No. 99 (Joey Bada$$)

22• Is She Okay?

This chapter is from Joey's point Of View (POV)

   I paced around my room wondering about Leslie. I fucked up, I should have stood up for her but TT and Indigo have some secret that isn't true and really sick, even though it's not true it could hurt who I am. It sounds selfish but Pro Era is one of the most important things in my life right now. I don't want to go back to waiting tables in Manhattan getting paid minimum wage.
I should call Kwon over. He was the last one of us she was with.

Phone Call

Kwon: What?
Me: Hey uh. Can you come over?
Kwon: Why?
Me: We need to talk.
Kwon: About?
Me: Just come over, please?
Kwon: No
Me: Please? It's really important.
Kwon: *aggravated sigh* Fine.

He hung up.

   I sat on my bed with my head in my hands. My mom was in the kitchen cooking wondering why I was so down and why Indigo was having an attitude. My mom doesn't like Indigo, she doesn't like how she acts and thinks she's sleeping around but I can't break up with her, that secret is tying me down.

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"Hey there Kwon! You hungry? I made some spaghetti. You know my spaghetti is LITTTTT YESSSS! Isn't that the word y'all using these days? Lit? Or is it light?"

Kwon chuckled "It's lit Mrs. Scott and no thanks. I already ate."

"Knew it and alright son, if you somehow become hungry again just let me know. I'll be in the kitchen, and I'm whipping, SEASONIN' THAT CHICKEN!" She pretended to lick her fingers. "FINGER LICKIN'"

I shook my head. My mom tries way too hard to catch up with us kids.

"Ayeeeee! Aite Ms. Scott." Kwon said

My mom laughed "Alright boy. Jo-Vaughn in his room. He need a friend, he was real down today."

"Alright. Thank you Ms. Scott."

   I heard Kwon walking in the hallway and turning the knob on my door.

"Sup?" I said. He gave me a cold stare

"The fuck is wrong with you!?" He whisper shouted as he poked my chest

"I ain't mean it." I pushed his hand away and got up. "I'm sorry! Okay!?"

"You're a coward! Leslie ain't do shit to you but be nice. I know she got a little mouth but she can only take so much! You should have seen how hurt she was. For fucks sake my nigga, she couldn't even stand. You always hurting these females! You ain't no man if you doing shit like that!"

"I said I'm sorry!" I shot back

"You sorry? Fo real? You should be sorry! You too focused on how people see you that you hurting people. Leslie ain't deserve that. She depended on you, you the only friend she has. Well had."

"What do you mean had?"

"Leslie and I were in Manhattan, she was fucked up. I'm glad I ran after her cuz she still would have been crying. That's what you do, Joey! You stand by her side after a pussy like you hurt her!"

"You barley know her, whats it to you, Kwon!? I regret what I said but I was stuck in the middle."

Kwon laughed "You not getting it. A secret is worth a woman's heart? Leslie is a lady, not the hoe Indigo you messin' with. That ain't no woman, that's a fuckin' creature or some shit, I don't know but is it worth it?"

"YES KWON! IT IS WORTH IT!" I yelled

Kwon shook his head in disbelief "That's cray. You fuckin' wrong, you dirty for that." He turned around and opened the door "Ask Indigo if she really love you. If she loves pussy cuz you act like one. You's a pussy ass nigga."

He walked out.

I lost two people. I need to change. I don't know how to approach Leslie, she probably doesn't want anything to do with me. Confused, once again. Should I go to her or keep to my self and keep the secret where it is

End of Joey's POV.