Torn

Chapter 3

He was covered in blood Jay…I swear." I told my friends as we descended the steps in school the next day. We were heading to lunch when I decided to tell them about my encounter with John. I was still pretty shaken up about it and needed to vent.

"Maybe you were dreaming Kat. I mean I've had weird dreams like that before." Alyssa said.

I sighed, "No, it was real. He wasn't even home when I got up this morning."

"Well what do you think he's been up to? Do you think he's really into rap battles?" Jaylynn asked as we entered the cafeteria.

I sat my stuff down at our usual table and shrugged, "I don't know anymore…he acted like it wasn't anything to worry about."

"Maybe it's not," Alyssa said as she put her stuff down across from mine. "Honestly Katrina do you really think John would put you in any type of danger?"

"It's not me I'm worried about, it's him…I don't want to see my uncle get hurt." I said before we headed to the lunch line.

"John can take care of himself Kat, don't you worry everything will be just fine." Jaylynn said.

I wanted to believe her, I really did but my uncle's behavior just wouldn't allow me to believe that. When I went home later that day John was in his studio talking to Kurt and this other guy named Paul Wright who they reffered to as Show. I guess he was another good friend of John's who continued to aid him in his rap battles. I was going to keep walking to my room but their conversation caught my ears.

"So did Orlando or his buddies come after you yet?" Paul asked.

John laughed, "After that right hook you gave him last night I doubt he'll be able to speak to his buddies."

Paul laughed, "Well It wasn't just my right hook that did the trick, Kurt you really put the slam on his homeboy!"

"Yeah and when John stomped his face in….wow! I bet he won't bother us anymore!"

I dropped my books and went back to the studio causing their laughter to cease. I looked into my uncle's eyes as he got up and approached me.

"Uh guys I'll be right back…" he told them as he took my hand and walked me down to my bedroom. Upon getting there, I sat down on my bed while he shut my door.

I folded my arms and looked at him quietly, "So…are you going to tell me what's going on?"

He sighed and started pacing back and forth in front of me. "Listen Kat…last night…I went to a rap battle that turned out bad."

I chuckled, "Yeah obviously…what happened?"

He put his hands on his hips and stopped pacing. "I beat the guy, Orlando in the battle and he and his boys decided they wanted to do battle in another way….I had to defend myself Kat."

I dropped my gaze from his and squeezed my body, "Are you telling me that you guys fought this guy?"

"We didn't jump him…he and his pals tried to jump us. I won 10,000 bucks off of him and he wanted it back."

"So you guys fought…and from the looks of it you won…" I said.

He nodded, "Hell yea I did."