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"So what's the move?" Peso asked eating his candy, watching Riley and Reggie play dice in the front room.

"I gotta help Maya with some homework," Tahj spoke, scratching his head. "Ain't that Iruo friend?"

"Yea, I'm just showing her the work she missed. She gotta week to do it or she can't pass her grade." Tahj never minded helping out, "Where Iruo?"

"Doin hair, she gon come get her in like two hours. Shorty don't really like to be alone so she just gon chill til she get here." Understanding completely so he didn't think much of it.

"Where Kayla?"

"Work."

"Maya rude as fuck, manly ass." Riley said making Reggie mug him. "Nigga don't talk about my woman like that." Making everyone laugh, lighting his blunt up Tahj went and got a notebook and pencil.

"Ion think she mean, just a lot of misdirected anger." Peso spoke, last week when he gave her a ride home he realized she was just trying to protect herself.

"She strong I kno that. Two bodies at 17 is crazy, and she beat the case. Shorty ass stand on business," Miles had to give credit where it was due.

"I'm sayin why she had to get help from Taz? She don't know nobody else?"

"Considering Iruo her best friend and she knew him for a couple years it make sense. If it was you in her shoes you would want Iruo to help regardless how well you knew her out not right?" Peso asked, balling the empty wrapper up.

"I mean sure."

"Exactly."

A couple minutes later there was a knock on the door and Peso opened it, seeing Maya. This time her hair, nails and lashes was done, catching himself staring for a second.

"Uh hello."

"Wassup," he moved letting her in, watching her look around before going to sit next to Tahj. "Thank you for helping me."

"You welcome," he opened the folder of work Iruo had for her. Starting with the earliest, "This where you left off. Do you remember this?"

"No."

"It's ok," Peso sat on the couch smoking as he went on and explained the process to her. Understanding why Iruo asked Tahj because he was a good teacher, Tahj was a hothead with the most patience out of everybody.

"I'm goin get my babymama, see y'all niggas." Miles dapped everyone up before he dipped out.

Tahj smoked as he taught her, seeing she caught on quick but sometimes she messed up. "No, it's a three because this is negative remember?"

"Oh shit."

After Riley lost at dice he sucked his teeth, telling them he was about to leave once his mama got to tripping.