𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐏 || 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎𝐬 '

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
October 13, 2002

𝟹:𝟸𝟶𝚙𝚖 . . .

"Y'all not really over. Watch. He's gonna give you some dick then y'all will be back to normal." Shawnna tried to lighten up Kiara's mood as they strolled down Rodeo Drive with a bunch of shopping bags.

The girls decided to get out of the house for a bit since the energy was off. They were only in LA for a short period of time and everything was already going to shit.

"Uhn uhn." Kiara shook her head. "I'm tired of him. He always acts like he's the one that didn't do me dirty in the past. I stopped holding all that shit against him, and we've been working on moving past everything. But how the fuck are we supposed to move forward if he keeps treating me like I'm out here doing things I shouldn't be doing?"

"You got a point." Sasha, who took up another offer to hang out with them today, agreed with Kiara's explanation.

"Y'all come look at this!" Natasha caught their attention as her and Aryah peeked through the window of what seemed to be a sage and incense store.

Kiara, Jamie, Sasha, and Shawnna turned around, walking down towards them. "We should get some stuff from here to burn all the negative energy floating around the house." Aryah stated, still staring into the shop.

Shawnna smacked her lips. "Girl, please. We don't need none of this voodoo in the crib. I'm tryna go back to Atlanta the same way I left."

Aryah mentally rolled her eyes while Natasha came to her defence. "It's not voodoo, Shawn. They make these things to cleanse your space with good vibes."

Aryah and Natasha moved their heads away from the window and looked over at their girls, as they just stood there quietly for a few moments.

"I mean..." Jamie began. "The guys did get jumped. Ezra beat up a rapper and got arrested, and now him and Ki are on bad terms. And all this happened in the same day? Shawnna, girl you sure that house isn't haunted?" Jamie raised an eyebrow at her.

"How the hell am I supposed to know all of that? I was just in charge of booking the place, that's it."

The girls sighed, eyeing the shop as they mentally replayed the encounters that happened so far. Natasha shrugged and made her way to the entrance. "We gettin' rid of them damn spirits." She mumbled and pushed the door open.

The others followed behind and they were soon met with dozens of sages on display, candles, books on meditation, crystals, oils, and sacred herbs. The heavenly smell in the air was very strong, as scented candles were lit all around the shop.

Unbeknownst to the girls, the owner had quietly made his way to the front of the shop by the cash register and stood there watching them with a worrisome expression while they continued browsing.

He sensed something 'dark' enter his shop while he was working on a few things in the back, and immediately decided to see what was going on hoping he could try to fix the problem.

"How may I help you, ladies?" He finally spoke up, startling the group.

"Oh shit." Jamie jumped, but quickly got it together. "Hi, uh yeah. We're looking for something to uh.. cleanse our home. You know, like.. burn away negative energy and stuff?" Jamie spoke hesitantly, unsure if she made sense to him.