apologetically.
“I
don’t give a damn who does what just as long as I can get to his ass,” Jaden
said.
Caleb and Brian were quiet, but they’re down for
whatever. Jaden is always the rowdy and most vocal out of us all. When we
pulled up to Larry’s house, I expected to see the truck parked in his driveway
or in front of his door. Instead, there was a newer model silver Avalanche in
its place. It’s been a while since we paid him a visit, so it’s possible that he doesn’t even live here anymore. The
only way for us to know for sure is to let Taylor knock on the front door.
“You
think he moved?” Jaden asked me.
“I
was thinking the same thing,” I replied.
“That’s
not his truck. Somebody else probably lives here,” Taylor said.
“Maybe
he just got a new truck. He probably fucked his old one up when he ran y’all off the road,” Brian observed.
“You
might be right Brian. Let’s get out and see what’s up,” I instructed. I backed
my rental car up to the side of the house where it wouldn’t be seen. It’s
positioned for us to hop in and peel off fast if we need to. Taylor walked up
the steps, but my brothers and I jumped across the side railing so we wouldn’t
be seen once the door was opened. Jaden was the first one by the door. He wanted
to pull him out if or when he opened the door. Taylor looks so nervous. I hate
to put her in the middle of this, but I really didn’t have a choice.
“Alright
Taylor, knock on the door,” Jaden instructed.
Taylor
knocked, but it was too soft for anybody to hear it. We’re standing right here, and I barely heard anything.
“Knock
harder than that Taylor,” I whispered harshly. She rolled her eyes at me and
started pounding on the door with her fist. A few seconds passed without
anything happening. I motioned with my hand for her to do it again. She knocked again, and I heard Larry’s voice on the
other side of the door.
“I’m
coming,” he yelled right before snatching the door open. He didn’t even ask who
it was before he opened it. He paused when he saw Taylor standing there, but he
quickly got upset.
“Bitch….”
was all he was able to get out before Jaden punched him in his face. When he
went stumbling to the floor, my brothers and I rushed into his house and closed
the door behind us. Taylor was supposed to be sitting in the car, but she came
inside with us. Larry was trying to get up, but Jaden stopped him before he
did.
“Stay
your punk ass on that floor and don’t move,” he yelled. “Why would your stupid
ass open the door without seeing who it was first?”
“I
thought y’all was the pizza man,” Larry mumbled
while holding his mouth as the blood poured from it like water.
“Stupid
moves like that will get you killed, but I guess you know that now,” Jaden
said.
“Man,
what’s going on? I don’t need any more problems from y’all ,” he said still holding his bloody mouth.
“You’re
really not in the position to be talking shit right now,” I told him.
“Man,
I didn’t do anything. I stayed away from Taylor just like I said I would.”
“Well,
two weeks ago a black truck that looks just like yours ran my girl and my
sister of the road. My daughters and my nephew were in the car with them,” I
raged.
“What!
Man, that wasn’t me. I don’t even have that truck anymore,” he screeched.
“Nigga,
you probably don’t have it anymore since you used it to run them off the road,”
Jaden yelled.
“Man,
I swear that wasn’t me. I haven’t had that truck in over six months. I traded
it in for the one you see in my driveway. I have the paperwork to prove it,” he
swore.
“Get
up and go get it,” Jaden ordered. “And I’m coming with you so you better not be
on no bullshit.”
Larry jumped up and walked to the back of his
house with Jaden and Brian hot on his heels. It took them a few minutes, but
all three of them came back in at the same time. Larry had a wet towel covering
his mouth