I kept my promise and rode on the bus with the guys to the next city. I still haven't had a moment to talk to Eazy, and things were still tense between Cube and I. it was about 3 am and most of the guys were sleeping but Dre and I were working on the last song for my album. When Cube came from the back
"What up?" Dre asked him as he sat next to me
"I couldn't sleep, I just keep thinking about this contract shit." He said and I rolled my eyes
"Cube man we talked about this Jerry said that the lawyers are still looking them over. Chill man he taking care of us.." Dre said
"Taking care of us or Eazy?" He said
"Cube that's crazy, Eazy wouldn't turn on us like that." I said
"Really then why is Eazy the only one with a signed contract? And he the only one been getting paid on the regular." He said and it was a bunch of the same questions I had. Then that house thing, how much was Eazy really making and the rest of us were only getting paid per show.
"Cube you trippin'" Dre said
"I'm not and another thing why are they eating steak and lobster and the rest of us eatin 'Fatburger'?"
"Cube is right on some level here. Straight outta Compton has went double platinum. My Ep is still banging the charts and my album is almost done. Eazy is the only one getting checks, it's not adding up." I said
Eazy doesn't even know the business." Dre said
"But Jerry Heller does." Cube said back. Dre was about to respond but his pager went off.
"Hold up it's my moms 911." He said then walked over to the driver
"I don't think your trippin." I said and he looked at me
"I know for a fact E is getting more money than we know."
"How?"
"He just bought our parents a house, I had no idea. He told them it was from both of us."
"We know there money coming in. I'm not asking anything crazy just-"
"You want what's owed to you. I get it." I said to him, as Dre came back
"I gotta call my mom, so we're stopping now." He told us as the bus pulled into a rest stop.
"Is everything ok?" I asked him
"Tyree probably just got into some trouble." He said then got off after we stopped. Cube and I just sat there in silence. We looked at each other as I opened my mouth he spoke
"I miss you." He said quickly and I felt my heart start beating faster
"That was unexpected." I said
"Was it?"
"Yeah because it seems to me that you've already, moved on." I said and he sighed and scooted closer to me
"Shanice I swear nothing happened with your girl."
"Not tonight Cube."
"Why not?"
"Because I don't know what to say to you." I said
"Just talk to me, like we used to." He said and I glance out the window and saw Dre pacing back and forth
"Something wrong." I said pointing to Dre
"Why are we stopped?" Eazy asked coming from the back
"Dre got a 911 page from his moms." Cube said
"Something up." I said
"Let's go see whats going on." Eazy said then he went and got everyone else. We got off the bus and walked over to Dre who was sitting on the curb with his head in his hands.
"Dre what's up?" Eazy asked then he looked up with tears in his eyes.
"My moms called it's Tyree...he got in a fight and the dude broke his neck." He said
"Oh my God." I said as I felt tears come to my eyes
"That's my little brother man." He cried and I kneeled down in front of him and held his hand. Then Eazy and Ren sat on his sides and Cube got down next to me
"I-I should've bought him out here. I told him I would." He said
"This is not your fault Dre." I said
"But I should've-"
"No it would've happened, this ain't on you. It could've happened another way." Ren said and I nodded
"My brother man."
"We got you Dre. No matter what we always gone be brothers." Eazy said and we hugged him. We stayed out there giving Dre as much love as possible.
