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Onyx sat on the edge of the couch in Phoenix's room, his face blank as he stared at the full bed. On one side, which was the left, was a sleeping Amon. On the right was Phe, and in the middle was Amir, all three of them sound asleep with his arms wrapped around them both.
O pulled the blunt from his lips and licked them, clenching his jaw as he looked down at his hands, running his hand down his jaw and neatly trimmed beard. His tongue poked his cheek as he looked down at his fingers, his eyes tracing over the initials of his children. P on his ring finger, A on his middle, and J on his forefinger.
When his eyes grazed over the J, he clenched his hand into a tight fist and put the blunt back up to his lips, inhaling and shaking his head. "You gon' say sum' or you gon' stand in the doorway like a creep?" He muttered, his head slowly raising to look at Madison who was standing there, fiddling with her fingers.
"Can we talk?" She mumbled and he looked over to the bed again before getting up, walking over to kiss Phe on the head and then Amon when he reached that side of the bed before walking out, closing the door behind him.
"Where-"
"He's still locked up in his room, I knocked and he told me to leave him alone. I didn't want anything but I just still wanted to make sure he was alive at least." She flipped her soft locs over and Onyx nodded, placing his hand on the small of her back gently as he nudged her towards the steps. "I also came to check on you too, you've been... quiet."
"Ain't much to talk about these days, feel me?" Onyx mumbled, following her to the living room, sitting down next to her. He moved her legs and sat them across his lap, passing her the blunt which she happily took. "You?"
"Fine, honestly. Jabari and I were never close but it still hurts to see everyone else hurting... I can't believe this happened to you guys, to him." She frowned, "I can't say much honestly about the situation but what I can say is that he didn't deserve this, at all."
Onyx stayed quiet as his hands gently rubbed up and down her clothed calf, feeling himself finally starting to relax the more he did it. "Shit happens, things change and people do too, it's how we handle it that matters."
Her eyes stayed on her hands and she passed the blunt back, nodding her head slowly, "How will you handle it?"
O stayed quiet for a few seconds and stared into space, "I'ma kill him." He bluntly said, her eyes darted to the side of his face, furrowing his eyebrows.
