11:55 pm | Fourth Quarter | 21 days Later
Yandel Pov:
The lyft driver followed the address I received from Shawn old roommate to his new apartment. Shawn had moved into the off campus housing. Removing my gloves as I knocked on his door. Although it was late, I knew he had to be up. I knocked again as no one answered.
The cold air blew harder as I made it back towards the stairway of his apartment building. I didn't have his number to call, as I stood by the gate. "Fuck" I sighed as my body covered with chill. "C'mon phone"
I mumbled as the no service popped up on my screen.
I sighed as I started to walk back towards the front of his apartment. I dug into my pocket putting my gloves back on leaving my thumb out so I can type of my iPhone. I touched the airplane mode turning it on than off as my carrier name popped back up.
I opened the app paying for my a lyft ride back to my dorm as I waited by the bus stop. The app noticed that the driver was seven minutes away as I accepted it. It was some commotion going on across the street down an Alley.
I didn't bother to pay it any mind as I sat there looking at the map wishing they would hurry. I heard tire streaks that followed with four rounds after. My heart instantly fell from my chest as the car lights came flying down the street in my direction.
I did what my first Instant told me to do, and that was run like hell. Everything seem as it was moving in slow motion. I could feel every heartbeat as my feet hit the ground. The car engine got louder at every street I rand down.
God please let me make it through this night, I swear I won't ever come out this late. I prayed in my head as I rand down a back alley trying to catch my breath as I paused resting against a tree. My breathing grew faster as I looked back.
"Don't run" he aggressively spoke as I felt the tip of his gun pointing to the back of my head. "Look man I didn't see anything, on god I'm just trying to get back to my dorm man" I nervously said as my teeth started to chatter.
"Open the door T" he mumbled out as he had a black bandanna over his mouth with a beanie on. "C'mon man please" i sobbed out as he pushed my head forward. "Get in the car and shut the fuck up, nigga you cooperate and you'll live" he said Pushing me into the backseat closing the door behind him, forcing me to the other side.
"Fuck man" I softly groaned out through my teeth hitting my head on the window. My phone vibrated in my pocket as I reached for it. "Move and I'll put your brains in your lap lil nigga hand it over" he spat at me as I slowly pulled my phone out.
"It's my roommate, if I don't answer he'll know something is wrong" I lied as he looked at me. "Answer it" he said still holding the gun to my head.
"Yo mike, a little busy let me call you back" I said as he started to talk fast. "Yan where you at bro, two guys from our school got shot and we're on lockdown now, like you need to be here asap, I can't cover for you if they Dr.Reign come checking bro" he spoke fast as I looked over at the guy.
"Hold on" I said putting him on mute and speaker. "Look man if I don't get back to school people will start looking for me, they just reported two people from my school been shot" I said as he looked at me. He ended the call turning my phone off.
"What is it you won't money?" I asked as they didn't say anything. "Look man, my name Yandel Edwards, I go to morehouse, I promise you I won't say shit bro, on my life, just drop me off anywhere. Blind fold me, I don't care just let me go please?" I begged as the driver slammed on the breaks making a hard right throwing me into the other guy lap.
He threw me back to the other side of the car, as he pulled into a dark garage. "Stay here, you scream I'll kill you myself" he said slapping my mouth with his gun as they all got out the car.
I waited there about twenty minutes as the air started to get thick from the lack of oxygen. The child safety locks were on as I tried to open the door. I reached in the front seat searching for the keys as I jumped back sitting back down as the garage door open.
One of the guys walked back out with a shot gun walking towards my side of the door as I climbed to the other side. "Sir, please" I sobbed almost crying as I let out a deep sigh. "Don't make me force you out" he groaned as I scooted over stepping out the car. He closed the door grabbing me by my hoody turning me around.
He tied my hands up, pushing me forward as we walked into the house. It was a trap house for sure, I looked around as every window was boarded up, every bedroom door was missing as everything remained opened. "Sit" he said forcing me down. I heard a laugh that sounded really familiar.
A big ass dog came walking around the corner as it started to aggressively bark at me as one of the guys came running as I was standing up hiding behind the table. "Come here boy" he mumbled rubbing the dog head as he walked him into another room.
The voice that was coming from the other room sounding so familiar, as the guy walked back into the open living room where I was. "I see you can't stay steal, do I need to tie your feet up to nigga?" He asked as I sat back down. "No I'll sit here" I said, sitting quickly as Three guys walked out the room all with hoodies on.
"Just lay low for a week or so, let the heat die down. You know how the system works" one of the guys said as they all dabbed each other up. "Two less nigga we have to worry about running his mouth" the guy with the black bandanna.
"Fuck we gone do with this Nigga?" He said taking a puff from the blunt he was holding. He nodding his head towards me as they all turned around. Is that him, I thought in my head. "I can you know" one of the guys said making this sound with his mouth as the other two laughed. But that familiar voice didn't. His eyes were locked on mine as mines were locked on his.
If I could start a fire with my eyes, he would be burning worst than hell right now. "Naw, we have enough blood on our hands right now, I'll take care of this one" he spoke as one of the guys hit a power switch turning off all the lights but the one in the hallway.
He walked up closer to me, pulling out his knife as I stared him down. He walked behind me cutting the band off as I pulled my risk to my chest massage it. I looked at the door as the other two guys weren't paying attention.
Okay Yandel, you got this, c'mon, run and don't look back, or run and scream. I thought to myself as I counted to five in my head. One I thought taking a deep breath. Two, I sighed looking around the house. Three, the two guys weren't paying me any attention. Four, the other guy was walking away from me. Five.
With that last blink my body had left the chair, charging for the door, as the guy who cut my band off, grabbed me by my throat slamming my head against the wall, as I became light headed. "Aya let me handle this nigga" one of the guys said cocking his gun as the other guy still had his hand wrapped around my throat.
"Naw, I'll take care of this one" he said letting me go as I dropped to my knees. "Nigga don't you ever pull some shit like that again" one of the guys said kicking me as my shoulder slammed into the wall. "T, chill" the guy with the familiar voice said.
"Get up" he said grabbed me by my arm. He pushed me forward as he headed out the back door. We crossed between the wooden gate as I heard him pulling out his keys. He popped his trunk as I stopped walking. He pushed me forward as I loudly sighed. He looked around before he threw a black trash bag in the trunk closing it.
"Get in the car" he softly spoke as I walked towards the passenger side. He started the car as he took off. He made a few turns checking his mirrors. I knew he was making sure he wasn't being followed as he hit i20. I looked at him as he glanced over at me. His face was covered but his eyes were visible.
The only sound you could hear was the engine from his challenger. We exited one street as we hit a few more streets pulling into a dark alley. The light above us blinked on and off as he got out removing a chain from the door, he pushed a huge medal door open as he walked back towards the car pulling in.
He parked the car turning it off , he didn't say anything to me as he got out the car, walking back towards the medal door, pulling it close. He pushed the green button that was blinking. The lights popped on one by one.
I looked around as we were literally parked in the center of his apartment, or house, whatever you wanted to call this. "He opened my door as I slowly got out. He walked towards his kitchen as he removed his hoodie. He pulled his bandanna down from his mouth turning toward me.
"Shawn . . ."
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