Book One | Bad Intentions

A few hours later - evening

I was chilling in my room trying to process the day I just had. Even my phone had been blowing up all day cause by now people had heard what happened and wanted to know if I was okay. I knew some where only asking not because they actually cared but because they wanted to use me to cover their own asses. See in a school like mines everyone has secrets and no one wants theirs to come out. This whole situation had everyone shaking in their boots.

I tried to ignore everyone by just going to sleep but then I had no luck, I just couldn't sleep with everything that was going on right now and worst of all the cops explained earlier today that no one was allowed to visit Clay at the hospital because he was under police supervision and still in danger because any one of us could have been the culprit.

I was sitting there losing myself in my thoughts when I was suddenly interrupted by my phone ringing again.

WTF I thought I put this thing on silence!

I checked to see who it was and saw it was Chris so I ignored it because I honestly dont have time for this. I really wasn't in the mood to be dealing with anyone's bullshit right now.

"Eyo! Nigga!! Answer your fucking phone!" I heard a voice whisper through my window.

What the fuck!

I was startled but then I quietly recognized the voice so I acted. It was Chris. "What the fuck are you doing creeping outside my window!" I questioned.

"Nigga your rude ass wasn't answering my calls so I got concerned and decided to check up on you"

"Nxaww how sweet, I didn't know you cared like that" I said teasing him.

"Nigga you fucking fainted so forgive me for caring about your wellbeing" he mentioned. "Now are you gonna help me through this window or not?" He said stretching out his arm which I then reached for and gave him an assist through the window into my room.

We then both took a seat on my bed and there was a split second of silence because Chris decided to say something. "You good man?"

"Uhm yea I am, why?"

"You just seem really off or something and I got really worried after today, especially when I saw them cops questioning you"

"Oh nah man I'm fine trust me"

"Okay then if you say so. Why were they questioning you by the way? Do they think you're responsible for it or?"

"Nah they just wanted to know where I was that morning that's all. I guess they were narrowing down their suspects or something like that."

"Oh aight" he said looking a bit anxious.

"Wait, are you okay?" I asked cause he was starting to look a bit green.

"Wha-Uhm yea I'm fine" he said looking at me for a split second then broke eye contact.

"You don't seem like it man, is there something your not telling me?"

"Nigga I said I'm fine so get off my fucking dick!" He snapped.

"Whoa-whoa chill-out I'm sorry, nigga chill!" I instructed so he calmed down

Nigga is acting real suspicious. In fact I know he's always had a bit of a temper but he's been acting a whole lot worse ever since Clay got hurt. Almost as if he knows something or as if the issue really touched him like it did me. - but nah Him and Clay?! Nah I doubt it...this nigga is straight as a ruler. He couldn't...

"Sorry nigga it's just been a rough couple of days you know. Didn't mean to snap at you like that" he tried justified himself. "We cool?"

"Yeah nigga we cool don't stress"

"Aight good so what else did the cops say to you? Do they have a suspect?"

"Uhm nah nothing else just that... I don't think they even have a suspect jus' yet"

*sigh of relief* "Oh shit aight"

"Huh?"

Why'd he seem so relieved about that? As a matter of fact I thought he didn't even give a fuck about Clay so why the sudden interest in his case...🤔

"Why you suddenly interested in all this?"

"Whatcha mean?"

"I mean earlier today you didn't even give a rat's ass about Clay and now here you are asking me all these questions...what's up?"

"Nigga step off! I'm just trying to be a decent human being okay! Is that such a wrong thing?" He said getting up and storming across the room.

"Nah it's not, it's just that this is a whole new side of you I guess"

"Well nigga whatever, infact I gotta go so bye!" He said stepping out the window and walking off to his car.

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