𝚆𝚎𝚍𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝙹𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝟺𝚝𝚑, 𝟷𝟿𝟿𝟹
𝙽𝙴𝚆 𝙹𝙴𝚁𝚂𝙴𝚈
𝙳𝙰 𝙱𝙰𝚂𝚂𝙼𝙴𝙽𝚃🎶
'I DONT MEAN TO SWEAT YOU DOWN."
"CAN WE GET IT?.. ONNNNNN"
The four girls crowded around the mic, belting their souls out as Devante stared at them through the glass of the booth. It was no secret that something had been bothering the boss playa, anybody who's around can tell he has alot on his mind. "Yo, Radiah! I need for you to stop letting these other girls overpower you. You can sing, act like it." He pointed at her, making her smack her lips and roll her eyes.
"Cut the attitude or you and your group can leave, Suga waiting outside right now for their studio time." He said with a little amusement in his voice. He knew how to put fire underneath their asses. Hearing them smack their teeth as well, he shrugged and pressed play on the soundboard once again. Staring a hole into Radiah's soul, he made sure she hit every note. Suga was his other group that consisted of three girls, Tweet, Sue, and Rolita. For them the talent was there, the look was as well but they were missing something and Sista had that something.
"Yo De, let me use yo' whip!" Tornado said busting through the room, making the door hit the wall. Devante rolled his eyes, Tornado was one of the best male singers in the house but damn, the nigga's annoying. Dressed in some basketball shorts and an oversized hockey jersey, De looked at him confused because what weather is he dressed for? Shaking his head, he faced Tornado and looked at him through his shades.
"Where Timmy? I told you you can't drive my shit no more plus it's raining nobody need to be out in that weather."
"Pleaseeeeeee?? I need some snacks or sum round this piece! plus Virginia need to go to the store too!" De's hard facw immediately softened and Tornado knew he had him. "Tell Tim and Genie to come here." He told him and the boy ran out of the studio. You could hear his size 13's against the wooden stairs of the basement. Seeing that Sista was done, he turned around and hit the playback button.
Picking Missy and Radiah to sing as the leads for this song was perfect and sounded the exact way it needed to. "So look, this record is done. Next is Secret Admirer and Brand New. Missy tomorrow come in and clean up your rap verse then help me with Sugah, please." He pleaded, rubbing away at his temples.
"Aiight Boss Playa, sure thing." Missy said sarcastically, giving him a thumbs up as they began to file out of the studio one by one. After them it was Timmy, Tornado, and Virginia. coming in. The big smile on Virginia's face made him smile too. It reminded him so much of someone else's.
"Tim, You and Genie go to the damn store, get his snacks and whatever else y'all need." He told Tim, throwing him
the keys. Genie just stood there with her arms crossed. Her and De's 'secret' relationship had been on the rocks since him and everybody else abandoned her for Pac's pool party. (wink wink.)
"You really not going to talk to me?" She said in her soft, baby like voice. Devante bit the inside of lip as he looked at her, he wanted to be truthful but how to be truthful without sounding crazy? "I just got alot on my mind right now Genie. Please." He mumbled looking into those eyes, his breath getting caught in his throat.
"Eani."
𝙼𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚢, 𝙹𝚞𝚗𝚎 𝟷𝟹𝚝𝚑
𝙿𝚁𝙴𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚃 𝙳𝙰𝚈🏄🏽♀️
𝙱𝚁𝙾𝙾𝙺𝙻𝚈𝙽, 𝙽𝚈
CONT.
"Girl, hell no. When you die, you go to heaven or hell. Period." Eani said waving off her guide as the uber pulled up. Getting in the back seat, she scooted over for Titi as she shook her head. "Girl, you'd be surprised." Titi said as Eani scoffed.
"You not about to sit here and tell
me that reincarnation is real. All this other shit just may be real but that? hell naw." The young girl mumbled, while reading a text from Dewie. He had been trying to link but obviously, the young girl had been too busy for her friends. Being pregnant and all, she didn't see the need to be around people who smoke and sell drugs all day.
"So, You and De? What are y'all going to do regarding the baby?" Titi asked, looking at the young girl's stomach. She knew how dangerous it was going to get for the teen, for once in her life she was actually scared for someone. Rolling her eyes, Eani continued to do whatever on her phone.
"Haven't heard from him and I don't care, He wants me to live in the past and its not happening. " She shrugged, rubbing her stomach as a craving for chalk and ice came along. The uber ride was short lived , it took about 7 minutes to reach the abandoned residence of Devante Swing. Just as she was about to turn around to get back in the Uber, Titi walked right in making the teen run and follow.
"Woah." She mumbled, looking at the grand staircase as soon as you walked through the front door. A 5 feet pool sitting in the middle of the living room floor, De even had marble floors in every corner of this house. Then, instead of white, the walls were creme. Although it looked like no one had lived here for years, the house was still in great condition. "How did you know about this place." E asked, looking up at Titi for the first time since entering the home.
"This was De's first house. Back in the day fans weren't as crazy as they are now so celebrities were more comfortable. He threw a big house party/video shoot here, me and my homegirls drove all the way from Atlanta to make it." She laughed, thinking back on that night. The night she lost her virginity to
K-ci Hailey. "The party was dope as hell, you ever seen the 'Lets Go Through The Motions' video?"
Nodding, Eani stared at this bookcase taking different books off and putting them back. "Yo, Look!" She called out for Ti who came to her side, pointing to the Time Travel Guide they both smirked and went to grab for it. Trying to pull it off the shelf, Eani used all of her strength.When it finally moved, the two were knocked down by the moving stair case revealing a dark room.
"See, I knew this book was gone have a bitch doing white people sh-"
"How you just gone break the fourth wall like that?"
"Cause Kay know she wrong- take yo' ass on down there now." Eani chuckled, waving for Ti to take the next step. "Bitch yo' la' typing ass hear me!"
"Now you and I know god damn well, she gone have both of us - bitch fuck that! we stopping the book."
"It's no book without me the fuck? - But okay-" Eani quickly shutup after Ti have her a look. Grabbing her phone, Eani used her flashlight to see what was ahead of them. "So, did you find this during the vid-"
"Of course not and hurry up, the faster you move, the faster we out dis bitch." Titi responded, making E put a little pep in her step. Coming to some actual steps, they carefully stepped down into more darkness. Feeling on the wall, Titi found a switch and when she flipped it their hearts dropped to floor.
"What. Thee. Fuck." Eani mumbled as her phone hit the floor. Absentmindedly, she went to the various pictures around the room. Pictures of her from a small small child all the way to yesterday, some of them had Dewie in them, some with her mom, De, Sierra, and even Clipz.
"This isn't Devante, he hasn't lived here since 2000." Titi mumbled, holding up a peice a mail hidden beneath a beaker full of green potion. "What is it?" She asked pointing it, Titi shrugged.
"It was poured all over this envelop, whoever this is wants to make sure you stay far away from De, this potion is to keep someone hidden from public eye."
"So .. what do we do now?"
"You got one more address right?"
"Ye-" "Who goes there?!" A deep voice yelled from behind them. Quickly looking around Eani tried to think on her feet, seeing a small door in the corner she tapped Titi and they began to crawl
through it. Fighting the urge to look back, she kept crawling til they hit a vent in another part of the house.
Kicking it, they both went through and sat on the floor for a second trying to catch their breaths. "Girl, this is sum' scurry shit." Ti said, still holding her chest. Shaking her head, E looked at her phone for the time. Seeing that it was almost time for the next ferry she stood up. "We gotta go."
"Where? to the airport? cause we need to go to California."
"Girl-"