DOWN BY LAW // WHEN THEY SEE US *DISCONTINUED*

Chapter 2

We were just having fun.

It was dark & so were we, yet they found us.

Our color was against us.

The radio didn't play the same.

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Lyric Jackson

"Wake up," I quietly shook Dmirikel, momma didn't know we were gone since she worked overtime at the diner. Her face wasn't pleasant at all, and her eye boogers were everywhere. Yeah she was a year younger than me, but I was two seconds away from putting my foot in her ass.

"What?" She groaned, wiping her eyes, "I know you didn't wake me up for some bull," the cinnamon freckles showed on her face while the sun reached in our window.

"They got Rose & Monica," I loudly whispered, Dmirikel's eyes got wide, wider than a child's eyes when they tasted a lemon.

"You lying bitch!" She loudly whispered, sliding on her slides.

"I looked into their window, I went on the fire escape and them hoes wasn't there, Monica slow ass got caught first, I saw him hit her," I shoved her shoulder. She wasn't taking this seriously and they could be after us next. We had to save our friends somehow, I couldn't just leave her, Monica and Rose always cracked under pressure.

They were tough, but they weren't that tough, trust me.
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Rose Smith

"Why were you at the park last night?" The blonde lady came up to me. They weren't on our side and I knew it by looking the bitch in her face. This always happens in the movies, "I don't know whatchu' talkin' bout' lady, but if my mom ain't present? I'm not answering anymore questions"

"Did you see some bad guys out there? Doing bad things?"

"Yeah, the police hit me in my face, and I didn't resist, now back up, you' in my personal space," I shooed her off, she reeked of black coffee and cologne.

She smelled nasty.

Like really nasty, her man was messed up for letting her go out smelling like that.

"Who were you with at the park?"

"I plead the fifth," I rolled my eyes looking at Raymond, he better not tell on Dmirikel, I scouted the area, praying I didn't see Yusef.

"We'll find out, one way or another," she walked away, looking back at me and then looking at Monica.

Monica said she wasn't a snitch, but under pressure, I know she'll fold.

Dmirikel Jackson

"Yusef, we think 12 got Raymond, Monica, and Rose," I warned him while Lyric had Korey's arm wrapped around her.

We had all ate Chicken at Kennedy's while Megan told us she saw them tase Monica.

"It's police across the street, act cool," I tried pulling Megan but she kept walking with Korey and the gang.

"Let's go this way," I tapped Korey's arm while we all started walking the other way. Yusef kept staring at them, "nigga let's go," I pulled him, while the detective looked at him.

"ID!" Both of the detectives yelled while I fumbled through my wallet. Megan didn't have a ID and I know damn well Yusef had that out of shape bus pass.

"Come here. Come on," he started grabbing Lyric & Yusef, "don't touch me," she yanked her hand back.

"Excuse me?" He questioned while Lyric started looking me in my eyes. She looked scared. And I've never seen my big sister scared before.

"Look, you ain't have to touch me, simple," she shrugged, brushing her arm off, "ion know who you are, but you don't have any right to be touching me, pervert"

"You 16?" I saw him ask Korey while he nodded.

"You wanna go downtown with your buddies? You'll be right back," he looked at all of us, I wasn't going to leave my sister alone. Mom told us to stay together and we are.

"You guys are good friends, sticking with them," the detective grinned at us causing me to shudder.

"I wouldn't leave my sister behind," I glared at him, "and I know he wouldn't leave his girlfriend either"

Monica Cartier

"You'll go home after you tell us the information, okay?" The fat man with a badge said looking at me.

"Why are you questioning me without my mother present?" I bit my lip avoiding eye contact, 17 isn't 18 yet. I'm not an adult so they shouldn't be able to question me.

"We don't need them here for simple questions, now who were you at the park with?" His gaze met mines, I looked away, I avoided eye contact at all cost.

"I don't know their names? I-" he smacked my hand, looking at me once again.

"You know what we do to girls like you? Sit up princess," he slammed his fist onto the table causing me to flinch. Why would he do that? I looked away, while he got louder.

"It was me- Megan, Lyric, Dmirikel, and Rose-"

Rose Smith

"If you get rowdy with me, ONE MO' time, I'm gonna pop off sir," I glared at the bald headed white man.

"Why are you only questioning black people?" I asked him, he looked kind of shocked.

"There were white people in Central Park too, there were Mexicans in Central Park too, there were Asians, there were even Hawaiians, so why was the room filled with black people? I ask you again?" I glared him in the eye.

"Is it because of our color? Maybe the bicyclist could've done something, whatever your questioning us for, sir, ain't right. I would like my mother to be here. And I'm not answering any questions. Ask me, and I'm sayin' I plead the 5th"

"We don't need your parents here," he kicked the chair, I tilted my head. I crossed my fingers. He had one more time.

"Your friend Monica said you had something to do with the Rape," he smirked, I still held my glare. He wanted to play this game? I'll play this game.

"I plead the fifth"

"The white lady who was beaten! And raped in the park!" He threw the chair against the wall, I stuck out my neck.

"I plead the fif-" I felt a hand go across my face.

"Megan & Monica said they saw you, messing with the lady"

My friends wouldn't lie on me, if anything, they'd tell the truth.

"I plead the fifth, I want my attorney"

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A/N:

Chapter 2 is over, kinda boring😭 sorry for the wait.