Watching from the Sidelines

Chapter 23

"Yo, I'm telling you you got the wrong person!" Kenny yelled as the detective shoved him into the interrogation room.

"We had an anonymous tip to tell us otherwise. Where were you on the night of questioning?"

"I was at home chilling with my girl", Kenny said.

"Can I have a full name?"

"Brianna Smith", Kenny said.

"The victims best friend?"

"Yeah, I guess you can say that. They fell off cause Bri found out Nadia was fucking her ex."

"So Brianna felt the need to get back at Nadia for sleeping with her boyfriend?"

"What the hell? Who feeding you these lies?" Kenny asked. "You have a lousy informant", said Kenny.

"We have evidence that links you with Brianna, but if you were with her the night of the act, then why are there incoming calls and text from you on her cell phone?"

"I want a fucking lawyer!" Kenny yelled.

"Fine, but that ain't gonna change shit boy", the detective said to Kenny.

"Take him to the cell!" The other detective called out when they exited the interrogation room.

Meanwhile, at the front desk......

"Ma'am I just wanna talk to my brother and see what's going on", Tony said.

"He isn't completely booked, he can't receive any vistors. You'll have to wait on him to call you when he is allowed a phone call."

"Man fuck!" JG yelled.

"Let's go dog", Tony said.

They drove the entire ride home silent.

"Baby what's wrong?" Raven asked after JG walked into the room without even acknowledging her.

"Nothing", he said sitting on the bed to take off his shoes.

"Jaron, what's up? You been real distant from me lately. You tired of me already? If so, I'll just go back and live with Trina".

"So you can fucking get raped?!" He turned and yelled.

Raven sat and stares at him for a moment in disbelief, before getting up and throwing on some clothes.

"Fuck you!" She yelled with her eyes filled with tears.

She left out the room, slamming the door on her way out.

"Yo, Ray where you headed?" Tony asked.

She ignored him and kept walking. She didn't know where she was going, JG was all she had left. She couldn't bother Nadia, she hated Bri, and she hadn't spoken to Trina since she left home. She remembered her mom had called her when she first got out of jail. She found her number in the call log and dialed her up.

"Hello?"

After Raven didn't respond she shouted, "Hello?! Who the hell is this playing on my phone?"

"It's me, it's Ray", she quickly responded.

"Oh! What's wrong Ray Ray?"

"I don't know, I just can't stay", she said pausing.  She thought to herself, 'What's the use in telling her? She's homeless herself, she just got out of jail. She'll only make things worse.' "You know what? Never mind mama, it's okay".

"Raven what's wrong? You need something?"

"No mama, I can't ask you for nothing", Raven said.

"And why not? I brought you into this damn world didn't it? I have to make up for my lost time", Angela replied.

"I got into it with Jaron, I just wanted to get out away from the house but I don't have anywhere to go".

"I can come pick you up girl, where you at?" Angela asked excitedly.

"I only made it to the drive way Ma", Raven laughed.

"Okay, I'll be there in about twenty minutes, get you some clothes", she said hanging up.

Raven walked back into the house and when she got in the room, JG was sitting along side the bed.

" Calm yourself down?" He asked when she walked past.

She ignored him and went over and grabbed her things from the closet, she grabbed her phone charger and walked out of the room.

"Yo, where the hell you going Ray?!" JG yelled after her.

She had already made it outside and was standing in the drive way.

"You don't hear me talking to you?" JG asked turning her around by her arm.

"Get the hell off of me! Don't say another word to me! I don't know what little hoe got your mind all fucked up thinking you can talk to me any kind of way", she said snatching away from him.

"Man, Ray just chill and get in the house, I'm not in the mood for all of this", he said pulling her arm.

"Look just leave me alone, I'll find some fucking where to go so you won't have to worry about me!" She yelled pushing him back.

A black Tahoe pulled up and blew the horn, and Raven started walking down the driveway.

"Yo, who the fuck is that Ray? I know you ain't bring another nigga to my crib!" JG said following her.

"My ride", Raven said hopping in before JG made it to the truck, her mom pulled off.