C'los POV (SEE-LOW)

On our way back to my house we stopped at the grocery store. My moms been working a lot so I thought I would pick some things up for us.

"You need to use your crutches cielo" Nik said holding them out to me cause I was limping.

"I don't like them" I said continuing to walk.

She huffed and continue to insist so I grabbed them to make her shut up lol.

We continued down the ile and I reached out to get milk when someone bumped into me.

"Oh damn that's my bad" a familiar voice said.

"Yo you good?" I said irritated cause she just almost made me fall.

"C'lo?" Shanti said looking at me up and down.

"Yooo I ain't even recognize you" I chuckled.

"What happened to you bruh who did this" she asked me grabbing my sides.

I looked back at Nik and she looked red hot.

"Broo chill" I chuckled "I got shot in a drive by" I said getting out of her grip cus i swear I seen smoke coming out Niks ears. Who knew she could be that jealous 🤔.

"Your brother know about this?" She asked and I replied with a dry yeah.

"I'm bout to spazz fr Nya ain't tell me shit either" she said.

"It's cool we looking for who did it and got it handled Ight" Nik came into the conversation wrapping her arm around me.

"Nik.. I ain't even see you there" Shanti chuckled focusing her attention back on me.

Okay this is getting uncomfortable I'm not bout to have these mfkas fight over me like I'm some fem.

"Y'all know eachother?" I asked.

"We bang the same set C you ain't know?" Shanti said hissing like Nik was in trouble or sum.

I guess I ain't connect the dots well enough cus Ik shanti in the same gang as my brother and my brother bang with Nik. Should've known.

I just nodded.

"Alright well it was smoove seeing you gang" I said to shanti and pulling my crutches back up.

Nik mean mugged shanti the whole time which made me chuckle forreal cause she ain't got nothing to worry about.

"What you laughing for" she said with some attitude.

"You, jealous ass n*gga" I laughed.

She ain't say nothing as we continued to check out.

Nik put the groceries in the car and I put my crutches in the back seat.

On our way home we just listened to music, I was unbothered asf but I could see something was bothering Nik.

"You g?" I asked her.

"Mhmm" she said.

I ain't say nothing and pulled out my tray to roll up. Maybe she'll lighten up and tell me what's wrong.

Once we got home I helped put the groceries away as best I could and we walked back to Niks house. Her auntie was out on some business trip so we had the crib to ourselves. Just sucks cause I'm crippled as fuck right now.

I lit up the blunt I rolled in the car once we got to her room and layed on her bed.

I handed it to her and layed on my side facing her.

"What's wrong?" I asked again.

"Nothing what you talking bout" she hit the blunt.

"You a bad liar" I said.

She looked at me and back at the tv.

"Nothing Cielo Im coo" she said.

I started to get annoyed because why was she lying to me. There's obviously something up with her and I wanna know what.

"Look Nik if you can't be real with me ima go home cause all I been tryna do is be open whichu, you been here for me and I want you to let me be here for you now." I told her straight up and sat up.

She looked at me and exhaled the smoke, passing the blunt.

"Its shanti and the gang" she said.

"What about her" I asked.

"I just don't trust her, I don't like the way she looks at you." She said.

"Shanti?? I known her for the longest that's Nyas cousin" I said confused.

"No it's not about that"

"Then what's it about" I asked.

"A long time ago shanti was messing with this girl and the girl was a hoe but shanti really loved her I guess, me and her used to be tight as fuck until I uh" she paused and scratched her neck.

"Until you what?" I raised my brow.

"Until I uh fuckedhergirl" she said fast as if I wouldn't comprehend what she said.

"So you telling me, you don't trust her around me, because YOU fucked her girl?" I asked rhetorically.

"We'll when you put it like that I-" I could tell she was nervous.

"So the rumors are true" I said chuckling.

"What rumors?" She asked.

"The ones that say yo ass is a hoe" I said seriously.

She looked at me and I could see her anger rise a little.

"I'm not a hoe" she crossed her arms in defense.

"Like I said befo, bad ass liar" I said.

I could tell I was getting on her nerves but I didn't really care she just gon have to deal with it.

"Look C ima just go to bed cause I ain't tryna have this talk right now" she said turning over.

I ain't say nothing as I watched her turn the lamp off and lay on her side.

I decided to go back home because the energy between us felt weird so I thought I should just give her space. Tomorrow is Monday and I haven't been to school in a min so maybe it's good that I go home.

I walked off the bed trying to not make a sound as I went to reach for my crutches.

"Where the hell you going" she asked getting up.

"Uh home?" I asked questionably. I thought she wanted me to leave.

"Nobody told you to do allat, I want you close to me incase anything happens and I know yo momma not home so you staying with me" she said sternly.

I stood there for a second baffled by how she thinks she's in charge of me or some.

"Or what" I said reaching for the door handle.

In less then a flash she got out of the bed and dashed over to me, sliding her hand from my chest to my throat, squeezing lightly.

"You don't wanna know" she licked her lips.

She kissed me and let go, taking my crutches and helping me back into the bed.

I was dumb founded at how she just bitched the hell out of me but I kinda liked it. Is that bad?

Either way I moved to the edge of the bed not wanting to be close to her. But she just pulled me closer than before, wrapping her arm around me.

She fell asleep soon after we layed in bed but I was up in my thoughts.

After a while I finally drifted to sleep along with her.

My bad for taking long to write a new chapter yall so I gave y'all two for the wait.

Share yo thoughts about the book so far lmk what I can improve on and what y'all want to see happen!

Be safe out here it's gettin craze