you will be loving Jayden the same way."
Jazmine's mouth dropped open while Cindy and Ming laughed at her before finally reaching their class just as the bell rang. Little did Jazmine know, they were right.
9 months later
"Jayyyddeeen! You so stupid." Jazmine giggled.
Ming and Cindy lost the bet. The two began to date a month before Cindy's predicted time which meant they both lost the bet and Jazmine served them with a random sandwich. Royalty was excited but was upset she didn't get in on the bet because her prediction was right. There were times where they really thought she could do voodoo.
It was currently May and they had been dating for 7 months now and everything was going well. Cheerleading and football were going great and there were talks of the two become captains next year which made people label them as the power couple. He treated her like a princess and spoiled her even though she already had her parents spoiling her. He would randomly give her single roses and leave them in her locker or bring her favourite snacks when she was on her period. Jayden was the sweetest boy she had ever met.
They were currently at his house on a Saturday afternoon. His parents were out and took his siblings with them so they had the house to themselves. They were on his bed, watching a movie when he started tickling her because she reached for her phone.
"La mia bella ragazza, watch the movie. Don't worry about your phone." He whispered in her ear as he pulled her closer to his body.
Jazmine shivered as he spoke Italian to her. Four months into the relationship, he began to call her that which meant 'my beautiful girl' (or he would call her JD in public) and she would swoon each and every time the words left his lips.
"I was just checking on the girls since we're going to that party later." Jazmine told him as she turned around to face him, still in his arms.
"Is a party really more important than your fidanzato?" He asked as he lightly kissed her lips.
"Depends if there are cute boys there." She smiled cheekily as she kissed him back.
"I swear JD I will strap you down to this very bed and not let you go."
"I'll love to see you try."
"You asked for it." Jayden grabbed Jazmine's arms and got on top of her making her breath catch in her throat. He leaned down and gave her a sweet kiss and was about to pull away when he felt her legs hook around his waist and pull him in closer. "Damn, I didn't know it was like that JD." He struggled to say as her lips attacked his.
Something came over Jazmine. She was ready. It was weird for her to think but she was. She wanted him. She was ready for him.
"I want you." She simply said as she looked up at him through her long lashes.
"You already have me bambino." He whispered and pecked her lips.
"I mean... in the other way." Her cheeks became red as she did her best to hint what she meant. She couldn't bring herself to say it out loud. She moved her eyes from his face to their lower body until he caught on.
Jayden was shocked. "Oh you mean... sex?"
The blush just grew even more. "Yes, sex."
"Are you sure? I won't force you to do anything you don't want to do."
"I know you won't. I want this."
Jazmine pulled him down and gave him a sweet and slow kiss before reaching for his shirt to begin to strip. They had done other things besides sex so they knew what each other looked like naked but this was different.
He reached over to his bedside table to pull out a condom and swiftly put it on. He got himself in the position and looked down at Jazmine.
"Are you 100% certain you want to do this? We don't have to-"
Jazmine cut him off by giving him a kiss. "I'm ready."
The two words made Jayden breath out heavy. He got himself ready and slowly pushed his way in.
"Hsssss." Jazmine hissed as pain flowed throughout her body. It was the most painful thing she has ever felt. "Wait!" She shouted as tears slide down her face.
"You ok JD?" Jayden asked worriedly. He had heard his friends talk about when they had sex, the girls cried but it was scarier in real life. He thought he did something wrong. He didn't want Jazmine to be in pain.
"Yeah yeah I'm fine. Keep going..." Jazmine squeezed her eyes shut as Jayden began to move inside her slowly. After a few minutes, she felt as if she had adjusted to this new feeling. "Faster."
Jayden heard her and did as she asked. They continued for the next hour before she left with a slight limp which the girls later teased.
This was the first of many times the two would have sex before they broke up a year later. It was a new experience for Jazmine that allowed her to feel more comfortable in her skin which she had not choice but to thank Jayden for helping her with it.
Present
They always say you never forget your first and Jazmine never did. She has had sex with other men but she had yet to find one that she could connect with fully like she did with Jayden. She never got the chance to with Huey and she felt as if she was getting close. She guessed she would never get that chance again.
"Ay Jazzy you good?" Cindy asked her friend that was spaced out.
"Yeah just thinking about some things." She answered.
Ming walked over to the two. "Well, let's get our stuff and go. I'm hungry."
"Don't have to tell me twice!" They heard Royalty out of nowhere as she went to pay for the clothes she picked up. The three laughed at her before doing the same.
Later that night, the girls walked into the strip club they had heard about and it was completely different from The Blue Moon.
There were mainly middle-aged white men in suit and ties with a few younger boys here and there.
"It's like every nigga in Wall Street found their way here." Royalty said as they walked over to the bar. She had on a short, black, long sleeved dress and paired it with some silver heels. She only wore this dress to cover her injuries which she prayed would heal soon because the routine or cleaning them and taking pills was beginning to become irritating.
"I hear that." Ming muttered as she looked around the room. She wore a lace bodysuit, a red, leather skirt and black heels.
Cindy looked at the girl on the stage and began to shout. "Oh hell no. What the fuck is she doing? You're supposed to move your hips bitch!" Cindy decided to wear black cycling shorts with a white crop top and some designer shoes.
"Cindy! Don't be so mean so early." Jazmine lectured her as she couldn't help herself but to laugh. Jazmine had a black shirt dress with a pair of white heels.
They all had on a good amount of makeup on to cover their injuries but not too much that it over powered their face. They still looked good.
"I wonder who owns this place." Royalty said. They could tell whoever it was already had money because the interior was expensive, it was just that the girls lacked excitement.
"Let's find out." Cindy turned to the woman at the bar. "Hey, miss bartender. Where is your manager?"
The brunette didn't look up from her phone as she pointed to the far end of the room. "They're in there."
The girls looked at each other as a way of silently asking if she really did what she did.
"We would say thank you but fuck you instead." Royalty smirked as she saw the woman get angry at what she said and Jazmine had to quickly pull her away.
Ming shook her head. "At this point, you two gonna have us fighting bitches left right and centre."
"Good thing you know how to fight then." Cindy smirked as her and Royalty high fived.
"Come on guys." Jazmine sighed as she stepped up to the door and knocked.
"Come in!" They heard someone say from behind the door.
They opened the door and saw a blonde and ginger doing what looked like a line of cocaine.
"Yes! How can I help you?" The red head asked as he sat up.
"You have got to be fucking kidding me." Ming said out loud as she looked at the two.
"Ed? Rummy?" Jazmine said in shock.
"Damn! Jazmine, Cindy, Royalty and Ming! That cannot be you!" Rummy said in the exact amount of shock.
"Yeah it can't be. Y'all too damn fine!" Ed added as he whipped his nose.
Jazmine shook his head. "No. It's us."
Ed Wuncler the third and Gin Rummy.
These two ran Woodcrest however they wanted because Ed's family founded the city so they let him get away with anything. Ed was rich and Rummy got in on whatever crazy things Ed would do so he ended up with money too.
They understood they should be in their 30s now but nothing seemed to change from when they were in their 20s.
Ming, Cindy and Jazmine's parents have a good amount of money so they would have to go to the dinners and events they would hold every year for a the rich and uptight people of Woodcrest. Royalty lived with her aunt until she moved back to Jamaica and she followed the girls to Chicago. Her aunt wasn't wealthy so Royalty never had to go to the events but the girls thought it was unfair and would always drag her just so they could suffer together.
One Christmas event, the girls were 13 and 15 and they snuck away which was when they met Ed and Rummy sitting outside smoking weed. Cindy was the first to walk up to them and from then they began talking when they realised the girls were cool. From there, Ed and Rummy would always look out for them but it was mainly Cindy and Royalty that hung out with them. People thought it was weird but Ed and Rummy never tried anything with any of the girls. When they began to smoke and drink, Ed and Rummy were able to supply them with it. They became almost like brothers and sisters until they moved away and lost contact.
"How you girls doing? Been too long. What brings you here?" Rummy asked as he hugged each one of them.
"We just came back yesterday." Cindy grinned.
Ed quickly wiped off the remaining cocaine from the desk. "Word. At least you didn't wait long to hit us up."
"Well we didn't even know you owned this club." Ming commented as she sat on the arm of one the chair Cindy was sitting in.
"Then what brings you here?"
Jazmine sighed. "Well. A lot has changed since we have left Woodcrest... we're dancers now and we were looking for work while we're here."
Ed and Rummy looked at each other shocked.
"For real? You four strippers?" Ed questioned shocked.
"Yeeaahhh. Like we said, a lot has changed." Cindy nodded. "Ming usually does bar and I waitress while the other two dances."
"That's cool. What's your stage names?"
"Emerald. Diamond. Ruby. Sapphire. We call ourselves Gem's. We were the main girls in our club in Chicago." Jazmine said as she pointed to each one of them and did her best to not think about Huey and when they first met.
"That lit as fuck. You smart for them names. You can start today if you want." Rummy shrugged.
"Just like that?" Royalty asked with her eyebrow raised.
"Yeah! You know we always got your back. Anything you need we got you." Ed smirked making them smirked back.
"And this is why you're bro."
"You can go on stage right now if you want."
Jazmine looked shocked. "You're serious?"
Rummy shrugged. "Them hoes be losing customers, they slacking. There are rich fuckers out there and I need their fucking money. We need some juice up in this bitch. Now get your motherfucking asses out there."
The girls laughed at him as they made their way out. Ed and Rummy went over to the DJ booth after the girls told them what song they wanted.
'Please don't let these injuries fuck me up.' Royalty prayed mentally as the stood by the stage.
Ed grabbed the mic and began to speak. "Sup motherfuckers! I have some home girls that will be joining the club so give it for our girls Emerald, Sapphire, Ruby and Diamond, aka Gem's!"
"It's the Speaker Knockerz..." Began to play in the speakers and everyone's attention turned to the stage, curious. Freak Hoe began to play as the four stepped on the stage and all eyes were on them.
The Gem's smirked at each other as they put on their stripper persona and began to dance on the stage, forgetting about their worries for just a few minutes. Within seconds, the floor began to flood with money and some even went to the cash machine to get more out after they wasted it on the other girls. As the first chorus came about, they all looked at each other and nodded. Royalty strolled over to the pole and pulled herself up, ignoring her wounds telling her to get her ass down. As she was half up, Jazmine followed behind, then Ming, then Cindy. The pole was high enough for all four of them to fit on and have enough space for themselves.
All four were doing different kinds of spins on the pole. Cindy legs were hooked around it, Ming straightened her body out by gripping her legs on the pole, Jazmine held on by only one leg sticking out and held on with one hand while Royalty was at the top and had her legs open in the splits while upside down.
Everyone was shocked at what they were doing and more and more money turned up on the stage as time went on. For just a few minutes, the girls were in their element again and it felt refreshing.
The song finished and they all came off the stage and began to collect the money as another song played.
"Daammmnnnn I didn't know y'all did it like that! Did you motherfuckers like that shit?!" Ed shouted on the mic. Every customer began to shout in agreement. "You want them girls back?!" More shouts. "Ite say no more. They will be back so make sure you are too with more money."
The girls quickly collected their money and made their way back to Ed and Rummy's office, ignoring all the jealous looks from the other girls.
"Man what the fuck?! You go Chi-town and learn all that shit? That shit crazy." Ed laughed as he sat in his chair. The girls have never seen the two so excited in so long.
"Well me and Ming definitely had to learn a few shit." Cindy snorted.
"You hoes – I mean girls, have to work at this club. I won't call you hoes because I got love for you." Rummy grinned.
"That's what I like." Royalty laughed.
"Let's see how much we made." Ming said and the girls nodded before pulling out all the tips on the table.
When they finished counting, Jazmine was shocked. "Damn. We made 642 after one little performance."
Ed groaned in frustration. "How the fuck you get so much one time and the record of tips from a stage performance was 700. You motherfuckers can easily make more. Shiittt you might need to train these bitches. No wonder they ended up one of A Pimp Named Slickback's hoe. They better at sucking dick than dancing."
"Slickback really still pimping?" Ming asked.
"Motherfucker ain't stopped."
"That nigga really needs to retire." Royalty shook her head.
"You try telling him that and see if he won't pimp slap your ass into next week." Rummy joked.
"You right you right."
Ed pull out a bottle of Hennessey and they all took a glass as they began to talk about old times when Jazmine felt her phone vibrate. She took it out and saw a new message.
Jayden: Hey JD. I found something crazy in my shopping bag. Your id! I was wondering if you wanted to come over to get it tonight?
Jazmine silently gasped as she tapped away on her phone.
Jazmine: Oh my gosh! Thank you so much, I was panicking when I couldn't find it. Sure, I'll come get it. Won't be long.
Jayden: Cool. See you soon.
Jazmine locked her phone and stood up. "Turns out Jayden had my id the whole time. It somehow ended up in his bag so I'm going to go get it." She told them as they watched her stand up.
"Alright we will come with-" Ming started to say as they went to stand too but Jazmine cut her off.
"No no its ok. You three stay here and have fun, I'm just going to go and come back. Well go back to the hotel room."
"Are you sure girl? We don't mind coming." Cindy double checked.
"I'm sure." Jazmine nodded.
Rummy was the nicest one out of the two men so offered to drive her to his house which she happily accepted. It didn't take long for Jazmine to get there and saw he lived in a quiet area. She felt odd as she began to have more flashbacks of her and Jayden's relationship.
"5. 6. 7. 8."
"Hey Jazmine."
Jazmine was at practice with her new cheerleading team that she joined two weeks ago. She was standing and observing the older girls when she heard her name being called. She turned and saw the tall, mixed, football player smiling down at her.
"Um, hey Jayden." Jazmine shyly walked over to him, trying her best to not think about the other girls who heard him call her.
"How are you?" He asked her as he stood in front of her in his football jersey. She didn't know this until later into their relationship but he was shitting bricks talking to her. He lost a bet which meant he had to finally talk to Jazmine and it was proven harder than he thought.
"I'm good, just, you know, cheerleading." Jazmine pointed over her shoulder where the other cheerleaders were and some were looking over at the interaction. "How about you?"
"Yeah! Good good. Just, you know, football." He did the same gesture Jazmine did and smiled nervously.
"Right... um, I think I should get back to prac-"
"No! Wait!" Jayden lightly grabbed Jazmine by the hand as she went to turn away. She slowly turned around, looked down at their hands and back up to his face. She hated how good his large hands felt in her tiny ones. "I was wondering if I can take you out on a date this weekend. We can go wherever you want. A nice meal or something like that."
Jazmine looked at him shocked. A boy asked her out on a date! Was he for real or was he lying and would run over to his friends laughing at her saying she fell for the prank? Her mind was racing with so many different thoughts, she forgot to even answer his question.
"Jazmine?" He said her name anxiously. "If you don't want to, I can just go-"
"No! I mean. Yes. Yes, I will go on a date with you this weekend and dinner is fine. I will have to ask my parents but yes I would like that."
Jayden grinned ear to ear and Jazmine couldn't help but to giggle.
"Thank fuck! I was scared. I will see you later, I gotta go back for practice before coach chew my head off."
"I hear that. Bye."
"Bye." Jayden half turned and paused. He spun back around, kissed her on the cheek and then sprinted over to where his team was practicing.
In shock, Jazmine staggered back to where she was standing before.
"So, did he ask you out?" One of the cheerleaders ask.
"I hope not. I wanted to make a move on him." Another said.
"You're acting like he's the only one on the football team. Jazmine can have him and you can just choose another one."
"But he was cute... fine. Lucky Jazmine."
Jazmine just ignored them and spent the rest of the day in bliss. Her girls spent about five minutes jumping up and down at the news before rushing to the mall to find her a nice new outfit for her first date.
Months later
It was the end of summer and Jazmine was feeling worried. All last week, she wouldn't stop vomiting and it wasn't until now that a thought dawned on her. She could be pregnant.
Her and Jayden were now sexually active and Jazmine didn't take birth control because it didn't make her feel good so the possibility was high even though they did use a condom but you couldn't always rely on that. She was nervous to take a test but she had to. She didn't know if she should tell her friends or even Jayden. Maybe she should. She would need some type of support system because crying in her room while her parents were at the office was not going to work.
Sighing, she got up from her bed and ran to the store to pick up a pregnancy test. She went to a store she would never go to and hide her face out of embarrassment as she set the two pregnancy tests on the counter.
Once she got back home, she ran to her bathroom and sat on the floor, just looking at the plastic bag. This was scary as hell. She didn't know what to do. She never thought she would be one of those girls that would need to be taking a pregnancy test at a young age because she enjoyed having orgasms too much.
Jazmine felt a tear fall down her face. She didn't want to be alone.
She pulled her phone and sent a simple text.
10 minutes later, she heard a knock at the door and went to open.
"Are you ok Jazzy?"
"You ok JD?"
In came her best friends and boyfriend all with pure worry written all over their face. Their concern made Jazmine tear up automatically.
"Oh Jazzy. What's wrong?" Royalty asked as they all gave her a group hug.
"I brought a pregnancy test." Jazmine managed to say through the tears. Her eyes were closed so she couldn't see the shocked looks of the girls and Jayden suddenly become extremely pale.
"Um. Have you taken it?" Ming asked as they stepped apart.
Jazmine shook her head. "I was too scared."
Cindy punched Jayden hard in the arm which made him wince and rub his arm in pain. Despite being hit with boys twice his size in a game of football, Cindy still had a strong punch that stung him. "You couldn't use a condom or some shit dumbass. Look what you got our girl going through."
"Ow Cynthia."
"Don't call me that. At this point, we are no longer acquaintances so I wouldn't mind fucking you up." Cindy threatened him.
"Guys please." Jazmine sighed. They turned to her and looked at her. She really looked a mess. "I text you all over so we can do the results together. I couldn't decide who I wanted over so I got you all."
"Ok. Let's get this test done. No point in crying if we don't know the results." Royalty shrugged.
They all made their way to her room and waited for her to take the test. They waited and waited until the test came back.
Positive.
Jazmine was pregnant.
But that's not how this story ended.
After building up the courage to go to the doctors a few days later, she discorded she had a missed miscarriage. This was when the baby has stopped growing or died but there are no symptoms. Jazmine was heartbroken.
Yes, she wasn't ready to be a mother but the thought of losing a child was dauting and she was upset for days. Those few days before the appointment was enough for her to mentally prepare herself the best she could with being a teen mom. She thought about everything that would change and how they would tell their parents after the doctors but they never got the chance to tell them. Jayden was there for her the whole time and comforted her and promised to be more careful when they had sex, which they did after. The girls were there to support her and helped her get through it also. It was the scariest moment of her life and it caused her to become more mature.
After that day, Jayden and Jazmine became close until they broke up. They never really talked about that situation after it happened and Jazmine was sort of glad. The memories were too painful for her to relive.
Present
Jazmine took a deep breath as she stood in front of his door. All these old memories were coming back and she wanted to turn and run away to avoid thinking about it but she was right in front of the door. There was no point in going back to the hotel now when she went all this way to get her id.
She knocked and it was as if he was waiting behind the door because seconds later, the door was open.
"Hey."
"Hey JD. Wanna come in?" Jayden asked as he opened the door a little bit more for her to see inside. There were a lot of boxes.
"Sure." Jazmine said before she could think.
Jayden grinned and moved aside as to let her in and couldn't help but appreciate the cute and short outfit she had on. Once she was inside, he closed his front door behind her.
Jayden is baaccck. Is anything going to happen while Jazmine is there? Who knows. AND, I added my lowkey favourite characters, Ed and Rummy. They crazy and I love it.
A lot of flashbacks in this chapter. I love doing flashbacks because it lets you know more about the characters and some extra bits that impact the story so I hope you liked the ones I added here.
This is the longest chapter I have made so you all best appreciate it and review thank youuuu xx. I was going to split it but it didn't look right when I tried so you are blessed with a nice lengthy chapter. I cherish all reviews, seriously. Its what make me want to to carry on writing sooo lool.
BoondocksFever234: Huey gotta be Ghost for a while and he can't be Ghost with Jazmine aroounndd. They had to leave at some point but we will see how and if they find a way to be together again. Who knows.
Guest: This girl thanks you for loving this so much that you get that excited when I post another chapter so hopefully you shout and cry again for this chapter loool. Lemm know what you think about it.
I have spoken for too long now soo imma end this now.
Until next time
-TBG