“No worries, cousin. He won’t attack the vehicle.”
Roooooaaaaar!
“Where da fuck do you get yo’ animal facts from? Dis nigga ’bout to charge and flip dis fuckin’ truck ova!”
The lion began running toward me, causing me to scoot down in my seat. I clamped at the cushion while waiting for him to approach the safari truck. His head was as big as the door, so I knew with one shove, the door could possibly cave in.
“Calm down, Tunan.”
“I can’t! Dis nigga ’bout to eat me! And you calm and shit like I ain’t ’bout to die! “
Arf Arf Arf Arf
The lion paused, and although my heart was beating like a fucking drum, my eyes followed the lion’s big-ass head.
“Wait! Tunan, is that a—” Scarlett squealed.
“Puppy, run!” I shouted.
Arf Arf Arf
A white fur ball stood a few feet from the truck that was now slowing down. I was panicking because the puppy and me was in danger. When another lion walked from the grass shadows, I tried to jump into the driver’s seat to get the truck to pick up speed again. The lion sauntered to the other lion, and side by side, I could see these were mating lions.
These niggas were about to tag team me.
Arf Arf
Well, they may maul the dog first,I thought as I looked back and forth between the lions and the white furball.
I wanted to shout for the dog to shut the fuck up, but Scarlett hollered through the truck speakers first. “Oh my God! How did a puppy get in there?”
“Get in here? Da fuck you mean, cuz. Somebody left dey dog out here. Probably did it runnin’ from dese big muthafuckas! What I do know is dis lil’ nigga betta run!”
Both lions began to walk, then trot, and then broke into a full gallop in the direction of the miniature dog. The puppy wasas clueless as my ass was when I woke up in the copter, racing across the savannah. It must’ve thought it was vacation with the way it looped around the trees and in and out of the tall grass.
The truck began to accelerate, again, matching my racing heart. My pants felt wet, and it had to be from that salty ocean water because I knew I hadn’t peed on myself. Shit, I hoped I hadn't peed on myself.The truck drove into the tree line, and when I was about to curse, it kept driving. It didn’t stop, going over a bridge that went across a big-ass river. I prayed the fucking truck didn’t stop or slow down again.
After dodging those lions, we rode through the fucking deserts out ofThe Mummy, and when my ears started ringing from the sands singing, I passed out. When I woke up, I was covered in sweat from the heat. I was mad as fuck that the expensive-ass truck didn’t have any fucking air conditioning. I stripped down to my damn boxers and immediately regretted the shit when the truck rolled into the tundra. I had never shivered the way I was in the truck as it glided over ice. I struggled to get my pants back on, and when four polar bears spotted me, another chase began. Scarlett was still asking if I saw the puppy, and I told her ass that I wouldn’t be able to find no damn white puppy on ice and snow. The polar bears were able to knock the truck across the ice a few times, and I was positive that I’d pissed myself this time more than once. Whatever money Don paid for this truck, though, was well worth it. After every tumble, the truck rolled back onto its wheels and raced forward.
When we began rolling up a steep hill, I was ready to say fuck all this shit again. We’d been in the damn Jeep an hour, and I was done being the prey to all these predators. I ain’t even have my brothers or the Cuppacios to help me navigate this shit. The truck started fighting to grip the rocky terrain, the engine whining like it had been through enough, just like I had. Thealtitude fog started to surround the beat-up truck, too thick to see through, blinding me to the road in front of us. I knew we were ascending a winding road from the way the truck jerked from left to right, and I was low-key praying that this bitch didn’t tilt wrong because I knew it’d be endgame for my ass. Just when the engine gave way, the truck dropped.
“Oh fuckkkkk! Scarletttttt!”
“I’m here, cousin. Just eating my fruit bowl. Everything is fine. You should be at the school… Right about… Now!”
The Jeep bounced as it hit the pavement, the fog evaporating as the surroundings now showed we’d made it back to civilization. Gawking at what appeared to be a school building that the truck had landed in front of, I sat still on high alert.
Did my ass just fall from a fucking mountain?
The doors to the vehicle popped open, and I slowly scanned the area, unsure of what to believe. However, I wasn’t taking any fucking chances. I’d seen too much shit within the last few hours and multiple habitats.
“We have come to the end of the training. You may enter the school for debriefing, Tunan.”
All I had wanted to do was scare Stella’s ass, and in turn, I’d gotten turned every fucking which way but loose. I’d been the motherfucker that bitch niggas were scared of, but I was skittish as hell during whatever the fuck this shit was. I should have kept my black ass at the fucking gender reveal instead of trying to get even with that skank. Knowing Don, though, he would’ve snatched my ass from wherever I was, just as he’d done when Shio had to go in that pyramid.
Easing out of the truck, I scanned the areas again before pulling my pants, shoes, and socks from the truck floor. I was in my damn drawers, running into the building, not knowing what I was running to. The waxy scent of crayons and the chemical smell of markers filled the air. Cool air brushed my skin as themetal door shut behind me, causing me to jump.The lighting wasn’t as bright as outside had been, but it was stark enough against the white walls. Making a left, since that was the only way I could go, I began the trudge down the hallway that was lined with mini burgundy lockers.
Ssssssss
