Indigo walked into the hospital, and she spoke to the nurses who were usually there. They smiled at her, letting her walk past them. Indigo has been in the hospital every day since she realized what happened. She wanted him to know she was there for him; even if he wasn't woke to see her, she knew he felt her.

"Hey, baby." Sevyn smiled, seeing her making her push her head back in shock before she ran to him. 

"Why didn't nobody tell me you were woke?" She asked, wiping the tears that came to her eyes.

"Once my father told me you been there to visit me every day, I wanted to surprise you."

"I'm so happy." She smiled. "Can I hug you?" 

"Of course baby." He smiled as she ran into his arms, he grunted a little but engulfed all of her. 

"Are you okay? What did they say? Do you remember what happened to you?"

"I just know I got shot, I don't remember what happened. They said I'm fine, they're just monitoring my wounds and if nothing is wrong I'll be going home in the next few days."

"You feel fine, though? Enough to go home?"

"I feel fine enough to play in the damn championship I worked hard as hell for."

"I don't think you should, you got shot in your neck."

"I know man, they not going to let me play." He shook his head. "Where are you going? Come lay down."

"Sevyn-"

"I know I'm not your boyfriend and I fucked up. I remember that but I thought I needed sex, I just didn't think I needed you but I do Indi. I need you more than I need anybody and I want you to forgive me. Not just cause I got shot either."

"How about before we have that official conversation, you get better."

"Are you still going to go to prom with me?"

"Of course!" Indigo said real fast making him chuckle. "Flaire already measured me and everything, if I wasn't going with you I was going with another."

"Yeah aight, you wasn't going with no fucking body but me my nigga."

"We'll let you think that," Indigo smirked making them chuckle. "Just don't ever scare me like this again."

"I wish I could remember what happen, they killed my fucking brother yo." Sevyn spoke getting emotional as she wiped away his tears. "I know he probably saved my life by ending his but motherfuckers better hope I don't get my memory back."

"Don't try to force your memory back either, just let it flow. Anything could trigger it. Your mom been holding strong but that's just in front of me, how have they been with you?"

"When they told me my father was a mess but she was just speaking as if it wasn't shit. Like she ain't feel shit."

"When my mom died, I was stuck," Indigo remembered going back to the day that's forever embedded in her mind. "We were all on our way home when we saw the majority of the block blocked off. The neighbors were being nosy so we wanted to also, we asked Mr.Armanious why everybody was being nosy and he just looked at us so sad like he didn't want to tell us at all."

"Y'all found out about y'all mom from a stranger?" Sevyn asked shocked since she had never talked about her mom. 

"No, he didn't want to tell us. Genesis pulled us from the crowd and she couldn't even get the words out Devon had to tell us through his tears. I remember Flaire trying to run into the house fighting the police about to get arrested, Haven on the ground damn near screaming, while Genesis throwing up on the street. I was just standing there, no movement."

'When did it hit you?" 

"On my birthday. My mom woke me up to my favorite breakfast every morning." Indigo smiled wiping her tears. "I would just wait for her and pretend to be asleep knowing she liked to wake me up. I sat up all morning waiting for her and she never came. That's when it hit me that I no longer had a mom for that."

"That hurt man, knowing my mother doesn't have her older son anymore is killing me especially since she won't show any emotion. My father a wreck but my mother just let everything flow."

"It just haven't hit her yet, grief can come in many ways. Once it do hit her, y'all just need to prepare for that. I hate this for you, all of y'all but you have me. Even if we don't get back together, I'll always be your friend."

"You gon always be my girl in my eyes so it's no if, it's when." He told her making her chuckle.

She didn't say anything, she just laid on his chest for minutes until she felt him jump a little. She knew that meant he was going to sleep so she made herself comfortable since she knew he wouldn't let her up. 

An hour passed by as she was scrolling on TikTok and sending the funny ones to Martin. She went to Snapchat to look at her face but she looked so pretty she started to take pictures. She'll just have to crop Sevyn out when she posted them. 

Lani walked in making her roll her eyes, she sat in the chair starting to be on her phone. Sevyn moved around making Indigo look at him, he wrapped his arm around her waist pulling her in closer.

"He's woke? Why didn't you say anything?" Lani stood up walking toward the other side of the bed.

"Girl, why would I tell you something your eyes can see? I don't like you weirdo."

"Sevyn." Lani ignored her as she touched Sevyn's hand.

Indigo got a little mad but she wasn't going to show it. Sevyn wasn't her man anymore.

"Sevyn." Lani shook him a little. "Sevyn baby."

"Sevyn." Indigo nudged him tired of hearing her voice.

"Yes, baby?" He mumbled with his eyes closed.

"Your cousin wants you." Indigo pettily said chuckling a little.

"Who?" He opened his eyes to see the brown skin hand that wasn't Indigo's. "Wassup Lani?"

"Why didn't nobody tell me you were woke? I was so worried about you." She tried to hug him but he held his hand up.

"My father told me you came to see me a few times but I ain't think to let you know."

"And why not?" She glared at him.

"Lani c'mon now, don't do this right now."

"I could give y'all some space." Indigo shrugged about to stand but Sevyn held her in place.

"Imma say the same shit whether you here or not," Sevyn told her. "I told you a while ago I didn't want shit to do with you anymore, we haven't fucked, even seen each other in person in a few months. I entertained the conversation cause I ain't want my baby finding out I did her wrong in the beginning. Lani, I ain't fucking with you like that, I don't ever wanna fuck with you like that again."

"Why are you lying? We were just together last month after your game."

"After any game, I go with Indigo," Sevyn said. 

"Very true." Indigo nodded her head finding this amusing.

"Hi, baby!" Sevyn's mom walked in smiling. "I see you found out our little secret Indigo."

"Yes." Indigo smiled. "Best surprise ever."

"We figured you'll be here, we bought dinner so we can all eat." Sevyn's dad said surprising Indigo.

"I can eat." She smiled.

"You could leave now." Sevyn looked at Lani. "Thanks for checking up on me but no thanks. You don't gotta come back."

"Wow," Lani spoke crying in his face making Indigo tuck in her lips to not laugh in her face. "You should've died bitch and I fucked Duece."

"I told him he could have you." Sevyn chuckled making them laugh. "I haven't wanted you in a long time, you. don't think my brother wasn't going to tell me?"

Indigo stood out of bed to go make her plate causing Lani to swing on her. Luckily Desean was right there so Lani hit his arm instead, he grabbed her as Sevyn pressed his nurse button. 

"We need security in here." His mom said as Desean escorted her out of the room.

"Told you to stop messing with birds," Indigo chuckled.

"Exactly." His mom smiled.

"Shut up." He mushed Indigo's head as she smiled.

"Let's eat," Desean said 

~

"I'm going to cry," Flaire said looking at the jail.

"You're going to be fine," Keygan said as they parked.

"You got this BFF," Brat said.

"Damn right cause I didn't sit in this car this long for shit," Tyke said making all of them look at him. "And what?"

"If this doesn't feel right then it's not," Ezra told her. "You don't have to forgive him, you don't have to talk to him. When you want to forgive him then you can, if not then we can come back another day."

"I'm fine," Flaire said. "I think." 

Flaire got out of the car as they all walked with her, she walked to the door making sure she had the updated pictures of the family, report cards, and some more things. She went through the whole screening process as did her friends, they waited in the waiting room while Flaire went to sit at the table.

She rubbed her hands on her joggers multiple times, she was so nervous and her heart rate was off the roof.

She looked around seeing all the happy visitors, little girls with their daddies made her smile.

"I can't do this." She mumbled standing up to leave.

"You good, BFF?" Brat asked walking to the table making Flaire confused. "We knew you needed one of us, I just came."

"Thank you, BFF." Flaire smiled in relief just as her father came.

He had a full-grown-out beard, there was a scar on his face that wasn't there before. His skin that always looked so radiant was dry and his eyes looked different. She couldn't explain the feeling she had looking at him but she didn't like it.

Aziel looked around for the visitor, he furrowed his eyebrows seeing Flaire. Genesis was the only daughter that visited so he was shocked, he thought he would never see the rest of his girls again. His eyes started to water as he picked up his pace.

"My FlaireBear." He spoke as soon as he got in front of her. He waited until the guard removed the shackles, he rubbed his wrist, and then looked back at her. "Can I hug you?"

Flaire didn't think about that. She looked over to Brat who nodded her head in encouragement. Flaire nodded her head as he engulfed her tightly until she had no choice but to melt in his arms.

Tears were welded into her eyes as she felt like running and never coming back.

He let her go as they both sat down, neither saying anything just looking.

"Well forget I'm right here then." Brat rolled her eyes making both of them chuckle.

"Of course, I could never forget my bonus daughter," Aziel spoke standing back up. "Give me a hug."

"Yeah, cause I was waiting." Brat glared at him making him chuckle.

"You're so beautiful." He said then looking at Flaire. "You're so beautiful, you've gotten so big."

"I bought you a few things," Flaire said handing him everything while Brat held her hand under the table.

"This Alana? So fucking pretty." He spoke. "I'm glad y'all still keeping up with y'all grades. Two scholarships? My baby is so smart. You still going to be a scientist?" 

"You remembered?" Flaire asked shocked.

"Of course." He chuckled. "How can I forget? I used to buy all the damn equipment, take you and Brat to all your fairs, and bought y'all ice cream when y'all won but steak when y'all lost."

"You're the reason we expect princess treatment," Brat said making Flaire nod.

"Exactly, how am I going to mess with anybody who doesn't buy me steak when I'm upset? Too damn bougie."

"You shouldn't expect anything else." He smiled. "Last Genesis updated, you broke up with Keygan. Who are you with now?"

"Still Keygan." She smiled. "We took a break for a while but we been back together for almost two months now, I think the relationship is better now."

"And who you with now?" He looked at Brat.

"You wouldn't even believe it," Flaire said making her hit her.

"Who?" He raised his eyebrow keeping his eye on her.

"Blaire!" Flaire laughed as he titled his head smiling.

"What? I thought y'all hated each other."

"It's complicated, mind your business. Okay?" She said making them chuckle.

"I bought you some food Keygan's mom cooked, the guard took it. They said they'll give it to you once investigated."

"How's Haven and Indigo?" 

"Haven is with Ezra now." 

"What?" He said wide-eyed. "It's not really that shocking because she used to be in love with Ezra. What about Indigo?"

"She was with this boy named Sevyn, I don't think you remember him."

"Desean son?"

"Yeah." Flaire nodded.

"He cheated then got shot now he's in a coma." 

"Karma." He shook his head. "I wish I could make my baby girl feel better."

"Yeah, she wants nothing to do with you." Flaire let him know. "Out of everybody, she's the angriest with you."

"I expect all of y'all to be angry, I know what I did and I'm not going to make excuses. It may be things you guys don't know and you should but it's not my place to tell you guys right now. I just want-"

"What do you mean by that?"

"It's things that Genesis and I have agreed you guys wouldn't find out yet and-"

"Like what?"

"I just want to have a good visit, just this visit. If you decide to come back, I'll answer any questions you have but right now I just want to be grateful to have you in my life."

"Okay." Flaire nodded as her mind was wandering.

What could Genesis and her dad possibly be keeping from them? Why did she have the right to know but they didn't? 

She was going to let it go so they can have a good visit but it was definitely something going on and she was going to find out. 

~

Maicee watched as her family cried shaking her head. Mackenzie was the dumbest sibling she had but something was still hurting inside her. 

She knew it was only a few months in jail but the fact that she was the only one going was bothering her. She wished her mother got a better lawyer but she got what she could afford and that's what sucked.

At least this wasn't the year they were graduating. Mackenzie can still come back smarter.

"This your chance to say something." Tyke looked at her. "I know you like to pretend nothing gets to you but we can all tell this bothering you."

"What do I even say to her? Don't get your ass beat?"

"Just tell her you love her." Tyke shrugged. "Mac did some bullshit but she didn't do it to you. I know Haven is like a sister but she is your sister and she never was disloyal to you."

"So just forgive her Tyke?"

"No, not unless you want to. You can just tell her you love her, Mac not made for jail baby."

She saw Mac walk to her room so she decided to follow her, Mac sat on her bed crying while Mai just looked at her. 

How can you hate someone but don't at the same time?

"You can't go there crying, especially letting them see you cry. You won't have me to defend you, you won't have anyone but yourself. Fight if you have to but avoid it at all cost and don't go there telling them anything about you. Just your name, don't say what you there for or anything."

"Okay." Mac nodded her head.

"And hold your head up. You wasn't so sad when you sent Haven to the hospital so hold yourself accountable! I bet you felt dumb doing it and I bet you feel idiotic now knowing you rode for bitches for no reason. What hurts both Haven and I the most is you had no real reason to switch on her, you just started following after bitches who also had no real reason to hate her."

"Jealously." Mac admitted. "We all had our roles in the group but as Haven started coming more out her shell y'all was getting closer. I didn't like her cause she was taking my sister from me."

"So send the girl to the hospital over something you could've talked to me about?"

"It sound dumb now but I've been reacting off emotion. If I could just talked to y'all I would've but I can't take it back now. It is what it is."

"I don't know if Haven would ever forgive you but I can. I don't right now but one day we can probably be closer than we ever was."

"I miss you so much." Mac started to cry making Maicee look at her as she walked to her bed to hug her. 

"I miss you too." 

They sat in silence until their mom and dad walked up the stairs, she smiled looking at her girls. She didn't want to ruin the moment but it was time. 

"It's time to go." Gina said making them look at them.

"Well, let me fix your hair." Maicee said grabbing the brush. "Your mugshot can't be ugly."

"Yeah, I got eye boogers and shit." She chuckled grabbing her face rag that was already wet from her previously using it. 

"You're going to have to get your nose pierced again." Maicee told her as she took her nose ring out.

"Imma put something in there whenever I find something, I'll cry if my hole close."

"Cause it definitely hurt getting it the second time."

She finished her hair then hugged her again before they left. She walked into her room and cried for a second, she was so confused. She wanted to hate Mac forever.

"Cmere baby." Tyke said hugging her. "She'll be good, she got this."

Maicee didn't say anything, she just let him hold her until her tears stopped. She needed to take a nap, it was the only thing going to make her feel better.

"Wanna eat or take a nap?"

"Nap." She mumbled.

"Come on then."

~

Flaire sat in Blaire living room while him and Brat was back there arguing, she was two seconds from leaving cause they were arguing for nothing.

She stood up to go in the kitchen just as someone knocked on the door.

"Blaire somebody knocking!" 

"See who is it."

"No, what if somebody trying to murder you?"

"Why the fuck would they knock?" He asked coming in the living room opening the front door without asking who. "Why the fuck you knocking and you got a key?"

"Because I don't have it on me right now duh." Ra said pushing past Blaire.

"And why she here? Didn't I tell you she couldn't come back to my house."

"Don't be mean uncle Blaire." Rylee said making Ra laugh.

"Oh, wassup?" Ra noticed Flaire. 

She was so beautiful to him, definitely the best looking female he ever seen. Every time he saw her, his body felt funny.

"Hey," She smiled looking him over, she then looked to Rylee. "She's so beautiful."

"Thank you." Rylee smiled. "What's your name?"

"Flaire."

"Oh, my mommy don't like you." She stated making Blaire bust out laughing.

"Rylee, what I tell you about saying the first thing that come to your head?"

"You the one who told me mommy don't like her." Rylee looked at him as Blaire continued laughing.

"It's okay, I don't like your mother either." Flaire shrugged.

"Why not?"

"Rylee." Ra said.

"Why can't I ask questions daddy?"

"Because it's rude."

"But she don't like my mommy." She frowned. "That's rude."

"Rylee man." Ra shook his head sighing. "I'm sorry for her."

"She's fine." Flaire smiled.

This was exactly why she was glad she didn't continue her relationship with Ra, she couldn't stand little kids.

"Where's my shit?" Brat asked coming out the room.

"Bro, you're not getting it."

"Give me my shit, I'm leaving."

"You not going no where." He shrugged as he scrolled on his phone.

"Stop playing with me because I'm getting mad and I promise you right now-"

"BFF, stop letting this nigga make you so mad." Flaire said making her look at her.

"It's making me so mad because I wanna swing on him but I'm not bro, I just wanna leave."

"Well, what the hell you done did?" Ra asked him.

"She mad cause we had a disagreement about something she posted."

"Cause you're not my fucking father!" Brat yelled. "I don't have to listen to shit you say!"

"Exactly, why you not going no where."

"What? Are you fucking-"

"BFF, don't swing on him." Flaire stood up as she grabbed Brat before she could make it to Blaire.

"She not dumb." Blaire continued atoginizing as they walked outside.

"Why you trying to piss that girl off?"

"Cause it's funny." Blaire shrugged. "She be melting me, bitch really always wanna be seen. Like just sit your ass down."

"What she post?"

"Some shit with her bent over looking like one of these regular ass bitches."

"You know what you was getting into before you got into the relationship. Stop trying to change shit that she been doing."

"It's shit you post and don't post when you in a relationship though. Bent over is not one of them, who the fuck you want to see you bent over?"

"If you couldn't handle a bad bitch, shouldn't of got one."

"Bro shut the fuck up before I kick your daughter out my damn house."

"She'll be back." Ra shrugged as Flaire and Brat walked back in. 

"Give me her car keys please." 

"Nah." Blaire spoke standing up. 

"Daddy, can I go get some snacks?"

"Yeah."

"No the fuck, eat your plaque." Blaire said making Flaire start screaming.

"Eat your plaque is crazy." She said once she calmed down.

"Screaming is crazy." Rylee looked at her before she walked in the kitchen.

"Your daughter got one more time." Flaire warned making Ra laugh.

"She got a smart ass mouth, right? Can't stand her ass, that's why I be mean to her malnourished ass." 

"Blaire!" Flaire laughed as he walked towards his room. "You just be letting him talk about your daughter."

"They talk about each other, the shit she say when Blaire not around is crazy." Ra chuckled.

"She just like her mother."

"Sadly." He shook his head. 

"Did the situation with her get better?" Flaire asked.

"Rylee have her first scheduled visit with her next week, my mother going to supervise so hopefully the situation gets better as to where she can visit by herself."

"Are you still in communication with her?"

"Not at all. We don't have shit to talk about, I'm never going to talk to that damn girl again."

"I wish the best for you."

"What about you? Every copacetic with you?"

"Yeah, I got two scholarships. Acceptance letters to multiple schools, a job, and I'm selling the clothes I make so everything's going fine." 

"You been fighting?"

"No sir." She smiled. "I promised myself I wasn't going to be a hoodrat anymore."

"I'm so proud of you kid, cmere." He said holding out his arms making her chuckle as she hugged him. 

Rylee walked back in the room rolling her eyes seeing them hug.

"Daddy, can you open this?" She asked holding it in his face until he took it.

"Here." He handed it back.

"Thank you daddy, can we leave now? I don't want to be here anymore."

"Yeah, I gotta drop you off to your grandmother anyway. Yo Blaire I'm out."

"Aight bitch."

"You could take me home?" Flaire asked.

"Yeah, you ready?"

"Yeah."

"BFF, I'm leaving also. I love you twin!" 

"I love you too twin!" Blaire yelled back.

Rylee went towards the front seat making Ra look at her, she rolled her eyes going to the back. Flaire got in the car looking around seeing nothing changed, she smiled at the dice she made for him. 

"This a cute placement." She touched it.

He turned on the radio after thanking her then made her way towards her house, it was only a six minute drive so they got there in no time. 

"Thank you Ra."

"It wasn't shit."

"See you later, Rylee." Flaire said closing the door.

"Mhm." She said without looking up. "Daddy, I don't like her."

"Why not?"

"Cause she don't like my mommy."

"Rylee it don't matter who you like or not, watch your mouth and be respectful to any adult."

"I'm saying it to you."

He ignored her as he pulled off Flaire street.

Flaire walked in the house seeing Genesis dozing off while Alana was watching a movie, she sat on the couch looking at the movie that was playing. 

"Genny, go upstairs I have her." Flaire told her making her pop her eyes open.

"I just wanna close my eyes for a second."

"It's fine go head, go take a nap."

"Wake me up in a few so I could have dinner ready before everybody get here." 

"Okay."

Genesis walked upstairs while Alana crawled into Flaire lap, she grabbed her face giving her wet kissed as Flaire accepted it all. 

"You hungry?" 

"Yes." 

"Let's go see what mommy was going to make." 

She saw Genesis put out steak so she decided she'll make it instead with the help of Alana. She put her down in her chair handing her a snack then turning on the kitchen TV so she could watch while she cooked.

"What you doing?" Indigo asked coming in the kitchen.

"Finna cook cause Genny tired."

"I'll help, what we making?" 

"Steak, you could pick the sides."

"Hey sissys." Haven smiled walking in the kitchen. "What we cooking?" 

"Steak and whatever side Indigo pick." Flaire answered.

"I'll help." She smiled walking to the sink to wash her hands.

"Why the hell you so happy?" Indigo asked.

"Right, you ugly as hell smiling too much."

"Oh, nothing just been fucking." Haven joked making both of them laugh.

"You lost your virginity and haven't stopped fucking since." Flaire said.

"It feels soooo good." Haven smiled.

"Must be nice." Indigo chuckled.

"If I knew it felt that good, I woulda been throwing it back like a rapper baby momma."

"Bye y'all." Flaire brushed them off going to the speaker to play music as Indigo and Haven laughed.

She wanted to tell her sisters about her visit so bad but she decided to keep it to herself until she had all the answers. 

Because trust and believe she was going to get answers.

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