What's Love Got To Do With It

7

Alaina woke up at 11:30 looking around the room Calvin was no longer on the floor. Kiesha and keithy were no where to be found. Frankie was sound asleep with his arm around her. She looked at him in anticipation.
"Fine ass!" she whispered standing and heading up stairs. The sounds of moans seeped Through the cracked bathroom door. Keisha and Keithy were clearly in the middle of something that she wasn't up for interrupting making a left she walked into Kiesha's room and sprawled out across the bed. It had been years since she had been in Keisha's room the memories of her child hood flooded her like a wave crashing on a beach's shore. She was so lost in her thoughts she didn't hear Frankie coming up the stairs and enter the room.
"Aye!" He boomed coming into the room causing her to jump. "My bad I ain't mean to scare you I was lookin for Keithy I found him." He said stepping inside the room and sitting on the bed by her feet.
"You want to hit this?" He said pulling another blunt out of his swisher box and taking a pull.
"Naw I'm still high from earlier! Thanks though." She said sitting up on the bed.
"How old are you? If you don't mind my askin." He corrected himself
"Guess!" She replied looking him in his eyes. He felt electrified when they locked eyes here eyes slightly slanted but bold.
"20!" He stated with confidence. " I know who you are ms Hampton. I didn't know the home girl kiesha was your people's though."
"Well now you know but I'm 21 and I know who you are as well Franklin Snow." She capped with a smile
"Damn ma cool out with the government name." He said looking over both shoulders as if someone could have been listening. The question is how long have you known about me?" He quizzed her leaning back on the bed using his elbows for support.
"Two months ago movie theater when "It" came out I was there with my mother and father you were there with Calvin and Keithy.
"Yeah right what I have on?" He thought back to the night in his head he knew the exact night she was referring To. The movies was packed and now that he thought of it he remembered seeing her as well.
"I wasn't clocking you like that she lied.
Before another word could be spoken Keithy appeared in the door way in an all black jogging suit. Kiesha walked in. Behind him.
"What y'all on?" Keithy asked leaning against the dresser as Keisha walked in behind him wrapped in only a towel Frankie looked away as she stepped into her closet.
"I want you to ride with me to the other side." Frankie spoke up looking to Keithy. I gotta take care of something.
"That's a bet let me go get Calvin up." Keithy said turning to head down the stairs.
"We want to go?" Kiesha said stopping Keithy in his tracks.
"I think y'all should sit this one out!" Frankie said. He wasn't one hundred percent sure what exactly he was walking himself into it was for that reason he asked Keithy to tag Along.
"Don't give me that bullshit." kiesha said stepping out of the closet in a grey jogging suit. We're coming she said grabbing her purse and waiting for the boys to turn and walk away. Frankie looked at Keithy as if he was supposed to handle the situation he just reluctantly shrugged his shoulders eyeing Frankie. As he bailed down the stairs.

Everyone piled into Frankie's Chevy. He climbed behind the wheel as Alaina jumped into the backseat next to kiesha who sat in between her and Keithy. While Calvin accompanied Frankie in the front.
Frankie drove with his left hand gripping the wheel and his right arm resting on the arm rest that divided he and Calvin from each other.
"Where we going?" Cal asked looking out the window.
"I want y'all to see something." Especially you Frankie told him catching his eye before looking back to the road. The car ride was short and silent upon arrival to their destination. Frankie parked across the street from his house and killed the engine
"come on y'all." He commanded reaching under his seat and grabbing his gun. He never walked up to his house without his pistol he learned at a early age that your home would be the first place a person would come for you at. He lead the crew to the side of his house and through the Back door unlocking the door he stepped aside allowing the girls to enter first.
"Take y'all shoes off!" Frankie said leading the crowd down the basement stairs. Flipping the light switch the room came to life as the tv came on shortly after. Frankie walked to the far wall of the room standing next to the couch he placed his hand on Jojo slender frame.
"You see this?" Frankie asked looking to cal then Keithy. Calvin stepped closer looking at the boys disfigured face. His eyes were black and his lip was torn down the middle as if someone had ripped a piece of paper. The room remained silent. As Calvin looked Jojo over.
"Who is that? Kiesha asked Frankie stepping to his side.
"Remember Jody?" He ran with My cousin Snow? Frankie asked kiesha just above a whisper?
"Yeah they did Jody so wrong!" she thought back to Jody's death. Shaking slightly at the thought of his twisted corpse laying in the middle of the street.
"his lil brother!" Josiah Frankie told her placing his hand on jojo body giving him a shake
"Wake up" he said shaking him he stirred awake slightly opening his eyes and looking Calvin in his then Keithy, to Frankie. His eyes darted to kiesha before a feeling of embarrassment shot across his body causing him to frown.
"You aight lil nigga?" Calvin asked sitting next to him on the couch. What happened?" He questioned looking at him. Jojo's eyes quickly shifted back to Frankie almost as if for confirmation. Before he could
Speak Kiesha interfered.
"I'm sure he doesn't want to relive that shit again just yet! Come on! she said grabbing his hand and leading him to the bathroom. Laina can you go to the kitchen and get some ice please?" Kiesha called over her shoulder before disappearing dragging Jojo behind her.
"Her ass man." Cal said leaning back on the couch.
"The kitchen this way." Frankie nodded toward the steps motioning for Alaina to follow him. After getting the ice and a few more towels they returned downstairs.
"Thank you Frankie said grabbing Alaina's elbow before she could turn toward the bathroom.
She stared at him first his lips then his eyes, sincerity was written deep within.
"Your welcome." She replied breaking his grip and tending to Jojo.