The Come Up

Chapter Four

Cierra's POV

As I finished up my homework, I ordered takeout from China Feast. I placed my books, back in my bag and went to take a shower before my food got here. I got into some comfy clothes, and left for the living room. I heard the doorbell rang and quickly went to it. I was excited hoping it was my food, but it was a badly beaten Michael.

"Oh my gosh" I gasped throwing my hands over my mouth. "What happened to you? Who did this?" I asked pulling him in the house.

"Cece I'm alright. It's nothing major" he said walking into the living room.

"It is something major Michael. You have a busted lip, a black eye, and blood coming from your nose." I replied moving his face around.

He winced in pain when I placed my hand on his cheek. I got up and went to the bathroom, I grabbed, a rag and some rubbing alcohol. I went back into the living room and sat down in front of him. I dabbed the rag and wiped over the cuts with the alcohol. I quickly went and got another rag, and wet it with warm water. I walked back to Michael and began to wipe away the blood.

"There you go" I said standing back to look at him.

He got up from the couch, and pulled me in to him. He lifted my chin and leaned in but the doorbell rung again.

"You expecting somebody?" he asked moving back.

I ignored his question and went to the door with my money. I opened the door and paid for the food telling the man to keep the change. Nothing but 50 cents.

"You hungry?" I asked sitting down on the couch.

Arika's POV

"I don't care about that J. Every time I ask to spend time with you, you always have other plans or your hanging with 'your niggas.'" I said staring him down.

"Same goes for you, Arika. Your always preoccupied with school, or work leaving me to hang. Right now while we're arguing can be time spent together." Jermaine said looking down at me.

He was right, we were spending this time arguing instead of bonding. I went and sat down on the couch, and propped my legs up on the table.

"You know I love you girl" he said wrapping his arms around my neck from behind the couch.

I tried not to smile, but as always my dimples gave it away. He poked my dimples then flipped his body over the couch.

"I love you too" I said playing with his chin.

I was about to kiss him when his phone rang. He pulled it out of his pocket and looked at the ID.

"Yo" he said answering the phone. "Nah, I'm spending time with my girl right now" he said looking at me. I smiled knowing he wasn't leaving. "It can wait until tomorrow, B" he replied to whoever was on the phone.

"You making time for me now...how sweet of you." I said laying my feet across his lap.

"I always got time for my girl, don't get it twisted" he said moving to lay over me.

I laughed at the expression on his face and pulled him down on me.

Jasmin's POV

I couldn't even sleep knowing that August wasn't talking to me. I leave in a couple of hours and he won't even answer my calls or texts. I cried into my pillow when I heard tapping on my window. I got up from bed and saw August standing outside the window. I raised the window up and let him in.

"If your leaving me in a couple of hours, just let me lay with you one more time." he said pulling me back to my bed.

"I thought you were mad at me. You weren't answering my calls or responding to my texts." I whispered.

We laid out on the bed, with me wrapped in his arms. I looked up at him and stared at his chin. I began crying knowing I wouldn't be able to do this with him anymore.

"Don't cry princess, I'm gonna always be here for you" he said kissing my forehead.

We drifted off to sleep not moving from our previous positions.