A Soft Devil (COMPLETED)

Chapter 17

"Shit y'all I gotta get dressed," Lily said.

"Better hurry up girl. It's already 9."

"Ok, ok just give me a second."

She trotted to her closet to pull out some clothes. She found a strapless pink fur barlette, blue jeans, and a brown denim jacket with white fur at the collars and cuffs. She began to slide her outfit on. She did the final touches of putting on her hoop earrings, applying lip gloss, and zipping the matching boots with the jacket she wore. When we all walked down there, after Lina got on her thigh high black boots, Grayson was waiting at the door with Frank and Alex who were dressed in their customized jackets. Grayson was wearing a dark grey suit with a green turtle neck underneath and clear sunglasses with his earring. He looked too damn good to be walking around like this to be going on some casual date. We walked down in a formation. Lina and Lily were walking first then me. I felt like they were my sercuity walking down there. When Grayson and I made eye contact, he began to look me up and down with satisfaction in his eyes.

Frank swooped Lily in his arms when she was on the last step. She wrapped her arms around his neck leaning into him. "What took so long?" He asked.

"Yea were you girls havin a conference or something?" Alex joked snaking his arm around Lina's waist.

"Just clothes and makeup." Lina smiled at him resting her head on his shoulder.

"Well, you guys did good because she looks amazing," Grayson commented looking me in the eyes as he said it.

I held the stare. "You don't look so bad youself."

When we said our goodbyes and went our separate ways, Grayson unlocked the car and held the door open for me. He got in the car and started driving us to the restaurant.

The ride was silent as I continued to look out the window thinking about the days when I was surrounded by the Lord's Kingdom gang in Brownsville.

He grabbed me by the arm and dragged me into the sorry excuse for a living room. When he let go, I fell on the couch between Engine and $tev. They caught me, again. I just wanted to a place to sleep without the sound of shouting and gun loading. I just wanted mom and dad back again.

"What the fuck is this, Cassiopeia?" Matt yelled.
He was drunk yet again.

"Damn," I whispered.

"That's right damn. Why the fuck I see this in the trash can? Most importantly, why the fuck you failin all your classes?"

"Ion like those classes," I whispered again.

He kicked the table making me jump between Engine and $tev. They looked at me. "I don't give a fuck. You gonna start puttin in work, and I betta see A's next time." He took his last gulp before throwing the bottle off somewhere. "Now, why the fuck is you hidin shit?"
I shrugged pretending not to know he answer. "C'mon speak up."

"Because I knew you would overreact."

"This ain't overreacting. This called bein an older brother watchin out for his lil sister."

I looked up at him and narrowed my eyes at him standing to my feet. "You don't give a damn bout me. You and I both know that."