Save Me ( Keith Powers)

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"Alright. Thanks man."

"No problem."

They both slapped hands with each other and Luke, Algee and Bryshere walked back to their car. As they were walking they could hear Michael fussing and cursing on the phone. They didn't know who was on the other line until they heard...

"Oh really, Ashly? Is this what we doing now, not answering phones and not meeting up? I thought I told yo ass to be here no later than ten on the dot and here it is 10:07." He started chuckling, "you know I know where yo folks lay their head at and you know I have no problem doing pop ups."

When the guys heard him say 'Ashly' they immediately stopped in their tracks and signaled for the other guys to come out. Once they did, they all stood in front of their cars and Luke walked up to Michael, who was still on the phone and not paying attention.

"Aye man, I'm sorry for bothering you but I gotta ask you one more question."

Michael had irritation written all over his face but quickly removed it once he fully looked at Luke.

"Yeah man, what's up?"

"Now you said to make a left or right once I get to the stop sign?"

Michael rose up off his car.

"I said you make a right at the stop sign then you make a-"

Michael couldn't finish fully explaining but he was quickly cut off by someone wrapping their arms around his neck.

"Keith wtf are you doing?! We had a whole plan."

"Man y'all took too fuckin' long. I don't have time for all of that talking."

He responded while chocking Michael. Patrick and Woody quickly unloosen his hold around Michael and pushed him back.

"Man what the fu-"

"Look, we don't need you going to jail, alright? Just sit back and let us handle this."

"Man fuck all that, I'm about to-"

"Keith!" Patrick yelled sternly and Keith reluctantly stood by the car to calm down.

He stood there and watched as the guys talked to him.

"So you like hitting on folks, huh? You like hitting on females?"

Michael was still trying to catch his breath so he couldn't respond, he just sat on the ground and looked at them.

"You think you a man, Mike?"

"You think hitting on females make you a man?"

Patrick bent down to his level and looked at him.

"Let's see if hitting another man will make you a bigger man."

Patrick turned his face to the side and told Michael to hit him but he didn't.

"You don't know how to hit? You forgot how to hit? If you did, let me show you."

Patrick turned around and then turned back around with a gun in his hand and hit Michael with the butt of the gun making him yell out and hold his face.

"Stop all that yelling like a lil bitch. I didn't even hit your ass that hard."

"Where you get that from?"

"Don't worry about it?"

Patrick pulled his pants up and squatted back down.

"By the way that hit was for my cousin, Ashly."