🤎 Drowning (A Keith Powers and Lovie Simone Story)

🤎 Chapter Fifteen - The Beginning of the End

Heyyyyyy everyone! I know that it's been a long time since I have updated, but you know what they say, "Life be life-ing" 🤷🏾‍♀️ Anywhoo! I'm back and as they say, "I did my BIG one" with this chapter because it is definitely over 100 thousand words so I think I have more than made up for my extended absence with this one 🤷🏾‍♀️😂

Also RIP to Erica Ash (Emerald/Emmy's face claim) and RIP to some Houston legends Shelia Jackson Lee and Beat King 🕊️🌹🫶🏾

Happy Birthday to KP! 🥳🫶🏾

"Sooo who's all playing?" Casey asks, shuffling the UNO cards. "Not me, Andy be cheating." Jasmine jokes. "You know, I'm about sick of you talking shit to me!" He tells her as he scoops her up while she giggles as she wraps her arms and legs around him. "I'm just being honest, baby." She says, pecking his lips. Her phone starts ringing in the pocket of his hoodie that she's wearing. She pulls it out and stares at it. He picks up on her shift in mood immediately. "Who is it, Mama?" He questions with concern as he looks down at the phone. "Your mom..." She says softly. "I told her that I would call her after we left the hospital to give her an update on Roo." She whispers quietly. "You don't have to do that now baby. I'll call her later. I'll handle it, okay?" He whispers back and she nods as she looks at him with tears streaming down her cheeks.

"Khalil..."  He calls softly as he gestures at him to come over. "Can you go and get her meds for me?" "Yeah." He says before walking away. "Okay, baby go hang tight in the studio. Go paint for a while. I'll be in there in a few minutes, okay?" She shakes her head and starts to panic internally at the thought of them separating. "I won't be long, just give me fifteen minutes, I promise. Morg and Niq will go with you. Relax for me."

"John?" He calls, pulling his attention away from the argument that he is having about the rules of UNO. "Yeah?" He says, walking over. "Take your sister into the studio for me." "Okay...?" He answers with confusion as Andy hands her over to him. "Morg?" "Yeah James?" She replies as she walks over to him. "Can you and the girls go in there and sit with her? I don't think she wants to talk about anything, but I don't know. And don't let Frick and Frack upset my baby please!"

"We got you." She says. "Thanks." He says before walking over to his friends. "Hey, uh guys I need you to help me with something." The guys get up and follow him into their bedroom. He closes the door behind them. "Look, I know that we give each other shit most of the time and we don't do sappy and emotional, but I need you guys right now. I have to call my parents and let them know the latest on Donnie and I need you."

"Whatever you need." Troy says and they all nod. "Just be here, and someone let me know when it's been ten minutes." He says before going into the bathroom and closing the door behind him. The guys exchange looks of concern as they sit down and watch the bathroom door.

In the studio,

"Guys give us the room please?" Khalil asks the girls and his brother as he walks into the room. "Sure." John says as he starts to get up from the couch that they are sitting on, but Jasmine grabs his arm prompting him to stay. "Stay." She whispers, so he gets comfortable on the couch again. "Alright then, the rest of you out." Khalil says, pointing to the door. "Why do we have to leave?" Chelsea questions with an attitude that Khalil doesn't pick up on. "Get your ass out of here Chump!" He jokes. She opens her mouth to protest when Hazel grabs her arm and pulls her out of the room.