A couple weeks later

"Come on Bil, you ready?" Stokeley laughs.

"Yeah, putting my shoes on." I laugh

I come downstairs ready to go to the party for Jah's birthday. "Let's go." I smile at Stokeley and he grabs my hand.

You see, Stokeley and I weren't together but we did couple things. I was just too afraid to put a label on everything and get my hopes up.

We get to Jah's house and later as time goes by, more and more of jah's crew shows up, friends of his crew were invited and so on.

I clinged onto Stokeley to feel safer but all these men kept looking at me. Eventually one looks me up and down and walks over to us.

"Hey, what's your name?" he asks.

"She’s with me." Stokeley says defensively and protectively of me.

"I believe the girl can speak for herself." the guy laughs.

Stokeley steps in front of me, "I said. She’s with me."

The guy laughs again. "And I said she could speak for herself."

I could feel an urge that Stokeley was about to fight the guy. I attempt to hold him back. Stokeley got an angry look in his eyes.

He was too strong for me to hold him back and he steps closer to the guy. "Stokeley don't." I try to stop him.

"Are you done?" Stokeley says to the guy.

The guy chuckles, "Do I know her name yet?" he looks at me.

"Look at her again. I dare you." Stokeley says threateningly.

The guy takes the chance and looks at me. Stokeley hauls off and punches the guy straight in the face. "Stokeley!" I yell, "Stop it!"

Stokeley punches the guy until the guy falls to the ground, everyone stops what they're doing and they look at Stokeley.

Stokeley storms off outside so I follow.