(Tyga)
I was sitting outside of Weezy’s room with his kids, Nicki, Drake, and the rest of Young Money, waiting for the doctor to tell us something, anything. I had called Odd Future’s house in hopes of reaching Nic, but she wasn’t there. I told them anyway and asked them to tell her when she got back. I told Chris and he was on his way.
Chris came jogging down the hallway and stopped when he got to us. “Have you guys heard anything?” He asked. I shook my head. He took a seat next to me and we waited for a few more minutes in silence.
A tall, older light-skinned guy in white came walking towards us. “Are you the family and/or friends of Mr. Dwayne Carter?” He asked. We nodded. “Mr. Carter is in stable condition currently. He seems to have had a drug overdose. I advise you to convince him to quit whatever he’s on. Now.” “Can we see him?” He nodded. We thanked him and he walked away.
“Mike!” I heard my sister’s voice float down the hallway. I turned and saw her sprinting towards me. She slowed as she got to me and I opened my arms wide. She jumped into them and hugged me. “Is he ok?” I nodded solemnly. I took her hand and led her into his room. Everyone else followed behind me. I opened the door and saw him lying there with all these wires attached to him. Seeing him like that honestly scared the shit out of me. Wayne was lucky this time. But he might not be next time. And seeing as how Chris and I are on the same shit, we might not either.
(Nicole)
When I saw him lying there, I instantly thought of my brother and Chris. I know they’re on the same shit as him, whether they’ll admit it to me or not. I’m not losing them to this. I will do anything in my power to get them off this stupid drug. ‘Weed’s not a drug’ was there excuse. No. This stops now.
(1 week later)
So I had tried everything to get Mike, Chris, and Wayne to quit smoking. At first they had actually tried to make an effort, but it didn’t last. So now I have no choice but to move on to my final plan of action, which commences tonight.
For anyone who doesn’t know, Macklemore has a song called ‘Otherside’. It’s one of my favorite songs, yet it hasn’t meant anything to me like the way it does now. So, since Mack is having a concert tonight, I asked if I could be a part of it and change it up a little.
Right now, Chris, Tyler, Mike, Wayne, Nicki, Drake, Big Sean, basically everyone I care about who smokes, and I are all heading to the Staples center to get ready for the concert. We went and said hey To Mack and hung out with him for a while. After a while, 30 minutes before the concert was set to start, I sent them off and told them I’d be with them in a minute. I turned to Mack and confirmed which song I was supposed to come backstage after. Then I went to sit with the rest.
After Mack had finished performing 3 songs, I heard the intro to ‘Thrift Shop’ come on. “Hey guys, I’m gonna go to the bathroom, I’ll be back”. They all nodded and turned back to the stage. I walked backstage and stood next to Fences, both of us waiting for our cue to come on stage. The music to ‘Thrift Shop’ started to get quieter and Mack started talking to the audience. “I’ve got a surprise for you guys tonight. A very special person is going to perform one of my songs. You guys be good, see you later.” He put his mic back on the stand and walked towards us. He hugged me, “Good luck, kid” He whispered in my ear.
Fences and I walked onto the stage. I had a hood on so they couldn’t see my face yet. The band started playing and Fence started singing:
