⚠️WARNING THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS ABUSE⚠️
Same day
9pm
Maziyah pov
Im home alone, in some shorts, watching White Chicks. I had fun wit kamari's family well not much of leem but idrc. As my favorite part comes on, i see jordyn walk in with a bat while looking drunk.
"Oh shit" i get up and try to run but she catches me and hits me with it. "OW"
"YOU FUCKING FAGGOT" she continues to hit my arms and stomach. Im trying not to turn around cause it hurts and ion want her to break my spine.
"STOP"
"SHUT UP. I WISH I NEVER HAD YOU" tears start coming out my eyes.
"YOUR A MISTAKE"
"YOUR A DISCRASE"
ion know how ta spell dat word~nae
" I WISH YOU WERE NEVER BORN" she takes out a blade and cuts me with it den continues ta hit me
"I WISH YOU WOULD JUST DIE"
"NOBODY FUCKING LOVES YOU"
"YOUR WORTHLESS"
"YOUR A PIECE OF SHIT"
All of a sudden she stops, my body goes numb, and i black out.
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Regina pov
"Mom you heard dat?" meech ask as him an zay come in
"Yea. Yall was watchin a movie or sum?" i ask
"No it came from the jones house" zay tells me and immediately my mother instincts went off.
"Shit. Cmon" i get up and put my timbs on incase i gotta stomp somebody den we head out the door and go next door. Zay tries to open the door but it's locked so i kick the door open. We walk inside and the lights are off. I turn the light on and zay screams.
"Wha- omg" me and meech say. We look at the floor and mazi is just laying there unconscious surrounded in blood and bruises.
" Zay use your phone and call the police. Meech go find me a damn towel" they nod and do what they were asked.
I grab paper towels and cover the wound den apply pressure to try and stop the blood.
"T-they're 2 mins away" zay tells me
"You scared?" i look at him and he nods. Jay walks in just in time wit kiana. "One of you cover his eyes please"
"What happened?" kiana ask as she hugs zay. Jay is frozen.
"Idk. We heard yelling and him screaming stop den we came and found him like this" i explain. "MEECH WHERES THE FUCKIN TOWEL"
"IM COMING" meech yells
"I-it was his mom. She's been abusing him and every time we told the cops, they didn't help. Oh shit. shit!" jay says
"What?" i ask as meech brings me the towel
"Mari's finger prints are on his body because he's been around mari all day and they've been hugging and possibly kissing" he explains
"Kissing?" meech ask
"That dont fucking matter. You 2 go stand outside and see if they here yet. Jay call his grandma ta let know what's going on" i tell them. Zay and kiana go outside while jay calls mabel. "Meech check if he breathing or has a pulse"
Im on my grey's anatomy type time rn~nae
"Ion know how" meech tells me
"Use your index and middle finger, put em on his neck, and see if you can feel his heart beatin" he does exactly what i said.
"Kinda"
"Fuck!"
"THEYRE HERE" zay yells. I look outside and there's an ambulance an police cars. The paramedics come in, put him on the stretcher, den take him out. I get up and go over to jay.
"You ok?" he shakes his head and i hug him then rub his back. "He gon be ok. All we gotta do is pray"
"The cops wanna talk to you" kiana tells me.
"Alright" All of us walk outside.
"Ma'am do yk what happened here? Are you the cause of anything?" an officer ask
"I didn't do anything. I live right next door with my kids. I heard yelling and someone screaming stop so I thought they were watching tv. They came to me and told me they weren't so we came over here to check if everything was alright. The door was locked so i kicked it in and when i turned the light on, maziyah was laying there in surrounded in blood and bruises. I told my youngest to call you and my 5th son to get me a towel so i could try an stop the blood. When i had my son check his pulse, he said he could kinda feel it. Uhm jay tell her what you told me" i hold jay's hand ta calm him down.
"U-uhm it was his mom. She's been abusing him and every time we told the cops, they didn't help" jay says
"We have no reports of abuse from you" she says
"It was a racist man that looked white but asian at the same time" he explains
"Oh ik who your talking about. What is the name of the boy?"
"Maziyah sky jones" he tells her
"Alright thank you. They will be taking him to temple hospital. Is his dad here?"
"No his dad is already at that hospital" she nods and walks away. "We gotta call mari"
"Why?" i ask
"Because they like each other, mari has been helping him with his bruises, he's been helping wit his abusive boyfriend, and he's trynna help Mr.Jones get custody of tiana and mazi" he explains
"Alright" i take out my phone and call mari.
"Hello?"
"Something happened to mazi. Meet us at temple hospital" i tell him
"Wait wth happened?" he ask
"I'll explain later just meet us there" i hang up and we go to my car.
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11:30pm
Same pov
" I just don't get how someone could hurt their personal creation" mia says as mari comes back
"Whatd he say?" tae ask
"He was sad and he wants custody as fast as he can get. He also said thank you to zay, meech, and my momma for saving him" mari says
"I didn't do much tho. I just did as told" zay says
"That's good tho. Plus you stayed right there just incase i needed help no matter how scared you were till kiana and jay came" i tell him
"I saw mazi. He's up but he got bruises all over well not on his face. They were checking his back and when he seen me, he smiled and waved even though he was weak" mari tells us
"The devil hurted my grandbaby but god sent him yall to help him especially you" mabel looks at mari and smiles then looks at me. "Thank you for helping him"
"I wouldve helped anyone. Mazi is like a son to me" i tell her
"Family of maziyah jones?" we all stand up. "He's ok. He's very lucky because not many people would survive that. This officer does have questions for any blood member. Maziyah has to stay here for 2 weeks and he asked for someone named taylin"
"My baby asked fa me?" taytay ask
"Stop callin yo baby. Your 10, he's 17, and yall aint together" i tell him
"Follow me"
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Taylin pov
I follow the lady to mazi's room and go in. I put hand sanitizer on because she told me to. I then get onto the bed.
"Are you in pain?" i ask
"Lil bit but you can still give me a hug" he opens his arms den i give him a hug.
" Why did you ask for me?"
"Because i know you wanted to be first ta see me even though mari was really the first one to see me" he tells me
"You right. I think you should confess to mari" i tell him
"I never said i liked him"
"But you do"
"No"
"Yes"
"No"
"Yes"
"No"
"No" i say
"Yes- wait" i laugh
"Gotcha. I can keep secrets, just tell me" i beg
" Fine. I do like him" i clap. "But! we've only been talking for a few days and the last time i caught feelings too fast, he ended trying to kil me more than once"
" But dat aint mari. Don't let your past control your future cause den you won't be happy" i tell him
"You right. Maybe i'll tell him soon" he says
"Tell him today also ion know if dey told you but you gotta be here for 2 weeks" i say
"2 weeks = 2 damn long" he groans
"Your boyfriend will make it all better"
"Shut up. Wait why you tellin me ta date him when you the one obsessed?" he ask
"Cause im 10 plus i can still be me even when yall together but when i get someone like mari den it's gon stop" i tell him
" Ok. You smart when you want ta be" he says
"No im just unique" i say
"Mhm yea aight" he says
" So you was just gon take up all the time wit him?" i hear jay say
" I already told yall dat he my baby. I will talk to him as much as i want" i tell him
"Boy get off his bed so i can sit" mabel tells me
"You 67 but don't look it and yo knees aint even bad" i say
"Smb hit him for me" mazi says and my momma pops me. "Don't speak ta my grandma like that"
"Fine i'll move" i whisper sum in mazi ear den get down and sit on mari lap.
"Nigga why you sittin on my lap?" mari ask
"Meech will push me off, jay bounces his leg too much, and zay stink" i explain
"Bitch ya daddy" zay says
"We got the same one!" i tell him
"Naw you armon child" my mom pops him
"Both of yall gon go to Dewayne if yall don't stfu" she tells us
"Nigga you heavy, go sit on momma lap" mari tells me
"I will if you admit that you like mazi" i whisper in his ear.
"If youn get off my damn lap, imma grab dat box of tissue and whoop yo ass wit it" i get up.
"My dad know im hea?" mazi ask and we say yea. A doctor comes in with the same officer from the waiting room.
"Hi im doctor alverez and this is chief bailey. We need to know if your mo-"
"Don't call ha momma. Only person dat has ever been a true mom ta me since i met her was her" mazi says as he points to my mom
"Ok well we need to know if the lady that hurt you was on anything and if this was her first time abusing you?" dr.alverez ask
"No. She been abusing me for 2 years and my dad for way more years. She started abusing me because my older sister moved out and my dad got a new job so i was home more than him. One time while i was in the shower at my grandmas house, she poured boiling hot water on me and gave me 1st degree burns. I lied to my grandma and told her that i had the water very hot on accident. Today she came home drunk wit a bat like she usually has and started beating me while yelling 'YOU FUCKING FAGGOT' I yelled stop and she continued to yell. She yelled 'SHUT UP. I WISH I NEVER HAD YOU, YOUR A MISTAKE, YOUR A DISCRASE, I WISH YOU WERE NEVER BORN, I WISH YOU WOULD JUST DIE,NOBODY FUCKING LOVES YOU, YOUR WORTHLESS, YOUR A PIECE OF SHIT' after she was done, i blacked out and felt like i was dying" he explains. Ms. mabel wipes his tears.
"Omg" i mumble
" Is that your sister?" officer bailey ask
"No she's my grandma. My sister is lightskin and probably home" he says. His jaw starts twitching.
Just to be clear, he wasn't actually yelling. I just copied and pasted what i put before~ nae
"You ok?" i ask
"It hurts" the doctor goes over and does something.
"The pain meds are started to wear off"
"Does anybody know where Ms. jordyn might be?" officer bailey ask
"She works at thomas jefferson university hospital" ms.mabel says
"Alright. Im gonna go speak to mr.jones and see if he wants to get custody first" meech says something for the first time since we got here
"We already asked and he said yea. Why wouldn't he though" meech says
"Thank you for that information. I hope yall have a blessed night and i hope you get better" officer bailey and the doctor leaves.
"I wanna go home to my bed" mazi says
"You gotta wait till the 21st" mari tells him then gives him his bracelets.
"Like i told taytay. 2 weeks = 2 damn long" he tells him
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Maziyah pov
"I can't even do nun while im here" i mumble
"Uh- boy you bet stop thinkin like dat" my grandma got super ears
"Im serious" i tell her
"What'd he say?" everybody but mari ask
"Mari knows" i look at mari and he's lookin at me wit a smirk on his face.
"At least yo postmates can bring you food every without excuses and can't forget " nia tells me.
"Who?" zay ask
"Yo brotha" she tells him
"I know and im happy bout dat but now i gotta wait 2 weeks ta steal another hoodie out his car and i cannot perform on facetime" i explain to her
"So you the one that stole my hoodie? i thought it was jay" mari says
"He did and i stole it from him cause im broke" jay tells him
"You can have concerts while laying down" mia says
"I can barely move my arms" i tell her. "Taytay grab my phone and go to my messages please"
"Password?" taytay ask
"Gimme" my grandma takes the phone and unlocks it den gives it back to him.
"Go to the pinned contact" he does that. "Ard now cmere so i can tell you what to say.
He gets on his tippy toes and i whisper in his ear. He gets so happy that he almost drops my phone
"Drop it and you buyin me a new one" i tell him
"You gettin a flip phone then. Saving my hunnids fa when im older so i can get a care" he tells me as he hits send. Mari phone goes off and he looks at da messages. He sends one back and taytay shows me.
"What i do now?" he ask
"Put my phone down" i tell hm.
"I hate when people ask you ta do something den decide ta be rude after" he says
"That's you when i ask you ta do the dishes" Ms.Regina says
"Cause my shirt be drenched" he tells her
"Taytay you goin witcho daddy for the rest of the week and next week cause lord knows i need a break" she tells him
"He gon send my black ass right back so-" mari slaps the back of his neck.
"Imma use my shoe instead if youn stfu" mari tells him
"Yall be doin taytay wrong" tae says
"You only sayin that cause he a mini version of you" jay says
" At least we can hold water" he tells him
"Im gonna go see my son. Yall scream if anything happens" my grandma tells us. She gives me a hug, kisses my cheek, den leaves.
" Bro what is dis makes da news and everybody at school start actin different?" jay ask
"Aint no need to. Dey aint care fa me b4 so don't switch up now" i say
Lets skip ta what this chapter is really about
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September 7th
9am
Makai pov
" So Mr.Jones, your son was admitted to temple university hospital last night at 9:10pm. You were there as well. It is to my understanding that your spouse is abusive and has always been and you want to gain custody. Why gain custody if she's going to be in jail?" judge thompson ask
"Well your honor, even though she will be in jail, her family does not like me for some reason and ik they would try and get custody" i say
"My family does fuckin like you! you just do things" jordyn says
"Ard lady you gettin on my damn nerves. Stfu cause ya voice is annoyin and it aint your turn to talk. Mr.Jones do you have any witnesses or proof?" judge thompson ask
"I have videos and photos" i tell him
"You can connect your phone to the tv" i do that then start playing my slides. After about 50 slides, it's done and the judge looks pissed. "Mr.Jones you can sit back over there, Ms. raverez, please come to the stand"
I get up and go back to my seat while jordyn goes to the stand.
"Ms.raverez do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth?"
"I swear to tell the truth"
"How old is your son?"
"16 and-"
"You mean 17" i correct her
"No 16" she says
"You had him when you were 17. He's 17 and your 34. 17+17 is 34" i tell her
"Ok well then 17" she mugs me
"HE'S 17 AND DID NOTHING BUT BE HIMSELF. WHAT MADE YOU ACT LIKE THAT AND DO THAT?" judge thompson ask
"He wants to be a girl" he groans
"Nothing has a gender but humans and animals so what he does, wears, or says is not him being a female. He's being himself but personally i think now he can't do that because you've beat his body so he'on feel comfortable showing his skin. See this is what's wrong with people like you that don't know wtf they doin. This for everybody here, don't have kids if you are going to hurt them because they aren't how you are trying to make them and if you already got kids an is doing that then stop because you are going to change them forever. I had a case just like this a months ago but it was the uncle instead of the dad. Uncle got custody and a week later, that child ended up offing themselves because they hated their body" he says. "Im gone make this short. Mr.jones you have full custody of Maziyah jones and Tiana jones. Ms.raverez, you got jail till you die"
"WHAT!" jordyn yells as officer lift her up and arrest her.
"Court dismissed" judge thompson bangs his gavel and gets up then leaves. I did this without havin a lawyer say anything.
"You did it!" my momma hugs me.
"Shouldve killed her" my eldest brother, roy, whispers in my ear
"I wouldve held it at the wrong person" i tell him. I got 2 brothers. One is 50 and the other is 45.
"Aight now let's go see my nephew" mike says
"Aht no no no. 2 of yall gotta go wit me ta the grocery sto" my momma tells us
"I gotta see my kids. I'a talk to yall later" i give my mommy a kiss on the cheek, hug em, and leave.
30 mins later...
"So?" tiana ask as i walk into the room
"Yall are officially all mines" i kiss their foreheads.
"Titi trynna find you smb ta marry" mazi tells me
"That was supposed to be a secret" she says
"He was gon tell me anyways. Lemme enjoy bein single first Tia" i say. Ian single but dey don't know dat
"But like i was thinkin you could explore since the only person you've been with is the evil queen" she tells me
"Let him be single for at least a month" mazi tells her
"You ain't been single for a month and now you wit ma-"
"Shut up" he says
"Y'all finally started datin?" i ask
"Last night but we agreed to take it slow. He should be here wit my breakfast soon" he tells me wit a smile on his face
"You smilin fa food, cause daddy got custody, or cause of mari?" tiana ask
"All 3" he tells her
"Aw you a certified simp" she says and mari walks in
"Wassup yall" mari says
"Hi mr. lover boy" tiana says
"Dad getcha daughter please" mari ask
"She gon do it whether i say sum or not. Yall been dreadin bein together and now that yall are, youn expect that ta happen?" i ask
"Not from her. From mia, yes" he says
"Wait how you gon eat? i thought you couldn't move your arms much" tiana says
"I can move my right arm more than my left but i can't open this" mari hands me his container so i open it. I take one of his wings and give the container back. "Who told you ta do that?"
"My tastebuds" i tell him. Tiana takes one of kamari's and eats it.
"Mmmm. You made dis?" she ask
"Yea and you steal my food again, yo fingers gon be broken or cut off" kamari tells her
"You aint gon do it" she says
"I got 8 siblings. Told them the same thing and my youngest brother aint listen so i broke his pinky" he says
"How many siblings?" i ask
"8. Imma go from oldest ta youngest. Jahleem, tayquan, jaylin, demetrius, taylin, zayion, xavier, and janya" he tells me
"I thought xavi was older den zay even though they the same age" mazi says
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10am
Maziyah pov
" Nya told me you were going on vacation soon" i say. My sister and dad left 5mins ago
"I am. Youn want me ta leave?" i shake my head. "Im leaving 3 days after my birthday and coming back 4 days after that. When i do leave, imma facetime you everyday if her or taytay don't do it first"
"Ik you will but you gon be miles away. That means no hugs, kisses, or postmates" i explain
" I know but i cant not go" he tells me
"Im not saying you shouldn't go. I just mean that im gon miss bein around you" i tell him and he stands up then kisses all over my face causing me to smile.
"Keep that smile on your face. Im just going on vacation, not dying" he says
"Nope" i say
"Why?"
"Because you kissed every spot but the most important"
"Aint even been that long and you already spoiled wit kisses" he gives me a long kiss on my lips.
"Idc" i say
"I know. You feel ok?" he ask
"Yea. I used the moisturizer again and my favorite nurse asked how they were gettin better so fast so i told her about it and she told me to ask if you got more for her and a few people she know" i tell him as i grab my phone and text her. Yes i have her number.
" Yea i got more. Got like 100 in my trunk" he tells me. My favorite nurse, Nurse kelly, who i call kelly, walks in.
"Kelly this is kamari, my bf. He's the one that made the moisturizer" i say
"I need like 5. Is it different sizes?" she ask.
"Yea. Small ones are $5, medium $10, large $15" mari says
" Aint no way. Don't nobody sell things that cheap" she says
"People gotta save money" he shrugs
"Well alright. I'll take 5 medium ones" she gives him $50.
"Nah this yo first time. I'll just take 20" he gives her 30 back and his business card. " Lemme go get em out my car"
He gets up, gives me a kiss, den walks out.
"Boyy!" she says
"I told you he was considerate" i chuckle
" Yeen say he was nice and handsome plus he do tattoos. Ya lucky" she tells me
"He ain't always nice but he's way nicer den my ex" i say kinda quiet
"Tell me he didn't" she says
"He did"
" Omg. Do yk where he could be so we could arrest him?"
"I do but can't tell you that and we haven't officially broke up but i was done after the first hit" i grab her hand. "Im fine now. I promise"
"You cheatin already?" i look at the door and see my friends with balloons and a cake.
"She's 3- ykw nvm. Nurse Kelly, these are my friends kiana, jania, jamia, johntae, and jaylin. Jaylin is kamari's little brother" i say
"Hi! i love your hair" nia tells her.
"I love yours too" kelly says
"Ok kelly imma put you on. Mia does nails, nia does lashes, and kiki does hair" i tell her
"Damn" she says
"Are supposed to do that mazi?" tae ask
"No but she's my favorite nurse so imma help her look beautiful everyday" i tell him as mari comes in wit a bag. He gives the bag to kelly.
"Thank you. You sure 20 is ok?" she ask
"Yea" she nods, says bye, den walks out.
"Not my bitch puttin people on" kiki says. She tries to kiss my cheek but mari plucks her cheek. "Ouch nigga"
"My lips da only lips dat touch his face" mari tells her
"nigga youn own his face" she tells him
"Idc but i kissed his whole face a few mins ago so unless you want my chapstick on yo lips den i wouldn't" she rolls ha eyes and sits down in the chair next to the bed.
"I have a question. Why'd yall bring cake?" i ask
"It was jay idea cause he thought that you wouldn't be able to celebrate mari's birthday wit him since you gon be hea till the 20th" mia explains
"Im leavin 10 days before that since my bruises gettin better and don't hurt much" i tell them.
"Frl?" dey ask
"Yes" nia gets up and hugs me tight. "Aight bitch it aint dat much better!"
"Sorry" she says
"Why you finna cry?" i ask
"because ion like seein people i love in hospitals and i really wanna beat that bitch ass but she in jail" she tells me
"Im finna nini" i wipe her tears.
"Oh uhm i forgot to tell yall but my baby comin wit 3 moe people" she tells us
"Who tf is yo-"
"Wassup psycho" dray says as he walks in wit ceej, dom, and some otha nigga.
"You got 3 days till i can beatcho ass" i tell him. "Nia if he yo baby, he gon have a black eye next time you see him"
"Yall havin a party assum?" ceej ask as he daps mari up
"Aye who this fine mf rightchea?" nigga ion know ask
"1. Ion know you mf so don't call me a mf and 2. im taken by mari so yo cockeyed ass betta look somewhea else" i mug him
"Damn you fiesty"
"Jayden getcha homeboy"
"Chill he just like ta mess wit people sometimes " mari tells me. My phone starts ringin so i pick it up and answer taytay call
"What lil boy?" i ask
"Tell jay dat uhm, i got suspended and dad aint answerin his phone" taytay says
" How tf you get suspended?" i ask as i sit up.
"Aight so i was at lunch when my girl, jaliyah, had came up ta me yellin and hittin me. My other girls seen so they started fighting. My friends and I broke it up but i hit one of em cause dey tried ta hit janiyah again and janiyah my favorite. Im like youngboy and she jania" he explains. "Oh and zay an xavi got suspended too fa fightin each other over $100"
"Lemme see the phone" mari says
"Dont give it to him cause he gon come get us and whoop our ass" xavi says as he takes the phone. Mari takes my phone.
"Ya damn right nigga. The 3 amigos gettin 3 ass whoopins each. You cry, you get another one cause yall aint finna stress my parents out again specially you taylin. You gon cause mama ta have a heart attack.Imma be there in 10 mins" he hangs up, gives me the phone, gets up, den leaves.
"He wasn't playin" tae says as him,ceej, dom, and jay are dyin laughin
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10:20am
kamari pov
I get out da car and go inside the school. I go inside the office and knock on the door.
"Hi kamari" Mrs. james says
"Hi Mrs.james" i look at my brothers. "Getcha asses in the car"
"But we-" taytay interrupts xavi
"Don't say nun, dats gon make it worse" taytay tells him. I give zay the keys and get they up den leave.
"Is there a reason they act like that?" mrs.james ask
"Cause dey daddies acted da same way as a child" i tell her
"Well this is their homework. They suspended fa 10 days" she hands me 12 packets.
"Dey gotta do 6 packets each?"
"Yes. 1 a day and they gotta write an apology letter to their teacher because they cut her hair" Oh imma kill em
"Aight thank you" i walk out and go to the car, give em dey packets, and get in the front. I start the car and pull off. "so who was gon tell me that yall cut yall teacher hair?"
"You ain't our dads" i hear zay mumble.
"Ik i aint but yall don't realize yall stressen yall parents out. Xavi watchu gon do when you gotta do all those packets? Dad gon be at work and so will toya. Leem and quan gon be at work. Jay and meech gon be at school. and nya, she ain't gon help you after all the times yeen help ha. Same thing wit yall 2, zayion and taylin. Momma, leem, jay, quan, meech, and i aint gon be home. Yall might not even go on vacation the way yall act" i tell them
"You still live wit us but you ain't never home because you either at work, at the hospital wit mazi, OR DOIN ILLEGAL SHIT WIT DRAY, CEEJ, DOM, AND CAM" taytay yells
"Youn even live wit me but before you met yo friends and started talkin ta mazi, i saw you a lot moe. Now imma prolly see you like once or twice a month cause youn care bout us no moe. You, leem, nor quan . It's just fuck yall youngest siblings at this point. It's fuck me, fuck zay, fuck taytay, and fuck nya" xavi says
"Yall really feel like dat?" dey nod
"Yall i got my own life. Yall apart of it but it's still mines. Yall still gon see me, just not as often and the part about me not lovin or givin a fuck bout yall is wrong. I love yall a lot but ian gon always be around yall like before. Before, i was broke and still in high an basically yall babysitter so it was easy fa me ta see yall. Imma start seein yall more though but yall can't keep actin like dis. You can have fun but be responsible still. No more fightin over money. If you need money for sum, text me and i'll cashapp you if ian witchu. Taytay don't hit females. You ain't finna be the next blueface and chrisean rock at the age of 10" i park the car and turn it off.
"Dis aint momma house nor my daddy house nor yo daddy house so where we at?" zay ask
"My house. Getcha badasses out" they get out faster den me. i get out and walk up da steps then open the door. They run in and go to the kitchen cause they already know. I walk in, close the door, then go to the kitchen.
"This is nice. Aint roaches in hea or nothin" xavi says
"Yea yea, getcha supplies out and start one of dem packets. Yall gotta do a packet a day. Do the hardest one first" i tell them and they listen.
"We still gettin whoopins?" taytay ask
"No imma let yall slide but if ya parents ask, say yes" they nod and start workin. I get blue hawaiian punch out and 4 cups.
"Mari i forgot how ta do this" zay says. They all in 5th grade, zay and xavi birthday is in october.
"What is it?" i ask
"addin mixed fractions" fractions will fuck you up.
"Lemme see" he hands me the packet. "Aight so since they got the same denominator, you add the whole numbers first den add the numerators. You put the numerator over the denominator" i give him the packet back and continue pourin the juice. I give each of em a cup den drink mines.
"When'd you get this house?" xavi ask
"Last week. When yall finish wit dem packets, imma give yall a tour and yall gon help me put up the bed in the 3rd guest bedroom" i tell them as i take out my phone.
"Don't tell nobody but you our favorite brother even though you strict" zay says
"I already knew dat. If i was strict, yall wouldn't even be allowed ta talk rn nor curse around me. Yall gotta realize that if yall continue ta act like dis, you gon meet the wrong people, do the wrong shit, and end up either talkin ta god or in jail, prayin that he getchu out" i say
"You do wrong shit though" taytay says
"No i help people"
"Mf you ain jesus" xavi tells me
"Ik im not but i can still help people and ion kill no moe. Dray, ceej, dom, and cam do that shit. When yall get older, don't do the shit they do. Find sum you like and stick wit dat till you find sum else" i tell them.
"Aye how you divide 3 digits by 2 digits?" taytay ask
"We learned that the first week. Look" xavi shows him how ta do it.
"Aye taytay"
"huh?"
"Choose one girlfriend and leave the rest cause cheatin aint good and you stoppin other people from gettin a girlfriend" i tell him
"Imma be single. Havin a girlfriend is hard work. They either mad at you fa no reason, mad at you fa sum dumb, happy, or wanna be around den get mad fa no reason so im good" he tells me
"You datin a luh guh and it aint just girls. Any gender can act like that" i say
"Do you?" zay ask
"No but mazi do when he hungry" i tell him
"Mazi gon move in witchu?" i choke on my drink. "You aight?"
"Nope" i clear my throat. "i cant answer dat question. We only been together a day"
"If yall did it would be great cause yall would prolly end up wit a kid or 2, we would be uncles, and yall would get married. One time i though mazi was trans" zay says
"Yall stfu and keep workin" i get on my phone, go to my contacts, and call my parents + stepdad back.
"Kamari where tf the kids at?" my mom ask
" Wit me. I was gon tell yall later but i got my own crib" i tell her
"That's good but why they suspended?" dewayne ask
I explain everything and my mom starts yelling.
"REGINA STHU. Nobody got time to hear allat shit. Just be glad dey safe. What they doin rn?" my dad ask
"They homework. They helpin each other wit things they know and don't" i tell him
" i think they should miss the trip" my mom tells us
"Nah let em go. They was only actin like dat for a certain reason but we cleared it up" i say
"You sure?" dewayne ask
"Yea" i tell him
"Ard dey can go. They act up tho, they can't go on the next one" my dad tells me.
"Ard" i hang up.
"Whatd they say?" taytay ask
"Yall can go-" they start cheering. " But! if yall act up, yall cant go on the next one"
"You gon a good dad" xavi tells me
"Thank you. Imma be in my room so call me if you need me" they say ok and i walk upstairs then go in my room. I facetime mazi as i lay down.
"Where you at?" he ask
"My house" i say
"You got yo own crib?"
"Yea. I got it last week. I still got stuff i gotta get at my moms house tho but lemme tell you what happened" i explained what happened from the car till now.
"Wow. I mean at least now you know but imma need you ta come get me tmrw since i can get out earlier and imma need ta be eaten because im goin through it rn" he tells me
" You betta stop fa smb walk in on you talkin like dat" i say
"They gon walk in on more than that"
"You is a freak yo" i chuckle as i hea a knock on my door. "Hollon ziggy. Come in!"
"You got anything ta eat?" xavi ask as he walks in. All my siblings is picky so i gotta think about dis.
"It's cups of noodles on top of the fridge. If yall don't want that then make a sandwich" he nods den leaves. "Nigga i know you was raised right!"
"Mybad" he closes the door.
"You gon do it or no?" mazi ask
" No" he hangs up so i call back and he answers. "Lemme explain why"
"You got 30 seconds starting now" he tells me
" Ya arm aint gon be fully better and we just started datin. I'a give you another time but rn, no" i explain
" Wtf my arm gotta do wit anything?" he ask
"The position imma have you in is gon hurt ya arm" i tell him
"Bye kamari" he hangs up again.
"Lemme finish drawin these tattoos. I'a talk to him later" i put my phone down and grab my sketchbook with a few pencils.
30 mins later....
"WE DONE" i hea taytay yell
"AIGHT CMEA" i yell. All i hear a thumpin den dey walk in. "Yall wanna go home after or where yall wanna go?"
"Can we go ta ms.mabel house?" dey ask
"Why ms. mabel house?"
"Cause when we play uno, we be bettin" zay tells me.
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11am
Makai pov
"Kai!" i look at the as it opens and my favorite lil kid runs to me and hugs my legs
"Hey Shonie" i say. "I can't hug you back rn, im workin"
"Idc" he doesn't let go of my legs.
"Whea yo dad and sister?" i ask
"Dey coming" he tells me.
"Aye mj, when you gon stop lyin to yo kids?" mal, jamia dad, ask
" Soon. Tia already trynna find me smb else now that jordyn in jail" i tell him
"Fa how long?"
"Till she die" he starts laughing.
"Damn. Tiana need ta find mia smb cause ha boyfriend gettin omn. Almost had to revert back to my old self. They stay arguin and when they don't, they f-u-c-k-i-n-g"
"Fucking?" shonie ask
"Dont say dat" i tell him as his dad and sister walk in. "Why she cryin?"
"Cause she wanna see mazi" Zaire says
"I wanna see him too!" shonie says
"Yall can see him lata, come sit down" he lets go of my legs den sits on the couch.
"Yall kinda got the same life. You both males, bisexual, got a boy an a girl, got bm issues, and got crazy ass mommas" mal says
"Last time you called my momma crazy, you got beat wit yo own sister" zaire tells him
"Yo momma strong as shit" he tells him as i wipe the alcohol across his forehead. "Gahdamn"
"Getcho ass out my chair" i say
"So ion gotta pay? dats fine wit me" he gets up and tries to walk out but i grab his collar and pull him back.
"Nigga we aint 11 no moe" i tell him
"I liked you better when yo arms was shorter" he gives me the money, says bye to the kids, says bye ta zaire, den leaves.
"Kai we go see mazi?" Dalia ask
"It's up to yo daddy" i look at zaire.
"Mazi is yo son" zaire says
"Dey yo kids though" i say
"Aight we can go" the kids get happy. " Ian say now though"
"Don't do them like dat. Cmon, we'll take my car and daddy can drive by himself " i grab the kids hands and walk out my shop. Zaire follows behind us.
20 mins later....
"Why we at hospital?" dalia ask
"Because this where mazi is" i press up and the elevator opens. We get on and i let shonie push 3. Zaire chokes me and gives me a kiss.
"What i tell you bout trynna steal my kids?" he ask
" Im 33 and can do what i want" i tell him
"Not how you was actin a few days ago" he kisses my neck.
"Aht. Kids still in hea" i push his head as the elevator door opens. We get off and go to mazi room.
"Hey da- Lili and shonie!" mazi says
"Mazi!" the kids run and get on his bed with the help of tae.
"Hollon the vibes have changed" mia says
"You felt it too?" kiana ask
"It's comin from dem 2" nia points at me and zaire
"Dey friends. All of our parents is friends" mazi chuckles
"Naw" mia stands up and grabs my hand. "Uhm ik dis aint no engagement ring"
"Girl let go of my damn hand" i tell ha
"Dis bih blingin" i pop her hand wit my other one and she lets go
"Dad you said no secrets" mazi tells me. I go over to him and show him. "Dam- How long?"
"5 years" zaire tells him as he sits down.
"5 years?! dad ian never keep no secret from you and you kept this big one?" mazi ask
" You wanna be mad or happy that you gettin lil siblings like you wanted?" i ask
"You right" he says.
"Wait so how long you been bisexual or wtv you are?" kiana ask
"Nun ya bitness" me and zaire tell her
"I've always wondered. Is it possible to actually get shitted on?" jay ask
"When you have infants, yea" zaire tells him.
"Ik that. I got 3 lil brothers but ian mean it dat way" i put my head down and rub my temples because talkin to him is like talking to a drunk person
"Why would you ask dat while it's kids in hea?" nia ask him
"Dey occupied wit mazi" he tells her
"Huh?" mazi ask
"See" he says
" What?" mazi ask
"Yo friend is stupid" i tell him
"No im curious" jay tells me
"you got a phone, just search it up" tae tells him. My phone rings and it's my mom so i answer.
"Hello?"
"Is you wit yo son?" she ask
"Yea he right hea" i giva mazi the phone.
"Hi grand-"
" Maziyah why you ignorin dat boy?"
" Because i can"
" Answer his damn text. He said he sent you sum important" she hangs up. He gives me my phone and goes on his.
"Oh my lawd" he says
"What?" mia ask
"Worry about yo man" he tells her
" Wait, dey movin in wit yall or yall movin in wit dem?" kiana ask
"Us. Ian gon take mazi away from yall" i tell her
"Uncle zai how tall are you?" nia ask
"6'5" her eyes widen
"And how tall are you?" she ask me
"6'3" i say
" So why the hell mazi only 5'6?" tae ask
" and why you lose ya ex ta me?" mazi ask him
"Can i have cake?" dalia ask
"Sure" zaire says den gets up. I steal his seat cause i been standin since 6am.
"Dad does tia know?" mazi ask
"Yea but ian gettin into that rn" i tell him
" Uncle zai, can you cut me a piece too?" nia ask
"Yea" zaire says
"Wait what do you do?" tae ask
"Photographer" he tells him
"You 6'5 and a photographer?" he nods
"Give me some height den" kiana and mazi say
"Bein 5'6 aint bad mazi" i say
"It is when everyone yk is taller den you" he tells me
"Not everyone" i tell him
"Bein tall aint easy and neither is bein short" zaire tells him
"You been sayin dat all my life sir. I still don't like bein short" he says
"And ion like bein tall but ian make me dis tall so i gotta deal wit it. Things like height is sum you gotta deal wit" zaire says as he moves me, sits back down, den puts me on his lap.
" Is shonie sleep?" jay ask and mazi looks at shonie
" Almost" mazi says. We hear a knock den we all look at the door. " hi grandma"
"Hey mazi, hi lia, and hi rest of yall" my mom says
"Oh so now im rest of yall?" i ask
"I love you but yea" she looks at jay and he looks ha up and down
"What?"
"Boy getcho ass up" he groans den gets up. " Yall havin a party assum?"
" 2 words. Jaylin Brown" tae tells her
"I need you rn" zaire whispers in my ear but plays it off like he gave me a kiss