What Is Life? [Finished]

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

***

Bria

Bri walked out the school with her backpack. She zipped up her hoodie and redid her pony tail.

"So, I'll see you tonight?" Wayne asked.

"Yeah, I'll be there." She said. "Don't none of y'all niggas be late."

"Cool and braid your damn hair." Brandon said. "Somebody can spot you from a mile away and you know niggas gonna fuck with you."

Bri nodded her head.

"I'll get somebody to do it." She said.

Bri went walking down the street towards the elementary school. She walked in and towards the cafeteria. She spotted her little brother and he spotted her. He got up and she signed him out. They hugged and walked out.

"You got homework Bry?" She asked.

"Yeah, just one work sheet though." He said.

She nodded as they walked down the street. They went towards a community center not that far away from his school. Bry was in the basketball program they had. Bri also was in the same program but life got in the way. Bry would go there a few hours in the afternoon after school. It was safe for him to stay there and Bri didn't have to worry about where her little brother was.

They stepped in the gym after Bry had changed. Bri took his bag as he walked on the court. She placed his bag on the bleachers.

"Hey Bri."

"Hey Coach Shawn." She said smiling. "How you been?"

"Good. You know your brother real good to be 8." He said.

"Well you know, it runs in the family." She said laughing.

He laughed.

"When you gonna come back? You know you were good on the team." He said.

Bri's smile faded a bit because it was true she did miss basketball but some things were more important.

"Yeah, I just got some stuff to handle but I'll be back at six for him." She said.

"Alright, be safe girl."

"Got it." She said and left out the gym.

Bri liked and admired Coach Shawn. Even though she had never said anything to him she knew he knew what was going on with her but he didn't judge her. Had he sat her down once or twice to relay the consequences of what she was doing? Of course because he cared for her well being but in Bri's mind his caring for her wellbeing would not take care of her or her little brother.

Bri went walking down the street. She met up with Wayne cause he hit her with a text saying his sister could braid her up.

Two and half hours later and her head was fully braided. Bri checked it out in the mirror.

"Thanks Denice." Bri said.

"No problem but let me take a picture and put it on my Instagram." She said.

Bri laughed and let her take her pictures. She dapped up Wayne and went to get her brother.

"I like your hair." Bry said as they walked down the street. "Not as cool as mine though."

Bryan shook his dreads a bit.

"Yeah? Thanks. Hurt like a bitch though." She said as they laughed. "You hungry?"

"Yeah, can we get some McDonalds?"

"Yeah, lil man we can get that." She said.

They walked to McDonalds and got some food. At the moment Bri's pockets weren't the heaviest. The food was mostly for Bry. When they finished it was around 7:30 and they went home.