𝑀𝐼𝐶𝐻𝐸𝐿𝐿𝐸
It was kind of windy outside. I was walking home from school and all.
My mother couldn't pick me up. Everybody kept trying to offer me a ride , but I declined all of them.
Even Brandy's offer.
I just needed to walk to clear my mind a little bit.
I was so over all the bickering with my momma at home. I was sick of dealing with my relationship bullshit.
All of it.
I remember that I left my bookbag in Brandy's car.
" Shit." I mumbled facepalming myself.
I turned back around and was about to go back to the school.
There was a man leaning on a building. He started approaching me and all , but I didn't act like it was anything.
He got closer , and then I recognized him.
It was Leo. The same boy that ig Mauri was supposedly beefing with.
He stopped dead in front of me and looked me up and down.
" Where you going pretty girl ?" He asked me.
" Leo , leave me the hell alone." I said trying to go around him.
He pushed me back so I couldn't get past.
" And where do you think you going ?" He asked me.
" You not going a damn place until we handle this." He said cracking his knuckles.
" I didn't do anything to you man . Whatever you and Da'Mauri got going on ain't got a damn thing to do with me. Let me be." I said rubbing my forehead trying to get past him again.
He did the same thing and pushed me back.
" I guess Da'Mauri's not here. And you're the only person associated with him that I see. " He said smirking.
" Maybe you can just put it down for me , and you're off." He said trying to grab a hold of my oversized t shirt.
Because it was so stretchy , it was almost like an on the ground bungee jump rope.
I bounced right into him and he tried to grab a hold of my wrist.
Nobody was around , so there was no point in me screaming for help.
Instead of trying to just run , I punched him in the face.
I tried to make a run for it , but instead he grabbed me just before I could get away.
His nose was bleeding , and it leaked on to my shirt.
I could see I definitely triggered him with that one.
I felt a strong punch come across my face. Next thing I know , I hit the ground.
I just started getting beat on.
Leo slipped something into my mouth. He kept shaking my head forcing me to swallow it.
He stood up and dusted himself off.
" Ima get that ass next time !" He yelled at me getting in his car.
He sped off , and just like that he was gone.
I touched my cheek. I felt a scratch on it.
I looked down at my hand , and blood was all over it.
I could feel that I had a bruise on my arm too.
I tried to stand up quickly without hurting anything else.
I heard someone yelling out.
I just felt my eyes getting heavier and heavier.
My vision started getting blurry.
The voice got closer , and clearer.
" Michelle ! I'm coming !" Yelled somebody who kept getting closer to me.
The person ended up being Brandy. The closer she got , the more I could tell who it was.
Once she reached me , I hit the ground. My knees just gave out.
" Michelle , listen to me !" She yelled grabbing onto my face.
" Whatever you do you cannot fall asleep ! What did he give you ?" She asked me trying to stand me up.
" I don't know ..." I said quietly.
The effects of whatever he put in me started to come into my system.
" You gotta get up dawg ! We have to go !" She said pulling me up.
She carried me over to her car.
I was out of it.
𝐷𝐴' 𝑀𝐴𝑈𝑅𝐼
" Nigga , you know damn well I don't smoke cigarettes !" I said throwing it at Deon.
" What ? You damn sure not getting the rest of my stash." He said.
" Y'all mfs will kill for some damn weed huh ?" Asked Khalil.
" Damn right I would. Shit." Said Calvin giving a look to Khalil.
" Look -" started Deon. Before he could finish , my door busted wide open.
In came Brandy , with a slumped Michelle in her arms.
" It's Michelle !" Yelled out Brandy bringing her in.
My immediate reaction was to grab her.
Everyone started rushing over to her. I picked her up out of Brandy's arms.
I don't care how hard me and Mich's relationship gets , I still love her to death.
Just to see her in a position like this , made me lose it.
" Man , move y'all asses out the way !" I yelled pushing everyone out of the way to get to the couch.
I set her down on the couch and looked into her face.
She was blacked out.
" Get me a glass of water and a hot wet towel , hurry !" I yelled.
People started moving fast.
I held onto her hand.
She started slowly opening her eyes.
" You'll be alright . I promise , do you understand me?" I said holding on to her.
She nodded slowly.
Part of me wanted to stay with her , but the other part of me just wanted to know who did this to her ?
Out of all people , why my girl and not me ?
I had an idea , but there was no way in hell that this nigga would be that dumb to pull some shit like that.
Now , it was really time to get it on and popping.
Deon came back with a glass of water and Brandy with the towel.
" Can you sit up for me ?" I asked holding onto her back.
She slowly started getting up. I could see she was in pain , but she handled it pretty well.
" Who tf did this to you ?" Asked Calvin.
She looked up at him and just shook her head.
" Cal man , just give her some time. " I said holding my hand up at him.
" Nah , I wanna know which one did this to you . He's a dead man walking." He said not letting it go.
I wanted to know probably more than anyone else in the room. I just tried to hide it so I wouldn't get Michelle worked up.
The amount of anger that I was holding in at this moment and time was unbelievable.
" Mich , don't worry. No motherfucker in these streets is gon do some shit like that and get away with it." Said Khalil.
I could see Michelle starting to get all watery in the eyes.
I just shook my head.
" I don't understand." I said.
" Don't understand what Mauri ?" Brandy asked me.
I looked up at her.
" I don't understand why somebody would play with they own damn life like this." I said taking a deep breathe.
" Nigga finna go psycho again." Said Tracy rubbing his forehead.
Khalil slapped Tracy in the back of the head.
I picked up the wet towel.
I looked up at Michelle. She looked me back in the eyes.
She looked drained.
Her arm had big ass scratches on them.
I took her arm and slowly placed the towel on her scratches.
She immediately huffed and yanked her arm back.
I grabbed a hold of her arm again , just a little tighter.
" Baby , I know it hurts , but you gotta stay still unless you wanna get infected with something." I tried to tell her.
She bit her lip.
I took a deep breathe and tried again.
She bit her lip , but she still stayed still. Which as all I needed her to do.
When I finished cleaning all the bruises and scratches on her , I stood up.
Everyone was staring at me.
" So what do we do now ?" Asked Deon.
I looked at everyone and said as casual and as simple as possible ...
" We kill his ass." I said.