Hood Games

Chapter 9

Its been almost a week since Troy came to school and Nicki was starting to feel sad.

"Mami what's wrong?" Dan asked walking over to Nicki who was changing near the side of the gym.

"He hasn't come to school all week" Nicki mumbled taking off her top to reveal her cheer uniform underneath. She didn't bother to look over at the guys who had stopped playing basketball to be perverts. Dan kneeled on the floor to talk to her more comfortably now that she was sitting down.

"Falling in love are we" He teased pinching her cheeks.

"With who?" Nicki asked looking up at him moving his hand away. Dan gave her a knowing look.

"No, no and hell nah Troy? I am not in love with Troy" Nicki yelled making people stare. She started blushing and turned back towards him to repeat herself.

"When was the last time I ever saw you like this? Oh yeah, when you and Scott were going out"

Nicki tied her hair into a high ponytail and stood up to take off her jeans.

"Don't say that fuckers name you know how much of an asshole he is" Nicki turned away and put her clothes in her duffle.

"I know I'm sorry ok," Dan touched her shoulder than looked over to see his coach staring at him. "Look I got to go join practice before the coach makes me run laps but if I see Troy I'll tell him to talk to you ok?" Nicki looked up at him and gave him a smile before watching him run over to join the team.

Nicki covered her face with her hands and fought back the urge to cry. She pulled her pony tail tighter than walked over to the rest of the cheerleaders at the corner of the gym.

"Yall ready?" She asked watching them get into position.

"Ok " Nicki turned on the music than watched them practice the routine.

Troy collapsed on the floor as he walked into his front door almost forgetting Raheem was behind him.

"Troy you gettin blood on ya floor" Raheem said trying to pick Troy up but gave up after realizing that he was getting no where.

"I don't care" Troy mumbled turning over on the floor

"We won man" Raheem laughed sitting on the floor next to him. " So why the fuck are you on the floor?"

"Cause we didn't win jackass"

"What are you chattin bout now"

Troy got on his legs spitting blood on the floor.

"The Kings are up now and no one has taken them over for 6 years! 6 FUCKIN YEARS RAHEEM" Troy yelled limping over to the stairs.

"We got the money and sources to take em out easy" Raheem turned around slapping his hands together.

Troy sat down on the steps and put his head in his hands. Raheem walked over and sat down next to him.

"But that AIN'T what you worried about is it" Raheem clasped his hands together and looked over at him. "Its that girl you been chasing huh?"

Troy averted his eyes and looked down at the floor. Raheem shook his head looking away "If we have any chance of standing against the Kings you gotta stop chasing her man."

Troy lifted up his head and starred at Raheem. "You the only nigga I fuck with in our gang heavy so ima pretend you aint say that"

"Troy she is gonna get hurt and that ain't fair to no body. Not you or her."

He looked away from Raheem and stared at his hands instead.

" I know man"