"You talking to me like I'm some little kid or something, hell with all that, you said something disrespectful first, I said something back now you mad" Zayden spat at Heather.
" Respect is earned, mother or not. You will not talk to me crazy then expect for me to do something for you" Zayden added.
"YOU'RE THE CHILD, YOU WILL RESPECT ME. Listening to your daddy gone get your hurt" Heather holler.
" All my life you just been WERID, you not tired?" Zayden asked curiously. "Like I'm trying to understand why did I ever do to y-, you know what ain't even no point of going there with you.. do you want me to still take Halo or what?"
"Why would I want to leave my child with someone who just called me weird" Heather said.
"Sayless, when you come to your senses.. don't be calling me trying to apologize. Them days are over" Zayden said lastly before leaving out of Heathers house.
It's been about 10 years later, Heather was still Heather but her and Zayden started to bump heads when he turned 18, he got tired of the disrespect. Now since he's a newly 21 year old, he wasn't tolerating nothing. He only put up with her is for the sake of his baby sister.
On the other hand, Angela seemly has disappeared. nobody had seen or heard from her in the past 10 years or so. Everyone took it as a blessing in disguise.
Heather and Nathan have someway of an okay Co- parenting relationships, he usually gets Halo on the weekends, still after these ten years Nathan acts like Nasir and Noor still don't exist, when Zayden gets Halo the three of them hang with her.
Gia got back on top of her business, she moved out 7 years ago, couple blocks over from Zac and Fatima. She works the first desk at Robins and Andi's law firm. Victor is now 12 years old.
After Zayden graduated from high school, he wanted to cut hair, so that what he pursued in, Noor went to cosmetology school to do nails and lashes. The two of them have exceeded above their talent.
Zayden and Noor uses Lori's old salon as there own now, they couldn't be anymore grateful. Nasir is a fitness trainer, those three have really made a living from themselves without any help from their parent's Zac, Fatima , Lori and Robin was just so grateful for them.
Zayden gifted Fatima, an 18K gold bracelet and 18 thousands dollars, just because she spent 18 years of taking care of him, he just thought he needed to do something big for her, and he did. Fatima cried like a big baby.
Andi and Amp are officially married, they been married for the past 8 years now, Ayaan is one of the sweetest little boys ever, but don't temp him.
That pretty much seems up the last past couple years, nothing have changed much besides the children getting older and wiser. The bag getting bagger and the drama getting messier.
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Saturday, 12:15 p.m.
The Taylor's home.
"Zyla I said NO! You're not going to sit in some little niggas house to watch a movie, hell no." Zac said as he was in his man cave trying to relax but that was nearly impossible with teenagers.
"Dad that's not fair, Zayden and Zakai get be with their friends, why can't I?"
" I stand on what I said Zyla, now get out my face" He said flagging Zyla off.
"Mom, say somethingggg" Zyla said doing a dramatic stomp turning her attention into Fatima's direction who was also in the man cave on her laptop.
"Mamas, just listen to your father" Fatima said.
" Not fair at all the boys get to do whatever they want but when it comes to me, Zaria and Royal it's a big issue" Zyla said rolling her eyes.
"Roll them again imma snatch them the fuck off" Zac spat sternly.
"Dad your not even giving me a reason on why I can't go, like that's so weird it's going be other teenagers there"
"I told you I don't want you sitting in a another lil niggas house, don't make me have to repeat myself"
"Just say you don't trust me, and I'll leave it alone" Zyla said folding her arms waiting for her dad to answer her.
"I do trust you, but I said what I said Zy"
"You don't, but it's okay you don't trust me or Zar but you trust Zay and Kai .. it's cool" Zyla said walking out the man cave.
"Now she's mad at me, and gone be on that petty shit like you be" Zac said blowing his breath with a light chuckle.
"What's the big problem with her going to a friends house babe?" Fatima asked.
"You don't start, she don't need to be at no lil niggas house for what? I'm not trusting that shit"
"But you just said you trust her, now you saying you don't trust it.. make up your mind Zachary" Fatima said closing up her laptop.
"I trust my kid, not all that other shit. She knows the routine she can always bring her friends over her I don't have no problem with that."
"Zac they don't wanna be in the house every time, let them live a little they aren't getting any younger" Fatima said lastly before heading upstairs.
Zyla was getting her some juice when Fatima walked into the kitchen, Zyla ignored Fatima presence.
"What you mad at me for little girl?" Fatima asked.
"I'm not mad at you, I'm just use to you having our back but today it was different" Zyla said putting the juice back in the refrigerator, grabbing her cup then going to sit at the kitchen table.
"If your dad said no, then the answer is no. I'm not about to fight him that"
"Okay mom" Zyla said brushing the conversation off, Zac made his way upstairs to the kitchen.
"Go head and go, you just make sure you're back in the house by 11" Zac said.
"It's okay dad, I don't even want to go anymore. You don't trust me so it's cool I'll just stay in the house like you already wanted me to do"
"Zy, I never said I didn't trust you, so don't even
do that. You just wanted to go so bad now you don't wanna go" Zac said giving her side look.
"Nope. staying in."
"Zyla, don't be like that" Fatima said, feeling bad because she knows deep down Zyla really wanted to go.
"Can I please just be left alone, I don't want to go anymore, daddy already said what he said. It's okay" Zyla assured getting up from the table, leaving out the kitchen but Zac said something.
"Back it up" Zac said, Zyla closed her eyes and take a deep breath before backing up back into the kitchen.
"Lose the attitude, I said you can go. You don't gotta be like that because you can stay your ass in this house for real"
Zyla nodded her head, and started to walk away. "Did I told you to go anywhere" Zac said sternly
"Dad you're just looking for problems, I asked can I be left alone and I'm still getting bother with" Zyla said.
"Get out my face Zyla" Zac said and Zyla stomped away to her room.
" Leave my baby alone, why are you bothering her" Fatima said laughing.
Zac knows once Zyla get into her "little mood" She'll no longer will want to leave the house, only reason why he does the shit he does.
"Easy win, now that she's upset her ass will stay in the house" Zac said laughing.
"You're just so annoying, when she grows to hate you I hope you remember the little shit that you do" Fatima said playing around.
"My baby will never hate me, come on now do you know who I am"
"Nobody special" Fatima said jokingly.
"Remember that" Zac said smacking her ass, going back into the man cave.
"OUCH" Fatima whined rubbing her left cheek.
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"So have you told auntie T, about your mother" Noor asked Zayden as him, Noor, Nasir and Peyton who is Zayden girlfriend sat in Zayden and Nasir's living room.
"Nah, ian really stressing about it. I'm not really trying watch my mom beat my other moms ass, that's just crazy" Zayden said laughing.
"Well she just gone keep doing what she's doing, it's like everytime she gets worse. you need to tell auntie how she smacked you like she was so wrong for that" Noor said. "She's lucky I didn't smack her"
"It's all good Noory, and don't you say nothing because you know how you is"
"Nah bro, that shit ain't cool. You need to let auntie or unc know."
"Wouldn't that just make matters worse" Peyton chimed in.
"YES, and I don't want that bro, everytime me and my mom beef she always making Halo suffer."
"And your mom weird ash for selling Halos iPad for money, that shit was $435. She own me some bread" Nasir said.
"I'll pay you back for that bro, don't worry about it. I got halo a phone I told her she had to snuck and use it"
"Nah nigga you shouldn't have to do that"
"Zayden you're always being to nice, although it's going to hurt you need to cut all ties with that lady" Noor said getting pissed.
"And what just say fuck halo" Zayden spat at Noor.
" Okay don't get hype with me, calm all that down."
"No because you talking bullshit, if I cut ties with her.. how will any of us see halo? Huh? Huh Noory?
"I'm not doing this with him, you're always taking up for that lady. You don't care if you get hurt in the process or nothing. I get it we all cared and love Halo but YOU shouldn't have to suffer" Noor said getting up.
"Noor where is you going sis, sit your ass down" Nasir said.
"I'm going home, he's not about to get hype with me I'm not problem his mother is"
"Your father is the problem to Noor so don't do that, he don't even care if y'all are-.. fuck it" Zay said stopping himself.
"Nah nigga say what you was about to say" Nasir said looking at Zayden crazy.
"Okay let's not team up on Zay, he already going through a lot no need for a conversation to turn into an argument" Peyton said.
"Nah it's always my mom this, my mom that. What ABOUT YALLS DAD? That nigga don't even make an effort to see y'all or nothing. But because I'm trying to keep my sanity for the SAKE OF ALL OF US I'M WRONG THAT SHIT IS WEIRD" Zayden holler.
"Okay Whatever" Noor said grabbing her things to leave, Nasir phone started ringing to he went off into his room to take the call.. just leaving Zayden and Peyton in the living room.
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Harts-field-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
"I'm back bitches!" Angela mumble to herself as she grabbed her luggage.