Patience Matrice Boyd
"Pay Pay"

Indianapolis, Indiana
2020, July 30th

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"Ayo y'all niggas ready yet damn?" Rylen said

"A nigga hungry."

"Sucho shit up." Ajar said

"Hmm." Dominic said handing him the keys.

"Thank the lord." Rylen said and then ran out the shop.

I laughed and shook my head.

"Ight I guess we done. Back to the trap it is." Kk said marching out the shop.

We all began to head out to the car loaded up.

Ajar caller Tremani to let him know they we was good. It was now 8:40 and Tremani and them was finna get Malik crew.

"Ewww it stank like Rylen ass." Kk said squeezing her nose.

"Bitch that's yo coochie." Rylen said as Dominic drove off.

"Bitch that's yo bootyhole." Kk said rolling down the window.

"Girl." Rylen said reaching in the back and hitting Kk.

Kk then hit him with her purse.

"Mayne y'all do this shit everyday. I can't stand y'all niggas." Ajar said

"This bitch stank." Both Rylen and Kk said.

I laughed and put my AirPods in to help drown them out.

I went to my Apple Music and played yb.

After a few minutes we pulled up to a gas station.

"Y'all tryna come in?" Ajar asked us.

"Yea." Me, Kk and Rylen said

"Youn wanna come in?" I asked Dominic.

"No I'm good Patience." He said

"You okay? You been weird all day." I said as Kk, Rylen and Ajar all got out the car and shut they doors.

"Ion know I got a weird feeling in my gut." Dominic said

"Hold into that feeling don't push it to the side." I said causing him to chuckle.

"Naw I gots to. I got bigger shit to worry bout." He said

"Mhm sure." I said

"Ight I'm finna head in there." I said

"Ight." Dominic said before I got out the car and walked up to the gas station walking in.

I saw Kk and Rylen arguing over who got to get red or who got to get blue.

"If y'all don't shut y'all's ignorant asses up." Ajar said

"She started it." Rylen pointed to Kk. I then laughed and walked over to get me a slushy.

"Patience I was supposed to go first." Rylen said

"Boy go on." I said pushing the button making the blue slushy slid its way into the cup.

"Hand me a lid one of y'all." I said and Kk had handed me a lid for my cup.

"Now you can go kids." I said walking away from the machine.

After everyone had got what they wanted we all went to the register to pay for our stuff.

Ajar phone had rang and after a few minutes of the conversation he looked stressed and worried.

"Ight nigga." Ajar said hanging up the phone.

"You good?" I asked as we were walking to the door.

"No Malik crew ain't there. Tremani and them said they ain't there." Ajar said as we opened the door and walked out.

"Then where could them niggas be?" Rylen said right as there where gunshots the rang into the air.

"GET DOWN!" Ajar yelled as we fell to the concrete.

I looked up and seen our car being shot up with Dominic inside. They were also shooting at us.

"NO." I cried trying to get up and run over there but Ajar pulled me behind a car.

"Patience stop calm down." He said putting his hands on each side of my face.

"But Dom." I cried

"I know, fuck." He said letting go of my face and getting his gun out from his waist.

"RYLEN!" Kk screamed. I looked to the opposite end of where they were and Rylen was laying on the ground bleeding out.

I covered my mouth crying.

"You can't go over there they shooting at us." Ajar said pulling me back as I tried to make my way to Rylen.

"Stop." I cried.

"Patience now is not the damn time." He said peeking at the dudes who was shooting.

"Move." He said pushing me further away and shooting well trying to.

"Dammit." He said ducking back down.

"It ain't no bullets in here." He said checking the gun.

Just then the car that was shooting had hurried and pulled off. It was a all black tinted Dodge Charger.

I hurried and ran over to the car and over to Dominic's side.

"No no no." I cried opening of the door as glass fell everywhere.

Dominic was laying in the drivers seat all shot up. He had bullet holes everywhere besides his face.

"I'm so sorry." I cried holding him.

"PATIENCE!" Ajar yelled running over.

Right as he saw Dominic he had put his hands over his head and started to cry.

"I should have made you come in." I cried trying to stop all the bleeding.

"Patience stop he's gone." Ajar cried trying to pull me away but I punched him everywhere.

"Get off of me." I said

"Stop it Patience. He gone." Ajar said hugging me as I cried in his arms.

"Go get Rylen." He said, I nodded and ran over to where Kk and Rylen were.

"Rylen." I said

"Pay pay. H-he is breathing lightly but he's not conscious." Kk said holding his hand.

"The police are on their way." Someone had said.

"Shit." I said running my fingers through my hair.

I hurried and pulled Rylen's gun out of his waist. I checked to see if it had any bullets and it didn't.

"Kk stay here imma be back." I said as she continued to hold Rylen and cry.

I ran over the Ajar who was holding Dominic.

"Ajar the guns. Someone called 12." I said

"Give me Rylen's." He said letting go of Dominic who was still in the car.

I handed him the gun and he grabbed his and Dominic's.

"They got cameras." He said

"Imma get them before the police can." I said. Ajar then nodded and hurried over to the sewer the was on the curb and tossed the guns in there.

Just as he was coming back I had heard sirens getting close.

"Patience go stay with Rylen." Ajar said making me nod. I hurried and ran behind the car.

"Patience where is Ajar and Dom?" Kk asked

I looked at her and shook my head.

"No." She said looking up at the sky.

"Both?" She asked

"No." I said as tears continued to fall.

"Which one Patience?" Kk asked

"Dominic." I said softly and checked Rylen's pulse. He still had one.

"Hi ladies I'm going to need you to move." The girl said coming out of nowhere. Along with other people. I saw their uniforms and realized that they were the ambulance people.

I stood up along with Kk and let them do their job.

"He has a pulse." She said looking at us.

"Is he gonna make it?" Kk asked.

"I'm not sure honey." She said

"1...2...3." This guy said before they had picked up Rylen and put him on a stretcher and put an oxygen mask on his face.

"Only one of you can come." The lady said

Kk had looked over at me.

"Go." I nodded and she hugged me.

"Ma'am we need to go." The lady said

"I'll call you." Kk said as she got into the ambulance with Rylen.

"I love you." I said

"I love you." She said as they closed the doors and got into the truck pulling off.

I pulled out my phone and called Tremani.

"Wassup." He said into the phone.

"Mani." I said as my voice cracked.

"Patience what's wrong?" He asked worriedly.

"Dominic's dead and R-Rylen got shot." I said wiping the tears that had continuously fell.

It was silent for a few before he said anything.

"Share your location." He said and hung up the phone.

I went to my messages and shared my location with him.

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10 minutes later
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I had saw Tremani's car pull up at the gas station. Dominic's body was still here. They had to take pictures and things like that before they took him.

"THAT'S MY BROTHER!" I heard Tremani yell. Me and Ajar were sitting in the back of the ambulance after being questioned.

I had stood up and walked over there. Ajar did too.

"That's my brother." I said to the officer who wasn't letting him in.

"Ma'am we can't let multiple people in here." The officer said.

"Please." I begged causing him to sigh and lift up the caution tape, letting Tremani in.

Tremani had pulled me into a tight hug, squeezing me.

"You gonna get blood on you." I said and he ignored me.

"Where's Rylen and Dominic?" He asked letting go of me and dapping up Ajar.

"Rylen is at the hospital with Kk. Dom is in the car still." I said crying again.

"I'm so sorry Patience." Tremani said holding me.

"They shot him up Mani. He had bullet holes everywhere." I cried

He kissed my forehead and let go of me.

"Did you see anything?" Tremani asked

"A all tinted black Dodge Charger." I said

"Okay." Tremani nodded.

"Where is everyone else?" I asked

"We all rode separately. They at the house with ma." Tremani said

The people had just then took Dominic's body out the car and put him on the ground on a sheet. They didn't wrap him up yet.

"THAT IS MY BOYFRIEND." We heard

I turned around seeing Niya screaming at the officer.

Just then they had put Dominic's body on a stretcher and put the sheet over his face.

"DOMINIC." Niya cried falling to the ground as the officer tried to hold her up.

"NOT BABY NOT MY BABY." She screamed. As her sister walked over holding her along with the officer.

I cried watching her hurt like that. Tremani had walked over there and said some to the officer before the officer let go of Niya and Tremani held her in his arms as she cried. I couldn't go over there.

"Ajar?" I said

"What." His voice cracked.

"You guys gotta get out." I said crying.

"I'm trying Pay." He said pulling me into a hug.

I watched them put my brothers body in the ambulance. The lady had walked over to me and Ajar.

"Two people can ride." She said

"I can't." Ajar said shaking his head.

"Them two." I pointed over to Tremani and Niya.

"Thank you." She nodded walking over to them.

They all walked over here.

"Patience." Niya cried hugging me.

"I'm so sorry. I love you Niya." I cried with her.

"I love you." She said letting go and then hugging Ajar.

"Imma see y'all there." She said getting in the ambulance.

"Take my car." Tremani said giving us his keys.

"Okay." I nodded wiping my tears.

"I love you bro." Tremani said to Ajar hugging him. Tremani had closer his eyes letting tears fall.

"I love you Patience." Tremani said before walking away to the ambulance.

I looked up to the now dark sky and shook my head.

"C'mon Pay. We still gotta call everyone." Ajar said as we walked to Tremani's car

"Them guns." I said before we got in.

"What?" Ajar asked

"They ain't have bullets." I said

"I checked Dominic's too. His ain't have none either." I said

"Who was in charge of the bullets?" I asked

Ajar was silent for a few before hitting the steering wheel.

"FUCK." He said

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