A/N: I would like to formally apologize for the awkwardness you will encounter at a certain part of this chapter. It had to be done and I will do it again.

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Later that evening, our generous donor came by with his midnight blue luxury car. Izzy, Kyle, Neesa and I were downstairs in the living room with him.

"So how do you guys like the mansion?" he asked us, sitting on a one seat couch.

He could've just said house.

"It's amazing~ I can really vision myself living here." said Aneesa. Izzy, seated in the couch beside, with Kyle, nodded her head in agreement.

"True that. It's fire, no cap. Appreciate it, bro." added Kyle. He slightly lifted himself off the couch to reach Xavier's hand for a handshake.

"It was nothing, I'm glad you all like it." He turned his head towards me, still smiling politely. "You also like it, Mika ?"

I shook my head. "You're doing too much-" Neesa stabbed me with her elbow. " I mean, it's too much. You didn't have to." I said.

He smiled at me again before getting up and walking towards the kitchen table. "I realized that the place didn't have food yet, so I brought stuff to eat."

"Fuck yeah !" exclaimed Izzy as she lifted her arms up. We all got up and sat at the table and ate. After dinner, Kyle and Izzy excused themselves off the table and went up to their rooms. The rest of us cleaned the table and Aneesa invited Xav up in our room.

Aneesa sat on her bed and I sat on mine. "Why aren't you staying here with us ? There's enough space."

He pulled out our desk table chair in between our two beds and took a seat. "What am I supposed to tell my parents ?" He chuckled dryly.

"When will the renovation start ?" I added into the conversation.

" Monday." he answered without thinking for long.

"In two days, that's soon !" exclaimed Aneesa, joyfully. He nodded his head and I unconsciously did the same.

"Good to know. We'll see you on Monday then ! Have a safe drive home." I said, forcing the most genuine smile I could.

"She's just a bit tired. She meant to say please come by tomorrow. Ain't that right Tamika ?" I began to feel a strong force clouding me. From the corner of my eye, I could see Neesa staring at me with piercing eyes. The same frightening stare Asad gives when he's displeased but in a reduced version.

"Oh right, it is late, you're right I should be heading home. Good night Aneesa. Good night Mika."

"Good night to you too. See you tomorrow !" She closed the door behind him, turned around and stared at me with frowning brows and squint eyes. "Tamika Belladonna King."

"Why are you saying my whole name ?"

"Why did you act like that towards him !"

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"He gives me a weird feeling."

"You're the one giving a weird feeling. He's just trying to be nice to us. Give back that same energy."

There was nothing I could say that would defend my actions. "You know he called me Belladonna ?" I commented, relieved I could change the subject.

"He did ?" She sat on her bed, criss-crossing her legs. " Are you sure you didn't hear it wrong ?" she asked. I was sure she had now forgotten about our previous topic.

"Neesa c'mon. You can't confuse Belladonna with Tamika !"

"Right... He might've heard it from someone." She concluded. She was right. It would be possible but it got me wondering. Who could he have heard it from ?

Behind the closed doors of Kyle's room, Izzy and him were sitting on his bed. "I should go back to my room. Good night Kyle." She stood up and he followed.

"Hol' on."

"Yeah ?"

He pulled her against him and hugged her. "Do you believe anyone can do evil ?"

"What is this question ? Did you drink ?"

"No... A bit but I'm sober. Shawty, just answer the question. Do you ?"

She thought for a second. "Yes."

He took a step back and held her shoulders. "Do you also believe that those same people who did evil can do good ?"

"Yes."

"I don't ever want you to do evil. If there's anything, I'll do it for you. I'll do the evil for you Bel, you just stay a good girl, ight ?"

"Okay."

"Good girl." He said lifting her chin up with his curled index. "Stay the night with me. Please."

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Thud. That's the sound I heard accompanied by a faint sound of agony. I opened my eyes and discreetly pulled out a knife that I had stolen from the kitchen last night, out of my second pillow. It was around 10 a.m. and the room was still a tad dark due to its thick curtains that blocked most of the light. I quietly got out of my bed and headed towards the sound, firmly grabbing the knife with its tip facing out. I felt a sudden movement to my left and when I was about to strike, my knife encountered another weapon.

"Chill ! Chill, chill, it's just me." says Aneesa. I lowered my weapon and she did the same before walking to the curtains and opening them." Where'd you get that knife ?" She asks, walking back to me.

"Kitchen."

"And you slept with it ?"

"No. Where'd you get yours ?" I add quickly, looking at her hand as she retrieves her switchblade.

"It's a gift from Sky... You know how Ace didn't want us to carry glocks with us, I still had to protect myself especially leaving alone with jida so Sky gave me one of her blades. I do have a gun though... You know how Diego is."

Yeah I know how he was. His state hadn't worsened but then again it was progressing. "You're the one that fell right ?"

"I was trying to leave without making any noise."

"Where're you going ?"

"Nowhere. I mean somewhere obviously but it's nothing important. I'll be back super quickly, don't worry."

She said Asad would be coming to pick her up in half an hour so I took that time to shower and get myself ready. When I got out of the shower, she was nowhere to be found. I knocked on Izzy's room door but I got no response. I did the same on Kyle's door and I received the same outcome.

"What the fuck ? Where the fuck is everyone !" I said out loud. I waited for Asad to come like Neesa had said but after almost an hour, I began to think that was a lie. I wasn't going to spend my day in this crib alone, especially knowing that Xavier could come here at any moment. I pulled out my phone and called Asad. It had started to get to me that I couldn't go very far without the help of Asad since he was the only one aside from Sha, JJ who could drive.

"Neesa's not coming ?" asked Asad, when I sat in his car. I put on my seatbelt and stared at him confused.

"You don't know where she is ?"

"No..." He gave back the same look.

"E'ry body dipped ! I don' know where they all are !" I threw my head back at the seat.

"They probably wanted to start their day at a normal hour." He commented sardonically. I'm sure I heard a faint chuckle. I turned my head to the left, narrowing my eyes.

"Are you dissing me ?"

"Where do you want to go ?" He locked the doors and started the engine, changing the subject.

"Can I stay with jida ?"

"She went out with her friends, she'll be back later this evening."

"Shit." My nose crinkled a bit. Everyone had places to go, people to see. If Aneesa, Izzy, Asad, Kyle, Sha or Nate were occupied I was by myself. " Isn't Sha there ?" I asked.

"Nah. She and I are at the crib today."

"Shit ! Can I still go to your place though ?"

"You'll be alone, you know."

"There's no other place for me to go, my guy. I'd rather go there than stay in this mansion." I said. Asad just shrugged and drove me to his house. He dropped me off and left to go to the crib.