THUG NEXT DOOR

chapter 15

cynthia

*bang bang bang* , the guns went off all night , until they were sure we were all dead . Tyrese hold my hands all night and I really liked that . " Mom , don't lie to me , why are they trying to kill you "? i asked my mom as i bit my lips . " Centi , honey , me and your father met in the streets , i used to sell drugs and deal and i was known as deathruler ".

"and we all knew honey , me and your mama was best friends back than until she made the move to protect you", mrs. smith adds. "hmmm", was all i could say. My mama came and hugged me but honestly i wasn't in the mood to be around her . All i wanted to do was scream, i thought of dorothy in the movie OZ , how she would just click her heels and she was home. I wanted but instead of going home , just disappear for a while . Problem is that can't really happen.

"their gonna come back you know, when they realized we might still be alive ", i said breaking the silence . Tyrese held my hands a little tighter , and i gently scooched over and rest my head on his shoulder . He kissed my forehead.

"That won't happen ", beckam replied. "we going off for to weeks all of us , let things cool down for a while than come back ", he explained . "pretend like nothing happened , tyrese as a matter of fact call Q so that he knows were alive , but make the call looks business or personal ", he added. "Cynthia , speak to chrystal when you get back, let her backstabbing ass , try to cause chaos in your life , go to school and do the same shit except you and tyrese need to stick close together now", he finished this time a little mad at the situation.

Tyrese

All i'm thinking about is my sisters pale body, how bruised she must be. I should of gotten in the car with them niggas that night. Leave it to my backstabbing so called homies to kidnapped a girl just for pussy. I'm boiling, trying not to squeeze cynthia's hand too much. This is why I live my life with pistols close at hand , they kidnapped my sister and even raped her . Niggas i loved are going to be put down by my own hands . My mama and pop is gone , i wonder if these niggas the one that lay em down on that death bed. I murder foes, my fucking enemies. Never thought i'd be the one to make my niggas drown in their own blood , they violated my sister. For fuck sake , i put my criminal mind behind me , now they forcing me to use it .Put me through all this misery , telling me she dead . I'm about to lose all my homies , and put my sister out of misery . I didn't realize how hard i was squeezing cynthia hands until she started breathing heavy and trying to remove her hands from mines. I let her hands go , held them again and kissed them . She smiled. She has this power on me , that I can't get enough of . She melts me, makes me feel calm in her presence , she makes me extremely happy even when i'm sad . I just hope I have that effect on her too .

"mr. and mrs. smith , your .............",she hesitated . I don't she's gonna say what i'm thinking . "what is it "? mrs. smith ask calmly. Cynthia looked up at me than stare , she put a kissed me on my cheeks calming me again . She started speaking again, " your dauther ....... she's ...............she's ........... she's alive. I overheard a guy mentioning a lucia , after that tyrese hasn't been the same, he just froze , i assumed that's why ", she replied with sadness in her voice. She knows me so well, danm. How did she figure that out? "Lucii , Lucii is alive" , first time in a long time my mother has ever lost her composure. She started crying , and layed her head on pop's chest. Pop was comforting her , rubbing her back while tears streamed down his face. "that is your sister , isn't it "? cynthia almost whispered looking directly at me . I shook my head. "tyrese you can tell me anything, i know you didn't know that but now you do. You should of just told me instead of going through this alone ", she assured me with tears in her eyes .

"i'm sorry ", i honestly replied to her . " i know that now ", I added as I kissed her on her cheeks. "We have to rescue cici", maria spoke for the first time in a while since we've all been together . We were all too tired and shok up to come up with a plan now, but i was ready to just go get my sister . Since I couldn't , We all just agreed as we went inside the van hidden beneath a hole in the bushes and slept , making sure the doors are locked. Cynthia layed on me , since I was laying on a couch (i'm sure that's the only reason) . My parents slept on a mini bed , that is normally pushed up . Maria layed on the opposite sofa across from us. I made sure cynthia slept , but I couldn't sleep. Around thirty minutes or so , she lift up her head from my chest . " could you at least try", she asked as she kissed my cheeks . I know what she meant, so I closed my eyes.