Hey, this chapter was a little daunting to write originally it was 2 separate ones but i figured the content wasn't really worth the wait of 2 chaps so combined it but I still posted an extra chap on top of that anyway just because *kanye shrug*
Thanks for all the reviews and for everyone's peace of mind ROME WILL GET HIS TRUST ME, (I'm just working that all out)
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Caesar smiled as Cindy stroked his head, she made him feel a lot better and he appreciated that. He held her waist before speaking again
"So what exactly are we" he asked, he hoped that didn't come off to bitch like, or at least too girly. She should have really been the one asking him on the status of their friendship turned relationship. She pulled this face that looked as if she was thinking about it before her blue eyes lit up and her lips curved in a smirk
"Well, you're a salad and I'm a white girl so I'm thinking us white girls love our salads…especially Caesar" she replied, he laughed at this
"Yeah you white girls be crazy about them salads huh ya'll be welcoming anorexia and shit" he said before kissing her again
"Hmm, how we going to tell everybody else" she asked,
"Then again I think they get it, well I know my girls get it" Cindy finished
"Well didn't you have a lil thing with riley" she blushed at the mentioned of this
"It weren't about nothing, we was young. He won't feel no way about it" Cindy told him finally.
"Fair enough, we can just do it like Huey and Jazzy, let em find out."
Caesar was glad Huey and Jazmine were talking again, all that awkwardness when the team wanted to go out places but they weren't sure if Jazzy would turn up cos Huey was there or if Huey would come cos Jazzy was going to be there. It put a strain on them all but thankfully they seemed to have finally worked out all their differences. He understood what his boy did was stupid as hell, he blamed that nigga Rome but Huey had always been and would always be his own man so it was on him too. The doorbell rang and soon after Huey appeared, Jazmine and Sasha were talking in the corner. They both glanced at Huey but didn't say anything, Huey acknowledged Caesar for a moment. Cindy called out from the kitchen and then it happened. Huey walked over to where Jazmine was sitting, he sat down and she continued to talk to Sasha about whatever it was. Because Sasha was sitting on a stool in front of her it was easy for Huey to sit right next to her. Caesar was confused, why was Huey just staring at Jazmine like that, it was like he just zoned in on his friend again.
"Wait" she said, finally acknowledging that Huey was staring at her. She smirked then she leant in and gave him a kiss. To say the gasps in the room where inaudible would be lying.
"Hey" she said sweetly and he didn't respond naturally then got up and came to sit by him.
"I'm not going to lie, that was upsetting to witness" Sasha said shaking her head and giving Jazmine a 'well talk later look'
Jazmine laughed and Huey rolled his eyes and the group continued as normal.
"Well I don't really mind, I quite like having you as a my secret" Caesar now told his girlfriend, she rolled her eyes
"You better tell your niggas about me, shit I aint nothing to be ashamed of" she told him. He kissed her
"I know, don't worry I got you" he reassured her.
"Do you really think Rome is a threat, all that mess with Jazzy sounds fucked but I mean he don't really look like he can do something. More talk don't you think" Cindy asked curiously, as they lay on his bed talking.
"I aint say he's a threat, that niggas just messed up. He's got some real issues" Caesar replied thoughtfully to Cindy.
"He just holding a grudge, acting like Jazzy killed his family on some revenge shit" Cindy said, he shook his head
"Yeah he's a problem, I mean it. Like the shit he got Huey doing sometimes aint shit Huey would do if he was left to his own devices. Huey just be acting out of character." Ceaser explained
"You ever think Huey wanted to do them things but cos he always got his guard up, being angry at the world and shit. He never really got an outlet" Cindy questioned back, Caeser considered this,
"We his peoples, we aint about to start judging him if wants to start smiling and making jokes or whatever. What he need an outlet for and more importantly why it gotta go through Rome, he the wrong dude" Caesar said back to her, she sat up now, running her hand through her blonde locks.
"You know how we be with Huey, we wave him off a lot" Cindy suddenly said, Caesar looked at her,
"Yeah he knows that aint personal though" Caesar replied seriously
"Yeah but it gotta be frustrating right, Rome listens to him init, backs him"
"Fuck that" Caesar exclaimed, Cindy looked at Caesar with an odd stare.
"You sound jealous" Cindy admitted, he shook his head again
"I aint Jealous, Huey was my boy first" Cindy cut him off
"Look I don't agree but it looks like to Huey Rome is just being a friend even if it's a bad one, hes listening. Shit he's supporting him through this rioting mess. What are you doing" she challenged, ok his new girlfriend may just have to be an ex girlfriend just as quick.
"Wait your agreeing and disagreeing me, girl you gotta make up your mind" Caesar said whislt closing his eyes
"This rioting mess is his fault. You know that nigga sent messages saying dudes should strap up and shit like that. So none of this shit is a coincidence or as opportunistic as the media is trying to make it out to be. He's instigating it"
"Did you tell Huey this" Cindy asked him carefully
"I tried, he blew me off" Caesar said annoyed just thinking about it.
"And you saw that shit he pulled at his crib" Caesar said bitterly,
"Oh" was all she said in response.
"Look don't worry about it, I know what I'm doing. I just needed some time to think." Caesar told her, trying to stray from having an argument so soon into uniting. He pulled her into him.
"And stop thinking Romes a real nigga too just cos he been in juvi doesn't mean shit you know" Caesar told her, he could see he still had some old hood habits to break out of Cindy, but all in due time. Kissing her cheek, she smiled.
"Huey's a smart nigga, if Rome is how you say. He'll get it" she offered as some sort of truce.
"Hmm" he replied and switched on the TV.
The police had really been shown up in this little act of rebellion by the public. The Chicago police division were being questioned on their efficiency, seeing as 3 more riots had happened since last Saturday's fiasco. He rolled his eyes, as they speculated about other possible targets, and then mentioned the ring leader. Their mayor was saying those involved will be held responsible, god he didn't like the way that sounded. They referred to the angry public over the innocent mans death as thugs and opportunistic criminals. They mentioned the age group was mainly young adults ranging from 14-23. He took his phone out and sent Huey a message, he wondered if he was seeing this.
"Fuck, Huey what have you done"
"Can they really lock him up for this" Cindy asked in some disbelief as she watched the news and their representatives talking about a zero tolerance approach.
"Did they incarcerate Nelson Mandela" he replied, she looked at him confused and he just smiled a little at her limited scope on things.
"Don't worry" he told her, she continued to look at him weird, totally missing what he meant.
"Yeah ima do that" Cindy said turning back to the TV.
"Oh shit, they gon arrest Huey granddad" Riley yelled in excitement, Robert walked into the living room
"What you talking about boy" he enquired seriously, his frown deepening in confusion.
"They saying they gon cage some niggas for this shit right here" Riley replied
"You know they mad cos we be making em look weak and shit" Riley said snickering at the efforts of the police.
"We done took over the streets granddad" Riley proclaimed,
"Boyy you been sitting at home, where you going with WE" Robert shot back, Riley turned his nose at his granddad
"Where is that boy" Robert asked Riley
"Probably on his way to mexico if he smart" Riley said with conviction
"Yo granddad they got the death penalty round here, yo they gon put Huey in the electric chair", Riley burst out laughing as he thought about all the possible punishments for his brothers slick talking shit.
"The popo outdoing you granddad, your belt aint got shit on the electric chair. Show that nigga who boss fareal" Riley said, his eyes glued to the screen in amazement at the events unfolding.
"Boy if you keep talking, my belt will show who's boss" he threatened.
"Whatever nigga, soon ima be the only grandson you got. You better cherish me." Riley said matter of factly before whipping out his phone.
"Yoooo they gon kill my brother, ima about to be head nigga in this bitch" Robert hit Riley over the head.
"OW, granddad what did I say. Cherish me nigga" Riley said scowling and getting up.
"Boyyyyy" Robert said in a daring tone, before reaching for his belt.
"CHE-RISH ME" Riley pronounced every syllable loudly, before running out the room.
"RILEY" Robert yelled as he went after him. As he informed whoever that his brother was going down.
Jazmine yawned a little, as she started to wake up for her well deserved nap with her boo. She looked over to see Huey awake.
"Finally" he said, she poked his chest a little before he caught her wrist and bent down to kiss her. Then the sound of downstairs door opening. Her eyes bulged out of her head. Oh yeah her parents lived here.
"Honey, we're back" she heard her mom call from downstairs. Huey shot up and they looked at each other for a split second.
"HIDE" she told him as quietly but firmly as possible
"Oh is Huey here, I got you're favourite ice cream" her mom continued,
"Jazmine" she heard her dad call her name now,
"OMG" she said as Huey was trying to put on his jeans and jumper. She looked around for her bra which was discarded over her lamp, she picked it up and snapped it on quickly, earning a puppy dog look from Huey.
"This is not even the time" she told him, he looked around grabbing his jumper from the floor.
"JAZMINE" Her dads voice got nearer to her door
"Robe" she tried to say quietly to Huey, who quickly saw the garment and threw it to her. She looked around her room. Huey edged to her window, he was not going to seriously jump from her room window.
"No, my mom might be in the kitchen, my bed" she said quickly
"You want me to get into your bed" he asked her with a sly grin
"Under" she hissed at he put his hands up in defence
"Sweetie, your mom told me about your little accident" Huey made a face of disapproval but quickly slipped under her bed; she grabbed her remote off the stand and switched on her TV.
"Honey" Tom said happily.
As he entered her room she looked up her dad hoping her face wasn't as flushed as it felt, but they probably were. She smiled nervously at her dad hoping her didn't realise anything weird or suspect anything. He smiled and sat on her bed
"How's my little angel" Tom said, looking her in the face, she loved her dad and everything but god he could be so patronising at times.
"I'm fine daddy, I just have a little headache" she lied, hoping he would leave her room sooner if he thought she needed to rest.
"Jazmine is Huey here, I saw his scooter outside" she tried to hide the shock on her face as her mom came into her room too, holding a bag of treats for her. Her mom was so sweet.
"Um he was, he just wanted to make sure I was ok" she couldn't read her mothers expression for a moment before she came into her room completely.
"Oh, he left his helmet" she continued with her observation of her room, as she looked at his helmet on her computer desk. Where was the discretion at? She inwardly cursed and hoped her mom didn't continue to pry.
"Yeah, he remembered he had to…drop riley off at his basketball game and just rushed out…he going to drive him that's why" she hoped that made some sense. Her mom just seemed to walk around her room.
"Anyway, we wanted to talk to you about something" Tom finally cut into the interrogation.
Huey rolled his eyes, why did Tom want to have a family conversation right now. He could see Mrs Dubois white ankles walking in Jazmine's room. What was her problem he thought to himself? He'd admit, he should have parked at home and then walked over. He had just been in such a rush to make sure his girl was ok. Damn concern, he thought to himself. He hoped he wasn't going to be under here for a while and no great family secrets came out. He was also thankful that none of her parents were morbidly obese, so he could lay under her bed somewhat comfortably even though he had too keep his legs up a little or else they'd peak out of the bottom.
"My boss called me earlier, they've appointed me to prosecute you know these rioters and their leaders" he heard Tom say
"Um ok, and if you don't mind me asking why you're telling me" Jazmine responded, which was what he was thinking as well.
"Well you know I like Huey right" Tom started, Huey rolled his eyes this couldn't be good.
"Yeah dad" she said sounding a bit bored.
"Well, he has been indentified as the ring leader of this little revolt and well there's actually a warrant out for his arrest" Tom revealed, Huey almost shot up banging his head on the bed.
"WHATTT" Jazmine screamed, God Jazmine, way to act calm. He thought to himself but was intrigued; they couldn't actually arrest him for saying a few words at a protest. Bullshit Tom.
"I mean I'm not saying anything will happen but you know the police are feeling a little out of their depth they've made many arrests since Saturday but you know they need to make examples of certain individuals, so that they are not seen as incompetent and take hold of our streets again" Tom tried to explain
"Wait, you're telling me you're going to put my boyfriend in prison" Jazmine asked her dad.
Huey wanted to slide out from underneath this bed and tell Tom to go to hell. He wasn't going anywhere.
"What your father is trying to say, is that Huey may be in trouble and he may have to be on the opposing side" he heard Mrs Dubois say. A silence followed
"He didn't do anything wrong" Jazmine said in disbelief,
"He instigated a riot" Tom clarified, Huey again rolled his eyes, thinking about how close minded Tom was.
"It was a protest" Jazmine said sharply
"It was a protest that then turned into a riot, his intention wasn't with the latter" Jazmine said
He smirked she was such a lawyers daughter. He'd hire her, he let a sexy thought about Jazmine in a lawyers attire cross his mind and found himself grinning approvingly.
"Honey no one is saying he's guilty I just want you to be aware of the situation" Tom told her softly, yeah way to be neutral Tom, Huey snapped back to the conversation at hand.
"Also another thing is that with grandmother coming over. It may be best if you don't mention you know, that you're dating" Tom added
"What the hell" Jazmine exclaimed in further surprise at her parents.
"Jazmine" both of her parents said. Huey had to fight the urge to laugh at Jazmines angelic image slipping.
"Sorry, I mean ok. I wasn't thinking of showcasing it anyway. Its not like I do that in general but I can't help but feel that you're really saying. Don't make it known you're dating a black guy" she said, he had taught her well he thought, as he sighed quietly. He wanted this to be over now.
"No no, sweetie how can you say that, that's not what we're saying at all" Tom tried to some sort of racial control on the situation. He was such a soft ass nigga.
"But if I was dating a white boy like Aiden for example. You may not have said that" she questioned.
Ok Jaz, we get it Huey thought to himself. He figured she was still in the same position since the moment her dad walked in. so he pushed up on the bed hoping he didn't alarm anyone.
Jazmine, was secretly annoyed at her parents request. Firstly she wasn't even going to tell her grandmother she was dating, not because Huey was black or anything like that but simply because she didn't even know the woman. There was no reason for her to be in her business and more important she was yet to see if she held racial prejudice towards her for being bi racial, grandchild or not. She looked at her dad's hopeful face, waiting for her to understand and looked at her mom who had stopped with her suspicious glance and was now just trying to support her father.
"No of course not, I MEAN Huey's in some trouble at the moment no one can deny that. We just don't want to rock the boat so soon. This is a big step for this family" Tom said,
She decided she would discard the first part of her dads slip up and chalk it down to sheer stupidity.
"OK so what about my birthday party? Is that off the table" she asked her parents.
"Oh no, don't worry we plan on taking your grandmother on a weekend trip that weekend" her mom revealed, she accepted this.
"So how much trouble is Huey in" she asked concerned and wanting to strangle Rome.
"Um, I'm not sure I guess I'll find out when hes convicted… I mean if and when he is" Tom quickly corrected himself. She nodded
"You understand none of this is personal, right honey" Tom continued, she nodded
"Yeah I know dad, thanks for letting me know" she told her. She felt a little bit of a chill remembering her mom had opened the window when she walked into her room earlier. She sighed deeply.
"Ok, I'll leave you to rest now. Oh and if you speak to Huey before the cops get him tell him I'm all for giving him some free legal advice" she almost smirked and laughed at her dads offer.
She was pretty sure Huey could hold his own but she nodded appreciatively. After her dad left her room, her mom held a look in her eye she couldn't quite read.
"Is everything ok" she asked her mom, who smiled then
"Yeah" she now sat on her bed. Gosh Jazmine thought to herself they really had the worst timing.
"You know, you can talk to me about anything right" he mom started. Oh how cliché she thought to herself. Wow she sounded like Huey.
"Yeah of course" she answered carefully. Exactly what was her mom getting at? Her mother's intuition better not be kicking in on today of all days.
"And I'm not just talking about friends, we can talk about relationships and other things, I don really know much about you and Huey which is probably my fault" Jazmine almost choked,
O gosh what was her Mom trying to do to her. Was her mom about to give her the talk, it was too little too late. When she thought about it, her mom had a point. She didn't really talk to her about Huey, it wasn't because she didn't want to but she didn't really know where to start. They had kind of just got together and everyone just had to adjust to the fact. There were no negotiations when it came to love. Her parents weren't opposed or shocked; she had been dating some other boys here and there, nothing as serious as what she shared with Huey though. However judging by her fathers earlier slip up maybe there could be a problem with Huey's degree of blackness, but that was an issue for another day.
"I know, and as soon as there is something to tell. I'll tell you" she said, she wasn't sure if this was a lie or not. She'd have to speak to Sash and Cindy, she was pretty sure girls weren't supposed to talk to their moms about their sex life and relationship. Didn't that violate some codes? Even if her and her mom were close she was sure she was breaking some sort of unwritten rule if she started to talk about those things.
"Ok baby, I love you" her mom finally said, she smiled and received a small hug from her. That was weird, even though she was accustomed to hugs from her parents. This one in particular was weird.
"I love you too mom" she said, when he mom finally left her room. She was suspicious. As the TV continued to spurt some noise
"Wait" she said out loud, she counted to 30 before saying
"Ok" she said and got up locked her door. Huey slid out from underneath her bed, with a sceptical look on his face. She ran her hands over her face.
"Awkward" she said, he nodded. She walked over to him wrapping her arms around his waist
"What were you thinking parking your scooter here" she questioned now, he only lived down the road
"Uh, I was thinking my girlfriends in pain and I don't want to waste anytime parking at mine and walking to hers when I can just stop right here and see her" he said to her, she smiled a little and rested her head on his chest.
"I guess I should go home and see what all this fuss is about" he said tiredly
"You don't seem bothered" she replied, he shrugged coolly
"What are they going to charge me with, freedom of speech? They can" he stopped short of whatever curse he was going to utter.
"Look don't worry about what your dad said, I'll be alright" he told her confidently. She believed him but she also felt he was underestimating the situation.
"I hope so, I don't want you to get anally raped in prison" she told him. He squeezed her very tightly on purpose.
"Shut up" he said as she silently squealed
"That isn't going to happen" he finished, he released his grip on her
"OK, I wish you could stay longer" she told him, he planted a kiss on top of her head and let her go.
"Check downstairs for me" he asked, she sighed and set about getting her slippers.
Huey was intrigued to see what awaited him at his house. He doubted the cops were staking out his place until he returned. The last he knew he was just an unidentified young man. However all this talk about Youtube having some of the clips on there probably sped up the indentifying process. He sighed, Jazmine walked back in. he admired her body that was concealed inside her short white robe. He smirked a little and tried to remain focus that for now he had to go back into soldier mode. She noticed
"Hmm you really shouldn't look at me like that" she told him, as she closed the space between them,
"I can't help myself" he admitted, she gave him a small kiss.
"Can you just sort all this stuff out please" she asked as if it was that simple. He wasn't just retuning a pair of shoes to a store. Nonetheless he nodded, he would definitely try.
"I'll do what I can but if white America wants me, they'll find a way" she didn't seem to like this comment very much as her forehead creased.
"I'll keep you posted" he informed her. She pulled his face down and kissed him deeply.
"& I'll accept a rain check on the massage you owe me, cos my body is sore and very tight too" she said seductively onto his lips. He groaned a little
"Behave" he told her, she giggled.
"I love you, be safe" she told him as he opened her window to go out of.
"I always am" he told her and smiled before leaving out her window.
Robert shook his head at the officer,
"Like I said officer, he isn't here. We've not seen him for better part of the day" Robert tried to explain to the cops that had come to take Huey in for questioning.
"Ay are ya'll gon kill my brother cos that's some bullshit for saying he don't like police. Lock his bitch ass up though" Riley said from the stairs. The cops looked at him weirdly.
"Oh there that nigga go" Riley announced as the cops turned to see Huey parking his scooter.
Huey felt a migraine coming on as he sat in one of those tiny interrogation rooms. He looked at the cop standing across from him with a file or some sort in his hand, and a cup of coffee. His off white shirt and brown braces coming from his pants, confirmed him as a stereotypical cop. He was bald too, white and well probably didn't like black people. He sighed deeply, he didn't actually think they'd take it this far. He had spent the last few minutes explaining and asking rhetorical questions about Huey's predicament. Investigator 101 he guessed. He rolled his eyes, as another cop entered. What were they going to play good cop, bad cop with him. This new cop looked like cop number 1s brother, except he had hair and still wore his suit jacket. He stared them down as they looked at him.
"So you're the one who instigated these riots" Huey looked at them unimpressed with their analysis. Besides he wasn't talking until he at least had a lawyer present even it if was one of those crap public defenders, who really didn't give two shits about their clients.
"You're supposed to offer me council" he responded to this, the bald cop scoffed
"He wants council; you'll answer the question first" The dumb cop said,
"Questions don't start with 'So'" he responded smartly, the investigator with hair frowned at this.
"Smart shit isn't he" he commented, the bald one came and sat down at the table. He could almost smell the stale coffee on his breath.
"Why did you organise the riots" he asked Huey directly.
"Lawyer" he replied with disinterest. He looked at the suited cop and figured he was about to play bad cop.
"Listen here you little fuck, you're not getting a fucking lawyer until I get my answers. Now if I have to beat it out of you, that can be arranged" he snarled.
"Wow, original" Huey replied, his eyes opened widely and reached over the table and grabbed him by his collar.
"I should just charge you here and now with conspiracy and obstructing the law of justice" he threatened, Huey kept his eyes very much on the white investigator.
"Accept you can't" Huey replied nonchalantly.
"We have evidence, putting you at the scene of the crime. We also have video footage of you saying not so generous things about the police and their procedures" he stated confidently.
"And their unfair treatment towards African Americans" Huey added to annoy them further
"Who is this kid" the bald cop asked out loud laughing. Huey didn't get the joke but remained still and wondered when this other cop was going to let him go. He thought too soon, as he was thrown back. He cursed under his breath as he fell off his chair. The suited cop stood over him.
"You conspired to cause chaos and trouble for the police force, resulting in multiple families loosing their homes, and having business destroyed" Huey received a kick to the gut, he absorbed it.
This cop wasn't slick he thought. Now if he was to fuck him and his associate up he was sure to actually be charged with something. He could always claim self defence he thought. Then again he was still in America so maybe not. His eyebrows narrowed as he visualised grabbing this mans foot, pulling it from out under him making him smack his head, the kicking his associate in his fat bald head. A nigga could fantasise right.
He was then being pulled to his feet and received a punch to the gut, he didn't grunt in pain, he was a martial artist. His punch was whack; he should go to the gym.
"Just admit you did it and we can file the paperwork" he heard
"Just admit you screwed up and killed and black man for no damn reason and we'll call it even" Huey replied which didn't sit well with his attacker. He threw him back down in his seat. Huey almost smirked. When the door opened he looked at what was probably their sergeant.
"The kids guardian just posted bail" he announced, Huey stood up,
"Keep up the good work" Huey said smartly as the sergeant motioned for him to follow him.
"Acting like we aint fought for our rights or not, nigga you weren't born in the civil rights movement, shit your mother wasn't even in orbit during that time,"
"Now you upsetting the white man, you don't think they got plans for you, oooh weee they got plans for your pro black ass." Granddad rambled and he leant his head against the window, ignoring him to the best of he could.
They actually arrested him, was this how Martin felt, Malcolm too. They didn't have shit on him, they couldn't convict him on a conspiracy charge or obstructing justice. He wasn't responsible for every person in the Chicago. This was bullshit, even posting bail was ridiculous what the fuck did he look like. He was a straight A student, going to college next year. Motherfuckers, he thought as he became angry, maybe he should resurrect this domestic terrorist ways and blow up that damn station. At least he can hold his hands up to being guilty of that, dumbasses. His jaw tightened in anger as he thought about the wrong doing they were doing. They didn't even get him a lawyer, what did they think this was. He knew his damn rights. Bastards. He took a very deep breath
"Granddad" he stopped himself from saying something too colourful and just turned back to look out the window
"I'll pay you back" he simply said.
Robert glared at the road ahead. He didn't care about no damn money, he wanted to Huey to understand that the system wasn't designed for situation like these. Entrapping young black people on anything and everything they could pull out of their amendments. His grandson seemed to be so caught up in being righteous rather than being right. He had no place doing what he did. If that family wanted to know about their son they should have gone about dong it themselves. Robert exhaled loudly, Huey was non responsive to everything he had been saying and where he shouldn't be surprised he still was at his grandsons almost statue like persona. That wasn't healthy, to be repressed emotionally.
"Huey, I just want you to be ok. You hear me. you me and your brother we only have each other" Robert uttered thoughtfully but still got no response. He saw their house and parked. Huey jumped out his seat and went straight into the house.
"Nigga shouldn't you be on death row somewhere" Riley said from the living room, as Robert entered
"Shut up Riley" Robert told his youngest grandson.
"Granddad why you always picking on a nigga, he the one who got arrested. Shit he the statistic out here" Riley defended, Robert just couldn't think anymore, rubbing his face in exhaustion
"Just go to bed Riley" he said quietly and ascended the stairs.
Riley looked at his granddad, he aint never heard that tone of voice before. Shit granddad must be really feeling the heat, from Huey's mess. Huey was so dumb, he knew that nigga felt it too. He laughed a little everybody seemed to over look Huey's badness cos that nigga spoke smart and jumped on him cos he didn't. That nigga is just as bad he thought, they didn't put them both on that wack trip to prison because Huey was being so good in class, no they were both on the brink of expulsion. Fuck Huey could do some real damage if he wanted to with all them swords he be keeping. Riley rolled his eyes, whatever that nigga going prison, then he gonna run the house and granddad aint gonna beat him no more. Then Riley stopped thinking selfishly for a moment as he thought about what he would happen if Huey weren't here. His eyebrows knitted in a frown at the thought of his big brother being absent from his life, when he had been anything but absent since the begging of time.
"Fuck, I'll be aiight. I'm Reezy" he said out loud, but he didn't feel entirely confident about that situation.
"Huey a smart nigga, he'll find a way out" he said again.
Then he got up, as Huey walked into the living room and went into the kitchen. He looked at his brother and that damn afro he been rocking since he came out the womb. He looked after it a better now though, had the sides all trimmed up and fresh and it wasn't as big as big as it had been when they were kids it was more shaped so he couldn't get him for that but still he needed to cut that microphone off. Huey was tall too, he stood at about 6'2, his physique kind of resembled a welterweight boxer now, no homo. He weren't looking at that nigga like that.
"Yo, are you really going down" he called out to him. Huey turned and faced him his face completely unreadable. You never could tell what was going through his head.
"Only if they kill me first" Huey said seriously and turned back out of the room. That nigga too serious, he rolled his eyes at his brothers and tried to ignore the uneasy feeling about this brothers comment that rested with him.
Following Day
"Finally" Cindy said as she opened the door for Sasha, who smiled sweetly.
"Hey…hi Caesar" she gave Cindy a sly look who just punched her arm.
"Girl you are too rough, I didn't mean anything" Sasha complained.
"What's going on Sash" Caesar greeted, as he continued to flick through MTV.
"Ceez just wanted to talk to you about Rome" Cindy started
"What, ya'll got me in here with no back up" Sasha said playfully, before sitting down
"You gonna hook a girl up with some breakfast" Sasha asked Cindy now, Cindy rolled her eyes
"Doesn't Camron feed you" Cindy asked her in response, she shrugged
"More like I feed him, if you know what I mean" she said winking at them, Caesar pulled a gagging face.
"Ay do you ever stop" Caesar asked laughing at his friend. Sasha shrugged
"Damn Nympho Bitch" Cindy said laughing on her way back through to her kitchen.
"I want my eggs scrambled" she called out after her.
"You get what you're given" she shouted back to her
Between Sasha and Jazmine she wasn't pretty certain she was the mother of the group. Jazmine was vulnerable and somewhat still naïve and sometimes got lead astray by Sasha who was a bit more tough skinned but devious too. Cindy shook her head realising how much she had grown up over the years. It didn't seem that long ago, when she was playing Riley's right hand chick, hustling candy for the school fundraiser. She smiled to herself that was some fun shit, till Jazmine turned over all their profit to them damn animals. Man she was gonna make sure Jazzy saved some damn animals in her lifetime for that stunt there. She pulled out some eggs from the fridge, Sasha was lucky she didn't just walk back in the front room and egg her for even asking for breakfast, damn trick.
"You and Rome got beef and by the looks of it you and Huey too. You on a roll Ceez" Sasha stated, Caesar shook his head and his dreads were hanging loose, swayed with his head movements
"It aint beef" Caesar shut down that notion.
"Ya'll are vying for Huey's heart, that shit is gay. I need Riley for this convo right here" Sasha said laughing, Caesar raised a brow at his friend
"You play too much, you know that right" Caesar told her, Sasha just shrugged and scrunched up her face
"Argh, CINDY I'M HUNGRYYYYY" She yelled
"SHUT UP TRICK BEFORE I GIVE YOU MY FIST TO EAT" Sasha made a face at Cindy's reply.
"Sash this is serious" Caesar spoke seriously so that Sasha would cut the jokes and be serious too, she finally held a look of seriousness and crossed her legs over each other.
"You and Cindy huh" Sasha suddenly said, completely off point. Which only urged Caesar to strangle his friend in a mock fashion.
"Shiit that was my last joke" Sasha said, pushing him off her to the side.
"Yo, you do know Huey's getting in shit cos of Romes dumbass you asking me questions you already know the answer too" Caesar quipped afterwards
"Damn Ceez, it aint like you doing your bit anyway. Why you playing Sherlock for, fuck , Huey is your boy why don't you just tell him you think Rome messed up and he's catching heat for it and not in that cowboy way yall were practicing yesterday" Sasha expressed,
"Huey is hard headed, he won't wanna think he's been played, you saw the way he was" Caesar replied
"He aint been played, I admit Rome was sending out some less than peaceful messages about the whole thing. But"
"Wait What" Caesar interrupted her, Sasha stared blankly at him. She flicked some her hair away from her face. Her brown eyes waiting expectantly for Caesar to further explain his interruption,
"Rome sent out less than peaceful messages" he stated for her, she nodded
"Didn't you get them, you got a BB right" she asked because he did have one but obviously didn't receive the messages from Rome.
"Nah he must of picked me off" Caesar told her truthfully, she shrugged
"Yeah he said people should come prepared for a fight you know, strap up" Sasha told him, Caesar exhaled in annoyance.
"This didn't seem important to you because" Caesar asked her in disbelief, if there was one thing he knew, it was that Sasha didn't fair well to attitude. She sucked her teeth
"Ceez you the one avoiding shit. Look I don't agree with Rome encouraging violence and I definitely don't agree with the madness that's been going on the past week. But at least both he and Huey stayed true to their belief. Nigga you acting all half hearted" Sasha told him.
"I only say that with love" Sasha added, first Cindy and now Sasha were calling him half hearted. He clasped his hands together. A silence filled the room before Sasha spoke again.
"Fuck love" Caesar retorted, then he quickly continued
"Look I don't know what it is between you and Rome, especially seeing as you're involved with Camron but I'm telling you now. Watch yourself around him" Caesar warned his sister like friend.
"You been passing a lot of judgement lately" Sasha challenged back, he rolled his eyes, she was so hard of hearing damn.
"Sash I say that with love" Caesar repeated her earlier phrase, she rolled her eyes then she nodded in understanding
"Sash you're one of my girls, I don't want to see you get hurt" Caesar explained softly.
"I know, I don't want ya'll to get into a real beef over nothing. Look just go see Huey and squash whatever this is, I mean Jaz text me last night saying Huey got arrested so you know he aint got much time with us regular folk" Sasha stated the non fact as fact.
"What he got arrested" Caesar was shocked,
"Yeah, Mr Freeman bailed him though but they looking to charge him on some bullshit" Sasha informed him.
"Damn, I gotta talk to this nigga fareal. Even if he beats the shit out of me" Caesar told her honestly.
"Ok, just squash it ok" she instructed carefully. He would squash whatever animosity there may be between he and Huey because he was like a brother to him but Rome, that was another thing all together.
Tom sighed,
"Ok ok, I understand", Tom voice was low with guilt
"Look Tom, I get it's your little girl and everything. I wouldn't want to upset mine either but we have to protect our interests and this is a conflict of interest. The defence will rip you to shreds if"
"Yeah I understand" Tom repeated quietly.
Jazmine was going to be livid and for him to even think that his little girl would express such an emotion, really let him know that was he about to do was going to be disastrous.
"Thanks Jack, I'll call you later to discuss the details" Tom told his colleague. He placed his phone on the kitchen counter.
"Hey daddy" Jazmine said cheerily as she bounced into the kitchen with a smile and opened the fridge looking for juice. She pulled out a carton of apple juice and got a glass.
"Hey sweetie" he responded simply, she didn't take much notice of him and he just watched her. When did she become a woman or at least resemble one physically.
"Did Huey get his scooter" he enquired, she paused for a second
"Yeah he got it this morning on his way to work" she revealed. He nodded in acceptance.
She was going to hate him, when he told her that,
"Tom honey can you help me a second" his thought was interrupted by Sarah calling from downstairs.
"Coming" he replied with his previous phonecall weighing heavy on his mind.
Oooo Trouble on Toms Mind.