Really?!

Chapter 19

 Graduation

Chanel's POV

"So you ready to graduate?" Christian asked.

"Yeah, I'm glad to be finally getting out of there." I said lying down.

"When you coming back up here?" he asked.

He always asks me that like I may never come back. I ended up telling him who my parents were and my whole story and he promised me he wouldn't tell anyone.

"I'll be back Saturday." I said. "They having a little get together for me and Damien on Sunday you wanna come?"

"Yeah, I'll be there." he said.

"Well I'll text you later." I said.

"Okay." he said.

I said bye and hung up. I'm tired; I guess I'll take a nap. As soon as I was about to fall asleep my phone went off.

"Hello"

"Yo! What you doing?" Rachel yelled.

"Why you yelling? And where you at?" I asked her.

"Oh me and Damien are with my brother. We’re chilling." she said.

"Rach-"

"I know what you about to say so don't." she said. "We're about to leave anyway."

"Okay, well I'll see y'all tonight." I said.

"Okay, later." she said and hung up.

Now, finally I can go to sleep.

I woke up and stretched. That was a good ass nap. I looked at my watch and it was five o'clock. I was out for a while. I stepped out the room, because we were staying in a hotel, and into the living room. I looked up and saw everybody in there. I mean my mom, dad, and grandma, aunt Solange, Kelly and Michelle. They looked like they were in a huddle.

"What's up?" I said.

They all turned around and looked at me.

"Do I have crust in my eye or something?" I asked whipping my face.

"No." my mom said. "Come sit down."

I went over to the couch and sat between my parents and they both looked frustrated.

"Are you pregnant or something?" I asked.

"No" she said. "It's about Rachel."

"What about her?" I asked.

"She got hurt." she said.

"Well she's a klutz so what's new." I said shrugging.

"What we mean is she's in the hospital." my dad said.

"Well what happened?" I asked.

"She was shot" he said.

When he said that the world went mute. 

"Is she okay?" I asked looking down at my hands.

"We don't know yet." my mom said.

"What hospital is she at?" I asked not really focusing on anything.

"Holy Cross." she said.

"Can we go?" I asked.

"Yeah, go put on your shoes." she said.

I got up to go back in the room but stopped.

"What about Damien, he was with her." I said.

"He's fine." my dad said.

I went in the room and kept everything in as I put on my shoes. There's no way in hell my best friend won't be fine. My body has a cold feeling about it. Like I'm so cold I'm shacking. I didn't say anything the whole ride over to the hospital I had to know she was okay.

We walked in the waiting area and I saw Damien sitting in one of the chairs. I went up to him and tapped him on the shoulder. He turned around and immediately hugged me and I hugged him back. He started crying on my shoulder.

"How is she?" I asked.

"I don't know her family just went back there." he said.

"Where'd she get shot?" I asked.

"Her arm but you know how bullets travel." he said.

"So what happened?" I asked.

"Well we we're walking down the street and everything was cool until we heard gun shots so I got down and Rachel did too but I guess she wasn't fast enough." he said.

We went over to my family and told them what happened. Damien sat by my grandma and I sat between my parents. About thirty minutes later we saw Rachel's family and me and Damien jumped up.

"How is she?" I asked.

"They got the bullet out and she's fine." her mom said. "She just has to keep her arm in a sling for a few weeks."

"Can we see her?" Damien asked.

"Yeah, go ahead she's up." she said.

Me and Damien walked down the hall and saw her watching TV like nothing happened. She looked over at us.

"What’s up." she said as we walked in.

"You good?" I asked.

"Yeah" she said. "Remember when I use to say I wonder what it was like to get shot?"

I nodded my head.

"Well it stings like a bitch." she said laughing.

I laughed with her.

"Aye, Damien come here." she said.

I sat down and got comfy in the chair.

"I heard what you said when you thought I was unconscious." she said.

What the hell, what did he say?

"You did?" he said looking embarrassed.

"Yeah, and I'm feeling you too." she said.

What the hell?

"Word?" he asked.

"Well yeah I mean with this near death experience-"

"You got shot in the arm." I said

"Shut up and let me make my point." she said and rolled her eyes. "Anyway, like I was saying I could've died today and it would have sucked if I didn't tell you how I felt." 

I swear I turned away for a second and these two were already kissing. I mean damn! At least they told each other now they don't have to gush about each other to me. I heard coughing and looked over to the door and saw my family.

"Yo! You got company." I said as they broke apart.

"Dang! I didn't know all of y'all were coming." Rachel said.

"Clearly." Aunt Kelly said.

Rachel and Damien started blushing.

"So how you feel?" my mom asked.

"This IV got me feeling right Auntie." Rachel said smiling.

Rachel has been calling my mom Auntie since she beat her. Rachel said only family beats her, so now my parents are family.

"I bet it does." She said.

"You know we missed graduation right." I said.

"Yeah, but I think I would have wanted to be shot then go there." Rachel said laughing.

My mom just looked at her.

"It's the medicine, it was a joke." Rachel said.

"Yeah." my mom said.

About an hour later visiting hours were over and we had to leave.

"Aight, stay strong." I said.

"You act like I'm about to go into surgery. I'll be home tomorrow." she said laughing.

"Oh we'll see ya tomorrow." I said.

"Thank y'all for coming." Rachel said to my family.

"No problem." my grandma said as she hugged her.

"Alright, get some rest." Damien said and he was about to kiss her.

"Uh uh, Romeo. Let's go." my dad said.

"I'll call you tomorrow." Damien said and we walked out.

I'm so happy she's okay and I'm glad she gets to go home tomorrow. Me and Damien said bye to her mom as we left and got in the truck with my mom and dad.

The next day my dad took me over Rachel's house and when I got there Damien was already there. 

"Well damn, man when you get here?" I asked him when I got to Rachel's room.

"Not too long ago." he said.

"Lies!" Rachel said. "He been here since I got here."

I just shook my head and sat on the bed beside Rachel.

"Yo! You need to take these Bow Wow posters down." Damien said in the chair at her desk.

"Never" she said. "My dad got them autographed."

"Anyway, y'all wanna go out to eat tonight?" I asked.

"Where we going?" Damien asked.

"With my big ass family? Kobe's of course." I said.

"Word! I am hungry. You think my mom will let me go?" Rachel asked.

"You better play that puppy dog face and say I'm moving." I said.

"What about your parents, they might not go for it." Rachel said.

"Don't worry, I got this." I said.

So Rachel left the room and I hope she can go. But I really hope my parents say yeah.

Beyoncé’s POV

"So where we going to eat?" Kelly asked me.

We were in the living area part of the hotel watching TV with everyone. Blue and Jeulz were taking a nap.

"Chanel said she wanted to go to Kobe's" Beyoncé said.

"They cook in front of you right?" she asked.

"Yeah." I said. 

I heard my phone ringing so I answered it.

"Hello"

"Isn't she on bed rest?" I asked.

"I don't know." I said.

"Okay, okay stop whining in my ear." I said.

"We'll pick y'all up later." I said.

"Okay, bye." I said and hung up.

I looked over and everyone one was looking at me.

"What?" I asked.

"What's going on?" Michelle asked.

"Y'all nosy." I said.

"Okay and..." Solange said.

"Chanel asked if Damien and Rachel could come out to dinner with us." I said.

"Didn't that girl just get out the hospital?" my mom asked.

"Yeah, but then they pulled I'm moving away card and what could I say." I said.

Kelly just shook her head.

"What?" I said.

"Soft." Kelly said smiling.

"I beg to differ." I said.

I'm not soft, I don't think anyway.

A couple hours later we went to Rachel's house to pick up the kids. Kelly and everybody else was in the truck behind us. They came out and got in the truck. Damien helped Rachel.

"Thanks for the help Damien." Chanel said sarcastically.

I laughed on the inside.

"Hey, Auntie, what's up Unc!" Rachel said smiling. "What's up Blue."

She was in her car seat just looking.

"She heard me." Rachel said waving it off.

"Hey, Rachel. How you feeling?" I asked as Shawn drove off.

"It's sore and when it starts to hurt I take the pain pills but I'm fine." she said. "You should see the bullet hole."

"I think I'll pass." I said.

"It's not as bad as it seems. Uncle Shawn you seen a bullet hole right?” Rachel asked.

"Yeah, it's not that bad." Shawn said.

"See." she said.

"Maybe when it heals." I said.

"Okay." she said.

We drove with the radio playing and the kids were rapping and singing along.

"Ohhh, turn it up!" Chanel said.

So I did.

"Y'all ready." she said.

"Yeah, let's do it." Damien said.

"Okay, Lamborghini Mercy Your chick she so thirsty. I’m in that two seat Lambo With your girl she tryna jerk me." they said.

They all began to rap the entire song of Mercy. I mean Damien did big Sean's part, Chanel did Pusha T's part, they all did Kanye's part and Rachel did 2 Chainz part. I can't with these kids. Separately they cool but put them together this dinner is gonna be something.