The Way It Is (Way Too Deep Sequel)

Chapter 43🤡

"Baby now is not the time to ask dumb questions. For a good month now. I don't know what the fuck to do Mei. That's my brother."

"So that makes sense."

"What what? You knew about this shit!?" He yelled.

Pulling the phone away from her ear, she sucked her teeth. Doing all that yelling in her ear for nothing.

"No Jahvon and why you assuming I knew when all I said was that makes sense?"

"What the fuck makes sense Akashaa?"

She switched it to FaceTime because she needed to see his face. And just as she thought, he looked mean as hell. She knew he was fuming.

'It must be luck that King ain't dead. Giving the circumstances, I understand.' She thought.

"So before you called I was on the phone with Bryan and he told me that King has been doing coke. He tried to talk to him and yeah."

"Yeah what?"

"So I guess that's your coke he's doing."

He just looked at her. Processing everything that she just said but he still couldn't wrap his head around the fact that his brother was taking from him and more importantly, why the guck he was doing that shit in the first place. What the fuck King?

"Can I come see you?" Akashaa asked after a moment of silence.

"No."

"Why not?"

"Because I don't want to be around you right now. This shit fucking with me. I don't want to lash out on you..."

"Lash out on me for what?" She asked interrupting him.

He sighed and it got real quiet.

"Okay." She whispered before hanging up.

She scrolled to King's contact and hesitated before tapping on it. She didn't know what was going to be said and if he'd deny everything.

It rang a couple of times before he answered.

"Hi baby girl." King said. His voice sounded strained.

"Who the hell you been yelling at?"

"Nobody, nobody. You good? You need something?"

Fuck it.

"If I ask you something, will you be honest?"

"Of course."

"Why are you snorting coke?"

King started laughing. What was funny?

He knew if nobody else was going to come out and ask him , she was. He was embarrassed and scared for her to know that.

Embarrassed was an understatement but he didn't understand why he was scared for her to learn his secret.

Disappointment, he thought. It could be. Maybe?

"Why you ask it like that?"

"Just answer it D."

"I've been fucked up. Really fucked up. One night I just said fuck it. I love the way that I feel when I'm high. I can breath without feeling like I'm doing anything wrong."

"What the fuck? You are doing something wrong. You had ample of options pertaining your mental health. I just feel like that ending part is bullshit."

"It's not bullshit Sha. I'm... I don't know... I can't really explain it."

"Jahvon is pissed."

"He wanna kill me?" He asked. He sounded sad.

"I don't know. Maybe. Out of all people, him?"

The thought of Jah killing King played on a loop in Akashaa's head. He was dumb and foolish to even think about doing that shit knowing what it'll do to a person.

'I mean he could take a ass whoopin'. He doesn't have to die." Akashaa thought.

"Why him?" She asked.

"It wasn't like I targeted him. He had his shit out one day, I took some. Maybe it was the thrill of knowing that maybe I won't get caught."

"At some point you knew that he was going to figure it out right?"

"Maybe. Or maybe I didn't care. It doesn't make sense to me either. I could just buy the shit..."

"You're moving reckless..."

"I know what the fuck I'm doing." He growled.

Taken aback by his change of tone, Akashaa stayed silent. He wasn't in his right mind. What type of shit was this? And then to be stealing from your best friend at that? Where's the honesty? Loyalty? Brotherhood?

"I'm sorry Sha. Maybe I should talk to him on my own."

"I don't think you want to do that." She said hesitantly.

"I know but I feel like it would be better to come from me. I'll accept any consequences that come with it."

"I love you D and if my opinion matters , cut that shit out. I don't know who's dragging you down, 'cause they ain't right, but you know better."

"You think you know so much. So much about me and what the fuck I go through..."

"Don't do that to me Devonte."

"You don't know shit about shit Akashaa!" He yelled.

Fuck it.

"You know what, cool. I didn't call you to belittle you or talk crazy. I'm concerned for your wellbeing dumbass. But you do you. I'll say some good Shit at your funeral." She said before hanging up.

"Why is everybody so fucking stupid!?" She yelled before tossing her phone.

What was supposed to be a day of relaxation turned into nothing but bullshit. It was way too early for it anyway.

Looking at the diary on her nightstand, she sighed and picked it up.

One little thing fucks up everything. If you had the chance to do something right would you ? Even though it could jeopardize the relationships of others?

It really isn't even my decision to make. Rather yet my decision to move forward. I just don't understand the mindset other people have sometimes.

Loyalty and trust means everything and people let shit get in the way of that just for their own convenience. Not concerned about everybody else's feelings.

Idk. Maybe I always put my feelings too much into it but then again.

Fuck. This. Shit.

Akashaa fucking Zenn

-excuse any mistakes