How Far? (Book l)

Part 17: "MOVE!"

"Move move!" yelled Marlon. The crowd was scattering like ants as the shots rang out.Marlon pushing my head down, as he did his best to guide me. "Who's shooting?" "Don't worry about that move your damn feet hope!" his voice was so stern,but it was impossible to feel okay. I needed to know Tash and Hersh was okay. "No I need to find my friends." I pushed him out the way and headed back deeper into the club. I scanned the room but I didn't see them. "Hope stop they're safe. come on." He said as he hovered over me.But then his body bumped against mines, his eyes was widened like he had seen a ghost.There it was again... another bump. "Marlon? Marlon talk to me!" no words came out. I could feel his body dropping and the blood appeared running out of his mouth.He had been shot twice. I sanked to floor with him. "Marlon! please! no no no no!" I searched his body trying to find the wounds. I plugged my fingers into the entry wounds in his back. I had no clue about what I was doing I only hoped it was the right thing."This is my fault! I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry!" Tears ran down my face uncontrollably. I watched as he gasped for breath while choking on his blood. I sat him upright and sat there dedicated to saving him. "There she is! Hope! Ohh thank god you're okay." said Hersh and Tash rushing in. "We saw your car still in the lot!" Hersh gasped at the sight of Marlon. "Oh my god!" "He's fucking dying hersh. Help him please! "Calm down the police and ambulance should be coming.The incident was already reported,Just a little time Hope." " He doesn't have time!" I whimpered. I ran my fingers through his hair. "Stay with me please." The doors of the club busted open. "He's over here! He was shot twice!"I yelled. "Hope move let them do their job." I fell back and watched as the ambulance slid the stretcher under him and rushed to the truck. "I'm going with him!" I hopped in the back of the ambulance and sat next to Marlon. "You got this."

"Thank god he's ok!" "Yes he is." I replied I'll check back in a couple of days. Visitation is off for now."The bullets missed his spine luckily. He would have been paralysed! But he will be fine." "It's good to see you smiling." said tash sitting on a nearby couch. I sat next to her. "It's all my fault. If he died, I wouldn't be able to take it." "It's not your fault! Whoever was shooting is completely at fault .Don't do this." "Yeah but I made him come back with me to find you! Now he's in the hospital, slurping applesauce through a straw!" " But better than a graveyard!" Tash yelled. "okay tash that was harsh. I need a drink hersh where's the crown?" I questioned. " Top right hunn." "so what are you doing on the laptop hersh?" I asked reaching for a glass. "Uhh just a little homework!" " Hersh you never do homework unless I'm convincing you!" I responded. "Hope I really am!" " Cool beans, then let me see what questions she put on the study guide." I made my way over there and he snapped it shut. "Just the questions we went over in class! that's it!" "Can I see for myself?" "No the battery died." He got up and took the laptop to his room and appeared before us without it. "Nice magic trick." yelled tash sarcastically. The room grew quiet. I sat on the couch once again stared at the walls. Then it all came to me. It all made sense. "Chris is an Huego!" I blurted. "That's a huge accusation Hope." "Just listen. Marlon told me he was." "That's not enough." said Tash. "You're the daughter of an undefeated lawyer. put it together." I took a deep breathe and let it all out. "Chris somehow won't ditch Brianna. He told me she was a toy that everybody fucked but yet she's still around." I turned to Tash. "You said you heard Chris say Brianna was important right? Important because she's the boss daughter. You keep the boss daughter happy! You don't disrespect the boss daughter. You can end up dead! She told Chris one phone call and you're dead at school before we fought!" "okay you're drawing me in, more factuals hope." said Hersh. "hersh the night I took a drive I had an confrontation with dickhead. He threatened to kill me. He said I would be his way in.. he was talking about the gang! They all were talking about elevators because it's a ranking system!! Like My dad mentioned in one of his lectures." I stood up to finish connecting the dots. "Marlon at the club. He told me he learned his lesson of messing with a Huego girl, but he still did. We kissed on stage in front of Chris and the other 3! Ya'll that's a big deal! Chris told me he marked me to keep his friends from trying to holler at me! He lied. You mark someone you're in love with and no one in the gang is allowed to hurt them! A girl who Chris marked kissed another guy on stage, He took it as disrespect. He was embarrassed.He's the one who shot the club up, now marlon is in the hospital. It all makes sense. I have to tell my dad, I can help his case." "Hope calm down we don't want a seizure!" Tash blurted. "That's nothing to play about we all know I've had to many seizures in the past one day It's going to stop me from breathing!" I responded Glaring at Tash. I didn't know whether she was being funny or just warning me. "Does this mean you're done with chris right? I mean if he is behind the shooting he's careless! Huegos are dangerous, and you have a police as a dad! That don't mix." said Hersh "but I just want answers! He probably can tell me about my dads best friend." "Wait are you crazy! You pry information from a gang member? About a murder! You're asking for a tombstone." "It's not any member it's Chris!" I replied back." And Chris is in one of the most dangerous gangs Hope use that big brain of yours!" "I agree with hersh hope." Said Tash."It doesn't matter if you know him. He kept that information from you,he obviously didn't want you to know! Don't be a fool you're smarter than that." I turned to Tash shocked at her last spoken words." You have information that you're keeping from us also. information You obviously didn't want us to know!" Tash eased her way off the couch "What you say?" "Oh nothing." I blurted sarcastically. "I have somewhere to be."