Red

23.

I have to go back to school tomorrow. Javan let me stay home for another day, then it was the weekend so I basically got 2.5 weeks off of school. Over the weekend friends came over and they helped me catch up on homework because I was so worried about falling behind. It's 9pm, we're all getting ready for dinner. The Royals are coming over for dinner.

"Muffin can you go get Maliki? He's been in his room all day, probably sleeping."

Javan asked me. He's right. Maliki has only been coming down for meals. He doesn't talk and he just leaves right away.
□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□
Maliki's pov

I'm so sick of it all. I don't like attention all the time, but I do sometimes. And since all the recent events in the past 2 months, Victoria is getting everyone's attention. Even my so called friends are giving her all the attention. Today is the day I'm going to do it. I've had it planned but I keep putting it aside. My brain keeps telling me everyone knows I'm doing it. It keeps telling me to actually get close to Victoria. Which as much as I don't want to, she's my sister and we've gotten closer since she spent a week in the hospital.
I walk into my bathroom and ran the tub. I sat in it with all my clothes on. Except not the clothes I've been wearing, I'm in a tanktop and shorts. Just to show off my work and maybe they'll all give me attention...
□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□
Victoria's pov

It was oddly quiet. To quiet. I knock on Maliki's door. No response. I knock again. Nothing. I try to open it. Nope. I start to panic. April did the same thing. I run myself into the door. It doesn't budge.

"MALIKI RIVERA! OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR!"

I screamed as I still tried to get in. It's not working. The tears start falling.

"Maliki...come on! Please!"

I yelled through tears. Everyone, even the Royals come running. Javan is immediately kneeling infront of me. His arms holding me still as I tried to open the door.

"What's wrong muffin? What is it?"

"M-Maliki...he's...-help him."

I say between sobs. Javan picked me up and Zane managed to open the door.

"A-april..."

I sobbed out.

"What muffin?"

"Kai a-and Ap-april."

I sobbed harder. On cue almost, Zane is yelling for someone to call an ambulance. Javan walked in while holding me. He didn't let me turn my head to see. He even put his hand over my eyes as he walked back out of Maliki's room. Eden, Avery, and Raya were all waiting outside of the room. Parker was holding Ren. Scout was crying in Jasmine's arms. Mateo and Kayla were the same. Samantha was comforting Rett. Naomi was doing the same with Luca. So fun that the Royals and all the partners were over. Saylor was crying and Avery was sitting next to him. Probably because her fiance is busy with his sister, me.

"We're going to her room."

Javan excused us to my room. We sat on my bed as I cried.

"He'll be okay. Zane, Levi, Eden, and Raya are going with him. He's strong. He's going to be okay."

I shook my head no. I thought the sane about April. Now she's 6 feet deep.