Her.

•TWENTYEIGHT •

| M Y A |

Here we are. 5 cars deep , in the middle of New Mexico trying to scope out Josiah. I sat in the Passenger seat as Mark drove with Bryce and Tori in the backseat. The poor girl hasn't slept in weeks , but has so much faith. I'm so proud of her for trying to pull herself together  for the sake of everyone else. I was determined to help Tori. As a mother , I feel her pain. That's my bestfriend. I can't see her lose something so precious to her. I just can't. I won't . 

"T, you alright ?" I said , looking into the rear view mirror . I finally got a glimpse of Tori and she was asleep on Bryce. He was asleep too. I smiled and held Marks hand. They were so cute together . He was her prince charming. Every woman need a nigga to come through how Bryce did for Tori. & Jordan ain't even his kid. 

It's beautiful... Just beautiful.

| B R Y C E |

It had been almost an entire day and we were in the car. I was tired. I fell asleep for a few hours but I was still tired. I sat up to look at Tori and she was still sleeping. It was around 11 PM and We were about to cross the border. My phone began to vibrate and it woke up Tori. I pulled out my phone to see it was a call from Jeremy . "Wassup man?" I yawned.

"He made a stop. Get off the freeway right now . Take the nearest exit , he's at a gas station in Las Cruses. I scoped for the nearest gas station by the border and we're close. It's 5 minutes away from us. Make 2 lefts and a right and we're there. Move fast , he's on the run." 

I hung up my phone , and looked at Tori. She was ready. She heard everything and informed Mark to take the nearest exit and go to the gas station quick. Mark took the nearest exit and we made our way down to the gas station just to see Josiah pumping gas into the car. All 5 cars rolled in deep , we all hopped out and eased our way up to Josiah. Tori reached from behind me , inside my pants , grabbed my gun and cocked it back. I was in awe , she did that shit so smooth. I was scared to take it from her. The look on her face amazed me. I could see all the pain and fury she felt . Now I finally understood. This was Jordan we were talking about. Her first , her heart. . .

Her Son.

I watched her every move. She lifted the gun up and rubbed it against Josiah's temple. Tears streamed down her face , she could barely speak. Her ears were red and she struggled to get the words out. Josiah lifted his hands up and slowly began to turn around . 

"Where is my son." She uttered. 

Josiah seen Tori's face and chuckled. He put his hands down and stepped back , shaking his head. " You won't shoot me . You aren't wo---"

And just like that , Tori shot Josiah in his leg. He instantly fell to the floor , faced filled with awe.

"WHERE IS MY SON!!!" She yelled . I could seen the veins in her neck pop out as she screamed. 

Josiah wouldn't answer. 

All my niggas was ready to fire on him , no doubt. But I made sure they stood down, this was my battle too , but I could tell Tori wanted to do this on her own. Just as Jordan meant the world to Tori , he had a special place in my heart. That ain't my blood , but the bond I got with him seemed like he was mine. 

Tori aimed the gun at his head and Josiah got the memo that she wasn't playing. 

"Alright , Alright... He's in the back. " He uttered out . Tears rolled off of Tori's cheeks and onto her top. I walked behind her slowly and seen her pistol whip Josiah. The side of his face began to bleed and Tori spat directly in his face. 

"I hope you r o t . . in hell." She said sternly.

She ran inside the mini mart when you purchase gas , and sprinted to the backroom. I ran behind Tori , to make sure she was ok. All she was focused on was finding JoJo. I burst through the door and I seen about 3 women , barely clothed. The room was disgusting. I believed that they were prostitutes . I seen suit cases , panties on the floor , blunts and pipes everywhere. They all looked drugged out to me . I couldn't seem to lay eyes on Jordan. But when I did , he lied in the corner of the backroom ... his face was dirty and his mouth looked like he buried it in baby powder. I quickly ran over to him and picked up his small body in my arms. I didn't know what to do... What was I to do? I checked his pulse and it was faint... He was dying . 

"T... Tori... T!!!!" I shouted. She quickly ran over to him and kneel'd  next to me . Her eyes filled with water and she slowly caressed his face.

 "JoJo... my baby..." She cried. 

I sucked that shit up , carried Jordan to the car and laid him down in the backseat . I couldn't focus on the face that Mark and Mya were beating Josiah's ass , or the fact that my boys were fucking up the mini mart. Nor the fact that Tori was having a breakdown . My main focus was getting Jordan to the hospital.

He had to live. 

I had to make sure of it.