Maya's POV * short chapter *
I didn't wake up until 1 in the afternoon and I had a banging headache since I cried myself to sleep last night. I just couldn't believe that Duke was gone and never coming back. Who would ever want to kill Duke? He was so nice and never really got in trouble. Most of my family usually took the right path and Duke was on his way to his second and last year of college with a football scholarship. He had so much going for him and somebody took that away from him, probably for something stupid like money. But I had to get my mind off of it and who better to vent to than Alexa. I called her and we talked for two hours about how good of a person Duke was, she knew him too.
I started crying again and this time I couldn't stop. My mom came in my room with tears running down her face too and we hugged. This weekend did not turn out how I wanted it to.
Rays POV
This Duke stuff was super heavy on my conscience. I wanted to tell Maya, I wanted to tell her so bad but I just couldn't figure out how. I told drew the minute I got home last night and he was mad at me. See, me and Drew always promised each other that we would never get caught up with that thug shit. It was too complicated and the last thing we wanted to be doing is arranging each others funeral. I fully understood why Drew was mad too. I never ever wanted to hurt Maya and especially not like this.
I decided that I was going to tell her, tonight. I texted her and told her to meet me at Red Lobster tonight, figured it would be best if we weren't in the same car cause she probably wouldn't want to ride with me after I broke the news.
Maya's POV
I began getting dressed to have dinner with Ray, I figured it would help clear my mind. He told me to be there at 8:30 and it was already 7:00 so I just got washed and dressed in an hour and got to the place in 30 minutes. Ray was already at our table waiting and he looked nervous, like me.
We hugged and then I sat down, waiting for him to talk.
I sipped my raspberry tea, "so, wassup? " I asked
"I have something I want to tell you and before I do I just want you to know that I feel so so so bad about it and I'm really, sincerely sorry ".
My stomach did little flips.
"I..I." he stuttered "I killed Duke"
My fists clenched under the table and tears welled in my eyes as I listened to him talk
"I didn't know who he was at the time and I just really needed the money for my family and you. I'm sorry Maya" he looked down at his food.
"Well, I guess this is a good time to tell you that me and Alexa will be in New York for the next year, going to school", I said while wiping my face with a napkin.
"Maya i-"
"Save it Ray, I really don't need it right now. I think it's best that I don't even look at you right now because I am beyond hurt and disgusted by you. Don't text me" I said as I got my purse and jacket, "or call".
Rays POV
As I watched Maya walk out of the door I turned around and hit the table, making juice fall and heads turn. You fucked up now Ray I thought to myself you really fucked up.
