Out of the Shadows

Chapter 15

“You good ma?” Royal asked me massaging my shoulders.
“Yea I’m good, what are you doing out here?” I asked him.
“Checking on you, you disappeared on me. Now I’m being chased around, and I got a feeling it’s all because of you.” He laughed.
“What I got to do with that? I’m sure they were chasing way before I came around.” I tell him laughing.
“Yea, but now it’s getting aggressive. A mafucka wanna go to a room and show me what I been missing.” He tells me.
“Well from what I hear, y’all already somebody’s property.” I tell him laughing.
“Ma I told you I’m single. These bitches only want what a nigga can offer them. And although they been around forever and we don’t let anybody fuck with them, I’m not checking for none of them.” He told me.
“Why are you telling me, I don’t care if you fucked with any of them. Although I think anybody that do need their head checked. Them bitches thirsty as hell and not one of them cute. Tammie’s cool, she just needs a makeover stale weave wearing ass. There’s usually a cute put together one in a group. They just losing all the way around.” I say shaking my head laughing.
“You so damn special, come on let’s go in it’s getting colder out here.” He said laughing at me like it was a joke. I got up and we walked back into the party. When we stepped in everybody was watching the ugly crew, Tammie was making a scene about something. When she noticed us walk in, she gave me this look. Like she wanted to kill me.
“Was it Tammie that wanted to show you what you were missing?” I asked Royal.
“Yea, how you know that? And how you know her name?” He asked me smirking.
“Don’t flatter yourself, she came up to me and wanted to know why I was dancing with you.” I say shrugging my shoulders. Nikki walked up smiling, this broad always smiling.
“You know it’s about to pop off, right? This bitch been arguing with Bobby about the two of you. She wanted him to tell Royal that he wants you, you know the whole bros before hoes. He told her ass no and to sit the fuck down, Royal not paying yo ass no attention. Ain’t payed yo ass no attention in all these years, just give it up na’ mean. This trick whole spazzed out, now she wants to call a squash.” Nikki said like I knew what the fuck that mean.
“She wanna call a squash with who?” Royal raised his voice.
“Jade.” Nikki responded. Royal looked pissed now. I don’t know what the fuck is going on but whatever it is he’s not happy about it.
“She’s not a part of what goes on around here, she ain’t gotta do that shit. She on some bullshit right now. Jade you don’t gotta do this.” Royal told me still pissed.
“Royal calm down, she might not know what’s going on but Jade can handle herself. Here comes Jabari and he’s just as pissed as you.” Nikki said to him. Jabari walks up and him and Royal look like twin bulls. It was so funny I couldn’t hold it in.
“This is no laughing matter Jade. She wants to fight you, that’s what a squash means. But it comes with stipulations if she wants because she’s calling it. I’m dumb tight about this bullshit right now. She knows Jade not from here na’ mean. I knew she was on some bullshit because she kept grilling you.” Jabari said to me.
“Ok hold up, so she wants to fight me. But what’s the stipulations?” I asked because I’m confused.
“She probably wants you to leave this nigga alone.” Jabari said.
“I’m not messing with this nigga.” I point out.
“She probably wants you to disappear.” Nikki laughed.
“She probably likes you.” Boom said laughing. Me and Red looked over at her and we both shuddered.
“Nasty.” We both said at the same time looking disgusted, we laugh at each other.

“Man, I’m tired of these ratchet bitches. She mad fronting right now, she know we aint never fucked around. I’m about to take it there with all they asses.” Royal said walking away. These niggas were real mad, and I couldn’t figure out why.
“Bari why y’all so mad? I mean she just green right now, she’ll get over it because I’m not going anywhere. She’ll be seeing a lot of me.” I said to them. They all smirked at me, then it hit me. They think I’m talking about Royal.
“No, I’m talking about Nikki not him.” I said to all of them.
“Sure, you are.” These three fools said and Nikki just laughed. Then we heard Royal snapping off.