Sized Up, Gun Down

Two- Lost It All

Two- Lost It All

June 22, 1993
7:34pm

Afterwards, Alonzo noticed her mother should be back anytime soon. She got off at eight, so he probably thought he should go. After all the crying Zo'Nique did she finally went to sleep.

He didn't wanna leave her side, and sleep was fighting his eyes. He knew if he didn't leave her mother would shoot him. So, to protect him and her.

Alonzo kissed Zambia, then kissed Zo'Nique, he jumped out the the window and walked in the cut where his brother and cousin are.

"Wassup lil' niggah" Shawn greeted looking at his Alonzo, who seemed sluggish.

"I was just out, what'chu doin' big dawg" Alonzo replied looking at the obvious of him playing dice.

"Yah' see don't it, aye' go get yo' sister she been cryin' ever since ya' bad ass left... speaking of which, where in da' hell was you" Shawn asked looking at him for an answer.

Alonzo waved him off, walking into the house. He seen Tequila, his cousin, struggle with his baby sister.

His sister's face was red as she reached for Alonzo trying to sneak into the living room. He huffed and walked over to grab her and as soon as he did she stopped crying.

"I'on like that lil' girl, she give me so many headaches. While you got her I'm finna go outside... see ya' lil' niggah" Tequila laughed pushing her boobs up walking outside. She was so happy to not have the baby she didn't know what to do.

Alonzo looked at his baby sister sleep and he shook his head.

'I should've stayed where the hell I was' He thought.

...

Zo'Nique woke up from her sister shaking her. "Nique, I'm hungry"

"And you want me to fix you some to eat huhh"

"Please" Zambia mumbled.

Zo'Nique walked into the kitchen opening the fridge taking out mayonnaise, mustard, pickles, lettuce, and meat. She then, grabbed bread and a paper plate.

Afterwards, she made her own sandwich they ate on the floor not having a dining set. Her sister smiled eating her sandwich, she loved the little moments eating with her sister. Which they ate almost everyday.

When, they were done they laid back down in the same bed and fell asleep.

...

"Wake up!" Kami yelled walking into the kids room. She was mad and wanted answers. "Wake the hell up"

"Okay, I'm up" Zo'Nique replied laying up on the wall for support.

"What the hell is this shit" Kami yelled, waving papers around. "Why is your dad coming up here, tryna get custody... I need you here so I can afford this place. Your dad has money I don't"

"I'on know and I thought you didn't want me" Zo'Nique retorted rolling her eyes finally waking up.

Zambia ears started to hurt when she heard all the screaming, then when she realized that she was looking at bullshit she laid back down. She always hated when her mother stated all that yelling, it was not needed at all. I mean when you go to kindergarten isn't that where you learn to use your inside voice.

Kami huffed and sighed looking down. "Zo'Nique... I am your mother, you need me! If you go with your father then he is gonna treat you like shit"

"Then it would be better than staying here" Zo'Nique replied as she watched her mother drop the papers and leave the room.

Kami walked into her room madder than ever. "That niggah tryna take MY kids! They mine and I'll be damned if they leave"

Kami started pacing back and forth, she looked at the crack-cocaine on the table. She sighed and spit the razor out of her mouth she kept in her cheek as she proceeded to cut them into three lines.

She cut one line taking her twenty dollar bill and sniffing the line. Then, she froze. In her own trance and she loved it. Moments later her body jerked, liking it she smiled.

"Round two baby! Let's go" Kami laughed doing it over again.

"I'll be damned if he take my baby" Kami spoke before sniffing the line.