Back so soon, yeah give me points for consistency, not that this chapters jam packed with anything, sadly its just a filler.
Thanks again to my reviewers, and to the ones who didn't get round to the last chapter.
Miss Ace Thank You : Thanks & Yeah Jaz & Huey do have some things to work through, but they'll be alright.
Paige1292 : Thanks & Like Father like Son, but the way I see things panning out. Romes dad won't be playing gay ass games once he gets who he wants.
Terrie Shiro : Yeah Humanitarian leave, I had to check that on google real quick to make sure it actually applied. Cos I remember one ep of desperate housewives some woman got granted it but you know, you can't trust TV lol. In google we trust :D
Disclaimer : I don't own Boondocks
Daniel sat in the car, staring in amazement at the scenery. Who would have thought that his son being put in hospital would get him humanitarian leave? He wasn't sure why he never thought of it sooner, he could have easily hired someone to do the job, not as grim as he's hearing.
He looked down thinking about what the guard had said about his ex wife calling for his release. He wondered if that meant she wanted to see him or that she just wasn't confident their son would make it. He sighed in disappointment, he didn't really want it like this but god had a plan for everyone and he guessed it was time for Tom to get his. He doubted Tom even knew of this little development but he couldn't wait to see the look on his brown mop like face.
"Yo how long, my son could be dead" he barked at the guards who were moving at a snail pace, he heard one snort at his comment but no one replied to him. He glared and sucked his teeth.
The waiting room was stiff to say the least, especially when the Dubois arrived. Huey however just wanted to remain calm so he didn't focus on the glares he was getting from Jazmines father for allowing her to hold his hand. He just focused on her and what the doctor was saying about Riley. He was definitely relieved he was going to be ok, he could tell that Granddad had, had enough of this whole situation.
Jazmine was stroking his hand in between hers, she'd been pretty quiet after telling him she hit over the head with a lamp. In response he had told her she watched too much TV and people didn't actually do that in real life. Nonetheless she had still been quiet after he insisted he wasn't mad. She had spoken a little to Cindy and Sasha but not too much to him, he didn't want to read to much into it, he could understand that she was tired from the days events. He got an ice pack for his hand as his knuckles were swollen, the pain wasn't so bad anymore.
"Are you really not going in to see Riley" Jazmine asked him, he shrugged
"There's no point he wont know I'm there" he replied,
"Huey why didn't you stop" she asked afterwards and he knew what she was talking about, he could feel her eyes on him but he kept his forwards
"He wasn't dead yet" he replied coldly,
Granddad walked down the aisle talking to one of the doctors, Riley was still unconscious so he didn't see much point going in to see him. Granddad stopped short of him,
"We need to talk" Granddad told him seriously, Huey was a little confused but Jazmine looked at between the two and let go of his hand.
"I'll go and" Jazmine begun to get out of her seat
"No don't you worry, I want Huey to follow me somewhere" he said and begun walking. Jazmine looked at him
"Apologise" she simply told him, he rolled his eyes and got followed his grandfather out.
Jazmine watched the Freeman men walk down the corridor and then she was closed in by her father. She was still thinking about Huey's comment about Rome not being dead, it scared her. She waited for her father to say something.
"What do you think you're doing" Tom whispered, she jumped as he got into Huey's seat fast.
"Um, comforting my boyfriend" she answered dumbly.
"After everything I said" he spoke quietly but he was clearly trying to make a point.
"Dad this is your fault you know, this whole thing is your fault" Tom fell quiet for a moment.
"I was doing my job, I am not responsible" Tom protested
"He wanted to kill me" Jazmine replied but had to stop her voice from rising. Her dad was being very unreasonable at the moment; he couldn't seem to see past his own nose.
"That has nothing to do with what I said about Huey, you, you disobeyed me" Toms stressed.
"Huey saved my life" she replied again, lacing her fingers together in her lap.
"He saved your life and took another" Tom told her, she inwardly cringed at the statement
"Rome isn't dead" Jazmine defended weakly
"Yet" Tom added with emphasis
"He's not dead…dad let this go" Jazmine requested quietly she looked at him, his eyes were resistant
"You're not helping anyone, in fact all your doing is hurting everyone" Jazmine informed him.
"Jazmine" he started then he stopped with a contemplative look on his face.
Tom wondered what he looked like to everyone, Sarah had called him an asshole last night and even though they were arguing it still hurt. He didn't know, he was cut out for this brute father thing. He'd love for Jazmine to go out with Huey if Huey was normal. But the freeman boy was just too damn righteous for his own good and well he didn't want his baby girl hurt, like today.
He shuddered at the thought of that young boy being in hospital. He remembered his father well, its not like he could forget him but he had been stunned to hear Romes motive to harm his daughter. Why would orchestrate such a thing for someones family. It was all wrong; Daniel had it all wrong he didn't want for him to be in jail he had tried his best to manipulate it so he would get a light sentence despite not taking the plea deal.
He sighed, this was one of the reasons why he didn't want Jazmine getting mixed up with Huey, black people just didn't know how to let go. But he could see in her eyes she was far from accepting his request as law. He frowned and looked at the ground, what could he really do about it; send her to boarding school just because of a boy. No that was ridiculous. He couldn't trust her not to go near him that was out of the question. Tom looked to the side and saw his daughter still looking at him expectantly.
"You're brothers going to be fine" Granddad started and Huey waited for him to continue
"The last few days and definitely the week, have been stressful right" Granddad asked but he was really telling him. Huey nodded again, causing his grandfather to rub his nose.
"I understand that your under a lot of"
"Granddad what is it" Huey asked him bluntly, he hated when people just danced around their real reason for talking to you. The old man looked at him seriously
"I wanted to apologise for hitting you" he replied, this shocked Huey he wasn't sure if it registered on his features but he stared all the same.
"Oh" Huey replied, Jazmines words echoing in his mind
"I guess, I'm sorry too I was wrong to push you" he stated clearly, his grandfather nodded in acceptance. Huey thought about the things he had said, even though he didn't mean to say in that brash way he did mean some of the things and realised he had resentment from it.
"The things I said, I didn't mean it to come out like that I just meant"
"Don't worry about it son, I understand" his granddad put a hand on his shoulder and Huey started to feel nervous, don't hug me don't hug me kept on playing in his mind.
"Besides boy, you gonna be mowing my lawn for the rest of your life and cleaning my kitchen and" Huey almost broke out into a relieved laugh but suppressed it
"I'm 18" he stated
"Boyyy so what, you living under my roof and after the post traumatic stress you put me through"
"What the hell, granddad you can't get post traumatic stress" Huey argued
"I am stressed Huey and our fight was traumatic and we days from the event therefore its post traumatic stress" Granddad reasoned foolishly, Huey rolled his eyes and walked along with him as he continued to tell him of all the chores he was going to have to do to make it up to him.
"I mean you lucky I'm strong" Granddad continued, Huey looked over to see Tom sitting where he had been sitting next to Jazmine. Cindy and Caesar were talking quietly and Huey figured seeing as he was mending bridges he might as well.
"Yo Caesar can I talk you to a minute" he asked
"As long as you don't punch or kick me" Caesar replied dryly, Huey shook his head
"No it looks like your ass has been beat enough today" he replied just as dryly, Caesar shot him a look of displeasure.
"Man come on" he repeated with a bit of attitude.
"Aiight no need to beg" Caesar now said playfully, getting up.
Robert felt at ease now he had cleared the air with his oldest grandson, he was thankful that Riley was going to be ok and looked over to Tom. He seemed to be either arguing or trying to argue with his daughter. Robert shook his head
"I'm here to see Romane brown" maybe everyone in the waiting room who was there for Riley looked up to see a mid toned brown woman standing at the desk, wearing jeans and pink top, her hair tied up in a bun asking the receptionist for that convict. Granddad squinted
"Why would you want to see that criminal" Granddad said out loud, both Huey and Caesar were about to protest to this as the woman turned and glared at him.
"Well that criminal as you call him is my damn SON" she nearly yelled, then she begun to scan faces and she saw Tom and rolled her eyes
"Why are you here" she accused, looking at him. Tom got up shaking his hands wearily at the woman
"Christina how longs its been" Toms attempt at being friendly fell on deaf ears
"Tom don't bullshit me, what the hell happened to my son" she started for the ADA. Granddad took a small step to stop the rowdy woman.
"Your son endangered all of these kids lives" he pointed to the kids who for some reason looking guilty. She stopped and looked at him as if he said something foreign to her.
"He did what" she asked carefully
"He tried to hurt my daughter" Tom said quietly from behind her
"Because of Daniel" Tom continued, Robert noticed the woman's eyes go from concerned to infuriated.
"Wait hold on, what's Daniel got to with this" she asked out loud.
"Who is Daniel" Robert asked for the sake of asking but he was ignored
"He wanted revenge, you know for being in jail and stuff" Tom answered timidly.
"JAIL AND STUFF, MY SONS IN A COMA, and JAIL AND STUFF TOM DUBOIS YOU BETTER COME BETTER THAN THAT" she yelled
"Just one minute you don't talk to my husband like that" Sarah stood up
"Bitch sit your ass down, I'm trying to talk to this sorry excuse for a", Robert put his hands up
"Everybody calm down" he said firmly. Tom looked at him, Robert was wondering where that 'do as I say' nigga from the other night had went. Tom really irked his nerves at this point; he was so inconsistent, damn soft ass.
"Again I ask what Daniel has to do with this" Christina asked in a calmer voice than before.
"Well it looks like he got Rome to um, Assassinate my daughter" Robert rolled his eyes at Toms exaggeration
"Tom is was hardly assassination, just a botched attempt" Robert replied
"Right, so why is she sitting there unharmed" Christina questioned suspiciously
"We kicked his ass"
"CINDY" Caesar shouted, she then realised everyone was looking at her. Sasha put a hand over her mouth trying to stop herself from laughing. Jazmine had started to look at a wall some where, Huey just looked at the white girl in disbelief.
"I mean, we defended ourselves shit…he made Caesar do jumping jacks butt naked"
"Ok I wasn't butt naked, I had boxer shorts on" Caesar defended flustered at the memory of it. Huey raised his eyebrow at this reveal
"Tiddly widdly boxer shorts" Sasha teased
"True that, Ceez why your shorts so small" Cindy asked, Jazmine face had gone red and she was shaking her head. All the adults were confused
"Shut your asses up" Huey finally ordered. Sasha rolled her eyes and Cindy made a face.
"Ay she asked" Cindy defended. Caesar was obviously embarrassed
"Um, Rome threatened our lives so we" Caesar started up again.
"Yeah I think I've heard enough, so who put my son in there" she motioned towards the hospital room. Robert actually didn't know this; he looked at Caesar and Huey,
"I did" Huey replied plainly
"In his defence, he had it coming" Huey replied
"Huey" Robert scolded; Christina frowned as she walked through the group to see her son. She stopped and turned back towards Tom
"He'll be here" she stated, Robert was confused along with everyone else but Tom who seem to blink in fear
"Wha, What" he stammered on his words pulling at his collar.
"Gee Tom, you'd think you be excited about seeing your own cousin" she dropped to the amazement of everyone in the waiting room and continued towards her sons room.
"What the hell is going on here" Robert exclaimed. Tom seem to hang his head and Christina looked triumphant
"Humanitarian leave" she explained as Tom looked up with a fearful questioning glance.
"If somebody don't tell me what's going on in here I'll take off my belt and start whopping some ass" Robert announced strongly. Tom looked at him and sighed loudly
"Romanes father is my, my…cousin" he said quietly
"You related to this mess, what's wrong with you" Robert asked in disbelief
"Hol UP, wait one damn minute. That would make yall cousins" Sasha pieced the simple logic together, looking across the room at a surprised Jazmine
"Oh fuck, he tried to rape his cousin, yo that nigga sick" Cindy expressed loudly
"You can fuck second cousins" Sasha now corrected
"SASHA Louise Hamilton" Elise pinched her granddaughter
"Louise" Cindy questioned comically
"Oww grandma" Sasha groaned, rubbing her arm where Elise had pinched her hard
"Again, Louise?" Cindy repeated in shock and laughter
"Yo shut up Cynthia" Sasha said in annoyance of being shown up.
"Whatever Lou Lou" Cindy said laughing.
"Jazmine maybe that's why this nigga tight as hell about you" Elise gaped at Cindy fluent use of the N word. Robert shook his head
"Excuse me young lady but I do not think you should be using that term in a room full of black people…no offence" Elise finished looking at Sarah.
"Black people" Cindy said in confusion, Huey face palmed
"Um baby lets go get some drinks for, yall want anything" Caesar asked practically dragging Cindy's bewildered self from the seat.
"What she mean black people, aint she seen me or something" Cindy questioned Caesar who just shook his head, Sasha snickered before Cindy turned back to question the black girl.
Huey felt great annoyance in his soul, he walked over to Sasha and Cindy who were completely distracting the situation. The two teens abruptly stopped talking
"Um what up" Cindy asked suspiciously, in mid grapple with Caesar
"I think yall should go home" He instructed
"Or at least act like you got some goddamn sense" Huey bit out.
"Why don't you act like you got some goddamn sense, beating dudes to near death what's wrong with you" Sasha countered
"Sasha, you know something we're going home right now" Elise said dragging Sasha
"What, gran I aint seen Riley yet, ugh HUEY" Sasha threw in irritation. Huey glared at Sasha
"I agree Miss Hamilton I think you should take her home, she needs to sleep off that mouth of hers" Huey suggested, Sasha shot daggers at Huey.
"Huey you are a lot of curse words right now, a whole lot of curse words" Sasha said, obviously having learned from her grandmothers warnings earlier about language.
"Whatever go home, Riley don't want to see you that and he is still asleep" Huey explained. Then something happened something very unexpected, Sasha looked at Jazmine and then spoke
"I pretty much saved his little ass, unlike you" Sasha pointed the finger
"What's that supposed to mean" he questioned in offence
"It means, Ceez told you Jaz was in danger and what did you. you went home and probably read the news paper like a mother-fuc…a nerd. Who does that" Sasha quickly corrected and accused. The adults were now locked in on the argument between Sasha and Huey
"Stop acting brain dead, Riley's the one who got hit " Huey snapped
"You aint answer me though" Sasha quipped smartly
"I don't need to answer to some half witted, loud mouthed bi-…female" he grumbled the last part.
"Are you going to let him speak to me like that" Sasha questioned her best friend, Jazmine looked up from whatever imaginary spot was on the ground to the two of them. She looked from Huey to Sasha.
"Jazmine" they both said in unsion. No way was Sasha going to play him in front of everyone and no way in hell was she going to use Jazmine to do it.
"I gotta go to the bathroom" Jazmine said quickly getting up and bolting in the complete opposite direction of the bathroom. Sasha sucked her teeth and Huey stuffed his hands in his pockets. Someone didn't have his back there he thought bitterly.
"We're going home" Elise said patting Sasha's arm. She sent one more death glare at Huey and followed her grandmother.
"We should probably get going too" Sarah announced afterwards. Tom was still sitting with a sad look on his face.
"If you'd like to see Mr Freeman he's awake now" the quiet voice of a viewing doctor was heard from behind the commotion. Huey rolled his eyes, he wasn't sure how long the doctor was standing there for but he was intrigued by the group.
"Oh I wanna see him" Jazmine was back, that was quick he thought as he saw her start off in the direction of Rileys room.
"Can you guys wait for me" Jazmine asked her parents her mother nodded as her dad was too preoccupied with his thoughts.
"Me too" Sasha said sticking her nose up as she walked past Huey. Huey frowned and Robert and Elise followed the two girls. Before Huey could walk after them, Tom pulled his arm back. He looked at the arm dangerously and then turned to look at the slim faced lawyer.
"You knew my little girl was in danger and you didn't think to tell anyone because" Tom started to ask, Huey continued to stare at Tom
"I'd remove your hand from my arm" He warned, he was in no mood for his hysterics. Tom gulped and removed his hand hastily and stood up straight
"You knew" he started again in a firmer voice that didn't really convince Huey
"Yes I knew" he confirmed
"And"
"And I saved her" he finished for the lawyer and turned back around to walk. He heard something audible but it was covered up with Mrs Dubois.
"Riley I'm so glad your ok" Jazmine said happily and hugged him, Riley tried to push her off
"Bitch get off me, damn you owe me a pizza" Riley told her, even though he didn't protest too much to the hug after that, Jazmine smiled brightly
"Whatever Riley"
"Whatever RILEY, yo I just took a hit for your ass and you gon say whatever" Riley continue to curse some more
"I thought they said he was supposed to be weak" Sasha asked quietly,
"Riley shut up" Mr Freeman warned, Riley frowned
"But she owe me" Riley protested,
"Dont worry when you get you one"
"I want a big bottle of cherry kool aid, throw some ice cream in their too and" the youngest freeman begun to list for the mulatto
"You should rest" Huey spoke up finally, Sasha snorted and Huey looked at her and then back at Riley.
"Come on girly lets go, your friend is ok" Mrs Hamilton prodded Sasha's side
"She aint my friend she my hoe yo, Esco don't friend bi-" Riley once again involved himself, Jazmine forgot just how hard it was to ignore him when he was flapping his trap 24/7.
"Your grandsons… colorful" Mrs Hamilton then commented, Mr Freeman looked embarrassed and shot Riley a warning look. Huey looked bored. Jazmine returned her focus on Riley who was probably the one person acting normal.
"What she man colorful, i aint no flower...old bitches better recognise" he said the last part very quietly
"It's the drugs, he's not normally like this" Robert started
"Drugs, nigga" Riley started to defend
"Boy hushhh" Granddad said this caused Sashas grandmother to smile.
"Well its nice to see your ok young man, we'll be going now her sisters will be wondering what happened. Sash come on" Mrs Hamilton said
"Bye Jazmine"
"Bye Mrs Hamilton" Jazmine replied with a smile to the older woman
"Call me" Sasha directed at Jazmine who nodded
"Huey" Mrs Hamilton said
"Bye" his tone was empty and unconcerned for their departure
"Goodnight Robert" Mrs Hamilton said, Mr Freeman grinned
"You know they are not really like this, maybe I could invite you for" Robert stopped when Riley almost jumped out of his bed with his hands waving.
"WHOAAA" Riley exclaimed, Hueys eyes seem to dilate in surprise, Sashas too
"Granddad, you macin when im in a hospital bed. Nigga wheres the respect" Riley asked in annoyed tone. Robert blushed and Elise looked between the Freeman men.
"I mean I just like to apologise for", Jazmine grinned
"Granddad this isn't appropriate, this isn't the love connection" Huey logical voice steered the direction right out the window.
"He's right" Mrs Hamilton agreed quietly but offered Mr Freeman a small smile, "Goodnight" she said again, Robert hope deflated and she rolled her eyes at her boyfriend who kept that one impassive look on his face.
"Sasha where are you manners" Mrs Hamilton then said pointing towards Huey, Sasha gaped in disbelief
"I am not" Mrs Hamilton gave her a warning look, Sasha squinted
"Bye Huey" she said as she passed him, she stopped as her grandmother reached outside Riley's window
"Motherfucker" she added and skipped out of the room. Jazmine sighed, she was going to draw up a peace treaty, and she refused to have her best friend and boyfriend battling each other like this.
"I'll let you get some rest now" Jazmine announced after a few minutes, she got up from his bedside
"Night guys" Jazmine said as she walked out of Riley's room
"whatever" Riley muttered, lying back on his pillows.
"I'll be back"
"know one cares bout ur nerd ass coming back" Riley shouted out after him as he followed Jazmine out.
Huey touched her arm gently, as she continued to walk maybe not noticing he was behind her. She stopped and looked at him and the nervous look returned to her eyes.
"What's wrong" he asked her
"Nothing" she replied dully. They stood there for a moment and he was confused so he stepped a bit closer to her and to his surprise Jazmine took a step back
"I gotta go" she said quickly
"Jazmine" he said pulling her back, he didn't mean to be forceful he just wanted to know what was wrong with her.
"Are you ok" he asked her carefully, examining her features. She nodded
"I'm fine, I'm just tired" she played off whatever was really bothering her.
"I apologized to my granddad and me and Caesar are cool" Huey explained for reasons unknown to him. She nodded again her eyes becoming unreadable
"That's good" she replied genuwinly but he didn't like the short answers she was giving him.
"You know I'm not mad about the lamp thing you know" he tried, she looked at him
"I know" her eyes lowered
"Huey I'm really tired, today's been so draining" she said it as if he was bothering her, which annoyed him. He was just trying to make sure she was ok
The stood awkwardly for a moment, then they heard some soft sobs coming from down the hall. Huey heard Jazmine gasp as Rome's mother sat with her head in her hands obviously upset about her sons current state. Jazmine looked down again
"See you later" she said very quietly and walked away from him.
He continued to look at the woman and when she looked up and saw him she just wiped her eyes and gave him a look that could kill. Huey turned away and walked back towards his brothers room.
He then realised Jazmine had left him. No she had left without giving him a hug or a kiss, something that was almost mandatory for her, not that he wanted her to do either of these things any time they separated but she did. It was like, he guessed it was her thing she was so touchy feely like that but just then he got nothing, what was all that about.
He ran a hand over his face as he could see Riley and Granddad arguing somewhat. As he entered the room he saw two police guards with a man in tow. The man who was about 6'1 with a chunky muscular build walked past him, the men locked eyes. He could see Romane in them.
"Yo nerd ass, I want some soda" Riley caused him to break the eye contact he held with the man all the way down the hall and look back in his muttered under his breath.
"That afro kid did this, i thought that was his boy" Danielle asked his ex, she nodded but wouldnt say much more to him as they both stared on at their son.
"Christina" he started
"Daniel don't" she pleaded in a tired voice
"Your stupid infautuation with revenge, has landed him here you know that right" she said bitterly
"No, this isn't what I wanted"
"You wanted him to hurt another persons child and now look, half his head is caved in its a wonder he's even alive"
"Don't say that"
"It's the truth and you know what the sad thing is. I'm sure he's only hanging on so he can see you. Make you proud" she spat her brown eyes bored into him making him feel 2 foot tall. He let exhaled loudly
"I just want Tom to pay, at the end of the day I was his cousin. He aint have to do me like that, do us like that" he said knowing it was the reason for their break up. She didn't say anything but sniffled
"Be a Man Daniel, let it go. you made a mistake and your paying for it, and now you caused our son to go down that same path and he's going to have to pay for it whether its with his life or a cell. Only time will tell" she said sadly
"I'm sorry" he said clenching his fist together.
"He won't get away with this" Daniel told her, she looked at him her eyes red from tears her hair falling in front of her face. She took a deep breath as she looked at him, her past lover, the father of her child.
"I don't care anymore, I just care about him...i just thought you had a right to be here just in case you know" she trailed off as fresh tears ran down her face he reached out but she swatted his arm away. He hung his head and looked at the guard in the far side of the room.
He was allowed to be out as long Rome was in hopsital he was fitted with an electronic tag on his ankle but would be watched by a officer just in case he tried anything. He sighed, he missed out on seeing Tom earlier but it didn't matter, he had some time. However for now he looked to the woman who he hurt and felt bad for situation he had created out of his own selfishness, but that didn't mean it stopped there.
A phone started to ring and they looked towards the bloody clothes that belonged to their son. He got up going over them, flipping them over as he searched for the phone to stop it from ringing, when something shiny flickered.
He found the phone and turned it off ignoring the phone call. It took him a minute to do this when he saw the phone had no buttons, hesitantly tapping it a few times then turning it upside down looking for a off button. He got annoyed and pulled the back off and took the battery out. The world sure had changed since he went inside. He returned to the shiny silver thing and looked over to Christina who was just staring at the hospital bed, very much in her thoughts. He pulled at the silver thing and a shank came out, he quickly used his body to cover and tried not to look at the officer suspiciously. He looked at the knife, his criminal instincts tickling him in one direction. He looked behind him and pretended to tuck the phone back into his pocket.
Another bites the dust, not much happened in this one just a whole lot of talk but hey that's the way these things go sometimes.
I'm think I'm going to try and wrap this story up in the next 6 chapters, keep it at an even 20. I never planned for it get this far and deep but here we are, I have no one but the great reviewers to thank.
So keep reading and keep reviewing thanks.