Father: you better come home soon

Me: I been gone for a while, now you want me back home?
Me: no

Father: I figured you were fine since you are 18 and with friends, but I looked up the criminal records of those boys. You better get the fuck out that house Anastasia before you get dragged into something terrible and they do something terrible to you

Me: why are you doing this? They wouldn't hurt me

Father: You don't know that. Can we please talk in person? Can you come home or we can meet somewhere

Me: ill be there soon
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So I guess I'm meeting up with my father. I don't even have a car. I think I can buy one soon though because I been saving my money for a long ass time. I walked back inside from sitting in the backyard and saw Jahseh, Trunks, Craig, Gabe, and Stokeley chilling in the living room.

"Hey can someone drive me somewhere?" I asked and looked at Jahseh. Hopefully he says he will. He nodded while looking back at me.

"I got you. Let me just go get my keys" he said then walked down the hall way.

"Where you going?" Stokeley asked me.

"My parents house" I told him and he looked at me confused. "My dad says he needs to talk to me about something" I said. I wasn't going to tell him why my father wanted to talk to me. I barely know why, but I know it has something to do with the guys.

"That's weird" he mumbled and I smiled.

"Yeah I know" I said back then saw Jahseh walking back to us.

"Ight let's go"

"Bye guys" I said to everyone then followed Jahseh out the door. "Thank you" I told me as we walked to his car.

"You know I always got you" He said back. "So where am I taking you?" He asked as we got in the car.

"My parents house" I told him as I looked down at my hands. I felt his stare on me so I looked up at him.

"Oh why?" He asked confused and started to drive, leaving the driveway.

"My dad says he needs to talk to me" I told him. He nodded and I looked ahead at the road. I connect my phone to the Bluetooth and started to play Jahsehs album, '17'.

It's amazing and it might calm me down because I'm nervous to hear what my dad will say about the boys. I know I won't be happy. I love these boys. I heard Jah chuckle.

"You like the album?" He asked. I looked at him as he drove and smiled.

"Of course. It's the best album I heard all year" I said making him laugh. He looked over at me quickly before looking back at the road.

"I wouldn't go that far, Ta"

"No I'm being serious Jahseh. It's really good" I told him.

"Thank you. I appreciate that" he said back and I looked out the window again. "Wait till you hear the album I'm almost done with. I want to put it out as soon as I'm done with it. I think I may just put a question mark as the title. But I'm very proud of the songs I put on there" he explained to me. I smiled again. I love how music is his passion and how much he puts into it. It makes him happy.

"Have I heard any of them?" I asked.

"Yes. I played the Spanish song for you a while ago. It's got a few features on it. It's called I Don't Even Speak Spanish Lol" he told me making me laugh quietly. "You heard Hope, Sad, Moonlight, and I think Numb. Oh and you heard the remedy for a broken heart" he told me.

"Oh Ight. Those songs are also so good. I better be hearing this album before everyone else" I said making him laugh and nod.

"You will, Babe. You will" I looked back ahead and tried to hide my smile. I get happy every time he says that. I love spending time with Jahseh. Just his presence makes me happy. I also like driving in his car. It's a bmw i8 and it's gorgeous. "So what does your dad want to talk to you about?" I heard Jahseh ask.

"I don't really know" I lied.

"You coming with us later?"

"Where?" I forgot they are going somewhere later. I just can't remember what.

"Our friend is just having a bunch of people over. You should come" he told me. I shrugged.

"I don't know. Maybe" I said back.

I don't know if I want to go anywhere today. Plus having the house to myself will be calming. It's been a week since my brothers funeral. I still feel weak and sick because of it. It's weird coming back to the house without him there. I miss him. I want my brother back.

A few more minutes pass and we reach my house-well my parents house. I looked over at Jahseh to see him stare back. I didn't take my seatbelt off or move.

"You okay?" He asked. I nodded then took my seatbelt off then looked at him again.

"Do you think you would wait here till I'm done I doubt it will be long. Actually no you don't have to since I don't know how long-" he cut me off.

"I'll wait for you" he told me. I nodded and opened the door.

"Thank you" I said before getting out and shutting the door. I walked up the front lawn and into the house. "Hello?" I called out as I shut the front door.

"Hi Stas" I heard my fathers voice and saw him standing in the door way of the kitchen. "Come on I wanna show you something" he said and walked over to the kitchen table. I walked over there too and we sat down. He had a folder laying in front of him.

"Where's Mom?" I asked him.

"Working" He said and took a deep breath. "Listen I always liked Stokeley when you guys were younger, but once you guys stop being friends, I knew it was for the better" he started. It took a lot in me not to roll my eyes. "You may like those boys, but you should not get involved with what they do"

"They make music, Dad. What's so bad about that?" I asked getting an attitude with him.

"I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about this" he said opening up the folder and put two pieces of paper in front of me. I glanced down at them real quick without looking what's on it and looked back up at him. "Do you know they were both in jail? Stokeley and his friend Jahseh Onfroy" He asked me. Again I wanted to roll my eyes and tell him to stop talking.

"Yes" I answered him.

"Do you know for what?" I nodded. "If you did, I'm sure you wouldn't be living there. What do you think it was for?" Can he stop asking me questions?

"Possession of weed and a robbery" I said in kind of a questioning voice. I wasn't really sure. But I remember talking about it with Jahseh. My dad laughed at me and shook his head.

"Just look at the papers, Anastasia" he said clearly annoyed. I looked down at both papers to see one had Stokeleys mugshot and a list of whatever and the other one had Jahsehs mugshot and a list except a lot more than Stokeleys list.

"What is this?" I asked staring down at the papers.

"Their criminal records. Everything they were charged for and put in jail for." He told me. He's a detective so I'm not surprised he can get these things. I read some things on each list. I don't even care about their charges. It wouldn't change how I feel about them. I pushed the papers back towards my dad as I looked up at him.

"Why are you showing me these?" I asked.

"To see what kind of people you are living with. I don't want you living there anymore" he told me and I shook my head.

"I want to live there. I'm-" he cut me off.

"I don't care!" He yelled at me.

"Im 18!" I yelled back.

"I don't care!" He repeated. I stood up. "I'm not done here" he said standing up also.

"Well I am" I said and started to walk out the door.

"When you get into a bad situation with them, remember this conversation. I'm sure it will be soon enough" I heard him say so I turned around and faced him.

"You don't know the real people they are. They are changed for the better and I feel much more at home there, more than I do here. You treat me like shit, but when I finally move out and I feel better, you do this shit-" he cut me off.

"Don't talk to me like that!"

"I don't care. I'm done here" I said and he just shook his head. I quickly walked out of the house and got into Jahsehs car as fast as I could. "Let's go" I said quietly and he started the car again.

"You okay?" He asked me the same question from before I got out of the car.

"No" My answered changed this time. My father tries to ruin everything. He doesn't care about me so why bother going through all that. None of that changed my perception of the boys, just the perception of my father.