Killafornia

XVIII.

Killafornia

Imani

I sat in my room for what seemed like days even though it was just hours and behind my door I could hear CJ yelling, I wasn't sure at who but His voice was loud and clear. I was restless, couldn't just in one spot on the bed for too long. I'd find myself shifting around and then would get up to sit on the floor, tapping a finger on my leg or drawing circles into the aged white carpet beneath me.

A soft knock on the door perked my attention, the door creaked open just enough for me to see it was Vanity. A weak smile on her face and I know her seeing CJ this upset made her incredibly uneasy. It made me feel even worse because my actions not only affected me but it did others as well and someone like Vanity, who had nothing to do with this is now upset.

"You can come out of your room now. A lot of questions are need to be asked." She spoke.

"Is he going to yell at me?"

"I can't promise you he won't but I've tried to calm him down. He'd probably be even more mad if you didn't come out to explain things. Your Nana wants to know what's going on as well but she hasn't talked to CJ."

"Where is he now?"

"In his room." I nodded my head and got up off the floor, dragging my feet across the carpet as I followed her out and into the living room. There was stuff from the kitchen than CJ had thrown, plates that were broken and shattered across the kitchen floor as well but there was Nana. She sat in her chair looking at me and then Vanity before looking back at me again. "I don't think he's going to come out of his room but if you could explain what's going on."

"I had good intentions but tried to pursue them through a bad decision. I didn't intend to get caught up with police last night or with possession of drugs, it was just a night out with some friends that went wrong." I said as I sat down on the couch that was next to Nana's chair.

"Okay and what happened?" Nana asked. At least she didn't speak to me with anger in her voice. The door to CJ's room opened and my heart dropped down to my stomach as his footsteps made their way down the hall. "CJ, if you start yelling, I'm kicking you out. Let her speak."

"Oh I will. I wanna hear all this because I had to sit out in the waiting area while she was being questioned or whatever. I paid for her ass to get out and she better explain it all or I don't know what I'll do." He said. "I don't know why you're still quiet, you better get to talking." He snapped harshly at me.

"Yesterday I did as I said I'd do after school. Went to the homework lab and then went to Danielle's house to hang out. We were in her room and a few other friends came over, they wanted to smoke some weed but Danielle said she doesn't want any of that in her house so we were all going to move to Shantay's house-"

"Is this the Shantay that was in my grad and who I used to roll with?" I nodded. "How she know y'all?"

"Her cousin is Danielle but anyways, since she said she had weed. We go over to her house but she has none so I said we could stop by my house to get some weed. We get in Shantay's car and head over, I got in, got some weed from your room and left. Before we even smoked it, Shantay said she wanted to go see her girlfriend at the strip, Danielle and I go there and get in with some fake IDs. Danielle slipped up when she was talking to the bartender and we get thrown out. Shantay came out too and the three of us went to a park to go smoke the weed. As we were smoking, Shantay got a call and answered it but then Danielle's boyfriend pulled up so she left with him since she wasn't smoking." I started and already CJ had murder written all over his face.