Okay people, time for the next chapter and I already have to say this bullshit, so I'll let Riley say it for me, Go Ry-Ry.
Riley: A'ight, So This bitch right here don't own shit, not me, my grandad, my gay ass brother, not even Tom punkass. All she own is her characters, so 'dat mean Robin, Amir, and even my home gurl Jordan. And-
Okay, okay, shut the fuck up youngboy, you talk too much.
Riley: Bitch what? I'm tryna help yo' writin' ass out
Well help out by shutting the fuck up, Jayden Smith looking Mug.
Riley: Oh hell nawh, now you about ta'- { Author pulls out a pellet gun and chases down Riley}Ahhh
*Huff*Huff* Onto the next chapter, pew-pew muthafucker*Huff* Got damn this lil' nig fast*Huff*Huff* See you a-at the e-end.
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Huey's P.O.V
"So you saw, that girl was in your dream last night?...sounds like your Dream girl to me" Cesar commented after I told him about my dream.
"No Cesar, she's obviously someone significant" I look out the window in my room, I see them all disband and got out in separate directions. I think they were playing tag.
"Dude, you're probably over reacting or it might be a coincidence. And you said you didn't see the girls face in the dream." He reassured.
"Yeah,..maybe" I still wasn't fully convince although I was having some doubts. I feel a hand on my shoulder and look up at Cesar and away from the window.
"Look, how's about we meet her, and if she seems suspicious, we'll track her. But from what I see, she seemed pretty normal...But that Sammy was a bit protective of her."
"What do you mean?'' I asked, fully turning away from the window.
"I was just being all nice but then he hopped right into the conversation. He seemed a bit overprotective, but that is his sister...Oh and did you know that they're from Philadelphia, right next door from where I use to live" He chirps that last part before putting a cherry lollipop into his mouth, I resist the urge of lecturing him on his dental care.
"Alright, we'll try your plan" I say blankly and we begin exiting the house."Trust me Huey, you'll realize you had nothing to worry about." He continues to reassure me.
The sun almost blinds my eyes, guess I should get out more. My vision is suddenly interrupted by a speeding runner, I watch to see Riley chasing down a girl with voilet eyes but she wasn't Danielle, her skin was a bit lighter and her hair was longer.
"Ha, cornered! What'cha gonna do now-Aye" All of a sudden she rolled around him like a football player and made a mad dash in the other direction. "Hahaha, football logic nigga" She teased and laughed at him.
"Oh no you don't" He ran and tackled her onto the grass"Ompf!" They both said, as they hit the floor."Got dammit your heavy," She squirmed but Riley had a firm grip on her."One, two, three hold," He said with a clever smirk and he let go.
"No fair, this some old bullcrap" She stomped her feet and he snickered."I got 'chu fair and square, how you like 'dat?...But seriously, who else do we need to catch, I'm gettin' tired." He crossed his arms."Well, I think my sister got caught by Cindy, not too sure. We still need to find Sammy and Jazmine" Just then we heard giggles from behind a tree. Both kids looked at each other with devilish sneers and crept behind the tree.
"What's up orange cotton candy?" They both poked their heads around either side of the tree, There was a yelp and a scramble but they both caught her arm,"One Two Three hold" They let her go on the spot. Jazmine groaned and sat on the floor as both kids high-fived.
"What are you guys playing?" Cesar asked as we approached them.
My brother glared at me suddenly and was about to speak before The girl pushed him down,"Well if you must know you Sexy black men, we're playing Manhunt" I was kinda shocked by her confidence, and I chose to ignore her comment and Cesar blushed madly.
"Uhhh, don't call my gay-ass brother and his gay ass friend sexy" Riley said in disgust and rose to his feet."WHAT! THEY'RE GAY,...awe man, why all the sexy niggas gotta be gay" She gave a dissatisfied look.
"Hey! You guys catch Dani, she managed to get past me, but I did catch Sammy." Cindy called as she, Sammy, and Jazmine formed into our conversation."No, but we did get Jazzy-Jaz, she probably hid behind a car." She suggested. Then all of a sudden, The girl herself appeared and Sammy took quick action to grab her. She rolled her eyes and said,"Doesn't matter, still the last person to get caught" Her voice was as harmonious as a bee yet was drawn out with a hint of a southern accent.
"Where'd you go?" Riley asked.
"To admit, I hid behind a car and followed Cindy" She said nonchalantly."Ha! Told you!" Danielle rolled her eyes but her eyes seemed to land on me and my eyes remained on her. Her stare was seemingly blank in the eyes, but a small smile was perched on her face. I stared at her for what seemed to be for hours, trying to observe her character.
"Hey Huey, These are my friends Dani, Chrissy, and Sammy" Jazmine chirped and presented the 3 kids. They all gave genuine greeting with a slight wave."Wait, that Afro is awesome and it reminds me..." Sammy smirked and turned to Dani.
"Reminds you of what?" Both sisters asked with curiosity peeking out of their faces."Remember that whole shock incident with Dan-Dan's hair and it looked like his Afro", He stated and Chrissy did a double take"Oh shit, Harriet Freeman, hahahahahahhaha" They busted out in a fit of laughter.
"What's so funny?" Jazmine asked and Dani glared at the 2, eyes turning into cold gems. And her eyebrows were slightly arched with tugged corners of her lips.
"Yo, yo, yo check it. Not too long ago my sister's hair frizzed out so bad, it looked like this guy's. So we all use to call her Harriet Freeman, now that was funny. That afro was bigger than his." I resisted the urge to roll my eyes as everyone stifled laughs and chose to tune it out and not snap. My eyes directed towards Danielle, who was walking away and I decide to follow her.
"Aye" I called out and she stopped and turned around, her hair flipping along with her."Yes?" He face was completely blank, a sad kind of blank. My mouth kind of fell short of what to say, but I walked up next to her. She was about an inch or 2 shorter than me."You alright?" Was the first thing that popped into my mind as I looked at her.
"Depends on your definition on 'alright', but I'm okay. Life is full of it embarrassing moments and sometimes you need to laugh at yourself" She said with a simple shrug and we continued walking."Where are you going?"
"Nowhere, sometimes it's easier to think when I'm walking" She continued the silence.
"So, why are you 3 here?" I asked."Wow, lots of questions with you,..but if you must know, my parents are on a business trip out of town" She quirked an eyebrow."What town?"
"How the hell am I suppose to know, as long as we get money and are well fed, I don't care" She said as if I were stupid and the way she said it made me cautious."So it's just you 3, no one else" I continued to try to corner her.
"Yes, we are independent, it's not even that long of a stay. I guess you could say our parents trust us, by ourselves. We can defend ourselves." I walk a few more steps ahead before I stop right in front of her and she stops in shock."Okay, what's your game?"
"Huh?" She looked uncomfortable and her eyes were filled with nervousness."I don't know what you're really doing here, but I'm gonna find out" I stared her down."Look, dude, I have no idea what you're talking about, but you're really close and it's making me really uncomfortable. I don't need you in my face and threatening me about who knows what, so please move" She said in a nervous yet angry voice. She inched around me and walked away. For a split second, I didn't know what to think. Either she was a really good actor, or she was telling the truth.
Robin's P.O.V
That guy was really freaking me out, but he looked very familiar but I decided against it, since he has been in the media a dozen times. For a moment, I was actually threatened by him. But then again, he was ten and I doubt anyone would listen to him. I'm very good at lying, can defend myself, and was very quick with planning and stowing away. And I just had to wait and-OMPHF!
Ow, I just bumped into a tree, I hate being clumsy. I walk around the block a few times and try and clear my head, I felt a poem emerging in my head.
Secrets
Are you serious? You can't be lying to me again,
You say one thing and go off and do the other,
You hypocrite, I thought we were close
I told you everything, instead you say nothing
Pathetic, let those unknown words leave your lips,
Watch how they catch up to you and punch you right in the face,
Just don't look for me when it happens, because I was you only true friend.
I'll never forget you, but you'll always be a secret
From my mind and your mouth.
That poem was trapped in my head like a melody, but every time I repeat it, I picture Jazmine. For the smallest bit of time here, she has been a great friend and something in the pit of my stomach was churning. I didn't know what it was, but it made me feel nauseous.
"Hey! Dani" I turn to see 2 fluffy pigtails and bright emerald orbs running towards me. Wow, I can never find peace, but I do enjoy company."S'up Jazmine?" I muster out.
"I saw you talking to Huey, what was that about?" She asked.
"Eh, some questions about me and where I'm friend. But that guy kinda freaked me out" I admitted and we walked back to her home.
"Yeah, he's like that sometimes, but you'll get use to it." She chimed and smiled at me, something about her smile made me smile and the feeling went away."If you ask me, I think he might like you" I was stunned by her words.
"Uh,...I don't know about that oneJay" I titter as a blush crept onto my face. I wasn't the one to talk or show much interest in boys. Although back at home, they showed a great deal of interest in me. I was polite and paid them no mind, but they loved the chase. I'm glad that I got a break from that.
"Well, I don't know, but Cesar told me that he was very interested in meeting you" I trembled inside. I think Jazmine saw my discomfort and spoke again,"Um, my Mom wants to know, if you guys want to stay for dinner tonight?"
I calmed down and thought a moment."Please, there aren't many friends like you around. I mean, they all don't enjoy the things I do and you're actually very nice. I mean, there's Cindy, but she likes to do boy things and all the boys don't like to hang out with me that much" She admitted sadly.
I gave her a pitiful look, I could relate to how she feels.' Sure, I might have to talk my sibling's into it, But I'd love to" I gave her a reassuring smile."Really, That's great, we can even have a sleepover" She hugged me and wrapped her arms around my neck. It was kinda felt nice to get hugged and I hugged her back. "Come on, I'll give you a piggy back ride" I offered and she didn't hesitate to get on my back and let me carry her into her house.
"Oh, hello Dani, Did Jazmine ask you if you'd like to stay for dinner?" Miss Sarah said.
"Oh Mommy, she said yes, can we have a sleepover?" She beamed as I let her off my back."We'll, I don't see why not...In fact, why don't you and brother and sister come stay with us?"{OOOOO, see, not every abandoned character needs to stay at the Freeman's house} That's when my body started to jolt up and my brain started to scramble. I really need to stay at the hotel and wait for Suga mama."Um...,uh,...I don't know" I admitted with a stammer. I made the mistake of turning to Jazmine, she was giving me the most adorable puppy dog face and I turned to Sarah, who gave a displeased look.
I sighed,"Look, maybe I could stay. But I have to talk to my siblings first" I stated."Oh Yay!" Jazmine beamed."Okay, and don't worry, we'll call and talk to your parents" My gut was jumping around in my stomach when she said parents."Uh,..okay" I mentally facepalmed myself. "But I doubt they'll answer, they're very busy" I add in a desperate attempt to not get caught.
"They shouldn't be too busy if they're talking about they're kids. Let me just finish up and we can call" She rubbed my hair and I nodded nervously, she walked away. Oh man, this wasn't apart of the plan."Isn't this great, we can play all day and act like real sisters" She bursted me right out of my thoughts."Sure, yeah...Let me go,uh,...talk to my siblings real quick"I practically ran out of that house and searched for one of my siblings. Luckily, I found Sammy playing soccer with Cesar.
"Aye yo Sammy" I called as I ran over and at the same time he was about to kick the ball and he looked at me before he could kick it. And when he did, his foot tilted towards me and the next thing I knew, I get hit in the face with a soccer ball. Today was just my lucky day, I was the clumsiest and accident prone as they come.
The impact of the ball hit me hard in the face. It fell right with me as I hit the ground. As soon as I hit the ground, my eyes fell heavy."Awe shit, Dani" That was the last thing I heard before I blacked out.
... Black Out ...
"Ugh,...what-what the"I groan and slowly begin to open up my eyes. The first thing I saw was an older gentleman with a happy face."Am I in heaven?, 'cause god sure looks like " I mumbled the nonsense and I heard him laugh as my eyes opened.
"You're not dead, you just got hit with a soccer. You blacked out for about an hour or so, you got quite a bruise" chimed as I sat up and rubbed my head."Ow!" I felt a sting of pain and wince in pain."Here, this should help" He put a patch on my forehead."Oh, thank you" I said in a jittery tone and I see that I'm in a livingroom.
"No problem lil' baby, why don't you hang out with my 2 idiot grandson's" And like that, he left out the room. Wait,..hold up. I look around and see Huey, out off all people, sit next to me, reading a book. He was kind of glaring up at me, silently. Which makes me even more nervous, I hope he wasn't staring at me the whole time.
"Hello"I say in a polite voice."Hello" He said in a monotone voice. And I stared blankly at his shifted glance.
"Heeeeey,...heheh Dani, sista', my better half," In came Sammy and Cesar, I glared at them."You know, I should really slap the Mexican out of you and the gray off your shirt" I growl as I lay my head on the armrest, I felt a headache coming on.
"I know, and we're sorry" Sammy said."Yeah, we swear we didn't think it would hit you like that" Cesar admitted. "Fine whatever, but if this leaves a scar, I give you each a bigger one." I closed my eyes.
"Did she accept our apology?" I heard Cesar say."Yeah, but it always comes with its personal threat,..let's watch T.V" Sammy explained and I felt my head get lifted up and made me sit up straight. I turn to see Sammy sitting on the edge of the couch. I don't even say anything or give him a blank expression. I zone out into the show and daydream about being an immortal Goddess, I loved mythology and the ideas of its stories. Most girls wanted to be a princess, but I want to be a goddess or an immortal nymph. Then a realization comes to my, I almost forgot about Miss Sarah.
I look at the other black boys and they are having a slight conversation."Pssst, Sammy" I whisper and continue to look at the T.V."Huh?" He turns to me slightly."We're in deep" I explain the whole thing to him.
"Awe man,...I think I got an idea,...come on" He nudged me and we got off the couch."We'll be back, We need to co talk to a friend real quick" Sammy said blankly said and he ushered me out the door before they can say anything.
"So, what's the plan?" I asked as we walked out the door and closed it behind us.
"We need someone to impersonate our parents,...just need to find out who." We thought a moment until an idea came into my head."Let's call Ming and Jacob, and we'll do it on a payphone, so they won't track us. And we can find out what's going on" I announced.
"That's a good idea,...where can we find a pay-phone. Last time I heard, white neighborhoods don't have unless shit" Sammy crossed his arms.
"Ummmmmm,...let's ask Cindy or that Riley kid" I suggest.
"But then they'll want to come" Sammy whinned."And I just can't go back home. I don't wanna go to jail, they'll rape my ass so bad, I won't be able to feel nothing no more. And I damn sure ain't gonna go back to that deadbeat of a father, I jump off a got damn bridge first!-"
I slapped the mess out of him", Nigga calm down and Keep it together, it's the only chance we got. We'll run the rest of our lives if we have to, I don't give a rat's ass. Now bring yo' dumbass on" I grab his ear and drag him over to the 2 playing basketball, including my younger sister."Hey guys, do you know where a payphone is?" I ask, stopping their game.
"Why, what's wrong wit' cho' phone?"
"Yeah, don't use no old timey shit, just use the phone in our house" Riley pouted.
"Yeah, but we need to make a call to our,...cousin who is on the run from the police. And we need to check up in on him, 'cause he fam' and all" I made up that lie so quickly, I think an angel shunned me."What do are you talking about, we ain't go no co-" I quickly slap the back of my sister's head."Don't be so secretive, these guy's are our friends"
"What he do?"
"He had a whole factory of crack cocaine, he was almost caught but jumped out of a window and is lying low for a quick minute. Plus, we don't want the cops hustlin' us into snitching"
"Straight up, NO Snitching!" Riley smirked.
"A'ight, there's a payphone all the way down the road,...'bout 7 blocks even"
"Thanks, come on Chrissy, let's go talk to...Cousin Leo" Sammy gripped my sister by the arm and dragged us down the block."Hey!, what are you doin', let me go" Chrissy growled as we got to a far off distance.
"Chill, we have a slight problem, Mrs. Dubois is having-"
"Oh say no more, That white lady always gotta fuck up some shit. I saw her husband and he was as cute as a pumpkin pie and he a punk. I want him, that way I can boss him around and he won't do a single thing to me. He's gonna be one of my hoe's when I become a pimp" In usion, me and Sammy rolled our eyes.
"Look, stop hatin' on . She was kind enough to let us stay over her house for a while. But, I can't keep track of Suga mama's arrival and be here with Jazmine at the same time. They might get suspicious or we might miss Suga mama."
"Pfft, tell her to get the fuck on and continue our search for Suga mama" Chrissy scoffed.
"Shut up and just do what I said, and be nice. It's not wise to bite the hand that feeds you" I growl in a low tone and walked faster."What's up with the patch?" I ignored her. We finally foun a payphone and quickly dialed Ming's number.
"Hello?" I heard her chinese accent through the phone and felt so relieved to hear another familiar voice.
"Ming, hey, it's me Robin" I said in an inner excited tone.
"Robin,...Oh my-hold on, Diamond's here and want's to talk to you"
"Hello" I heard.
"Diamond, oh thank god you're still here."
"Gurl, what the hell. Where are you? They found your Mom and Amir's Dad beat the crap out of and unconscious. And you 3 went missing, What is going on? Like what the math,...What happened?" I was choking on tears at that moment.
"Y-you don't wanna know. Look, we're staying at some white neighborhood, we're on the run and we'll be back and live with Suga mama. But right now, we need a favor. We need one of you and Jacob to talk like our parents and allow us to stay at The Dubois house. To let you know, you're on a business trip and you made me go to the store because I broke a vase. You are in the next town over and left us 3 at a Hotel at Woodcrest called Wunclear's Heights"
"Hold up, you're at Woodcrest" I heard Ming boom into the phone." You see Afro headed black boy"
"Yeah,...his name's Huey,...wait didn't you play kickball against that fool and you were forced to move to our area because you were a disgrace or something." I asked.
"Yeah,...stay away from him,..he bad and I don't want anyone I know talking to him. I still want a rematch fo' my broken leg" i heard her growl.
"Awe, come on Ming, he was forced into the game. You said so yourself and plus you teased him."
"Hey,..Why you take his side, I thought we were friends"
"No Ming, I'm just trying to bring you peace. He's not gonna want to play. And I also really want to slap the Afro off of him. He's really creepy and askes me a ton of questions and scolds a lot which makes me uncomfortable." I explain the rest.
I hear a sigh on the phone"Fine, But I'll hate myself in the morning" I hear Ming curse herself out in Mandarin lowly."Oh thank you, thank you. I promise to call you 2 every night, message , text, whatever until we get back. Just get Jacob and wait by the phone, bye and tell my cousin Hakeem I love him." I smile really big grin and hang up the phone."Come on" I tell the other 2 kids and run as fast as I could to Mrs. Dubois house. We huffed as we came to the door.
"Oh Dani, I thought you had left, you were gone for a really long time, what happened to you" said in a jump.
"Sorry, but Sammy hit me in the head with a soccer ball and I fell unconscious like the helpless dame I was." I gave him an irritated look.
"I SAID I WAS SORRY!" He wailed and I scoffed at him.
"Um, okay, let's just call you parents now" Sarah quickly changed the subject. I was very eager to dial the phone."Hello, Who is this?" I heard.
"Hello Mom, a very nice women named Sarah would love to speak to you and Dad" I said in a polite tone. And I handed Mrs. Dubois the phone and silently prayed that it would work. I heard a lot of things, but my nervousness canceled out my hearing. I was literally shaking in my boots and I saw my sister biting her nails and Sammy tugging and finger combing his hair. My body got warm and I tugged on my sleeves, I felt my anxiety kicking in, I have really bad anxiety and I might need medication.
"Oh that won't be no trouble at all, We'll take great care of your kids, they're all such sweethearts. Yes, I'll be sure that they call you everyday. Okay, you 3 have a good day, bye" And we all sighed in relief."They said that you could stay, you just have to call them everyday. Both of your Dad's were very kind and I can see how strict your Mom is. Why didn't you tell me they were Manager's of the Nike Company" I was confused by the 2 Dad's part, but I knew Diamond's dumb self would say she worked for her favorite shoe brand.
"Yeah, we don't like to brag about it" I quickly covered my sister's mouth.
"Well, I'll have to drive you to your hotel and you can pack your things. Oh, Jazmine is going to be so excited," She gushed and went to go get her car keys.
"Okay, so that went good,...but what did she mean by 2 Dad's" Sammy asked. I just shrugged my shoulders, I decided against and I was just glad we didn't get caught. I merrily walked up the stairs." Hey, can you pack my bags for me.. I really wanna finish my game with C-Murph and Young Reezy" My sister asked, well more a command really. I shrugged and me and Sammy went into Jazmine's room. She wasn't in there, so I gladly took my Waynie bear and hugged its heavy fluff.
"Man, you're addicted to that bear" Sammy commented. I ignored him and pulled out the straps of my bear and wore it as a bookbag. I never went anywhere without my Waynie bear too far behind. It was the Bear my Father had won me and Suga mama stitched it to be more personally individualized. My Bear had a sorrowful yet pleasant look. He wore a Black T-shirt over his zipper so no one could steal from out of him. He had creamy brown fear and black orbs for eyes. He even had a studded earring in one ear. I adored him as if he were my son, that's how I treated my stuffed animal. It was the only stuffed animal I could keep away from my Mother's grasp, she threw all my other ones out and said I was too old to be playing with them.
"Hey Sammy, Hey Dani, so did she say yes?" She gave a hopeful look and clasped her fingers together over her heart. "Yes Jazmine, we're all staying over, Jazmine" Sammy said with a cool smile and threw an arm around Jazmine."Great" She chirped.
"You wanna come help us pack, My sister wants me to pack her stuff while she continues to play basketball with Cindy and Riley" I informed and she agreed. What a day!
Everyone's P.O.V
was happy to have some more nice kids around for Jazmine to play with. Not to say the kids around here weren't nice, they weren't your typical normal kid. Jazmine was ecstatic to have some nice friends over, even if it was only going to be for just a while. They all went to they're Hotel room and packed up every shred of thing that they owned, even dusted some of their fingerprints. Too skeptical on the police and made sure the room was clean as checked them out. Dani secretly asked when the Military party would be, and they said in about a couple of days, a week maybe. So she would check in by then. The sleeping arrangements were that Sammy and Chrissy would be sleeping in the guest room and Dani would be sleeping in the room with Jazmine.
"Just to let you know, I'm a kicker" Dani said as she sat on the bed with Jazmine. But Jazmine didn't care, she loved the company. Dani went downstairs to find out what that weird aroma was. was seasoning a pot in when she walked in.
"Oh hello Dani, I didn't see you there" She turned with a jump which didn't seem to affect Dani. She was use to people get being oblivious to her presence.
"What are you making?" She asked blankly, looking up at the women.
"Oh just some-"
Ring!Ring!Ring!
"Oh, I better go get that" And the women rushed off. Dani looked at the women then at the pot, and once more at the women before getting a chair and putting it up by the stove and standing on it. As she removed the cover, a distasteful smell filled her nostrils and it made her want to yak. She quickly put the cover back on, she already felt nauseous. She took a peek at the busy white women, before feeling a devious task be whispered into her ear. She got off the chair and took out some ingredients out the fridge and started adding some of it and more spices into the pot. She stirred it up and waved her hand to bring the smell into her nose, it now smelt heavenly and made her mouth water.
"Okay, I got, I'll see you then, bye" Dani almost fell out of the chair in fear. She put the spoon down and put the lid back on. Put the ingredients into the fridge and dragged the chair back to the counter and sat in it as if she had done nothing."Sorry about that, I'm the pot and was shocked by its new heavenly scent. She paused and looked at it and then turned behind her, but the little girl was gone. looked around in a puzzled manner but shrugged it off.
Later that night...
The Dubois had set up a dinner which the Freemans unexpectedly invited themselves in. As they made a seat at the table, Huey couldn't help but stare at the 3 kids. All 3 sat together, Dani in the middle with Amir on the left and Chrissy on the right. They greeted the Freeman's with a simple smile and slight wave. As food was being served they all sat and ate in a polite way.
"Thanks Miss Dubois, this food is delicious" Sammy complimented with a smile.
"Awe why thank you,..I guess I had a little help" She sent a secret wink to Dani, who was shocked by her knowledge of how she knew it was her.
"Sooo, Kids? I hear that your parents work in the Nike company" Robert said with a smile.
"Yes, it's nothing special really,...we don't really get into the whole company nor do we ask questions about it. When our parents come home, they're usually tired" Dani said, not wanting to get bombarded with questions.
"So, I heard you have 2 Dad's?" said and everyone looked at them.
"Yeah,...It's one of those fighting for her type of thing. Our Mom isn't married and they won't back down,...so It's whomever's Dad win's" Chrissy explained before shoving a spoon full of food into her mouth. "It's pretty complicated"
"Mom should really pick a Man, this competition is driving me crazy" Sammy rolled his eyes and played along."Dude, we can't get in the middle of this. We are the innocent bystanders to a Trojan War" Dani said with a bored expression on her face.
"Well, Damn. Yo' Mom sound like a Hoe-" Huey slapped his brother upside the head."Ow"
"I'm not gonna lie, she probably is-" Dani kicked her sister in the shin."Ow"
"Be nice you 2" Sammy advised with a small glare.
Chrissy sucks her teeth,"Shut up and mind your own business. At least I didn't kick a soccer ball at my sister's head" she taunted."I said I was Sorry!" He wailed and dropped his fork as he glowered at the young girl."Sure you did" Chrissy said as she crossed her arms and looked away from him.
"Okay,...but at least I didn't break the vase and blame it on Dani" Sammy sneered as he teased back."Okay, Okay...but in my defense, Dani shouldn't have been at the scene-"
"If you 2 stop being rude, I'm gonna throw you into a shark, throw the shark into a fit of fire and throw it's ashes into the ocean" Almost everyone's eyes shot up and looked at the girl. She had a blank stare yet was uncomfortable to all of the staring.
"Alright, Damn...didn't have to be so graphic" Chrissy said lowly and rolled her eyes and ate her food."Fine,...you know how Dani is,...she'll threaten the hell out of you with whatever she has o her mind" Sammy looked down at his food and gave a blank expression.
"Well,...Anyway Dani,...do you like Usher?" Jazmine chirped, sending a weird vibe through her parent's body.
"Yes especially 'The DJ's Got Us Falling in Love Again', ...But not as much as I like Tay Lyrics{Trey Songz} and Mruno Bars" Dani said earnestly.
"You can't have 2, pick one" Chrissy stated.
"Chrissy, you can't even make up your mind. You go from R.O.B, Brake, to Jeminem" Dani retorted.
"Hey, Brake, I finally picked. Now you pick"
"Yeah Dan, I'd pick Christiana in a heartbeat, girl's gone bad" Sammy shrugged with a smirk.
"Fine, Tay, Happy now?" Dani said.
"As happy as Merrell's song"
Dani scoffed" I'm finished, I'll just excuse myself" Dani picked up her plate and got up."Yeah, I need to unpack Chrissy's stuff or she'll have a queen bee fit" Sammy put his plate on top of Dani's. Before could politely tell them it was okay, Dani and Sammy dispatched in opposite directions.
"Oh great, leave me here" Chrissy rolled her eyes and put her head on her fist, daring someone to tell her not to. Her eye's landed on Riley, viciously and malicious eating his food. "You know you look like a Jayden Smith lookin' mug" Sometimes Chrissy says her thoughts out loud. Riley stopped and looked at the girl as if she had just slapped him.
...Outside...
Dani sat on the porch and gazed up at the stars, Ignoring the debate and bickering between the Younger Freeman and The Young Blasian girl. The star's weren't out, but the moon was out and shinning like a white button in the midnight blue fabric that was the sky. She was humming the lyrics of 'How to Love' by Wil Layne {Lil Wayne}. She didn't understand how a big time rapper could sing a very heartfelt song.
"Beautiful night, isn't it" Dani was snapped out of her thoughts to see Huey Freeman at the doorway. He stared more like glared, down at her . She watched as he made his way over and sit next to her and stared st the sky."So you're staying with the Dubois?" He asked, turning his head slightly to look at her Amethyst eyes. Her eyes, in the moonlight they looked like a dark purple horizon and flashed a bit. His eyes looked like a perfect red colored that looked like cinnamon or rust, maybe even red wine.
"Yes, it seemed to make them happy and it's okay. It's nice to have more company...I just hope I didn't make a mistake." She shrugged.
"Hope,...is irrational" She just turned blankly to the boy and it was silent for a second.
"But Hope is one of the feelings this world rotates on. Including Greed, Hate, and Sadness. But hope is that feeling that helps cancel out the feeling of Sadness and hate. How do you think our people got over discrimination and create movements"
"And hate,...is for the weak. You must learn how to Love before you can hate. But I guess it's easier to hate than love I guess. But at least you aren't faking a smile." He just stared at her for a second, taken but her words.
"And you are?" He asked in a monotone and remained pokerfaced.
She huffs a laugh and gives a small smile,"That is a question you have to find out yourself. A smile is a smile no matter what...The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection-Thomas Paine" She quoted before getting up."I'm tired, goodnight Huey" She gave him a smile before heading back inside. Leaving him in awe.
...In Jazmine's Room...
Both girls we're in bed, Jazmine was asleep but Dani laid await. She couldn't sleep in this unmarked territory. It was dark, just like a few day's ago. The event was finally crashing down on her. She scrunched herself up into a ball and turned away from Jazmine.
I beat up my own Mother, the person who gave birth to me. I deserve to rot, I'm a monster. What if I do go to jail, this is stupid. I shouldn't care, I should have no fears,...But everyone has fears. Why am I so cold, why am I shaking, My head hurts -She thought.
She gave up on sleep and exited the bed and tip-toed the window. She sighed and looked at her orange night-gown. She just wanted to lay on a cloud and go to sleep. She could fall asleep to the sounds of the world and watch them like ants. But she was a caged and trapped in a fantasy. The Gods would be in those clouds too, the all powerful Zeus. Her eyes landed on the house the street, it was very dark. She rolled her eyes and picked up her Waynie bear and took it downstairs. The house was still and quiet, you could hear a pin drop.
As she walked around, she saw a piano. It was like it was calling her. She found her feet shuffling towards the black piano. Her Mother use to have a piano and she played it all the time, she even played at the Church around the block. It was the only time she saw her Mother truly smiled, she even taught the young girl some scales. But after her Father left, the piano stayed and collected dust. But her mother instructed her not to touch it, but Dani often disobeyed that rule and taught herself how to play the piano.
Her finger's hovered over some keys and pressed 3 keys, and winced at the loud echo. She removed her fingers and looked around, it was still quiet. She sighed and got up from the bench, yet she stayed admired the clean and smoothness of it. She dragged her fingertips and let it grace over each key lightly and on the wood. When she had enough, she want into the living room and sat on the couch and at that moment she remembered to call. She inched towards the phone and quietly dialed the number. There was a silent ring, but not even 2 rings later, someone answered.
"Hello?Hello? Robin?" She heard a familiar voice yell.
"H-hakeem?" She stammered.
"Oh Robin,oh thank god. I'm staying over with Ming along with all of us,...wel more like just me, everyones asleep." He explained."But I'm glad you're okay, they said you guy's disappeared and probably got kidnapped or even..." There was a pause and a sigh.
"It's okay Keem-Keem, we just ran away" She reassured, after all, that was her favorite cousin."But why,...Did I do something, did someone hurt you. Your Mom is un-fucking conscious and your house is a wreck. What the hell did you 3 runaway from? A monster-" That's when Dani broke down.
"From her you idiot!" She wailed, tears rolling down her eyes." You've never noticed and I thought you were there. She hit's us all the time and failed to see that. And I just couldn't take no more-I just couldn't. Too much screaming, and words, ...and I just snapped." She fell to her knees and bent over to cry all her falling tears.
"...I-I didn't know,...why didn't you tell me?"
"To save you! She said she would kill all of you,...I didn't want you all to die, I wouldn't be able to live with myself...I'm a monster, I beat up my own Mom ,Hakeem ,...my own Mom" She whispered, she didn't want anyone waking up and seeing her break down.
"Shhhh, calm down...please don't cry" She wanted Hakeem to be there and Hug her, but they were too far apart."It's gonna be okay,...Look, I'll be there and keep you updated. I'll call you tomorrow,..I still need to digest this...I love you, okay? And you're not a monster, you're my cousin. You're too sweet to be a monster."
"I Love you,Thanks...bye" Dani wiped the tears from her eyes and hung up the phone. His words didn't make her feel so bad, but she felt guilty. She curled up into a ball on the couch and fell asleep with much more ease.
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Well that was crazy. I know it has been a while, I was going to post this up a while few days ago, but I decided to add more events. And that's all I have to say, and there will only be 2 or more chapters after this. That's all, so please review and tell me how you feel on this chapter.