Power (Streets 2)

four.

Noelle entered the spacious room with white interior before she noticed Benji leaning on the balcony that was connected to the room.

"Benji." She spoke just above a whisper as she walked outside. He saw that she was behind him before smiling. He pulled her in for a hug and she inhaled his scent.

"I love you." He told her.

"I love you too." She replied quickly.

"Watch the sunset with me." He said. The sun was beginning to set and the palm trees swayed with the wind but it was still warm outside. It felt like paradise.

"Did you ever think we would get this far?" He asked.

"No. But I'm glad we did."

"I just wish it didn't happen." He mumbled.

"Wish what didn't happen?"

"Noelle, you know I'm dead right?" He questioned. Once he said that, her heart sank into her chest. She looked down at her flat stomach before looking back up at him.

"Oh my God." She said as she looked at his stomach.

"What—" he looked down and noticed the blood seeping through his white shirt.

"Noelle!" He called out. She tried to touch him but he was starting to fade away.

"Noelle!" She heard her name being called again. This time she felt someone shaking her. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Jamir towering over her.

"What?" She groaned as she pulled the covers over her head.

"Get up bitch! Your gender reveal is today." He said before leaving her bedroom. She sighed before exiting the bed. Her feet sank into the plush carpet as she walked slowly to the bathroom. She looked at the digital clock that sat on her nightstand and it read 10:21 a.m.

"Why the hell am I up this early?" She mumbled before grabbing a white washcloth from her bathroom closet. She washed her face before brushing her teeth. Once she was finished, she turned on the shower and grabbed her pink silk robe from her closet.

Once she undressed and got in the shower, she cried silently. She wanted her dream to be real. She was tired of acting like everything was okay. She tried to stay strong but she was far from it.

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Cory leaned back in his office chair as he scrolled through Noelle's pictures. Now that Benji was out of the picture, he didn't mind having her by his side. He knew she would probably put up a fight but he loved a good challenge. Suddenly, his office door swung open, making him slam his phone face down on the table. It was one of his workers, Rayshaun, who was smiling from ear to ear.

"Found it." Rayshaun grinned as he slammed the tiny piece of paper on his desk.

"First, don't be slammin' shit in front of me like you top dog or somethin'. Second, found what?" Cory asked him.