My Brother's Best Friend

Chapter 4

Two Days Later

So, Ray, Craig and Jacob are out with friends. I haven't barely seen them since that day. Today, me and Santo are moving in with his mom and dad. His sister is old enough to have her own house, so, she does. We have packed up and moved most of our stuff without the guys noticing.

"Alright, that was the last box. You ready?" Santo asked. I held my finger up and got out a piece of paper and a pen. On it, I wrote:

"I really tried. I tried so hard to be a good kid because I know it's hard raising a teenager when you're only a teen yourself. You did a pretty good job. I love you all. I forgive you all for everything, I hope one day you can forgive me. You know my number. I'm not playing the childish game of changing my number. I'm sorry for everything. If you all never forgive me, I hope you all have nice lives. Get married and have a family. I forgive and love you all.

~Jazmine Lopez (Your sister, Jazzy)"

I folded it in half and wrote "Boys" in bold letters and put it on the fridge. I know they will see it there. I grabbed Santo's hand. "Come on. Let's go." I told him. We walked to the car and he held my door open for me then closed it.

After getting unpacked, Santo went to watch football with his dad and I helped his mom in the kitchen. "So, you go back to school Monday right?" Cindy asked. I nod. "Now, I understand that fight. You defended yourself. But I don't want you starting them, okay?" Cindy asks. I smile at her. "Yes, ma'am." I agreed. And we cooked lunch. After that, everyone ate then Cindy and Jonathan left.

"So, what do you wanna do tonight?" I asked Santo. He doesn't have work tonight for the first time in a while. He laid back on our bed and put his hands behind his head, closing his eyes. "Get dressed in something comfortable. I'm taking you somewhere then we are gonna come home and relax." Santo told me. I kissed his cheek before walking to the closet.

I wore sweatpants and a wife beater with nike's and my hair in a messy bun. "Jazzy, are you ready?" Santo yelled from downstairs. I grabbed my jacket and ran down stairs, grabbing his hand. We were wearing the same outfit. We smiled at each other. "Let's go then."

We pulled up to the grave yard. Not Kaden's, but my parent's. "What are we doing here, Santo?" I asked. He led me to my parents tombstones. "You haven't came to visit them since the funeral. Please, visit today, for me." He said, pouting. I sighed and thought about it. "You're lucky you're cute." I said, before sitting in the grass. He sat next to me and smiled.

"I love you." Santo said, pulling me closer and kissing my temple. I laid my head on him. "I love you too." I told him. Then, we just sat there and stared at the tombstone. I thought of everything they did. The good and the bad.

Now that I think about it, they weren't 100% terrible. They were 95% terrible. And 5% good. Which is good, I guess. "Thank you for making me come, Santo." I said as we walked back to the car. "No problem, baby girl." He said.

When we got back home, Momma and Pops were gone. "Baby, Imma take a shower. I'll be out in a minute, okay?" Santo said. I pout. "Then I'll be all alone." I said. He thought for a minute and while he did, I started singing Lonely by Akon. Santo chuckled and opened his arms. "Come here my lonely baby." He said.

I went over to him and he engulfed me in a huge hug. "I really gotta take a shower though." He said. I kissed his cheek and then stretched up so I could reach his ear. "Well, hurry. Ion wanna be here all alone for a long time." I whispered. He picked me up. "Come with me then." He said.

I giggled. "No, you go take a shower and I'll make dinner and we can relax for the rest of the night." I told him. He smiled and kissed my lips. "I'll hurry. Okay?" Santo asked. I smile and nod. "Uh, what do you want?" I asked. "You wanna make a pizza? Just cheese." He told me. I nod and hop off him but, he pulls me back.

"Uh, ain't you forgetting something?" Santo asked, poking his lips out. I giggled and kissed his lips. "I love you." He said. "I love you too. Now go take a shower stinky." I said. His jaw dropped and he pretended to be hurt. I ran down stairs so he wouldn't do anything. I know he could chase me but he won't. When he says he needs a shower, he takes a shower, no matter what.

I opened the freezer and took out a cheese pizza to put in the oven. My phone went off, so, I went to get it. It was a text from Prehia.

Prehiaa- Momma said to tell u n Santo that her and Pops got caught up at a meeting. They will be home first thing in the morning.

Jazzy- Okay, I'll tell him when he gets out the shower.

Prehiaa- K, I gtg I'm at work.

Jazzy- Kayy, love ya

Prehiaa- Love ya too

Then, I went through my messages. Ray had texted me but, I haven't read them yet. I don't wanna right now. The oven went off so, I put my phone on the counter.

I took the pizza out the oven and let it cool off. I was on my phone when I felt arms around my waist. "Thank you." Santo whispered. Before I could answer, the doorbell rang. "I got it." Santo told me. He walked out the room.

"WHERE IS MY SISTER?!?" I heard Ray yell. My eyes widened and I ran in the pantry to hide. "Ray, I told you, I don't know." Santo half yelled. "I can't believe you lost her. When did you get home?" Santo asked, worried. "An hour ago." Ray said.

"You've been gone for almost two days, bro. I moved out today." Santo told him. "Maybe she will come back home soon. Just go home and wait a day or two. Then, if you haven't heard from her, call the cops. I'll keep an eye out for her. I'll tell you if I hear from her." Santo said.

He hugged Ray then Ray left. "Baby? Where'd you go?" Santo said. I decided to play with him and stay where I was. "Come on baby. Quit playing with me." He whined, searching through the kitchen and the rooms surrounding it. I held in my giggles.

"Jazzy, come here, baby. I wanna lay with you. And the pizza is getting cold." Santo said after five minutes. I can't stand cold food, I don't know why. I stepped out and as soon as I did, I was picked up. "So, you just gonna hide from me like this? I gotchu." Santo whispered in my ear. I smiled and rested my arms on his shoulders.

"Let's go eat. I'm hungry." I said. Santo chuckled and carried me to the island. He sat me on the island and made each of us a plate. "Here you go, love." Santo said. I smiled and thanked him. He sat next to me and we ate in silence.

"Baby, Imma go take a shower." I said, standing up. Santo pulled me back on the couch. I landed in his lap. "I don't want you too. I want you to stay with me." He told me. I kissed him and then leaned to whisper in his ear. "I took a shower this morning, it won't take long." I whispered. I kissed his cheek and walked up stairs, with Santo whistling at me.

After I got dressed in sweats and a tank top, I checked my phone. I decided to text Ray back. He sent a lot of texts and left a lot voice mails. I had a lot of missed calls from him also.

Ray- Jazzy, where are you? Call me back. We love you. We forgive you. We were never ashamed I was mad. I'm sorry. I love you. Please come home.

There were also a million texts and calls from Jacob and Craig. Ray called me when I was scrolling through the texts so, I answered.

Me- "Hello?"

Ray- "Guys, guys she answered. Hi, hey."

Craig and Jacob- "Put it on speaker."

All the boys- "We are so sorry. Please come home."

Ray- "We love you."

Craig- "And miss you."

Jacob- "And we are really sorry."

Jazzy- "I forgive and love y'all too. But, I'mma stay where I am for a while."

Ray- "Can we still see you?"

Jazzy- "I don't know. I will call you back later. My phone is gonna die. I love y'all."

The boys- "I love you."

I hung and ran down stairs. I jumped on Santo who was laying on the couch. I straddled his waist and he put his hands on my hips. He smiled at me and I did smiled back. "Ray texted and said you answered." Santo said. I nod and smile bigger. "That's good, baby. So, what now?" Santo asked.

I shrugged and laid next to him on the couch. He put his arms around me and I laid my head on his chest. "What do you wanna watch?" Santo asked. I smiled. "Love and Basketball." I answered. He chuckled and put it on.

"I'm tired." I said after it was over with a yawn. Santo chuckled and picked me up and carried me to our room. "Okay, now you can to bed mama." Santo said. I smiled and opened my arms. "Come cuddle with me." I told him. He crawled in bed with me and kissed me. We cuddled and laid there. "I love you." He said. I smiled. "I love you too." I told him. And we cuddled for the rest of the night, eventually falling asleep.

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