Brittany Hills Chronicles: Act 3

Idris 42

Remind me to tell y'all what happened with Big Dawg in a later chapter, it's an interesting story and I wish to do it justice; besides there was something more important to get to and that was World War Jace going on back at the house. Okay so Big Dawg had me dropped back off at the group home and to my surprise, the lights were still on even though it was like three o'clock in the morning. I was kinda nervous because I was pretty sure it had everything to do with me not being in my bed and turning off my phone but when I walked inside no one even glanced in my direction, in fact, they were all staring at Jace who... well he looked like he got his ass beat. His nose was fucked, his shirt was bloodied, and his eye was damn swollen shut; Carter and Ronnie sat in the corner whispering to each other quietly, Masai was snoozing on the sofa, and Tay was pacing around looking murderous. I'll say this about the house, there was never a dull moment as I snuck up to my room and threw on some pajamas then returned back downstairs where two cops were having a difficult time getting any answer out of Jace.

"I told you, I.... DON'T.... FUCKIN..... KNOW.... If I knew who jumped me do you think I'd be sitting here? Oh no, no, no, no, no I'd be out with my looking for them. Because with me, ain't yellin cut when it's shootin time,sign up it's recruitin' time. Big wigs with a suit and tie and them big things got two inside. Fuck wrong with these ho niggas? Don't do coke, I don't blow niggas,I don't tell niggas, I show niggas and it's never less than like 4 niggas." Jace rapped leaving the officers confused.

"Excuse me could I talk to you for a second." Mrs. Grant said to one of the officers pulling him into the kitchen while I walked over to Ronnie and Carter who were... let's be real them nigga was plotting and after the night I had I needed to blow off some steam.

"So what really happened?" I whispered and Carter glanced at the other officer who was now talking with Ms. Gina.

"Not here we're waiting for the cops to leave." Carter whispered and it seemed like it was going to be a while because two more cops had just walked in, I started to head up to my room so I could get like two hours of sleep before I had to start getting ready for school and as I made it to the bottom stair.

"Idris could you come here please." Mrs. Grant said and I really didn't feel like dealing with her but I also didn't feel like being shot because I noticed the officer's hand moving slowly towards his holster. I followed them into the office and sat down.

"I didn't say you could sit down.... where were you tonight." The officer said with a little too much bass in his voice for my liking.

"At the cemetery where my parents and brother are buried, I was feeling a little down and going there always helps me feel better.... I know it sounds weird but I get a weird sense of comfort being close to them." I said and the officer didn't seem to have a response to that. And technically I didn't lie.... but that goes back to my crazy night with Big Dawg.

"Well you should've signed out, I was already on the phone with the cops because you weren't in your room when Jace showed up looking like that." Mrs. Grant said waving towards the door. "I've tried to explain to him that there are people out there who would hurt him because of the way he dresses and I've tried to get him to dress like a boy....." She said shaking her head, I didn't have a response to that so I got up and started walking out the room.

"You weren't dismissed...." The officer said putting his hand on my shoulder and my initial instinct was to knock his hand of but then I'd end up with an assault charge, so I glanced at Mrs. Grant and she nodded, I walked out the office and up to my room where I was joined by Carter and Ronnie.

"What was that about?" Ronnie asked and I gave him a brief rundown of the conversation I had with Mrs. Grant and the officer. "I really don't like that bitch and it's pass high time we get rid of her like I have never been more miserable living in this damn group home and that includes when Collin's bitch ass was here. Antwan dropped me off when I found out about Jace and when he tried to come in she slammed the door in his face saying that it was after hours and he needed to go home." Ronnie said.