Carter
I climbed up the stairs to my room dropping my bag on the bed. I took off my t-shirt and jeans, leaving only my Calvin Klein sport bra and panties. I picked up my phone and saw a missed call from Shai just as I was about to call him back a call came in.
"What do you want?" I groaned.
"Hello to you too Carter, are you coming to my party?" He asked a little too excited.
"No." I answered simply.
"But Ryan said you going to show up." He whined.
Spoilt brat.
"Where are you, let's get something to eat." I asked him, ignoring his question.
"Yes." He shouted.
"Get dressed, I'll pick you up." I said hanging up the phone.
I took a quick shower and wore a clean set of Calvin Klein underwear before walking into my closet to get dressed. I wore my red adidas pant with and a black T-shirt, I fix my hair up in a messy bun before taking my car key, phone and headset.
"I'm going out Andrew." I announced as I walked into the kitchen where he was cooking.
"Will you be back late?" he asked.
"No, just going out with my friends."
"Is there anything you will like to eat when you're back?" He asked me.
"No, thanks." I waved walking out of the kitchen to my car.
I got to his house 7 minutes later, he lives around the corner and in a mansion just like me, his parents are barely around just like mine.
I walked up to his door and rang the doorbell twice before he came out.
"Hey!" He opened his hands for a hug wearing only his underwear.
Fuck no!
"How many times did I tell you to stop coming to me naked?" I said twisting one of his nipples.
"Ow! What the fuck Carter that hurt." He hissed.
"But it won't if Allie did that right?" I smirked at him.
"Whatever, where are we going to?"
"Hell." I answered him with a straight face.
"Really? you finally going home." He grinned at me. I picked up a pillow throwing it at him.
"Fuck off, how is the party preparation going?" I asked him.
"Ryan and Allie are getting what we need." He answered.
"Good." I nodded.
"Why are you not coming to my party C ?" He asked me.
"I have school tomorrow." I shrugged.
He burst out laughing almost falling off the couch. "When has that ever been an excuse?"
"Fuck you, are you going to eat or not?" I asked him.
"Yeah but you are paying." He said, pointing at me.
"Why the fuck would I?"
"You invited me, and you have more money." He grinned pulling on his long blonde hair.
"We are both unfortunate rich kid, how do I have more?" I glared at him.
"Maybe because you earn a lot from fighting and your godfather never let you lack." He wiggled his eyebrows.
"You will always use that as an excuse to cringe my pocket?"
"Maybe." He answered just as Ryan and Allie walked in.
"Hey Carter here for the party already?" Allie smiled at me.
"No, I'm here to take you guys for lunch." I answered.
"Really?" Ryan face lit up.
"Shut beggar ass up" I chuckled.
"Shut your rich ass up." He shot back at me laughing. Ryan and Allie is not from the so called "elite home" like me and Wright but they are one of the best people out there, I won't trade their friendship for anything and I call Ryan a beggar because he has never buy his own weed even though he smokes ten times more than we all do, except Wright.
"What happened to you babe?" Allie asked as she rubbed the spot I pinched Wright that's now red.
"Carter abused me, you want to help me check it out upstairs?" He winked at her.
"Cut that shit out you not using me to get some pussy."
"Why do I need you to get what mine?" He narrowed his eyes at me.
"Can we go and eat already." Ryan groaned
"Alright let's go." Wright picked Allie up in a bridal style walking to the door
This guy is a fool.
"Babe if you are going to pick me up like this I think we should be walking towards the bedroom not the outside world." Allie told him.
"Why did you say that?" He pecked her cheek.
"Because your dumbass is practically naked." Ryan shouted at him in frustration.
"Oh shit!" He shouted, dropping Allie on the couch and running up the stairs.
"I can never understand white boys." Ryan muttered shaking his head.
"You are fifty percent Mexican." Allie pointed out.
"I'm ready." Wright shouted walking down the stairs in a black jeans and a Dior shirt with white Air Jordan 3.
That was fast.
"Alright let's go." I picked my phone, walking towards my car.
"Where are we going?" Allie asked.
"To eat, you were not listening?" Ryan asked her.
"I'm asking where." She rolled her eyes at him.
"Carter where are we going?" He tapped my shoulder.
"Where you took us the last time." I answered.
"You like the place?" he grinned.
"Yes, I wish I live somewhere like that, a lot of people from my school live there." I shrugged.
"You don't even fuck with them." Ryan said laughing.
"No I don't." I muttered.
"We can switch lives, can I have your cars first?" Allie asked me.
"Which one?" I smiled.
"The least one, your BMW we can discuss the rest later."
"You can come pick it tomorrow" I shrugged.
She laughed out loud, she thought I'm joking.
"I'm serious Allie you can have it." I look at her through the front mirror.
"You are serious?" Her eyes widened. She does not have a car, Wright tried to give her one many times but she always reject it.
"Yup." I gave her a smile. "Wright said you won't take one from him even after begging you, but I believe you will take one from me since we are not having sex with each other." I laughed.
"Thank you!" She squealed excitedly, kissing my right cheek.
"Get your saliva off me, put it on your boyfriend." I pushed her face away.
"Someone will drop it off at your place tomorrow, I don't want the security harassing you at the gate." I changed my mind. Unlike the guys, Allie has never been to my house so her getting in when I'm off to school is close to impossible.
"Alright." She answered still grinning.
We arrived at the place and I found a good space to park my car as we all came down from the car and walked into the diner and as usual it packed and there's a lot of people from my school.
Or I think they are from my school.
We slid into the booth at the corner waiting to place our order.
"Good afternoon, what would you guys like to have?" A petite girl I recognized from my school walked up to us. We all placed our orders and she promised to be back shortly.
"Why was she giving you that look?" Allie asked
"She goes to my school"
"For real?"
"Yes I guess."
"But there have to be someone you are cool with." Wright said, running his hand through his hair.
"No." I answered just as our food arrived.
"Thanks beautiful." Ryan smiled at the girl, showing his white teeth.
"Stupid flirt." Wright muttered.
I threw one of my fries at him. "Learn to buy your own weed first before thinking of a relationship."
"Stop fucking with me Carter." He threw it back. "Your sister still messing with you?" He asked.
"Punched her boyfriend in the face this afternoon" I grinned.
"What!" Wright exclaimed.
"Are you serious?" Allie asked.
"He called me a bitch."
"Okay that was disrespectful but a punch is wild" Allie muttered.
"How many times?" Ryan asked biting into his chicken.
"Just one." I shrugged.
"You need to get back to the ring, the Carter I know don't give someone just one punch."
"Andrew was there, don't want to give a bad impression, the man is just opening up to me." I told him.
"If you want to give a good impression you will not punch him at all idiot." Wright laughed.
"Who said I was trying to give a good impression. I just don't want him to think I'm a bad person.
"Do you have a crush on him?" Allie asked.
"He's in his middle thirties Allie." I told her with a straight face.
"So? Love is blind." Wright shrugged.
"Love? That shit just sounds funny to me every single time." I laughed
"Why? Love is beautiful, look around you." Wright stood up opening his hands wide, earning us a lot of stares.
"Sit down idiot." Ryan hissed dragging him by his pant.
"You don't believe in love? Ryan asked me.
"Whatever." I rolled my eyes.
"But you definitely must have loved someone before." Allie asked.
"Like you said, before." I muttered.
"Aww little Carter got her heart broken." Wright said in a baby voice, earning him a glare from Allie.
"Why is everyone thinking my heart is broken." I frowned.
"Who broke your heart Carter?" Allie pouted.
Ew!
"I've never dated anyone, what the hell?"
"So why don't you believe in love?" She asked.
"I never said I don't believe in it existence, I'm saying I don't want to go through it again, all it does is hurt."
"How?"
"It makes you give a fuck about what's not suppose to matter and show weakness that can be taken advantage of and I'm not even talking about romantic love right now." I answered.
"Richard." I shouted his name as I entered the house, where are you?
"The moon." He answered making me roll my eyes.
I walked into the room I know he will be as I felt hands grip me and flip me locking me in an arm bar.
"Surrender." His voice was low and intimidating.
"Never." I groaned out as I flipped us putting his back on the floor and locking his head in between my legs, he picked me up by my hand that was still in his possesion and slammed me back down, putting my hands back in an arm bar.
"Surrender." He said again this time tightening his grip.
"Hell no." I groaned out in pain trying to kick his head with my knee but it was looking impossible, but I will not give up. I swing my head hard connecting with his right shoulder. I know he barely felt the pain but it loosen his grip on my arm giving me enough time to escape from his lock down.
"Ouch!" I cried out, rubbing my arm that he locked up.
"Don't use your head to attack or block hits again and don't show your opponent your pain, it will be used against you." He said as he dust his short.
"Want to punch some bags?" He threw my boxing gloves at me
"If I say no will you let me rest?" I asked him.
"No start punching." He growled.
"Damn, easy hulk" I chuckled.
"Very funny." He glared at me."Let me watch you punch that bag." He folded his hands across his large chest.
I punched the bag as hard as I could repeatedly till my knuckles gave out. "Fuck, it hurts." I hissed.
"What did I tell you about showing weakness?" He hissed. "If you are tired or in pain keep it off your face Carter, keep punching."
I gave him a nod as I went back to punching the bag till I couldn't anymore but this time I clenched my fist hard and kept a straight face.
"Good, that so good." He patted my head giving me a small smile.
"Will I ever be as good as you?" I asked looking up at him.
"You will be better Carter." He held my chin." Not only in fighting, I mean everything."
"Just promise not to leave me." I mumbled, holding him.
"I promise not to leave baby hero." He smiled, hugging me.
"Thanks." I smiled. "What are we eating? You know what I don't care as long as there's chicken in there." I said after letting him go.
"Alright let's go."
"Race you!" I screamed as I ran out of the training room.
Now here I am with three people that I have showed my weakness again
"Why did you say that?" Wright snapped me out of my thought.
"Nothing eat your food, don't you have a party to plan?"
"Yeah, a party that you refuse to come." He shot back.
"You told me you will come!" Ryan exclaimed.
"I also told you I hate Wright, you left that part out." I shrugged.
"You hate me?" Wright exclaimed dramatically.
I rolled my eyes at him. "You were on my neck about the party and I needed you to shut up."
"How did we become friends?" Ryan muttered.
"I heard that," I said.
"Eat your food Carter." Ryan laughed, hitting the back of my head
"I'm not hungry, just wanted to see you guys." I pushed the food away from me.
"Weirdo." Wright muttered as he took one of the fries in my plate throwing it up and catching it in his mouth.
And he called me weird
"Your husband will really go through a lot." Ryan laughed joining Wright in his childish play.
My friends are idiots
"Who said I want a husband and will you guys stop that, you look like giraffes." I rolled my eyes.
Wright said something but I couldn't catch it because my eyes found him with someone else. That must be his brother, they look so much alike they were holding a nylon bag each looking around the restaurant.
New kid? He lives around here?
"Who are you starring at?" Allie asked, waving her hand in front of my face.
"My husband." I answered her with a straight face.
"What!" Wright shouted as the food in his mouth drop back into the plate.
Ew!
"Wright get the fuck out of here." I shouted at him.
"You disgust me." Ryan gave him an irritating look.
"Your husband?" He screamed again, ignoring the mess he just created. "Where is he?"
"The guy over there." Allie pointed as I slapped her hand down. "It's rude to point Allie" I muttered.
"When did Carter care about being rude?" Ryan raised an eyebrow at me. "Who is he though?"
"A new kid in my school." I shrugged, leaning back on the chair.
"Carter that's a grown man you can't call him a kid." Allie shook her head at me.
"Yeah, a kid is a baby goat" Wright cut in.
"Idiot, that's not what we are even talking about." Ryan snapped at him
"Thought you don't fuck with anyone in your school and you just called him your husband."
"Allie asked a question, I gave her an answer." I shrugged
"Just the same way you gave me an answer about the party kangaroo." Ryan sneered at me.
"You will get over it kid." I patted his head
"Yo! Over here." I looked up at Wright to see what he was doing.
"What are you doing Wright?" I whispered.
"Inviting your husband over." He grinned at me.
"We are leaving idiot, don't you have a party to plan?"
"Someone is on it, you know I'm too lazy to do that."
"Don't embarrass me Wright Jones." I pointed at him.
"You will love it." He grinned again as he went back to getting his attention.
"What's his name?" He asked.
"I don't know but it starts with a Z."
"Yo! Dude with a Z name!" Wright shouted, everyone was looking at him and I don't care, it's none of my business If his girlfriend is fine with it, who am i?
"He is coming." He grinned.
"Hey." I heard the familiar voice as I looked up at him, his bruises are still very visible but not that bad.
"You want to sit with us?" Wright asked them.
"Sorry we don't know you like that?" He answered uncomfortably
Is he always shy?
"But you know Carter here right, she is your-"
"Complete that sentence and watch me pluck out your left eyeball." I threatened.
"Yo! Zee they are cool people." The younger one said smiling.
"I don't think so." He muttered back.
Ouch!
"What's your name?" I asked, giving him a friendly smile.
"Zeal and this is my big brother Zion." He grinned.
Zion! Zion!! Zion!!! Don't forget again Carter.
"Nice to meet you Zeal, I already met Zion." I told him.
"Really! Where?" He asked.
"Can you please sit, you are distracting." A waitress walked up to us.
"Sorry, we are really sorry." Zion apologize quickly, bowing a little.
"He's cute." Allie whispered to me.
"Take a sit bro." Wright and Allie moved in creating a space for Zion while Ryan and I moved so Zeal could sit.
The waitress brought their food after clearing our own plate.
"It's awkward you guys are eating and we aren't." Wright said, putting his hand under his chin.
"No, it's not because you already ate Wright." I rolled my eyes at him.
"Carter can we get another plate?" He grinned at me.
"Whatever." I muttered as he called for a waitress to order another food for he and Ryan since Allie denied the offer.
"So you from around here Zion?" Ryan asked.
"Just moved here." He answered in a calm voice.
"From where?"
"Atlanta Georgia."
"I have never been to Atlanta, heard it nice out there." Allie said.
"You wanna go there one day?" Wright asked her.
"Don't know." She answered as she took a napkin to wipe his mouth.
"Why did you move?" I asked him.
"My mama wanted to." He answered, making eye contact with me for a second before looking away
"Oh okay." I nodded. "You like it out here Zeal?" I turned to him.
"I don't know yet." He shrugged. "The kids at my school are kind of cool though but some are trying to act all big and bad one slapped me today cos I leaned on his locker." He frowned.
"What did you do to him?" I asked interested in his story.
"Slapped him back, the hallway was empty no one saw us so I didn't get in trouble, he just walked away since he wasn't expecting me to retaliate." He said as Wright gave him a high five.
"How did I not get this story at home?" Zion asked him.
"Was going to tell you when we get home." He shrugged.
"You don't need to get in trouble at school Zee." He pointed his finger at Zeal.
"He needs to defend himself when needed." I said staring at him, I was livid as fuck.
"But not by fighting back." He said, avoiding my eyes.
"Then how?"
"Maybe report to the teachers or something." He mumbled. I wanted to ask why he couldn't report to the teacher but I held my tongue.
"Fuck the teachers, that's a pus-coward move." Ryan growled getting in his feelings, which I understand when he was in highschool he was also a victim of serious bullying.
"You need to learn to defend yourself and not let people step on you like trash irrespective of who the fuck they are." I said not breaking my stare with him, this was no longer about Zeal.
"Okay can we stop talking about defense and bullies." Allie said, breaking the tension.
"Alright it's time to go. Wright, Allie and Ryan you have a party to plan, I promised Andrew I won't stay out late." I said, pulling out my card to pay for our meal.
"I got ours." Zion said
"Too late." I smirked at him as Ryan shook his head at me laughing.
"Thanks." He muttered so low I could barely hear him.
"Thanks bro." Zeal grinned. "Isn't what you guys say in New York?" He asked making me chuckle.
"You guys need a ride?" Wright asked them
"No, we're good." Zion shook his head.
"Yes, thank you." Zeal answered.
"Okay we are going with Zeal." Wright put his hand around Zeal's shoulder as we walked out.
"Woah!" Zeal exclaimed when he saw my Range Rover.
"Come on." I told him, getting into the driver seat
"You can seat in front Zion." Ryan told him, getting in the back with Allie and Wright.
This bastard.
"No I'm good here." Zion said
"Carter is fine with it, go on." Wright said, giving me a stupid look.
"I'm fine with anyone sitting here as long as it is not you Wright." I turned to him.
"If no one is taking it, I will." Zeal said jumping in as Zion joined Wright, Ryan and Allie at the back.
"I love him." Ryan laughed.
"Can you put some music on?" Zeal asked me.
"Shut up Junior." Zion shunned him.
"Leave the boy alone, you can search through if you see something you like." I told him.
"Why do you call him junior." Wright asked.
"Mama calls him ZeeZee when he was younger and I love the name, so I made myself ZeeZee junior." Zeal answered.
"Man I wish I had a sibling who I can call my junior." Ryan said
"You have a sibling Ryan, shut the fuck up." I told him
"Who?"
"Me." I answered laughing.
"Yeah yeah." He rolled his eyes.
"Our house is over there." Zeal point at a building ahead of us.
"You can drop us right here." Zion told me.
"No it's fine."
Less than a minute we arrived his place as he and Zeal came down. "Thanks Carter." Zeal smiled at me.
"Thanks C-carter." Zion stuttered in his usual calm voice.
"You are welcome." I gave him a small smile staring at him.
"Uhhm I will see you in s-school tomorrow." He forced out, I gave him a small nod in reply.
"Bye y'all." Zeal shouted as he ran towards the house, Zion ran after him, carrying the two bags with him.
I drove off turning back to our direction. "You guys are so cute." Wright said making me cringe.
I stopped the car suddenly making every one jump foward except me. "Shut the fuck up"
"Are you trying to kill us?"
"If that what it will take to shut you up." I answered as I continue driving.
"Crazy Motherfucker." Ryan muttered.