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Love Like This 14

TUPAC POV

"What the fuck you mean she gone!? She can't be gone! S-She can't be. She's so young"

"I know G; she died in a plane crash. It's all over the news"

Clicking the tv on and instantly it's plastered with Aaliyah's face. I cover my mouth in disbelief. This can't be happening.

I hear a pain scream behind me and know it's Set. I quickly hang up with Snoop, and rush to her. She collapses into my arms as I hold her up; sobbing asking God why.

God just seems to be taking his strongest soldiers. I gotta call Megan.

With Set sleeping on the couch after crying herself to sleep, I pull out my phone and text Megan I know she's hurting...bad. Nah, imma call her.

"H-Hello..."
"Meg...I'm so sorry girl. I know-"
"Pac...it's too much...can I call you later?"
"Yeah of course, just know I'm here for you girl"
"Thank you. Imma call you later"

Let's say later never came. Aaliyah's funeral came before later.

Walking in behind Ma and Set, I take it in; the kid really gone. Gone way too soon, that's the same thing everyone says when someone young does. Gone too soon. I look around for Meg and don't spot her; till I find her sitting with Aaliyah's mom talking.

I can tell she's been crying a lot, it's all in her face and I feel for my girl....this her sis and her world has just changed.

I watch Ma and Set reach up to them and they all embrace hugging. Ma puts her hand on Megan's stomach and I see her shaking her head. Like what she mean no; now I rush up to them and just yoke her into a hug. A hug I didn't even know I needed.

I feel her nails as she rubs my back.
"Say it's not true what I'm thinking. Say it's not true...."
"So you want me to lie?"
"Oh God Meg, how?"
"The same day Aaliyah passed; I lost my baby...a baby girl"
"I'm so sorry Meg... I'm so sorry"

"Pac....i don't know what I'm gonna do" she whispers while crying into my ear

We leave the burial site and all I can do was hold Ma and Set up. They were hurting. I wish I could've held Meg up too but her man was there to do that. I'm just; her friend now.

Looking across I see her already looking at me as she leans on her man's chest.

I wave as I take both Ma and Set to the car. She waves back.

Back at the hotel I can't sleep, too much shit has been happening back to back. No sense of peace or calmness for any of us.

My phone goes off, looking it's Meg.

"Hey"
"Hey...I can't sleep"
"Me either. I'm just sitting here"
"Me too....wanna meet up?"
"Sure, where?"
"At our old spot"

I sit on one of the rocks in Coney Island beach, waiting for her to come. The waves are always rough here but it's nothing like seeing what God created for us.

"Is it bad I didn't think you were coming"
"Nah, you got every right to believe that...I'm sorry for everything Meg... truly"
"Me too....ugh. I can't believe she's gone"

"Me too. Why is everyone dying young?"
"God seen her like the angel she was to us...to us all. He needed her more than I did I guess" she says sitting down next to me putting her head down

We sit in silence, "how did you loose the baby?"

"....thrown a bunch of shit around the house, not even caring if it was heavy. Till the point my hands were bloody...I put a lot of stress on the baby. I killed my own baby" she mumbles the last part then starts crying

Grabbing her I just hold her as she cries, "you didn't kill your baby"

"Yes I did. I know I did! Dame blames me; he just doesn't say it. But his mama sure does...I'm the cause of it all"

"You were hurting and through your hurt, that happened too. And I'm so sorry Meg. I think instead of blaming yourself grieve for that baby....check this. Aaliyah is up in Heaven and she was by herself. This child is able to be there for Aaliyah. Like she's always been there for you"

She nods her head then chuckles, "I know Aaliyah is probably mad at me for acting the way I did in the house. But I know she's loving all over the baby...it was a girl; just like she said it was"

"And look at that two beautiful angels....."

We sit in silence letting the waves crash and the saltiness spread through the air. Many things needed to be spoken but the main thing stuck out; I'll always be here for you.

Neither of us finding sleep as she leans on my shoulder hugging her legs as we both stare in front of us.

"Do you ever think about death?"
"Everyday. Any day could be my last"
"Isn't that nerve racking. To always think about death coming to you. It consumes you to the point you can't allow yourself to be happy or live in the moment.."
"I'm always living in the moment. Gotta live each day as if it's your last.."

"But who wants to live like that...it's not living. I know when I heard of Big I couldn't believe it. Then people were blaming you and saying how you're next and I'm scared for you Pac. It's like nowhere is safe"

"Yeah. I get those little ass threats an-"
"See you downplay it all. Little. Nothing little about someone saying they gonna shoot you in front of Ma. She don't need to experience that! And you shouldn't be dead cause of someone's nonsense"

"So what you want me to do?"
"Right now...own that you're scared. Then I want you to leave. Cause I can't see someone else that I love die"

"I'm not gonna die. On the real Meg...I'm not"
"You better not; cause I need you"
".....I need you too" I mumble

We look at each other just staring. Then she leans over giving me a kiss on my cheek.

I do gotta do better, for all the people I love.....

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JUST A FILLER CHAPTER, SOMETHING I TYPED UP AS IM ON MY WAY TO MEG CONCERT. 🔥🤘🏾