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I gave her a head nod then went to the back door. I didn’t expect anything less from my sister. Fawn would always be my ride or die… true definition of family. When I stepped outside and saw Kennedy wiping blood from her lip and holding her ribs with her other hand, I knew Fawn had gone to work on that ass. She stood from her seat slowly. “Go to my bathroom and clean yourself up. I’m taking you to the airport.”
“My flight doesn’t leave until nine o’clock. It’s only three.”
“Be glad you have a life to put on a fucking flight. Don’t say shit else to me. Go get cleaned up and get your shit. You have thirty minutes, so I suggest you hop to that shit.”
“Jungle… please….”
“You know, normally, I wouldn’t give a fuck about an explanation. It won’t change the fact that you fucked over me and thought you would get away with it. But this time, I’m curious as fuck.” I sat in a chair and rested my elbows on my knees as I stared at her. “Explain.”
She fidgeted for a moment, so I said, “The clock is ticking, and I’m getting angrier by the second. You know how I feel about my fucking time. You done wasted a lot of that shit.”
“My cousin is related to Slice. She wanted me to get at you for what y’all did to her brother, but I really started liking you.”
Before I could stop myself, I stood from my seat and slapped the fuck out of her. Slice was the muthafucka responsible for killing my pops and brother. He kidnapped and raped my sister. I didn’t have a thing to do with Slice getting killed, because I was locked up, but I sure wanted to be the one to take that muthafucka out. Law had done the honors when he went to rescue my sister.
Kennedy fell to the ground, and I picked her up by her fucking neck, holding her just above ground. My face was twitching uncontrollably, and I wanted to kill her right here. Fawn ran outside with Vegas right behind her. “Jungle, baby, she ain’t worth it. Put her down. Fuck her.”
“She was getting retribution for Slice. That’s her cousin’s brother.”
I dropped her to the ground as she coughed and gasped for air. “She’s Slice’s cousin?” Fawn asked… more like screamed.
She delivered a swift kick to Kennedy’s face while she screamed. “That muthafucka took my family! He almost took me out, too, and you wanna seek revenge for his ass?”
She was about to kick her again, but I snatched her up. I knew I needed to make a phone call. We went inside as Fawn cried against me. I swore I wanted to drop tears, too, because it was like she was reliving all that shit again. We’d just memorialized Ice and Mega on the ten-year anniversary of their deaths a few months ago. It made everything seem so fresh.
“It’s okay, baby. Shh. It’s okay.”
Vegas stood at the back door as I set Fawn on her feet. He had to or Fawn would have run back outside and finished Kennedy off. I pulled my phone from my pocket and texted Chad.I need y’all at my house as soon as y’all can get here from the reception. Make sure Rondo is with y’all.
I messaged Chad because he was closer to Rondo than Ali, Seneca, or Jericho, and I didn’t have DJ’s phone number. Chad and DJ were boys before their parents married, so I knew he could get the word to Rondo. My phone rang almost immediately. When I saw Jericho’s number, I answered. “What’s up?”
“Jungle, it’s me. I’m so sorry. Can I be there for you?”
“Naw. I’m good,” I said, although my heart was crumbling at the sound of Chelsea’s voice.
I ended the call on her and sat next to my sister and pulled her in my arms. She needed me, and I’d be damned if I wouldn’t be there for her this time. I’d hold her all got damn day if I had to. I just hated that all this happened on a day that was supposed to be joyful. I just hoped Jamel and Sandrene didn’t notice the confusion. I was gonna need Watchful Eyes to help me get at Kennedy’s cousin. That bitch needed to be handled ASAP.
CHAPTER8
CHELSEA
Iwalked back inside to try to enjoy the reception, but I was sitting here with Van feeling miserable. Fawn had left with Jungle, because of that bitch, and Kaysyn was glancing at me like she wanted to say something. We were set to go to court next Monday, and I was doing my best to stay calm about it. The fact that they were insecure and threatened by my presence irritated me. I had done nothing to warrant that. If I had ill intentions, I would have filed for custody without telling them a thing.
I was still trying to see things from her perspective. It was clear she didn’t trust people, and just by her actions, she proved that she thought everyone was out to get her. If anything, I admired and respected her for adopting my baby. Jericka could have had a horrible upbringing or even be dead. Jules could have killed her without a second thought.
When Jericho, Ali, Seneca, and their friends left the reception, I knew they were going to Jungle’s house. I just wanted to be there for him. Although he looked angry, I knew what he didn’t want everyone to see. He was hurt. While I tried to warn him about that ho, I knew he was going to have to see for himself. I never expected that her bullshit would reveal itself like this though.
I didn’t know Shavozz’s brother, but I remembered seeing him at the Berottes’ house one Sunday. He was the one that pulled up blasting his music while Whitney and I were on the porch talking. He looked so hurt and angry. He clearly had more invested with her than Jungle did.
When I sat next to Van, he asked, “Everything okay?”
“Yes. Thank you.”
After fucking him Thursday, I felt guilty as hell. It was like I was cheating on Jungle, although he was with that bitch. Despite what he did, my heart belonged to him, and now he didn’t want me around him. I saw the way he looked at me and Van. It hurt him that I was with someone else. Now he knew how I felt. I didn’t understand why it hurt him, though, if he didn’t want to be with me.
I supposed he wanted me to just continue waiting in the wings until he was ready to be with me. That shit was painful, and I couldn’t do it any longer. I thought I’d gotten a handle on things, but Tuesday proved otherwise. After Thursday, I sank deep in my feelings. I wouldn’t even talk to Manman about what was going on.
Van had been calling and texting me, and he was the only person I responded to. Jungle and Jericho had been left on read. I only opened the messages so they would know that I was alive and okay. While I was sure they’d gotten that much from Manman, I needed them to know that I’d seen their messages.
