Chapter One: Six Down To One: A Story of Us page 4

Ronny began to pace back and forth around the police station waiting room. Lionel held his head down between his thighs, as time quickly pass, his nervousness began to weigh heavy on his mind. Diamonique being held their permanently, began to take over his thought process. Shayla and Shanell both lay weeping in Fontaya's lap. Diamonique pushed open the double doors, and then proceeded to walk into the waiting room. Shanell quickly leaped from within Fontaya's grasp, and made her way over toward Diamonique. She wrapped her arms tightly around Diamonique's waist.
"I thought you were in here again for sure..." Shanell spoke sobbing on Diamonique's jersey. She then quickly pulled away, and attempted to avoid making eye contact. "Thanks for saving me Diamonds." Shanell added. Shayla and Fontaya embraced Diamonique simultaneously.

"Thank God, man this was so crazy out here waiting on you...I like thought you were going to go to prison and like be somebody's main squeeze..." Lionel joked. The group of friends then burst into laughter. Lionel continued, "Then we have to form some type of freeing Diamonds coalition, you like call us and be like get me out of here, we be like why, you getting rape by women, and you be like naw, they don't have HBO!!!" Lionel joked. Diamonique facetiously shoved Lionel, as she burst out in laughter.
"You stupid Lionel!" Diamonique laughed. "Got to have my HBO!" Diamonique added, as she began to place Lionel in a head lock. Lionel continued to laugh.
"Man, you crazy Lionel. But we got to get out of this place." Ronny stated, as Shay then began to make her way into the waiting room. Shay embrace Diamonique, as they walked to Shay's white ford explore.
"No more guns Diamonds. I am not going to call you mom and tell her what happen, but no more guns....agreed?" Shay asked. Diamonique nodded her head, and then Shay pulled out of the police station parking lot.

Diamonique sat on the floor in her bedroom, tossing her basketball into the air. Though the time had been nearing midnight, Diamonique could not sleep. She reached in her closet, grabbed a jacket, and then headed out of her home. She walked five blocks away from her neighborhood, until she reached an old apartment complex. It had been the old apartment complex that Diamonique family as well as Shanell family had both lived in. Though it had been an old abandoned apartment complex, in which the state had planned to turn it into a recreation center. The owner of the complex, had sent all his tenants to the neighborhood, Queenbridge north houses.

Diamonique walked to the side of the apartment complex, and then reached up to grab the ladder. She then began to climb onto the ladder, walking all the way up til she reached the apartment complex's roof. She then pulled herself up, and stood onto the roof. There had been a small room located on the roof, the room had been small enough to accommodate two people, as it had been small enough to be a storage closet. Diamonique never knew what the room had been used for, so she decided to use it for her own personal space. She had told none of her friends, other than Shanell, of the room. Diamonique usually used the room to ponder, relax alone, or to engage in sexual relations. Shay had known of Diamonique sexual preference, and treated her the same, though she asked Diamonique to avoid her sexual doing in their home. Diamonique obliged, thus far resulting in her using the room to do such sexual doings.

Diamonique closed the room door, and started to close her eyes, when she had been startled by a strange sound. She stood up, as she noticed the door knob slowly turning. Diamonique, whom often thought herself to be scared of nothing, clinched her fist, as she awaited whomever walked through that door. The door opened, as Diamonique, without any hesitation, punched the person right in the nose. Shanell screamed, as she held her nose.
"Oh man, I'm so sorry Shanell, I didn't know who it was, and I was like paranoid..." Diamonique pleaded. Shanell sat down, hitting Diamonique playfully in the gut. Diamonique winced, as she sat down.
"Who you think it was, I'm the only person who know about this room, right?" Shanell questioned. Diamonique chuckled, noticed the seriousness of Shanell's facial expression, and then cleared her throat.
"Well, You and Corena of course, got to tell my girl friend you know." Diamonique replied. Shanell hit Diamonique in her right arm, as she rolled her eyes. Shanell released a deep sigh.

"Diamonds...I'm ready for basketball season, you know. I wish when school start up tomorrow, that it was like basketball season. I hate waiting, when I wont something, I wont it right then." Shanell stated, as she relaxed on Diamonique's lap. Shanell often felt comfort from Diamonique, as if Diamonique made her feel safe. Diamonique stroked Shanell's hair. "When I saw you coming, I saw how fast you came to save me, man Diamonds...I'm so sorry I was upset at you. I knew you were gay or whatever, I just didn't want to accept it. But I do Diamonds, you my girl and you going to always be my girl no matter what...I just lost it earlier." Shanell added. Diamonique continued to stroke Shanell's hair, as she stared toward the door, and then back at Shanell.
"You good, Shanell. I understand...you a little up tight and all, but I understand." Diamonique joked. Shanell reached up and slapped Diamonique on the cheek. Shanell had done it softly, and without malice. Diamonique chuckled.
"I'm not up tight...so whatever!" Shanell shouted. "Anyway...whatever you do on your own time is your business..." Shanell added, before being interrupted by Diamonique. Diamonique had pulled Shanell's face closer towards hers, and then began to softly touch the sides of Shanell's face. Shanell stared in Diamonique's eyes, as if she had been slipping into a trance.

"I can't help it Shanell, I got to kiss you..." Diamonique spoke softly, as she guided Shanell's lips toward hers. Shanell had closed her eyes, as her lips met Diamonique's. Shanell slowly made her way onto her back, with Diamonique still on top of her, kissing her lips.