I Swear I'm Not Crazy

13| Emotion

I held the dog in the air as I laid in my bed, "Why do you just stare at me, huh?"

She tilted her head to the side, "What's your past? Why'd you pick me to take care of you, me out of all people."

"You gonna talk to that dog all day or... Are you going to come to the basement?"

I stared at Cole, "Yeah." I sigh.

I stand up placing the Skit onto the floor, "You was never fond of pets before so who's dog is that?" He questions as we walk down to the basement.

"I guess mines now."

I started walking down the stairs until I reached the bottom, opening the door I walked in and saw the man tied up to the chair, he looked pretty dead.

"Is he-"

"Nah. Just a p***y couldn't take a hit." Mason chuckles walking out from the corner unraveling bloody raps around his hand.

"He's all yours." He sings jogging up the stairs, "Where the hell are you going?" I yelled up the stairs.

"I have a date."

He pops his head behind a wall, "And by date I mean—"

"I get it." I say cutting him off.

"Bye."

I shake my head walking up to the tied up man, "How long has it been, huh? Steve you promised me the money by last week, but guess what?! I never f*****g got it. So now you have to pay the consequences." I said angrily, his eyes widened. He started shaking his head frantically.

"I promise I'll pay you back. I-I just need more time." He tried to convince me, but I wasn't buying his bullshit. I gestured Cole to come over to me. He walked over to me handing me the gun.

Steve's eyes widened even more. "Too late."

"He doesn't deserve to die!"

I shot the gun missing him by an inch. What the f**k is she doing in my head?

"Uhh... You missed." I hear Cole say.

"Thank God!" Steve says in relief.

"Here's the deal Steve." I grabbed him by his shirt, "You have a day to get the money. If you don't have it by then—" I pause lowering my gun to his d**k.

"I break something' of yours. Not a piece of furniture or your f*****g car..."

"Something you're permanently attached to. Get it?" I say with a sadistic smirk.

"O-okay!"

"Get him out of my sight."

NIA

"How is my child?" I questioned struggling to carry his books on top of my books, "You're child? I don't remember agreeing to that mother and father thing."

"No need. I make the rules you're just suppose to follow them." I say with a smile dropping all his books onto the floor.

"Oops."

"Today is Friday, and that means. This little bet is over!!!" I say with a smirk.

He started to laugh, "It may be Friday but, the days not over!" He says walking past me, "You dropped something." He says.

My smile drops, "You are annoying!!" I groan.

XX X XX X

"High school is so boring!!" Rose groaned.

I placed my fork down and started to chugged down my chocolate milk, "Well of course it's going to be boring to you. You don't do anything!" I said placing my milk down, wiping my mouth.

"What." She scoffed, "I do things."

"Rose."

"Yes?"

"You never had your first boyfriend yet." I pointed out.

"I had a boyfriend in the fourth grade..." She trailed off.

"It lasted a day." She coughed.

"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!" I laughed. "That's golden."

"Yeah he moved to Gastonia... the next day." I sighed.

I was still laughing she glared at me crossing my arms, "Oh shut up Ms. I bite the guys d**k off." A small smile appeared on her face, I forgot I told her that story.

"I didn't bite his d**k off I just grazed it with my teeth a little bit..." I trailed off, her smile got even wider, "Okay! I didn't know what I was doing, it was my first time and never again!" I admitted.

I crossed my arms, "Give me a break." She stuck out her tongue.

I finished my lunch taking my carton of milk on the table and taking a gulp of it. I held up the carton and shook it a little, feeling the remain of the liquid inside swaying from the motion. "Hey, can you throw this away?"

She slid her tray toward me, "Sure."

I stacked mines on top of hers picking both of them up grabbing my milk and making my way to the trash can.

I threw the trays away still sipping on my chocolate milk.

My phone vibrated in my back pocket, I looked down at it, Liam.

I clicked on it.

Hey cutie, nice ass.

I turned around slamming into someone, my milk spilling all over his white shirt. I gasped and took a step backwards, staring at the brown stain all over the front of his body. He stood stiff, his head staring at the brown stain as well, and the whole cafeteria fell into silence even the lunch lady's where staring.

"Holy shit." I blurted out unsure what to say.

It was Jake! And he was t wearing a cast. How? Liam shot his ass. Rose told me he's the baddest of the baddest Liam made it seem like he wasn't s**t. He got suspend three times one for punching a student making him go the hospital and the other for smoking weed in the boys bathroom and three for... Cheating on a test!

"What the f**k dumb bitch." He growled.

I felt Rose wrap her arm around my shoulder, "Chill, it was just an accident, put some Oxy-clean on that, it would come right out." Rose babbled.

"I'm sorry let me get a napkin." I blurted out reaching for a napkin and I started to dab on his shirt.

"Okay this is not helping."

I could feel my heart pounding, this is embarrassing.

The guy pushed me away from him making me stumble to the floor.

Rose squatted down next to me helping me up, "What is wrong with you." She muttered.

"What the f**k my guy it was an accident!" I growled.

"I remember you, you was with f*****g Liam." He says with a smirk. "Luckily, I was wearing my bullet proof best." He said, wiggling his left arm.

Liam

I texted Nia with a grin on my face, it's so fun messing with her.

"Am I going death or did everyone just go quiet?" Cole questioned.

"Nope." Mason replied.

"What the f**k dumb b***h!"

I shot my head up flickering my eyes around the cafeteria, trying to figure where that yell came from.

I stood up when I saw Nia being pushed to the ground.

I started to walk towards them when I was caught on the shoulder. "You sure you wanna go over there, that's Jake. You may think he's a nuisance but he has hella connections." Mason said with a raised eyebrow.

"Let him go Mason sit down and eat your popcorn and watch the show." Cole exclaimed.

I brushed him off of me making my way towards them.

I grabbed a hold of Jake's arm placing them behind his back he started to grunt as I started to twist it ever so slowly. "I already dislike you, don't make me hate you."

"Touch her again, let's just hope that never happens." I threatened. "Because I would f*****g kill you."

I let go of his arm and he walked out of the cafeteria.

"b***h ass." Rose muttered, but I still heard her.

I raised an eyebrow, "I saved you twice, just so you know." I say with my arms crossed.

"I should be rewarded at this point." I said with a smirk.

"Twice?" Rose blurted out in confusion. "What happened the first time?" She questioned with her head lolled in Nia's face.

My eyes scanned the cafeteria, everyone started to look away.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you." I heard Nia apologize over and over again.

I watched as she started to rub her wrist.

"Is your wrist okay, you fell pretty hard." Rose concernedly asked.

"Yeah it's fine, come on let's get a move on to class."

She started to walk away I quickly grabbed onto her arm.

"Are you sure you're okay?" I questioned looking at her with a concern look in my eyes.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" She chuckled. "You almost look concerned." Rose joked.

That's because I am, concerned.

I ignored there comments and blew on her wrist, "Wow. Your carbon dioxide magically healed my wrist." She sarcastically said.

A smile appeared on my face, "Smart ain't I." I said.

I put a sadistic smirk on my face I started to slap it, "Ow f**k you!!!" She groaned out.

"Awe, that didn't work either." I cooed. "Put some ice on it."

"I'll put some ice on your balls while I'm at it too." She fumed.

"Pervert." I snorted.

"I was being sarcastic, d**k-wad."

"I was being sarcastic." I mocked her. "I don't talk like that!"

"I don't talk like that." I mocked her again.

"Get a room you two!" Rose interrupted.

"Okay come on let's go Nia." I said teasingly but, I was serious.

XX X XX X

"f**k you, f**k you!" I say with my ears covered. "Oh please! You wouldn't even know how to handle all of this!" She yells I turn my head around and she started to shake her hips.

She paused as she felt everyone in the student parking lot looking her way. "Well, that sure got your attention!" She huffs and places her hand on her hip.

And everyone else's.

'On my mama, I would f**k her.' I heard some dude say making my lips twitch, what the hell did he just say?

I turned to my left he was looking her up and down, "Hey!" I yelled, "Why don't you keep your eyes to yourself!" I snapped.

He stops leaning on his car, "It's my eyes I can do whatever I want." He chuckles along with his group of friends.

"You got a fat ass mama!" He says with a wink. She twirls "Why thank you—"

I don't know why but this guy was pissing me off, I grabbed a hold of her hand. "What the hell Liam."

"You said you wanted a ride, right?"

I opened the car door and she got inside, "Here's your ride." I say and close the car door.

"Look at her again I swear to God that would be the last thing you'll ever see." I threaten and hop in the front seat.

"What the hell was that all about? I'm not your girlfriend nor your wife." She snapped once I got inside the car.

"What? I don't know what you're talking about." I shrugged my shoulders and drive out of the parking lot.

"You know exactly what I'm talking about don't play dumb!"

"I have no idea."

"Why did you need a ride from me anyway?" I ask changing the subject. "Don't change the subject, just don't pull that s**t again."

I rolled my eyes, "I was just helping a friend get away from those no good boys."

She crossed her arms and sat back in her seat, "Like you're any better." She muttered.

I stared at my gas it read 'E' "Your gas is running low." She stated, "I know dip shit."

I pulled up into the gas station, "Don't touch anything." I ordered and got out of the car.

Nia

"Don't touch anything." I mocked him ones he closed the door. I plugged the aux cord into my phone.

"I WAS WITH A BETTER YOU!"

"I WAS PLAYING YOU TWO!!" I sung on the top of my lungs I looked out my window and started to hum along I spotted a black car just sitting there.

I swear I saw him while we were on the road. I saw Liam walk out the gas station sucking on a lollipop, God he so fine.

I opened the car door, "You're going to get a f*****g cavity if you keep eating candy!" I teased. He flipped me off I stuck my head back inside the car.

He got inside the car and drove off, I turned around that black car was two cars down from us.

"Do you have a bodyguard or something?" I questioned. "No, I'm my own bodyguard."

I rolled my eyes, "Then who's that following us..." I trailed off.

He glanced at the mirror, "s**t" he muttered.

He made the sharpest turn making my head hit the window, I quickly put on my seat belt.

"Ow!" I groaned. "See that's why you need to wear a seat belt." He says concentrated on the road.

A loud sound echoed from outside, "pl-please tell me that was fireworks!"

"Put your head DOWN!" He ordered and turned and sped up on the wrong side of the road, the cars started to honk I could hear the sirens of police in the distance.

I quickly put my head down, "LIAM HOW THE HELL ARE YOU NOT IN JAIL YET?!" I yelled as he turned another corner.

"Shut up!" He shouted and pressed on the gas.

His phone started to ring, "Answer it." He ordered.

I grabbed his phone and answered it and placed it near my ear, "Cole!"

"Nia?!" He blurts out, "s**t you're with Liam."

"Yeah..."

Scared is an understatement I'm terrified. Knowing that a bullet can fly right through this car and hit me in the head terrifies me, I think this would terrify anyone. "Put the phone on speaker." Cole says.

My trembling hands tapped on the phone putting it on speaker. "So..." Cole started, "You know Ryder, you know the one with the big nose, the one that was supposedly dead?"

"Yeah..." He says, turning another sharp corner, these guys wont get off his ass.

"Yeah, well, he's not!"

"WHAT?!" Liam says through gritted teeth trying to stay calm. "He magically survived."

"I'm sick off all these f*****g plot twist in my f*****g life!!!" He groaned and slammed on the steering wheel.

"Oh--My...God!" I blurted out, "Oh my God Rose the rumors-- everyone was right." I say and close my eyes trying to wrap my head around everything.

I felt my head throbbing not because I hit the window earlier, I was having a panic attack.

"If I die—" I take a deep breath I can feel my heart pounding, "f**k you..." I trailed off and everything went black.

"NIA!"

"NIA- s**t!"

Liam

I walked out the bathroom to see Nia, sound asleep on my bed, I rolled my eyes when I saw she was wearing my Gucci shirt.

I walked over to my drawer and pulled out a bottle of pills I hadn't touched in a long time.

I thought I killed him.

The murder of my mom and dad is still out there.

I tightly closed my eyes and rubbed my temples.

"RUN LIAM! f*****g GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!"  I could hear my mom yell in my head.

"Mom, Dad!" I repeated over and over in my head.

"No...No... SOMEONE HELP!" I was in a trance reliving that night.  I slid down the wall shaking, I took a hold of my head banging my fist against my head trying to get that memory out of it.

I haven't felt this in a while...

I'm terrified.