LEMONADE|| Keith Powers

Chapter 42: Skeptical

I drove off making my way to this location Rudy sent me. He told me it was urgent and we all had to see this. I had chills down my spine praying no one was hurt. I turned up the volume blasting Drake's new album. I grabbed my cup of tea mixed with Henny taking a sip. I finally arrived pulling up in the port area. I saw my bros hurdled around a car. I quickly got out "What happened? I asked slamming the door. I walked up "Its Bad" Rudy said. He opened the car trunk to see Capri dead, his body was cut bad and he was tied to a rope. "Shit," I said looking away. "Close that shit" I yelled

"They know it's us, and they trying to come after us one by one. We gotta end those mothafuckas now. By this week, It ain't no right time no more. They know it's us and their not being calm about it anymore" Dreux panicked.

"They still don't have proof we did it," I said. "To be real, why the fuck would they blast Capri out of all of us. You think he snitched? I asked

"What you trying to say? Dorian intervened. "Just cuz we close to the nigga don't mean his actions affiliated with us," Dorian said.

"Why the fuck you getting so defensive? Rudy asked. "And where the hell is Kasey? You can never find that nigga, he ain't nowhere to be found" Rudy said.

"This nigga" Dreux laughed.

"I'm right here, wassup" Kasey walked over eating a candy bar. "Nigga, where you been? It's true, you always MIA. I know my sister ain't the only important woman in the world" I said.

"Yeah, whatever I'm here," he said. Rudy and Kasey had a stare off. "What happened? He asked. "Capri is dead," I said

"Shit," Kasey said placing his hands over his face. Capri was a nice dude but how he died was skeptical as hell.

"We gotta find those niggas that we're looking for you? It's either the Caprios or those niggas.

2 hours before

Kamaya

"Posture is everything ladies and bend the knees slightly," I said demonstrating. "Make sure your shoulders are pulled back slightly and your head is straight, hit a pose and turn," I said walking back straight. Today I was teaching my students how to catwalk as well as get booked for auditions. Over the past days, I been keeping myself super busy drowning out the noise and my head and I have been ignoring the hell out of Kasey I just needed time myself to figure this out.

"Chloe were going to start with you, everyone else form a line behind her" I said grabbing my phone. I turned some music on my speakers looking at a text message from Kasey.

"What's going on with you? You're not texting me back or responding?

That message was an hour ago. I placed my phone back down watching them walk. "Yesss progression," I said. I looked over to see Kasey walking in. Ugh!

"Ladies take a 10" I said. I slowly walked over to him. "Hi," I said nervously. He didn't say anything he just stepped out and I followed him. "What's up with you? He asked

"I can't get a "hi" back" I said

"I can't get a text back or a call" he stood against the wall.

"I just been super busy I was going to call you as soon as I was done" I explained. He looked unmoved "Maya I don't have time for this," he said. I instantly became annoyed "And I don't have time for a lot of shit either. I'm tired of you saying what you don't have time for like you're above me" I said crossing my arms.

"Okayyy, you wanna be petty that's fine. I'll talk to you when you hit me up okay" He said. "Thank you" I rolled my eyes turning around until I felt a pull at my arm. "What? I asked.