Page 117 of The Ninth

He handed each of us a red solo cup. His eyes never met mine or my body as he gave me my own. Inside was ice and a liquid that was a very light pink. I instantly remembered the substance I threw up that night. Cassie’s face showed deep concern. He stood there, arms folded, waiting for us to drink it. At the same time, we all raised it to ours mouths. Satisfied, he walked away.

“Give me them fucking cups. Stand up on the table,” Tati urged.

We all handed her our cups. Cassie and I jumped up onto the table. We both bent over shaking our asses towards them as Kenzie made drinks. Real Sisters being the choice turned the niggas up knowing Cassie and I were cousins. Tati crawled on the floor, dumping each of our drinks into a flowerpot. That bitch gonna be dead by morning.

She stood, stacking the cups and putting them into Kenzie’s purse. Cassie and I kept dancing as Tati pulled a clear baggie out of the front zipper. It had multiple blue pills in them. The three of us just looked at her.

“Look, them niggas been popping pills all fucking night. Smoking. Drinking. They still on go and now they’re trying to get us because we alert too. You think we about to walk out with all this money without giving nothing up? This ain’t even about stealing the duffle bag or recording these niggas pissy drunk and embarrassing them anymore. We have to get out of here!”

Cassie scoffed, “Drugging them, Tatianna? That’s the entire reason we’re here! To get, get back for Devyn after they did the same to her. I agree, it’s dragging and I’m starting to get worried.”

“Yeah,” I interrupted. “They’re not as fucked up as we thought. That’s why Kenzie is pouring the drinks heavil—"

“We don’t know if that’s going to do it! How long are we going to be able to hold them off until we see?!” Tatianna urged.

“Them niggas is not going to get drunk to the point of their dick not working anymore before they fuck us,” Kenzie said nervously. “If y’all didn’t call me over here, that nigga was going to lay on top of me and fuck me! We have to leave.”

Cassie and I shared a look. “Do what y’all have to but just know me and Devyn want no parts.”

I didn’t want to be the party pooper. Relief washed over me when Cassie spoke for the both of us. Even better? The girls didn’t call us lame or cuss us out. They just nodded as Tatianna dropped two pills in each drink. My stomach felt so uneasy. I tried to think of a different way we could leave, but I came up short.

Kenzie grabbed a straw, stirring the pills to the bottom of each cup. She nodded and then looked at us, “Okay. They need time to dissolve. There’s no ice, so if they drink it now, they’ll see them. Come on, we’ll distra—”

“AW, I KNOW THIS MOTHAFUCKA HITTIN!” Duke’s twin snatched a cup, chugging it down instantly.

Everything slowed as he took the cup from his lips, looking inside of it. I glanced inside myself, seeing the blue residue at the bottom. His eyebrows immediately creased. His eyes trailed over the remaining cups. He calmly sat it down, walking away from us without looking our way or saying a word.

“Yo, Kenan. Come holla at me out back, foe.”

Chapter 24: The Set Up Part Two

Devyn’s POV

“Fasho, come on!” Kenan laughed.

All of us were still as they walked off towards the back. Cassie immediately knocked the remaining drinks over, jumping off the table. She helped me down as Tati gathered the cups.

“Fuck! We’re going to go get cleaned up!” Cassie smiled to the remaining guys.

Kenzie nodded, “Yeah, we’ll bring a towel back for the mess.”

“Just keep them clothes off!” one of them joked.

Kenzie snatched her bag. The smell of weed in the air started to make me nauseous as we scrambled. Finally, Tati grabbed Cassie and I’s arms, pulling us out of the living room.

My stomach dropped as Kenan looked into the back door at us. Even though a shadow was casted over his face, I could see the anger. The evil as he stared at me specifically. He knew we were here because of me. Because of what happened the last time I was here.

Tatianna drug us to the furthest point of the house, which was far. The four of rushed into a bathroom, slamming the door shut and locking it. The bathroom was huge, dark, and cold.

Kenzie turned on her phone’s flashlight. By the door was the sink. A walk in shower was in the back right corner. The tub in the back left. We ran to a chair by the tub, all gathering together.

“Oh my God...” Kenzie whispered.

“There’s no windows in here. Most of the doors were closed, so I ran in here! There’s no window!” Tatianna panted.

I grabbed my stomach, “What the fuck are we going to do?!”

Cassie kissed her teeth, “Y’all. Calm down. We in the worst fucking position and tweaking ain’t gon help shit! Put y’all’s clothes on. Ain’t no more playing along, we caught. Come on, get dressed.”