Damaged Heart

chapter fourteen

next day

August

I woke up from my cousin, Dre, yelling at me.

"Aye nigga get up , you gotta meet with Zane !" He said flinging the cover off me. I grunted as I got up, going to the bathroom, starting the shower.

After bout 30 minutes, I was out the shower dried, fully woke , and dressed. I got my phone and walked out.

I started going down the sidewalk, drinking from my water bottle every once in a while then I finally got to the block Zane was on. I gave him sum dap as I approached him.

"Sup mane !" I said, giving him sum. He dapped back, he nodding.
"What's up with ya, where you been?"
"Overslept my nigga!"

"Oh well come on, Roscoe wanna talk.." He said as we starting going off in the alley.
I threw my bottle away done, as we past a trash can. We went into the trap house, nose filling with smoke , prostitutes walking by, drugs being sold right in the corner. We went to the back of the house, where Roscoe usually be.

"Sup !" Zane said going in, Roscoe stood up , giving us both man hugs.

"Wutchu got fa us?" I asked him, he leaned on the wall as he lit a blunt.

"New block, new Guap." He said, we nodded as he started telling us where and what we would do different starting tonight. We nodded and soon left. Me and Zane didn't do our work I guess you could say til night. Once we was away from the trap. We decided to go get a bite. We went to Five Guys and got us a burger and fries.

"Mane I kinda wondering bout Mercedes .." I said , as Zane bit into his burger.

"What for? She seems fine to me.." He said, sipping his coke.

"Mane we face timed last night, her ma just totally lost it and she hung up on me.." I said throwing a fry in my mouth. He nodded his head.

"Um that's something... Want me to ask Chandra bout her?"

"I guess mane, what's going on with y'all anyway.."

"We go togetha after Mercedes birthday party, I'm gonna take her to prom.." He said taking another it of his burger. I took one before remembering prom.

"Ahh damn mane I forgot bout that , I wonder who Mercedes going with..." I said. He shrugged.

"Nobody, that's what Chandra said.." He said , looking up at me.

"Mane.....I know Mercedes that type who lives for prom.. I might take her , just to get her mind off things.." I said, he nodded.

"That would be real cool of you.." He said. I sighed eating another fry.

"When we gon get to our block?"

"Don't even know man, leave early I guess." I nodded.

"Yeah..."

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Mercedes

I wasn't feeling good mentally today, so I just stayed at home. My mom left the house, I was still mad at her for overacting and taking my shit man!! I don't even know where she went , but who cares, I know I don't. I got up , went to the bathroom , starting the shower.

After 20 minutes of showering and thinking, I got out dried and lotioned down. I did my hygiene , got dressed and I walked out. I got my keys as I walked out the house, locking it. I started walking down the street with my hands in my pocket. I just needed the fresh air and the time by myself. I started going back to that block from yesterday, hoping to see August but he wasn't there. I had my wallet so I decided to go get a munch at five guys. I was a few blocks away from there when..