The Menace Brothers

The M Is For Menace

Anaya's POV
Dre carried me up to the room that I was staying in and placed me on the bed.

"Dre why you doing all this? There's not need I'm just making shit more complicated." I said crawling in my bed and covering up with the sheets.

"Because.." He said hesitant. "It's because your remind me of my ex girlfriend." He said.

I saw sadness fill his eyes and didn't say anything.

"The way I met you is the same way I met her." He started off.

"I was walking out 7/11 and she was walking a small white dog on a pink leash. It was summer and it was like 85 degrees. I bumped in to her and she made me drop my slushee. I was pissed cause it was good and it was hella hot but she offered to buy me a new one. So being the gentleman I am I let her."

I chuckled when he said that and he smiled when he saw me smile.

"Yea she paid for mine and I paid for hers. We walked and talked and hit it off ever since." He said happily.

But just like that his eyes switch to sadness.

"But the life that I was living got in the way of shit and I lost her. She was home alone one day and niggas just came and trash the place and took her. I was supposed to pay money to get her back and I did...but she never came back and I lost her forever." He said.

I wiped a tear that fell down my cheek. "I met you and you are just like her. It could be because of the way we met but I don't care. I'm not gonna let anything happen to you Anaya." He said sincerely.

"Same here."

I looked at the door and saw Darnell standing there. "We not gonna let nothing happen. Including Ricky." He said smiling at me.

"Where is he?" I asked softly.

"He's in his room but I promise you he's sorry. He just has a hard time expressing his feelings. I'm pretty sure you could tell by now." Darnell said.

I got up out the bed and I wiped my eyes. "I'll be back guys." I said walking away.

I walked over to Ricky's room and open the door and without knocking. It was completely dark but I could still see his figure laying down on the bed with a blunt in his mouth smoking.

"Don't turn on the light. What you doing in here anyways ain't you supposed to be mad at me?" He asked looking straight ahead.

"I am but I still wanna talk to you." I said.

"Why?" He asked not looking at me.

I walked in and cracked the door open for a little light from the hall. I walked over and sat on his bed.

"You just wanted to keep your brothers safe and I can understand. A strange girl just pulled up in your house out of nowhere with niggas coming for her and you just have your gaurd up I can understand." I said putting my head down and playing with my fingers.

He hit my arm and asking if I want the blunt but I shook my head no.

"But look if you don't like me or trust me then don't smile in face and let me hang with your kids and lead me on like that. I really did think we could be friends or something today but then I herd what you had said in that kitchen and shit really changed my mind." I said.

"I meant everything I said to you today. Anaya you cool and all and I do wanna be friends with you but I also wanna protect my brothers so you gotta understand that they gotta come first." He said.

"And I do which is why I have a idea." I said.

"Which is?" He asked.

"I'm help you protect them." I said proudly.