Glass Heart

5

Kareem wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand and let out a sigh of relief when it was time for his break. He walked to his car and took off his hat, putting it in the backseat before getting in the driver seat.

"Damn, you was gon leave without me?" Tyreke asked as he jogged to the car. He got in the passenger seat and turned the AC up higher "Subway?"

"Yea, that's cool"

The drive to subway was less than 10 minutes away. After getting their food and drinks, they sat at a booth beside the window.

"Man, Stan been workin us like fuckin dogs" Kareem mumbled as he took a bite of his sub "I swear, that lil chick he messin with got somethin to do with it"

"Yea iight detective. Always think she got simethin to do with everything"

Kareem laughed "Man f**k you, I'm forreal. But uh, wassup with you and Asia. I saw y'all together a few days ago"

Tyreke sighed "She sayin she pregnant man, ion know if it’s true but soon as she can get a blood test done, I'm making sure"

"Yea you need too. Cause I know you heard Michael say he f****d"

"And Shawn"

"And Bobby" Kareem added, laughing.

"Damm, white Bobby hit too?" Tyreke shook his head "I f****d up"

"Hey, we all do sometimes. Its life"

Tyreke flicked him off as his eyes roamed outside the window. A woman caught his eyes but she was facing the opposite direction.

"Aye, ain't that your girl right there?"

Kareem took a sip of his soda while his eyes followed Tyrekes. He saw the same woman, and smiled when he saw it was his mystery girl.

"I'll be back" he suddenly felt the courage to speak to her finally and he jogged out the subway and made his way across the street.

He approached her and when he was behind her, he gently tapped her shoulder. She turned around and Kareem slightly frowned when he noticed it wasn't her.

At all.

"Oh, my bad. I thought you were somebody else" he apologized.

"It’s ok" the woman replied. Kareem walked off and sat back in his seat. "What happen?"

"It wasn't her dumbass, had me thinkin"

"Oops" was all Tyreke said as he laughed and took a bite from his sub.

Sage sat Indian style on the couch and continued eating a tub of rocky road ice cream. She was focused on the movie that was on tv that she didn't even notice her brother walk in.He smirked when he saw her and quietly snuck up behind her. Quickly, he grabbed her sides, making her jump up and scream, dropping her ice cream in the process.

"Dammit Jamie" she threw the pillow at him. He grabbed his stomach and fell over on the couch, laughing "It’s not funny asshole"

"Yea, it is" he sat up "how you got scared though? You're watching fast and furious"

"Your point?” she rolled her eyes as she cleaned up the mess.

"Quit with all that attitude before I f**k you up" he mumbled "Why you at my place anyway? You got a house"

He reached for the remote and flicked through the channels.

"I love your house more, it’s amazing" she said loudly, hearing her echo "Hear that? I don't have that at my place"

"We’ll have fun while you can cause soon as I get some more s**t in here, your lil friend leaving" he stopped flicking when he got on mtv2. "I'm hungry. Go cook"

"No, I want Chinese food"

"Cook for me and order you some"

Sage laughed "What sense that make? I should just eat what I cook for you"

"Yea you right" he chuckled, shrugging. Sage grabbed the pillow beside her and threw it at Jamie. It hit him in his face and he quickly got up, charging towards his sister.

Her eyes went wide as she ran away from him "Quit J, I was playing with you"

She ran around the dining room table and made her way outside the screen door. Thinking it was open, she kept running and ran right into the sliding door.

She fell back on the ground and her hands went right to her head "Ah s**t, you Good Sage?" Jamie helped her stand up and her hands started to hit him "Aye, what I do? " he laughed.

"You made me hit my head" she mumbled.

"How? I ain't push you into the window"

"You kept chasing me after I said stop"

"Actually u s-"

Sage rolled her eyes and walked upstairs and into his master bedroom. She closed the door and locked it.

"Hold up, how you gon lock me out my own room?" He banged on the door but got no answer "Man, I'll get your Chinese food"

A few seconds passed before the door opened and Sage smiled "Ok, you're paying"

"Fat ass"