𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬

20.

Justice ran into the waiting room, there Asia and Chyna sat.

Justice walked over to the girls.

"Is everything ok?"

Asia lifted her head, her eyes were red and swollen.

Justice bent down to Asia's level and gave her a much needed hug.

"What's going on?"

"There was a drive by and Hakeem was shot." Chyna spoke shakily.

Justice gasped.

"Whoever it was knew there was gonna be a get together." Chyna mumbled.

Asia sniffed and wiped her face. "What if he doesn't make it." She whispered.

"Don't talk like that." Justice reassured her.

"The doctors say he's in a really poor condition, what if he doesn't make it." Asia cried.

"Everything's gonna be ok." Chyna said as she squeezed Asia's hand.

Kari, Khalil, and Asaiah walked into the waiting room as they waited for the nurse.

Soon a nurse and doctor walked into the waiting room.

"Hakeem Knights?"

"That's us." Khalil said.

"We were able to get the two bullets out and we had to put him in a medically induced coma, he's not breathing on his own which could lead to a lot of problems so as of right now we will be keeping a very close eye on him."

"Is he gonna make it?" Asia asked.

"We don't know, it's all up to him."

The nurse and doctor left leaving the group alone.

Asia fell in Kari's arms and just cried.

So much for a good birthday.

_

"You ok?" Asaiah asked Justice.

Justice played with her thumbs as she looked out the window.

"Can you stop the car?" She whispered.

Asaiah pulled over and Justice opened the passenger door and hunched down, everything she had ate for the day was flowing out of her mouth.

Asaiah rubbed her back as he helped her get situated.

"Is everything ok?"

Justice got back in the car and sighed as she put her seatbelt on.

"Can you take me to your place?" She asked rubbing her stomach.

Asaiah nodded and made his way to his house.

_

Justice drank a Canada Dry while she laid her feet in Asaiah's lap.

The two laid in Asaiah's bed, enjoying one another's company.

"Do you think Hakeem will be ok?" Justice asked.

Asaiah shrugged, "He'll be ok."

Justice bit her bottom lip already assuming this was Taryn's doings.

"I think I know who shot up Kari's backyard."

"Who?" Asaiah asked not looking away from his phone.

Justice sighed.

She had bottled everything up for so long.