RUNNING THAT HILL

CHAPTER 3

HUEY

I was beyond pissed at them. How could they just up and leave me at the mall like that. The mall closed early due to this crazy storm. T had no money, no phone, and no ride. I also apparently had no friends either. UHHH! But what killed me the most was Jasmine.

She could have waited or at least said something to me. I heard her say something while I was in the dressing room, but David had cut her off. But what I don't understand is when they pulled off , she looked out the window and saw me standing there. But still she said nothing. At times like this I feel like I am alone in this world after all.

Well, I had only one way to get home. Whether I liked it or not I was walking the twelve and a half miles home.

"Man, this some ol' bullshit!" I screamed into the empty parking lot. I was sounding like Riley. I must be losing my mind.

As I stepped into the parking lot , the first wave of rain hit my body. Not only was it cold as hell but it was heavy. You could sheets of rain just pouring down. But I was determined to get home. And when I get there someone's ass is gonna get fucked.

JASMINE

Oh my god , Huey is going to be mad. I tried to get them to turn around but they wasn't hearing it. I was wondering how he was going to get home. I hope he wasn't going to walk home. If he walks home he might get hit by a speeding car, or he might get robbed. But wait, he doesn't have anything on him. What if they beat him half to death and anally rape him.

As I thought of that last scenario, David saw the tears that were forming in my eyes.

"Whats wrong baby?"he asked

"We left Huey!" I said sniffing

"Don't worry, he can take care of himself." he told me

"But he can get hurt or robbed or..."I was silenced by the powerfulness of his kiss.

"Like I said , he can take care of himself."H said. But it didn't make me feel any better. I didn't speak after that. I just put my face in his chest and thought about Huey.

The ride was unbearable till we got to the freeman house. That was when the fun started.

"Ok guys, we gon leave the bags in here. Then we gon have to run to the house." said Cindy "Riley you got yo keys ready?"

"Man you know it. Let me go first so I can unlock the door." he said as he opened his door.

I watched Riley dash to the door while he was yelling and cursing about messing up his new kicks. As he opened the front door , he signaled for us to come on. This is the part that I hate. I don't like rain because it makes my hair frizzier than what it already is. I wish I could straighten it, but Huey says I look better with my puffs. He can be sweet when he wants to.

As we ran to the house, the cold rain was pounding my body. It was really strong, not to mention there was a lot of wind. I really hope that Huey didn't walk in this weather.

When we reached the front door, we were greeted by the warmth of the heater. Thank God for technology. As we dried ourselves off, Riley came down the stairs with his collection of bootleg movies.

"Ok yall, what we gonna watch ?"He asked us.

"How bout we watch Soul Plane 3"asked Cindy

"Come on baby, we saw that last week."Caesar told her

"What about Shrek 5?" suggested Sunshine

"All hells naw. Not that kiddy shit!Next!"Riley screamed

"How bout the Chainsaw Massacre 3"asked David

"Yeah"everyone yelled in unsion

We cut the lights off and started watching the movie. Did I mention I was terrified of scary movies.

HUEY

The rain has taken its toll on my body. My muscles ache with each step I take. My clothes can do nothing to keep me warm. I messed up my favorite pair of air forces, the africa editions. To top it all off, I was beyond furious at my friends for leaving me. My anger was boiling in every part of my body.

I was just a mile away from my house. I have been walking for two and a half hours. As I walked the last mile , some idiot decided it was a good idea to fuck with me.

WRONG!

"Your a dumb ass for walking in the rain" he yelled out of his car window. He then proceeded to hit a puddle so it would splash me. I picked up a rock that was the size of my fist and threw it at the car. My aim was dead on as it smashed through the back window and hit the driver, knocking him out. His car then swerve and ran into a stop sign.

This did nothing but intensify my anger. I was glad when I made it home, but I saw a sight that put me above my boiling point. I saw Cindy's escalade in the drive way. That is not what made me go crazy. It was that they were all chilling in the living room, watching a movie. I was going to kick some ass.

I kicked in the door with all my strength . It scared everyone out of there minds. They had all of the lights off, so they couldn't see the anger in my face. But the light from the street light, they could make out my soggy afro. That is how they figured out it was me and not some crazy killer hobo. They had no idea what kind of hell was about rain on them. Riley made the mistake of speaking first.

"Man , you had everyone in dis bitch scared thinking you was some killin ass nigga." he said as he walk in front of me with a huge grin on his face. "Why you kicked open the..." I didn't let him finish as I landed one swift punch to the stomach, which sent him flying in to the china cabinet that
Grandad kept to impress white people. He hit the floor and rolled over in pain. He was in no condition to get up any time soon.

Everyone was shocked at what just happened. They had never seen anything close to this. Caeser was the next one to get fucked up.

"Yo man, what ever is wrong we can talk about this." he said as he put his hand on my shoulder. Too late to try that Caesar. I grabbed his wrist and tossed him back into the living room. His body hit the wall with so much force that a crater was made. He fell to the ground unconscious. Cindy ran to his side while David, Sunshine, and Jasmine stayed in there place. Finally David thought he was man enough to talk to me. He probably wish he never did that when I get finished with him.

"Man you can't be coming up in here, kicking people's asses like you want the world to end." he screamed at me like he owned me. With every word he stepped closer to me. If he could see the look on my face he would have shit himself like Ed Wuncler the third did when he was in Iraq.

I attacked his midsection with a combination of kicks, knees,and punches. I then layed three uppercuts sending him straight up. I wasn't done yet. I jumped up to his level and swiftly kicked him in the jaw, sending him flying into the dining room table.

When I was done, I was breathing hard. I was still furious when something unexpected hit me.

SLAP!