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"So hold up" Jayceone said "That's why he tried to kill u? Cause he basically owns u?"
Lona nodded, eating the fruit salad he bought her "Its been like this since 10th grade, but he didn't decide to be with me until the summer after" she shrugged.
"How could u be so cool with this Lo?"
"Something's u just get used to" she mumbled "I always wanted the affection of someone, just seeing everyone have that that one person that loves them. My mom couldn't be that person, because she was busy getting high. My dad couldn't be that person cause he was busy beating me. And when Robert first came into my life, he was that person. I guess that's why it was so hard to leave him"
"U want someone to hold u when u need to be held, or kiss u when u want it, right? Someone that'll never leave or hurt u, only want to see your smile and grow with u. Right?"
She nodded and smiled a little "Yea, that's all"
Clearing his throat, Jayceone grabbed her hand and entwined their fingers before looking up and their eyes meeting.
"What if I can be that person for u?" He asked, looking into her brown eyes. Lona's face held a almost blank expression "I can be that person for u Lona, and whatever else u need me to be"
"Jay come on now" she slowly pulled her hand away "Your just saying this because of the situation I'm in and because of the things I've shared from my past. U don't want me, u feel sorry for u"
"That's not true. I l-"
"Can we not talk about this? Please Jayceone" she looked down and played with her fingers.
Jayceone sighed and sat back in his chair "Ok, well they still didn't find Robert"
"They're not even looking probably" Lona chuckled.
"Why u say that?"
"When u and Xavier went and beat him up, they found y'all within days. Its been weeks and he's still free" She shrugged "And because of who his dad is"
"Let me guess, a kingpin?" Jayceone chuckled, thinking if his mom and dads past.
"Oh God no, he's just a local dealer who has connections within the system"she shook her head and slowly laid back on the pillows "I can never get away from him Jay, no matter where I go or what I do, he'll just keep coming back"
Taking a chance, he grabbed her hand and gently squeezed it "But as long as u got me, he could never hurt u again. And that's on my life Lona"
The lunch bell rang and Imani walked into the cafeteria with her headphones in and music blasting.
Standing in line for pizza, she looked to her right to see Xavier standin against the wall with his friends and Ariana along with her friends.
They were all laughing and talking to each other. Imani chuckled to herself and looked away, shaking her head.
Grabbing her pizza, she went looking for a place to eat. Finding a empty table against the gate, she walked and sat on the edge.
Her phone buzzed and she picked it up to see a text from Xavier. Just like any other text from him, she deleated it without reading it.
The sun was out but the wind was blowing just right. Again, Imani pulled out her phone and went through her IG timeline. Liking a few pictures, she came across one Xavier put up.
The day ended and soon, Xavier pulled up into his driveway and walked inside. Going straight to his room, he passed his parents room only to hear the middle if what seemed to be a heated conversation.
"I don't give a f**k. They killed my brother Amir, so both of them will pay. Even if I have to do it with my own 2 hands" his dad yelled. The room grew quiet "So I take it as your not going to help me?"
Again, it grew quiet "Fine, I'll do the job on my own "
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