Post by BleekerBOP on Sept 17, 2006 20:54:48 GMT -5
Since CC saw my banner for the sequel to this story I figured I would post it on here since it got good reviews on another board...after I finish posting this one I will put up beginnings which I just started today...
My highschool was the typical one, you had all your different groups that hung together,
mean ass teachers, some cool ones and the jocks. I would like to think me and my group
were in the chill group. We hung out with just about everybody and were envied by all.
Don't get me wrong, we weren't stuck up....just confident. By the way...my name is Tamia
aka shorty.
"Yo so are we going out tonight or what?"
"Veronica the last three times we went out the club was either dead, the niggas were wack or you got into a fight.."
"All the more reason to go out and find someplace where none of those three mishaps will occur again"
"Tess will you please talk to your friend"
"Nah shorty I think we should go out, I don't feel like sitting at home watching tv all weekend"
"Fine, but if any shit jumps off i'm leaving without you two"
"So you just gonna leave us stranded"
"Nah, I wouldn't do that.."
"Girl I was about to say.."
"I would leave you the number to call a taxi at least damn"
"You are ridiculous"
These were my girls Tessa and Veronica, we have been friends ever since like pre-k. This
was a normal routine for us every weekend. We decided to hit up X-It which was some
new teen club opening up across town...since it was opening night it should be poppin off
rather nicely. Arriving at the club we were quickly let in and posted at the bar...
"This place is pretty cool ladies"
"Yeah Veronica I think it may have been a good idea to come out tonight"
"Told you so.."
"Damn girl who is that?"
"Tess you are pointing in the direction of a group of guys please be more specific"
"The brown-skinned one"
"Oh thats Shaffer....he likes to be called Ne-yo or Yo-yo some shit like that"
"He is gorgeous.."
"To you..."
"Shut up Veronica...what do you think shorty?"
"He's aight I guess"
While Tess and Veronica went back and forth I locked eyes with the one person I shouldn't
have...Chris Brown. Don't get me wrong, he WAS gorgeous but he was also
trouble...teachers passed him along because he knew their secrets and nobody fucked
with unless you wanted your jaw handed to you. I quickly looked away as did he before
sitting in the back of the club....
"I saw that shorty.."
"Saw what?"
"You and Chris...girl you better leave that alone"
"Damn ya'll act like I went over there and made out with him"
"Mm-hmm"
The rest of the night went pretty cool until Veronica got into with some broad who kept
staring at us all night, at first I was just gonna leave but decided to stay and help my girls
out with these heffas.
"Girl you ripped her hair out!"
"That bitch deserved it..coming at me like she crazy"
"Can't take you two nowhere, glad we got out before security saw us"
"Yeah, I wanna come here next weekend"
Walking out to my car the girls we were fighting came storming out with their boyrfriends
yelling and pointing
"Oh shit here we go again"
"It was them baby!"
"You three bitches better leave our girls alone..."
"Oh no this nigga didn't come out here tryin to fight three girls...you mad wack"
"Veronica lets just go..."
"Nah Tess, this nigga ain't gonna do shit to us"
"Be a good bitch and go home with your girls"
"Bitch?! Nigga who you callin a bitch?"
Just as things were about to errupt Chris, Shaffer and some other kid walked up behind us
and wrapped their arms around us. My heart couldn't help but skip a beat as Chris
innocently placed a kiss on my cheek and held me close to him...it was strange, I didn't
feel scared or weird...I don't know how I felt
"Is there a problem?"
This was the first time I ever heard Chris talk besides answering the occasional question in
class when he felt like doing so...his voice was calm but dangerous and i felt his breath
tickle at my ear as he spoke...The three girls held closer to their men as they took a step
back after seeing Chris....they were scared?
"Nah no problem, didn't know they were with you.."
"Fuck that, yeah there is a problem nigga who are you?"
The other guys eyes popped wide opened as their clueless friend stepped forward towards
Chris....obviously he was new around here...
"Don't worry about who I am, you just need to worry about who you could be later on in life.."
"What the fuck is that supposed to mean?"
"You could either be the guy that walked away....or the old guy years from now sitting in a wheelchair who wished he had walked away"
My body tensed as Chris raised his shirt exposing his gun, his voice was calm and never
changed and neither did his facial expression, he was looking the guy straight in the eye
and had a smirk on his face...
"Aight you got it, calm down"
"I never said I didn't have it, back the fuck off"
We stood in silence until the guys and their girls ran to their cars and sped off, it seemed
like we were all afriad to say anything...I felt Chris slowly slide his arm from around my
waist and turn me around so I was facing him...
"Ya'll aight?"
"Yeah we're cool....thank-"
"No need to thank me, just be careful. You never know who's with who out here aight"
"Aight..."
"Later shorty"
And with a wink he and his friends were gone...leaving me and the girls standing there
amazed.
::Later That Night::
"I don't believe what happened tonight..."
"I'm sorry that I got into it with them girls ya'll"
"Nah it's cool, you didn't know them niggas was coming"
My mind was on Chris....I know about his ways but he really helped us out last night and
he knew my name...me out of all people. I couldn't shake the feeling he gave me when I
was in his arms...I felt safe.
"Earth to shorty"
"Yeah..."
"Yo what were you thnking about?"
"Just tonight...it was really crazy"
"You know you and Chris looked really good together"
"You think?"
"Yeah, I would tell you to holla at him if he wasn't a criminal"
"He's not a bad person...I don't think"
"Well until you know, leave it alone"
We stayed up just talking for a little while longer before we all decided to go home. On the
way to my house I noticed Chris coming out of the bodega and he was by himself...it was
well past 3am and I felt like I would be wrong if I didn't stop. I drove maybe a block past
him before stopping and slowly backing up and rolling down my window. As soon as I
stopped I was greeted with a gun pointed straight at me....
"Gotdamn ma...beep, yell my name or something"
I couldn't even talk as I felt a huge lump swell in my throat..my palms began to sweat as I
clutched the steering wheel and began to breath in short, sporadic breaths....everything
was okay, you'll be fine now
"Ma are you okay?"
I nodded my head no quickly as he concealed his gun and opened the drivers side door,
he lifted me up as my legs felt like jello. He carried me over to the passengers side and
secured me in before sitting in the drivers seat..
"I'm gonna take you to the hospital ok.."
"No...someplace cool....the park....please...no hospital"
I looked over at her and nodded my head as I held onto her hand. Driving as fast as I can
I pulled up to the park and got her out carrying over to a shaded area under a tree.
Watching as she steadied her breathing I couldn't help but feel bad for scaring her. I
saved her one time tonight and damn near killed her the next.
"Are you ok?"
"Yeah i'm good, I didn't mean to scare you"
"You didn't scare me.."
I laughed as she looked up at me and gave me the yeah right face...It was weird how I let
my guard down around her. Based on the fact that I just met her it was crazy..
"Thanks for bringing me here though"
"No problem, thanks for not passing out"
"I thought I was when you did speed racer all the way here, I didn't know my car could get up like that"
"Well ya know I had to test it out for ya"
"Thank you"
"Welcome..."
We sat and talked for about 2 hours until we realized the sun was coming up, he was such
a sweet person, goofy as hell too but I really liked that about him.
"You know what....your not at all what I expected"
"What did you expect?"
"I don't know...not what i'm getting"
"And what are you getting?"
"Somebody sweet, intelligent, caring, funny...a good guy"
"I'm not a good guy ma"
"Yes you are, you just don't want the world to see that side of you...why I don't know"
"Maybe one day you will"
"Maybe..."
"So Ms. Shorty, can I get a number..email address, myspace name...something"
"You are crazy, yeah you can get my number"
I took his phone and stored my number before handing it back to him..
"So can I get yours Mr. Chris?"
"When I call you, you'll get it"
"Ohhh so your gonna play me like that, aight now I'm not gonna give you a ride home"
"Fine I live right across the street now what"
"Ugh whatever I will see you later..."
"Later ma"
"Later...."
I jumped into my car as he jogged across the street to his house. Sitting back in my seat I
watched the sun as it finally rose over the horizon bringing a new day as well as new
possibilities....
::The Next Day::
"You went where with who?!"
"For the fourth time, I was at the park with Chris"
"Ok so let me get this straight....he saved us at the club, almost shot you and then you exchanged numbers while the sun rose at the park?"
"Basically 'ronica"
"This is a made for tv movie waiting to happen..."
"He was really sweet"
"Yeah im sure Chris Brown the drug dealing, gunslinger is a sweet individual"
"Whatever"
:: Phone Rings ::
"Hello?"
"Sup Ms. Shorty"
"Chris?"
"That would be me.."
I quickly swatted 'ronica and Tess' hands away as they motioned for me to hang up the
phone.
"Are you busy?"
"No my friends are just acting like idiots, whats up"
"Nothing really, just thought about you and decided to call"
"Oooh so you were thinking about me?"
"Maybe"
"I was thinking of you too.."
"So i'm actually tired from running through your mind all day"
"You are a fool"
"Just like making you laugh, so what good with you this week?"
"School basically, you?"
"The same I guess"
"You better come to school, this is senior year."
"Yeah I guess I have more motivation to come now though.."
"And what might that be?"
"Its something thats kept a smile on my face over the past 24hours..."
"Ohhh ok"
I was about to say something before I was cut off by somebody screaming to Chris in the
background. The way he spoke to the guy was totally different from how he spoke to me,
it was cold and distant...even scary. The exchange went on for a few more seconds before
Chris came back to the phone
"Look ma i'm sorry I gotta go"
"Is everything ok?"
"Yeah i'm straight, I'll call you later aight"
"Aight"
"Later ma"
:: Phone Call Ends ::
"Girl you better watch out..."
"Ugh I wish you two would stop this dangerous mess really"
"We are just looking out for you"
"Yeah and I appreciate it but damn its ok"
"Aight, well we're gonna be heading out. Our parents are having something at the house for all their corporate friends and we have to make an appearance"
"Sounds exciting...have fun mingling"
"We won't, later"
After 'Ronica and Tess left I laid back on my bed and thought over the past couple of
hours. What if he was dangerous and I was getting into a bad situation? What if he was a
kind person like I think he is? For some reason I felt like I needed to take a chance and I
wanted to take one with Chris.
:: Chris Pov ::
"Chris the nigga has been holding out for weeks"
"Where is he?"
"They got him around the corner behind the bodega"
I quickly grabbed my steel baby and tucked it under my shirt before walking over to the
bodega. My life used to be normal, regular family, the good life I guess. Now things are
twisted and can't get back to the way they used to be. Turning the corner I find the fiend
thats been dodging me for weeks. I slowly lifted my shirt exposing my steel baby and
wrapped my fingers around his neck holding him against the wall.
"Chris I was gonna pay you man, tomorrow I'm getting some money I swear I was gonna do it..."
"You've been tellin me that same shit for two weeks James, If I don't get my shit by six today...your head is gonna be in little pieces all over the fucking pavement do you understand me?"
"How am I gonna get that much in 3 hours? Chris please just give me til tomorrow!"
"You have 3 hours to get my money or I'm coming for you, and I know where your crackhead ass be at.."
"okay, okay six o'clock"
I loosened my grip and let him fall to the floor before pulling my shirt back down and
turning my back. I shook my head and started walking away before I heard him mumble
something he shouldn't have..
"Your gonna die in the streets like your daddy.."
Stopping in my tracks I turned slowly around to face James who was now covering his
mouth with a quivering hand. Ne-yo and Laron took a step back and looked out to see if
anybody was coming.
"Tha fuck did you just say to me?"
"Nothing Chris....fuck i'm sorry man"
"Your sorry?"
"Yeah man, it was the drugs talking I didn't mean that shit man"
"The drugs talking?"
In one swift move I removed the cold steel gun from my waist and beat the yelling fiend
across the face repeatedly. His yells were muffled by the pool of blood and teeth that was
filling his mouth with each blow. I stepped back and wiped the blood from my gun on my
t-shirt before taking it off, I started to throw it in the dumpster but I don't leave anything
behind when I handle my business. Tossing it over my shoulder I raised the beaten man
to his feet and leaned him against the dumpster.
"You have one hour to get my money, or should I say If I don't get my money, you have one hour to live. Do you fucking understand me?"
He slowly nodded his head before falling to his knees. I jogged out of the alleyway and
back home where I tossed the blood-stained shirt into a garbage pail where I burned it. I
went into the kitchen and disenfected my gun before putting it back in my room.....this
was my life.
:: At School ::
I couldn't get my mind off of Chris since the first night we met, it was weird because I
never thought I would gain feelings for him but now I was and I think he was feeling me
too. I sat at our regular table with the girls..
"Yo I heard Troy is having a party this weekend, ya'll wanna go?"
"How we just gonna invite ourselves to his party?"
"He already asked me if we could come"
"He asked for us to come?"
"Yeah, a party isn't a party without us being there I mean come on"
I drifted away from the conversation as Chris, Ne-yo and LaRon walked into the crowded
cafeteria. We instantly locked eyes and he flashed his beautiful smile.
"Oh lord are they coming over here?"
"Yes and be nice damnit"
"Sup ma.."
"Hey Mr. Chris"
"Sup ladies"
:: In unison ::
"Hey"
"These are my boys Ne-yo and LaRon"
"Whats good"
Me and Chris smiled as Ne-yo and and Tess started clicking with each other as did 'Ronica
and LaRon...
"So what good with you lil mama"
"Nothin, hows your day going so far?"
"Aight, ya know I had a math test earlier...think I aced it"
"Oh so your a mathematician now huh?"
I sighed heavily at 'Ronica's question, she didn't like Chris too much based on the things
we heard about him. Getting them to get along was going to be hard..
"I didn't say it...you did"
"Oh aight..I think I got the last question wrong though...some shit about the quad something"
"Quadratic equation?"
"Yeah I think that was it"
"That was the easiest question on the test ma"
I looked back at Chris and smiled at the fact that he wasn't taken back by 'Ronica's...shall
I say BOLDNESS.
"Ok so you know what that is?"
"Yeah, negative B plus or minus the square root of B squared minus 4AC divided by 2A....simple"
(AN: I am a geek...thank you lol)
My mouth dropped as Ne-yo and LaRon gave Chris his props, the more I hang with him
the more I start to think the things I heard about him are lies...or I hope more and more
that they are lies since i'm starting to really like him. I looked down at his hands as he
laced his fingers with mine and smiled..
"What are you doing this weekend?"
"Yeah, me and a lady friend have plans..."
My heart dropped...I know I wasn't officially his girl and all but damn I felt like he cheated
on me or something. I tried not to let him see that I was hurt so I put on a fake smile.
"Oh ok, thats cool"
"So what are we doing?"
"Huh?"
"Well i'm gonna be with you this weekend so what do you have planned?"
"You jerk"
I playfully hit his arm as he pulled me into a hug, he was so different then how I thought
he would be. I playfully rubbed his forearm and noticed scars all along them, he had really
smooth skin but it looked like he had lived a hard life.
"So you going to Troys party?"
"Yeah, you?"
"You know me and the girls gotta go..."
"You wanna go with me?"
"Like a date?"
"Your my girl right?"
"Your girl, and when did I become that?"
"When you started feeling me, like the way i'm feeling you..."
I thought I was gonna hit the floor, my heart melt by the way he looked into my eyes and
played with my fingers.
"I never said I was feeling you..."
somehow my last statement came out just above a whisper and he smiled....that
wonderful smile.
"I think you just did ma....so are you my girl?"
"......i'm your girl, you my man?"
"Mm-hmm"
And thats how we started....
"Ugh I hate Mr. Cowans class...he's such an a$$hole!"
"Girl you and everybody else knows this already, glad this week is almost over though"
"I gotta go to the mall and pick out something for the party on Friday..."
"Me and Tess do too, since we have dates now"
"LaRon and Ne-yo?...HA I knew you guys would get along"
"They are pretty cool guys."
Walking into the parking lot I smiled as I noticed Chris posted up against his car looking at
me. He instantly smiled when he saw me and I ran over to give him a hug. I giggled when
he started kissing me on my neck...
"I missed you"
"I saw you at lunch.."
"Yeah but that was a while ago ma..."
"Ugh you two are sickening"
"Hello to you too 'Ronica, sup Tess"
"Hey Chris, well shorty we're gonna hit you up later aight"
"Aight"
"You wanna come over my house?"
"Will your mom be aight with that?"
"My mom isn't around ma, it'll just be me and you"
I noticed when I mentioned his mom he got a little tense, I would ask about this further later on...
"Aight, let me just call my mom and let her know I'm going out"
I got in the car and pulled out of the school parking lot while she called her mom, this was
the first time I ever bought a girl that I actually had feelings for back to my house. The
usual jump-offs would just get a night at the hotel and a goodbye in the morning, but
shorty was different. She wasn't your average chick and I respected her.
:: Phone Call Ends ::
"Everything cool?"
"Yeah she said just be home by curfew..."
"You got homework?"
"Nah, you?"
"Nah I did it in class"
"You amaze me everyday"
"Why?"
"Because I used to hear so many things about you, things that scared me"
"Your the last person that should be scared of me..."
"But I mean, are you happy with people thinking such bad things about you?"
"Some of the bad things they think are true, I'm not gonna be in this relationship and lie to you. I have done some fucked up things in my past that I don't regret...I don't regret anything. But there are some things that I hear that just make laugh."
At that moment I realized how strong Chris was. He let that shit roll off his back like
nothing. We pulled up to his house and it was quite cute, a medium sized brock house set
back in a well kept yard with a garage and basketball court. There weren't many flowers
but there was a large cherry tree off to the right that set it off nicely. I followed Chris to
the door and looked around as he fumbled with his keys before he got the door open.
"I feel like i'm on MTV Cribs or something"
"You are so silly"
Walking inside there was a nice warm feeling flowing throughout the house. It was nicely
decorated but not overdone. The one thing I noticed was that it looked like only a fairly
young guy lived here....sort of like a frat house but clean, spotless in fact. The wood floors
shined and everything was in it's place. I could tell dark blue and grey were his favorite
colors based on its abundance throughout the house.
"Make yourself at home..."
I looked up as Chris placed his bookbag on a hook by the door and did the same with
mine. I walked into the living room and sat on the comfortable sofa before he joined me
handing me a bottle of water while he drank a juice.
"Thank you.."
"Your welcome.."
"You have a really nice house.."
"Thank you, I try to keep it up ya know"
"Well i'm sure your parents help out around here right?"
"I don't live with my parents, I live alone"
"How do you pay the bills and everything?"
I looked at him and he gave me the you know look.
"You don't have any family you can stay with?"
"I have a older sister, she left home like 10 years ago before things got really bad"
"Why don't you stay with her?"
"I don't know where she is, she said she would come back for me and never did."
"Damn, i'm sorry Chris.."
"Nah don't be sorry, I'm doing aight"
He took one more sip of his drink before taking my empty cup with his own and taking
them into the kitchen.
"You wanna watch TV?"
"Yeah, sixers are about to play. I can't miss that"
"Let me find out you like sports"
"Don't let the skirt fool you"
He took my hand and led me upstairs up to his room, it was really bright. The walls were
white as were the sheets and curtains. He had a light wood floor and a huge bed with a
frame that matched it and the dresser set. Very plain but beautiful, I kicked off my shoes
and placed them neatly by the door while he took of his shirt leaving him only in a beater,
basketball shorts. He neatly placed his sneakers in the closet and joined me on the bed. I
laughed when he wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me down on the bed
planting soft kisses on my face.
"Cut it out boy"
"Nope you gotta say the magic words"
"Please"
"Nope"
"Pretty please?"
"Nope you gotta tell me how you feel about me.."
"What?"
"You deaf now?"
I laughed even harder as he began tickling me harder
"Okay, okay I like you a lot"
"Just a lot?"
"No more than a lot"
"Not convinced"
"Ahhhhhhh ok, I love you"
We both stopped and looked at each other, he was looking me dead in the eyes as we
moved closer to each other before finally kissing each other. I felt his body lay on top of
mine as my hands slid under his shirt rubbing his tight abs. My eyes closed as his wet lips
pressed against my neck, everything felt so right...
"I love you too..."
That was the last thing I heard him say before I woke up in his arms later on that night. I
smiled as I looked up to see him sleeping with his arms wrapped around me. Glancing
over I noticed the clock next to his glowing 1:19 am in light blue.
"OH SHIT!"
Jumping out of the bed I stumbled around the bed looking for my sneakers...
"Ma whats wrong?"
"I gotta be home in like ten minutes, my mom is gonna kill me.."
"Calm down ma, i'll drive you home..."
I picked up my sneakers and skipped down the stairs followed by a sleepy Chris. He
grabbed my bookbag and carried out to the car for me and quickly got me home at 1:30
on the dot. He parked a block away this way my parents wouldn't see him.
"I'll pick you up in the morning ok"
"Aight"
She planted a quick kiss on my lips before running into her house...
:: Phone Rings ::
"Speak.."
"Yo we got a problem over here on the corner of Conway and Path kid"
"Where's LaRon?"
"He's on his way..."
"Aight be there in like five minutes, do I need steel?"
"Just to be safe...bring flour so we can make this cake too, feel me"
"Aight"
:: Phone call ends ::
This city never slept...
:
My highschool was the typical one, you had all your different groups that hung together,
mean ass teachers, some cool ones and the jocks. I would like to think me and my group
were in the chill group. We hung out with just about everybody and were envied by all.
Don't get me wrong, we weren't stuck up....just confident. By the way...my name is Tamia
aka shorty.
"Yo so are we going out tonight or what?"
"Veronica the last three times we went out the club was either dead, the niggas were wack or you got into a fight.."
"All the more reason to go out and find someplace where none of those three mishaps will occur again"
"Tess will you please talk to your friend"
"Nah shorty I think we should go out, I don't feel like sitting at home watching tv all weekend"
"Fine, but if any shit jumps off i'm leaving without you two"
"So you just gonna leave us stranded"
"Nah, I wouldn't do that.."
"Girl I was about to say.."
"I would leave you the number to call a taxi at least damn"
"You are ridiculous"
These were my girls Tessa and Veronica, we have been friends ever since like pre-k. This
was a normal routine for us every weekend. We decided to hit up X-It which was some
new teen club opening up across town...since it was opening night it should be poppin off
rather nicely. Arriving at the club we were quickly let in and posted at the bar...
"This place is pretty cool ladies"
"Yeah Veronica I think it may have been a good idea to come out tonight"
"Told you so.."
"Damn girl who is that?"
"Tess you are pointing in the direction of a group of guys please be more specific"
"The brown-skinned one"
"Oh thats Shaffer....he likes to be called Ne-yo or Yo-yo some shit like that"
"He is gorgeous.."
"To you..."
"Shut up Veronica...what do you think shorty?"
"He's aight I guess"
While Tess and Veronica went back and forth I locked eyes with the one person I shouldn't
have...Chris Brown. Don't get me wrong, he WAS gorgeous but he was also
trouble...teachers passed him along because he knew their secrets and nobody fucked
with unless you wanted your jaw handed to you. I quickly looked away as did he before
sitting in the back of the club....
"I saw that shorty.."
"Saw what?"
"You and Chris...girl you better leave that alone"
"Damn ya'll act like I went over there and made out with him"
"Mm-hmm"
The rest of the night went pretty cool until Veronica got into with some broad who kept
staring at us all night, at first I was just gonna leave but decided to stay and help my girls
out with these heffas.
"Girl you ripped her hair out!"
"That bitch deserved it..coming at me like she crazy"
"Can't take you two nowhere, glad we got out before security saw us"
"Yeah, I wanna come here next weekend"
Walking out to my car the girls we were fighting came storming out with their boyrfriends
yelling and pointing
"Oh shit here we go again"
"It was them baby!"
"You three bitches better leave our girls alone..."
"Oh no this nigga didn't come out here tryin to fight three girls...you mad wack"
"Veronica lets just go..."
"Nah Tess, this nigga ain't gonna do shit to us"
"Be a good bitch and go home with your girls"
"Bitch?! Nigga who you callin a bitch?"
Just as things were about to errupt Chris, Shaffer and some other kid walked up behind us
and wrapped their arms around us. My heart couldn't help but skip a beat as Chris
innocently placed a kiss on my cheek and held me close to him...it was strange, I didn't
feel scared or weird...I don't know how I felt
"Is there a problem?"
This was the first time I ever heard Chris talk besides answering the occasional question in
class when he felt like doing so...his voice was calm but dangerous and i felt his breath
tickle at my ear as he spoke...The three girls held closer to their men as they took a step
back after seeing Chris....they were scared?
"Nah no problem, didn't know they were with you.."
"Fuck that, yeah there is a problem nigga who are you?"
The other guys eyes popped wide opened as their clueless friend stepped forward towards
Chris....obviously he was new around here...
"Don't worry about who I am, you just need to worry about who you could be later on in life.."
"What the fuck is that supposed to mean?"
"You could either be the guy that walked away....or the old guy years from now sitting in a wheelchair who wished he had walked away"
My body tensed as Chris raised his shirt exposing his gun, his voice was calm and never
changed and neither did his facial expression, he was looking the guy straight in the eye
and had a smirk on his face...
"Aight you got it, calm down"
"I never said I didn't have it, back the fuck off"
We stood in silence until the guys and their girls ran to their cars and sped off, it seemed
like we were all afriad to say anything...I felt Chris slowly slide his arm from around my
waist and turn me around so I was facing him...
"Ya'll aight?"
"Yeah we're cool....thank-"
"No need to thank me, just be careful. You never know who's with who out here aight"
"Aight..."
"Later shorty"
And with a wink he and his friends were gone...leaving me and the girls standing there
amazed.
::Later That Night::
"I don't believe what happened tonight..."
"I'm sorry that I got into it with them girls ya'll"
"Nah it's cool, you didn't know them niggas was coming"
My mind was on Chris....I know about his ways but he really helped us out last night and
he knew my name...me out of all people. I couldn't shake the feeling he gave me when I
was in his arms...I felt safe.
"Earth to shorty"
"Yeah..."
"Yo what were you thnking about?"
"Just tonight...it was really crazy"
"You know you and Chris looked really good together"
"You think?"
"Yeah, I would tell you to holla at him if he wasn't a criminal"
"He's not a bad person...I don't think"
"Well until you know, leave it alone"
We stayed up just talking for a little while longer before we all decided to go home. On the
way to my house I noticed Chris coming out of the bodega and he was by himself...it was
well past 3am and I felt like I would be wrong if I didn't stop. I drove maybe a block past
him before stopping and slowly backing up and rolling down my window. As soon as I
stopped I was greeted with a gun pointed straight at me....
"Gotdamn ma...beep, yell my name or something"
I couldn't even talk as I felt a huge lump swell in my throat..my palms began to sweat as I
clutched the steering wheel and began to breath in short, sporadic breaths....everything
was okay, you'll be fine now
"Ma are you okay?"
I nodded my head no quickly as he concealed his gun and opened the drivers side door,
he lifted me up as my legs felt like jello. He carried me over to the passengers side and
secured me in before sitting in the drivers seat..
"I'm gonna take you to the hospital ok.."
"No...someplace cool....the park....please...no hospital"
I looked over at her and nodded my head as I held onto her hand. Driving as fast as I can
I pulled up to the park and got her out carrying over to a shaded area under a tree.
Watching as she steadied her breathing I couldn't help but feel bad for scaring her. I
saved her one time tonight and damn near killed her the next.
"Are you ok?"
"Yeah i'm good, I didn't mean to scare you"
"You didn't scare me.."
I laughed as she looked up at me and gave me the yeah right face...It was weird how I let
my guard down around her. Based on the fact that I just met her it was crazy..
"Thanks for bringing me here though"
"No problem, thanks for not passing out"
"I thought I was when you did speed racer all the way here, I didn't know my car could get up like that"
"Well ya know I had to test it out for ya"
"Thank you"
"Welcome..."
We sat and talked for about 2 hours until we realized the sun was coming up, he was such
a sweet person, goofy as hell too but I really liked that about him.
"You know what....your not at all what I expected"
"What did you expect?"
"I don't know...not what i'm getting"
"And what are you getting?"
"Somebody sweet, intelligent, caring, funny...a good guy"
"I'm not a good guy ma"
"Yes you are, you just don't want the world to see that side of you...why I don't know"
"Maybe one day you will"
"Maybe..."
"So Ms. Shorty, can I get a number..email address, myspace name...something"
"You are crazy, yeah you can get my number"
I took his phone and stored my number before handing it back to him..
"So can I get yours Mr. Chris?"
"When I call you, you'll get it"
"Ohhh so your gonna play me like that, aight now I'm not gonna give you a ride home"
"Fine I live right across the street now what"
"Ugh whatever I will see you later..."
"Later ma"
"Later...."
I jumped into my car as he jogged across the street to his house. Sitting back in my seat I
watched the sun as it finally rose over the horizon bringing a new day as well as new
possibilities....
::The Next Day::
"You went where with who?!"
"For the fourth time, I was at the park with Chris"
"Ok so let me get this straight....he saved us at the club, almost shot you and then you exchanged numbers while the sun rose at the park?"
"Basically 'ronica"
"This is a made for tv movie waiting to happen..."
"He was really sweet"
"Yeah im sure Chris Brown the drug dealing, gunslinger is a sweet individual"
"Whatever"
:: Phone Rings ::
"Hello?"
"Sup Ms. Shorty"
"Chris?"
"That would be me.."
I quickly swatted 'ronica and Tess' hands away as they motioned for me to hang up the
phone.
"Are you busy?"
"No my friends are just acting like idiots, whats up"
"Nothing really, just thought about you and decided to call"
"Oooh so you were thinking about me?"
"Maybe"
"I was thinking of you too.."
"So i'm actually tired from running through your mind all day"
"You are a fool"
"Just like making you laugh, so what good with you this week?"
"School basically, you?"
"The same I guess"
"You better come to school, this is senior year."
"Yeah I guess I have more motivation to come now though.."
"And what might that be?"
"Its something thats kept a smile on my face over the past 24hours..."
"Ohhh ok"
I was about to say something before I was cut off by somebody screaming to Chris in the
background. The way he spoke to the guy was totally different from how he spoke to me,
it was cold and distant...even scary. The exchange went on for a few more seconds before
Chris came back to the phone
"Look ma i'm sorry I gotta go"
"Is everything ok?"
"Yeah i'm straight, I'll call you later aight"
"Aight"
"Later ma"
:: Phone Call Ends ::
"Girl you better watch out..."
"Ugh I wish you two would stop this dangerous mess really"
"We are just looking out for you"
"Yeah and I appreciate it but damn its ok"
"Aight, well we're gonna be heading out. Our parents are having something at the house for all their corporate friends and we have to make an appearance"
"Sounds exciting...have fun mingling"
"We won't, later"
After 'Ronica and Tess left I laid back on my bed and thought over the past couple of
hours. What if he was dangerous and I was getting into a bad situation? What if he was a
kind person like I think he is? For some reason I felt like I needed to take a chance and I
wanted to take one with Chris.
:: Chris Pov ::
"Chris the nigga has been holding out for weeks"
"Where is he?"
"They got him around the corner behind the bodega"
I quickly grabbed my steel baby and tucked it under my shirt before walking over to the
bodega. My life used to be normal, regular family, the good life I guess. Now things are
twisted and can't get back to the way they used to be. Turning the corner I find the fiend
thats been dodging me for weeks. I slowly lifted my shirt exposing my steel baby and
wrapped my fingers around his neck holding him against the wall.
"Chris I was gonna pay you man, tomorrow I'm getting some money I swear I was gonna do it..."
"You've been tellin me that same shit for two weeks James, If I don't get my shit by six today...your head is gonna be in little pieces all over the fucking pavement do you understand me?"
"How am I gonna get that much in 3 hours? Chris please just give me til tomorrow!"
"You have 3 hours to get my money or I'm coming for you, and I know where your crackhead ass be at.."
"okay, okay six o'clock"
I loosened my grip and let him fall to the floor before pulling my shirt back down and
turning my back. I shook my head and started walking away before I heard him mumble
something he shouldn't have..
"Your gonna die in the streets like your daddy.."
Stopping in my tracks I turned slowly around to face James who was now covering his
mouth with a quivering hand. Ne-yo and Laron took a step back and looked out to see if
anybody was coming.
"Tha fuck did you just say to me?"
"Nothing Chris....fuck i'm sorry man"
"Your sorry?"
"Yeah man, it was the drugs talking I didn't mean that shit man"
"The drugs talking?"
In one swift move I removed the cold steel gun from my waist and beat the yelling fiend
across the face repeatedly. His yells were muffled by the pool of blood and teeth that was
filling his mouth with each blow. I stepped back and wiped the blood from my gun on my
t-shirt before taking it off, I started to throw it in the dumpster but I don't leave anything
behind when I handle my business. Tossing it over my shoulder I raised the beaten man
to his feet and leaned him against the dumpster.
"You have one hour to get my money, or should I say If I don't get my money, you have one hour to live. Do you fucking understand me?"
He slowly nodded his head before falling to his knees. I jogged out of the alleyway and
back home where I tossed the blood-stained shirt into a garbage pail where I burned it. I
went into the kitchen and disenfected my gun before putting it back in my room.....this
was my life.
:: At School ::
I couldn't get my mind off of Chris since the first night we met, it was weird because I
never thought I would gain feelings for him but now I was and I think he was feeling me
too. I sat at our regular table with the girls..
"Yo I heard Troy is having a party this weekend, ya'll wanna go?"
"How we just gonna invite ourselves to his party?"
"He already asked me if we could come"
"He asked for us to come?"
"Yeah, a party isn't a party without us being there I mean come on"
I drifted away from the conversation as Chris, Ne-yo and LaRon walked into the crowded
cafeteria. We instantly locked eyes and he flashed his beautiful smile.
"Oh lord are they coming over here?"
"Yes and be nice damnit"
"Sup ma.."
"Hey Mr. Chris"
"Sup ladies"
:: In unison ::
"Hey"
"These are my boys Ne-yo and LaRon"
"Whats good"
Me and Chris smiled as Ne-yo and and Tess started clicking with each other as did 'Ronica
and LaRon...
"So what good with you lil mama"
"Nothin, hows your day going so far?"
"Aight, ya know I had a math test earlier...think I aced it"
"Oh so your a mathematician now huh?"
I sighed heavily at 'Ronica's question, she didn't like Chris too much based on the things
we heard about him. Getting them to get along was going to be hard..
"I didn't say it...you did"
"Oh aight..I think I got the last question wrong though...some shit about the quad something"
"Quadratic equation?"
"Yeah I think that was it"
"That was the easiest question on the test ma"
I looked back at Chris and smiled at the fact that he wasn't taken back by 'Ronica's...shall
I say BOLDNESS.
"Ok so you know what that is?"
"Yeah, negative B plus or minus the square root of B squared minus 4AC divided by 2A....simple"
(AN: I am a geek...thank you lol)
My mouth dropped as Ne-yo and LaRon gave Chris his props, the more I hang with him
the more I start to think the things I heard about him are lies...or I hope more and more
that they are lies since i'm starting to really like him. I looked down at his hands as he
laced his fingers with mine and smiled..
"What are you doing this weekend?"
"Yeah, me and a lady friend have plans..."
My heart dropped...I know I wasn't officially his girl and all but damn I felt like he cheated
on me or something. I tried not to let him see that I was hurt so I put on a fake smile.
"Oh ok, thats cool"
"So what are we doing?"
"Huh?"
"Well i'm gonna be with you this weekend so what do you have planned?"
"You jerk"
I playfully hit his arm as he pulled me into a hug, he was so different then how I thought
he would be. I playfully rubbed his forearm and noticed scars all along them, he had really
smooth skin but it looked like he had lived a hard life.
"So you going to Troys party?"
"Yeah, you?"
"You know me and the girls gotta go..."
"You wanna go with me?"
"Like a date?"
"Your my girl right?"
"Your girl, and when did I become that?"
"When you started feeling me, like the way i'm feeling you..."
I thought I was gonna hit the floor, my heart melt by the way he looked into my eyes and
played with my fingers.
"I never said I was feeling you..."
somehow my last statement came out just above a whisper and he smiled....that
wonderful smile.
"I think you just did ma....so are you my girl?"
"......i'm your girl, you my man?"
"Mm-hmm"
And thats how we started....
"Ugh I hate Mr. Cowans class...he's such an a$$hole!"
"Girl you and everybody else knows this already, glad this week is almost over though"
"I gotta go to the mall and pick out something for the party on Friday..."
"Me and Tess do too, since we have dates now"
"LaRon and Ne-yo?...HA I knew you guys would get along"
"They are pretty cool guys."
Walking into the parking lot I smiled as I noticed Chris posted up against his car looking at
me. He instantly smiled when he saw me and I ran over to give him a hug. I giggled when
he started kissing me on my neck...
"I missed you"
"I saw you at lunch.."
"Yeah but that was a while ago ma..."
"Ugh you two are sickening"
"Hello to you too 'Ronica, sup Tess"
"Hey Chris, well shorty we're gonna hit you up later aight"
"Aight"
"You wanna come over my house?"
"Will your mom be aight with that?"
"My mom isn't around ma, it'll just be me and you"
I noticed when I mentioned his mom he got a little tense, I would ask about this further later on...
"Aight, let me just call my mom and let her know I'm going out"
I got in the car and pulled out of the school parking lot while she called her mom, this was
the first time I ever bought a girl that I actually had feelings for back to my house. The
usual jump-offs would just get a night at the hotel and a goodbye in the morning, but
shorty was different. She wasn't your average chick and I respected her.
:: Phone Call Ends ::
"Everything cool?"
"Yeah she said just be home by curfew..."
"You got homework?"
"Nah, you?"
"Nah I did it in class"
"You amaze me everyday"
"Why?"
"Because I used to hear so many things about you, things that scared me"
"Your the last person that should be scared of me..."
"But I mean, are you happy with people thinking such bad things about you?"
"Some of the bad things they think are true, I'm not gonna be in this relationship and lie to you. I have done some fucked up things in my past that I don't regret...I don't regret anything. But there are some things that I hear that just make laugh."
At that moment I realized how strong Chris was. He let that shit roll off his back like
nothing. We pulled up to his house and it was quite cute, a medium sized brock house set
back in a well kept yard with a garage and basketball court. There weren't many flowers
but there was a large cherry tree off to the right that set it off nicely. I followed Chris to
the door and looked around as he fumbled with his keys before he got the door open.
"I feel like i'm on MTV Cribs or something"
"You are so silly"
Walking inside there was a nice warm feeling flowing throughout the house. It was nicely
decorated but not overdone. The one thing I noticed was that it looked like only a fairly
young guy lived here....sort of like a frat house but clean, spotless in fact. The wood floors
shined and everything was in it's place. I could tell dark blue and grey were his favorite
colors based on its abundance throughout the house.
"Make yourself at home..."
I looked up as Chris placed his bookbag on a hook by the door and did the same with
mine. I walked into the living room and sat on the comfortable sofa before he joined me
handing me a bottle of water while he drank a juice.
"Thank you.."
"Your welcome.."
"You have a really nice house.."
"Thank you, I try to keep it up ya know"
"Well i'm sure your parents help out around here right?"
"I don't live with my parents, I live alone"
"How do you pay the bills and everything?"
I looked at him and he gave me the you know look.
"You don't have any family you can stay with?"
"I have a older sister, she left home like 10 years ago before things got really bad"
"Why don't you stay with her?"
"I don't know where she is, she said she would come back for me and never did."
"Damn, i'm sorry Chris.."
"Nah don't be sorry, I'm doing aight"
He took one more sip of his drink before taking my empty cup with his own and taking
them into the kitchen.
"You wanna watch TV?"
"Yeah, sixers are about to play. I can't miss that"
"Let me find out you like sports"
"Don't let the skirt fool you"
He took my hand and led me upstairs up to his room, it was really bright. The walls were
white as were the sheets and curtains. He had a light wood floor and a huge bed with a
frame that matched it and the dresser set. Very plain but beautiful, I kicked off my shoes
and placed them neatly by the door while he took of his shirt leaving him only in a beater,
basketball shorts. He neatly placed his sneakers in the closet and joined me on the bed. I
laughed when he wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me down on the bed
planting soft kisses on my face.
"Cut it out boy"
"Nope you gotta say the magic words"
"Please"
"Nope"
"Pretty please?"
"Nope you gotta tell me how you feel about me.."
"What?"
"You deaf now?"
I laughed even harder as he began tickling me harder
"Okay, okay I like you a lot"
"Just a lot?"
"No more than a lot"
"Not convinced"
"Ahhhhhhh ok, I love you"
We both stopped and looked at each other, he was looking me dead in the eyes as we
moved closer to each other before finally kissing each other. I felt his body lay on top of
mine as my hands slid under his shirt rubbing his tight abs. My eyes closed as his wet lips
pressed against my neck, everything felt so right...
"I love you too..."
That was the last thing I heard him say before I woke up in his arms later on that night. I
smiled as I looked up to see him sleeping with his arms wrapped around me. Glancing
over I noticed the clock next to his glowing 1:19 am in light blue.
"OH SHIT!"
Jumping out of the bed I stumbled around the bed looking for my sneakers...
"Ma whats wrong?"
"I gotta be home in like ten minutes, my mom is gonna kill me.."
"Calm down ma, i'll drive you home..."
I picked up my sneakers and skipped down the stairs followed by a sleepy Chris. He
grabbed my bookbag and carried out to the car for me and quickly got me home at 1:30
on the dot. He parked a block away this way my parents wouldn't see him.
"I'll pick you up in the morning ok"
"Aight"
She planted a quick kiss on my lips before running into her house...
:: Phone Rings ::
"Speak.."
"Yo we got a problem over here on the corner of Conway and Path kid"
"Where's LaRon?"
"He's on his way..."
"Aight be there in like five minutes, do I need steel?"
"Just to be safe...bring flour so we can make this cake too, feel me"
"Aight"
:: Phone call ends ::
This city never slept...
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