F.O.E 'Family Over Everything'

Background

Everything in this story is fiction, except the city. So please I really appreciate if you don't copy my work? I'm only 15 and I write this and brainstormed everything. So just respect me don't be a thief and steal work.

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I woke up in my small New York apartment in the Bronx, I heard Ma getting my little brother Kevon ready for church, he's only 9 and swear he has a smart ass mouth. I sat on the edge of my bed wearing pajama pants, a wife beater shirt and no socks. I wiped my eyes as my dreads fell between my eyes, mom came busting into my room Talm bout some "Get up! I don't wanna be late for church!" She said, "I'm not fucking Goin, you cant make me go anymore!" I yelled, I finally stood my ground as she stood there. "Oh? Then get your shit and leave if you're grown." Thats where she caught me, I knew I didn't have anywhere to go, "Man- yeah get ready and make sure you iron your shirt." She said before slamming my door.

I ironed my church clothes as rubbed my eyes, I got dressed after I took a long hot shower. I placed my Jordan 5s on as lil bro had on his dress shirt, dress pants and dress shoes his dreads tied back. "Sup Kevonte!" He smiled sitting on the couch, "Wassam lil bro," I laughed sitting next to him. "Big brother can I hit the block with Vonte?" He asked me smiling, I was taken back by him asking to hit the block with me. I was gonna say yes but Ma was gonna beat me with a Pan if I said yes, "Nah lil bro it's best you stay out the way," I whispered into his ear making sure she didn't hear, "But it looks so cool y'all get to shoot guns like the video game." He smiled using his fingers to mimic a gun being fired. "I know lil bro, focus on basketball for now," I laughed it was low key funny he always wanted to be me, but I can't let lil bro go out like that.

He need to make it to the league and make Ma proud, cause I already got her second guessing even having me. She had me when she was only 16 and when I was 4 I watched my mom get beat and abused by a man who is so called my father. Then one day I got tired of her being treated so badly. I grabbed moms gun stashed inside of her bottom drawer I sat on the floor my knees hugging my chest praying, I wore my shorts and wife beater shirt with tears rolling down my face I prayed but I knew right then and there I had to do what needed to be Done.

I ran back into the living room dad had his hands around her neck squeezing hard, "Dante stop!" She screamed, "Kadisha shut up! Bitch die bitch!" He squeezed, "LEAVE MY MOMMY ALONE!" I held the gun at his head. "Kevonte buddy, put the gun down it's okay!" Dad tried to act sweet, I had tears rolling down my face. "Skeeta mommy okay,- No he's hurting you I heard everything." I sobbed, "Skeeta, take my phone and go I'm okay!" She got up walking towards me bending down, "Skeeta let me have the gun baby!" She wiped my tears as she sobbed too.

"Mommy I'm sorry, I gotta protect you." I fired the gun, dad stumbled back his eyes widened in fear. He fell so hard onto the floor. "Skeeta it's okay, mommy knows you didn't do it on purpose!" She hugged me, "I'm sorry I don't wanna go to jail- No ima tell them he was hurting me and you," she said wiping my tears, and that's why she doesn't fuck with me because as the years went on she started to blame me for why he was dead. But she walked out the room her braids swinging as she wore her black tight dress and heel boots red lipstick and 'Lv sunglasses'

"Alright my crew let's go," she said as we walked out our apartment door we had to walk down the steps From the 30th floor since the elevator wouldn't go up so far. So we had to catch it on the 25th floor. The elevator doors opened so loud and slammed so loud too and it was creepy inside, "No! I'm not going!" Kevon refused to get inside, "Kevon get your ass inside now," mom yelled holding the door open, "It's scary I don't want too." He said, "Lil bro it's alright we gotta be brave now your nine not 2 anymore." I smiled, "Okay," he stepped in as the doors slammed hard. As it went down as fast as it could, "see?" I smiled, "still scary." He laughed. "Boy- let's just go," I said as the doors swung open fast.

We walked into the parking lot getting into mom's Mercedes Benz, I sat in the front as we drove past buildings in the Bronx. We arrived at church. During church the preacher preached as we watched, I felt him directly talking to me but I ain't know it. Lil bro moved in his seat feeling restless and bored, after church we got back into the car.

"Mommy church was boring," Kevon laughed, "It's supposed to be boring," she chuckled back, "Oh well I was so bored," he smiled, I tried not laughing because lil bro never held back. Even if it was him getting in trouble with Ma, "let's see how boring it gets when I take that game snd won't let you play AAU basketball." She laughed, "cmon mom you can't take basketball it's like literally the only thing keeping me sane right now," he smiled, "Oh? Try me," she had the coach number on speed dial. "Damn Kevon you better stop before she call coach," I smiled laughing, "and you stop laughing before I call your football coach," she looked at me,

"I ain't really do nun,- you laughing at your little brother being ignorant," she looked at me, "Nah I can't help it sometimes he just so funny," I Smiled. "Funny gonna get your ass in trouble one of these days Kevonte,"

"Yeah okay,"