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- suicide

The next day, Tyson lies asleep on the hospital bed after being shot last night. Slowly opening his eyes to the ceiling, he sits up and notices Minka sitting beside him.

Minka: Hey.

Tyson: *looks at her*

Minka: Are you OK?

Tyson: I don't know what the fuck is happening.

Minka: You only hit a bullet; you are still alive.

Tyson: Regardless of the situation, I must discover his capabilities. I'm not sure what his deal is; he's showing a different side of himself. When I got shot, he stole my shit.

Minka: I found your phone. That's why I sent you to the hospital after I heard a shot.

Tyson: Tuck is setting everything for me, and now he is literally backstabbing me. Fuck.

Minka: *hearing*

Later, Minka and Kevin, on the way to Kevin's old apartment where he used to live near Alphabet City, found out about Tyson being shot.

Mia: How's Tyson?

Kevin: He's gonna be alright. Minka just called.

Mia: *hearing*

Kevin: I was almost there in my old crib when I was started in rise.

Mia: You can keep advancing in the same manner.

Kevin: *keeps walking*

Mia: Before summer starts, I'm asking you and everyone else to hang out in Mexico.

Kevin: Mexico?

Mia: Yeah, it's really hot out here. They still have a beach and nice drinks, including the hotel.

Kevin: What perfect timing! But I'm not exactly sure. I had to figure it out with my family.

Mia: Let me know if you feel free. Well, it's not too shabby.

Kevin: Good timing to make it my home.

Mia: *looking at the old apartment*

Kevin: *doing the same while walking slowly*

Mia: *follows him*

Kevin: This place is looking after my mom; she could make phone calls and did a lot of business before her arrest. After we moved to Queens, she kept coming here, but I had to stay focused on school.

Mia: That's wild. Your mom was so lucky.

Kevin: She was. She is a queenpin.

Mia: *hearing*

Kevin: She doesn't feel guilty, wronged, or in tricky situations. If she does that, that's some dumbshit moves.

Mia: I agree. My friends and I grew up in Oregon and tried to do something before we separated. We were going through a tough time together, and I still called them to check up on them, and that's simple.

Kevin: Your business is taking care of you now, expressing everything you desire in the new queenpin.

Mia: I guess.

Kevin: I grew up in here back in the day. Some people got caught up, getting killed, and others.

Mia: *hearing*

Kevin: Damn. I'm sure as hell when my uncle is alive in here.

Mia: Gunshot?

Kevin: Yup.

Mia: I'm sorry.

Kevin: *hearing*

Mia: Your family built everything for you; you have become like your uncle.

Kevin: I think you're right.

Mia and Kevin: *got the message from Griffin and heard the car horn*

Griffin: Weirdos! Hop on in.

Mia and Kevin: *sees him and gets in the car*

Griffin: *driving* Did you miss your house, Kev?

Kevin: Making myself memories of when I used to live.

Griffin: It was confirmed that you can make different strategies independently, just like your mom.

Kevin: I was constantly being better than my family.

Griffin: I've been to so many cities of New York to make enemies. You know what, I got three. Three enemies.

Kevin: *scoffs*

Mia: What about you visiting the other town?

Griffin: I did; same as three, maybe four.

Mia: No shit.

After Griffin arrived at the helicopter location with Mia and Kevin, they exited the car. He communicated with security, asking them to hold on to his vehicle while he boarded the helicopter for their journey to Philadelphia.

Mia flew on the helicopter while looking out the window, checking up with Griffin for a second.

Mia: So, how's Raquel?

Griffin: Don't even mention that shit.

Mia: I'm sorry, I'm being curious. I ain't going through some dirty shit.

Griffin: I'm kidding. Look, she's good, alright?

Mia: While we are on the way to Philly, is there something we can do?

Griffin: Loitering there and likely assigning a task.

Mia: What does it mean?

Griffin: We can hang out and do a little work.

Mia: *hearing*

Kevin: *gets the message from Aurora*

Aurora: *text* Where are you?

Kevin: *text* I'm running down to Philadelphia with my friend; I'll be back in a little while.

Claire and Raquel stepped onto Governors Island as they drove by taxi boat. They'd been visiting for a while now, and Claire was thinking about the house where she wanted to live.

Claire: I wished I could live here and avoid disturbing places.

Raquel: *hearing*

Claire: They are already taken.

Raquel: You must be great; now it's time to let you go.

Claire: Not yet...I needed to talk to my friend to relieve my feelings.

Raquel: If you want to talk, here is some advice. Claire...I don't know. I want to go to the nightclub tonight.

Claire: Do you think so?

Raquel: I need something fresh, I ain't drinking too damn much.

Claire: *hearing*

Raquel: *chilling*

Claire: *walking around*

Debby and Jeffrey enjoy spending time outside the university. They walk around the corner to a bench to sit with ice cream. They relax there without worrying about homework, especially since Debby recently learned about Tyson. 

Debby: I'm pretty sure Tyson is alright.

Jeffrey: *hearing*

Debby: Everything I heard about him when I was walking outside.

Jeffrey: Same as me.

Debby: He's my true friend.

Jeffrey: Yeah.

Debby: *kisses him*

Jeffrey: *kisses her back*

Debby: Tyson will overcome this with his recovery.

Jeffrey: Simon says he must do what he must to return to campus.

Debby: *hearing*

Later that night, in Philadelphia, Mia and Kevin went skating. Since Kevin was pretty skilled, Mia taught him how to skate. He followed her lead as they glided together, with Mia supporting him.

Kevin: I know what you're talking about; I know how to skate with any other.

Mia: If you have Aurora.

Kevin: Life as we know it.

Mia: *hearing*

Later, the three of them returned to New York and got in the car, while Kevin received a message from Joselyn informing him that Aurora was in a trap house.

Kevin: Shit!

Griffin: What happened?

Kevin: Take a shortcut.

Griffin: Shortcut for what?

Kevin: Aurora is in trouble. She's in the trap house, man.

Griffin: *hearing* Give me the address.

Kevin: *sends him the address with his phone through the message*

Mia: Why the fuck she's in there?

Kevin: I don't know. She is probably gonna get something for drugs; all she wants is money.

Mia: *hearing*

Griffin: *drives to the location and parking right next to the neighborhood*

Mia, Kevin, and Griffin exited the car together. They saw the big house, and the crowd was still having a party as they crashed inside. They search Aurora while getting the people out of their way as they go upstairs. Mia finds the bathroom and sees the dead body in the tub right next to the pills.

Mia: Oh shit! *quietly and stands back*

Griffin and Kevin: *reacts*

Kevin: What the fuck?

Griffin: Get the fuck out of there. Keep searching for her.

Mia and Kevin searched each room until they found Aurora and three other guys standing nearby in bed.

Mia: Step the fuck back.

Kevin: *walks over to the bed and helps her up* Come on, baby.

Aurora: *drugged and moans* Kevin...Hi, Kevin...

Griffin: *points the gun at them*

Kevin: Let's get the hell out of here. *leaving the room with Aurora*

Mia and Griffin: *doing the same*

Griffin: *driving back to the university while chilling in the car and smoking at the same time*

Meanwhile, Tuck is driving around the city to do the same with the cigarette while focusing on the road.

He discovers that Aurora has escaped the house with Mia and the gang. He becomes furious as he tries to hunt them down, realizing he has broken Mia's trust after she chose to create a meaningful piece of music from the past. He drove to the bowling center to meet someone. Upon entering, he saw Cheyenne, Freddie, Julia, Sandy, and Booker sitting together at a table, ready to bowl, just when he needed to share the bad news with everyone.

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