Bully

Twelve

Jhene

"Auntie, is that you ?" she turned around with the other people. "Ms. Anne? And who this nigga?"

"Put your hands up." I did as told and stayed in my place, not knowing what to do.

"Wow, Jhene. And to think you was going to get away with what you did to me." Auntie said laughing.

"What ? Because I put you in your place ?" I chuckled.

"SHUT UP." she yelled, making everybody in the room jump. "This is your fault. You shouldn't have said nothing to me or Anne for that matter." I looked at Ms. Anne and she looked sad.

"Why are you doing this to Ms. Anne? She has children at home who are awaiting her presence. And plus, you can't even use a gun."

"Oh really ? I can't?" she turned the gun sideways.

"Shoot me then." I said boldly.

"Jhene, what are you doing ?" my mother yelled.

"No mom, I wanna see her shoot me." she pointed the gun and pulled the trigger. I closed my eyes and felt no pain. Everybody looked around and nobody was injured.

"Where did the bullet go ?" we all looked around and I noticed blood dripping from Auntie's leg.

"Auntie, your leg. It's bleeding." she looked down and dropped. "You have so much adrenaline running through you, you didn't notice you were injured." I started laughing.

"What's so funny ?" Dad asked.

"I told you she couldn't shoot. Remember you told me that she went to the shooting range and missed the target and shot out the lights ?" I kept laughing. I heard sirens in the distance and I stopped.

"Y'all don't hear that ?" I asked as I stood up.

"Hear what ?" the room went in silence and the sirens got louder. Who called the cops here if the basement is sound-proof ? Someone banged on the door as if they were gonna break it down.

"Who is it ?" I asked as I looked through the peephole. I felt something against my skin and I jumped.

"Make them leave." my aunt said sternly. I opened the door and she hid behind.

"Hi officers, is there a problem ?" I asked politely.

"We are here because we have noise complaints from neighbors and they say it's been going on for a while." he said. But it's so quiet in here.

"Sir, no one is here except my parents and they are in the room, sleep." I heard her whisper 'good' and I leaned against the door.

"Okay, thanks for your time and goodnight." I watched them leave and closed the door and she locked it.

Anonymous

"So did y'all go the house ?" I asked them.

"Yes, but it was no way she was letting me inside."

"Okay, we have to try something else then." I sent the note as a warning for Marcus and the cops.

"What now ?" he asked me. I spun around in my chair and looked at him.

"Leave. I'll call you if I need your service." they nodded and did as told. Looks like I have to get to Marcus another way and kill Jhene.

Marcus

Jhene wasn't answering her phone since she left. I wanted to call her and talk to her before I went to sleep. I called again and somebody else answered.

"Why you calling her for ?" a gruffly voice yelled from the other line.

"Who the f**k is this ?" I yelled. By now, I was slipping on a shirt.

"Somebody you will never meet." then they hung up. By now, I was furious with Jhene and another nigga in her house.

I drove to her spot and slammed my door and banged on hers. I waited and she arrived to the door, smiling. I can tell it was fake.

"Hi Marcus. What are you doing here ?" I looked her eyes and she looked scared.

"What you mean what am I doing here ? Some nigga was on your phone talking 'bout I ain't somebody they ain't gonna meet. Got me f**k up." I tried to walk in and she pushed me out.

"Don't." I stared at her for a second and she kept shivering, I pushed my way through and she ran and hid behind me.

"What the--" then I heard a gun c**k.

"Surprise. So nice for you to join us." some old lady said.