3/10/2010
Chapter 2
Briona now lives in Boston, Massachusettes and she is 14 years old. She lives in the center of constant gang war between the Bloods and the Kryps. The school she goes to is right in between the territories of the bloods and the Kryps. The Bloods own everything West of the school and the Kryps own everything East of the school. Briona's human father is the leader of the Bloods, so she lives west of the school. Briona's parents are both black because they found her in a dumpster one night after they had just eaten dinner. They took her to the police but no one claimed her so a week later they adopted her.
Right now she is just getting back from a school dance that she went to with her best friends Maria her latina chicka, Liz her thick and lucious mamacita, Emily her very dominant bestie, and Carmella a very beautiful person. They all wanted to stay but Briona wasn't feeling very well so she left. She is walking through Kryp territory because Blood territory is really hot with cops and she is always getting stopped on the streets because she is the daughter of the Blood King. Now this is the beginning.
The streets are silent all I can hear is the sirens of cops speeding down the road most likely going to capture someone I know. It's really dark outside its probably the darkest night so far this year. I'm walking through the park in my dress when it's like 48 degrees outside. As I look back just on paranoia itself I see that there is a man in a black hoodie just a little taller than me following me. So I pick up my pace just a little bit more. I look back again and I can see he has picked up his speed to where it matches mine. I notice that he is right behind me so I start to sprint. And when I look back so is he. I start running at full speed. But he is right there as well. He knocks me to the ground and then drags me to the jungle area in the park. He ripped my dress off...
I slightly open my eyes and I see this black man he might be about 19. He is literaly beating the man to death. I look down at myself and I feel something wet and sticky on my chest. I look at my hand and it's blood. I can now feel the pain an agony from the wounds. The black man or my hero is now carrying me. He is saying something but i cannot make out what he's trying to say. I pass out...
The next thing I know i'm awake in a hospital bed with I.V's connected to every possible vein in my body. I look up and I see my hero, my savior, my friend. He has a very warm smile, not one you see often in my neighborhood. When he saw me out the corner of his eye he immediately grabbed my hand and asked me how I felt. "I'm fine, but may I ask you who you are?" He looked down quickly and then looked back at me with a sly smile and said "I'm just someone who was walking by." I then asked him "what's your name?" He replied hesitantly"My name is Marcus."
I smiled and told him my name. His face changed quickly as he relized who I am. "Is there something wrong?" "Yes very, I'm a Kryp." My smile turned into anger, but I was not angry at him I was angry about what he was. "Oh, I'm very sorry. What are you going to do? If you want I can say someone else helped me if you like. I know this will cause a lot of drama. So, if you want you may go." He looked very confused so I spoke again. "Or you can stay. Whatever you prefer." And then he said something that was surprising for a Kryp to say, "I would like to stay. I helped you and i'm not going to run away like a little bitch. I'ma own up to it like a man. And if my dudes can't except that I helped a women 'den they ain't my dudes." As soon as he was finished I saw my father's men come through the hosptital doors and I knew he wasn't to far behind him. "There's still time to run if you want." I said with a smile. "I wouldn't dare." My father walked in the door with rage his men tried to explain to the angry nurses who he is and that he can do whatever he wants. "Are you okay?" He said with hate. "I'm perfectly fine. Just a few scars that will heal in dew time." He looked over and saw Marcus. "Who is this?" Marcus then stood up and introduced himself. "Sir, I'm Marcus. I'm the one who found your daughter and brought her here." My father then looked at me for conformation so I nodded to show him that he's worthy of trust. He then reached over and did something i've never seen my father do. He hugged a grown man, Marcus. "Thank you so much. I cannot show you all my gratitude. If I would have lost her I wouldn't know what to do. If there's anything I mean anything I can do let me know." "Sir, that won't be necessary I really think I should go though." "Do you need a ride?" "No, I'm fine. I'll see ya around Briona." He than walked out hesitantly looking back over his shoulder every 3 seconds. "So explain to me what you were doing walking in Kryp territory at night!" I took a deep breath and went over everything that happened. He then called his men in. "I wanna know who did this. And I wanna know why they did this. And no one is to touch him when they find out because I wanna be the one to kill him slowly!" This did not shock me at all. To be very honest I've heard worse and I've seen much worse. "When are they allowing you to go home?" "I don't know I haven't spoke with anyone, I just woke up." "Then i'll have my men figure it out now. Get some sleep you'll need it."
I went to sleep that night in a hospital bed, so obviously I didn't get to go home. They're making me stay one more night. I did dream a very weird dream that night. I was running through these woods along a river, but I didn't know what I was running from. It was around twilight and it was getting dark. After what felt like hours of running I reached a waterfall. And behind that waterfall was a beautiful women, she was dressed in a white silk gown. It blew in the wind like a ghost flying threw the midnight air. This beautiful women was pointing left and for some strange reason I trusted this beautiful women so I ran left. As I started running I noticed that there was a fire at the end of this path. When I reached that fire I sensed something off about this place. And then all of a sudden these animals came from all directions tackling and biting me, but I don't know why. I woke up in sweat and the heart monitor that was hooked up to me was going at unnatural speeds. The nurse rushed in to check on me but I reasured her that it was just a dream. I did not sleep the rest of the night.
The next day Marcus came to see me in the hosptital, this time he brought me flowers. "Thank you so much. They're beautiful." I said. He sat down next to me hesitantly. "So, how do you feel? If you want me to give you some time I can." He said looking at me as if he knew something was wrong. "No. I'm fine, really. Just didn't sleep much last night." I said forcing a smile. But he quickly noticed "Are you sure? You really don't seem fine." He said looking over me once more, and then again. "Yes. Please I assure you I'm fine." This time giving him a real smile. "So, when are you allowed to leave?" He said "I'm actually allowed to leave today. The doctors said that i've been healing very quickly." I said. And then the police walked in asking the nurses where I was. The nurse with a big smile kindly showed them to my room. "Hello, my name is Officer Reed and this is my partner Officer McCormick. We are just here to ask you some questions to see what happened that night. Is that okay with you? Are you feeling up to it?" The officer said very politely. "Yes. I'm very fine. What would you like to ask me?" I said looking over at Marcus. "Briona I think I'm gonna leave now." Marcus said getting up to leave. "No please stay. I don't think this should take long." I said beggingly.
"Okay I will." He said with a warm smile."Okay. Let's start off by asking your name, where you live, and the names of your parental guardians." He said. "My name is Briona Lawrence. I live on 1922 Chataeu. My father is Valentine Lawrence and my mother's name is Elizabeth Lawrence." As I said this I saw the Officer's eyes widen as if someone just put a loaded gun on the back of his head. I knew my father was a scary person, but I didn't know he was that scary. When I looked at the officer it looked like he was deciding whether he should just get up and walk out or sit and wait to see if my father kills him for being here. But then he started to say, "I-I know this may be hard for you but can you please go over with us everything that happened the night you were stabbed." I sat there replaying the day in my mind. And then I started from the beginning.
"My friends and I had spent the whole day getting ready. We were getting ready for the dance that night. We went to the mall and then back to my house to get ready-" He cut me off. "Who was all at your house that night. Anyone you haven't seen before. Anyone you don't know." I started again answering his questions first. "No it was the same people that are at my house every night. After we got ready we went to the dance in Maria's car. Maria is a friend of mine and the families. We didn't go to the dance with anyone, yes we were asked by about the whole school but we have no one in our interest right now." I said looking over at Marcus and smiling. He looked back with a smile no girl can resist. "Once we got to the dance we danced around a bit with a few boys. Then I started to feel sick so I told everyone I was leaving. They all insisted on coming but I wanted to walk. I like night time. I left the school and started walking down the street when I reached the city park I noticed that I was being followed by a guy in a black hoodie.-" I was cut off again. I was getting mad. "Was this park in the supposed "Kryp" territory?" I knew that he only asked this because of who I was. "Yes this was! As I was saying. After I noticed he was following me I cut through the park. Then he started chasing me. I ran as fast as I could but I-I just wasn't fast enough. When he got a hold of me he dragged me back to the playground and then he-and then he." I stopped I couldn't say any more. I remembered every single thing. I remember the way the leaves sounded crunching under his boot. I remember the smell of his cologne, it made me sick. Marcus saw what was happening and he jumped up and moved to my side. "Please. Finish what you were saying!" He asked. "Can't you see that she can't. Leave her the fuck alone! God damn give her some space!" Marcus was defending me. "What do you think you're gonna do boy!" The officer yelled back. "I'ma show you what I'm gonna do if you don't leave this fucking room now!" And then my father walked in just in time. "What the hell is going on here! Why the hell are you in here!" "I was just trying to make him leave sir." My father looked at the officer. "I'm talking about you. He is telling you that she's sick obviously if you just looked at her! Better yet, Bruno, John come here. Will you please take here for a ride down to the docks.I don't feel like dealing with anyone's shit today." Bruno and John, my father's right-hand men, came in and took Officer Reed away. Officer McCormick just stood there hoping that his fate wouldn't be the same. "Officer?" He looked over at Officer McCormick. "Officer Mc-McCormick, sir." He said as he cleared his throat. He sounded very nervous. "Officer McCormick since your new I won't count this against you so you may leave." Officer McCormick rushed out the room.
"I think I should go now." I looked up now. "No. Please stay. I like you. You saved my daughter more than once you may do what you want. You are a good man. I've never seen you around my neighborhood though. Where do you live?" Marcus and I looked at each other. I saw in his eyes that he was asking me if he should tell him, so I nodded. "Sir, I think I should tell you that I live in Kryp territory." Then I saw my father's emotions go from gratitude to anger and then calm down. So I spoke "Dad, he has helped me greatly please just let it go. I mean he-" He cut me off. "Listen I can accept that he is a Kryp because he has helped you and he has great respect. So I'm fine with it."
