Love In The Hood

Chapter 22

Bambi :

It's been a couple weeks since JJ killed Diane and Rosco. He never got caught for it because he burned the entire warehouse down afterwards. Nothing has been the same since that day. Leggo won't talk to me at all, he doesn't text, call, kik, nothing. Alayah and I have been closer than ever since that day and we both have been keeping our grades right so we can get the fuck out of the hood and do something better with our lives. Tony plays basketball and I've been helping him with English, while Lay helps him with math, so he can keep his grades up. BJ on the other hand, quit the basketball team and has been very distant lately. We haven't talked in about a week and every time I see him, he's high. He comes to school, but doesn't do work and his mom called me over today to talk to her after school is out. I'm assuming it's about him.

I wanted him to actually formally meet my parents this weekend since all he does is speak to them and walk up to my room. I would like for my dad to get to know him better, but now, I'm not so sure, considering he has been so distant. I don't know what his problem is, but I am going to find out.

I sat in fourth period, waiting on the lunch bell. I really didn't feel like being at school today and I was starving. Once the bell rung, Alayah and I walked to our cars and parted ways. I assume she was going to be eating lunch with Tony today. I decided to walk over to BJ's car and see if he wanted to eat lunch with me.

"You want to go to Taco Bell with me?", I asked kind of dryly.

"Nah, I got some things to handle.", he said. I am so tired of him blowing me off. I got into the passenger seat of his car and crossed my arms over my chest.

"What the fuck? Why do you keep blowing me off?", I asked him.

"I don't blow you off, I just be fuckin' busy. Why you got your panties stuck up your ass, damn.", he said sternly.

"Don't talk to me like you fuckin' stupid, because I can jump stupid to. Now I'm going to ask you again, why have you been blowin' me off?"

"Because I'm fuckin' busy! Like I fuckin' said! The fuck?", he yelled while leaning over in my face. I rolled my eyes at him and huffed.

"Man, I don't have the time for this. Get the fuck out my car.", he said with an attitude.

"What?"

"Get. The. Fuck. Out. My. Car!", he yelled at me. I got up and got out his car, while slamming the door shut. I got back into my car and drove to the nearest Taco Bell, in tears. I got a meal deal D and headed straight back for school. I decided to eat in my car so I could pull myself together.

I sat in my car and began to eat as it started to rain. I couldn't even eat my food straight without whimpering from crying. Everything seems to be going downhill and I don't know why. BJ was never like this before and I have no one to confide in. I wouldn't want to burden others with my problems, but I've been going through so much. I don't know who to talk to. I finished eating my burrito and cried tears, I don't ever remember crying this much since the day my dad told me he had lung and heart medical conditions. I decided against going to my last classes and just sat in my car.

Turtle : 'you still slidin' to my party this weekend?'

Me : 'i got a lot going on, not really in the party mood.'

Turtle : 'where ya at?'

Me : 'in my car.'

Turtle : 'im on my way.'

I swear, Turtle was always somebody who had me when no one else did. She always came to me for advice, so now that it's to this point, I know I could rely on her at the moment. Less then five minutes later, she was sliding into my passenger seat as I tried to stop my crying.