Down With Broken ✓

Part 19: Goodbye to the Bad

"Why y'all silent? Y'all thought it was okay to blame somebody else for your dumbass mistakes?!"

Levi slowly backed away from me and stuffed his hands in his pockets, clearing his throat.

"Shut the hell up," I snapped before he could attempt to speak.

He ran his tongue along his bottom lip, starting to smirk, "Yes ma'am."
He kinda found it hot.

Josiah held his hands up, "First of all, don't bring me into this cuz. I thought Milo quit from the story I was told."

Jace hummed and laid back in his seat, scrolling through his phone, "Yeah uhhh...I'mma just read the bible app on my phone and pray for y'all cause I see where this is headin'."

Kreo silently did the same, and Lian quickly pulled his hood over his head, tightening the strings to cover his face.

I rose an eyebrow, "I think I caught one of y'all, who's the other?"

They all pointed at Jeremy.

"Why am I not surprised?" I rubbed my forehead, trying to calm down.

"I thought we had something beautiful," he laughed.

I tied my hair back, "You think this is funny skinny dick?!"

Levi quickly sat up from the wall he was leaning on, "Whoa, whoa! Baby cal-"

I rushed over to Jeremy and ringed my arm around his neck, "Say you're sorry! And you better mean it too!"

Jeremy was struggling to breathe and fell to his knees. Levi rushed to me and tugged me off, "Baby let go, you're going to kill him!"

"Say it!" I screamed in Jeremy's ear, ignoring him.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" he cried as his face turned purple.

I let him free of the chokehold and the other boys started to touch at their own neck.

I looked over at them and they stiffened.

"Try some bullshit like this while I'm here and y'all will get what he got too."

They nodded quickly and Jeremy was just now recovering from wheezing.

Levi rubbed circles around my back when I was finished, and I quickly hid my face in his arm, embarrassed at my rage.

He laughed at my small fit, "My little crybaby hoodlum has been unleashed."

"Shut up Levi."

• • •

Lian and I had went to the mic room. He was so nervous after earlier, "Are you gonna do to me w-"

"Nope. Take it as a warning."

He nodded quickly, running his sweaty palms over his lap, "Yeah, yeah. Sure."

"Do you all still sell?"

"Nah, we quit. Levi helped us pay it off with good money."

Is that why Levi played in the streets for so long...to help them?

"Hm, if you say so," I smiled and sat next to him.

He started unwrapping cords to plug them into sockets, "I'm taking it you're a R&B type of gal?"

"I'm into whatever I like in the moment, but yeah, that's mainly my forté."

He nodded and pulled out his jule from his back pocket, "Want a hit?"

I shook my head, "No thanks."

He shrugged and took a long whiff and I saw Jeremy come through the door.