Keeping Secrets

Just had to go back

Darrel: You want to know a secret?...... I'm fucking crazy. You should of stayed in a child's place. Now because of you I'm gonna hurt that girl. We all about to play the game.

Malike: Fuck... (He coughed up some blood) you.

(Nikki creeps around the door way after following Malike.)

Darrel: Come on in sweet heart. What's wrong beautiful, mad I shot your best friend's boyfriend?

Nikki: I called 911 they're on the way. Just hold on Malike. And for yo bitch ass (Directing her attention to Darrel.), God got something mighty coming yo way. And when it gets here I hope it blow a hole in yo ass.

Darrel: How you gonna speak about God and cuss me out in the same breathe. That kind of language is ugly.

Nikki: No bitch the only ugly thing in this room is you! With yo yuck mouth, chewing on green crayons ass! I hope you suffer for a long time and then die horribly! He's supposed to be your family! Him and Tre are all you really had! Them bitches don't give a damn about you! You really fuckin stupid! You don't even understand what you did do you? You shot your brother, raped and hit my best friend; my sister. That in itself should have been the end of your life! But it wasn't, and I guess you forgot I know you.

Darrel: No you don't! You know what Tanika told you! If you or that little bitch tell Tre that's the end of all y'all.

Nikki: I know you. "Remember for the rest of your life that you ain't shit. Nobody in this world gives a fuck about you" , sound familiar? Don't it sound like the last thing you said to my brother before you killed him? And why? Over that bitch. Oh you best believe that if you come for my family again I will kill you.

The paramedic arrived a few minutes after Darrel ran off. Nikki held Malike in her arms. He didn't cry or show any emotion to indicate pain. Honestly without the blood you'd never know he was shot. Unfortunately he was losing life with every minute. Nia was able to stumble down the hall to see Malike's surgery. Her presence pressed play on his emotions . He cried and screamed and then he lay completely still without making a sound.