Jacob's body was slumped over mine. I checked his pulse and he still had one but it was faint. Chresanto quickly picked him up and put him over his shoulder. He quickly sprinted to his car and got in. I didn't follow after him because he knows my emotion level is at its high right now. I turned around to see Rayan opening his eyes. So if it wasn't him...who shot Jacob? I looked around in the crowd. Zonnique was on the floor rocking back and forth, Craig was biting the heck out of his finger nails, and everyone else was too shocked to move. Man why the heck does this always happen to me and my friends or family? And why is it always at school? Man this some bull crap. I was about to turn back around when I saw Rayan's big brother trying to sneak out the crowd. This was a set up! Rayan set Jacob and Chresanto up...Except instead of getting both of them, they only got one. I pinned Rayan to the lockers and looked him straight in the eyes.
"Did your brother shoot Jacob?" I had a tight grip on him.
"What's it to ya lover girl?" Rayan smiled widely. I kneed him in his area.
"Wrong answer. Let me ask you one more time. Did your brother shoot Jacob?" I banged him agaisnt the lockers.
"Sure." Rayan chuckled. I kneed him even harder than before.
"Ah shoot. Could you stop doing that?" Rayan tried to hold his area but I kicked his hand away.
"Did he shoot Jacob?!" I asked loudly.
"Yeah he did you crazy bi-" I smacked Rayan so hard that his voice probably wont ever sound nasaly again. I dropped him and he fell to the ground, banging his head twice on the way down. I walked back over to a still rocking Zonnique and a still finger nail biting Craig. I helped Zonnique up and locked arms with Craig. I led them outside and then we started walking to G-Mommies house which surprisingly didn't take a long time. G-Mommy Beverley opened the door for us and gave us some muffins she had baked before we got there.
"Poor Jacob...He was my favorite out of Chresanto's rascals." Grandmother Beverley shook her head. Craig was so worried that he didn't take that offensive. He probably didn't even hear it...
"Bahja don't you like-"
"Oh no look what time it is. It's time for Craig to go home and Zonnique to go to bed. I'll go to the hospital and get some information on Jacob then I'll call you two. Check ya later? Okay bye." I pushed Craig out the door with me and then we went our separate ways. G-Mommy Beverley's car was parked in the drive way. I took the second secret set of keys and got in. By the way, I don't have a license *devious but playful smirk*. I started the car and carefully backed out of the drive way.
When I got to the hospital, I checked the car for scratches or dents. Shockingly it didn't have any! I nodded in amazement but quickly ran into the hospital. The lady at the desk was moving files from one place to another.
"I'm here for Jacob Perez." I cleared my throat.
"Uh...Jacob Perez was just checked in twenty-five minutes ago and probably is in surgery right now but you could go and wait in the waiting room with the friend who brought him here." She looked at Jacob's file and then pointed to the waiting room. I thanked her and rushed inside the waiting room. Chresanto was sitting in one of those comfy looking chairs with his hood on. I took a seat next to him and his face turned to meet mine. His eyes were stained with tears and so was his cheeks. I frowned and pulled him into my arms. I played in his curls, pulling them out and then watching them bounce back into curls.
"I love you brother." I kissed his cheek and then his forehead. He turned around facing my stomach. He then wrapped his arms around me and started sobbing. I rubbed his back while looking around the waiting room. Two boys who were in football uniforms were laughing at my brother and mumbling stuff. Probably about him crying. When I couldn't take any more of their constant mumbling and snickering, I turned into bitchy Bahja.
"Man could y'all shut that shit up. Damn near sounding like dying hyenas when y'all laugh. Slim jim looking asses. Y'all laughing at a person who could possibly be losing his best friend. How would you like it if someone was laughing at you because your friend was near death and you were crying?" I spat. The boys instantly stopped laughing and mumbling. They actually looked guilty now. After that they didn't mumble. Not even once. Nor did they laugh or look our direction. The doctor came out with the results.
"Ma'am I'm sorry but Mr. Perez is in a coma." The doctor frowned.
Chresanto started wilding out and I started to cry. I tried to wipe them away but I couldn't. I looked at the peace bracelet Jacob brought me and kissed it.
"I love you Jacob. I'll admit it. I love you. It's sad that you had to slip in a coma for me to notice it, but I love you so much." I said quietly looking down at the bracelet. I kissed it once more. I was out of miracles. Zonnique used my last one...
