Troubled Love

Troubled Love: Chapter 6

●Raven●

When she said those words my heart stopped. My sweet baby Darious killed somebody? No. It couldn't be. Not him.

"What do you mean by its happened before?" I asked her.

"Well, about two or three years ago something happened with him and one of friends and he ended up killing him. First, he got convicted of manslaughter, then it was involuntary manslaughter, then it got ruled out as self defense. He got out of prison last year." Deandra said. I was so shocked. He told me everything else but he didn't tell me he went to prison?

"What happened between him and his friend?" Maleeah asked. 

"I don't know. He never told me exactly what happened. He never told anybody really." she said. I was so dumb founded. I had no idea what to say or how to feel. I was hurt at thought that he killed somebody but fact that he didn't even bother to tell me hurt me more. I sat there with my hand on my head and thought for a while.

"Raven, you good?" Anthony asked me.

"Yeah, I'm cool I guess." I said as I took another bite out of my sandwich. About ten minutes later, guess who comes through the door with a stained shirt? Good Ole' Darious.

"Heeyyy Darious." Maleeah said uneasily.

"Hey everybody." he said as he kicked his shoes off. Deandra got up and gave him a hug.

"What's on your shirt?" she said as she wiped her face off. Blood.

"Oh yeah, Terrance made me spill fruit on myself." he laughed. Never mind. That is something Terrance would do. "What are you doing here?" he asked Deandra. Uh Oh. Deandra turned around and looked at us for answers but none of us knew what to say.

"I just thought i'd stop by to see my big brother." she said. Nice save. After that he shrugged his shoulders and went into his room. Deandra sat down on the other couch. Darious came back out wearing a pair of basketball shorts and a shirt. He came out and sat down next to me then pulled me onto his lap and kissed me on my cheek. I was afraid of him now, for sure.

"Hey baby." he said.

"Hi." I answered plainly. I can't believe this dude didn't wanna tell me that he killed someone.

"Whats wrong with you?" He asked as he nibbled on my neck. I honestly didn't want him to touch me so I squirmed out of his lap and laid down on the floor.

"I don't feel good" I answered. The was uncomfortably silent.

"WELL... Im gonna head out. Deandra, you want a ride home or something?" Maleeah said, breaking the silence.

"Yes, that would be nice. Bye Darious, i'll see you later."She said as she followed Maleeah and Anthony out the door. Now it was only me and Darious.

"Im gonna go take a shower." I said as I got up. It was only 5:06 but I was bored. I literally stomped all the way up the stairs. I got my towel and turned on the steaming hot water. As I ran my fingers through my wet hair I quietly sang My Song 5 ft. A$AP Ferg by HAIM. Maleeah, Terrance, Riley and I were supposed to be performing it at an outdoor concert in a few days. Terrance said he wanted help starting his rap career so we figured that would help. When I got out the shower I put on a plain black sports bra with a black tank top and a pair of black nike track shorts. I sat on the bed and combed my hair out while it was still wet. I didn't want to put anymore heat on it so I just decided to put it into two french braids. While doing my second braid, Darious came in the room and sat down next to me.

"Baby girl. Did I do something wrong?" he asked me. I finished doing the braid then I sighed.

"So when were you gonna tell me that you killed somebody?" I asked him as I looked him in the eyes. My grandma told me that when you want the truth, look straight into a persons eyes because its your body features that reveal secrets rather than your mouth.