Chapter seven

As Ezra pulled up, he saw a crying Regina sitting on his porch. He hopped out the car about to ask why she popped up announced until he saw the black eye, busted lip and the hanging skin from her cheek that you can tell someone sliced. He held his arms out as she ran into them crying harder, he felt his self getting watery eyed with her, he hated she went through this.

"Come on baby girl." He spoke bringing her in the house.

She continued crying trying to stop the blood from dripping anymore. He rushed her into the room so his parents or siblings wouldn't see her and ask questions.

He took her into his bathroom and began cleaning her face leaving the flesh for last since he didn't really know how to treat that.

"Reg, come on we gotta take you to the hospital."

"No no no E, they'll take me from her I just-"

"They need to!" He raised his voice making her jump real hard. "I didn't mean to scare you but look at you, you wanna keep going through this?"

"I'm all she has." She mumbled. "She can get better."

"She been doing this for years, when she supposed to stop? When you in college and finally away from her?"

"Exactly, I'm going to be away from her. E, I have no family. If I tell somebody then where will I go? Here? You think your mother going to take care of me?"

He didn't answer because he didn't have an answer, he knew his mother wouldn't take her in, she barely liked her. He also knew being put into the system was just as worst as her being home.

"We have to get you to the hospital." He spoke. "You can say you got jumped or something but I can not do anything with this."

"Will you stay with me?"

"Of course." He spoke. "Let me just change out these jeans."

He took a quick 10 minute shower because he felt dirty from the game, he walked out to see Regina laying on his bed sleep. He got dress into some comfortable clothes then went to wake her up, she stood up ready to go.

"Ezra?" His mother called out making him suck his teeth. "Where you- oh my God sweetie, are you okay?"

Regina got teary eyed as she looked at his mother who showed concern. "Yes, I'm fine."

"What happened to you?"

"She got jumped, I gotta take her to the hospital ma. I'll text you." Ezra kissed his mom on the cheek then walked her to the car.

He knew it was going to be a long night.

~

Maicee looked at Tyke wondering if she was ready to be in a relationship with him again, she was confused because last time they were in a relationship he broke her heart but she also broke his.

It's like they were perfect for each other but so wrong at the same time.

She hated being confused, she would rather be with him but she would hate to ruin everything they built more.

"Why your face like that?" Tyke asked.

"Because I'm wondering where we went wrong."

"What you mean?" He paused his show to look at her.

"Next week is our five year anniversary and we aren't together, we used to be best friends. I used to trust you so much to the point where nobody could tell me anything about you because your word is the only word that mattered. Now it's like everything you say I question it."

"You not the only one who got trust issues and I'm not the only one who fucked up."

"I never said you were."

"You may never say it but you also never say where you went wrong."

"So where did I go wrong?"

"I would tell you how I felt and you'll brush that shit off, we get into discussions and you don't wanna hear shit no more it's like you don't wanna be bothered with me."

"That's true because you're annoying, you always have something to ask about. No other nigga should matter when it comes to me and you."

"Mai, you really gon act like you don't be fucking with niggas?" He asked raising a eyebrow.

"I did and that's not your business! What I did with a nigga not during you shouldn't matter! I do not ask you about all the dirty bitches you fucked while we wasn't together."

"How is it not my business when you're my business?"

"Tyke, you wanna ask about old conversations, how I met them and shit like they're important. I'm not talking to none of these niggas no more, that's how they not your business!"

"Stop yelling at me."

"I'm raising my voice, not yelling, there's a difference."

"You blowing my shit." He spoke laying down.

"How do I get my trust back for you?"

"I can't tell you that, I never lost trust for you."

"Because I never lied to you."

"You right, I lied but ain't no bitch ever have you looking dumb over me."

"Can't nobody ever have me looking dumb, period."

"As they shouldn't." He smirked.

"Seriously though Tyke, I don't say it out loud but you're the only one I see myself with. My family loves you, sometimes more than me and I know I'm in love with you but sometimes I just feel like it's one sided. I know you love me but is it deeper or is it just love?"

Hearing this shocked Tyke. Mai never expressed herself and sometimes that's all he wanted, everything was always fine with her even when it wasn't. He sometimes doubted her love for him.

"I'm sorry if I ever made you feel like you gotta question that but if you need to hear it baby girl, it's always been you. I've been in love with you since I pursed you. If you want to be together then that's what we doing, we together."

"Ask me." She folded her arms hiding her smile making him smile.

He grabbed her arm making her stand up so she can stand in front of him, she smiled even though she tried not to.

"You're my girlfriend." He told her making her smack her teeth as her smile dropped making him laugh.

"I said ask me!" She whined.

"Will you be my girlfriend Maicee?"

"Yes Tykeem." She kissed him as he smirked.

"Y'all head ass." Mac said walking pass making them laugh. "And y'all really blowing my shit fake happy asses."

"You in our business?" Tyke chuckled.

"Don't do thattt!" Maicee dragged out laughing.

"Where ma?"

"Bitch she not ya mother but she at work."

"Bitch, she like me more than you."

"Mai, he just called me a bitch."

"You called him one first." She shrugged.

"Mitchell, Tyke just called me a bitch." Mac said as her older brother walked in.

"You probably called him it first." He shrugged typing on his phone.

"And these are the people you sent to be my siblings?" She looked up like she was talking to God making them laugh.

"Wassup?" Mitchell dabbed up Tyke as they started talking making Maicee just sit back and look.

This was going to be the man she married.

~

Flaire put her feet on Ra dashboard as they continued talking about everything, ever since she talked to him at the diner they been talking since. She can't say he didn't peak her interest which says a lot because she's never into anybody.

"Ya sister finna come out here and say sumn? She done peaked through that window like 10 times already." He said making her look towards the window rolling her eyes.

"She's nosy as hell, her and her husband. When I get in the house imma tell them about their self."

"Why you so mean?" He chuckled shaking his head.

"Seriously?" She asked.

"Yeah, why you so mean? What happened to you?"

"I've been through too much with people disappointing me so to avoid that I don't give anyone the benefit of the doubt anymore. No one could ever say they played me or took my kindness for weakness cause it's no kindness in my heart."

"You don't be feeling bad?"

"No." She shrugged. "If you don't say dumb shit to me, you won't get a harsh response."

"I gotta feeling everything dumb shit to you."

"Hit the nail right on the spot." Flaire smiled.

"Well you ain't been mean to me." He smirked licking his lips making her admire him.

It was only one streetlight on the block so the light reflecting off his dark skin made him glow. He had a hat on his head backwards so his face was exposed and his dimple just made his smile pop more than you thought it could. This man was so handsome and he knew it.

"Why you looking at me?" He continued smirking looking Flaire up and down.

"Boy, I was looking at the man behind you struggling with his bags." She lied making him turn around. "With yo conceited ass."

"You could lie with a straight ass face." He did his stupid ass laugh making Flaire chuckle. "You really Blair lying ass twin."

"Don't do my twin."

"You really gon fight that girl when you go to school?"

"Who my little sister best friend?" She asked referring to Sapphire. "Only if she touch me or look at me or say something to me or come into my sight."

"So yeah?" He laughed.

"Nah I'm playing, that's my little sister best friend. I told her if she wanted to fight, she won't let me walk past her but I know she is." Flaire chuckled.

"Ya brother just walked out here, I think he coming to get you." He chuckled.

Flaire looked towards the door raising her eyebrow, why the fuck was they on her like this? She was going to curse them the fuck out cause they ain't never.

"Aye, you don't think it's getting too late?" Devon asked as he walked to the car.

"First of all, it's 11:30 and I been out later so what the hell is your point?"

"Well, your sister want you to come in."

"I don't give-"

"We could just chill another day." Ra cut her off so she wouldn't argue with her people over him, it was a bad impression. "How you doing? I'm Ra."

"Wassup brah? I'm Devon."

"I know, I watched you your whole career. Used to look at the t.v feeling it was a win for all of us." Ra said making Devon nod in respect.

Even though his NFL career was shortly outlived, he loved hearing he inspired people. It was a win for every boy in the hood who doubted their self because of their background when he made it.

"I'm bout to come in now, you could go." Flaire rolled her eyes annoyed.

"Show off if you want to."

Flaire didn't respond waving him off rolling the window up, she was now annoyed and when she got in the house everybody in there was going to hear her mouth.

"I enjoyed getting to know you more." He grabbed her hand making her look down.

Her eyes widened a little because she was shocked how one simple gesture could make her heart start flipping out.

"I hope you let me take you out one of these days."

"You haven't pissed me off so you can." She spoke trying to hide her smile. "You have my number now."

"Indeed I do." He smirked as both of them stared at each other not knowing what to do. Should they hug? Should they kiss? Shit, should they shake hands?

"Goodnight." Flaire finally spoke.

"Goodnight." He repeated watching her get out the car.

She looked back before she opened the house door doing a slight smile, he waited until she got fully in the house to pull off.

"What the fuck is the problem?" Flaire asked walking into the kitchen where her sisters and Devon were.

"Watch your mouth and who you're talking to." Genesis spoke.

"First of all, you've been watching me since I walked out the damn door then you send Devon outside because you know I would have cursed you the fuck out."

"Flaire, I'm not going to-"

"No because I actually was in a good ass mood and like always you ruin the shit." She glared at her. "Since the fuck when have you ever did that shit?"

"It's Sunday, meaning a school night. There's no reason for you to be outside at 12 in the morning with some boy sitting in his car, that's how stuff happens."

"You just sound dumb, I'm not even doing this with you." Flaire looked at her.

Genesis really just wanted to pick with her because she's been out the house til 3 on a school night but all of sudden shit want to change.

"I'm going in my room, don't nobody come say shit to me if y'all know what's good for y'all."

"Y'all need to get her checked out." Indigo laughed. "Sis always so mad, it ain't healthy being that mad."

"Nobody paying attention to Flaire." Genesis waved her off.

~

Monday rolled around pretty fast, this weekend with by the fastest. Maybe because the drama that was set to come with everything today.

Devon dropped off Indigo, Flaire and Haven as they all went their own separate ways. Flaire went to her favorite teacher room, while Indigo went to look for Sevyn and Haven went to her locker.

"You fucking with City Girls album sis?" Maicee asked walking to Haven.

"Yes." Haven smiled. "Toosie album too."

"Bitch, I didn't even Teyana Taylor album hit like that."

"I told you! She so slept on." Haven was in love with Teyana Taylor, she's the reason why she took dancing so seriously.

"I'm back with Tyke."

"I'm so happy for you." Haven smiled hugging her making Maicee laugh. "Where's Mac and SaSa?"

"Mac with Nate in the cafe and SaSa somewhere arguing with Key."

"They're always arguing now."

"She been giving me insecure vibes lately." Mai said. "I don't know what's going on between them but she's acting real weird."

"I think she just needs reassurance."

"She probably pregnant." Mai said making Haven furrow her eyebrows.

"Why would she be pregnant?"

"Shit I don't know, she better send it back if she is."

"Maicee." Haven gasped.

"I'm just saying, I'm too young to be a aunt."

They walked while making conversation, she sighed stopping at her class. This was the class she shared with Regina and them, she hated this class the most.

"Wassup?" Ezra spoke to her stopping at her desk as she tried to hide her smile. "You gon act shy with me?"

"No, where were you all night?" Usually they'll fall asleep on FaceTime and yesterday they didn't.

"I was in the hospital as soon as I dropped you off, not for me but when I got in the house I just went straight to sleep."

"Oh, I hope whoever is fine."

"She'll survive." He nodded. "You gon let me walk you to your next class?"

"Yes." She smiled.

"Bet." He kissed her temple then walked back to his desk that resided in the back.

"Where the fuck you was at yesterday? I needed you to help me deliver my shit in GTA." Key asked as him and Tyke walked in.

"I had to take Gine to the hospital, her mother did her the worst I ever seen her."

"That's why her puppies looking lost as fuck without her?" Tyke chuckled talking about Aaliyah and Brooke.

"She good?" Key asked.

"She'll survive." He shrugged. "I just wished I had a solution, I think I'm helping but I'm not. I know Regina got her flaws and y'all don't understand why I do what I do for her but that girl don't deserve that."

"She don't got no family?"

"Her mother cut them all off so she don't know em."

"You know Cory work at the police station, I'll ask him if he could help find somebody." Tyke said making him nod.

"Tell him to rush on that and keep me up with the details."

"Bet." Tyke said turning around as their teacher walked in.

~

"You like em?" Ezra asked with his arm under Flaire as he looked down to her, she was so damn short compared to him.

"He peaks my interest." Flaire spoke. "I don't think liking him is the right word yet."

"You feeling him."

"You feeling who?" Keygen asked.

"Blaire cousin Ra." Ezra told him.

"Oh, I heard he heavy in the drug game."

"You said that to say what?" Flaire looked at him.

"Just tryna tell you so you aware."

"Aww, Keegy you care about your Flairebare." She pinched his cheeks making him laugh as he swatted her hands.

"My Flairebare need to apologize to my girlfriend."

"You out your fucking mind."

"Why she gotta apologize?" Tyke spoke. "Sapphire was talking some hot ass shit."

"I usually don't defend Flaire but most def, Sapphire was out of line."

"My apology is not beating her up. She walked passed me mad times today and y'all know when I say I wanna fight that's it but I didn't."

"Growth." Tyke said making them laugh.

"Shit it's something." Ezra said actually proud of his best friend.

"Aye Flaire, you looking good today." Some boy name Pooda said making her roll her eyes.

"Keep walking Pooda." She said making him do a cute little chuckle as he held his hands out.

"I just hope I get a girl by time you start sweating me."

"You're saying that to say what?"

"So I could drop that bitch." He said making her raise her eyebrows. "Then you'll see I'll do anything to be with you."

She busted out laughing along with Tyke goofy ass. "Pooda get the fuck out my face please and thank you."

"Just lemme get your number, I promise I won't dissapoint you." He smirked.

"Give me ya phone." She said making all of them go into shock as he rushed to her. "Now get out my face."

"You giving niggas ya number?" Keygen chuckled. "Since when?"

"Just cause they got the number don't mean Imma text back." Flaire shrugged.

"Hey Tyke." A girl smiled walking past.

"Wassup?" He straight faced her, he wasn't giving nobody a reason to report anything back to Maicee.

"Why the fuck ya face like that?" Keygan asked making them laugh.

"Man cause if I smile at a bitch next thing you know they telling Maicee I basically ate they pussy."

"Y'all back together?" Flaire asked. "I always liked her, she remind me of me. She the only one of my sister friends I like."

"You don't like Mac?" Tyke asked.

"Nah, she do too much and she too tough." Flaire spoke. "She only do half of the shit she do because she know Maicee not gon let her get beat up."

"Indigo be too tough too though."

"Most def but Indigo will fight by herself. She's not going to care about your age, height, grade, if she outnumbered or losing, Indigo gon fight. Mac won't. It's that simple."

"That's true." They all agreed.

"It's crazy how all three of y'all so wild then Haven just so fucking sweet." Tyke spoke. "She just be letting bitches-"

Tyke stop talking because he saw Flaire shift, Ezra and Keygen head both flew towards him giving him a look letting him he just fucked up by running his mouth. Ezra sighed.

"She be letting bitches do what?" Flaire asked.

"I wasn't gon say nothing."

"She be letting bitches what?!" Flaire asked more lowly letting them know she was getting mad.

"Haven not like y'all." Ezra jumped in trying to reason with her. "She let people say what they want to her because she don't like confrontation and you know that. She like to be the quiet one and she don't want to be like y'all."

"I'm getting mad." Flaire chuckled trying to blink the tears that came to her eyes away. "I thought she only do that shit with us, so y'all telling me my sister be getting bullied in this school?"

"Basically." Keygen shrugged making Ezra smack his teeth smacking him in his head.

"By who?"

"Nah, Flaire you just said-"

"If y'all don't tell me Imma beat up every female in this school." Flaire spoke about to stand up.

"Last time I seen something Brooke was talking bout ya mother." Tyke rushed out making Ezra and Keygen smack they teeth.

"Nigga!" Ezra yelled standing up to look at him like he was dumb.

"Why the fuck- out of anything you could've fucking said, you say that?" Keygen spoke about to hit Tyke.

"We defended her though." He held his hands out trying to defend his self.

Flaire walked off going to find one person because she was pissed, the fact that her sister was getting bullied was doing something to her. She was hurt as fuck that Haven didn't say anything to her about that, she knew she was mean but she thought she was a good big sister.

"Why the fuck you been letting people just say shit to you?!" Flaire asked as soon as she saw Haven.

Haven grew confused along with SaSa, Mac and Mai.

"What are you talking about?" Haven asked softly not liking getting yelled at.

"Tyke told me you been getting bullied and you haven't been doing shit. Why you haven't been defending yourself?" Flaire asked more calmer knowing she was scaring her. "Even if you was too scared to say something, why wouldn't you tell me so I could do something?"

"Because I'm okay, I-"

"You got all these fucking friends who swear they so fucking tough, so why the fuck you still getting bullied?" She asked looking at every single one of them while pointing to let them know she was with anything right now. "Bitches can fight anybody in the fucking world but can't defend they fucking friend."

"First of all, anything Haven want me to handle I do. I'll never let no bitch talk crazy in Haven face or about her so you need to calm the fuck down coming at us." Maicee said wondering who the fuck she was talking to. "Better go the fuck head with that shit, fuck you mean?"

"Stop." Haven spoke feeling herself about to cry, too much was going on. Her anxiety was starting to kick in.

"What's going on?" Indigo asked walking up with Sevyn and Bison.

"You knew Haven was getting bullied?" Flaire asked.

"Is Earth round?" Indigo asked glaring at her. "What would I look like knowing she was bullied and don't do shit? Who the fuck bullying her?"

"Which one said something about our mother?"

"What?" Indigo pushed her head back. "Somebody said something about our mother? Who?"

"Brooke." Haven sighed knowing she had to tell or it was going to be bigger than it needed to be.

Flaire looked around the hallway hoping she could spot her and she did but before she could even take off, Keygen grabbed her. "Stop stop stop Flaire, Flaire stop. C'mere c'mere"

"Please let me go." Flaire spoke calm and clear making him hold her tighter, she was calm for a reason.

"I can't and won't do that, we graduate-"

"You think I give a fuck about graduation? That bitch said some shit about my mother like she know what the fuck she talking about! Then she bullying my little sister knowing- Nah, let me the fuck go!"

"I care about graduation because I want you to walk with me." He grabbed her face. "You been through too much these four years to let bitches take a day to celebrate you away. You deserve this win more than anybody, you deserve this win."

He was calming her down but that just making Sapphire more mad, why was this bitch getting comforted? That wasn't his bitch. Why the hell do he care? And why he on her? She laughed out loud real obnoxiously making everybody who was in the surrounding area look at her.

"Not right now." Keygen said knowing she was about to start and he wished she didn't. Flaire was on 10 and she might just do something to get her locked up for life.

Ezra knowing Flaire was going to do something grabbed her, he needed to be the one to control her. He wouldn't let her fight over something petty but if she came too crazy he was letting her go, no questions asked.

"We literally just had a argument not even a week ago and yet here you go with this bitch again. She's not your friend, she's not your girlfriend anymore. What are you not fucking comprehending?" She yelled mushing his head.

"Man watch out putting ya hands on me. This my family, point blank period." He wasn't cutting off Flaire for nobody, especially because she couldn't handle them still talking. That wasn't a good enough reason.

"You don't fuck your family or at least I don't! Why can't you cut her the fuck off? Because you still in love? You want Flaire back?"

"If you gotta question anything about me then it's no point of us being together." He spoke getting tired of all the dramatics. "You've never cared about Flaire but you care so much now and that insecure shit ain't for me."

A few weeks ago, Sapphire could've watched Flaire and Keygen talk and not have a problem with, she'll even join their conversation but something changed in her and everybody was starting to notice it. They knew love made people do crazy things but she was changing.

"You really a dumb ass nigga."

While this was happening Indigo was still stuck on to the part that Brooke even said something about they mother, she was the baby and she only spent a few years with her before she passed so it was still a fresh wound.

Indigo dropped her bag as the bell rung, as soon as she got close to Brooke she made sure she was looking directly at her so nobody said she snuck her.

She punched Brooke directly in her face sending her head back into the lockers making everybody in the hallway look towards them as they started pulling out they phones to record and yell.

She sent punches to Brooke face while Brooke attempted to fight back but it was pointless, she was only hitting her in her shoulder or her upper body but no where near her face whereas Indigo connected every single punch.

Sevyn and the rest of them ran over there. As soon Flaire was in arms length of Aaliyah she kicked her in her stomach making her fly into the lockers. She bent down to her level and continued punching her how a boy would. She didn't wanna hit her in her face, she wanted her body to hurt, she wanted her body bruised up. Maybe she could give her internal bleeding.

Sapphire was still mad with her argument with Keygen so she slickly snuck Flaire but before she could hit her twice Tyke pushed her making her fall on the floor.

"What the fuck?" Keygen said before he pushed Tyke.

Tyke and Keygen began fighting both sending some powerful punches towards each other.

"I should smack the fuck out of Sapphire." Maicee said stuck. Sapphire was her friend but this was her nigga. Her boyfriend was fighting because she wanted to be a punk.

"Brah, stop!" Ezra said trying to get in the middle of Tyke and Keygen with the help of Bison. "I'm bout to pop both of y'all niggas!"

Security came but it wasn't enough security to break up all three fights, with the help of some staff they finally got everybody separated.

"Sapphire when I catch you I'm going to split your shit! You wanna sneak me bitch?" Flaire laughed trying to get out of security hands.

All Indigo heard was sneak and Sapphire so she hit her making Sapphire stumble back.

"Bitch, don't sneak my fucking sister." Indigo said as security grabbed Indigo from Sevyn.

"And you just gon let your sisters do this!" Sapphire yelled at Haven who was stuck with tears running down here face, her heart felt like it was about to come out her chest. "I should punch you in your fucking face!"

"I didn't even do anything." Haven cried confused.

"Bitch-"

She got cut off cause Indigo got out of security hold once again grabbing her hair dragging her down the hall, she was trying to drag her to Flaire but she couldn't because security stopped her.

"She better watch her mouth talking to my sister! Bitch, punch who?" Indigo asked jumping at her.

"Calm your fucking ass down, damn." Sevyn said getting aggravated cause she kept getting out his grip.

"Go to class!" The principle yelled coming down the hall with more security guards.

~

"Again Flaire, again?!" Genesis yelled as she came to the principal office. "All you ever do is fight, how about you do your fucking work instead of being this angry?!"

"Girl, get the fuck out my face." Flaire waved her off. "My sister getting bullied is a good ass reason to fight, my dead mother being bought up to taunt my bullied sister is a good ass reason to fight, getting snuck is a good ass reason to fight so get the fuck out my face."

"Who's being bullied?" Genesis spoke then stopped knowing exactly who it was. "Haven? Why didn't she say anything?"

"Maybe because you swear you somebody Queen instead of our big sister who supposed to be on our side, right or wrong."

"Y'all don't think I have y'all back?" Genesis asked looking at both Indigo and Flaire.

"Sometimes you do." Indigo shrugged. "Sometimes you don't."

"Most times you don't." Flaire scoffed.

"Did y'all know about my little sister being bullied?" Genesis asked the vice principal.

"We have a zero tolerance-"

"That's not what I asked." Genesis cut off the vice principal. "Did you know my little sister was being bullied?"

"We have reports but every time-"

"Wait, so y'all knew?" Flaire cut her off again.

"Y'all have reports about my sister being bullied and instead of doing something about it y'all just said fuck it? Y'all didn't even call her guardian who should have been the first to hear about it before the shit even got pushed aside."

"If my little sister would've committed suicide because y'all didn't even care enough to give a call then what?" Flaire asked trying not to explode. "Nothing right? Because y'all don't really give a fuck."

It was pissing her off because all she could think about was Hannah from 13 reasons, so much shit could've been happening and she would've never knew.

"You're right, Mrs.Reed we were negligent to the fact that Haven is a person and what she could have been going through." The principle spoke up seeing his vice principal was speechless. "But this is a meeting for Indigo and Flaire, this is Flaire last suspension before her senior activities is taken away from her."

"I don't-"

"My sister will do better." Genesis spoke looking at Flaire as she rolled her eyes. "This will be her last time fighting."

"In school." Flaire added making Indigo chuckle.

"I want Haven to come home too so can you go get her?" Genesis asked.

"And can I go get my work from my teachers? I'm going to need to do all my work." Indigo said.

"I'll call up to both of your classes and get you guys work." He spoke as they all sat there not saying anything.

"So what y'all finna do about my sister getting bullied?" Flaire asked just as he was about to walk out. "We ain't finna skate pass that. It's such a big deal when I fight so make a big deal about my sister getting bullied."

"Period." Indigo spoke.

"We will have a full investigation then go on from there."

"And I'll be checking on this investigation." Genesis spoke.

"As you should, Mrs.Reed." The vice principle smiled.

Once Haven came down along with Flaire and Indigo work, they left. The car ride was silent, the radio wasn't even playing, Genesis was thinking along with everybody else.

"What the fuck?" Devon asked once he saw his wife and little sisters walk into the house. He checked the time to make sure he wasn't tripping. "It's 12 in the afternoon, why you not at work and y'all not in school? Y'all had a half of day?"

"They suspended." Genesis spoke.

"All of them? Even Haven?" He spoke wide eyed.

"No, not Haven."

"Who y'all beat up?"

"Sapphire, Brooke and Aaliyah." Indigo spoke.

"Sapphire? Your best friend?" Devon asked looking at Haven as she nodded. "What happened?"

"So y'all know about Keygen and I, he goes with Sapphire now. The other day we got into a argument and I told her I was going to beat her up when I saw her but I didn't, okay? I let her get a slide because that's Haven best friend; y'all should really be proud of me- that's besides the point though. As I was talking to Tyke he told me bout Haven being bullied. Aaliyah and Brooke two of the people who bullied her. Indigo had Brooke, I had Aaliyah. Sapphire tried to sneak me so Indigo sent her." Flaire laughed.

"I sent her ass through the lockers." Indigo laughed. "It don't compare to that kick though, Flaire kicked Aaliyah in her stomach and I swear I seen the lockers dented."

"No because I'm not even gon tell y'all how the little crazy bitch tried to drag Sapphire to me so I could beat her up."

"You coulda met me halfway." Indigo laughed. "That bitch was heavy."

"Security, Ezra And Key big asses; before they fought- was on my ass, I couldn't do shit." Flaire laughed.

"Ezra and Key fought too?!" Genesis asked wide eyed.

"No no no, Tyke and Key did."

"That's still as worst, what the hell?"

"Y'all wild yo." Devon laughed then looked towards Haven. "Why you didn't tell us you were getting bullied?"

"It wasn't anything I can't handle." Haven spoke quietly lying.

"So why is it reports of you crying in classes or even the bathroom almost three times a week?" Genesis asked going through the reports.

"I know I'm mean to you but I love you Haven and if I was to ever to walk into you dead because you committed suicide I would loose my mind. It would hurt more than anything we've been through so far." Flaire said trying not to cry.

"You're different than us and that's fine, I'm perfect with who you are." Indigo spoke. "But sissy, I'll lose everything to defend you. We may have our own lives but I'll fallout with anybody over you. I never want you to feel like you in anything by yourself."

"Do not think you have to be scared of anybody including me, if you don't like something then say it. I'm being too mean, tell me about myself. I promise I will not hit you like I would do anybody else."

"I just wanna know was niggas bullying you too?" Devon asked.

"Sometimes certain boys said things."

"Make a list." Flaire told her. "Everybody on the list-"

"I don't want anyone getting in trouble or more fighting, I just want to be drama free. It messes with my anxiety when too much is happening."

"It'll be more peaceful." Indigo said. "As soon as you start to be more open and mouthy."

"Haven, you're perfect the way you are but eventually you will get tired of being bullied and I would rather you get tired and start fighting back. I do not want you to get tired of feeling how they make you feel and commit suicide." Genesis spoke.

"Even though, Indi the baby, you're our baby." Devon spoke. "And if shit ain't right with you, shit ain't right period."

"I do not want to kill myself."

"You're so strong but if any moment, you feel like you don't wanna be strong anymore please come to one of us." Genesis spoke.

"It don't matter who." Devon added. "It don't matter what day or time, you got our word we won't blow you off."

"Okay." Haven spoke. "Can I stay home from school tomorrow?"

"Yes." Genesis spoke making her nod and go upstairs. "Flaire, please make this your last fight."

"If you gotta fight, just beat people kids up after school or catch them around somewhere. Stop getting in trouble at school, all that shit doing is getting added to your records and no college gon want you. Not even a trade school."

"I let Sapphire go untouched and she snuck me." Flaire looked at them blankly.

"So then go to her house and beat her up." Devon shrugged.

"Devon." Genesis glared just as she hit him.

"Nah baby, that sneaking shit is something I can't get with. Beat her up most definitely, just don't do it in school. You might not care about prom and everything else but you gon regret not doing it so please try. If you try I promise you, you will stop hearing Genesis mouth."

"I'll try." Flaire spoke honestly.

"Please do not go to Sapphire house and fight that girl."

"I won't, I'm going to mess with her on social media until she drop a location." Flaire shrugged meaning it.

"I hate it here." Genesis sighed making them laugh.

~

"I can't wait for Flaire to beat that bitch up." Tyke said still a little upset.

He wasn't mad that Key hit him cause if roles reverse he would've did him worst but he was mad Sapphire messing shit up within people he love.

"Calm down and relax." Maicee spoke.

"She real lucky she ya friend cause if she wasn't she'll be sitting in somebody hospital."

"Maicee shoulda just popped her." Mac shrugged. "My boyfriend fighting yours, you automatically gotta fight me bitch."

"Bitch, that's not a easy ass decision to make."

"I'm not mad at her cause I know if it was any other bitch my baby would've did her all up."

"Right baby." She rolled her eyes looking at Mac, she was always tryna start some shit.

"Flaire had me fucked up." Mac said.

"Nah, don't talk about her while I'm right here." Tyke said before she could even start. "That's my sister."

"I'm your sister too."

"Most def and I don't compare y'all so you don't either."

Mac looked at him then looked at Mai.

"Speaking of her she on live right now." Mai said clicking on it.

"Somebody screen record this. Sapphire the only place you safe at is school, whenever I see you around I'm going to fuck you up. I know the first time I said it you felt safe but I promise Imma make you look over your shoulder every where you go."

"Flare is a big ass bully." Tyke laughed.

"Flaire on IG talking about you." Mac said once Sapphire answered.

"I'm bout to go watch it." SaSa hung up going to IG to type in her IG name.

"Bitch, you just about be lucky I don't want your nigga cause if I did I'll ride his face to ya house." Flaire laughed just saying anything to get her mad. "Oh the bitch finally joined, thanks to whatever dick rider who called her. I know who called her, I ain't gon name bomb but I'll beat you up too."

"She can't beat me." Mac laughed.

"Stop trying to start with her." Mai said. "Because that shit not going to hurt nobody but Haven. If she beat you up I'm going to have to jump in it and once that happen Haven won't fuck with us anymore. I don't care that much about Sapphire but Haven is my bitch, periodt."

"You don't gotta jump in to defend me the fuck? I ain't never been beat up and it ain't gon start with Flaire."

"You ain't been beat because I never gave someone a chance to beat you up so once again cut it out. You don't got no reason to start with Flaire."

"So she ain't come crazy today?"

"Then you should have said something in her face like I did, don't wait to start no internet beef that's goofy as fuck."

"Bitch I ain't have to, I could do what the fuck I want. You saying it as if I'm some slouch bitch, I'll beat you the fuck up."

"You'll beat who up?"

"Chill chill chill." Tyke said knowing one of them was going to swing, most likely Maicee.

"I'll really curl you the fuck up Mackenzie, bitch I'm angry today I will do you the fuck dirty."

"Ma!" Tyke yelled hoping she heard them from upstairs.

"Then do it Maicee." Mac stood up.

That's all Maicee heard because she started sending punches to her face. Tyke tried to break them up while yelling for somebody to help in the process.

Their mother along with their brothers came out their rooms rushing down the stairs confused, Mitchell grabbed Mac who face was instantly getting puffy from getting hit too much while Maicee was fuming. She didn't even do her how she would do a regular female, she could never but sometimes she wished she could.

"You can not beat me!" Maicee said trying to get out of Tyke arms. "I'm tired of trying to prove that, you can not fucking beat me."

"Maicee shut up. The fuck y'all down here fighting for?"

"Because Maicee trying to start with people on social media when she was being a punk in her face but when that girl beat her up I'm going to be the one with a fucked up ass record because I'm going to have to jump in as always!"

"You don't got to defend shit, I never told you to."

"Shut up!" They mother yelled. "Both of y'all go to y'all rooms."

"Imma go home, I needa get ready for practice." Tyke said as he kissed her. "Imma text you, bye y'all."

"Go to y'all room!" She yelled making both of them walk to their rooms. "Damn kids."

~

"Tell your ex girlfriend to stop speaking on my damn name." Sapphire called Keygen.

"Man, stop calling my phone with that bullshit." Keygen hung up making Ezra laugh. "She be blowing my shit."

"I ain't fucking with ya girl."

"I ain't fucking with her either." He shrugged. "Got me fighting my own niggas and suspended."

"Fuck Tyke at anyway?"

"Right here." He spoke. "I had to break Mac and Mai up."

"Who they was fighting?"

"Each other nigga." He shook his head.

"The hell going on today?" Ezra laughed.

"Shit who won?" Keygen asked.

"Y'all already know that answer." Tyke chuckled.

"Maicee got them thumpers." Ezra laughed. "She almost up there with Flaire."

"We gon see who gon win outta them soon, probably."

"What you mean by that?"

"That's what they fought about because Mac starting with Flaire so-"

"They gon have to jump her because Mac damn sure can't beat her and Maicee don't wanna do that cause of Haven."

"Basically."

"One day Haven gon start turning up on bitches and it's gon be their worst nightmare." Keygen chuckled.

"I'm sorry ladies am I interrupting y'all braiding each other hair? Get on the field!" Coach yelled making them all run out.

"Aye brah, I should fuck you up too." Tyke laughed looking at Key. "Hit me the fuck again bitch."

"You living, right? Oh aight then." Keygen laughed. "Fuck up."

~