Hold U Down

Chapter 14|Don't cry, Just ride

Cam-

I sighed as I pulled up to the hospital, I parked my car near the entrance. I cut the engine and sat in silence, just reminiscing about Mel and I's past relationship.

I shook my head, "How could she let this shit happen?" I asked myself.

After sitting in silence for about 5 minutes, contemplating on whether or not I should go through with this. I knew I had to see her, I had to know how she was doing, know that she was okay.

I got out and walked towards the entrance.

I'm not gonna lie I was nervous as hell. I didn't know what kind of situation I was walking into and as much as I wanted to convince myself that she was going to be okay, I couldn't.

I walked further into the hospital and paced back and forth near the front desk. I looked around nervously, and then I saw a familiar face.

"Brandon?" I whispered doubtfully.

I got closer because the last thing I wanted was to call someone the wrong name.

I squinted my eyes, trying to get a better look, it was him. It was my cousin Brandon.

"Brandon" I said, this time loud enough to get his attention.

He looked up, "Cam?" He asked, standing up. "What you doing here?" He asked as he walked  towards me.

"Same shit i should be asking you." I smiled big, hugging him. "You just took off bro how's the celebrity life treatin' you?" I chuckled.

He shook his head, "Not too well man, we going thru it." He sighed.

"Damn." I frowned, "What's goin' on?" I asked, walking over to an empty chair and sitting down as he did the same.

"Ion know if anyone ever told you or if you might have seen it on the news but I got this lil shawty and we was good until My career took off. Whole buncha shit started poppin off. Broads trynna say they was havin' my kid. I got caught in the media with one of them. My girl got mad and she went crazy"

I nodded, encouraging him to continue.

"I went OT for a while then came back, tried to make shit better. Got worse. Then way worse. We was just catching a break when sum else popped off." He finished.

"Man I feel you, shit just ain't going right." I said, shaking my head.

"So wassup witchu? last time i heard you was OT for a long time." He said,  looking over at me.

I was hesitant for a second, I didn't know if I wanted him to know about this part of me. But this is my cousin and we've known each other all our lives, I couldn't hide this from him.

"Yeah I was." I paused, thinking back to Me and Mel's last conversation. "But I got news my um..." I trailed off  "My ex girl got shot." I finished, shivering slightly at the thought that she might not be alive.

"Word?" He asked, I nodded. He didn't seem surprised about what I said, that was kinda weird. "Damn that's fucked up. Ion understand why everybody getting shot man. How is she?"

I looked down at the floor, wiggling my toes through my socks. "Ion know yet I just came in and saw you..." I trailed off, biting my bottom lip hard to keep it from trembling. "But why you here? Did sum happen to George? Shawn? or sum?" I asked, looking over at him as I rested  my elbows on my knees.

"Herb got shot." He said shaking his head.

"What?! How he doing? Is he okay?" I asked worried, sitting upright again.

He shook his head, "Nah ku, docs said he in a coma..."

I didn't know what to say at this point. Seemed like we both were going through it. 

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August-

I sat in the chair next to Wayno's hospital bed with my head down, it felt weird seeing him like this.

I had so much to say but nothin sounded good enough in my head. I sighed long and hard, this shit ain't right. Come on aug, just talk to him like you normally would, I told myself...

But for some reason I couldn't do it, I was pissed.

Before I knew it, tears started rolling down my face. I clenched my jaw along with my fists, "Damn man, I wish that coulda been me." I said, throwing a punch in the air.

"Fuck! You got a family to live for ion got shit!" I continued, running my hands down my face in frustration.

"I'm sorry mane... I shoulda been watchin' ova you! Please... please wake up. Nessa and Nadia need you, hell the squad need you too. I need you... you can't leave me bro." I pleaded, wiping my eyes.

"Mane I know yo pussy ahh ain't cryn'." I imagined him sayin', he'd laugh so damn hard if he saw me crying like a little bitch.

I wiped my tears for the last time, he always said that if anything happened to him 'Don't cry, just ride.' And that's exactly what I'ma do.

I gave him a tiny salute and left the room, Ima find whoeva' did this and when I do, it's gone be all bad.

As I was coming out the room, I saw Jen turning the corner. She wiped her eyes quickly as she made eye contact with me.

"Any news on Mel?" I asked once she was in earshot.

"She uh.. Sh-she's  stable." She stuttered, holding her chest. "For now." She whispered, trynna walk away from me.

"What does that mean?" I asked, grabbing her arm to stop her from walking away.

She raised her eyebrows and looked down at my hand, I retracted it quickly. "Jennifer Please... Tell me somethin' anything." I begged, my heart was hurtin' just thinking about her.

"August... I can't say much. I-I wasn't allowed in the operating room." She sighed, "I've got a friend that was though, and she's been keeping me updated. All I know at this point is that she's stable, but she's lost a lot of blood and they're thinking about doing a blood transfusion if her condition doesn't improve within the next 12 hours. " she finished, twisting her mouth to the side. That reminded me of Mel, I need to see her.

"I-is um... Is it possible for me to see her?" I asked, scratching my neck nervously.

"At the moment, no." She said, bringing her walkie-talkie up to her ear as she received a message. "I'll let you know when you can see her, in the meantime you should probably get some rest." She said as she jogged down the hall.

I knew she was probably right, but I couldn't sleep, I needed answers.

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Little filler chapter (sorry if it sucks)

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