In Front of the Mic

Chapter Thirty: Supposed to be in Love

Chris POV:

I threw my phone and put my hands on my head. Once again I found myself in some bullshit, some no talent ass cheetah girl and her bitch ass friend wanna talk shit about me and my ex. So, I snapped and now I'm the bad guy... As usual.

I was at home channel surfing until I saw Shai's school on the news. The caption read: 'School shooting kills 2 students and wounded 2 more.' I sat on the edge of my seat and listened as the reporter spoke.

Reporter: "A shooting took place today at East Los Angeles High school. Killer, Jerome Watkins, also known as 'Jay' to his football teammates, killed an innocent student and wounded two others then proceeded to kill himself. The wounded victims consisted of two sophomores, Shaheem Tyrique Harris and Destani Marie Williams, the victims have been transported to Mercy Hospital and are currently being evaluated. On the tragic side, the shooting claimed the life of Angelique Chanel Romero, a young cheer leader. Rumors have surfaced around the school claiming that she was allegedly raped by Jerome. Sources say that, since the allegations have surfaced... Mr. Watkins faced severe bullying and was kicked off the football team. Could this be the reason behind the shooting? Stay tuned at 10 o'clock for full coverage of this story and more. I am Monica Sanchez reporting for the channel 10 news. Good night and God bless."

I turned off the TV and walked out the house. I drove to the hospital and asked for Shai. As soon as the nurse told me I made a mad dash for his room. She was going to explain what was wrong, but I didn't stay to hear it. I wanted to see for myself. I didn't care if Tiffani and Tyga were there, Shai was like my lil brother. I had to make sure he was ok.

I burst through the door and saw Shai sitting up. He had his arm in a sling, it was all bandaged up. He looked at me like he had just seen a ghost.

"Chris? Chris. Chris!!" He jumped up and ran over too me. I exhaled loudly, I'm so happy he's ok.

"Wassup," I said giving him some dap with his good hand. "I saw the news and came down here as fast as I could."

He smiled wide.

"Really? I thought after what happened.... That... I'd never see you again." I gave him a side hug and glanced at Tiffani. She was just staring at me, her face... Emotionless. Ty was staring too, but he had a smile on his face. Not a cocky one, it was warm, like... He was happy to see me.

"Nahh. Why would I do that. You my lil bro! Imma always have your back. How about I take you to my video shoot tomorrow?"

"Ah!! Yes, duh nigga! Of course I wanna g-"

"Shai, you should really be at home resting." Tiffani said sternly. Shai just looked down and I looked at her.

"Tiff, can I speak with you?" I said in a calm tone. She looked at me surprised. She sat other for a second, but she eventually got up and walked over to me. Ty stopped smiling and stood up. He was gonna follow her but she stopped him.

"Ty, why don't you go take Shai to see Destani. I'm sure she'd love to see you." Shai smiled a little as he and Ty walked out.

I walked over and sat on the hospital bed. She was still standing at the door. I chuckled and looked at her.

"You don't have to stand by the door. I just came to talk. I don't wanna fight."

"Have you taken your medicine?" I nodded. She took a breath of relief and sat next to me.

"Look Tiff, I'm sorry for everything. I just lost it. I lost control, I lost you, the media won't leave me the fuck alone, I'm losing fans... Tiffani. I feel like I'm losing myself. I just don't know what to do."