If this nigga only knew I had goons who would lay his ass out roaming the party, I was sure how he was acting would’ve changed. It was my duty to handle that nigga. I turned my head back straight and listened. “I came because of this. Look, I’m not trying to make them suffer, but my—”
“Saya,” I heard the little girl say.
“Tuh,” I blurted out.
Thick Neck moved quick, barking in my face. “Fuck you say, Slime?”
My eyes slowly rolled toward him. I didn’t even fucking blink because here it was, I was catching an extra case of the blues while my fucking friend was fucking up every other day. We stared each other down. My lips slowly curled, and I saw him swallow hard. Once I saw that, I looked forward. That bitch nigga knew his time was up.
“Nigga, you could have texted for this shit,” Thick Neck said to him.
“I tried that, but you didn’t respond, and I knew this shit was going to happen. I gotta drop the line,” I heard Percy say.
Did I feel bad for him? Somewhat. It was probably a lot for him to try to care for a child and balance school life. However, he should have considered that before pledging.
“Man, get the fuck out of here!” Thick Neck barked.
When I heard that door close, I sucked in a deep breath because it was game time. He was about to do a number on my ass, but the one thing he forgot was that I was a god, and he couldn’t break a nigga like me. I put Samara in my mind because at the end of this, I was getting my girl back. Stay Fly called off something, and we yelled.
“If it ain’t about Chi, then why? We’re strong, we’re solid, and we’re dogs!”
SAMARA
The girls begged me to come to this party, and I was not interested. The only interest I had was seeing Dio. I had been thinking about everything Chevy and Zaria said and wanted to talk to him. Where we would go from here, I didn’t know, but I wanted to see where his head was. A part of me was afraid because I wanted my man and didn’t want to be separated from him, but I knew the argument we had felt like the end. I had decided that if Dio and I couldn’t work it out, I would accept Dean August’s offer and travel abroad for the summer. It would give me time to think about things other than Dio and my future.
While everyone was having a good time, I started to become an emotional wreck because he and I had been together longer than any of them, yet they were happy, and we weren’t. When he told me he was pledging, I felt like shit. I felt like I was being selfish for wanting him how I had him every other time.
Although I didn’t want to come to this party, I figured he would be here and that maybe I could talk to him. My eyes searched the crowded space, but with everyone wearing masks, I couldn’t tell. Alyse tried to get me to relax, but I was determined to search thisparty high and low for my nigga. I roamed the Chi house, squeezing between people who stood in the hall. I came across a closed door with no one around. I gripped the handle to turn it when someone grabbed my hand.
“Don’t.” I looked up to see Apple.
“Why?”
“Because those are the rules.”
“But I’m looking for—”
“It doesn’t matter who you’re looking for. You can’t go in there. Respect it or leave.”
I stepped closer to her because her telling me I couldn’t do something made me want to do it even more.
“Girl, get the fuck out of my way.”
Before she could move, the door opened quickly. That was when I saw Dio standing in the tub as someone sprayed water in his face. Jesaiah came out, closing the door behind him. He looked between us both.
“This room is occupied,” he said to both of us.
Apple looked him up and down and walked off. Jesaiah came closer. “You want to dance?”
“No, I want to go in there.”
He leaned forward. “You can’t, so we might as well enjoy the party.”
My head flew back. I didn’t know what he was on, but the last thing I was worried about was him. Seeing Dio being tortured fucked with me, but at the same time, I knew this was something he chose. I stepped back away from Jesaiah, and he pulled me closer, wrapping his arms around my waist.
“Get off me!” I shouted.
The bathroom door opened again. This time, Dio’s and my eyes connected, and for a split second, something dark rested in them, making my stomach sink. I didn’t want him to think Jesaiah and Iwere something. I shoved at him until he let me go. I backed away until I was out of the house, rushing past people until I was on the sidewalk. I needed to figure out how to get to Dio and talk to him. I knew nothing about when all this shit was over, but I wasn’t going to wait.
