Chapter 917am Friday morning:Syncere's POV: At the Hospital “What the fuck is taking them so long, they were both fully alert and the bleeding wasn't bad, but they have been in surgery for four hours.” I said as I paced. My heart has been beating rapidly since we've been at this hospital. I can't believe how fucked up my life is right now. My girl got shot because of me, when we heard someone yell gun, I had no time to react before the bullet forced Jazz to slam into me. I can't believe she got shot, it all seems unreal, we haven't left the hospital since we arrived hours ago. “I don't know, but all your pacing is giving me a headache, just sit down, pacing won't make them finish any faster.” Shawn said lifting his head out of his hands. He was worried to death about Leah, she took a bullet for him. Neither of us knew how much Shawn meant to her, until now. What she did was crazy as hell, and Shawn planned on fussing at her as soon as she is up. “SYNCERE, SH
Chapter 92 Syncere's POV: ContinuedAt the hospital: I just wanted to tell them everything, to get it over with, so I started from when we saw Kymoni getting harassed by a guy at the party. I told them that, me and Shawn just wanted to go outside to make sure the girls got to their car safely. I had told them how I told Jazz and Leah to stay in the club, while me and Shawn went outside to find Essence and Kymoni. Then I told them that we didn't know when or why Jazz and Leah were outside in the first place. I told them when we got outside, we saw that Kymoni and Essence were getting attacked by the guy that was stalking Kymoni in the club, and how me and Shawn jumped in to protect them from getting hurt. I told them that when the security guards broke up the fight is when we first saw that Jazz and Leah had come outside. They were trying to get us to my truck before the cops showed up, because the coach would kill us if we were caught up in a fight that got the cops called
Chapter 93If them hospital Wall could gossip! POV:“WHAT THE HELL IS THE MEANING OF THIS OFFICER ROUNDHOUSE? WHY ARE THEY HERE? THEY’RE THE REASON OUR GIRLS ARE IN THERE FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES! THEY SHOULD BE LOCKED UP AS ACCOMPLICES TO THE CRIMINAL WHO SHOT OUR GIRLS, THEY'RE NOT VICTIMS!” “Officer sir, is this how you're going to conduct this meeting? Are you the one in charge, or is she? Because if she is, then I think me and my friend should leave and wait until another time to give our statements. Oh and by the way, you're welcome because I'm the one who made sure your daughters didn't bleed out on the streets. I'm the reason they are able to be in a surgical room and not in a fucking morgue.” Kymoni said to Mrs. Taylor who gasped and started crying at the mention of what could have happened. Leah’s mother was also crying at the mention of what could have happened. “Damnit Kymoni did you have to say it like that, why don't you think before you speak sometime.” Shawn
Chapter 94If them hospital Wall could gossip! POV: Continued “Fuck!” Shawn said getting up pacing the floor. Essence laughed. “Nah you should say, I fucked up, instead.” Essence said chuckling. She knew Syncere was staring at her, but she didn't want to deal with him either. “Shawn Haynes, you're up next.” Officer Duncan said, coming in. “Where is my friend?” Essence asked when Kiki didn't come back into the room. “She said she needed some air, and will meet us back in the conference room.” Officer Duncan said, as Shawn's shoulders slumped knowing she just didn't want to be near him. After the Officer and Shawn left it was just Essence and Syncere left in the now tiny ass room with no window. Essence got up and went to the far side of the room to act like she was reading what was on the bulletin board. “Essence, I'm sorry.” Syncere said as he came up behind her, pulling her close, bending down so their faces were close together, he needed to feel her warmth. He now
Chapter 95If them hospital Wall could gossip! POV: Continued “Now I hope that you not trying to attack my daughter, in front of the police.” A man said as he walked into the conference room as everyone stopped to see who had interrupted their meeting. “Who the hell are you?” Mrs. Taylor asked. “DADDY!” Kiki said in shock then turned to Essence. “You called my daddy?” “Yes, because I knew you lied, when I asked did you call. “Yes, she called and I am glad she did.” Kiki's dad said walking into the room confidently. “Well that makes one of us who's glad because apparently my daughter didn't think she should have called her mother to let her know she had been attacked.” As Essence's mom walked into the room followed by three tall country-built men walking in behind her. “MOMMA! WHY DID YOU HAVE TO BRING THEM!” Essence said pointing at her brothers who all held a playful smile that Essence knew wasn't playful at all. “Oh god, momma why did you let Big C bring Betsy?” Ess
Chapter 96If them hospital Wall could gossip! POV: Continued “Officer there is no need to go through all that we found both men a couple hours ago. Crazy thing is once we found them they were beaten pretty bad. They volunteered to tell you everything that happened last night, if we gave them a ride to the hospital to get checked out. We agreed but they had to ride in the back of my truck with Trina, and they had an accident on the way here. I have a sign saying don't play with the turtle. Apparently, they didn't take it seriously and one ended up losing his trigger finger and the other lost a hand. We have them in a bag for you to get their prints I'm sure it will match the prints on the gun we have as well as the hand will match the one that was wrapped around Kiki’s throat last night.” Big C said as he held up a baggy with a hand and a finger in it . Everyone gasped in shock, accept Kymoni and Essence who just held their heads in their hands in embarrassment.
Chapter 97Syncere's POV: I don't know what the hell was going on. Everything happened so fast that I couldn't even process it. As soon as we walked out of the conference room, we found out what room Leah and Jazz were in and went to their shared suite. Dr. Taylor pulled some strings and got them a private suite that they are sharing. As soon as the parents entered the room they ran to the girls; the mothers were all crying, hugging, and fussing over them making sure they were comfortable. The girls loved the attention, they relished in it, me and Shawn stayed back watching the scene. I knew I was still reeling from the meeting in the conference room. The look on Shawn’s face told me that he was probably thinking the same thing. Hearing Essence and Kymoni's name brought me out of my thoughts. “I am so sorry that we couldn't make sure that everyone that was responsible for this wasn't charged. But I promise that I will make sure that they are not allowed to go back to that
Chapter 98Syncere's POV: Continued “What the hell does that have to do with me and my dinner? I didn't say anything to those young ladies, because I didn't think for a minute that they had anything to do with what happen to Jazz and Leah. I care about those young ladies as well, but I will not blame innocent girls of a crime that I don't feel like they had a part in. Especially after I saw the state they were in and the fact that they stayed behind and helped our girls. I will be saying thank you to them and not interfering with the police doing their jobs and I will expect you to stay out of it as well is that clear?” My dad said to my mother, he didn't pull any punches, especially when my mother cross the line. He usually allows her to speak freely, and because he didn't like to get into women business. But when mother questioned him, he would speak his mind bluntly, my mother knew it and cross the line. So when he made his decision clear, she simply bowed her he
Chapter 171The Pitt: 9pm Continued Essence, Kymoni, Unique, and Anthony: “Listen, I don't care if I have to take a spaceship, or teleport back to my dorm, I am not letting to dudes take my best friend home. What kinda drugs you on? You don't need to worry about me and how I will get back here.” Kymoni said, packing up her and Essence's food. “Look, I ALREADY SAID I WO….” “Hey what the fuck you yelling so loud?” Essence said, her eyes automatically snapped open, when Unique got loud. “Seems like he's getting pissed with me because I won't let him and Anthony take you home because you're too tired to drive yourself.” Kymoni said looking at Essence's whose eyes narrowed on Unique. “First of all, don't ever think you can talk to my friend any kinda way, that's the fastest way to get you cut and cut the fuck off. And just so we clear, whatever she says when it comes to me and my well-being is what the fuck it's gone be.” Essence said, suddenly wide awake, once s
Chapter 170A few hours before the competition: Unique and Unknown Unique was pissed after seeing how Syncere was acting around Essence it was clear to him something was going on between them. Essence was trying to play it off but he could see the way her eyes would linger on him a little too long or how they seem to always gravitate towards each other. This morning when he saw her, that's when he figured out that they had something going on. He knew because he had done the same thing with people he didn't want others to know he was dealing with. He immediately thought about Anthony, no one knew they were dealing with each other they hung out because of football, so people assume it was just a friendship base on football. He needed to change his plan if they were already involved then his initial plans were useless. He pulled out his phone and sent a text message to one of his homies outside of the school. He phone beeped a few seconds later, and it made h
Chapter 169In the Gym: “Hey, Essence why don't yall come too?” Shawn asked desperately, when he saw them backing away slowly. He wanted to be near Kymoni, so if he had the chance, he could tell her everything. Looking at them and then turning to look at Syn’s mom, that's when he knew he had just fucked up. Essence and Kymoni stopped in their tracks like they were hiding from a killer in a scary movie. Their eyes widen in shock, they were trying their best to be invisible. “Friend, you think they see us? Maybe we could act like we didn't hear Shawn yell at the top of his lungs inviting us to dinner, when he know damn well we not doing that, and he knows Syncere momma don't like us.” Essence said barely moving her lips. “Shawn, we have a reservation, so we can't add anymore people to the table. Plus we don't have enough room in the van for them, and this is a family event.” Sharon said, finally looking at them with a less then happy look on her face. “How is thi
Chapter 168The end of the competition: Continued“See what the hell I told yall, don't fuck with Essi because she is a fucking beast. That's why I didn't even look at it I knew she was going to go off, her jump shots always been clean hits every single time.” Kymoni said as everyone looked as Essence laughed at Shawn. Unique was celebrating with his teammates until he turned and saw Essence walking towards Syncere and the group. He ran over to Essence, spun her around, picked her up wrapping his hand around her ass throwing her over his shoulder easily. “GODAMNIT UNIQUE PUT ME DOWN! I SWEAR I'M FUCKING YOU UP PUT ME DOWN!” Essence yelled punching Unique in the back as hard as she could, but he didn't even flinch. Meanwhile Kymoni had to rush over to Syncere who was clearly pissed and tried to play it off by talking to him. Unique finally put Essence down, she turned to him and told his ass off before she walked off looking pissed. Syncere's eyes were on Essence, he w
Chapter 167The end of the competition: “Syn, how did you let her get so many points on you like that?” Jazz asked Syncere with an attitude. “First off, this is just a game, I wasn't going to go hard at her, plus did you not see that big dude trying to take my ass out. Besides she only managed six points.” Syncere said to Jazz shrugging his shoulders. “Yea right don't try to play me, I crossed your ass up out there.” Kymoni said once she came back to life. Essence almost had to do CPR on her ass she was breathing so hard she almost passed out. “And for your information, Syncere didn't let me do shit. I’m just that good and I didn't have to brag like you did, to only get three points. You did all that bragging about Syncere teaching you how to play, but only got three points. Seems like all he was trying to do is get you to activate your slut mode so he could bang you in the bathroom.” Kymoni said making Essence spit out the water she was drinking. Jazz was fuming
Chapter 166Let the games began: “ALRIGHT FOLKS, AS I SAID WE WILL BE PLAYING A GAME OF BASKETBALL. THE RULES ARE AS FOLLOWS, THE WOMEN ON EACH TEAM ARE GOING TO BE THE ONE TO GET THEIR TEAM THEIR POINTS! SHE WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE TO SHOOT AS MANY SHOTS AS SHE CAN! EVERY SHOT IS WORTH ONE POINT FOR THE TEAM. IF SHE MAKES A SHOT FROM THE THREE POINT LINE, THEN THAT WILL BE THREE POINTS! NOW THE DEFENDERS WELL BE THE MEN FROM A RANDOM TEAM. WE HAVE ALL THE NAMES IN A BOX THAT MY ASSISTANT WILL DRAW FROM. NOW THE RULES FOR THE MEN, YOU WILL HAVE ON A BELT WITH THREE FLAGS ON THEM. YOUR JOB IS TO DEFEND YOUR BASKET, BY TRYING TO BLOCK THE WOMEN FROM MAKING SHOTS! BUT IT WILL NOT BE EASY! BECAUSE YOU WILL ALSO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WOMAN'S TEAMMATE DOESN'T TAKE YOUR FLAGS! NOW YOU ARE SAFE AS LONG AS YOU STAY IN THE PAINT, BUT ONCE YOU STEP OUT OF THE PAINT, THAT WILL GIVE THE MAN FROM THE OTHER TEAM THE GREEN LIGHT TO HUNT AND TAKE YOUR FLAG. NOW FOR THE GUYS WHO
Chapter 165In the Gymnasium: Continued Thursday 5:30pm His wife eyes widen at the use of her maiden name, he only calls her that when he is truly pissed at her. The last time he did they slept in different rooms for almost a month and had to go to counseling. She was shocked at his audacity to speak to her in that manner in front of their child and his friend. Her anger was boiling now, but she knew better then to provoke him in front of everyone so she simply smiled and nodded. “Yes, I apologize my intentions weren’t to hurt you in anyway, you won't have to worry about me saying anything about it again, ok?” Sharon said, holding Jazz by her shoulders. “It's ok mother Jamison. It is hard to hear him say that we aren't together, but I understand why you're trying to speak up for me. I really appreciate you for trying, but I will be ok.” Jazz said wiping the tear that escaped her eyes. Sharon pulled her into a tight hug. “Don't you worry about anything, I will
Chapter 164Campus Gym: Thursday 5pmone hour before the competition “This brings back so many memories for us, we had so much to look forward too. Things were just as lively as it is now, but more fun, of course we had better clothes and didn't need to show our bodies the way these young girls do now.” Syncere's mom said as they walked into the Gym. The president had asked her and her husband to be the judges of one of the competitions that day. They couldn't judge the competition their son was in but the others they could be the judge of. They would sit in the crowd when it was their son's turn to compete. “Oh I do remember those days; I was a year behind you guys but when I came to this school it changed my life and it was where I met my wonderful husband. I wish he could be here to see Shawn compete today, we are used to seeing him play basketball but we have never seen him do any other sport, so this should be fun. His father should be here on Sunday for th
Chapter 163 The Dormitory parking lot in Syncere's Truck: Syncere and Jazz: “Thanks for the ride, Syn, I really appreciate it. I know you didn't want to hang out with me today, but it was fun it was kinda like a walk down memory lane.” Jazz said, as Syn pulled his truck into the parking lot of the dorm. “Jazz, I already told you I have nothing against you. I treated you like a friend, so there is no thanks needed for me dropping you off.” “Ok, so friend, are you seeing anyone now?” Jazz asked trying to smile, but Syn knew the last thing she wanted to here was that I was seeing someone. Especially if that someone was Essence, she would blow a gasket. “We may be friends but our friendship isn't on a level that I can tell you who I was dating, which I am not.” Syncere said, shaking his head. Jazz frown like she didn't believe him. If he was telling the truth, then it confuses her on why he broke up with her in the first place. She was lost in thought when she