I dropped down behind Dez's car.
I quickly grabbed Bleu and hid her behind me.
The car sped off and I looked behind me to see Dez on the floor .. bleeding from his chest and stomach.
"DEZ!" I said as I ran to his unconscious body.
I grabbed his head and repeatedly slapped his face.
"DEZ! DEZ GET UP! PLEASE GET UP! NO NO NO! PLEASE!" I yelled.
"TAE TAE!" Bleu screamed.
She had a bullet wound in her stomach.
But she wasn't phased.
At all.
Just scared.
"BLEU! CMERE!" I yelled.
She ran to me and into my arms.
Demony ran out with his piece in his hands.
He seen Dez's body and me holding Bleu.
He quickly dropped down and grabbed Bleu from me.
I went back to Dez's body.
He was still breathing but barley.
He opened his eyes.
"DEZ! DEZMON! KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN , IM NOT PLAYING WITH YOU! DONT CLOSE THEM EYES!" I said.
A neighbor that knew me and Demony came outside and called 911.
5 minutes later ..
Two ambulances pulled up and they rushed out to grab Bleu and Dez.
Blue was perfectly fine.
They said the bullet only grazed her but the amount of blood that was coming from her tiny body scared me.
They patched her up in the ambulance but still took her to the hospital just in case.
Demony rode with Bleu.
In the other ambulance , Dez was fighting for his life.
They had a oxygen mask on him.
His eyes were still open tho.
He was very aware of what was happening and what could happen to him.
He slowly pulled the oxygen mask down.
"Tae .." He said with only little breaths.
"Yes Dez?! Yes?!"
"Call Keon .." He said.
"Okay I will , once we get to the hospital .." I said as they closed the back of the ambulance and started driving.
"No .. call him now. I wanna speak to him now." He said.
I grabbed my phone out my pocket and called Keon.
My hands were shaking and Dez's blood on them , weren't helpful.
Keon answered.
"Yea Tae?" Keon said.
"Lil brother .." Dez said.
"Dez? Why you sound like that?" Keon asked.
"Don't worry about it .. um .. I love you aight? And- no- no matter what happens .. I'll- I'll- I'll always love you okay? Promise me you'll remember that." Dez said.
"Dezmon what's going on?!" Keon asked , getting scared.
"Promise me!" He yelled.
"Dezmon Lamar James! What is happening?!" Keon yelled.
I stared trembling in fear that Dez could actually die right now.
"Promise me Keon .." Dez said.
"I promise .." Keon said on the verge of tears.
Dezmon hung up the phone and passed it to me.
He put back on the oxygen mask and closed his eyes.
Tears dropped from them as he opened them again.
He was fighting.
He was fight for his brother.
He was fight to live.
We made it to the hospital.
They took Dez out and ran him in.
They cut off his shirt and ran him in the back.
"Sir , we cannot allow you back there but we will keep you updated on anything that happens back there. Does he have any allergies that we need to know about?" The nurse asked as she grabbed me from following the stretcher.
"I don't know! I'm not family! I'm just his friend! I was there when the bullets hit him!" I said.
"Well does he have any family I can talk to?" The nurse asked.
"Yea .. um his brother i'll call him." I said.
I stepped aside and called Keon.
"Yes??" Keons asked.
"Um .. Dezmon got shot outside my house. We're at St.Francis Medical Center. Can you come please?" I asked.
"No .. no .. not my brother please lord not my brother .. FUCK! WHY MY BROTHER?! WHY MINES?!" Keon yelled.
"Keon i'm sorry-"
"I'm on my way .. i'm- AHHHH!" Keon screamed thru the phone.
"Keon i'm sorry! I swear I am! I'm so sorry!" I said with tears dropping down my cheeks.
Keon hung up.
I can't help but to feel like this shit was my fault.
Whoever did this was after me.
Not only did they shoot Dez .. they shot Bleu.
Bleu could've died.
Dez COULD die.
I could've died.
This lifestyle is not for me.
Something has got to give.
I sat in the waiting room , waiting for anyone to bring me some information on Dez.
Bleu came running out the back with a lollipop in her mouth and a new shirt on.
Demony came out with her.
"Hi my baby." I said as i wiped my tears and picked her up and put her in my lap.
"I got stitches!" She said so excited.
"Stitches?!" I said , making a face at Demony.
"They had to patch up a lil scar on her stomach. It was only like 2 stitches." Demony said.
"Demony she could've died .. my friend could possibly die. Who could've did this shit?" I asked.
"TJ .. not only does he wanna get back at me for beating his ass .. he wants to get back at me for knocking up his sister." Demony said.
"So TJ did this shit? Ima kill his ass-"
"NO your not .. we gotta play this one cool." Demony said.
"Play it cool?! He could've killed Bleu." I restated.
"I know .. and thank the lord that she's okay but .. we gotta get you and Bleu out of compton.
