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Chapter 17.

"Keiran, please find my baby...why would he take my baby", cried Cynthia to me.

Word, Cynthia is slightly pissing me off. I've told this girl about Jerome before.

This Jerome dude rah wants to be dead.

"This is why you don't fucking listen!", I shouted at Cynthia.

I'm not angry at her but annoyed. My mind is not at the right state at the moment.

Leah pushes me aside away from Cynthia she knows how I'm feeling.

I'm in the living room with Keelan, Lamar, Josh, Kayden, Stevie, mum, and Leah's older brother Rico.

My mum is traumatised by it. She called the police and told them. Telling them all the deets and that.

"Keiran, cool don't do this in front of your mum", says Kayden. "Nah bruv, this youte rah wanna test me and play fucking stupid. It's true you don't know how much I'm willing to kill this nigga", I stormed up and down.

Leah tried her best to keep Cynthia and my mum calm.

"Keiran, come here", says Rico getting up from the couch. "Mandem come my yard quick and Leah keep doing what your doing please", says Rico looking at Leah.

As we about to leave my mum called me back and warned me to be careful.

We walked down to Rico's door and went straight in his bedroom.

Kayden and Stevie stood beside his room door. Keelan sat on his computer chair, Lamar and Josh stood beside the bedroom window and I sat on his bed.

I sat on his bed shaking with anger. The boys are curious especially Keelan because he is fuming.

"Look, I've got this", says Rico grabbing something from underneath his bed.

We all looked.

It was a Nike grey shoe box and Rico handed over to me.

I opened it.

I gave it a evil grin.

"Where you get this from?", I ask Rico looking at him with a smile. "Had it for time", he said getting up from the floor.

It was a black rifle. Something I like.

"You sure about this, K?", Kayden asks looking unsure. "Are you dumb? I'm on it", hype Lamar.

I looked at Kayden discovering his face expression.

"You don't have to come along, you can do your own ting", I said to Kayden. "Nah, it's not even that. I'm talking about your own sake", says Kayden. "Fuck sake, stop chatting Kayden. Keiran do what your gonna do", complained Lamar. "Aye, you man easy. This is about Keiran choice", says Keelan looking at me.

Lamar kissed his teeth and sulked.

"I'm definitely on it", I said. "Let's get this clear...don't tell Leah. Be careful how you use it", says Rico.

I know you lot must be thinking why the hell would Leah older brother be handing over me a gun? Thinking that he should be setting an example to me. But I ain't having it. I know what I'm doing.

"I don't mind joining with you", says Stevie removing his zoot from behind his ears. "Can I bun this in here?", Stevie asks Rico showing him his zoot.

"Yeah yeah", says Rico. "But buss open that window please", he told Josh.

Like I just don't understand how a boy can run away with a child that was just born yesterday. It don't make sense to me. Swear, this boy was telling Cynthia that's he's stepping up and that. Like don't piss me off! He's really testing my patience.