Seventeen year old Safaya Bennett must navigate young adulthood under the stresses of her sins, her crumbling relationship with her twin sister, Rue, and a crippling mental disorder that makes her very dependent on her relationship with Nate Jacobs...
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Nate Jacobs was one of the biggest pussies I had ever met in my natural born life
It was two nights ago when I had gotten the call about Fez's house being raided. I had to make sure that Saf didn't hear me in her room, so I had closed my door, anxiously awaiting for him to explain to me what had happened.
"Yo, can I get two of the rolling papers too, bro?" Nate inquired, grabbing a smart water from the fridge nearby. He stopped by the store before going to have a smoke session with the random girl he brought to the winter formal.
Fezco looked down at his register, adjusting himself so that his gun was easy access, just in case Nate wanted to try some funny shit. When I told him what had happened to Safaya and Jules he was pissed to say the least. If it was up to him, Fez would have shot Nate right then and there. Considering it would be a lot to clean up he opted against it, but the idea was still there in his mind.
"Yo man, I don't know what's been goin' on with you, Rue, Saf, and Jules and shit. But you should know ... I really do care about her." Fez turned to the tall boy, face hardened as he thought about what Nate had done. How scared Saf must have been in his presence.
Nate leaned against the fridge nearby. "Aren't you, like, their drug dealer?" He asked, already knowing the answer to it.
"Nah man. Not anymore." Fez said. He always felt guilty for giving into Safaya after all these years and even after my overdose. He blamed himself for everything.
Nate narrowed his eyes. "So, are you in a relationship?" He inquired, knowing the answer to that as well.
"Nah, bruh, Saf and Rue are like my family." Fez frowned. "Look man, all I'm saying is leave her and her friends alone. Because out here in these streets, that lil stupid shit you did to Saf, that shit'll get you fucked up." Fez turned back to the register, ringing up the total of what Nate owed him.
"Is that a threat?"
The tall boy remained leaning on the fridge. His brows raised upon hearing that Fez knew of what he had done. Nate underestimated my sister. He thought she would cower and not tell anybody because she loved him so much. But he was wrong, and in this moment, he realized he was actually beginning to lose Saf for good.
Fez turned back to face him, hand dropping to his side. "Nah, I'm just telling you."
"Or what?"
"Or we not gone be havin' this conversation."
Upon his words, Nate began walking closer to Fez, the latter not backing down. His hands were clasped in front of his body and he hung his head lowly. "Fezco, let's get this straight. You're like half a retard. You dropped out of school at 20 and now you're a gangster." Nate stood in Fez's face. "And do you honestly think that she is going to be with someone like you? That Safaya would choose a fuckin drug dealer over somebody like me? A person who actually has something going for themselves?"
"Aye man--"
"What are you, like, fucking Tony Montana? What's the plan?" Nate laughed. "Hmm? Gonna be livin' in a mansion? Fuckin pet tigers and shit? Safaya walking around in a bikini bringing you drinks while you measure your product?" He laughed louder, seeing the darkness emerge in Fezco's eyes. He knew he had broken him and it only boosted Nate's fragile little ego. "Go fuck yourself."
Fez bit his lip, trying not to pop Nate right there in his store. Personally, I wouldn't have been against it, but then again I didn't have enough money to save Fez from prison so I didn't really have much say. "Listen bruh, all I'm sayin is you keep fuckin with Saf and Rue and they friends ... and Imma kill you." He said hollowly. Knowing that he meant every single last word he had spoken. "It's gonna be $5.75, Playboy."
Nate threw the money at the register and walked off to his car. A few hours later, Police and S.W.A.T Team ran through Fez's house after he and Ashtray flushed over five thousand dollars worth of drugs. My plan that I had to protect my sister and Jules had backfired, like fucking horribly backfired, and I knew that if I wanted to make a difference I would have to take matters into my own hands.
*play Dangerous (Oliver Remix) by Big Data*
Safaya and Maddy were still dancing with each other, actually having fun instead of being worried about Nate. A few minutes ago he had stormed off out of frustration and away from his date. Jules and I were dancing now, after a brief moment when she told me to kiss her in the bathroom stall, and as much as I wanted to just enjoy the night and pretend things were normal, I couldn't.
"Yo, I'll be right back, all right?" I stopped moving and looked directly at Jules.
She didn't suspect a thing. "Okay." She said, biting her lip and smiling.
I walked my way through the crowd, passing my sister and Maddy who were too lost in each other to notice. I knew Nate was going outside since he took the South exit out of the gym, so, without much thinking I followed him. It was like my mood changed at an instant. I had no smile on my face, I was pissed as fuck and determined to fuck Nate up as soon as I could. I stalked his tall frame, passing through hallways and corridors until I felt the air of the outside hit my face.
Nate was leaning against the rail steps, looking out at the parking lot. I situated myself next to him and placed my hands in my pockets.
"Why do I feel like you're the reason Fez's house got raided?"
