❝ you best bet i'm going to sleep. ❞

i woke up to ethan calling my phone back to back. he was also texting me a whole bunch. i finally called him back and dd was yelling into the microphone.

"DESI. DESI. DESIII. SOMEONE STOLE MY PHONE AT THE PARTYYY. IM SORRYY." dd yelled. "I DONT KNOW WHO GOT ITT. BROOOO." dd added.

"chill, chill." i said calmly. "ma, they gonna look at me messages." dd gasped. "nah, cause what's in your messages, dd?" i asked him. "our messages, and me talking about the opps, they finna actually kill me." dd sighed.

"i'ma help you find it, chill out okay?" i said, trying to calm dd down. "thank you bae, i'ma see you, love you." dd sighed. "okay, i love you too." i said before i hung up the phone.

after i hung up the phone i received another call from amari, a few minutes after. i answered the phone kind of confused.

"desi, you tryna hang out with rai rai and them?" he asked me. "me and her not on good terms, but you can help me and dd." i offered. "with what?" he also asked me. "he lost his phone, so we looking for it." i explained.

"oh, okay." amari answered me. "when?" he added. "i'm probably about to meet him at edot house." i replied. "oh wheres that?" he asked me. "come to my house, and i'll take you there." i explained.

"sure." amari said. i hung up the phone from the awkwardness. i text dd through ethan's number to let him know amari was coming and that i'll be on my way shortly.

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crystal's pov

📍 edot's party

"you know what, i cannot stand yall, i was only here for dd." i groaned. while ethan, that other girl, and ddot was talking i grabbed dd phone. i exited the basement and then left the party.

i waited for the car to pull up and i hopped in. "whats up, crissy." amari dapped me up. "whats happening, mari." i laughed. i showed him dd phone and he gasped.

"nah, go through that shit." he pointed at it. "drive off though." i said as i hit the wheel. he drove off and we arrived at the park. "okay go head." he said tapping my shoulder.

"yeah aight." i said as i side-eyed him. i turned on the phone and swiped up. "you know his password?" amari asked me. "duhh." i rolled my eyes. i typed the password into the keypad and it unlocked.

"we in!" mari cheered. i laughed and then went to his messages. "where should we go to first?" i asked amari. "go to desi's contact." he pointed to the contact labeled as "desi amore 💞💞".

me
jay told me dat mii x is comen

desi amore 💞💞
its all cool bae
fuck that btc

me
who said dat it ws a girl

desi amore 💞💞
I LNEW IT
I KNEW IT DAVI

me
na ii meant it like she a gremlin

desi amore 💞💞
oh 😔
its okay
ik i'm only one of your hoes

me
yuu got dat rihh
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i clicked off of her contact cause i knew they was talking about me. "THEY TALKING ABOUT YOU CRISSYYY." amari started laughing at me.

"n-- shut up." i corrected myself. "was you finna call me a nigga?" amari asked me. "nah chill." i lied. he mugged me and then turned his attention towards the phone.

"go to that unsaved number." amari said pointing at the number that ended in 0457.  "it's old though." i added. "okay, we can cover the dates." amari shrugged. i sighed and looked for some questionable messages.

iMessage
sat, nov 9 at 11:07

718-036-0457
dd why u aint wan touch dis 🐱

me
stop actin like ii ain tell u dis jay

718-036-0457
you blowin me right na

me
get off mii phone btc .
uu mad weird

718-036-0457
my cat dont look weird
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i was jealous that he was still talking to other girls. i screenshot the messages exchanged and went to instagram. there were tons of messages in his dms and a lot of notifications.

"hurry up and post that shit." amari rushed me. i rolled my eyes at him and posted the picture on his instagram story. it uploaded and amari was cheering.

"you dont think this doing too much?" i asked him. "nah, why you say that?" he looked at me. "because think about what happened to her brother." i added. "nah cause cameron did that." amari started laughing.

"what if yall killed him..?" i asked amari. "so? that nigga would've been dead. let my brother name rest." he shrugged his shoulders. "you wilding." i mugged him. i threw the phone at him and got out of the car. "BIG DOA, YOU MOVIN WEIRD." amari yelled at me as he pulled off.

i just kept on walking and i headed towards the deli. this opp shit weird as hell. his brother the nigga that died, and he's the same dude who shot sugarhill dami.

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desi's pov

"have you found it yet?" i asked dd. he had a panicked look ok his face. "nah." he answered me. i walked inside edot house and ran down the stairs of the basement.

he followed me and he was moving chairs and the couches. we were looking for it for about 15 minutes until i heard amari yell. "FOUND IT." he yelled.

dd ran up the stairs and so did i. amari had dd's phone in his hand and dd snatched it from him. "where was it at?" dd asked him. "the table." amari shrugged.

"i would've seen it." dd squinted his eyes at amari. "well you didn't." amari said sarcastically. dd was about to say something slick but i answered for him, "he is very grateful you found his phone."

dd was about to say something after that, but knew better than to try me. "this nigga.." dd mumbled as he was scanning through his phone. he showed me his instagram story and i looked at the views.

"nahh." i said shocked. "i'm finna kill this nigga." dd said as he sized up amari. "you mad weird." dd said aggressively. "what you mean?" amari shrugged.

dd slapped amari and amari gasped. "i murked ya brother, i'll murk you too." dd said as he had amari in a chokehold. "crystal.. did.. that.. shit.." amari managed to get out. my heart dropped at the thought of that.

"what you mean?" dd let go of amari. he caught his breath and then struggled to answer. "she stole it, she posted it, and i just directed it." amari confessed. "nah, what about that sneaky shit." dd scrunched up his face.

"i dont know why my brother shot desi's brother, but he's dead now. i wish that cameron killed dami, but oh fucking well." amari explained. i gasped and i could feel the burning in my face. "what you mean.." i asked because i just couldnt believe what i heard.

the tears that welled up in my eyes dropped. "i want to kill that nigga." amari confessed. my heart sunk and i fell to the floor. i started gasping for air, i felt as if i couldn't breathe.

dd looked over at me and ran towards me. amari noticed the situation and ran away. my lips were quivering and i was struggling to breathe. "desi, what's wrong?" dd asked me.

he was examining my body language. "baby, i'm here, breathe." dd embraced me into a big hug, he wrapped his arms around my body and buried his head in my neck.

i was sniffling and gasping for air. i remembered after my party when i saw all the blood around dami's nearly lifeless body. i snapped out of the flashback, and saw damiir.

"des, i'm so sorry. i dont want anything to make you have a panic attack like that." damiir hugged me and kissed my forehead. "i am so sorry damiir." i hugged him even tighter. i didnt let go for a good few minutes.

"i'ma get you home, but i got some shit to handle." dami took a deep breath. "no.." i frowned. "i got to, desi. aint nobody finna do that to the person i love most." damiir wiped the tears from my face.

dd stood there and bit his lip nervously. "dd, drive her to the hill." dami demanded. dd nodded his head and i got up. i followed behind dd and got into the passenger seat of the car.

dd got into the driver's seat and started the car. he turned on a random station on the radio and he drove me to the hill. "i'm sorry dd, that shit mad embarrassing, nothing like that happened to me before." i confessed.

"it's okay desi. notti used to deal with that shit too, dont tell him i told you, real shit." dd answered me. "i want you to be happy." he added. "i love you so much, davi. i really appreciate this." i reached over to hug him.

"i love you way more than you know, desi." dd admitted. i smiled and nodded my head. "alright, come on." i waved my hand. he parked the car in front of me and dami's section.

he opened the door for me and i got out of the car. i grabbed my keys from my bag and unlocked the door. dd walked after me and locked the door. he followed me to my bedroom and i took off my jewelry, shoes, and jacket.

dd took off his shoes and plopped down onto my bed. i laid down beside him and was huddled up on him. he spent the next two hours like that until he had to leave, because his mom wanted him home.

"see you later, baby." dd gave me a quick kiss and left out. i laid back down in my bed and sighed. i closed my eyes and tried to relax

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i heard a lot of rumbling in the house, which caused me to wake up. "what the fuck.." i groaned as i pushed myself off the bed. i ran to my closet and grabbed my shoebox from the bag.

i grabbed one of my guns and snuck out to the living room. "yeah that nigga was scared." i heard dami say. i think he was on the phone. i put my gun back on safety and shoved it in my pocket.

i walked up on him and noticed there was stains on his shirt. "dami, what the hell?" i cursed. "DESI?" he jumped up, startled. i nodded my head annoyed. i know that nigga did something to amari.

"what did you do to him..?" i asked him, worriedly. "dont stress about it." dami shrugged. "you weren't shot, were you?" i asked him. "no.." he shrugged.

"i cant stand living here, oh my fucking god. you're a fucking killer." i screamed at him. "desi, i did it for you. it was for you.." dami frowned.

"i dont want to be here right now, i cant be in the house with you." i explained. i wasn't really mad, i was just disappointed. i wasnt happy with what amari did, but i never knew my brother really did kill people.

"desi, i risk a lot of stuff for you, you know what comes with this shit. i never said i was the best brother, or even the best guardian. i'm only 18, damn. i just want you to be happy." damiir confessed to me.

"i know, i'm sorry damiir. i really am. but understand, this shit is a lot on me. i'm happy you're willing to do shit like that, and take it that far." i expressed. "you know what comes with me. okay, go do what you need to do, please be back tomorrow." dami added.

i nodded my head and walked out to my room. i text dd to let him know part of the situation. i wanted to be somewhere else, and have a change of scenery.

me
dd things are going on rn
can i come over ?

david 🗣️
wats wrng ?
ya come ova
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i packed me a small bag and looked around the house for my keys. "i have them, i brought back your car from edot's." dami yelled from his room.

i went to his room and grabbed them from his dresser. i left out the house and started my car. i turned the car on and went to dd's house. i parked in the driveway and exited my car.

i knocked on the door three times and waited. dd opened the door and i walked in. "who was it?" i heard dd's mom say. "desi." dd answered. dd's mom gasped and ran to where i was.

"my babyyyyy." she hugged me super tight and rocked me back and forth. "i missed you." i smiled. "i missed you even more mija." she smiled back. my second time meeting her and we just clicked.

"momma, she came over for me." dd pulled me away from her. "is it okay if i stay the night?" i asked his mom. "that's fine." she pat my back. i nodded and dd pulled me away to his room.

he closed the door and locked it. "what happened?" he pushed me onto the bed. i sat down and took off my coat. "so damiir came home, right. and i thought it was an intruder so i had my gun on me." i started.

"you shot him?" dd widened his eyes. "what? no. he killed amari." i explained. dd's eyes stayed open and i scrunched up my face. "i was uncomfortable, so i left." i added. "

"i'm kind of stressed out, so i'm going to go to sleep." i shrugged dd nodded his head and went to play his game and stream. i felt better being around dd, and in a different place.

i heard someone knock on the door, so dd paused his stream and opened it. "damiir brought this for you, mija." ms. reyes handed me some balloons, flowers, and a bag full of items.

"thank youu." i smiled. i put all of the items in the corner of dd's room and laid back down. i was thinking about texting dami thank you, but i dont feel like it.

"he must really feel bad." dd looked back at me. "mhm." i hummed. dd unpaused his stream and continued playing his game. i got comfortable in his bed again and was scrolling through my insta feed.

people were dming me about dd's story, but i already knew the backstory. people were paying for the voice thing on dd's stream to say random ass things.

i laughed at one of the things it said. "dd, get that girl in the back to shake that ass, on camera." it said very loud. i got up and walked towards the camera. "what?" i laughed.

dd had an annoyed look on his face and he cussed the chat out. "anyways, yall. i'm off this." dd scrunched up his face. he ended the stream and focused his attention towards me.

"go to sleep." dd mumbled. "okay." i laughed. i jumped on his bed and pulled the covers over my head. dd laid beside me and wrapped his arms around me.

"i'm tired." dd yawned. "me too." i yawned, they be so contagious. i closed my eyes and fell asleep. i'm guessing, same goes for dd. tomorrow better be better.

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my38babyy's notes

- guys, this is the end of part 1, the next chapter will be apart of part 2.

- there will be a major time skip.

- i'm sorry it took me so long to update the book.

𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐃.

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