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two and a half months later..

"Damn Mook." I said looking at her.

It's been a whole two months since this shit happened and things were not going good.

"I gotta catch you up like I do every week. I don't know if you hear me or not but I hope you can Mook." I said sighing. "Anyways the group falling out Mook, this shit really affecting us badly. We need you. We can't even sit in the same room without arguing Mook this shit really is crazy. The twins miss you, I'm with my god babies every day and they so damn smart. I just wish you were woke to see it bro."

"Their first birthday coming up and you been talking about this since you planned it out in your head. So I need you to stop playing and wake up best."

This was the longest me and Mook went without talking and I wasn't used to it. I was with this girl everyday of my life and now she sitting up here in the hospital cause she got shot.

"I love you." I said rubbing my thumb over her hand. "I'll be back to see you later on in the week."

*

"Still no progress?" Von said as I walked in and I shook my head no.

"Damn."

"Journee girl you walking? Whattt let me find out." I said looking at her little body wobble towards me. "My girl said she starting before she turn one."

Jaylee' on the other hand her ass was lazy.

"My mama said this shit normal cause I thought it was too early for her to be walking." He said picking Jaylee' up. "But I guess it depend on the timing and all that helping em stand and shit."

"Boy you sound smart as hell." I said. "Being a dad done turned you into a philosopher."

"You and Mook kill me with that shit." He said laughing. "I ain't never been a dumb nigga. I just chose a different route from other mfs."

Different route my ass, fucking criminal.

"You and Twin still aint made up?" I asked and he made a face.

How stubborn can these niggas be?

"Man fuck that nigga g." Von spat. "Nigga tried to make it seem like I ain't slide for Mook or something when his ass ain't do shit at all, fuck outta here."

"Y'all know Mook would not want y'all fighting at all." I said while keeping an eye on Journee while she was playing. "This shit is dumb and you know it. It's just affecting us all because we didn't expect it to be Mook out of all people, he just acting out of anger and y'all brothers at the end of the day."

"Well he can come to me and apologize g." He said and I smacked my lips. "What? I'm not in the wrong."

"Okay Von."

"Wassup bitch!" Booka said walking in with Jada and Reese following.

"I need to start locking the door" Von said dapping them up.

"Hi my babies." I said walking up to Jada and rubbing her now noticeable belly.

"I can't believe y'all wished a boy on me." She whined.

This girl was so mad at the gender reveal she cried because it wasn't a girl but she eventually stopped being dramatic and now her ass can't wait for him to get here.

"You come up with a name yet?" I asked and she shook her head.

"I wanna wait til Mook wake up." She said. "Since she the God mama I wanted her to help me pick the name."

"I miss her so much dude." I said.

"Me too."

"Hey bae." Booka said scaring the fuck out of me.

"Booka bro." I said hitting his chest and then pecking his lips. "Don't do that."

"You and your cousin ugly as hell." He said looking back and forth between Jada and I.

She was my big cousin sadly, but we were so close you would swear we were the same age.

"Boy fuck you." She said rubbing her bump and walking to where Reese was.

"Journee girl put that down." Von said making her stop in her tracks with a piece of candy.

"Hand it here" He said.

She looked at him and then back at the candy before stuffing it in her mouth.

"Girl-" He said passing Jaylee' to Reese so he could get the candy from Journee.

"It's weird seeing this nigga go full dad mode g." Reese said holding Jaylee'

"Bout time you got that fat ass tether off your ankle." I said and Reese gave me the middle finger.

"Why is that so funny to y'all? Weirdos g."

"Him and Twin still not talking?" Jada asked and I shook my head.

"You niggas are so childish." Jada said. "Everybody so angry right now knowing Mook wouldn't even want this shit."

"Same shit I'm saying." I said.

"Bro naw fuck that topic right now." Von said. "Think about it g. First at the gender reveal Kirah got shot and some niggas who clearly knew who we was shot Mook. Some shit ain't adding up g."

Once Von said that it had made me think. Was our shootings connected?

"But I thought we took care of that." Booka said. "Unless mfs coming back from the dead."

"Bro you so damn slow but you know niggas gone retaliate for they mans."

"Von you just might be the smartest nigga ever on my mama." Booka said. "Call Durk and them, they need to hear this shit."

"Yeah and maybe these two idiots will stop being stubborn." I said pulling out my phone to text in the group chat. I was not calling everybody separately.

*

I opened my eyes to see that I was hooked up to all types of machines and shit.

What the fuck even happened?

"Oh Miss Banks, you're awake!" A nurse exclaimed and I just looked at her. "Let me page the doctor, he'll be in right away."

Moments later a man with a clipboard walked into the room.

"Hi Ms. Banks. I'm Doctor Micheals." He said. "Do you know where you are?"

I scanned the room. Well the hospital clearly but why couldn't I speak? Oh hell no.

"Doctor I don't think she can talk." The nurse said. "I'll get her some water."

That would help.

"Here you are." She handed to me and I immediately started drinking.

"What happened?" I said barely above a whisper because my throat was dry as fuck.

"Wait my kids!" I yelled out not caring if my throat hurt or not. "I need to see my kids."

*

"You sure they said she woke bro?" Von said as we all walked in the hospital.

"Why the fuck would I lie about that?" I said walking straight past the receptionist and going to Mook's room.

"Oh yea you right." He said pushing the twins in their stroller.

"All these damn balloons are weighing me down." Jada whined.

"Naw it's that big ass baby." Booka mumbled.

We got closer to her door and I couldn't wait to hug this girl. I really missed my bestfriend.

"Oh my god she woke y'all." I said bursting in her room.

"My babies!" She yelled soon as she seen Von and the twins walk in.

"I never thought I'd say this but I missed yo annoyin' ass voice g." Booka said.

"I missed y'all so much." She said kissing all over their faces when Von sat the twins on her bed. "So much."

"I'm already emotional and being pregnant don't help." Jada said fanning her eyes.

"I'm in pain but I don't even care." She said. "I missed all of y'all so much."

"Are you ready to talk about what happened Ms. Banks?" The doctor asked and she sighed.

"Damn she just woke up let her reconnect with us first." Booka snapped.

"My baby woke!" Mama Banks walked in yelling. "Thought you was a goner sweetie."

"I-"

"Bro what." Mook said. "Who says that???"

"Hello Briann and friends." Some man said walking in the room. "I'm Detective Smith and I think it's time we talk."

"What the fuck is going on?" Von said speaking all our thoughts out loud.

"You guys need me more than I need y'all."

The fuck..

hey yalllll my birthday was Wednesday, ya girl is officially 20! thank God for letting me see another year! buttttt the book is slowly coming to an end and im gone need y'all to start commenting and interacting like wtf 😭😭 i be talking to myself damn near besides the people that actually take the time to read and comment.

-b