How Far? (Book l)

Part 20: "I got you."

"Hope baby so good to see you! I was hoping you're okay." I rushed into Hersh arms. "The blood Hope all this blood what happened?" "All I ever did was help her!" I whimpered "hope I love you and I appreciate you! You don't need to second guess yourself. She lost a good friend not you!" I relaxed in his arms like a baby. I just played a role in someone's murder! My thoughts were exploiting. "Hope I love you soo much which is why I have to tell you this." I looked up to him. "Tell me what?" He pause trying to decide whether to let it out. "Marlon passed away hope. it's all over the news. The doctors couldn't save him." "He what? No no no no no!" I released myself from hersh grip. "He was perfect and he just die? Something not right." Just thinking about it made my heartbreak. "Hersh I witnessed a murder. That's where the blood is from.She was trying to kill me she managed to stab me and tasha shot her in the head!" "what the fuck! What do you mean kill someone? You can't be serious, who did you kill? "It was the lady who did the fake abortion on tash." I replied. "Hope what  wait I thought you was at your da" "Call Chris tell him everything." I demanded "what? for what? I'm not telling him a damn thing." "Just call!" I yelled. "You told me you were done with him. He's and hue-" "Right now Chris is the only person who can help me." "But hope he's behind marlon death. You said it yourself or do you not care?" "He said he didn't do it." I responded. "Hope you talked to him? That's what he told you? And you believed him?" "Can you just call. My phone is dead." I whimpered out. '"fine!" he got up to make the call as he disappeared into the back room. I didn't know what he was saying but I hoped he did as asked. "all done!" hersh screamed coming back into view. "Umm someone knocked." "strange I didn't invite someone." said hersh creeping his way to the door. he peeped into the peep hole. "It's tash! I'm going to beat her ass!" "No hersh just leave her out there. secrets has ruined. us we kept secrets from each other and it ruined us." "I'm not innocent either." hersh scolded. he handed me a warm towel to place on the knife wound. "I have things that I kept from you and tash. Well you." he took a deep breath before continuing. " I found out I was adopted." hersh muttered. I gasped. "that's what I've been doing on my laptop. I haven't been saving up for college. I've been spending a lot on a private investigator and he found my birth mother But nothing on my father.Nice to know I may not be a disappointment to my real parents. I've got in contact with my birth mother and we were planning on meeting in a couple of weeks!" " hersh that's good! what's her name?" I questioned. "Drumroll please!" said hersh beating on the counter. I smiled at his efforts of softening the mood "Dianna carson." he blurted. My smile dropped immediately. This can't be right. I thought before responding. "And you're sure about that?"I questioned once again "um yeah I mean my name is xa-" "Xavier carson!" I finished. "How did you know? I never told you or tash! I never told anyone, because deep down I always had feeling I was adopted I have neither last name of my adoptive parents! How do you know?" There was a knock at the door. Thank god! "open it thats chris." I added. hersh opened the door only to see tash still there.Right along with chris. "You sad your mother name Dianna? Tash asked. I heard you through the door!" "Yay great for you bitch! Bye before I call the law on your ass." hersh screamed. "Dianna who? said chris. "Mind Hope business." hersh added. I don't want hope going with you anyways!" "Where my baby at?"Chris insisted. "baby?" tash repeated. "why you talking to me? get yo ass on somewhere."Chris replied seeming to be annoyed by tash. I appeared in the doorway and started the journey to his car. "Take care of her Chris, she's been through enough." yelled hersh "I love you." I yelled back. I turned to chris as he crunk the car... " I just killed my best friend mom!" "I got you." he answered."