Addicted ✔︎ 𝙈𝙄𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙀𝙇 𝙅𝘼𝘾𝙆𝙎𝙊𝙉

3- Gaze

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IN THE AFTERNOON, THE GIRLS WERE ON THEIR WAY BACK HOME AFTER THEY HAD SPEND TIMES EATING, WALKING & CHATTING AROUND.

They were now nearby their apartments as they were walking by the neighborhoods.

"I don't even know if I got a love interest, I mean I don't really have anyone right now." Honey said as they were talking about the topic 'Love interest'. "What about you? I know you don't hide things from me." She teased.

Rachel just shrugged. "Same life, same girl."

Honey just smiled at that as they kept on walking. Rachel was feeling much better after all the work lately by spending times with Honey.

"Aye girls!" The two looked up to see James running up to them. He was dressed in his long blue shirt and a cap on his head with some black cargo pants.

"Hey James. How you doin'?" Honey greeted him as they hugged and James looked down to Rachel as casual as ever.

"You always in that mood of yours, ain't ya?" Rachel scoffed a grin at his statement on her.

"Yeah, yeah. You good?" James nodded.

"Just been chillin' with my dude Frank. That man got a whole damn TV with a lotta movies. Was just done watchin' one with him." James said as he placed his hands on his hips.

"How's it going with Michael? You two are very close, you know." Honey asked.

James chuckled and shrugged as he scratched the back of his head and out his cap back on. "That guy is in a different world right now. But iss cool with him. Me and him still ight."

"Just a lot of rumors coming from another friend. You know how it goes." Honey explained as they continued walking.

Rachel noticed that it was beginning to get darker as the lights were automatically turning on by the apartments.

Honey and James kept talking while Rachel was the one to look around and suddenly spot that one group again.

They were standing by the car and staring like they ruled the whole place. Completely still and quiet.

Rachel stopped walking which Honey noticed and the two stepped closer to her. "What's wrong?"

Rachel wasn't raised to be a pussy so she always had that dark look on her face. The two seemed to notice where she was looking at because at that moment, James disagreed on that one.

"Girl you better stop starin' or they'll come over. I'm not playin'." James warned. "Regardless of Mike bein' a part of them, they real danger. Them guys' bad."

It was starting to get big by the moment Dre motioned his head towards them to his guys as they pushed themselves from the car and made their way towards them.

"Yeah— no, we busted. Hope you still got that tough look on your face, Rachel." James said as he sighed in distress and quickly wiped it off in a cool manner when they were getting closer. "Yo, Dre! How you doin' man?" James went to dap him up which he accepted as they were calm as ever. "Mike, whatchu doin'?" He gave him a pat on the shoulder which Michael replied with a nod.

Dre was now staring at the girls but his gaze was mostly on Rachel that never looked away. "That the girl you've been warning Mike from?" He referred to Honey.

Rachel's brows slightly knitted as her eyes moved to Michael that was only staring, forgetting that his look was sharp as ever.

"Thas a real chick. Not gon' lie." One of them said from the back.

Rachel didn't care but she was indeed confused as to why they would pick on her now.

Dre then trailed his eyes to Honey that had her arms crossed. "Wassup Hon."

He always gave her that nickname and it was going past Honey's nerves. But that was nothing new since he felt too comfortable with other people around him.

Honey clicked her tongue. "Boy you better stop calling me that."

Dre that was now having his gaze back on Rachel, was looking at her like he was controlling her but with that grin he casually had. "Good to have you as our neighbor Rachel. Been knowin' you for a long time."

Rachel moved in Philly about a year ago. She had been living there for not too long, no reason she was all curious.

Rachel that still hadn't wiped that look on her face, dragged her eyes to Michael that was still watching her with those eyes as she looked away.

"Ight man." James decided to bring it to an end from the awkwardness which they gladly agreed to and dapped him as they walked off. Rachel watched Michael walk off with the rest, not tearing her eyes off them. "Damn. We was lucky."

Honey sighed in annoyance. "Does that even matter? What the hell do they wanna do to us? They can't do shit."

Rachel rose a brow at her friend swearing, which she never did. It was always surprising and weird of Honey would swear. It wouldn't fit to her.

"Whatever. Let's just go home. I'll see ya, James." Honey said as they moved to get past while James and Rachel gave a high five to each other.

"Ight."

S/T: Pick up the phone baby. I know you're home baby.

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𝙁𝙊𝙇𝙇𝙊𝙒 & 𝙑𝙊𝙏𝙀!