chapter forty-six

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Rashir groaned in frustration as he missed another shot during practice. It had been 2 days since he'd seen Lourdes and his mojo was thrown all the way off.

As he predicted, it was now impossible to find Lourdes anywhere. After she turned the corner of the restaurant, it was like she'd disappeared off the face of the earth. He overheard Mateo and Nico talking on the way home from the restaurant, and it seemed like she wasn't doing any better than he was.

Nico and Mateo had been cussed out by Nala for showing up, even though Rashir hadn't even known they were going to be there. Apparently, Nala had vaguely mentioned that they were going out to eat and they'd finally gotten Lourdes out of the house to Nico in a text, and Nico was supposed to read her mind and check her location to see that they had chosen Blowfish as the restaurant to eat at for the night.

After Lourdes ran out the door, the rest of the girls got their food to go and went home. He overheard them saying Lourdes got an Uber home and was back at the apartment and he was sad that she really thought she had to run away from him. Even though they were broken up, he still cared for her and he hoped they could still talk, but it didn't look like that was going to happen.

"Damn nigga, who got you messing shit up like this? You gon' be benched if you don't tighten up," A random junior commented, snickering with his friends. Rashir refrained from snapping at him, choosing to take a deep breath and close his eyes. He was not in the mood to go back and forth with an unknown ass underclassman.

"You ain't hear? He and his girl broke up and it's fucking with his head and shit," Diallo spoke from a couple of feet away from him. Rashir held his tongue and chose not to ask how he even knew this information, instead of ignoring him.

"Damn for real? That mean she single right?" One of Diallo's friends acted fake shocked and Diallo nodded with a smirk on his face.

"Mhm, boutta text her and ask her to link when we get out," He said while looking directly at Rashir. Rashir shared a look with Nico and Mateo and they sighed, knowing what was about to happen next. They got up from the benches and ventured off to pull their coach away from the scene and out into the hallway to distract him.

Rashir watched them until they exited the gym and turned back to Diallo who wasn't paying attention, too busy laughing with his friend. He didn't say anything as he approached him, simply swinging at his face and hit him straight in the nose, hard. Diallo's head flew back and Rashir grabbed a fistful of his jersey, reeling his arm back so he could punch him again, this time in his lip, busting it instantly.

The rest of the team stood back, watching Rashir show no mercy as he continued to pound him, not letting him get a punch in as he went ham on his face, probably breaking his jaw.

"I told you stop fucking with me, right? I done told you to watch yo' fucking mouth, right? Bitch ass nigga, you'on know how to listen," He yelled in between punches while Diallo's nose was leaking. "Now I got you leaking all ova' the damn floor cause you can't shut the fuck up," He finally stopped, letting him fall to the ground while his friend attempted to get him off but Rashir shoved him away.

"Listen when I tell you this–" He got in his face while he laid on the ground, holding his side, "Don't even look in that girl direction, you heard me? Stay the fuck away from her and tell all yo' lil friends the same. I'on ever want you even thinking 'bout her. If I hear you doin' anything different I'm gon' beat yo' ass again," He sneered and let his shirt go, letting him slump on the floor.

He simply walked out of the gym, not feeling like sticking around for practice, or a lecture from his coach about fighting.

"We have to do something bruh. Lo is a mess and she isn't getting better anytime soon," Nala complained to the group. They were all at the boy's house, sitting in the living room and talking. Lourdes was stuck in her room–as usual, and Rashir was visiting his mother for the next couple of days since his father was out of town.

"Dawg...Rashir's lost his fucking mind. I'on know what the hell he did to that nigga Diallo, but they talkin' bout him being out on injury for the rest of the season cause he beat him so bad. Nigga can't even walk properly, he's on crutches," Nico shook his head, "Remind me to never piss him off," He said under his breath and they all agreed silently. Seeing Rashir angry was never a pretty sight.

"We gotta force them to talk or some shit, they not making any progress if they ain't talking," Mateo said and they nodded.

"But how? Lo isn't even coming out of her room at all after the last stunt we pulled," Gianna told them while kicking her feet on Aaliyah's lap, "She'd definitely not gonna agree to anything like that,"

"Why don't we tell her we're having a girl's night at your house, Gianna? You guys can get Rashir to come too and then lock them in a room together until they start talking," Aaliyah took a break from playing with Mateo's hair to suggest and look over at her.

"You really think she'll agree to even come to her house? She doesn't even come out to shower, I think she's attached to her bed," Nala pointed out.

"Let's just kidnap her," Nico shrugged and they looked at him like he was insane, "What?"

"How would we do that..."

"I'on know, y'all can force her to get up and shower and put on a decent outfit, then when she'd dressed, we'll pick her up and carry her down to my truck, throw her in the back of the truck and–"

"No!" They all yelled at him collectively.

"Nico you're so dumb," Nala shook her head at her boyfriend and they all laughed.

"Aight, what's yall's idea then?" He looked around and when no one said anything he sucked his teeth, "Exactly,"

"Listen, we'll force her to shower and stuff and somehow get her at Gianna's, but y'all are responsible for getting Rashir to Gianna's house," Aaliyah pointed in between the boys.

"Aight bet," Nico agreed.

"Let's just hope she doesn't murder us after," Gianna said to herself.

"Lo, come on! It's a girl's night! You used to love those!" Aaliyah whined as Lourdes tried entering the bathroom, but Lourdes wasn't letting up.

"Can I please just shower? Stop harassing me,"

"You can shower when you agree,"

"Well, I'm not agreeing, so...."

"Lo!"

"Aaliyah move!" Lourdes tried to physically move her out of the way but Aaliyah screamed as soon as she was touched by her, making Lourdes jump back.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Lourdes shouted over her screams, trying again to move her but Aaliyah wasn't budging. 5 minutes went by and Aaliyah continued to scream, which was starting to give her a headache.

"Can you just agree to the damn girl's night so she can stop screaming? God!" Nala yelled from the living room and Lourdes sighed, beginning to cave. She didn't have anything to lose, she'd planned to either cry or sleep once she got out of the shower and went back to her room.

"Fine, I'll come! Just stop screaming!" She finally agreed and Aaliyah squealed, clapping her hands together excitedly.

"Yay! Be ready by 7, Gianna's gonna pick us up then," Aaliyah told her before skipping to the living room to continue watching something with Nala.

"I hate that girl," Lourdes grumbled under her breath before opening the bathroom door.

The girls arrived at Gianna's house and shuffled in, immediately heading for her pantry to grab some snacks for the night. Gianna had the best pantry because it was always restocked. They all sat down in her living room in front of her T.V and now we're arguing about what they should watch.

"No we're not watching fucking Walle, are you dumb? I hate that damn movie, you make us watch it every month,"

"But it's my turn to pick the movie," Aaliyah remarked.

"No it's not, it's my turn. Nala picked it last time which means it's my choice," Gianna butted in.

"Um actually, it's my turn," Lourdes raised her hand as if she was in a classroom.

"It's literally mine turn y'all..." Nala said and they all ignored her, knowing good and well that she picked the last time.

"This is why we can't do nice things because y'all don't know how to take turns correctly," Gianna rolled her eyes.

"Can I just pick the movie? Y'all basically forced me to be here," Lo whined.

While they continued bickering, Aaliyah checked her phone to see if the boys were on their way. They had told Rashir that they were all hanging out at Gianna's and while he was confused, he agreed because he hoped Lourdes would be there. To his knowledge, they were just going to watch a movie or play Uno, but the group had other plans. Mateo had just texted that they were only a minute away, so she knew that she had to get Lourdes upstairs quickly so she wouldn't see or hear them pull up. 

"I have to call Mateo, I'll be back," Aaliyah interrupted their bickering, going upstairs. That was the signal that let them know to get Lourdes upstairs so Aaliyah could lock her in the room. She disappeared up the stairs while Gianna and Nala shared a look.

"Lo, can you get that cord for the T.V that's upstairs in my room? The stupid Bluetooth isn't working so I can't mirror my phone onto the T.V without the cord. It's on my nightstand," Gianna turned to ask her.

"Why can't you ask Aaliyah to do it? She's already going upstairs," Lourdes whined.

"Because she's in the room and she won't hear me yell for her, just go," Gianna shooed her away. Lourdes heaved a heavy sigh and threw her blanket off of her body, trudging upstairs and giving Gianna a dirty look while Gianna just smiled. She jogged up the stairs and once she disappeared into the hallway, Nala and Gianna shared a devilish look before shooting up and quietly running up the stairs. Meeting up with Aaliyah who was in the room next to Lourdes, waiting for her cue.

"Gia! What cord are you talking about? There's no–" Lo began yelling upstairs but was interrupted when the door slammed and she heard a lock click. "I know they didn't–Gianna Rose Nyala Adams! I know you did not just lock me in this fucking room! Open the damn door!" She yelled while pounding on the door and trying to jiggle the doorknob.

"Sorry! You'll thank us later!" Gianna yelled back while they ran back down the stairs, getting ready to act normal since the boys were pulling up. The plan was to ask Rashir to get the same thing they asked Lourdes and lock them in the room together and not let them out until their issues were resolved.

"Is this some sort of joke?! Let me out!" Lourdes continued yelling but they simply shut the hallway door so no one else could hear her as they welcomed the boys in, acting like everything was normal.

Rashir entered Gianna's house, admiring the interior while Gianna led them to the living room. He'd never been to Gianna's house before, it was basically the same layout as the boy's house, but a little smaller since she was only living by herself. She didn't live very far from them either, it only took about 10 minutes to get to her house.

He plopped down on the couch, beginning to scroll through his phone while the rest of the group conversed. He wasn't really in the mood to socialize, but Mateo and Nico had forced him to come again. They were worried about him since he'd basically beat Diallo to a pulp. Rashir could admit that he'd taken it a little far, but with all of the pent-up aggression and frustration he'd been dealing with for the past couple of weeks, he'd just taken it all out on Diallo.

Luckily, the entire team had a 'No Snitching' rule, so none of them gave up that it was Rashir who'd fought Diallo. Diallo was in the hospital because his jaw was wired shut, but even if he could speak, he wasn't going to snitch on Rashir in fear of getting beat up again.

"Alright, we're gonna start with Uno, then we can watch the movie," Gianna clapped to get everyone's attention. "Before we start, can you boys go upstairs and get the ladder in my room? It's too heavy for me to carry it and I haven't had the chance to bring it down. I need to fix the light in the kitchen,"

The boys shared a collective groan but agreed, getting up from their seats and following her up the stairs. The last thing Rashir expected to do was carry a heavy-ass ladder down some stairs tonight.

"Rashir go first," Nico shoved him upfront.

"Nigga why?"

"Cause you can get the back, Matt can get the middle and I can get the front," Nico explained.

Rashir nodded and stepped back to unlock the door. Once she unlocked it and opened it slightly, Rashir looked back at her weirdly before stepping in. Once he stepped one of his feet in the room, he felt someone shove him into the room all the way and turned around to cuss them out before the door slammed in his face and he heard a lock click.

"The fuck–" He murmured to himself before turning back around and jumping when he realized Lourdes was sitting on the bed. She looked up when she heard the door open and scrambled off of the bed once she realized what was happening and that their friends had locked her in a room together with Rashir.

She ran to the bathroom door, trying to open it and hide in there but groaned when she realized it was locked, along with the closet door. She looked around for some sort of exit but began to panic, when it set it in that she was really trapped in a room with Rashir for god knew how long.

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hey y'all! shortish chapter for y'all today. how do we feel about the group stepping in and taking matters into their own hands? don't forget to vote and comment!

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