Beautiful Escape

Beautiful Escape: Chapter Nineteen

Ajalon.

"Why you look so down and out boo?" Jubilee asked as she and I walked through the mall.

I shrugged. "I feel like my high school experience is going by so quick, like I haven't gotten to enjoy any of it."

She laughed as she picked up a shirt, scanned it then put it back. "Even though I'm ready to get the hell outta high school, I know what'chu mean but in true Jubilee Nubiana fashion, I refuse to let you Ajalon Meko go out without a bang so we're going to make the best out of these last six months and turn up as much as we can."

"Why is my best friend so damn
extra?" I giggled as we made our way to the food court.

With a smile on her face and a shrug of her shoulders, she pranced down the aisles til she got to Panda Express and I followed suit because I had been telling her I've been wanting since we got here, for some reason this mall has the best Panda Express.

As we exited the mall, I spotted Nicki walking with some guy. He looked to be a lot older than she is and had a group of his friends walking with him. Noticing they were walking far out into the parking lot, I grabbed Jubilee's shoulder and she smacked her lips, probably because she almost fell face first over her own shoe.

"You see that girl?"

"What girl Aja? there's about fifty running through this mall." She asked looking around but I hushed her.

Watching what looks to be the ring leader look over at his friend and smirked. My blood instantly started to boil. I think that's the same fucker she was telling me about a while ago. When I saw her get into the car with those boys, I lost it. Handing the bags to a very confused Jubilee who kept shouting as I marched through the door and damn near ran through the parking lot doing my best to avoid getting hit.

"Open the gah damn door." I screamed banging on the window of an all black Dodge Challenger.

All the guys stepped out of the car and looked at me crazily.

"Let my sister out of the car right the fuck now."

The one still rocking scalp braids and his snapback twisted to the side like it was still 2000 rubbed his hands together while eyeing me.

"It seems ya' sister wanna take a side with us right fast." He smirked.

It seemed as if my whole innocent demeanor had gone and someone else stepped in.

"Lemme break it down for you nigga, my sister is 12 which means you drive off with her, I call the police and give them the license plate number and you and you lil homies go to jail for attempted rape."

They talked amongst themselves for a second before tapping the glass window. The guy nodded his head towards me and I could see Nikki with a frightened look in her eyes which only further pissed me off. The driver stepped outside of the car then locked the doors as he leaned against the hood.

"Who you?" He ran his tongue across the bottom of his lip.

"Don't worry about who the fuck I am, let my sister go and I promise to walk away nicely."

"See there's two problems with that one, babygirl said it was coo and two, who the fuck is stopping me?" He and his little friends laughed like Katt Williams was live in concert.

I nodded my head grabbing a hold of my keychain and opening my pocket knife behind my back.

"Matter of fact you sexier than she lemme take you for a ride." He grinned.