Chapter 14: Let's Get Started

Okay, Cristal. We need to have a talk.

Before you start, I just want to say how much fun it's been hanging out with you guys. Think of me as a big sister you always wanted.

Don't take this the wrong way, but... I need you get the hell up out of here.

Any particular reason?

You're kind of a lazy ho?

Yeah, I can see that.

I don't know why my granddad can't see.

To be honest, me either. It's so obvious. But it's okay, because I'm in a transitional period...

(interrupting) Ah-ah-ah! I don't care. You gotta go.

(takes out a cigarette and lights it) I can't do that.

I'm sorry?

You guys have the life. And I want to have the life, too.

Yeah, but it's our life. We're his family.

Oh, so now we get to what this is really about! I'm not one of y'all, I'm not in the family, I don't carry his genes... so, I have to go?

Uh, yeah. Plus, you're a lazy ho.

"Ho" is a strong term. Right now, I'm somewhere between "anatomical sales associate" and "high maintenance girlfriend." Can't you be positive about my growth?

Cristal, every part of you bein' here is unacceptable. Do you realize I'm doing prostitute laundry? Do you have any idea how disgusting that is?!

Huey Freeman, Cristal (like the champange)

(Guess Hoe's Coming to Dinner)

Cindy's Pov:

Learning that I had a little sister was beyond bizarre. How could my mother never tell me this? I had always thought I would be an only child but it turns out that I had a sister for a while now. She was 6 years old and I didn't see how I never noticed the resemblence. She looked exactly like I did when I was her age except her hair was way longer almost to her butt but a few inches higher. She had sparkling blue eyes just like me and it didn't surprise me that she had my same attitude at times. We had sat down after a while and got to know each other. She hated peanut butter, so did I and she loved the taste of strawberries there were more likeness than differences. But I couldn't help the one question I've been thinking for a while.

"So are you dead?" I asked.

She shook her head. "No, I'm in a coma."

"You've been in a coma for 6 years? What happened?" I asked.

She smiled at me and her deep dimples became deeper. "No not for 6 years. I'm 6 years old right now but..." she trailed off biting her bottom lip. She looked at me warily before continuing. "Mom never wanted me so she gave me up. Into a horribly family that never loved me and hit me all the time." she said softly pulling a piece of her hair. "I tried to run away and he beated me so hard that...well this happened." she said motioning around.

My eyes got wide and I immediately felt sad for the little girl in front of me. "Who's he?" I asked.

She shook her head and her eyes showed fear. "I can't say it he'll be angry." she said.

I shook my head softly. "Don't worry Annie," I said reaching forward and rubbing her arm. "He can't hurt you now." I said.

She nodded. "Yes he can and he will." She jumped into my lap wrapping her arms around my neck. "Please don't let him hurt me." she said softly.

I hugged her back tightly as if that could save or change anything. Then after a while I gentley tugged away from her grasp. "Do you know how to get outta here?" I asked. She looked at me warily before nodding her head. "How?" I asked trying to hide my excitement.

She grabbed my hand pulling me up. We walked for a while and soon it seemed like the darkness was letting up. Then she stopped abruptly and poimnted forward. "You go through there." she said.

"And then what?"

She looked ahead as if waiting for something to pop out. "You face your fears." she said.

"That's it? C-Murph ain't got no fears." I said cockily.

She turned to me and glared slightly. "1. You said you would stop talking so improper (she sounded just like my mother) and 2. It's not as easy as it seems. I've tried." she said turning her attention back forward.

"What happened?" I asked.

"I got scared." she wrapped her arms around her shoulders and looked smaller than she already was. "He-He was in there waiting for me, so was she they were all there all of them. And they were trying to hit me and h-he started to take off his belt and pull down his pants-"

I stopped her grabbing her shoulders and whirling her around to face me. "Are ya I mean are you telling me he raped you?" I asked.

She shook her head. "He tried." she said softly. Then she pulled away from me and started to run in the other direction. I ran to catch up with her. "Come on, I don't wanna stay there anymore. I just wanna be happy." she said grabbing my head and tugging me with her.

I snatched away from her and turned back around. "We gotta go back." I said.

She tugged my hand again but this time with not as much strength. "No please don't you'll forget about me, just like mama did." she said softly.

My body tensed as she called her the name I used to use for her when I was young, when things were much simplier. "I'm not going to foget about you." I said reaching for her.

She pulled away and glared hardly at me. "Your lying! You lied! She lied! Why does everybody lie to me?!" she yelled and it seemed like the walls were shaking.

"Annie calm down." I said.

She shook her head and backed farther away. "I thought she loved me. She told me it when I was a baby. When she giving me away she told me! And I thought you loved me but your leaving!" tears were running down her face but she still looked angry.

"I'm sorry." was all I could think to say.

She ran towards me and hugged me tight and then I realized something. Why should I go back? To a mom who doesn't love me? Friends I have back to back drama with? Is it all even worth it? No it wasn't I pulled away from Annie and looked in her eyes. "I'll stay Annie, I'll stay." I said softly.

She smiled widely wiping her tears. "Thank you so much!" she said. I nodded my head. We sat back down and started to talk laughing here and there and then in the middle of laughing she stopped.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"I can't do this to you." she said softly.

"Do what?" I asked.

"I'm sorry Cindy." she said before jumping up and puuling me with such force it took me off guard. She ran and ran then finally tossed my body through the air.

"What are you doing?" I asked looking as the darkness underneath me started to pull me down. I tried to wrestle with it but the more I struggled the harder it became.

"I'm not letting you end up like me." she said then just like that the darkness surrounded me pulling all the way.

At first it was nothing just as before just blackness. Then it changed to the scene when me and Riley were in the room.

"C-Murph love is trust if you don't trust me you don't love me simply as dat." He said taking my hands in his.

"Riley I do love you I do but I'm just not ready." I repeated shaking my head.

"Well I can't keep doin dis. This is clearly a huge thing to you but I don't want to be wit someone who doesn't really love me." He said.

"Reez I do I really do I'm serious." I said trying to convince him but it sounded like I was trying to convince myself.

"No you don't or you would trust me." He started to stand up.

"No, no, no Riley please, I do love you please please stay." I pleaded.

"I'm sury Cindy but I can't do dis." He said softly. "I think we need some time apart I don't want to be with someone who dosen't love me." He said.

I looked at him surprised. This was when we were about to break up. Don't do it Cindy don't say it but even as I'm thinking it the words start to roll out.

"What do you mean someone who doesn't really love you? Is that what you thought when you dated all dem broke hoe's?" I asked angrily.

"Yea but all those hoe's weren't you." He said.

"Your so fuckin selfish you break up wit me cuz you can't get any! Damn bastard!" I yelled.

He stood there for a minute in shock. "Bastard?" he asked. "Fuck you bitch! You just a ugly ass tease! We're through ok? We are through!" he said angrily walking out the door. He slammed it behind him.

I felt my heart break again. Why had I done that? "Your all alone Cindy, forever alone." it whispered in my ear. I shook my head not wanting to believe it but starting to give in. "All alone your all alone." It chanted.

"No!" I screamed. "I'm not alone! I have Jazmine! I have Annie! I have people who love me. I'm not alone!" I yelled. I wasn't going to believe it, it wasn't true. Annies voice traveled in my ear. "You have to face your fears." I nodded and ran refusing to stop until I got outt here. The next scene was different. It was the one with my mom and Ed. This time I wasn't with Annie just standing there while they cooed over the baby.

"She dosen't and will never want you." it said in my ear. "Your all alone Cindy, forever alone." it chanted in my ear again. I shoved it out of my head and tried to focus on the people who were their and with that I ran again trying to get away. Then there wasn't a scene just me in the darkness.

"What? Got nothing to throw at me now?" I asked to the darkness.

"I don't have to." it said.

"Oh yea why not? There isn't anymore memories you can do that will hurt me?" I asked.

Then a figure started to form in front of me and the head (well I think it was anyways) shook its head. "Your memories aren't standing in your way stupid girl. You are." and then the figure was clear and it was me. A nasty smirk formed on its well my face.

"Who the hell are you?" I asked even though the answer was obvious.

"What don't reconize your own self Cynthia?" it asked but it didn't sound like me. "Oh look at me I'm Cindy and I want so hard to be a gangsta like my boyfriend... oops I mean EX boyfriend." it said harshly.

I shook my head not saying anything still at a lost for words. "You know you're the reason you guys are over. ALL OF YOUR FAULT. Thats why your forever alone. Riley doesn't love you, your friend Jazmine doesn't love, Huey can barely stand you your own mother doesn't want you." it said.

I shook my head again. "Your lying." I said but it came out choked like I was trying to hold back tears.

"NOBODY WANTS YOU! Stay with us Cindy." it reached forward. "Stay forever."

"Noooooo!" I yelled and I did the one thing I've always done. I punched it so hard in the face the nose cracked. Then I ran at it at full speed and climbed on top of it punching and punching. "I AM NOT ALONE!" I said punching her with every word. Then she fell out from under me and I fell down, down into the darkness again. I couldn't breath and hurt so badly for me to try. I squirmed and my lungs felt like they were burning. I layed down in defeat and was ready to die...

A bright light shown in my eyes and I opened them then squinted.

"Oh my gosh she awake!" one nurse with a red bun yelled. She ran to the door swinging it open and running down the hallway.

I looked at her surprised and tried to sit up. Instantly I felt pain run up and down my right arm. I looked at it and saw a cast. I winced again and layed back down. What had happened? I briefly remeber following Theo then him surprised attacking me and then... I couldn't remeber. I rubbed my head with my other arm. I was about to say something when I finally felt the thing shoved down my throat.

"AJSFJDFGJKGHLFGHJ." I couldn't even say anything it sounded like i was being choked and all I could talk was gibberish.

The nurse ran back in with another one who hand a black bun and they each worked quickly taking out all my needles. I winced at every one but they didn't stop. Finally the one with the red bun reached up and took out whatever was down my throat. I breathed a sigh of relief then acutally got a good look at them The one with the red bun was white and had green eyes with freckles. She wore black scrubs and she had a very warm smile as she stared at me. The other one was african american with light brown eyes. Under her blue scrubs you could tell she was curvy.

She pointed a light to my eyes while the red head talked to me. "Can you tell me your name please?" she asked.

"Cindy McPhearson. "I said squinting through the light.

"Yes and what day is it?" she asked.

"Um November 11." I answered still trying to ignore the light.

She nodded then pulled out a clipboard and started to write stuff down. I suddenly got very irritated by the light in my eyes. "Aye do ya mind bitch? Dat damn thing is hurtin my eyes." I said shoving it away.

She gave an apologetic smile. "Sorry Ms. McPhearson." she turned to the red head. "I think she's good Janice." she said.

She nodded still examing her clipboard. "Your right Amy. In fact almost too good. Her blood pressure is completely normal as if the cut never happened." she said.

"Cut what cut?" I asked.

"You don't remeber?" Amy asked her eye brows furrowing.

My hands shot instantly to my neck and I felt it. The cut had been sticthed together but you could still tell how deep it is. I shook my head from the thought. "When can I leave?" I asked.

Janice laughed. "Well we'll have to keep you overnight but if your well enough in the morning then we'll have to let you go." she said.

I nodded and smiled. "You rest up now ya hear?" Amy asked as her and Janice walked out the door.

I looked around the big room and it felt weird to be alone, considering how I never was. Then something struck me something was off. Wasn't there someone else? Someone was suppose to be here. I couldn't remeber completely who it was. Dimples... I don't know where the thought came from but it was there. What did dimples have to do with anything? I laughed out loud. Porbably just me thinking crazy things after what happend to me, no surprise. I closed my eyes as sleep fell over me, but I still couldn't shake the feeling that something was missing.

Ceaser's POV:

We walked through the door and my breath was taken away. "This place is huge!" I thought. I looked around. Although the wals were thick the whole buliding shined as if the sun was in the very room. There was a desk in front of us and many people walking around. All of which I noticed were females.

"Weird..." I heard Jazmine mummbled.

"More like fine." Daniel whispered back and him and Riley erupted in snickers. I smirked and from the corner of my eye saw Natasha roll her eyes and frown. So she does still like him... They hadn't made they're break up official but it was still obvious.

"Come on." Jazmine said tugging us forward and walking towards the desk. The women was tall and slim and had on glasses. She a blond bun and had small pieces of her hair in ringlets flowing down. Then she had on a plain white shirt with a black buisness skirt and jacket. She didn't even look up as we walked towards her.

"Um hello?" Jazmine asked. She didn't say anything and just continued to type. Jazmine tapped on the desk trying to get her attention. "Hello?" she asked again. The women glanced up and rolled her eyes and then directed her attetion back to the screen. Jazmine turned to us and looked clearly annoyed.

Riley stepped up and I could tell he was going to do something stupid. He reached forward and banged on her keyboard. "HELLO BITCH!" He yelled.

She stared angrily at him and then to all of our surprises slapped him across the face. "Did you just call me a bitch? And do you know how long it toook me to write this? I swear if you messed something up I am going to-"

"Calm yourself Candance."

We all turned around reconizing the voice. She looked nothing like she sounded. She was tall but curvy. She had long black shiny hair that fell straight down her back. Then she had greenish blue eyes. She smiled and I was almost certain she was one of the most beautiful people on earth.

"Hello please come with me." she said turning around and walking away.

We all followed and I looked back to see Daniel still at the desk trying and failing to flirt with the girl.

"So girl how long you had this job?" he asked.

"Get the fuck away from me." she growled typing fastly then shooting Riley a glare he couldn't see.

"Come on baby don't play-" but he didn't get to finish as Natasha grabbed the back of his shirt violently. He pulled away from her and grumbled as he followed to catch up with the rest of us. I looked back and saw the woman glance up and smile slightly at Daniel before shaking her head and finshing her type writing.

"A little bitchy don't you think?" Jazmine asked to the woman.

The woman made a sound I think was meant to be a laugh. "All of us woman are don't you agree?" she asked.

Jazmine shrugged and continued to follow the lady. She lead us up to an elevator pressing the button. We waited niether of us saying a word. It dinged and we all climbed inside.

"So what do we have to do?" Natasha asked.

The woman smirked. "Initiation." she replied.

It seemed like everybody's body tensed up. The elevator dinged again and we all climbed out. We followed her to a room with many suits in it. She grabbed and tossed each one to us.

"Put these on." she said.

We undressed and put on the suit which was very form fitting. In fact it was so form fitting you could make out my dick if you wanted to.

"So why do we have to wear these?" I asked.

She didn't say anything motioning us to walk with her. She stopped in front of a steel box thing. Then turned to us her eyes sparkling. "This is a steel box. Each of you will step inside and I will evaluate how much pain you can handle. Depending on how much you can take will depend on how I teach and what I'll teach you." she explained. "So who's first?" she asked.

We all backed away looking at eaach other. I knew I wasn't going to go. She let out an annoyed sigh. I looked around hoping someone would go. Natasha was biting her nails, Riley had took her head phones and was listening to music, Daniel was whistling, Jazmine seemed to be the only one looking forward at the lady. Finally she stepped up.

"I'll do it." she said with such fierceness it really surprised me.

The woman smiled and motioned for Jazmine to step inside. She took a deep breath giving us worried looks before walking in.

"Ok my scale is going to be 1-10, 1 being the lowest 10 being the highest. Now lets start you off with one." she turned to her left and pushed the button. The light above 1 clicked on. "How do you feel?" she asked.

"Um ok I guess." Jazmine replied.

She nodded and cranked in up some more. "And now?" she asked.

"Slight pain nothing huge or even close." Jazmine said.

The woman nodded and pressed the next. "Now?" she asked.

"Not much like a pinch." Jazmine said then started to giggle. I guess there was still some child left in her.

The woman rolled her eyes. She clicked number 4. "Jazmine?"

"Ow! Ok the pinches are getting worse but still nothing much." Jazmine said.

The woman looked surprised, probably because one look at Jazmine and you wouldn't expect her to be as tough as she is. She skipped through 5 and went straight to 6. "How about now?" she asked.

"Ooww! Worse much worse." Jazmine said.

"Do you want me to stop?" The woman asked.

"No!" Jazmine exclaimed quickly.

The woman shrugged and went pushed number 7. Then she turned and smiled as if wanting to get some pain out of her. "How about now?" she asked.

"Ow! Ow! Yes it hurts it really hurts!" Jazmine cried.

The woman smiled widened. "Shall I stop?" she asked.

"NO! OWWW!"

The woman looked very frustrated and skipped all the rest of the numbers and went right to 10. She was just about to ask her when Jazminebolted out screaming "OOOOOOWWWWWW! Oh my gosh it hurts sooo much! Oooowwww!" she cried.

The woman was beaming and then pulled out a secret compartment that had numbers 11-20. She went all the way to 15. "Are you ok Ms. Dubios?" she asked.

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH! Ok stop please stop!" she screamed. "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"

"I'm sorry what? I can't hear you." she yelled turning it up more.

"I said- OOOOOOWWWWWW! AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" she couldn't even finish her sentence.

That was my cue to jump in. I went to the lady pushing her back gently (I am still a gentlemen, sorta) "What the fuck are you doing? STOP!" I yelled.

She turned to me amused. "She didn't say she wanted me to." she said.

I glared angrily at her before pushing her back all the way and staring at the table. It seemed simple enough, push the button to turn it on and oof. I pressed number 15.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Jazmine screamed so loud I had to cover my ears.

"Stupid boy you just doubled the pain." she said her voice sounded angry but her face looked happy.

"Stop it you dumb bitch!" I yelled over Jazmine screams.

She rolled her eyes taking her sweet time to the table. When she finally got there she yped in some password and then it stopped. The doors opened and Jazmine walked out. She looked as if nothing happened.

"Are you ok?" Daniel asked.

She nodded but looked scared before turning to the woman. "What the fuck is your rpoblem?" she asked. "Do you know how fuckin badly that hurted? I said stop why the fuck did you turn it up?!" Jazmine face was red, as it always got when she was really upset or angry.

"Don't look at me it was your friend over there." the woman said pointing at me.

Jazmine turned to face me and for the first time I felt scared of her. "What the hell Ceaser I felt like I was fuckin DYING! You step your ass in there and we see how good you do!" she didn't even wait for an explanation as she shoved my into the box.

So that's how it went. She did the same thing that happened to her to me and yes it hurt. It fwlt like somone was slowly peeling my skin while the other was burning the part that he peeled. Riley went next and only got to 15. Daniel got to 16 and Natasha got to 10. Me and Jazmine went to the same falicity and trained. The day seemed to pass quickly and before I knew it it was time to leave.

"Come here tomorrow exact same time." the woman said who's name I found out was Mrs.C

"Why I thought this was the only day of training." Jazmine said barely able to make out the words. Our bodies were so sore and her face were puffy from getting punched in it.

"It is," Mrs. C said. "Tomorrow we go and find you friends." she said.

That seemed to perk us all up. "Really?" Jazmine asked excitedly.

Mrs. C nodded. "Be here." she said before turning around and walking back inside.

We all pilled into Jazmine's car to sore and tired to speak. Since it was really late we decided to just all spend the night at the Freeman's house. As we walked in Granddad turned around. His eyes widened.

"What the hell happened?" he asked.

"Well-"

His sentence was cut short when bullets started flying through the doors windows and everything. We all fell to the ground covering our heads. We also closed our eyes and waited until it stopped. Finally it did and a note shot through the door landing in front of me. We all stood up.

"What does it say?" Jazmine asked.

I unwrapped it. "It says don't trust her."

"Her who?" Daniel asked.

"Nigga who ya think? That crazy bitch we went to see today." Riley said smacking Daniel upside his head.

"Damn nigga!" Daniel said punching him back.

"Should we listen to it?" Natasha asked.

"NO!" Jazmine exclaimed. "Look trap or not, we have to find Huey and Sophie."

"Bitch we almost died. Fuck dis shit I'm through." Riley said starting to walk away.

"Wait!" Jazmine called tugging him back and turning him to face her. "He's your brother for god's sake! You have to do this! Look that, tha was nothing and we all promised Ceaser we would do this." she said. "We knew what could ahppen." she added.

Riley shook his head. "No I thought I knew. Cindy bein cut? Didn't know dat? Us gettin shot at? Didn't know dat! Ans Huey and Soph bein kidnapped? DEFIANTLEY DIDN'T KNOW DAT!" Riley yelled. "Look I'm sury ok? But dis just too much." without waiting for a response he ran upstairs to his room slamming the door.

Jazmine looked frustrated and desperate. She turned to the rest of us. "Anyone else?" she asked.

There was an awkward silence before Daniel stood up. He gave her an apologetic look and ran up the stairs too to Riley's room probably to talk to him. Surprise, surprise after him Natasha stood up.

"I-I..." she couldn't even think of anything to say. Instead she just went to sit next to Granddad sitting down next to him with her head down.

Jazmine turned to me." I guess its just me and you." I said.

"Guess so." she said softly. She gave me a hug and I hugged her back. I knew she was trying to be strong but everyone breaks sooner or later. It wasn't soo before I felt tears on my shirt. She pulled away wiping her tears.

"Ceaser..." she started then stopped as she busted out crying again. I wrapped her in her arms and waited until she stopped. Later we went to sleep and I was worried. It was only me and Jazmine against all of them. I knew how it was, and it wasn't easy. I turned to my side. I just hope we can srvive this with our lives.

Author's Note: OMFG! Ok so to be so honest this chapter was a big BORE to me. But I had to write it so you guys would know how it went. Next chapter ngga bout to get they head's blowwn in. And finally Cindy woke up but what about Annie? Will she be left there forever? I can't believe everyone just bailed like that I mean how could they do that? But I guess there really gone...or are they? Don't ask me you read it for yourself but we all know my stories have twist and turns ;). Side Note: This story is dwindling down to its last few chapters sad I know :( and I can't even write a sequel. I hate goodbyes! Anyways hope you still enjoyed and didn't fall sleep on me lol

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