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"Shay, baby, wassup?"I heard as I made my way out of the club and through the parking lot.

I turned around seeing Rich, one of my biggest tippers.

"Hi Rich, bye Rich!!"I chuckled as I continued walking.

"Where the hell you think you going? Come here girl!"he semi yelled and I turned around.

I walked up to him and folded my arms.

"What Rich? It's late, I'm trynna get home."

"I just wanna talk that's all."

"You trynna talk and I'm trynna get home."I said while flipping my hair out of my face.

"How about we turn two into one? Where yo ride?"

"Over there."I randomly pointed.

"I'm not slow baby, you hop in a different car every night."

"Mmcht well the new one is here waiting on me."

"Cancel that, let me take you home."he said and I pursed my lips together.

"I'm not letting you take me home Rich."

"Why not? What harm could good ole me do to a pretty lil jit like you?"

"Uh un Rich I heard about you."I waved him off while shaking my head no.

"What you heard?"

"Some things I shouldn't have heard, Rich I gotta go."

"Come on we can both get something in return. I wanna finish talking and you wanna get home."

"No thank you Rich, I'll see you later."I said while turning around and walking off.

He smacked my ass and I heard someone start cussing at him.

"Aye goofy ass boa, don't you ever touch her again!!"I turned around seeing Von.

Rich was on the ground with a now bloody face.

Just as Rich was about to reach for his gun, Von knocked it out of his hand and took it.

"Nigga you think you slick or some, gimmie all this shit."he said while running Rich's pockets.

I stood there in shock the whole time.

Someone began shooting and before I could run and take cover, I fell onto the ground and everything went black.

The last thing I heard was someone screaming my name and gunshots.

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I shook my head as I sat there looking at Shay, who was hooked up to plenty machines.

"On bro I wasn't finna let you go out like that Shay. You must know I did my shit."I said while looking at her.

I heard a knock on the door before seeing Rita walk in.

She didn't say anything, she just looked at Shay before going to sit on the opposite side of the room.

"How did this happen?"she finally spoke up after five minutes.

"I was around when she got shot."I said.

"You know who shot her?"

I nodded while looking down at my feet.

"Mhm. Why are you so upset?"

"What you mean?"I looked at her and said.

"It's not the end of the world Von, she'll be fine."

I shook my head at her.

"What the fuck you mean Rita!? She's your fucking daughter and she could've died."

"Better dead than alive. Why do you care so much!?"

"Why the fuck shouldn't I!? This is your daughter and you're my wife!!"

"Okay she's not your daughter though!"

"I'll see you at the house."I sighed as I got up.

Right now wasn't the time to argue with her ignorant ass.

Her daughter had just gotten shot and I could be in some serious trouble right now.

I needed time to think, alone.

It didn't make sense to me how she could be so negligent towards her own child.