The Alibi

Ace

Chapter 3: ACE

Charleighs POV

"I can't go to my moms house right now let me call Ace." Charleigh says.

"Hey Charleigh what's up girl?" Ace says answering the phone.
"Hey Ace I'm with Maverick can we crash there tonight?" Charleigh says.
"Yea come through I ain't doing shit but stressing." Ace says.
"Say less we on the way." Charleigh says disconnecting the call.

"Let me go grab some shit then we can bounce." Maverick says.

Maverick and I make our way to the bus stop neither of us said much. You'd think we were traumatized but we aren't it's always some shit going on in the projects the police is always getting called. As Maverick and I make our way on the bus I just can't help but think Ace was the lucky one out of us three we all met in high school Ace and I were best friends in high school and Ace introduced me to Maverick's fine ass they both played basketball I just knew they would be some ballers but once Maverick's mother died right after he graduated high school he went into a depression he didn't wanna play ball no more as fine as I thought Maverick was he always had a girlfriend since I met him well until now but I'm sure he still fuck with his baby mother. I'm honestly surprised he never hit on me. Ace on the other hand he graduated high school and went off to college on a basketball scholarship he was the star of the team his first year in college as soon as his second year approached he broke his knee and couldn't play football he got addicted to pain killers and just stop going to college completely eventually he flunked out. Ace still managed to get a pretty good job at a call center and he went out and leased a 3 bedroom bungalow. Ace may pop pills from time to time but he's the only one who still has his place, his job, and his car.

"Yo Charleigh this our stop!" Maverick says.

Maverick's POV

Walking down this long ass street to Ace house I'm still livid this nigga tried my sister like what if I wasn't there. Least she's okay but she's all I got since my mom died shit I don't have no daddy. Losing my train of thought I focus in on Charleigh. Charleigh been my dawg since high school she wasn't like the other girls she was like one of the guys just a cool as chick. Charleigh looks good too not really my type but she has a very sweet face almost innocent but I know she not innocent. I always wonder why she never got serious with no guy niggas always hollering at her shit she must be crazier than I thought or that pussy wack. Approaching Ace's house I just appreciate this nigga we all had our hard times but one thing about Ace a nigga was always welcomed shit even when he lived with his parents I could always stay at Ace house shit Charleigh and I damn near lived with him the end of senior year.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

Ace POV

"Damn y'all niggas banging on my door!" I said opening up my door.
Maverick and Charleigh make their way to my common room.
"You won't believe the day we had!" Charleigh says.
"Yeah bro let me tell you about it while I roll this blunt." Maverick says.
"What the hell happened to y'all what you get into it with Kisha?" I said, that nigga and his baby mama always getting into it.
"Man fuck that hoe!" Maverick says breaking down the weed in the blunt.
"Imma let Maverick tell it cause it was way to much." Charleigh says taking off her jacket.
"What the hell y'all Niggas do." I said confused I know they not hooking up.
"Nigga hold on man I'm twisting this blunt up you gone need to hit it once I tell this story." Maverick says twisting up the blunt.
"Well come on Nigga I ain't got all day!" I said eager to hear this story. Maverick lights the blunt takes a big long pull while coughing he says "Man that nigga Taz tried to kill me and my sister man he locked up now!"
"Damn that nigga Taz was just at the after hour with that bitch Joie." I said confused I thought Danielle was done with that nigga.
"You know how y'all Niggas are y'all move on but start a war when we move on!" Charleigh says while hitting the blunt.
"Man that's them niggas once I'm off a hoe she can choke for all I care." I said. As Charleigh and Maverick tell me the story in detail I'm honestly just glad they made it out alive that nigga Taz tweeking.
"Why you ain't at work anyways nigga." I asked Maverick curiously.
"Shit a nigga got fired for taking some nuggets last Week to feed the kids. Im glad I did or who knows what would've happened." Maverick says.
"Wait they fired you today for some shit you did last week?" Charleigh says.
"Man yea them niggas some hoes shit I needed that money to move." Maverick said.
"Why you say you was stressing Ace?" Charleigh asked.
"Shit I got an eviction notice I need to pay 1500 by the 30th." I said.
"Shit that's in a few days. Ace you work though you should be good." Maverick said.
"Shit my job made cuts a week ago and I spent most of my money on bullshit not knowing I was gone get laid off my check Friday only gone be about $900." I said.
"Shit nigga I got that on me if you got a room for me shit let's help each other Nigga!" Maverick said.
"Shit you give me that 1500 you and Charleigh can pick out y'all rooms now." I said eager shit I can't be homeless.
"You ain't said shit but a word nigga I need the biggest room out the two." Maverick said.
"What about Danny you sure you wanna leave her alone?" Charleigh says.
"Shit my Uncle will be there and shit her last baby daddy been there I'm sure once he hear what happened he gone stay his broke ass over there trying to be MR Save um. Imma still be going over there making sure shit smooth anyways." Maverick says.

"Shit it's settled then welcome home." I said not knowing this was the biggest mistake I ever made in my life.