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-Family.

I hadn't seen the boys in weeks, mainly because I didn't wanna be around people.

While I was laying in bed my phone started to ring.

"Heyy Angel"I heard Kevin say, "What you doing on Scrims line?" I asked "They down here with me and Nick"Kevin told me

Oh.

"Like.. down in Florida?" I asked, "Yeah, Scrim told me to call you and tell you there gonna be back in a few weeks" Kevin told me.

"Oh, okay. Tell him and Ruby I said I love you"  I asked "I will, love you" Kevin gold me "Love you too Kev" I said hanging up.

I sat my phone down staring at the ceiling of my bedroom,weeks without my boys? The fuck am I gonna do with myself.

I turned over on my side turning the Tv on watching watching that show for hours, but after awhile it got lonely and just boring.

I got up out of bed, putting a pair of jeans and a black T-shirt, sliding on my slides grabbing my phone and keys and walking out to my car.

I got in my car, driving to scrims parents house. I got out my car after parking, walking up to the door and knocking

Soon, Justy opened the door

"Hey kid" I said softly and he smiled, "Hey angel" Slim said to me, "Where's your mom, she home?" I asked and he shook his head no

"Is your dad her" I asked, "No he's in the hospital" He told me, "Thats fuc.. great" i said softly, "Can i ride with you for a few days?" Justy asked and I nodded"Of course Gage isn't home?" I asked

"Nah, he's doing whatever" Slim told me and I nodded, "Grab some clothes and you can come crash with me, Scotts outta town" I told him.

Justy walked away as I sat on the porch as he went to go grab his clothes, a few minutes later he came downstairs with his bookbag.

"You ready to roll?" I asked, he nodded.

Soon we were in my car listening to some of the boys music, "when's the last time you talked to your brother just?" I asked

He didn't say anything for a minute, "We got in a argument so I haven't talked to him in a few weeks.. or seen him"Slim told me

"you want something to eat?" I asked, "Yeah, I'm hungry" he told me "McDonald's or?" I asked and he nodded.

We soon had our food and was heading back to my house, I pulled in the driveway and unlocked the front door after locking the door to my car.

"You can sleep in one of the rooms, I don't care they all clean and if you wanna shower yk where the bathroom at kiddo" i said, "Thank you" He told me, "Of course kid, imma try to get up with your mom"I told him and he nodded walking down the hallway.

I walked away to my room, I could hear slim cut the shower on, I sat on my bed reaching for my phone. It was almost 8'oclock by now.

I called Scrims moms number, no answer. So I just decided to text her

'hey love, it's angel I stopped by to see you but nobody was home except for Justy, so he's here with me if you get worried just call me back'

I started at the text before hiding send, it was kinda normal for me to pick up Justy when no one was home.

Two weeks later, Me and Justy were sitting on the couch when we saw headlights pull in the driveway. It was almost 2 o'clock in the am.

I looked at Justy and he looked at me, "The fuck.." he said softly and I put a finger up to my lip and he didnt say anything.

I reached under the couch grabbing my gun, before walking to the door and looking out my peephole.

I sighed, tucking my gun back into my pants opening the door. I started at Scrim, before grabbing him by his dreads and pulling him inside.

"Boy, how the fuck you from the Northside?" I said to Slim setting my gun on the table by the front door.

Scrim and Slim stared at eachother, "Why you here?" Scrim asked Slim, "I could ask you the same thing" I said sitting down on the couch next to Justy.

"Because my mother called me worried about where her son was" Scrim said and I chuckled, "Yeah which one" I said softly, "Why is he here?" He asked.

"Because he's fiftreen years old and doesn't need to be left alone in the ghetto" I said to Scrim, "So what? Him being here with you is any fucking better?" Scrim said softly, "Scott, don't come up in my house starting nothing because your mother ain't watching her kids" I told Scrim

"My dad was home" Scott said, "No the fuck he wasn't" I told him and he scoffed, "C'mon justy, let's go" Scrim told him and Justy nodded getting up and going with him.

I hugged Justy, "Call me if you need me kiddo" I told him and he nodded, "See you" I told Him, Scrim watched as Slim walked out the door.

"Don't fucking do" Scrim said and I cut him off, "Do what? Worry bout my family" I said cutting him off and stepping to Scrim, He stared at me before smashing his lips against mine.

I kissed him back, pulling him close to me before pulling back and staring in his eyes.

"Watch your fucking tongue" he said softly before kissing my forehead and walking out the closed door and pulling out the driveway with Slim in his passenger seat.

I closed the door and locked it, turning off the TV and grabbing my gun walking away to my bedroom, ill bring slim his stuff in the morning I thought to myself.

I sat my gun down on my bedside table, putting on some shirts and a white ftp shirt and sitting down on my bed.

When I woke up the next morning, someone was sitting on the edge of my bed.

I was fucking tweaking, I had to be tweaking..

It was Gus.

I stared at him, "What the fuck.." I said softly rubbing my eyes trying to make it go away.

"Yeah, yeah I'm really here no need to pop a blood vessel" he told me.

"Bitch! Your not fucking dead?!" I said sitting up, he looked at me.

"No, I am.. and you need to wake up angel before you wake up with me" he told me softly

"What?" I said softly, "Angel wake the fuck up" he told me.

Sleep, I was fucking sleeping

I woke up, I could hear the footsteps outside my bedroom. My hand slid up under my pillow, grabbing my gun before my bedroom door opened and it was stranger.

I stared at his body on my floor after I pulled the trigger, I stared and stared.

"Holy fucking shit, thanks Gus.." I said softly