Changes| on my block

Chapter 1

2018
TW: curse words😔
Season 1, Episode 5

Ruby slammed a marker on the table, making Jamel jump from his meditation. "This is a business meeting, and I'm starting to feel that you don't have the mettle to be COO," Ruby yelled.

"I'm starting to feel like you should be in an alleyway hosting a tea party for stray cats," Jamal replied, moving his hands while talking.

"What?" Ruby muttered, but enough for Leslie and Jamal to hear. "You're going crazy!" He shouted. "And there is no app, and since there's no app, I'm out," he added calmly.

"There is an app," Ruby said, pushing Jamal back on the couch. "Tell me the name again," he asked, lifting his eye patch and reaching for the whiteboard and marker.

"Online live interactive video integration application," Ruby responded. Jamal continued writing before lifting the board, Leslie looked a little closer before she saw it said .O.L.I.V.I.A.

"What are the odds?" Ruby puzzled.

"You're in deep. Deeper than I thought," Jamal said as placing the whiteboard back on the table. Ruby raised his hands before pulling them back down.

"I am. I'm drowning, I don't know what to do," he said, sitting next the Jamal on the couch. "Do I give up? Do I try harder? Jamal, Leslie, be my compass" He added, moving his hands while taking.

"Steer me in the right direction, do you know anything that could help me olivate- Agh!" Ruby yelled, almost putting his head in his hand before pulling back.

"I mean, alleviate this obsession?" Ruby corrected. He put his fingers on the side of his temples, Jamal looked around before standing up and looking directly at Jasmine.

"Jasmine! Come!" He said while pointing his finger at the couch. "I can't, I'm on blast. I was kicking it with my bitches when those bitches kicked me out," she said as she leaned against the railing.

Jasmine rolled her eyes and said "I guess I was all about the d,"

"Oh, interesting. Ruby's having a similar problem. Sans the d," Jamal said, trying to get away from dealing with him. "He's making everything about a girl. I'll leave you two to discuss," he said before walking away.

Jasmine smiled as she walked towards Ruby, he got up and tried to get away from her. Jamal opened the door to leave but guess what...

Spooky was there, Jamal gasped before immediately shutting the door on him. Making a loud sound that made Leslie jump, Jasmine kept trying to hug Ruby but he pushed away.

Jamal looked at the three of them before opening the door again, "someone shot one of the homies," Spooky said before continuing, "Have you seen Cesar? He ain't answering his phone"

"His phone ain't working, not that anyone broke it or anything. It just died... of natural causes" Jamal replied. Leslie stood in the middle of Ruby and Jasmine, "if you see him, tell him I'm looking for him," Spooky said before walking away.

"Yes sir," Jamal told him, he let the door go, letting it go to close by itself. Leslie could hear the sound of a police siren blaring, Jamal turned back to look at the three of them.

Ruby looked at Jasmine, her hand on his shoulder, he pulled away and looked back at Jamal. "I'm still going, I just wanted to give Oscar some lead time," Jamal told them before going to open the door.