Broken

Chapter 11: Artificial

{Joy}

Shawty if you looking for somebody trying to settle down, probably won't be around nah baby
You should hit when you tired of playing up in the house and ain't nobody around
You need that

No Love
August Alsina

I woke up in my bed but I thought I fell asleep on the couch. I get up and do my hygiene and get ready to head to the warehouse.

I pull up and go straight upstairs to Kings office to see what I'm assign to do. As I finish I go the first floor to make sure all of the products are here, and it is. I go upstairs and tell King everything is cool.

I head downstairs because I have not talked to Kami in a little minute. I go into her conjoined office with Ron and three other people. I walk over a sit next to her.

"Hey boo" I say as she takes off her headphones and hugs me.

"I'm sorry I didn't come last week" she frowns.

"It's ok, I was mainly sleep" I tell her.

"We got go out with the Carmen and Bria" she smiles.

"Yea, when my leg gets better" I point to my leg.

"What wrong everything seems fine"she said.

"Well I'm walking fine, but no heels or sandals and no running" I tell her. "But next week, I'll be cool" I tell her smiling.

"Girl let just have a girls day then"she suggested and I nod my head yes. "Yea that be cool" I tell her.  I feel my phone vibrate and I see its King texting me.

King😒- aye come upstairs for a minute

"King Just text me, I got to go" i tell her holding up my phone. I get up and heading upstairs, wonder what does he want.

I walk into King office and he is sitting his office chair and Killa leaning on a chair in front of his desk.

"Come here Joy" King motion for me to come over. I walk over to him, he pulls out pictures of three white guys.

"Which one did that to you that night" he asks looking up at me.

The first picture was of a white eye with black hair and with tattoos all over his face. The middle one was of a man that was bald and had no eyebrows. The last on was of a white man with brown hair and a scarf over his right eye. I'll never forget that face. "This is him" i pick up the picture.

"Thank you Joy" King nods his head.

I walk out the door and walk to the balcony to watch the workers. As I'm watching them I wonder where would I be if I never meet Troy and he I didn't introduce me to the crew. Where would I be. Would I homeless like that sweet girl Willow I meet a couple weeks ago. I hope Troy is ok. What if he doesn't show up, who will that man target next?

My thoughts get cut off when I see Killa walk out of Kings office.

"He wants you" Killa says, i walk to the door when he says something. "Aye, Joy don't worry about it we got this" Killa says as I into Kings office. I sure hope so.

I walk into Kings office by this time the picture are off of his desk and he sitting on his couch by the window across from his desk.

"Come here" he motion for me to walk over. I sit next to him.

"What's up" I ask him playing with my fingers not looking him.

"So when a person outside of the crew do shit to you" he leans up to the table and starts rolling a blunt.

"You kill them" I finish his sentence off.

"Yea" he looks at him, "I understand if you know, you ain't ready though" he puts the blunt in his mouth.

"Nah, I got it I can do it" I said truthfully but I was scared ass hell,but I can handle my own weight.

"Ight, ma if you say so" he nods his head.

I stand up and go to head out the door. "What you about to do" King ask me. I turn out a see him leaning back on the couch.

"To get something to eat" I said truthfully because I was so hungry.

"Bring me something back" he smiles.

"I'm going to IHOP" I really wanted some pancakes for some reason.

"Shit, I want to come" he puts out his blunt and hops up. Did he just really invite himself.

"Come on" I roll my eye, I guess it would be cool to have some company.

We go outside and I walk over to my car he doesn't follow me. "I'm not riding with you" he says.

"Why" I roll my eyes he's being difficult.

"Because get in with me" he smiles and gets in his truck. I sigh and get in.

*

We walk in and we get sitted right away. A female walks up in a ihop uniform.

"Hello I'm Kesha " she says looking getting out her pen. "Oh, hello King" she gives a small smile. "This yo new one for the week" she laughs a little bit.

"Excuse me" I ask wondering what the hell she talking about.

"What drink can I get y'all" she looks at her piece paper Rollin her eyes.

"Water" I say

"Coke, Kesha" King says laughing.

"Bitch ass nigga" she turns around and walk away.

"What was that about" I raise my eyebrow.

"Old cracked headed news" he looks at the menu.

"You like throwing slick shots huh" I narrow my eyes at him, wondering what the hell is his problem.

"Joy, you don't know me and that has nothing to do with you" he closes the menu.

"Well no shit" i realized my voice was getting loud so I get quite I don't need people in my business. "I'm staying with you i think I should know the basics, I told you my past" I shake my head and look him in his eye.

"I don't need people knowing shit about me period, and shit what you told me could be bullshit" he folds his hands on the table.

"You're right, I wont ask shit about you again" I got up in disbelief. I told him my story, shit that was real. Things I would not wish on my worst enemy. I walk out the door and sit on a chair outside realizing his my damn ride. I call up Kami so she can get me.

"Hello" I hear her answer the phone.

"Can you come get me I'm at IHOP on Gradview" I tell her blinking back a tear. Can't believe I'm about to cry over that nigga. Troy was not lieing when he said King has trust issues, but damn in staying in his house.

"Yea I'm on my way" I hear the phone click.

So much for my pancakes.
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King is being very frustrating.

Poor Joy just wants to know what's up with King but she is being impatient.

King was very low for what he did to that girl Kesha?

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