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Chapter 5

I remember falling asleep on the ride to wherever Jahseh was taking us. It seem like a long ride. About 2 hours or so. I checked my phone and it was 1:23 am. Damn. My mama gonna kill me. I'm thinking it was just a trip around the block or something. NOT A WHOLE ROAD TRIP.

"Don't worry. I told your mama you was with me. I said you was staying the night and that you were sleep and that's why you wasn't on the phone."

"Oh. Okay, thanks."

After about another 20 minutes of driving, we pulled into a decnt size... house? I looked like a house but not too much if you Know what I mean. For Jahseh to be spending all that money, I would think it would be better than this. It looked pretty abandonded and run down. It didn't have a mailbox or even a number on it. 

"It's off the grid. No one knows about it but the people in it. Give me your phone."

He took my phone out my pocket.

"No phones in here. I'm already breaking a rule by bringing you in here but I have a little leeway because of status."

"Status? So what are you then? What is your status?"

"I'm right under the head person in charge, Red."

"Oh. SO you're top dog if anything happens to him?"

"Basically, but we been cool since we was younger so we got each other back. He 22 so he was basically the big brother I never had but always wanted."

I worry about Jahseh sometimes. And this will have me worrying even more. I love this boy. We was there for each other at our lowest points in life. More so for me than him but its still mutual support. 

We started walking towards the house and the scent of weed quickly filled my nostrils. I immediatly got high off contact. I never told Jahseh but I did smoke weed before. Nothing too much. Just something light before a MAJOR exam I had. I get so nervous and anxious before big test and it makes me overthink and fail. And I could not fail this one so I did what I had to do. And best belive I ACED that test with flying colors. 

"When we get in here, stay close to me. It's gonna be a lot of niggas tryna holla at you and a lot of weed and I know you gonna get high off contact. I don't think you know how to handle that weed cuz you ain't ever smoked so... If you feel uncomfortable and ready to go just let me know."

After he said all that, I nodded my head and we proceeded to walk into the "house"

As we opended the door, I saw about 8 guys and 3 girls. I noticed people coming from the basement and all eyes were on me as we walked through the house.

"Aye X, wsp with lil shawty?" I tall-ish medium tone man said. He looked like he was about 19.

"Sup Vonte, this Mia, she found out this what I do and begged me to take her with me. She good people tho. She won't tell nobody."

"Ight bet, just let Red know. By the way he said he had some business he wanna talk about with you later."

"Bett"

After Jahseh got done talking to Vonte, I asked him about what Vonte called him.

"Why did he call you X?"
"That's part of a name they gave me. The full name is XXXTentacion."

"Oh, well how did you get that name?"

"Long story short, "X" means "unknown" and "Tentacion" means "temptation" in spanish. They started calling me that so I now I go by it. But only here. No one else knows about it."