From Condos to the Streets

11.

Trinity

5:00am.

I woke up to the sun rays shining across my face. I fluttered my eyes open until I could see my surroundings. I yawned and then realized Skye didn't come home last night. I quickly turned to my phone and turned it on. 7 missed calls from Herb. what could he possibly want? I rolled my eyes and clicked on his contact info to call em back.

"Trinny?" He answered with a 'thank god' voice. "what you want? Why you blowing up my phone?" I heard him sigh thru the phone, "it's Skye." he paused. "W.what happened to her?" I said started to get worried. "she." he paused. "herb?!!!" I screamed thru the phone. "I found her beat up at the alley we used to hang out at. she's bad Trinny. real bad" I shook my head in denial covering my mouth. I felt myself get into shock mode, "what hospital she in?" I got up quickly to put on sweat pants, hoodie, and my slides. "Candid Heart Hospital" "I'll be there, keep me updated" I said dashing out the apartment and into the brand new car me and Skye chipped in to buy.

I arrived at the hospital and went up to the front desk. There a white lady with her hair tied up in a neat bun typing away on the computer. "skye" I said hoping she would give me an answer. "I'm sorry who?" She said this time looking up at me. "she came in early this morning she was beaten up badly" I bit my lip and put my hands on top of the desk. "oh her she's still in with the doctors" she said looking back down to her computer. "are there any updates for sumthing?" She sat there silent. only thing that could be heard were they keys on her computer "anything?!" I ran my fingers thru my hair nervously. "she had 2 broken ribs, internal bleeding, and a black eye. the Doctors will let you know when they're done" she fluttered her eyes and started typing again. I rolled my eyes and turned around. I looked around to see if Herb was near but no sign of him. I walked down a hall into a small waiting room and sat there with my chin resting on my hands.

I was about to doze off to sleep when I heard voices and immediately went out to see who it was. who knows maybe it was the doctor wit some news. "doc-" I said pausing before realizing who they really were. "Trinny" Herb said with a sign of relieve and walked towards me and pulled me into a hug. I stood there immune to his affection when I saw Buckz turning the corner. "Bibby!" I screamed and ran to him. "Hey" he said smiling. "when you get here? Why you ain't tell me or send one of yo goons to let me kno?" I punched him playfully in the arm. "nah b I just got here a few hours ago, Herb got me saving bitches n shit" he laughed, "watch it that's my homegirl" I pointed my index finger at him. "my bad" he surrendered his hands.

"How's the get to know me tour?" I asked walking into the small waiting room area. "it's good better than I planned it to be, free crack 2 blowing up like shit" he said with his deep raspy voice. From the corner of my eyes i saw herb looking down at his phone it looked like he was smiling I mean I wouldn't be surprised if he was he always had bitches on his dick.

We made small talk until it got silent again and I looked out into space.

7:35am.

"Trinny" someone said shaking me. I moaned and covered my face letting my eyes open slowly. I saw herb's face and then realized where I was again. The Hospital. "what? Where's Skye?" I said throwing a hoodie that was covering me on the ground and standing up quickly. Herb touched my shoulders, "she outta surgery, she good" I sighed. I felt like 10 tons had lifted off of me. "can I see her?" I asked him looking straight into his eyes for the first time after 2 years. "yea" he nodded his head and grabbed my hand leading me to her room.

I entered the room by myslef and gasped. All those tubes on her body. Her black eye was purple now. I imagine it was less swollen than what it was at the beginning. I felt tears stream down my face. She had become family, it hadn't been a year yet only 4 months since I met her but her spirit was a bright one. She had a white bandage wrapped around her ribs I could make out small blood stains on the side. As I got closer i took her hand in my hand and whispered to her, "we'll get whoever did this too you. I promise" I put her hand to my heart.