One week later
Cindy opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was Riley and Jazmine looking at them.
"Cindy! You alive!" Riley yelled, hugging his best friend.
"Riley, how am I alive?"
"I was all like, hook me up Scotty! And I pumped ma blood into yours!"
"But, I was stabbed in my vital organs."
"I thought that too."
The doctor came in the room.
"I found the reason why Cindy was able to recover."
"What?"
"Well I noticed that Cindy only needed a certain amount of blood, so I took a look at Cindy's X-rays, and I saw something puzzling."
"What did you see?" asked Jazmine.
"The knife somehow went through her without touching any of her organs. I'd call it a miracle." He said as he left the room.
Cindy looked up at Riley with tears in her eyes.
"Riley, you saved my life!" she said grabbing Riley into a kiss.
"Cindy!" Riley said.
"Reezy, I said we were friends with benefits."
"When did this happen?" Jazmine impatiently asked Riley.
"Aww Jazzy, all it means is I can peck him on da cheek… or lips."
"I don't know if I approve."
Riley then walked up to Jazmine and kissed her deeply on the lips. He then started to whisper in her ear.
"Cut her some slack, Jazmine. She is ma best friend, and she saved ma life."
"Alright." She started to say.
"As long as it's not around me, and that it's just limited to kissing. And when Riley and I are alone, we want to be alone."
"I promise I'll behave."
They all looked at each other for a moment.
"So, what happened to Huey? Did he go to jail?"
Riley frowned.
"It's worse than that, He's dead Cindy."
"Oh, that's tragic to hear."
"Plus that's not all." Riley continued. "Jazmine, I never told you this either."
The two girls looked at Riley, interested at what he was going to say."
"This happened before I met you Cindy, but it continued after I met you."
"iight."
"Jazmine, rememba when yo daddy came to your house all beaten up?"
"Yeah."
"Well my Granddad was training for a fight with a man that Huey thought was some trained swordsman. But he turned out to be a blind old man, so he was killed by Granddad. But rememba when Tom came home to yo house all possessed?"
"I don't remember. I think I was sleeping."
"Whateva Jaz. Any way he was possessed by the spirit of the old man! And Huey said it was due to a nigga moment. That is a moment where niggas get mad at each other, and they fight each other. That's how yo daddy got possessed."
"He was just like Huey, and I didn't even know!"
"Well, with Ruckus's help, we were able send his soul back to hell. But then one day, the old man's friends came to kill us, so we had Bushido brown help us. He's was this really good karate fighter. But when he was fighting, he got his head chopped off by one of his friends. Then the friends told us dat dey only wanted to annoy us. So anyway, I guess Huey and I had a nigga moment, and he got possessed."
"Oh." Jazmine said. "Well, what now?"
"I was thinking about lunch at the Super Mex. Jazmine, would you like to go?"
"Sure Riley!"
"what about me?" Cindy asked.
"You need to stay here and recover. I'll come back later tonight to visit you." Explained Riley."
"You promise Reezy?"
"I promise."
Riley and Jazmine left Cindy alone in her room, as they went to eat lunch. Cindy just waited, completely bored with Riley not being there. Minutes turned into hours, and still no Riley. Cindy was starting to worry that Riley might not show up. It was nighttime by the time Riley showed up. Cindy's face lit up once she saw that he had a bouquet of flowers with him.
"Aww, are those for me?"
"Yeah."
Riley put them down and sat on the bed with her.
"Well, I'm here, so what do you want to do?"
Cindy giggled for a second.
"Well, first I gotta ask, what does your Granddaddy think of yo brotha's death?"
"He didn't take it very well, C. He's been moping around the house all depressed, and sometimes when I go to sleep, I hear him crying."
"That's sad."
"Yeah, so I was kinda bein nice to him, helpin him around the house in stuff."
"Aww, is Reezy bein good to his Granddaddy?"
"Yeah, but I'm still tough!" Riley said as Cindy giggled.
"Whateva."
Cindy then took Riley's hand.
"I was afraid you wouldn't come and visit me." explained Cindy.
"I gave you ma word, Cindy."
"I guess."
"Well, I gotta go, but I'll be here tomorrow." Riley started to get up but he wasn't fast enough for Cindy to quickly kiss him on the lips."
"Aww, thanks fo da flowers, and comin ova fo a visit."
"It was ma pleasure."
A couple weeks later
Cindy was running her way toward the Freeman's house. She was now fully recovered, and excited to spend time with her best friend. She invited herself in without even knocking.
"Reezy?" she yelled out. Robert came through from the kitchen.
"Oh! Hi cutie pie! Riley is upstairs."
"I was wondering if he could come to Knott's soak city Woodcrest with me."
"Of course he will! Just go wake him up!"
"iight." Cindy said running up the stairs and into his room. Riley was in his bed, which was his and Huey's joined together.
"Reezy! Getcho ass up!"
Riley slowly opened his eyes.
"Cindy? Is that you?"
"Yes, now get up! We're going to the water park! I heard they've opened up a new water slide called journey to the center of the earth."
"iight." Riley said as he went into the bathroom and put on his bathing suit. He then ate breakfast, and went out the door with Cindy. They walked over to Cindy's house, where her mom dropped them off at the park. They went through the turnstiles and then found some sun chairs to set their things down. Cindy took off her clothes, revealing her two piece bathing suit. Riley could not help but stare for a moment.
"Reezy?"
"Oh! Uh, let's go on journey to the center of the earth."
"iight."
So the two of them went on that, and a few other slides. When they went on the two person slides, Cindy would hang onto Riley, which made him aroused and uncomfortable at the same time. The two of them decided to go in the wave pool for a bit. But when they were walking over there, they came upon a startling surprise.
"Riley? What are you doing here with Cindy?" asked Jazmine.
"We're best friends, so why can't we hang out together?" answered Riley.
"Well, at a place like this? Where you can eyeball her?"
"It's nothing like that, Jazmine. I swear!"
"Riley! I'm serious! Sometimes I think you treat me like a whore."
"Why would you think that?"
"Because you are hanging out with other girls like a player!"
"Jazmine, You're my girlfriend! Cindy is my best friend! Sure, she likes me more den dat, and she kisses me sometimes, but she ma live or die nigga! I respect her. But Jazmine, I love you, and I would never do anything like dat."
Jazmine went up to Cindy.
"You better not be foolin around with my boy!"
"I'm not damn! Stop acting like a bitch!"
Riley could see the anger on Jazmine's face. Her eyes started to turn pale. Riley then realized, she was having a nigga moment with cindy. Jazmine was part black, and Cindy acted black, so through some celestial error, Stinkmeaner's spirit was starting to inhabit Jazmine. Riley reached over and kissed her on the lips. After a while, Riley watched as the spirit of Stinkmeaner flew out of her mouth and disappeared. Jazmine looked up at Riley."
"Riley, what happened?"
"You was having a nigga moment."
"Me? And With Cindy?"
"Yeah."
Jazmine began to laugh.
"And you saved me?"
"Yeah."
"Thanks."
So Jazmine and Cindy made up and became friends again. Riley was secretly happy that he was being young Reezy, who had 2 girls competing for his love.
He also awaited the birth of his child. He couldn't wait to be a father.