Jail.
I am in... Freaking jail.
That's it. I'm dead. The worst part about it is that I don't want to leave. It sounds crazy right, but think about this, who the freak is going to get me released. That's right. My mother. I'm dead.
I sat on the cold, hard, dirty floor thinking about how my life came to this turn. Chris. He's in the jail cell across from mine, but I can't see his face, only his long legs. He's sitting on the floor probably thinking about the same thing. Shi is across from me pacing back and forth mumbling to herself. I highly doubt she wants to be my friend now after not even one day, ending up in jail. Wow. I'm in jail.
My head is still pounding from when the officer slammed it down on the floor. I blacked out after the first blow, but it felt like he kept going.
"Because the son of a bitch did."
I quickly looked up to see Shi stopped pacing and looked to me talking calm but there was still rage in her tone.
"What do you mean?"
"He did. He kept hitting your head on the floor. I tried to break free, but with the officer, the pig holding me so tight it was no use. The worst part is it was only me and white boy over there trying to do something about it. Everyone else just watched you almost get beat to death. "
I looked at her shocked. There was no one else? No one who was free to try and stop the officer who was about to kill me, because I was trying to stop him from killing Chris.
"I think white boy over there took it worst than anyone. I swear if that pig officer came just 10 feet too close to him, he wouldn't be breathing today. The look he had in his eyes was like he found the murderer of his dead mother. "
My busted lips was parted as I took it all in. Chris was trying to save me, again. I turned my head back over to his cell to see his unmoved legs.
"I-is h-he OK?"
She laughs a little at my question without very little humor to it.
"A few cuts and bruises here and there from when I saw him, but nothing to damage that pretty boy face of his too bad. When we got here he wouldn't shut the hell up until you got a nurse to check up on you. I don't know what you did to that boy, but he is very protective of you. "
"Has he said anything since."
"Nah, I think he's dead."
"What?! Ouch!"
"Jace, chill. I'm just playing. White boy is fine."
The breath I was holding that I didn't even know I was holding found its release. My eyes couldn't turn away from the boy even if I was just looking at his legs. I needed to know if he was going to be OK.
It was a few hours later the rusty medal door spilled opened letting the bright light shine on us. The officer I saw before I blacked out walked in with a nice shiny black eye and a few cuts everywhere. He looked at me with a smirk that sent my stomach turning. Chris leaned up from his wall and stood up starring him down. The officer took notice and turned to him with hate in his beady black eyes.
"If I were you boy, I'll sit the hell down. I ain't come in here for you. "
"Well you aren't me being I look a hell of a lot better and you aren't about to touch her."
"White boy chill."
"Hell will freeze over before you touch her again."
"Well it looks to me like the Devil is about to play in the snow."
The officer smirked as he pull out his keys and came closer to my cell. I quickly moved back as far into the cell with Shi beside me blocking his view.
"Oh my God not again."
"Jace his not gonna touch you. It's OK I'm right here."
"Leave her the Fuck alone!" Chris yelled shaking the cell's bars.
The white pudgy officer moved inside the cell with us smiling showing off his crooked teeth.
Man I bet he's breath stank.
"Move the hell out the way girl."
"Go to hell and I'll move pig. "
"Bit-" He moved his hand quickly to his belt where his gun was to pull it out on us.
"Tom what the hell are you doing in here?! "
My eyes shot opened at the new voice in the room screamed out. Another white officer stood in the doorway looking at us. From what I could tell he looked way passed pissed off and Officer Tom looked as if he just got caught in the act.
"What in the hell is going down here. I told Alex to come down here and get the girl, because she just made bail. Get the hell in my office now!" The veins was popping off his neck as he screamed.
Officer Tom could only back away without a word and walk off. The officer looked to us and sighed knowing he came and just the right time.
"Listen here kids the way things happened at school is blowing up and we don't need anymore bad word spreading out. As for you two we can let y'all off with a warning since you both are first time offenders. As for you boy, there will be charges but I see what I can do over looking over everything. I'm truly sorry you teenagers have to not only witness, but live through what it's like nothing being the right color. Officer Tom will be paying some time. Your parents have already talked about charges against him."
I looked at the officer in complete shock. It wasn't hard to understand what was happening to us and for why but him apologizing let's me know all cops aren't bad.
Later after signing a few papers me and Shi sat on a bench waiting for our parents. I didn't want to leave without Chris, but with the officer and Chris himself promising me he will be completely safe for the night I gave in. Not without giving him a kiss through the bars though . How could I not with everything he did for me.
"Shi'lyric Brown!"
"That's me. Hey, call me when you get home OK." She stood up beside me looking at me.
"You still want to talk to me after all this?"
"Duh. That's what besties are for. Be safe though." She gave me a quick hug and walked out the heavy wooden door the officer opened for her, to meet her Aunt.
I can only imagine what's going to happen to me tonight when me mom comes. I almost forgot with everything that happened.
"Jace McCoy!"
Oh God, here we go. I stood up shakenly to walk over to the door. Without a second passed the door opened giving me view to who was here for me.
I didn't know rather to be afraid or relieved.
It wasn't my mom. It was her boyfriend.
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Lol yayyyy I did it. I know y'all been waiting for this chapter and honestly I been lazy asf but when I read the new comments it makes me smile and shit. Like the comments really make me want to keep write, because it shows someone actually likes my crazy ass book. Speaking of this crazy ass book I know it's been drama on top of drama and I know y'all like when Jace gonna get a break, but don't worry some chill ass shit gonna happen in the next few chapters.
Sorry it took me forever! I love y'all and I promise imma have an update by the end of this month! Love y'all!
P. S. Two people will be shouted out in the next chapter because they helped me push to write this.
