Chapter twelve

"Y'all are going to school so get up and y'all gon get the fuck out of here." Genesis spoke looking at all the teenagers in her living room sleep.

"Genny, we had a rough night." Indigo spoke.

"Was it rough when you punched that girl? No right? Then you can go to school."

"It was fun though." Indigo smiled making them laugh.

"What time is it?" Flaire asked.

"It's 6:30, enough time for everybody to go home and start getting ready."

"Word, y'all ain't gotta go but y'all gotta get the fuck up outta here." Devon came alongside his wife. "Like now and Sevyn if you don't get the fuck off my little sister like that."

"My bad D." He chuckled holding up his hands.

After they all met at Genesis house, she didn't want anyone to leave since she knew they could be safe at her house.

"And where the hell is Haven and Ezra?" Devon asked looking around the living room.

"Oh my sis got so- nevermind." Brat stopped once Devon looked at her seriously.

"I'm going to kill him." Devon spoke making everybody stand up and follow him.

"Y'all are so annoying." Genesis laughed as Devon opened the door to Haven room.

Haven and Ezra was cuddled up spooning, she had a smile on her face even while sleep making Flaire smile. She loved seeing her sister happy.

"Haven Jhene Caldwell!" Devon yelled making her jumped as Ezra slept peacefully.

"Yes?" She asked smiling innocently.

"How many times did I say none of these niggas could come up here?"

"Around 5."

"And you just thought fuck what that nigga said?"

"No, Dev I was- I'm sorry."

"I'm so proud of you!" He smiled making everybody look at him. "For once you did something you was told not to."

"Wowwwww!" Flaire and Indigo looked at him. "That's ridiculous."

"Real talk, Haven I will fuck you up. When I said no boys, no fucking boys."

"My bad." Ezra mumbled still with his eyes closed. "My idea."

"Nigga, I know. I will fuck you and Haven both up now get the fuck up cause all y'all getting the fuck up outta here." Devon spoke. "Haven, Indigo and Flaire y'all have a hour before I come back up here and if I gotta drag y'all out this house without your hair did, that's your fucking problem."

"Ooh, he angry today." Flaire laughed.

"I'm finna go." Ezra looked at Haven. "I'll see you first period, pretty girl."

He kissed her then stood up making whoever he had to drop off follow as they all spoke, Haven started getting dress meanwhile Brat and Flaire went to her room.

Flaire wasn't feeling school so she was dressing how she felt, she just wanted to be in the hospital sitting beside Ra but she was going to go to school anyway.

"It's the fact I gotta sit here all day." She rolled her eyes. "I'm bout to go back to sleep."

"I wish I could stay here bff."

"Me too but go get your education, I'll come get you from school."

"Okay." She smiled.

~

Haven, Mac, Mai, Summer, Val, Star and Sapphire sat in the conference room waiting for the principal to come to them since they had an emergency meeting.

"We did something wrong or something?" Summer asked.

"Not that I know of." Haven spoke. "We've been following all the guidelines and we've been fine."

"So, why we here?" Val asked.

"I have no clue."

"Sorry to keep you ladies waiting." The principal spoke walking in taking a seat. "So Haven I don't know what's the conflict or confusion but I need you to step down as captain."

"What?" Haven asked with tears to her eyes heartbreaking.

"Your teammates feel as if you've lost your spunk and they don't think they should be under your command anymore. Mrs.Davis-"

"Y'all are some dirty filthy dumpster mouth ass bitches." Mai spoke looking at everyone of them. "And Sapphire and Mac I just know y'all was the ring leader, you bottom of the barrel ass bitches."

"Ms.Green, your language."

"All due respect, if Haven not my captain I quit. I don't even like dancing and these filthy ass bitches not about to teach me any better. Haven the best one on the team."

"I'm just confused." Haven spoke wiping the tear that came out as Sapphire rolled her eyes.

"You always confused about some shit like girl you not dumb."

"Bitch, you wanna beef with Haven so bad because you can't beat Flaire." Maicee chuckled.

"Guys, this isn't a-"

"Then the rest of y'all goofy ass bitches asking what we here for knowing y'all all did this shit."

"First of all, I'm confused right along with Haven." Star spoke.

"Word." Summer spoke. "How did the team decide to kick Haven off when we never heard of this?"

"Because them miserable dirty cracker jack jalapeno smelling ass bitches did. I need to take a moment cause if not Imma go across the table and smack the smirk off both of their faces."

"Girl bye." Sapphire laughed.

"Say it to my face." Mai spoke making Haven look at her.

"Go take a moment." The principle spoke.

"No cause the moment I walk out this damn door, these pinhead Larry ass bitches gon think they could come out the side of their mouth."

"I would like to keep Haven as my captain." Summer spoke.

"Word." Star agreed.

"That's 4 over 2, these dumb ass bitches don't win."

"Ms.Green, you need to watch your mouth. This the last warning I am giving before consequences are going to be taken, we can come to a conclusion without getting hostile."

"I'm just done talking cause Imma keep calling them whatever they are." She folded her arms leaning back.

"What seems to be the problem?"

"These dumb as- they can't beat Flaire so they think taking it out on Haven is doing something because she considered the weak link but we've all been in each other lives for more than 10 years, they should know nothing weak about Haven!"

"I thought you were done talking?" He asked then looked at them. "You can not hold a personal grudge then try to get vengeance by doing this Sapphire and Mackenzie. Personal stops the minute you come through the double doors."

"Well, she haven't been acting like a captain." Mac spoke.

"How come?" Haven asked done crying. "What have I done in dance that haven't made me a good captain? That's for everybody to answer."

"Been perfect to me." Summer spoke making Sapphire roll her eyes even harder.

"First of all, Sapphire can't even dance, she just had a abortion. She still bleeding."

"Maicee." Haven looked at her as Maicee busted out laughing.

"Nah, that's fucked up I shouldn't of said that. I'm sorry that I'm not sorry." Maicee laughed.

"Can we go back to class?" Haven asked.

"We have to come to a solution Haven."

"We off the team." Mac shrugged. "She need seven people in order to qualify for competitions so if we off the team, there's no team. Solution."

"Wait, I can step down if you guys will stay on the team." Haven spoke defeated. "I don't know what I personally did to you guys but I apologize, y'all are my best friends-"

"Man Haven don't apologize for shit! You ain't do shit to these dumpster diving wanna be down ass bitches, fuck them they off the team! We can find two new people! Fuck!" Maicee spoke getting upset. "Excuse my language."

"I'm not gon be too many bitches." Sapphire stood up tired of hearing Maicee talk. "Bitch, you-"

"Shut the fuck up, you not squishing a grape weak ass bitch."

"Maicee and Sapphire detention for the week."

"You better not put me in the same room as her after school, Imma fuck her up."

"Bitch do it now." Maicee stood up trying to walk towards her but Mr.Holmes beat her to the catch. "She knew what her weak ass was doing, I wasn't going to touch her but she knew you was going to come to her rescue."

"I have her Mr.Holmes." Haven spoke.

"Maicee and Sapphire if you guys come to my office by the end of the day all of your junior and senior activities will be done with. No prom next year, no graduation, no field trips, anything."

"Alright." Maicee rolled her eyes.

Haven and Maicee walked out first going to the cafe since it was now lunch time, they sat at the table as Haven laid her head on the table feeling sad. She felt the tears come to her eyes and she tried to not make it noticeable she was crying.

"We're going to find two people Hay, don't stress yourself out." She rubbed her back.

"Hey pretty girl, you tired?" Ezra asked coming to the table with Key, Tyke, Flaire, Sevyn and Indigo.

"Yeah, I'm tired." She spoke sitting up trying to slickly wipe her face.

"What's wrong with you?" He grabbed her face.

"Why you crying?" Flaire asked. "Somebody said something to you?"

"No." Haven lied. "Just not feeling today."

"Tell them the truth." Maicee spoke looking at her as Haven just stared blankly. "Alright so basically Mac and Sapphire tried to get Haven replaced as captain, when that didn't work they quit so now if we don't find two more people by our next competition we have to forfeit and if we forfeit there's no way we can make it to the championship."

"If I wasn't on the cheerleading team I would've signed up sissy." Indigo spoke feeling bad.

"It's fine, we gon find a way. Right Hay?" Maicee asked making Haven just nod as she laid her head on Ezra shoulder for comfort.

"I got you pretty girl." He kissed her forehead making her give a lazy smile.

"I'm so fucking boredddd!" Brat dragged out upset.

She was in Flaire house by herself, Genesis had went to work so now she was just walking around doing Tiktoks. She wanted to go get Flaire early from school but Genesis told her she couldn't.

Going through her Instagram she clicked on some girl story seeing Blaire, she raised a eyebrow. The girl was trying to record him but he wasn't with it making her laugh. She noted that this was four minutes ago so she decided to call him.

"Hello?" He answered.

"Say my name." She smiled making him start laughing.

"Wassup Brat?"

"My real name."

"Desiree, what do you want?"

"I'm bored so I'm on my way to your house."

"I ain't home."

"I know you getting ya lil dick wet but I don't care, come home."

"I'm not fucking nobody." He laughed. "I was getting my shit sucked."

"And she probably right there, you so fucking rude."

"You rude for fucking up my nut."

"I just hope you know you not fucking me again."

"Yes, I am." He chuckled. "How far are you?"

"Like 5 minutes." She lied running upstairs to go put on some sweats.

"You ate?" He asked.

"Not yet."

"Stop and get some Jamaican food, I want some oxtails extra oxtails, rice and peas, cabbage and some cocoa bread. I'll zelle you the money."

"Spoiled ass." She rolled her eyes. "I'll let you know when I'm outside."

Brat made sure her appearance was fine then slid on her ugg tasman slippers, she made sure she locked their front door getting in her car. She sat there for a minute going through her purse so she can get her card when somebody knocked on the window.

She grabbed her taser and looked up seeing it was only Devon.

"You was about to harlem shake the way I was gon spam this button." She spoke rolling down the window.

"Where you going?"

"To go get some food with Blaire."

"Be safe kid." He spoke.

"Can you cook when I get back?" She smiled. "Your stuffed shells be amazing."

"I gotta night shift tonight, I got you tomorrow."

"Thank you DevyDev." She said pulling the window back up, it was cold out there.

Calling the place to place a order so she wouldn't have to wait long, she stopped at the store to get some snacks and juice so by time she got to the restaurant the food were done.

"Aye Brat!" She heard making her look at the group of boys standing on the corner making her roll her eyes. "Why you ain't tell me you was back?"

"Who the fuck is you for me to be updating you?" She looked at him like he was dumb.

"Chill out Brat, you know I been wanting you." He said making her bust out laughing.

"Rell go crush some of ya pills up and snort it because just why did you think you can ever? You're funny."

"Yeah aight bitch, suck my dick."

"I heard about you and from what I hear it ain't enough to suck." She continuing laughing. "Gotta play eenie miney moe to decide what to put ya mouth on."

She laughed her way all the way to the car while Rell continued yelling out things but she didn't care about anything he said. Anything he could've said she could've said worse shit.

"Why somebody just told me they seen you on 5th?" Blaire asked as soon as she answered.

"Why you got somebody keeping tabs on me? The fuck?"

"It don't matter, where you at? You got me in this house waiting for you and shit."

"Blaire know who you talking to." She hung up.

She wasn't his girlfriend so she didn't understand why he had people tracking her and she also didn't understand why he thought he could talk to her how he wanted to.

She parked behind his car making sure to get all the snacks and everything, she looked at the time then got out. The door was already open so she went through the door, she heard music coming from his room but she sat in the living room instead.

She turned on the t.v going to watch a movie on Netflix, she opened up her food then went towards the kitchen to wash her hands. She didn't waste no time starting to eat her food, she was starving.

"She pissing me the fuck off dumb ass." Blaire spoke looking down at his phone while he walked in the living room.

"Your mother." She said without looking at him.

"You here?" He asked sitting down. "Why the fuck you didn't tell me? Got me calling your phone looking like a idiot."

"You said it not me." She chuckled.

"Why you pissing me off? Imma send your body back in a bag, keep playing with me." He mushed her head real hard.

"Touch me again Imma make your body disappear, the fuck you mean?" She looked at him.

"You could try." He chuckled grabbing his phone. "Thank you Rae."

"Don't call me that shit, I hate that the most." She scrunched her face up.

"I don't know what you be on but you be talking like you not a regular ass bitch I fucked on." He spoke making her stop eating as she looked at him.

"I'm not arguing with you love." She chuckled standing up closing her food. "You so heartbroken about your cousin you wanna take shit out on me but you could go to the deepest part of Hell."

"Brat, I-"

"And I'm not a regular bitch far from it but you knew that."

With that she walked out the door ignoring his pleads, she understood some people didn't know how to deal with stress but she wasn't obligated to deal with anybody.

As soon as she got in the car Blaire called back to back until she answered. "Stop calling my phone."

"Desiree, I apologize for real. Like you said I'm going through shit but I'm wrong so I'm not trying to excuse anything. Just come back Brat, I need somebody around me right now and I prefer for it to be you."

"Nah, I'll talk to you later."

"Brat-" With that she hung up.

She grew up watching men disrespect her mother and she would never let history repeat itself. She didn't care who the man was, they had one time to think they can disrespect her and she was gone.

She rode around for a hour until it was time to get Flaire, once it hit 2:30, she pulled up in front of the school standing up to get out. She seen everybody as they all spoke, she hugged a few people smiling and everything.

She missed going to school here.

"What the fuck y'all looking at? I don't go here I'll beat y'all the fuck up, keep walking with y'all head straight bitch." She spoke looking at Sapphire and Mac.

"Girl what?" Mac stopped.

"What you wanna do?" She started walking towards her as Tyke jumped in front.

"Brat, you know wassup. Don't do this." He spoke. "Mac and Sapphire, go on head y'all don't want these problems."

"I'm mad too? I wish they would, I promise you." She spoke loudly making sure whoever could hear her.

"Cause what's tea?" Flaire asked walking out the building.

"Ain't shit." Brat told her cause if she would've said anything she would've wanted to fight them and she couldn't get suspended anymore.

"Thanks for coming to get me bestie." Flaire smiled as they got in the car. "You wanna go do something fun? I could call Blaire-"

"I'm cool off him bff." 

"Why?" Flaire asked confused. "Y'all was just hugged up and everything, what happened in the 8 hours I was gone?"

After telling what happened making sure not to forget anything, Flaire went into thought.

"He's just scared, it's not looking good for Ra. He caught a seizure this morning then stopped breathing on his own, it's no excuse to how he's talking to you but bestie he ain't never have nobody be there for him so he don't know what to do."

"How are you?" She asked deciding to change the subject.

"I'm scared shitless." Flaire admitted. "I don't want Ra to die, I haven't even got to go far with him, he has a kid, a family. He gotta reach his whole potential, I just want time and God to be on our side."

"I got my mom to pray for him so he should be good." She smiled making Flaire laugh.

Her mom basically lived at church but she wasn't one of them judgy and annoying Christians who though they were God their selves. She treated everyone equally and loved everyone too.

Pulling up to the aquarium Flaire smiled because she haven't been to one since their mom took them, she looked at Brat and smiled. She knew how to make her feel better without trying too hard, she loved her best friend.

~

"Are you okay?" Ezra asked Haven as they laid in his bed.

"No, I've always dreamed of being a dancer. Dancing is the only place I feel like I belong like I could be my true self. Like if you was forced off the football team."

"Yeah, it'll be some people getting buried over it but don't use this to be sad, us it as motivation. All you have to do is find two people, it shouldn't be hard."

"It shouldn't but I got a feeling it'll be difficult."

"Just have faith pretty girl, you could do everything you put your mind to." 

Regina and his parents were making their way upstairs making him curse in his head, he didn't get around to telling Haven about Regina because other things got in the way. Now he would have to be forced to tell her and not the way he wanted to.

"Hey E, Reg here." His dad spoke knocking on his door then stopped once he saw Haven. "Oh, how you doing Haven?"

"I'm fine, how are you?" She spoke trying not to show emotion but she was a bit confused.

"I'm good, I'll be out here."

"Haven, I was going to tell you at lunch but your problems seemed bigger." Ezra sat up rushing out.

"So she's going to be living here?" Haven stood up. "Two doors down?"

"I made it perfectly clear to her that we ain't on shit, it was just me and you. She understands her boundaries and she knows not to be on that type of time."

"I'm not going to lie, I'm not comfortable with this." Haven spoke deciding to be honest since he always honest with her. "That's a girl you were in a relationship with, your first real relationship. You may be over it but I doubt she is."

"She isn't." He spoke honestly. "But she can't try anything with me unless I want her to and I promise you I don't. Reggie is one of the closest people in my life but she's only a friend, you are the only girl I want Hay."

"And I believe that." She smiled.

"Oh, I'm not the only one you want?"

"I mean Josiah from my fifth period-"

"Stop playing with me." Ezra frowned making her laugh.

"You're the only one I want." She kissed his lips making him smirk.

"I knew that, big head." He kissed her. "Now let's make posters for these auditions."

In her head something told Haven this wouldn't be a good situation on her relationship but she wasn't going to think too much about it. She liked Ezra a lot so she was going to give him the benefit of the doubt.