The Unusual Suspects Book 2

Tony

"I'm not even gonna lie, there was several times I thought this day would never come." Martin said to me as he passed the blunt my way.                        "Preaching to the choir G." I said before I hit it. "This moment surreal as fuck."       
"Man...facts. Everything has changed for real and it all starts now." Mar said.           
"Pass that shit bruh." Jay said as he walked over. I'm surprised he was sober.
"You good?" Mar asked him.                         
"It's a party, right?" Jay responded and Mar just looked at me.                                    
"Bruh, I know we ain't talked that much lately, but you sure you cool?" I said.        
"I'm good. Been going to group, seeing a new psychiatrist, not drinking...I'm good yall." Either we didn't notice how bad he really was when he was drinking or he hiding something for sure.         "Good shit." Mar said as they shook hands. I know better though.                       
"How you and Suki doing?" I asked.         
"Good, we real good. Hell she been going to group with me and everything. What more could I ask? We good, good."
"You said it too many times G." Mar said and Jay immediately looked at me and then back at Mar.   "On the real, she's great. That's no lie, but she's still not..." he stopped mid-sentence and we understood him.        
"You still ain't over her?" I said.               
"But you see she's past you. Bruh you got the girl of most nigga's dreams and you missing your old thing. I don't get you. You literally pull the best type of broads and you be fumbling them." Mar said to him.                                                         "Listen, you're doing what I did Jay. I almost doubled back to Autumn and as much as I love her, I know Toya was better for me. Right now you thinking about a lot because reality hitting you, but Suki still by your side. Count your blessings and cut your losses." I told him. He hit the blunt some more.             
"I be thinking I'm over it for real. But just watching their whole little thing, be hard to watch." he said and I had to admit their little dance session was crazy, but that's what works for them. "I even had to sit through them at group. Like it's always in front of my face."            "Like Jazz was always in her face, right?" Mar said to him and he froze up.  "Don't feel good, do it?" Mar said as he took a drink from his cup.        "Mar...bruh ha..." I started                               
"No. It has shit to do with the fact that she's my sister. It has everything to do with the fact that he was raised by a woman and can't  treat them right. My mother been missing most of my life and yet I don't do shit like that. I'm not perfect, yeah I might fuck on someone outside my relationship from time to time but I be real about mine and still never shortchange them for no one else. It starts within. If I didn't give a fuck about his path, I wouldn't say shit about the journey. But you gotta tighten up for sure bruh." Mar said and I literally looked between them two and everything was seemingly cool surprisingly. Jay nodded at that.                  
"Okay, you got a point. I'm not arguing that at all. But what I'm saying is: that shit was pure from D. And I don't know man, I think in the back of my mind, I didn't think she was really done with me." he said to us.                                          
"That's the thing, we all think they'll never leave because of that bond. But for their sanity, they will." Mar said. We all kinda stood there for a min.                   
"What's good yall?" Charles said walking over and putting another blunt in rotation. "Damn yall tense, it's a party." Mar just walked away at that moment.  "Yall good?" he asked.                                 "You know I'm the problem child." Jay said as he hit the blunt.                                   
"Is it D & Kev?" Charles asked.                      
"Yes and no. Like naw she gotta live her life and I got Suki and shit but it's almost like I never even happened." Jay said      
"Bruh, she literally stopped coming to school because of you." I said to him.      
"On the real Jay, I got hella cameras in the studio. Do you know how many nights she sat at the piano in the studio bawling her eyes out? How many songs she pushed out in a short period because the booth was her only outlet? The reason you're bothered now is because you're just now dealing with it. She's been dealing since it happened. Yall just different. That shit probably hurting you now, but it broke her then. Sometimes you gotta breakdown to be rebuilt. If you want my honest opinion, I'll kick it to you straight." Charles stated and looked at Jay and he nodded. "Let that go. Truthfully, I feel like Suki is better for you. Not shading D, but honestly her and Kev were literally made for each other. Suki been riding with you through this whole thing and being a major support. Your mental is more important than anything and she taking care of you in that sense anyway. Let that old shit go, so you can let this new thing blossom bruh."                 "I agree Jay. She's a good ass girl and she cares about you for real, that don't  come by every day. I mean D has always been my female best friend, but she's never been good with emotions and shit. That's not what you need bruh. You gotta let go of what's not for you and welcome and accept what is." I said as Toya walked up behind me.         "Hey...am I interrupting?" she asked.      
"Naw, we was just shooting the proverbial bullshit. Take your man sis." Jay quickly said to her.                                
"Thank you." she said as we walked off and she lead me to dancefloor too. "You spend a lot of time with the fellas, I want your undivided." she said as she started to dance to Too Close by Next as it came on. She was right, she deserved my undivided attention and I was giving her just that. This was the first day of the rest of our lives, time to live it.