"Guys, don't look down," Huey warned.
Everyone looked down anyway.
"Aw hell naw! Now we finna get wet? Uh-uh, this is too much!" Riley whined, flailing his arms in the air frustratingly. "W-water? Um, is it deep..?" Jazmine squeaked, still trying to recover from her crying.
"Man, ya'll pussies scared of a little water too?!" Cindy laughed, shaking her head in disbelief.
Huey scrunched up his face, contemplating how this was going to play out. "Please tell me you guys can swim-"
"Nigga you know I can't swim!"
"Um..I think I can doggy paddle.."
Huey sighed, wishing he wasn't in this situation. If only he could go back in time..change everything and make it right. What even made him join a gang in the first place? Money?
No, he would never exchange his soul for riches. If anything, Riley would be the first person to do something stupid like this..but it was his fault this time, not Riley's.
Whatever, no point in dwelling on it now.
"Alright, Cindy, grab Riley," Huey commanded as he shifted in the air and grabbed Jazmine, just as they neared the deep pool of water.
"Dammit, look at my shoes man..this some ol' bullshit!" Riley complained as the four of them trudged along. After a struggle with the whole swimming thing, the teens had to go through the woods, soaking wet the whole time. Though they managed to reach the city, let's just say Riley's new pair of sneakers were nowhere as fresh as they were an hour ago.
"Quit complaining Reezy..you ain't the only one upset," Cindy stated, looking at her own sneakers which were now dirty too.
Jazmine, who was finally done crying, was now walking with an annoyed look on her face. Huey was wrong when they were kids. The day they went to the movies to see Soul Plane 2: The Black Jacking with Mr. Freeman he said, "This.. is going to be the worst day..of your life. I'm bringing nun chucks."
She had indeed remembered that day. At the time, it was the worst day she'd ever experienced. But right now, nothing could top all the crap she just went through. Nothing.
"You alright Jaz?" Cindy asked after a while.
"I'm fine," she lied, gritting her teeth. That's when Cindy chuckled, "This twig proves otherwise," she said, pulling a twig out of Jazmine's hair.
Jazmine rolled her eyes, giving her best friend a small smile. "I thought it was attractive," she said sarcastically with a snort, making Cindy laugh.
Riley yawned suddenly. "Man…I'm fucking exhausted," he said. Jazmine mimicked his yawn within moments, her eyes looking sleepy. "Me too."
Huey looked around, now noticing how late it was getting. He looked at his watch, yawning himself. Whoa..9:34?
"Hey, der' go a hotel over there!" Cindy then yelled excitedly, pointing up ahead to the right. They followed her finger to the descent sized building.
Sleepy Inn.
"Man..even the name just wanna make you sleep.." Riley murmured as they neared it, forcing his eyes to stay open. "Yeah.." Jazmine agreed, another yawn escaping her lips.
Jazmine flopped onto the bed tiredly, causing Cindy to laugh. "Geez, somebody's tired,' she said as she set her suitcase down. "Mmmhmmm.." Jazmine responded, clearly already trying to doze off. It was a miracle when they made it to the cozy little hotel..Cindy and Jazmine in one room; Riley and Huey next door.
Cindy went into the bathroom to take a shower just as there was a fast knock at the door. "Aye Jaz, can you get that?"
With a grunt, Jazmine lazily got up and walked over to the door. "Who is it?" she asked, not having enough energy to look through the peep hole.
"Just open the door!" a female voice yelled anxiously.
Is that an accent..?
"Whoa, who dafuq is that?" Cindy asked from the bathroom.
Jazmine then looked the peep hole, standing on her tip toes. She blinked in shock as she looked at the person. No fucking way..
It was Ming.
She could tell by the long shiny black hair that hung over the olive-skinned girl's shoulders. She still had that same little petite face, but instead of determination in her eyes, they were full of fright.
Jazmine unlocked the door and flung it open, pulling the Chinese girl in with the yank of her arm. "Oh my god it's you..it's really you!" she yelled excitedly, pulling the girl into a hug.
"Who is it?" Cindy asked again, this time coming out of the bathroom to take a look. She stopped dead in her tracks at the sight, scrunching up her face in a creepy grin. "Wait till McHater see yo' ass…he gon' flip out!" she laughed, placing her hands on her hips.
Ming just gave her a confused look, clearly not knowing who "McHater" was.
"Why are you here though? And how did you find us exactly?" Jazmine then asked. Ming took a deep breath, as if it were a long explanation; she sat on the edge of one of the hotel beds.
"It's a long story, you might need to bring yo' friends over to hear this," she said with a sigh, her accent drenching her speech to the max. Cindy gave Jazmine a side glance, signaling for her to get Huey and Riley.
Jazmine knocked on the door, squirming impatiently. "Hueyy..Rileyy..open up!" she shouted. Within seconds, an annoyed Riley opened the door, giving her the stink eye. Jazmine had to stop herself from laughing at how ridiculous he looked in pajamas…ludicrous.
"Dang, can't a nigga get some sleep?" he groaned, rubbing one of his eyes sleepily. Jazmine grinned before looking over his shoulder, searching for Huey. She spotted him passed out on one of the beds.
Jazmine held in a laugh as she pushed Riley to the side, entering the room and heading towards Huey's knocked out form. She grinned at the sleeping Freeman boy; he looked just as handsome in his sleep. Awwwhh, he's so cute, Jazmine thought as she grabbed one of the nearby pillows.
Without hesitation, she then whacked Huey on the head, waking him up with a jolt. Huey's eyes seemed just as menacing even when he wasn't full awake; those maroon pools. Jazmine grinned at him as he stared at her. "Yes, Jazmine?" he said with an annoyed tone, sitting up.
"Ming's here."