"Okay, so Brady Wilson is awake... He has a little bit of amnesia, so he might be a changed person." The nurse says. "What about Miami Baxter?" Ray asked. "She's still in surgery." the nurse says. "Can I go see him?" I ask her. "Of course." The nurse smiles at me and leads me to Daddy's room. "Daddy!" I exclaim. "Oh my God, Isobel. I know I haven't been the best father to you, but I'm going to change. I'm gonna go to Church on Sundays, spend time with you on Friday nights, and I'll even protect you from the sick bastard who keeps coming out the house every day when I get home." Daddy said. "You see him walk out the house?" I asked, shocked. "Yes, I was going to see if he was going to stop." Daddy said. "I need to pay everything off, and we're gonna start living the life that you deserve." Daddy said.
"Where's Brady!?" I heard from outside. We looked at each other before realization hit us. "Brady!" Mom exclaimed, running in the room. "Mommy!" I cry. "Isobel!!" Mom exclaimed, hugging me. "Are you guys okay?" Mom asked. "Yes," Daddy said. "Now, tell me what the hell has been happening since I was gone." Mom said, looking at me. I didn't hesitate to tell her everything, from when Prince slapped me, to today. "He shot my daughter?" Mom exclaimed. Mom is really close with my friends, so she refers to them as her daughters as well. "Yeah, she's still in surgery." I said, on the verge of tears. "That's it! I'm gonna get my lawyer, and get a restraining order for all of you girls." Mom said angrily. "Those boys aren't supposed to put their damn hands on you!" Mom said. "I agree, Nicki." Dad says. " I'm gonna call my people to come up here." Mom said, walking out the room. When she says, "her people", that means she's gonna call everyone in Young Money and a couple of friends. "So, Izzy, wait, is it okay if I call you that? Izzy?" Dad asked. "Sure." I said. "What's your favorite color?" Dad asked. "Green." I answered. "Favorite food?" Dad asks. "Fish," I answered immediately. "Are we gonna have fish?" I ask, bouncing in the chair. "No," he chuckled. "Dang." I said. He asked more questions about me until Mom came back in. "Isobel, can you go outside while we handle some business?" Mom asked, and I nodded without hesitation. I went back to my friends.
"How's your dad doing?" Roc asked. "Good, he says he's gonna change for the better. How's Miami?" I replied. "She's in recovery." Ray said, playing with his left braid. "That's good." I say. "Okay," Ray whispered. "How are we gonna get Prince back?" Ray whispered and we whispered in hushed tones about how to get him back. "Miami Baxter?" the nurse calls, and we get up. "Thankfully, the bullet was in her leg so she'll only need a cast." She explains. "Okay," I nodded. Ray and I got up and followed the nurse to Miami's room. She was brushing her hair while looking in a compact mirror. "Oh my God, Miami!" Ray immediately runs over to her and bounces on the bed. "Shit!" Miami yells, holding her leg. " I'm sorry," Ray stopped bouncing on the bed. "How are you feeling?" I asked. "Good, and I'm about to surprise you..." Miami trailed off. "Prince didn't shoot me." Miami said, and I gasped. "Then who did." I said, with a look that said, 'Fuck that, I know you lying.' She fumbled with her hands.
"I heard a gun click, and that wasn't the gun that I was holding. I know I'm crazy, but I wouldn't shoot a nigga. It was a girl that Roc be fooling with, what's her name? Uh-mm, Alaine? No.. I think it was Lizzi or something like that." Miami said, and Ray snapped his fingers. "You mean Mindy? How the hell did she get out of the mental institution?" Ray asked. "That's the one! But she wasn't alone, though. She didn't shoot me, she was staring at Izzy. But the guy she was with did." Miami said. "WHO THE HELL WAS IT!?" Ray exclaimed loudly. "Momo." Miami said, and we gasped. Momo is a nickname for Jacob Latimore. He's a guy that always had a crush on me. He told me the hour after Roc asked me out. "Oh my fucking God, he was trying to kill either me or Roc!" I gasp after realization. "The nigga ain't stupid." Miami said. "Huh?" Ray and I asked.
"I was the only one at the time, but MoMo kept watching you and Roc once ya'll got together. I saw him staring at Roc like he wanted to kill him. Then when we was in cheer leading, he was licking his lips and shit, like he wanted you to himself. That's why he was in football, I heard him telling one of the guys that he was gonna try to look under some girls skirt and try to see some ass. I asked him about it, and he got really irritated because I was on to him. He said 'You little whore, just shut the fuck up and drop the fucking subject. Alright?' I wasn't going to be called no whore when it was this serious. Then after school, I saw him with Daniel. He would be saying stuff like 'get her' and 'kill him' and 'sexy ass mofo.' I caught him asking Daniel for a gun, and he said to ask Twist." Miami says. "So he had been planning to shoot Roc for quite a while with Daniel and his little buddies. Reminds me of when Afro puff used to watch us." Miami says, and I gasp.
