Weeks went by and I was now completely comfortable with Jahseh and the rest of his gang.

Although Indya and I had to sneak around to hang out with them, I was really having a good time being around them.

"Yo who tryna get smashed in basketball?" Jahseh asked.

We were at the local arcade to kill time on this boring Saturday. But of course being with them made shit fun.

Stokeley was playing pac man near by while Indya and I played air hockey. Isaiah and Lala were sitting off at a booth eating pizza, and Red was flirting with some white girl who had a really big booty.

"ESKETIT BRO" Antwan said following Jahseh to the basketball game machines.

"Can there be like teams where two people shoot the basketballs together?" Jahseh asked.

"Sure but we all know who's about to take an L here" Antwan said.

"Good cause I want my girlfriend on my team" Jahseh said calling Indya over.

"Asia help me beat this nigga's ass in some ball" Antwan said waving me over.

"Bet" I said as me and Indya ended our game.

We walked over and I stood by antwan while he put in the coins and Indya stood by Jah while he did the same.

"Losers have to eat two raw eggs" Jah said as the game counted down.

"Ewwww!" Indya screeched.

"You better put yo soul into this game" Antwan said as the balls came rolling out.

We immediately grabbed the basketballs and began trying to shoot them in the hoops.

I kept missing but Antwan was shooting and making them back to back. Jah and Indya were in the lead so far by 7 points.

"Thats not how you shoot!" Antwan laughed as I kept air balling my shots.

He got behind me and grabbed my wrist while I picked up another basketball.

"Aim," He said guiding my arms.

"Then shoot" He said as I released the ball, making it into the hoop.

"Oh yay!" I said jumping around excited that I finally made a basket.

"Now keep doing that" He said.

He came back besides me and started shooting basketballs with me until the game had finally ended.

Indya and Jah won, 37-24.

"Fuck. We did good though" Antwan said high fiving me.

"Yall niggas be ready for yall raw eggs when we get back to my place nigga" Jahseh said us.

I groaned at the thought of a raw egg going down my throat.

When we arrived back to Jah's apartment everyone headed into the kitchen for me and Antwan's raw eggs, except for Stokeley.

"Here you are handsome" Jahseh said handing me two eggs.

"And here you are beautiful" He said handing Antwan his two eggs.

"Can I get like a cup or something?" I asked.

"Yeah me too" Antwan said.

Indya went over to the cabinet and grabbed two cups and handed them to us. We cracked open our eggs and let them pour into our cups.

"You first" I told Antwan.

"Nah we gone do it at the same time" He said.

"I'll count to three" Jahseh said.

Red was recording us, Lala and Isaiah were standing around watching.

"1...2......3!"

Antwan chugged his raw eggs down while I only took a sip. I gagged and spit it back into the cup shaking my head no.

"I cant do it" I said on the verge of throwing up.

"This nigga nasty" Red said as Antwan wiped his mouth.

"Boss" He said hitting his chest two times.

I dumped my eggs into the trash can and left the kitchen. I walked in the front room and seen Stokeley sitting on the couch doing whatever on his phone, so I went and sat next to him.

"How come you weren't in the kitchen with us?" I ask him.

"Because I didn't want to be"

"Okay.. well are we still going to the beach tomorrow? You and me?" I ask him.

"Go tell your boyfriend to take you to the beach" He said.

"What are you talking about?"

"Get the fuck out my face alright. I don't want to be bothered with you right now and no we're not 'still going to the beach'." He said coldly.

I stared at him then got up off the couch. I grabbed my phone and purse and went back into the kitchen with everyone else.

"Indya im ready to go."

••••

I woke up to the sounds of something hitting up against my window. I opened my eyes and heard the small bang again.

I sat up and slowly got out of my bed. I walked over to the window and seen Stokeley throw another rock at my window.

I kissed my teeth and lifted up my window before he could throw another.

"What the fuck are you doing??" I whisper yell to him.

"Can I come in?"

"You cant be here!"

"Open the damn door" He said walking away from my window.

I closed my window and quietly left my room. I went downstairs and opened the front door. Stokeley walked in and I shut the door behind him.

He lead the way upstairs to my room and I followed him. We made it inside and I made sure I locked my door behind me.

He went and got in my bed while I stood there in the dark with my arms crossed. The dim street light was right beside my window so we could see each other good enough to make out facial expressions.

"You just gonna stand there?" He asked.

I walked over to my bed and sat down.

"What are you doing here? Didn't you say you didn't want to be bothered with me?" I ask him.

"I didnt mean it"

"Then why did you say it? I thought we were friends"

"We are. I was just annoyed by a lot of things at the time."

"Like what?"

"I don't wanna talk about it." He said staring up at the ceiling.

"What are you doing here? You know its like 4 in the morning right?"

"I couldn't sleep...Lay with me"

I hesitated but got back comfortable into my bed. I cuddled up besides him while he turned on his side to face me.

He stared at me through the dim light and I stared back.

Before I knew it, his soft lips met mine.

My heart began to pick up its pace. What was he doing? I've never kissed a boy before. I didn't even know how to do it!

I was so caught off guard.

By now my heart was beating out of my chest. I followed the sync of his lips and tried my best to keep up with his movements. He put his hand on my face and kissed me slowly and very passionately.

I felt this weird feeling shoot through my body. Its like a weird magic was happening, and i'm not a believer when it came to magic tricks, but this was magic.

He pulled away and smirked a little, before turning to his other side leaving me there stuck.

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