The One That Got Away

Chapter 3: Rover Woods

"Oh my god!" I gasped. "Its beautiful."

"Yeah I know." Said Joshua.

I come out here to clear my mind and to think. It's called Rover Woods. Nobody really ever comes out here. Especially not to this part."

We were in the most beautiful woods surrounded by a flowing river of crystal clear water. On the side of the river was a smooth wall about 4 meters in length and width.

"For our art project we could paint our moral on the wall." He said.

"So the bad boy actually does his projects?" I said. "Damn, that's a first."

"Well I can't have bae flunking, now can I? Remember this reflects both of our grade."

His phone started to ring:
Let's have a party, invite the bad bitches. Invite the drug dealers. Bring the city out cause I'm that nigga. She want to be famous just let me record her.

He flashed me a apologetic smile and walked off to answer it. I looked around my surroundings. Damn this place was pretty as hell. I looked down at the river and I could clearly see my reflection. That's how clear the water was. It was the prettiest shade of blue.

Joshua came back with a angry look on his face. "We have to go. I forgot I have something to do." He said.

"Um okay." I said walking back to the car.

The car ride back was a silent one except the text messages Joshua got every three seconds. He stopped at a gas station leaving his IPhone 6s on the seat.

He went in to buy candy and his phone started ringing. Whoever was calling had something really important to say because they called like 5 times. Damn what the fuck do they want I thought?

I answered the phone and before I could say anything I heard a male's voice say "Yo, nigga I been calling you forever. Just make sure to bring your pistol tonight cause these niggas the real deal. Red playing with our money so now we got to handle him."

I hung up quick as fuck. Wait, wait, wait. Joshua, slanging? He sell drugs? Who is Red and why does he need a pistol? Oh fuck no!

I'm over here in the car with him like shit all peachy cream and I might fuck around and get shot up.

He came back and got in the car. "I got you M&Ms and a Arizona ice tea."

"How you knew M&Ms was my favorite?" I asked.

"I know things about you even you don't know bae."

"Okay Joshua whatever."

We talked and talked but I didn't mention or ask him none of the questions I had. It was none of my business. He ain't my man, and we just started to be friends so I ain't bout to fuck up no friendship that's just started by being nosey so I just kept my mouth shut.

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"Who is it?" I said answering the door.

"Your favorite bish ever !"

I opened the door recognizing Jamie's voice and who else would say some stupid shit like that?

I looked down at the 2 large suit cases in her hand. "Last time I checked you were spending a night not a year! You tryna move in on the sly."

"Girl, one bag for my clothes and the other one for my makeup and shoes and flatirons. I got to stay cute, you never know who watching."

"I'm pretty sure Darrell has moved on" I said referring to her ex who I know she now hated.

She pushed me out the doorway and walked in. She knew my house like the back of her head because basically this was her house too. Poohbear had been coming over here since she was a little girl. We had always been close and nothing would ever ever ever break our bond.

We sat down by the couch and ate pizza looking at our favorite movie- ATL.

"Remember the first time we met?" She asked out of the blue.

"Just like it was yesterday. I still have that burnt mark on my finger too." I looked at my mark from when Jamie and I first met. She burned me with a lighter.

She was cracking up. "Hoe it ain't funny. That shit hurted big time. I almost fucked you up." This only made her laugh harder.

"So how are things going with Joshua?" She asked.

"Its alright. I mean I ain't do the dare yet but just wait. I just got to make sure its the right time."

"Girl whatever....."

She continued to talk about her love hate relationship with Darrell but I was lost in thoughts thinking about the phone call Joshua received today. I mean I knew he was in U.D.N but I didn't think it was anything like what whoever was on the phone was talking about.

The thought of him being in a gang and having a gun scared me a little. Why do I even care? I don't like him anyways.

*-

I was dead sleep on the couch when I felt a tingling feeling by my mouth so I raised my hand to scratch it and got nothing other then a face full of whipped cream.

I opened my eyes to see a phone light. This shit was a prank? I was woken up out my sleep for this? I recognized the phone light as a recording light on a phone. I heard a loud laughter.

It was the laughter of Antonio and Pooh bear. What the fuck? I grabbed my pillow and walked up stairs I was too tired to strike back now but I got something planned for them.