War Zone: War In Our Hearts (Book 2)

They heard her

I set the box down in the moving truck and wiped the sweat from my forehead "Its hot as a muthafucka out here"

David agreed "I done sweat outta 2 shirts already"

"U nasty bitch" Lil Sam laughed "And them was my shirts"

"Get used to it cause we gon sharin a house. Might as well share clothes too"

I shook my head as Ty walked outta the house with a few bags "I know damn well y'all niggas ain't got all these clothes" I threw them in the truck "Niggas stock up on shoes. Hoes stock up on clothes"

I dapped him up, agreeing "Guess that make me a hoe nigga" Lil Sam shrugged.

David shook his name "Hell, not me. I'm a nigga that fuck hoes. That's it"

We finished up gettin all they shit outta the house and drive ova to where the twins would be stayin. It was only bout 10 minutes away though.

I might be a hard ass and act like ion care bout these dumb asses, but I do. I ain't want them moving too far, in case somethin happen and I needa get ova there.

I moved out Detroit cause it wasn't safe. Shit, I know we ain't 100% safe but we safer than before. Anyway, we pulled up to the house when my phone rang.

"Yo" I set the box down and heard Yanny talkin to somebody in the back befo' she spoke to me.

"Hey, y'all still out there in the sun?" She asked.

"Yea why? U good?"

She laughed "I find it funny how your asking if I'm fine when your the one outside. Anyway, I'm fine. I'm coming out of this new Jamcian spot. Its ok if I stop by? I bought food and drinks for y'all"

"That's that cool" I gave her the address where we was at and continued takin the boxes inside. When I set the last box down, Ty walked in the room I was in. "Wassup nigga"

"I know u a grown ass nigga and all that but u still family and Imma do whateva I can to make sure u good. Same for the twins. And I know u gon do whateva u wanna do at the end of the day, meaning be with Yanny. I still don't trust her, but if y'all end up togetha then Imma be happy for y'all and keep away with the drama shit"

"Where all this comin from?"

"U ain't foolin nobody. I know u love that girl and I know y'all might end up togetha again. But I also know she ain't really feelin me like how she used to which is why she ain't been comin round a lot"

I nodded "Iight" was all I said. Aside from workin on my anger, I'm also workin' on keepin shit to a minimum. I tend to say shit that get unda people skin and I needa stop that.

"Terrell?" I heard Yanny yell from the front of the house "I brought food" Ty and I laughed. I dapped him up to let him know we still cool and when I got to the living room, the twins was already goin through the bag. "Here"

Yanny passes Ty and I our food "This from that Jamaican place huh?" Ty asked. Yanny looked at me then at him.

"Yea. U ate there before?"

"Naw but I heard they food good as fuck" he sat on the floor and started eatin. Everybody else followed. We all ate in silence which was different.

When the twins and Ty got done, they started unpacking but I stayed on the floor with Yanny.

"Is it lata yet?" I asked. She looked at me confused "To talk bout if I'd eva get anotha chance"

"Terrell u say it like u were the one to mess up. I-"

"I was. Its my fault we ain't togetha no more. I shoulda talked shit out with u and not let what Nike say get to me. I shoulda defended u betta then I did and I shoulda showed u that nun of that shit mattered to me"

"So admit the things Nike said did change what u thought about me" she mumbled "u know what they did to me Terrell. Nobody else know but u. Those people knew I didn't have a family and I just wanted to be loved and they used that against me. They'd beat me, make me sit in the closet on my knees for hours with powder around me, to make sure I didn't move. They made me clean after them and cook every meal, without feeding me for days. I was raped and when all that was over, they said they did it cause they love me. And I was dumb enough to believe them even though they continued"

By now, she was cryin. "I remember when I'd beg them to stop but it only made things worse for me. Why would I agree to hurt and kill the only people who've ever cared for me. U, the twins, Ty and Nike were the only people who showed u cared about me. I'd never think about hurting or crossing u guys. Your the only family I had. Then come to find out, nun of that was true." She quickly wiped her eyes and stood up.

Her eyes went towards the back of the house. The twins and Ty stood there. They heard everything. She looked at Ty and Lil Sam before walking out the house and to her car.