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𝙷𝚘𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚗𝚃𝚇.

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I woke up with a fat ass headache and looked down at Mari who was laying on my chest. I rolled over carefully and got my phone to check the time. It was close to 11pm at night. I must've stayed here the whole day and ain' realize. I looked down at Mari and again sighed. I know I ate her out and that's on

me, but I just know shit is about to get real complicated.

I got out of Mari's bed, being careful not to wake her up and freshened up in the bathroom in the hall. I went to the living room to see Duck and Eli on their phones looking like they just woke up too.

"You fell asleep too?" Duck laughed, making me nod and chuckle.

"Shidd, I don't know what the fuck we smoked earlier but that shit hitttt." I said and all three of us laughed. Our laughing was cut short by Mari who came limping out of her room and into the kitchen.

"You was asleep too Mari?" Eli asked and she nodded.

"Mari you limping a little more than usual

today, you take the meds?" Duck asked and she nodded again. I had to bite my grin back, knowing she was limping because I ate the fuck out of her pussy.

"Im good, it's jusr 'cause I was laying down on the wrong side without realizing."

Tuh, you know that ain't the reason.

"Im hungry Mari, can you cook sum?" Eli

leaned back onto the couch. "No nigga, order something. And order me sum too while you're at it." She told him as she came and slouched down onto the couch next to him.

After Eli ordered the food we all sat in the living room waiting for it to come. Me, Duck, and Eli were spaced out trynna get over this headache we all got. I don't know what we smoked earlier, all I know is i'm never smoking that shit again. I like getting high, not feeling like i'm about to die.

"I wanna get Bri'ons name tatted again." Mari blurted, staring at the ceiling.

"I do too, all 3 of us should get it in the same spot." Eli said, making both Duck and Mari nod. "Where tho?"

"I wanna get it on my neck, under my ear." Mari said. "Ight sayless."

"Oh and I forgot to tell y'all that i'm moving." Mari added like it was the most casual thing in the world. All three of us looked at her sideways.

"Moving where?" Eli jerked his head back. "Boy chill. It's just a townhouse."

"When you movin'?" Duck asked. "Like a week, maybe more."

"You just be doing shit without telling us huh?" Eli pursed his lips to the side.

"Nah I would've told y'all earlier but you guys decided to go and smoke crack so.." She shrugged and I started laughing.

"Speaking of earlier, where were you at?" Duck asked Mari and she looked up from her phone.

"I was out with Siah, he's leaving tomorrow." Duck and Eli exchanged a knowing look with one another but decided to mind their business.

I don't really know Messiah like the rest of them do. I heard about him from Rell 'cause he used to know Messiah back in high school, but I was never close with him. Back in the day, I would hear from some of

the corner boys at school that Messiah was snaking one of his friends out and stealing his money so I just decided to leave it at that and keep my distance cause that shit is weird.

Duck gave me the run down on him and Eli's history with Messiah and apparently it involved Bri'on. Seems like her brother was trying to warn her about Messiah but she didn't listen. After all the shit both of them told me, I don't know why Mari was still

fucking with Messiah but that's her business I guess.

Twenty minutes later the food finally got to the apartment and we made our way into the kitchen island to eat. Duck and Eli stepped out to the balcony to smoke again after they were done eating, leaving just me and Mari in the kitchen.

"So um, are we not gonna talk about what happened?" Mari said as she bit into her sandwich.

I cleared my throat, "We should just forget about it to be honest. You-I mean it didn't mean nothing to me. It wouldn't have happened if I wasn't zooted." I shrugged.

You know damn well you're not gon' be able to forget how she tasted, or the way she looked up at you when you put your fingers in her mou-

"Forget about it?" Mari jerked her head back

"Yea, fuck you want me to do? It really didn't mean nothing to me." I told her truthfully. I don't know what reaction she was expecting out of me. But judging by her attitude she definitely wasn't expecting this.

"Okay." She nodded with a chuckle as she gathered and threw her trash away.

"Ion know what yo attitude is for shorty. Niggas was high.. I promise you if I wasn't high I wouldn't have even come close to doing nothin' with you. That's just how I feel." I shrugged it off.

It sounded harsh when it came out but me pushing her away is more for my sanity than hers. I already find myself constantly admiring her and looking forward to our random conversations. The more time I spend around her, the more interested I get and that's not gonna end well for either of us.

But in all honesty, I don't wanna get attached to her because everyone in my life either dies or leaves willingly after they see how I am. And after my last mess of a relationship, I don't need that again.

Mari looked taken back by my response. She tucked her lips into her mouth, clearly insulted by my harsh words. I started feeling bad and I fought the urge to get up and hug her. Before I could say anything to ease the situation, she walked out of the kitchen without sparing me another glance and I huffed.

When she was walking out of the kitchen Duck and Eli were coming back in from the balcony.

"You good Mari?" Eli furrowed his eyebrows, noticing her change of demeanor.

"Yea, im finna go to sleep. Lock my door when y'all leave." She muttered quickly as she walked down the hall back towards her room, focusing her attention down at her phone.

I rolled my eyes at her attitude and walked back into the living room.

"My names bennit and im not innit." Duck mumbled, putting his hands up in defense. The three of us sat down in the living room again and got on our phones while Eli watched TV.

"Y'all find out who shot her yet?" I asked them out of curiosity.

"Nawl, but I feel like we're gettin' close to sum."

"Shit, we better be getting close to something. Mari's dad been calling my ass every week to see if we found sum new out, the second we get a name he's gonna go crazy. His trigger happy ass." Eli shook his head.

"Who's her pops?"

"Travis Browne. He used to sell all over the South when we were in high school but he been stopped that shit." Eli told me.

"Are y'all gon' tell her if you find something out?" I asked.

"If Mari is anything like her daddy, she might try to go after those niggas herself." Duck replied.

"Nah, I don't think she would." Eli attested. "Look how messed up she was about killing Dakari. You really think she would go and put herself through that again?" He squinted his eyes at Duck.

"Yes she would nigga. When we first found Dakari, you remember how fast she pulled up? She barley let me move out the way before she shot his ass. Now if she thinks her life or anyone else she loves' life is in danger, she's gonna do something about it fasho. I know Mari well, and she doesn't think rationally when she's mad. She's a hot head just like her pops." Duck said, leaning back on the couch.

"The only option y'all have is to make sure y'all take care of it before she does. 'Cause if she kills another person she's gonna break down, I can tell." I said, making them both nod, knowing I was right.

"Im not gonna keep her in the dark about everything, but im not gonna give her enough info to the point where she can just pull up on the nigga herself." Eli explained.

"And I guess it's a good thing she's moving too huh?" I pointed out.

"Yea, we don't gotta worry about no one pullin' up there." Duck shrugged. "We straight then."

"The faster we figure out who it is, the faster this shit could be over with." Eli shook his head.

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𝗔𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶 𝗞𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲 | 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶

𝙷𝚘𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚗 𝚃𝚇 .

I walked into my room and slammed the door. I didn't even know how I was expecting him to react. I just know I wasn't expecting that. His nonchalant

attitude and harsh words were making my

blood pressure go up. I had to rant to someone, so I FaceTimed Aijah.

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Connecting..

"Waddup bitch!" Aijah yelled as soon as she answered the phone.

"AJ this man just pissed me all the wat off." I rolled

my eyes as I propped the phone up on my pillow and sat criss cross on my bed.

"Guh- What happened?" She replied, setting her phone up while she ate her noodles. "Okay so basicallyyy..."

"Kaylene spit it out." She waved her hand in a 'hurry up' motion.

"Miratemeout.." I spat quickly making her eyes go wide and she started choking on her noodles. I couldn't help but bust out laughing. This bitch is so stupid.

"Im sorry." She wiped her mouth. "Mir did WHAT?"

"He ate me out.."I muttered, looking down in my lap. "Whennn?"

"A few hours ago."

"Periodd, I knew something was goin' on with yall!" She said, getting all hype.

"Ain't shit happening. It was definitely a mistake and a one time thing so calm yo ass down."

"Wait, what do you mean?"

I explained everything to Aijah. From me and Siah's kiss, to coming home and seeing Mir laying in my bed, to him kissing me and eating me out, to him acting like nothing happened, so on and so forth.

"..and now we're here." I exhaled sharply before looking at the camera to see Aijah's mouth hanging wide open.

"Girl close yo mouth before a dick fly in there." I laughed.

"Im just shook girl, I can't believe that."

"How was it tho?" She smirked.

I sighed, "He ate it like his last meal Aijah."

She cheesed and danced in her seat. "Say you swear!" I nodded and chuckled.

'That's a damn shame, now he's acting like a dickhead." She shook her head.

"That's what i'm saying! He didn't need to say all that and just wave me off when I mentioned it. Like if he wanted to forget about it okay, but all that extra shit wasn't needed. He tries so hard to put up this defensive front in every situation and it's annoying."

I scoffed.

"Right, I should beat his ass." Aijah got up and started bucking at the phone like an idiot before sitting back down. "Lemme stop, he'd probably shoot my ass and sit front row at my funeral."

"Where they all at now?"

"In the living room talkin' about whatever." I shrugged.

"Well ima call you later love. Let me know if you wanna pull up to that lil' event tomorrow." Aijah reminded me. We said our goodbyes and hung up.

I tossed my phone at the end of my bed and laid down staring at the ceiling in my dimly lit room. I don't wanna be that one bitch that does too much but at the same time he didn't have to treat me like that. I feel like I was getting dogged the fuck out in my own home and I don't like that.

These past few weeks have let me see Mir in a different light and they've helped me realize that Mir and Samiron are two completely different people. I hate to admit it after what he said earlier, but I've actually started to find him quite interesting to talk to when he's not acting like a piece of shit. Besides being an interesting yet secretive person, he's a good listener.

But I can't say i'm surprised or disappointed by his choice of words 'cause he's always been rude and harsh but it just rubbed me the wrong way. Any thought or chance of me even slightly liking him

has to get thrown out the window for sure now 'cause i'm damn sure not about to get treated like i'm desperate or chasing after him.

I was snapped out of my thoughts by a knock at my door. "Come in." I said and Eli walked in.

"We finna head out." He told me and I nodded. "You straight?"

"Yea, just tired." I said and he walked over and gave me a side hug. "Alright, just makin' sure."

"Text me when you get home. Stay safe." I said as he broke away from the hug and walked towards my bedroom door.

"Always. Love you!" He yelled, walking down my hallway.

"Love you too!" I yelled back.

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: Do y'all think Samiron is wrong or is Mari over exaggerating?

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