Beyond Love

Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Michael's POV

6 a.m my alarm clock rings. I tiredly beat the clock until it stopped ringing. I moan not wanting to wake up and get up for school. I was not in the mood to even get up and get dressed. I didn't even have the chance to do my homework either. I can take a day off from school. I turned over in my bed and covered my head in darkness as I continued to sleep.

"Michael! Michael! Wake up now!" my mother says, walking into my room. She tried to get the covers off of me, but I gripped to keep it on me.

"Mom, I'm tired."

"Mhm, if you didn't stay up late last night with that boy you wouldn't be so tired. I told you to come home from school yesterday."

"I know mother. I just lost track of time," I say with my eyes still closed shut, half-sleep.

"We'll get up, I got breakfast finished downstairs. I'm gonna take Janet and Randy to school, and Latoya has already gone to work. So I need you up and ready out the house."

"Alright, mother. I'm getting up," I say, still laid out of sleep.

"Get up!" She hits me awake. Ugh, I hate getting up early. I got up and went to go wash and take a quick shower. I Washed my hair in the shower and after I finished and conditioned my hair, I got out of the shower and then looked at myself in the mirror. I freshen up a little too not to look so bad. I come out of the bathroom and into my bedroom, I put my boxers on and my white T-shirt. And then I put some new PJ pants on.

I then come out of my room and go downstairs to the kitchen. I see a plate of breakfast already made for me, so I grabbed a cup of OJ and then took a seat and started eating breakfast. Blueberry waffles and a side of scrambled eggs. I took a moment to notice the house is empty. I'm definitely staying gone today. After I finish this plate, I'm gonna go right back upstairs to bed.

After I finished eating, I got up to wash my dish and cup and then rushed my way back upstairs and into my bed. I plopped my body on my cozy bed, but before I went to sleep, I grabbed my bag that was on the side of my bed to get my phone. I wanted to check and see if I had any messages left. Looks like I got 5 messages. One from mother, Ciara, Prince, Toya, and even Tasha? Wonder what she is up to.

I open the message under Tasha's name and it reads,

Tasha: You coming to school?

Me: Naw. I'm too tired to come.

I sent her that message and then read a message from my mother that read that she might be working late, which was cool with me. As long as she calls me. I'm gonna skip Ciara's message. I'm still not that interested in her. So I skipped her to read a few messages Prince left.

P: Aye U awake?

Look, I'm sorry

Hope 2 C U at skool

I leave him on reading and just put my phone on the side of me. I lay in my bed thinking about what went down last night. I wouldn't say I had a good sleep last night, but the memories have been playing in my sleepover and over again. Memories of my time are committed to gang baggin'. One dream showed a time where Prince and I showed up to meet with The Disciples, and we watch Blade shot a nigga in the head. Another flashes where I watched Prince getting beat up by Blade's boys. Seeing him with a black eye and threatening to take his life.

I even had a third dream that showed the time when Prince and I were in the middle of a shoot-out on a playground about two years ago. A bullet came so close to his arm, his skin was burning his skin. I have been through every situation you can think of. I didn't join just because I was forced. I joined because of protecting my family, my friends, and my best friend. Prince is like a brother to me and I hate to think of losing a brother through a nigga that forced him to join in the first place. But when will I ever get out? Who knows. But I know I'm not staying in it forever.