Hood Mentality: Generational Curses

Chapter 24

Vontarie Micah McCloud | Von , Vonte

Omniscient POV:

"Ayyyeee Vonte!" Tayda hollered running towards him.

"Fuck you running for?" KD laughed but quickly stopped seeing the look on Tayda's face.

"Nigga what you hollering my name fah?" Vonte asked looking at him crazy.

"Mannn... TreTre just got shot bra.. they just spin't on 9th and started spraying at dukes house." Tayda hung his head as explained breathing heavy.

"Jit stop playin , you always on games." Vonte laughed awkwardly.

"He ain't playing Von, Nell texting now saying come to North Regional Medical Center." Benji said somberly looking down at his phone.

Vonte just stood still clenching his jaw, a mug slowly graced his face and his hands tightened into a fist.

"Man we gotta go Von." Draco said as Benji and KD ran off towards their car.

"C'mon big bra, he gone be straight..." Tayda touched Vonte's shoulder as his words trialed off reading Vonte's body language. Vonte shrugged Tayda's hand away.

Melanie noticed his once bright eyes had turned cold and black. A vein in his forehead was bulging, it was almost like he was a different person.

"Y'all just go head. I got him." Melanie told them, as she reached in Vonte's pocket to retrieve his keys.

"I won't say I know how you feeling right now cause I don't but you gotta get to the hospital to check on him before you do anything." Melanie spoke gently grabbing Vonte's hands.

Her touch gave him this calming sensation. He followed her to his car getting in. As she drove she occasionally stole glances at him. He sat in the passenger with his head in hands deep in thought. She drove as fast as she could to the hospital.

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Vonte POV:

"C'mon Von, we're here." Melanie said turning the car off and getting out.

We walked in the emergency room entrance, immediately spotting everybody. What caught my eye was Nell's bloody clothing.

"Man where my brother at?" I gritted aggressively.

"He in surgery bruh, he gone be straight tho. He just got shot in the leg." Nell sighed.

"Where is Levon and my momma?" I asked angrily.

"They wasn't home, I can't even get Levon on the phone. Ion know what the fuck he on" Nell replied shaking his head.

"On soul niggas finna die! This how they wanna play it." I grumbled pacing cracking my knuckles, thinking bout who da fuck know where my mama stay.

"C'mon let's sit down Von, give me your phone" Melanie grabbed my hand stopping me from pacing leading me to a chair.

She used my thumb to unlock my phone, going to my contact list calling my mama.

"Hello? No ma'am, this Melanie. No Vontarie's fine he's sitting right here with me. We're at the hospital... ummm.. well no.. TreTre got shot. We're at North Regional. Okay.. okay bye." Melanie spoke on the phone with my mama.

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"Where's he at?"

"Vonte, get up! Where is your little brother?"