Every Kind Of Way.

friend in me.

After throwing my braids into a bun, I went downstairs to make something to eat but I saw Keith already making some food. I didn't even know he'd come over last night.

"Hey Keith," I say making my presence known. He turned around taking his attention off the stove for a second, "Hey Fatima, you hungry?"

I sat down on the stool at the island, "Yes I am. I didn't know you were here."

"I'm not supposed to be but your crazy ass aunt threatened me."

"I heard that," Auntie said coming from her bedroom. "Good morning auntie," I say. "Good morning Marie, you okay?" She asked me.

"Yes, i'm fine."

"Is nephew good? I need to call him."

"He's fine, he's probably still asleep."

"Oh?"

"We were on the phone last night," I tell her already knowing what she was going to ask. "And yes we talked, we're friends again."

"Friends? Yall- okay."

"Don't start."

"Baby stay out of young folks business" Keith said making auntie snap her neck at him.

"They include me in their young folk business, and somebody needs to talk some sense into that big headed girl."

"My head not even big." I look at my phone seeing a missed call from Zac and a text telling me to call him back. "I'll be back." I tell them standing up.

"Aht, where you going? The food is done." Keith asked me. "Zac told me to call him. I'm coming back."

"Tell him to come get a plate, he made way too much food." Auntie says.

I nod and go into the guest room towards the front of the house while calling Zac.

"What's up?" He said answering. "Hey, ew brotha what is that? You look like shit." I say as he showed himself in the camera.

"I feel like shit. I woke up to my body aching and everything."

"Well I was gonna tell you to come get a plate of food but it doesn't look like you can even move."

"Yea, I was calling to cancel our lunch."

"That's fine, i'll come over there."

"Nah, you don't have to. I'm good."

"I don't care Zac."

"Fatima i'm serious, you don't need to come. I'm taking care of it."

I roll my eyes, "Fine. Auntie wanted to talk to you also." I say walking back to the kitchen. Zac coughed a few times making me ick a little. "Auntie, it's Zac," I say handing her the phone.

"Hey nep- oh hell naw. What happened? Marie you told me he was fine."

"He was..last night. He's sick."

"Zac hun, what's wrong?"

"I'll text you."

"Okay, i'll come take a look at you in about an hour."

"Aight cool." Auntie gave me my phone back. "I'll check on you later." I tell him.

"Bet." The call disconnected.

Auntie tried to tell me to stay home but I got in the car with her anyways. She knew i'd get in my car and go, either way, I would get there. I'm not leaving him by himself.

On the way, we stopped at a nearby CVS. Auntie needed to get some medicine or whatever, I wasn't paying attention.

Zachary