Kaine Turner
"Yo, I don't have that much storage on my phone. I need to delete some shit or something" Angelo said more to himself as he scrolled through his camera roll. I adjusted the ski mask on my face as I took a puff of the blunt occupying my hand. Raheem turned and looked at the both of us before he rubbed his hands together to keep warm.
"You really worried about that now? Put your phone away before I break your fuckin' jaw!" Raheem snapped. Angelo looked up before he slid his phone into his pocket and walked up with a smirk on his face.
"You gon break what? I'd really love to see that shit, for real it seems comical" Angelo responded. I watched the both of them before opening the car door and using the ashtray to put my blunt out as I blew the rest of the shook out of the corner of my mouth.
"You're both pussies, now that that's settled quit acting like bitches" I said pulling out my gun. I checked the clip ignoring the stares I was getting from the both of them, knowing they would do nothing.
I jogged up the front steps and Angelo rung the doorbell as I looked around at our surroundings. A woman opened the door when she saw Angelo who was the only one not wearing a mask.
Her loud scream filled the air as he pulled the trigger shooting her twice in the face. She wore a pink bathrobe and looked like she'd just came out of the shower judging by her wet skin.
A man came rushing down the stairs and when he saw us he turned to go back up and I opened fire on him shooting three holes into his back. He fell down the stairs resembling one of the characters from Family Guy.
The man was still alive though and he tried to slide away on his own blood. I watched him suffer for awhile before Angelo walked off towards the living room and Raheem jogged up the staircase skipping two steps at a time.
"W-why?" He questioned as blood came out of his mouth. I took a few steps closer to him and I held the gun towards his forehead and moved my finger to the trigger.
"You shot up my car with my kids inside" I responded as I pulled the trigger shooting him in the temple. My eyes slowly traveled up the staircase where a little girl stood appearing frightened.
I locked eyes with her for a moment before she took off running when she heard Raheem I assumed. He came jogging down the steps soon after with two duffle bags and exited out of the home in silence.
Angelo came from out of the living room moments later and we both stepped over the wife's body as we went back down the stairs of the house. Raheem had started the van up and I climbed into the back. He didn't even give us enough time to close the doors all the way when he pulled off.
"You didn't have to kill his wife, they had three kids" Raheem responded and Angelo glanced in the backseat at me before he looked at Raheem.
"I don't give a fuck if they had ten kids, he knew what was going to happen and had he not of been a coward and came to the door she'd still be alive. You think he would've showed any mercy had this of been the other way around? He didn't give a fuck about shooting up the car when there was kids inside. Now you want me to have some sympathy? If you're looking for sympathy then you're in the wrong business" Angelo responded.
"What do you think Kaine? The situation should've been handled differently" Raheem responded and Angelo smacked his teeth and looked out the window.
"I think she's dead and it's to late to dwell on it. I don't give a fuck either way, her being dead or alive doesn't affect my life. I did what I had to do and they'll be forgotten about in a few months, shit happens" I responded as I sat my gun into my lap.
After I pulled my phone from my pocket I checked a name off of my list and counted how many more people there was still to go.
"Let's not forget we were those kids at one point in time just in different circumstances-" Raheem ranted only to be cut off when Angelo turned the radio up and began to rap along to a song that was playing.
I locked eyes with Raheem who looked at me in the rearview mirror. Usually I agreed with him but I wasn't understanding what could be done about it now. The woman was dead, there was no use in bitching about it now, I handled what I needed to handle and it was at the point in time where I had so much blood on my hands that shit like that didn't bother me.
It was either you killed or be killed and he understood that before. Ever since his son was shot he'd grown softer and overthought everything and it was a weakness that would be his downfall if he didn't snap out of it.
"We got another stop to make, this one is for Moses" I said changing the subject. Angelo picked up the blunt I'd sat in the ashtray and relit it.
"You think he'll talk to the police? He's been locked up for a week now and still no word" Raheem questioned and I shrugged.
"Let's hope not. Aaron would be all in his feelings if we had to kill him and nobody has time for that" I replied as I placed the safety on my gun and tucked it into my pants.
Angelo handed me an automatic and I rolled the window down before pushing the clip into it. Raheem slowly the car down some and a group of men stood on the corner passing alcohol back and forth.
"That light skin nigga was his best friend Deejay. Make sure you take him out" Angelo said as he relaxed back. I opened fire hitting cars, people and store fronts ignoring the screaming and people running in different directions.
Raheem hit the gas causing me to nearly topple out of the window which knocked my aim off. Angelo grabbed me pulling me back into the car before I could fall and we both glanced at Raheem.
"It was an accident" he mumbled and I raised an eyebrow before rolling the window up and removing the ski mask from my face.
"If this is to much for you then just say it. All this passive aggressive shit is getting annoying and I missed who I was aiming for" I responded.
"Just put me on drug runs for awhile, I need to clear my head and we're only going to end up getting on each others nerves" Raheem said gripping the steering wheel.
Once we got a certain distance away I tapped Raheem's shoulder asking him to pull over and we switched places with him getting into the backseat.
"No hard feelings it is what it is. Sometimes you just need a break, go home and watch you some bbw and you'll feel better I swear to god" Angelo commented as I started driving again.
"Not everyone can watch porn and be good in the morning. You do some weird shit" Raheem commented.
I listened to the two of them bicker for awhile before I eventually dropped Raheem off at his place. His new girlfriend stood on the front steps sporting a baby bump and my eyes widened as Angelo and I shared a look.
"This nigga gets every single girl he's with pregnant. This is his seventh child and I only know the names of three of his kids" Angelo commented.
"He only know the names of three of his kids" I responded and Raheem glared at the both of us before slamming the door shut. I chuckled before pulling off seeing it was going on twelve in the morning.
"Let me crash in your guest house, I don't have no food at my house" Angelo said as he twisted at one of his dreads.
"That's not my fucking problem, go buy you some food instead of being lazy" I said with a shrug and he smacked his teeth and shut his eyes as he got comfortable.
I ended up bringing him back to my place and in the middle of the street Saint and Aaron were playing with paintball guns and a few of the neighbors had gotten involved.
The gates to my house opened up and I pulled into the driveway. A few of the cartel members walked around socializing and making gestures to the paintball war.
"When did Aaron get so lit?" Angelo questioned and I shrugged. I parked before cutting the car off and we both climbed out of the car. I tossed my cousin the keys to the guest house before I jogged up the front steps and went into my house leaving him behind.
Majority of the lights were cut off except for the living room and I followed the sound of the TV to the living room where Ajani was watching 'Power'. She was breastfeeding Kieran and Knox was asleep under a blanket next to her.
"How was he?" I questioned gesturing to Knox as I leaned down and kissed her lips. Kieran's eyes widened some as milk leaked from the side of his mouth.
"He was his normal self, he played and ate normally. He was still kinda clingy though" Ajani responded. I touched her free breast and Kieran continued to stare at me like I was touching what was his.
"You're gonna have to stop looking at me like that, I'm sharing with you. You could always drink Similac. I drunk Similac and I turned out just fine" I said and my son shut his eyes and preceded to drink.
Ajani was giving me a questionable look like she was trying to be shady. I stared at her for awhile before shaking my head.
"Come upstairs, I need to relive some stress. I'll put Knox in his room" I said lifting my son up and he was so in a deep sleep he didn't bother opening his eyes.
Ajani didn't say anything and remained seated as I carried Knox up the stairs. I eventually placed him in his bed and tucked him in before cutting the night light on.
As I was walking out of his room I stepped on a Lego and felt my life flash before my eyes. I covered my mouth to keep from cursing as I left the door cracked open.
"Kaine!" Ajani yelled from downstairs and I unbuttoned some of my shirt as I jogged down the stairs. When I came back into the living room Aaron and Saint stood in the doorway with paint splattered on their clothes and they looked guilty.
"We hit your car and it's kinda messy now" Aaron said and my eyes widened as I walked passed them and pulled open the front door. My car had paint all over it and I could feel my face grow warm.
"How the fuck does this happen! I could understand if you hit it once but what the fuck?!" I shouted and they shared a look.
"He shouldn't of hid behind your car" Saint mumbled and I slowly glanced at him. He quickly ran down the front steps before I could lay hands on him and ran back to his house.
"Wash my fucking car, tonight!" I snapped and Aaron nodded and walked down the steps while a few of the guards laughed at me.
"Someone's grumpy" Aaron said under his breath and my eyes widened as I looked at him. He quickly turned around expecting me to strike him in the back of the head. "I'm sorry" he said as he quickly walked away.
I walked back into the house and was about to slam the door shut when Ajani held her finger to her mouth wanting me to be quiet. She carried Kieran upstairs and I followed her and went into our bedroom as she walked into the nursery.
I stripped down into my briefs before tossing my clothes into the laundry basket in the bathroom. Ajani came into the room texting away on her phone and I walked over and took it from her hands.
"Who are you texting?" I questioned looking down at the unsaved number realizing she was using her work phone and was negotiating prices.
"If you're done being nosy, put my phone on the charger" Ajani said nonchalantly as she walked passed pulling her hair up. She went into the bathroom and cut the shower on and before I could follow behind her there was a knock on the door.
I walked over and yanked it open and Johan stood there and motioned for me to step out of the room.
"It's serious, so before your short ass says something sarcastic come out of the room so she can't hear me" Johan said as he folded his arms.
"Why are you acting like somebody is dead or something?" I questioned and he looked down causing me to sigh and avoid his gaze.
"Who died?" I questioned slowly and he leaned against the wall. His eyes appeared kinda glossy as if he was going to cry.
"Khan is dead. They found him this morning, cut into pieces and they think it was in inside job" Johan said in a low tone and my eyes widened.
"In pieces? Like they cut the nigga into pieces?" I questioned and Johan clenched his jaw as he looked down and nodded his head.
"I just told Kyle and he's getting his things ready to go back to Jamaica and I'm going to go with him. My fadda wants the gyal to stay here until we find out what happened to the mon, she's safer here" Johan said before he turned and walked away.
"What do you want me to say to her? She's going to take it bad" I said lowly and Johan glanced over his shoulder at me.
"You can tell her, after we leave" he responded going down the steps. I opened the door and went back into the bedroom were Ajani was wearing my fur coat.
Her smile slowly fell when she saw my face and she shut the coat and stepped closer to me wondering what was wrong.
"You're so sexy" I smirked as I wrapped my arms around her waist. She kissed my lips and I bit down on her bottom lip and gently sucked on it.
"I know" she whispered playfully as I pushed the fur off of her allowing it to hit the ground. She wore lingerie underneath. As much as I wanted to have sex with her I couldn't and then tell her that her uncle was dead.
"Let me give you a massage, relax" I said and she gave me a skeptical look. I grabbed the oil from the dresser and unsnapped her bra.
"Wow bwoy, you went from wanting to dick me down to wanting to give me a massage? That's a first" she said and I forced a smile making her lay down.
"Yeah, there's a first for everything" I said climbing on top of the bed. She rested her head on the comfortable bed as I preceded to rub her body wondering how I was going to casually work in Khan's death.
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"Um no offense but why are the pancakes burnt? I'd rather have Ajani make them she adds chocolate chips and she doesn't burn them. Bacon also isn't suppose to look like this" Aaron said holding up a extra dark strip of bacon.
"Shut up and eat your burnt food before I punch you in the throat" I said watching him slowly bite into the bacon. He chewed and looked down at his plate as my attention turned to Knox and I caught his ass trying to feed his pancakes to boa.
"All done" he said with a smile and I pushed his chair into the table and cut up another pancake for him before adding it to his plate. He frowned and looked down at it like he was going to cry and I tossed my spatula in the sink.
"Y'all gon eat these fucking pancakes after I slaved over this bitch ass stove and made this shit!" I yelled causing Knox to start crying. I cursed under my breath before grabbing his plate and sitting it on the counter.
"I'm sorry. You want some cereal?" I questioned and he sniffled and nodded his head as I grabbed a small bowl out of the cabinet. Aaron drunk his orange juice before he stood up from the table.
"I'll just stop at McDonald's on the way to school" he mumbled leaving out. After giving Knox his cereal I took a seat at the table with him and poured syrup all over the pancakes hoping it'd make it taste better.
Knox watched me as he chewed the cereal in my mouth and when he saw my facial expression he extended his spoon offering me some cereal.
"Hijo, mama doesn't feel good today. So we have to be on our best behavior, okay?" I questioned and he nodded his head focused on his cereal.
I waited until he was done before sending him to go play while I cleaned up. I ended up making tea for Ajani and carrying it upstairs to her where she and Kieran were laying in our bed.
She was sniffling and silently crying while he slept peacefully. I sat the mug down before sitting on the edge of the bed near her handing her tissue to wipe her eyes.
"Is there something you want? You can have anything" I whispered rubbing her back and she remained silent and wiped her eyes.
"I just need quiet time" She said through tears sounding like she was trying to catch her breath and I accepted her answer.
"I'm taking Knox with me, we'll be back soon. Call me if you need anything" I said and she nodded as she moved Kieran into the co sleeper and pulled the blanket over her body more closing her eyes in the process.
The front door opened as I was halfway down the steps and it was Angelo. When he spotted me he shut the door and folded his arms.
"Why them niggas outside acting all moody and shit like they lost their best friend" Angelo commented and I scratched at my chin.
"Khan got killed yesterday and it was an inside job over there" I explained and his eyes widened as he glanced towards the staircase.
"How's little dawg?" He questioned and I looked up the stairs before shrugging. Knox came running down the hallway holding a toy and I made him sit down before tying the timberlands on his feet.
"Her uncle just died, someone she grew up with. Khan was always Khan but he cared for her deeply and now half of the cartel is leaderless" I explained. I instructed Knox to try and go to the bathroom before we left and he went running off.
"That shit is crazy, Khan of all people got caught slipping" Angelo repeated as he leaned into the wall and I sighed.
"I just know now that time is slowing down and people are going to start dying. That's unavoidable and I need you to take shit serious, you and Johan both need to take life seriously. No more spending hours at the strip club late at night by yourself. We also need to start moving drugs around the city more frequently because I feel like someone knows" I said and Angelo was silent as he stared at the painting on the wall.
As we walked out of the house I noticed Aaron hadn't left for school. I looked at the time on my watch knowing he was going to be late as hell.
"Are you doing anything important at school?" I questioned watching him clean out his car and he shook his head no.
"We just took exams so it's just a movie day" he responded and I glanced back towards the house before sighing.
"Do you mind hanging around the house today? Just in case Ajani gets overwhelmed with Kieran" I said and Saint smiled and got out of the car.
"Don't have to ask me twice" he said walking passed and I gave Aaron a look wanting him to control his friend.
"I packed my bag full of snacks. But I guess I can stay home and re watch FullMetal Alchemist" he said more to himself and Angelo and I both made a face of confusion.
"That nigga is a fucking weirdo, he's already rubbing off on Knox" Angelo said as he pointed at my son who made a weird hand sign at Aaron and they both smiled.
I dismissed the conversation and opened the car door for Knox. I lifted him up and he climbed in his seat that was filled with different toys he'd brought into the car at different times.
"Boy why is your head so big? That shit is huge" Angelo teased him as I looked at Kemba whom was sitting on top of a car with his head in his hands.
"No!" Knox yelled at him shaking his head and I shut the car door. I walked over to Kemba and he looked up when he heard my footsteps and hopped down from the car like he expected me to try and swing on him or some shit.
"Have you heard anything else about Khan's death?" I questioned and he shared a look with a guard who was walking passed before shaking his head.
"They're trying to say someone from the cartel killed the bwoy but I don't think that's true. We take care of our own and we show respect. We aren't like your organization" Kemba said harshly and I frowned.
"You sure about that? Some of you are even more fucked up then my workers" I responded and his nostrils flared. I turned and walked back to my car where Angelo and Knox were still arguing.
"Bitch ass!" My son yelled as I opened the door and my eyes widened. Angelo preceded to lean over in his seat dying laughing and I glared at Knox who looked at me unaware of what he said.
"Do you want to get snatched up? Say that again hijo I dare you" I said through gritted teeth and he rested his head back looking like he was close to tears.
"And you stop picking on him, his head is big because my head is big nigga, shit happens" I said punching Lo who'd stopped laughing after awhile.
My phone started ringing just as I was about to pull off and I pulled it out and looked at Ajani's contact before answering.
"I want a Shi Tzu, they're so cute" Ajani sniffled and I paused and stared straight ahead wondering where the fuck did she randomly get the want to have a dog.
"But you said you didn't want another dog. I thought Bam and Boa were all we needed" I try and remind but she sniffled again. She didn't say anything like she was waiting for me to just do it and I smacked my teeth.
"I'll get the dog if it'll make you feel better" I responded before we exchanged I love you's and I hung up. I pulled off soon after hearing Angelo snicker from the seat next to me and I clenched my jaw growing annoyed with him.
"I'm really about to push you the fuck out of the car, your bitch ass is really about to piss me off" I mumbled.
"And you wonder where Knox gets it from. That language isn't good" He teased I cut the radio on and ignored his ass.
We made a quick stop at a Toys R Us for a gift before we resumed driving headed to a property owned by Harlem that was in more of a secluded area and that the police had no idea about.
When we pulled up Theresa came out of the house with a gun and I smirked and climbed out of the car causing her to stop dead in her tracks. She glanced towards the backseat where Knox was watching her through the glass and she slowly lowered the gun.
"What the fuck are you doing here? Leave!" She shouted as Angelo got out of the car and I glanced towards the house.
"You're going to do me like that after I helped you out? I just want to talk to Harlem, Knox even brought Carmen a birthday present" I said and she looked back towards the house.
"Harlem's not here, but you all can come in" she mumbled and I chuckled as Angelo got Knox out of the car along with the doll for her daughter.
We followed her in and I could hear Harlem's voice from the living room. She avoided my gaze as I stared at her before shaking my head.
"I don't want to hurt him, I just want to talk. That's why I brought him, so you know I came to be peaceful" I responded before glancing down at Knox.
When Carmen ran to her mother Knox peeked around my leg and squinted his eyes at her causing Carmen to smile evilly.
Harlem came around the corner and froze when he saw us before handing his son off to Theresa dismissing her.
"Go give your cousin her present" Angelo suggested handing the doll to Knox and he slowly followed Theresa as Carmen snatched the box from him.
"I'm done with the game, we're moving into the country. You want it you can have it" Harlem said looking me over and I smirked.
"It doesn't work like that, you're the one who started doing business with Jenny behind our back and you're the same nigga who put the police onto us and then by you breaking out of prison we got Feds following us around. You don't just get to leave after fucking shit up. You can either help us or-" I began only to be cut off.
"Or what? You'll kill me?" He questioned and I pulled out my gun and pressed it into his chest as he glanced over his shoulder.
"Yeah" I responded and he swallowed the lump in his throat before pushing the gun away from him and his gaze shifted to the floor.
"I can help you get Jenny before she gets you but that's all. The moment I show my face I'll be taken back to prison with more time added on. You can't just make me put my freedom at risk" Harlem stated and I clicked the gun and just stared at him.
"That's not our problem. Nobody told you to shoot your nephew, you made that choice. After all the shit you've done you really expect us to pity you?" Angelo questioned as he rubbed at his chin.
"Of course not, I know that what I did can't be forgiven and I know you don't give a fuck about me staying alive and out of prison for my children" Harlem said trying to guilt trip us.
"Well at least you know" I responded and he glared at me. I lowered the gun and he sighed as I tucked it away just as Theresa came around the corner to check on things.
"Is everything okay? Do you guys want to come and sit down, I can get something to drink for everyone" Theresa offered as she carried her son on her hip.
Harlem looked at Angelo and I with a glare before he stepped to the side allowing us to walk passed him.
"We have a lot to talk about, the quicker we get this shit over the quicker we can part ways" he said and I chuckled.
I glanced over my shoulder at Angelo and looked at him as he made a gun gesture to the back of Harlem's head. I shook my head discreetly at him and he smirked and folded his hands behind his back as we walked away.
Harlem was planning on leaving but none of that shit mattered because somebody was going to end up killing his punk ass at some point.
Aaron Turner
"Wait so does Moses have a really big penis or not? How is it decided who's top or who's bottom? Are you a bottom?" Erin questioned opening up her notebook like she was about to take notes and I face palmed myself in embarrassment.
"Why do people feel it's okay to ask gay or bisexual men that? It just seems rude to me. Like a man coming up to you and asking if you spit or swallow. How is Ron suppose to know that anyway when the only guy he's been with is Moses and we all know Moses would never bottom for anyone so he has to be a bottom by default" Peyton said as she relaxed back on the couch and ate some of our leftover Halloween candy.
"Does anyone want something to drink? I'll be right back" I said quickly getting up. They continued their conversation as Saint played my video game system blocking out the conversation all together with the headphones he wore.
I went into the kitchen and opened the fridge grabbing a few drinks from the fridge. When I shut the door I jumped noticing that Knox was standing there wearing a scream mask. I reached over and pulled the mask from his face and he smiled and tilted his head.
"Where's mama?" He questioned and I squatted down allowing him to jump onto my back. He wrapped his arms tightly around my neck and I carried him into the living room where the conversation between Peyton and Erin stopped abruptly.
"She went to the store, she'll be back" I said dropping Knox onto the couch. Kaine was in an upstairs bedroom taking a nap with Kieran.
"Why don't you and Saint go out already, y'all would be so cute" Peyton smiled changing the subject and Erin grew a look of horror as she looked at Saint who was still playing the game and hadn't acknowledged her.
"Ew, no. You know who I like" Erin said folding her arms and I raised an eyebrow unaware of the secret they shared.
"Who do you like?" I questioned and Peyton did this all to familiar laugh as she glanced at Erin and waited for her to tell the secret.
"His name starts with an A and he's Saints cousin" Peyton responded. My eyes widened and I made Knox go play as I pulled out my phone.
"You sure you don't prefer Saint? He has a nice personality" I explained knowing that Ashton didn't see her that way, he didn't see any girl that way and I thought everyone knew that.
"Now Ashton, he's a bottom" Peyton commented and Erin's eyes widened as she shook her head in denial.
"He's not gay! Everyone isn't gay and maybe he's bi like Aaron" Erin tried to explain as she looked to me for assistance.
"I know everyone's not gay, but he's gay" Peyton said bluntly. Erin pushed me wanting me to say something and I nudged Saint who removed the headphones from his ears.
"Saint tell Erin your cousin is gay so she doesn't get her feelings hurt. She could do so much better than him anyway" Peyton continued and Saint looked Erin over.
"He's gay" He said bluntly before placing the headphones back over his ears and returning back to the game. Erin seemed saddened as she looked down at her lap and tried to play off the frown on her face.
"I thought you knew! He sent nudes to Aaron and he's one of the DL basketball players at that school. People who don't even go there know he's gay" Peyton said touching her shoulder.
"You're really beautiful, a lot of guys like you so you have better options then most people. Who cares if he's gay?" I questioned and Erin looked at me.
"If you weren't dating Moses you'd consider me an option? Or do you have a high preference for boys?" Erin questioned.
"I don't know, I'm new to this. But I am attracted to you if that's what you're wondering like I could see myself kissing you" I explained and she sighed.
"Well I'm not going to rush into a relationship. If it happens then it happens but I want to be in love" Erin said smiling to herself.
"Mama!" Knox yelled from the hallway and I stood up and walked into the front where Knox was standing on his tippy toes looking out the low window on the side of the door.
Ajani was getting groceries out of the car and she was still dressed in lounging clothes and not her usual attire. I opened the front door for her and she came in and carried the bags to the kitchen as Knox chased after her.
"Do you need some help?" I questioned after locking the door and she simply shook her head no. I followed her into the kitchen and she paused before she slowly looked at me and I smiled brightly.
"Aaron I'm fine, please don't follow me around. I'm just going to cook some food and watch cartoons with Knox in a fort and think" She responded.
"I can recommend you some stuff you might like. I know a lot of cartoons and stuff, I can make a list" I said quickly and she continued to stare at me.
"Thank you" she said hoarsely as she lifted Knox up and placed him on the counter. I watched her pull out a bunch of things from the bags consisting of things to make s'mores with.
I walked into the pantry and grabbed a pack of Oreos before getting out of her way. When I returned everyone looked up at me and their eyes sparkled as they all reached for the package.
"I could share, or I could not" I said sitting down as I opened the package. They watched me intently as I took out two cookies from the package before tossing it onto the table.
Erin shoved Saint out of the way as she and Peyton took some from the package and he stared at her for awhile before he grabbed like five and retook his seat.
"So does Moses like to cuddle? Do you guys have sleepovers?" Erin questioned with a weird smile and I cleared my throat.
"Sometimes and calling them sleepovers is weird. It makes it sound like we're little kids" I mumbled and Erin perked up some.
"What was it like when you and Moses slept together the first time? How did it happen and who initiated it?" Erin questioned as Saint placed the headphones back over his ears as he started his match.
"We were just asking each other stuff and drinking and then he asked me if I'd ever been with anybody like that and I said no and then it happened after that" I shrugged and her eyes widened.
"Details, we want details" Peyton said leaning forward and I avoided their gazes growing uncomfortable as I bit into a cookie. They watched me chew not taking their eyes off of me as they awaited an answer.
"Why do you need details, it just happened and that was it. It lasted like fifteen minutes and I know because I kept counting in my head" I responded and they gasped.
"That's a decent time, not short and not way to long. Now Moses' D game, did it live up to the hype? Was it doggy style or what? I've seen some of those gay porns and those guys are so creative" Peyton said as she folded one of her legs over the other.
"Why do you watch gay porn? What the fuck is wrong with you?" Erin questioned and Peyton shrugged.
"Why do niggas watch lesbian porn? It's the same exact thing and I was just curious that's not something I'd probably ever see in person in my lifetime and it was really interesting. Now answer my question Ron" Peyton said looking back at me.
"I don't remember and that's an uncomfortable question, who asks stuff like that?" I asked just as someone rung the doorbell. I moved from my spot on the couch and jogged to the front spotting Malik who was smoking on the front steps.
I unlocked the door and pulled it open coming face to face with my oldest brother. He flicked what he was smoking getting rid of it before turning to face me as he blew smoke from the corner of his mouth.
He and I stared at each other for a long time like he was trying to intimidate me. It didn't work at first until I felt my soul being sucked away by his dark eyes.
I carefully moved out of the way and he entered seeming to be in a stale mood. He leaned against the wall as if he was waiting for someone and I started to walk away before pausing.
"Ajani lost someone really important to her so can you please not stare at her like a creep today? It's really rude and not a way to make friends" I said and he pulled at his beard.
"Who said I wanted friends?" He questioned in a dull tone without even bothering to look up at me. I heard Kaine coming down the stairs and soon he appeared shirtless in a pair of grey shorts.
When Kaine approached they did a handshake which led to a hug and my eyes widened as I stared at the both of them in annoyance.
"How come when I try and hug either of you everyone acts like I'm a diseased rodent. Are you guys like friends now?" I questioned and they both stared at me.
"Go away" Kaine said simply as they both mugged me and I looked down before I slowly started to walk away and Malik sighed.
"Fine, you can hug me. Just don't get carried away" Malik said under his breath and I smiled and ran over hugging him tightly as he stood completely still.
I extended my arm to Kaine and he declined and stood off to the side. When I let go Malik was scrunching his face up and I walked away happily only to bump into Peyton who was peeking around the corner.
"Wow your brother is beautiful, I wanna touch his beard and rub my hands over his fade while licking whip cream from his beautiful Carmel skin" Peyton said almost in a trance
"I think he heard you and you sound crazy as hell" I said looking over my shoulder at Malik who was staring at us and seemed disturbed at her words.
I grabbed Peyton's arm and dragged her into the living room while she smiled like a weirdo. I noticed that the screen on my phone had just turned off and I looked at Erin who was looking around the room pretending like she just wasn't messing with my phone.
"It was just a text from Moses and it was basically just him saying he was out of jail. You have a lock on your phone so I couldn't look even if I wanted to" She said when she saw my nostrils flare.
I ignored her and unlocked my phone before responding back to the text from Moses. He was telling me how he was on his way to come and get me and I couldn't help but to grow confused.
"You guys have to leave, Saint can stay though" I said and Erin began complaining as she gathered her stuff.
"Fine but come over to my place on Saturday and don't bring Saint" Erin said and Saint removed the headphones from his ears.
"Don't nobody want to go to your house anyway. Aaron I'll be back I have to go and get some games from my house" Saint said as he stood up and pulled on his jacket that was sitting on the couch.
He and Erin mugged each other as he they walked towards the front with Peyton preparing to leave. I closed the Oreos up and and carried them to the kitchen were Knox was sitting on the counter watching Ajani as she dumped marshmallow fluff into a bowl.
I didn't say anything because I didn't want to annoy her and so after awhile I just put the Oreos away as my phone beeped again. It was a text for Moses telling me to wear something nice because we had plans this evening which confused me.
"Hey Kaine can I-" I started to question once I got into the hallway only to pause when I realized he was giving Malik a gun for something. We all stared at each other for awhile and Malik tucked the gun away behind him.
"Can you go check on Kieran? He's in his crib" Kaine said nodding towards the staircase. I looked at the both of them before going upstairs and their intense conversation resumed.
"We can't tell him, you know how he is. He'll blow the situation out of proportion and cry about it" Malik said in a low tone. I stood at the top of the staircase out of view trying to listen to their whispers but Kaine shushed him for a moment.
I heard his footsteps and I quickly moved around the corner before sliding into Kieran's nursery where he was still sleeping with a pacifier in his mouth.
After making sure he was okay I went into my bedroom and shut the door before stripping down into my boxers. I flexed in the mirror some seeing a little change after I'd started working out more trying to get a little bigger for football but I was having a hard time putting on weight.
"I'm a look good as fuck tonight" I said to myself as I smiled in the mirror. There was a knock on my door and I sighed. "Come in" I mumbled and the door opened revealing Kaine whom was chewing gum.
"You going out tonight?" He questioned and I nodded. "Cool be back around Eleven, it's a school night" He responded and I agreed.
"Is that all you wanted to say?" I questioned feeling like there was something else he wanted to say but covered it up with that. Kaine parted his lips like he was going to say something but instead he backed out.
"Nothing, have fun" He said but I called his name before he could shut the door. He glanced at me and I sighed.
"Why are you giving Malik a gun? You know he's not stable and I'm afraid he'll-" I started before I shook my head and looked down.
"He'll what? Kill himself? If he wanted to die he'd do it without a gun as well, it's just for protection that's all. Nothing that you need to be worried about" Kaine said and I nodded.
"Yeah whatever" I mumbled as he shut the door. I grabbed my clothes from the ground and went into the bathroom feeling eager to leave.
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"Some of Ajani's guards were teasing me and saying you probably got raped or murdered in jail. Did you get raped?" I questioned quickly and Moses slowly looked up at me with a look of confusion.
"Fam what the fuck are you talking about? No I didn't get raped" He said as he reached over and pushed open the car door on his side. I jogged over to the other side and climbed in before turning my body to face him.
"How can I help you not go back to jail?" I questioned again and he was silent for awhile as he chuckled and ran his tongue across the grill in his mouth. Moses eventually rolled all of the windows up and started the car.
"You can't. It is what it is, you can suck my dick though. That might cheer me up" he explained pulling off. I ignored his sarcastic tone and put my seatbelt on before looking out the window not knowing what to do if Moses went to prison for life.
I loved him a lot and would do almost anything for him, but I was young. I was afraid to fall out of love with him or deal with not being able to be with him and actually do things. Moses opened his hand offering it to me to hold and I glanced down at it.
I hesitated briefly before placing my hand into his and his grip tightened as he grew a smirk on his face. He tried to place it over his crotch and I ended up having to snatch my hand away before he could do anything weird.
"Where are you taking me?" I questioned and he was silent as he grew a sneaky smile on his face and loosened his grip on the steering wheel.
"My grandmas birthday dinner, remember my sister told us about it" Moses said and I sunk down into my seat feeling like I was about to throw up.
"She said nobody wanted me there. Please pull over, I don't want to go" I said quickly and he glanced over at me briefly before looking back at the road.
"I want you there" Moses responded simply and I stared straight ahead wondering why he wanted me to be cussed out by his family. Antonia would probably just think that I made him bring me because for some reason she assumes I'm evil.
"If you don't go I'll cry, you really want to see me cry, yeah?" He questioned and I started to laugh wondering if he was being serious.
"No I don't want you to cry" I said under my breath and he smirked and reached over playfully pinching my cheek causing me to turn my head.
"Good, then relax and enjoy the fondue we're having tonight. Michael will be there and my brother fucks with you" Moses said trying to give me encouragement.
We drove in silence and I twiddled my thumbs in my lap occasionally looking up at him but he didn't seem to notice.
"Peyton and Erin were being nosy earlier and asking sex questions. They probably should've been easy to answer but it was just awkward" I tell him and he laughed a little as he gathered his thoughts.
The first time Moses and I had actually done it we weren't asking each other things. We were in his bedroom at his old place and it was late and we were talking and drinking. He kept touching me with his foot before he started touching my leg and it just ended up happening. He avoided me for awhile afterward and I felt like it was a mistake after awhile until we talked about it.
Moses also only cuddled sometimes, he'd always complain about it being to hot to be trying to cuddle and so he'd push me off but sometimes he'd be okay with it.
"It's cold as fuck outside" He said changing the subject and I nodded my head. I glanced at Moses' knuckles that looked bruised but didn't question it.
When we arrived at his sisters place there was a lot of cars parked there and I swallowed the lump in my throat and tried to relax.
"Don't be a pussy" He said taking off his seatbelt. He leaned over to kiss me but I turned my head feeling like I was close to vomiting.
"They're going to hate me more than they already do" I explained quickly. He reached over and pushed open my car door causing me to reluctantly follow him out.
The outfit Moses sported was nice and I couldn't help but look at my clothes and feel over dressed. He smiled flashing the grill in his mouth but that didn't make me feel any better I still felt sick to my stomach.
Moses walked ahead of me and a few of the people standing out in the front greeted him while the rest stared at me as if I didn't belong.
Moses jogged up the front steps and opened the door up. There was a few small children running around and he waited for me to come inside.
"Finally you showed up I-" Antonia began only to pause when she saw me. She stared for awhile before looking at Moses.
"If you think I was rude before just wait until everyone else sees him at dinner" She said just as Moses' oldest sister Aubrey appeared and gasped.
"Oh my god Aaron you look so handsome, it's been awhile since I saw you. Glad you and Moses are still going strong" She said happily as she hugged me and then her brother.
A woman called Moses' name and he told me to stay where I was as he walked away. Aubrey stayed with me for a little while before she had to go and do something.
Every time someone would come in or go out they'd stare at me or say something under their breath and I found it hard to breathe. Even if they weren't saying anything about me it felt like they were and the more people that came inside the more I felt like my heart was about to just stop working all together.
I left out of the house and quickly walked down the steps bumping into people as I went passed. I could see my breath in the air as I struggled to breathe while I leaned over and I ignored some of the looks I was getting.
Without thinking I just left, I walked without having any idea where I was going. The further away I got the easer it became to breathe, being there wouldn't of had a good outcome and Moses knew that so I didn't understand why he brought me there.
"Aaron!" Moses yelled after awhile and I glanced over my shoulder at him. He ran to catch up and I allowed him to fall into sync with me.
"I don't want to go back, I'm not going back" I said only to trip and fall on the cold concrete hitting my face.
Moses held in his laughter as he helped me up and I covered my nose feeling blood rushing from it.
"Now we have to go back to clean you up. Maybe you misinterpreted why I brought you, it wasn't to make you uncomfortable. My grandmother doesn't accept this but she said if inviting you around will have me come around more than you're welcome to any family gathering. She just doesn't want to see us kissing and shit like that. That's better than nothing" Moses explained as he touched my nose to make sure it's not broken.
"Only I would trip and fall" I mumbled as Moses removed the Gucci scarf he was wearing on his shoulders and handed it to me.
"Use it for your nose for now" He said and my eyes widened as I placed it over my nose still looking at him skeptically.
"Can we go back now? I told you we were having fondue and we can hold hands under the table and I could feel you up or you can sit across from me and watch me as I eat fondue attractively. You'd like that shit yeah?" He questioned and I tried to hide my laugh as I looked down.
"You'd probably get cheese all over your face or burn the inside of your mouth because you aren't patient" I smiled as I stood in front of him and leaned in to kiss his lips but he turned his head.
"Now you know how it feels, stop doing that shit" he said with a smile trying to show off his grill again and I had to push his face away.
Moses draped his arm securely over my shoulders as we walked back towards the large home and passed a few people who didn't look up from their conversation. He moved his arm when we got inside and an older woman I assumed to be his grandmother stood in the foyer talking to Moses' sister Antonia.
"There you are. They said you both left" she said speaking more so to Moses than to me and I scratched the back of my head.
"We just went for a walk to have a talk" He responded and she glanced at me before looking at Moses and I tried to hide my nervousness.
"Hello, I'm Aaron" I said extending my hand to be polite. She surprised me by shaking it before she turned and walked away telling us to wash up.
"Moses you and your friend can eat in the kitchen if it'll make you more comfortable" She said going on her way and Moses declined.
"I didn't know this was the grandma you were talking about. We did it in her house" I said growing horrified.
"Yeah.. It made it more fun" He smirked as he bit my cheek. I grabbed his face and kissed his lips not being able to hold back my smile.
"I love you" He said lowly and as I tried to kiss him again he pulled back to stop me and awaited for me to say something.
"I love you too" I responded and we pulled apart when the front door opened. He chuckled and gently nudged me forward as I went towards the hall bathroom.
Johan Powell
"Johan you aren't coming here! I don't want you or Ajani in Jamaica right now and I swear to god if you ignore my wishes I will beat the shit out of you!" My father snapped and I clenched my teeth.
"You do this shit every time, let me help!" I snapped only to hear the phone beep in my face. I tossed my phone onto the bed to keep from slamming the shit on the ground out of anger.
Standing to me feet I shoved my bag onto the ground and took a seat on my bed. I heard the door to my penthouse open and I carefully stood up and moved into the hallway removing my gun from my pants.
I peeked over the railing not seeing anyone at first when all of a sudden Angelo appeared holding a bag of my chips. He did a double take when he realized I was holding a gun on him and stared at me for awhile.
"I didn't see your car outside, I thought you went to visit your parents?" He said and I kept my finger hovered over the trigger.
"Bwoy why the fuck are you in my house when you think I'm not here anyway?" I questioned and he held up the bag of nacho cheese Doritos.
"Your place got all of the snacks. Lower that shit man" He said disappearing out of view. I lowered my gun and came walking down the stairs.
"I came to offer my condolences, Kaine told me what happened. It's fucked up, I didn't think Khan would go out like that" Angelo said as he plopped down on my couch and I sat across from him and rested my head in my hands.
"Condolences won't bring him back. My fadda basically just banned me from going home, he's on some other shit" I mumbled.
"Why the fuck you wanna go over there anyway? So you can be decapitated like his ass? I heard it's like a war zone over there right now. That's not a place to be" Angelo said as he stuck another chip in his mouth.
"It's easy to say that when it wasn't your uncle that was just murdered. It should've been Sincere's bitch ass, someone needs to kill him quick" I said still pissed off at that snitch.
There was a knock on my front door and I sighed and got up before walking to the door. When I looked through the peephole I noticed someone had covered it.
I backed up before walking away from the door and retook my seat snatching the bag of Doritos from Angelo.
"Who's at the door?" He questioned and I shrugged. It'd happened a few times where someone would knock on the door and cover it with their hand and I'd ignore it because I wasn't a fucking idiot.
"Why don't you open the door and tell me" I said and he smacked his teeth as someone knocked on the door again.
"It's your place, you get that shit" he said pulling out his gun. I stood up and walked over to the door again checking to see if the peephole was covered.
Angelo stood on the side and nodded telling me to open the door. I twisted the knob before pulling the door open but there was nobody standing there and the elevator doors were just closing.
"You got a package" he said tucking the gun away. He reached for it and I stopped him before glancing down at it.
"It's unmarked. Touching it would be the white person thing to do" I said narrowing my eyes at him and he chuckled.
"Go get a knife, we can't just leave it sitting there" he said sarcastically. I smacked my teeth and jogged into my kitchen and opened my knife cabinet before pulling out one of the ones I'd just sharpened.
By the time I came back Angelo had picked it up and placed the box to his ear. I stopped what I was doing and stared at him wondering what the fuck his problem was.
"It's ticking, throw this shit off the balcony" he said trying to hand it over to me but I moved not wanting to hold that shit.
"You already picked it up I might as well open it" I said and he gave me a horrified look as I cut the tape off. The timer was counting down from fifteen seconds and Angelo threw it at me.
"Throw it over the balcony! Or in the pool, nigga do something!" He shouted and I looked around feeling my life flash before my eyes.
"I can't throw it in the pool, it'd still do damage and if I throw it over the balcony people below will die" I said seeing it was at ten seconds now.
"Us or them" he said as he looked at the timer again. He ran towards the balcony and I followed after him running as quick as I could.
I tossed the shit as far away as I could and the shit just exploded in mid air cause the both of us to fly backwards. The glass doors of my penthouse shattered along with the windows and loud screams sounded off from below.
My hearing completely just stopped working for a moment and I realized I was laid out on the carpet in my living room. The front door was still standing wide open and Angelo was groaning as he turned over on his side.
"You'd be dead if it wasn't for me. Should've answered the door" he groaned trying to get up. I could barely hear him.
"Bwoy shut up or..fight me" I struggled out as I touched my cheek that was bleeding. Angelo continued to groan as he dragged his body across the carpet.
"I can't feel my legs, are they still there?" He questioned and I smacked my teeth and struggled a little bit before getting up.
"Yeah they're still there. Stop moving for a minute" I demanded as I touched my left ear growing frustrated by the muffled sound. It felt like my ear hadn't popped yet but in the other ear I could hear car horns and the alarms of cars going off down below.
I carefully helped Angelo up and he stumbled for a moment before catching his balance. I limped up the stairs of my penthouse and grabbed the bag of clothes I'd packer earlier and my phone.
"Yo! We need to go" Angelo shouted. I slowly limped down the steps before falling and rolling the last two steps down.
"I just fell down the steps" I groaned as if he hadn't seen me. He didn't laugh and instead he grabbed my arm and practically dragged me across the floor.
"In case the police or someone comes up we need to go. Just say you weren't home when this shit happened" he struggled out. I finally got up and held my stomach that hurt the most currently as we ran out of my penthouse. I shut the door and locked it before we took the emergency exit.
I was naturally faster than Angelo because I was naturally better at everything and ended up having to keep looking behind me to make sure the bwoy hadn't stopped to take a breather as we rushed down fourteen flight of stairs.
When we made it down to the floor level I shoved open the emergency exit door and saw the chaos going on. There was injured people and a fire hydrant had opened up shooting water straight up into the air.
There was a lot of police cars that appeared along with a single fire truck that had just reached the building. I could hear sirens in the distance and knew this was only just the beginning as people were evacuated from my building.
I tapped Angelo and nodded my head towards where my car was and used my hand to cover my cheek as we blended in with the crowed trying to not look suspicious.
"Bwoy somebody probably saw me chuck the shit off the balcony. There's security cameras everywhere" I mumbled and he elbowed me.
"Deny that shit till the end, even if they show you a video of yourself doing it. Deny it and act stupid as fuck" He snapped. My hearing in my ear had returned back a little but it still felt clogged and I prayed I wouldn't have to go to the emergency room.
We made it to the car and drove off blending in with the cars trying to get away from the scene in obvious fear.
"Alright so Jenny knows where you stay, she probably know where I stay so I'd be the next target, Ajani and Kaine are still good they moved away from the city. It's either Raheem or me that they'll target next. We gotta be smart about this, I think Kaine said something earlier but I can't remember, sometimes when he talks I zone him out" Angelo said as he panicked.
"Raheem doesn't really have a set place where he lives. He rotates between baby mamas, you know that. Ajani and Kaine's car got shot up, so you're next" I said pointing at him and he slapped my hand away.
"Nows not the time to play! We are about to bomb the fuck out of this bitch, im talking her house, her car, her grandmothers house. Everyone's getting blown up" Angelo ranted.
"I told you we should start listening to that batty bwoy, he might've told you something useful. Kaine is a strategist, he's annoying and whiny but he knows what the fuck he's talking about" I said placing my hand over my chest.
My body was still shaking and my adrenaline hadn't calmed down yet. By the time we'd arrived at my sisters place Angelo had only almost crashed once.
It was deserted, usually a few of the cartel members would be hanging out front but nobody was around except for the familiar SUV sitting outside the gate.
I climbed out of my car and removed my shirt from my body using it to clean my face as I shivered from the cold weather. Instead of using the door bell I knocked loudly on the door and soon Kaine opened the door and looked at the both of us but we shoved him to the side.
"Please, come in" he said sarcastically as he shut the door back. He was holding a real estate book and he placed a book mark into it before shutting it.
"I threw a bomb off of my penthouse balcony. My place is fucked and there was police everywhere" I admit brushing a hand over my waves.
"Did anyone see you throw it? Why the fuck did you throw a bomb off of your balcony?" Kaine questioned.
"Somebody knocked on my door and left it there. I didn't see who it was but we know who it was, it's obvious. I had to get rid of it so I threw it and we think Raheem is the next target" I explained.
"Probably" Kaine said as he rubbed his chin. He motioned for us to follow him into the living room where his fireplace was burning and he squatted down and picked up a notebook.
He flipped through a couple of pages before tearing out a page and handing it over to Angelo who seemed confused.
"You live in an upperclass area, if you threw a bomb off of your balcony it was caught on camera. Lo, call that number and set up a meeting so we can take care of this" Kaine requested before he looked at me.
"Maybe you should lay low for a little while, your uncle just died and you just almost died" Kaine said simply and I looked away.
"Where's my sister" I mumbled and he nodded towards the stairs. I slowly walked up them deciding I wouldn't tell her what just happened. I was suppose to have the cartel around at all times and maybe if they were around that wouldn't of happened, but I sent them away because as a man I felt like I could protect myself.
When I found Ajani she was in Knox's room playing wii with him while Kieran chilled in the bouncer.
"I'm moving in temporarily, my penthouse is being redecorated" I lied and she looked up briefly before focusing back on the game.
"You can take the guest bedroom across the hall from Aaron if you'd like" she said. I leaned against the wall resting my head against it and sighed.
"No, I'll just take the guest house. I like to smoke anyway" I said mumbling the last part. Knox abandoned the game and walked over to Kieran.
"You sleep?" He questioned and Kieran opened his eyes and continued to suck on his pacifier probably wondering why his gigantic ass head was in his personal bubble.
"Knox, be gentle" Ajani said as she turned the game off. When she realized I was still standing there she paused and looked at my face.
"Khan's dead and I actually care" I said slowly and she inhaled before exhaling as she looked down at Knox and Kieran.
"I know" she responded leaving silence between the both of us. I turned and walked away shoving my hands in my pocket feeling like I was close to crying.
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I awoke the next morning on the couch of my sister's home and didn't remember how I got there or why my ears hurt. I slowly sat up and looked down at the Iron Man blanket placed over me and pushed it to the side.
As I sat up I frowned when I saw Aaron sitting across from me texting on his phone. He had a lot of shopping bags sitting at his feet and when I cleared my throat he looked up and smiled brightly.
"Stop smiling so much it's weird, who's that happy in the morning?" I questioned coughing. Aaron pointed to the bottle of water and toothbrush and toothpaste sitting on the table in front of me.
"There's lots of reasons to be happy, for one you woke up when a lot of other people didn't. Not only did I wake up, I ate breakfast I stole Moses' black card, went shopping came home and he wasn't even mad about it, wanna see what got?" Aaron questioned.
"No thanks batty bwoy, not now" I said grabbing the unopened toothbrush and tooth paste. I went into the hall bathroom and shut the door and took care of my morning hygiene all the while still feeling like shit.
I stood in a trance for awhile and by the time I rinsed my mouth and left out of the bathroom it was like everyone in the house was up and running around.
"Yo, they don't tell you this but you feel like shit after explosions" Angelo said as he sat slumped over on the ground.
"Even more reason for payback" I said limping into towards the kitchen as he army crawled into the bathroom and pushed the door closed with his foot.
"The good news is, your picture isn't plastered all over the news and they don't know who did it, hopefully everything was taken care of last night. You might just look like the victim" Kaine said and I frowned.
"I was the victim, I didn't want to hurt anybody, is killing people fun? Yes but I don't just go out and blow up innocent people for fun" I defended.
"Ten people died and twenty two were injured. You know the Feds will be crawling all over that place" Kaine said. Before I could respond Knox came into the kitchen holding a sippy cup looking like he had a rough night as well.
"I told you, he has to be in bed by 7:30 or he wakes up all cranky and sad" Ajani said following him into the kitchen.
"He stayed up until 8:00 what's thirty minutes?" Kaine questioned and I stared at the both of them for awhile before I poured myself some orange juice and left them to their parenting discussion.
I walked back into the living room and quickly dodged the nerf bullet that Moses shot at me. I took a sip of the juice as he looked up and smirked at me.
"Bwoy, I heard you got caught slipping and almost got blown away. That's not like you, unless you're going soft" Moses mocked tilting his head to the side.
"You have fun bending over, yeah? Don't talk to me batty bwoy you're opinion is invalid" I responded and Moses dropped his smirk.
"Fuck you, I've never bent over and I won't ever bend over in this lifetime, I'm not a pussy" Moses said glaring at me and I shrugged.
"Doesn't make you any less of a batty bwoy" I mocked and he glanced at Aaron who was already staring at him.
Aaron simply gathered his stuff and walked away while Moses eventually got up and followed glaring at me in the process.
"You started it" I said sipping on the orange juice and ignored me and continued walking. I did a double take when I saw Kieran sleeping in the bouncer and I sighed.
"Bwoy you're always sleep, wake up" I said picking him up slowly. His eyes fluttered open and he preceded to cry as I adjusted him in my arms.
He continued to cry and Kaine eventually came into the living room and tossed me a bottle before grabbing his real estate book.
"Have you talked to Moses? I want to know what he said to the police" Kaine said and I shrugged.
"I don't know what the bwoy said to the police, I doubt the batty bwoy said anything incriminating. They arrested him because they're trying to put another murder on him, supposedly he killed his cousin at some party. It's like the police know he did it but they don't have any evidence and nobody will talk. I assume they'll end up questioning Aaron since they spend so much time together. Hopefully he wasn't there because that bwoy breaks under pressure" I said and Kaine opened the book.
"That's why they aren't going to question Aaron. We can't worry about shit like that, like Ajani said, if it's going to happen, it's going to happen and the only thing you can do it prepare for the worst outcome" He said flipping a page.
I placed the bottle I was holding to Kieran's mouth feeling like there was something different about Kaine, I just didn't know what it was and it was creeping me out.
"Why are you reading a real estate book? Don't tell me you're going to become one of those guys" I said and he flipped another page.
"I don't know yet. By this time next year I'll either be dead, about to go to trial or free from the game and I have to have a backup plan. I have to figure out what I want to do, maybe I'll get bored with landscaping, maybe we should leave New York all together" Kaine ranted as he stared at the book.
"You aren't going to die and if you leave New York where would you go?" I questioned and he shrugged.
"California is out of the question, Aaron thinks we should move to New Jersey for whatever reason, but what if we go to Massachusetts' or Washington, somewhere cold, I prefer the cold. We could even build our own house somewhere and I could work in real estate and Ajani can be a stay at home mom. We'd be normal" he said looking up at me.
"Except I don't want to be just a stay at home mom, this fake catering business is fun. I guess I'd like to do that for real" Ajani said as she walked up behind his chair and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"What would I do? If you give the cartel back to fadda or someone else I'd be out of a job. I'm just a guard because you're my sister and I want to protect you. I was never interested in running the cartel, I'd have to be forced to do something else" I mumbled.
"You can settle down and go to school. Maybe get married if you want" She said and I looked down at Kieran.
"That doesn't sound like me, I don't want to be married or have kids. I just want to have fun and do illegal shit and maybe shoot people. We're on top right now and we have a good arrangement, why does it have to end?" I questioned.
"Because I have sons now and as corny as it may seem I want them to be everything I wasn't and actually have a chance. Nobody we know has to be a drug dealer right now, everyone just feels obligated to continue a legacy. I don't want to ever get a call one day from someone telling me that one of my sons is dead and the reason is because they we're doing something they don't even have to do" Kaine explained.
"Knox will probably get into baseball and Kieran will wear glasses and be into chess" I said and they both laughed.
"I could be like a manny or something, a male nanny. Until I figure out my life" I said and Kaine tried to pretend to be excited.
The doorbell rung and I froze as Kaine turned the tv on showing it was just a delivery man at the front door.
"Be careful, it could be another bomb" I mumbled and Ajani gave me a look of confusion. Kaine stood up and walked to the front as the delivery man walked away from the steps.
"Why would it be a bomb?" She questioned and I shrugged avoiding her gaze. Kaine eventually came back and opened the box with a pocket knife.
"It's just the phone I ordered, stop being paranoid" he said taking the small box from the package and opened that up too. He showed me it was just his phone but was interrupted at Angelo who was still crawling on the floor.
"Bwoy get up" I ordered but he shook his head finally making it to the carpet and laying down in defeat.
"My fucking back hurts, chill out. I've been through hell over the last couple of weeks, my body is tired and so am I" he mumbled closing his eyes. Ajani answered her ringing phone and I could hear the person on the other hand sounding frantic causing her to look up at Kaine.
"Yeah, I'm on my way" She said moving her arms from around Kaine. He watched her as she grabbed her purse before grabbing her hand so she couldn't walk away.
"I'll go with the gyal" I said quickly handing over his son and he reluctantly let go of her hand allowing us to leave.
Moses McKinley
Saint's cousin Ashton and Aaron were waking close together as he flipped through the characters of his comic book. I pushed them apart pretending to be interested in the drawings as well as if I hadn't seen them earlier.
"So Aaron have you decided what you're going to call it? I'm kinda happy you decided to make a comic book. I'll be the first one to buy it" Ashton said as he smiled. I narrowed my eyes at him before glancing at Aaron who was smiling back at him.
"Why don't you go and get something to drink, yeah? You seem kinda thirsty" I said and Ashton stopped smiling and looked at me.
"Maybe you should as well, it seems like you have a bitter taste in your mouth. Aaron is talented and I'm just complimenting him on taking big steps, unlike you" He responded and I laughed out loud and folded my arms.
"I can buy him everything he needs to get his shit out there, mind your business and go chase some other dick or get stomped out" I responded and he smiled before he walked ahead of us. I glanced at Aaron who'd ignored our entire conversation and was still fascinated by the pictures he was holding.
"I can't wait for them to be in color, Moriah did a good job. They look so professional and I think this one should be my first ever cover" he said flipping to a page. I looked down at it briefly before I stopped walking and made Aaron stop as well.
"Aaron!" A woman yelled and I paused and glanced over my shoulder at the woman quickly coming our way. She was shapely and really beautiful, kinda resembled Aaron but was lighter.
"Mom, what do you want?" He questioned once she approached and she looked at me briefly before she latched her arm around his.
"I almost didn't recognize you, you look so handsome and different. Is Carlito taking care of you?" His mother questioned.
"Yes and I don't need you checking in or worrying about me, I was fine without you and I'll continue to be fine without you" Aaron snapped.
"I don't know who's more dramatic you or Carlito. You're all still alive, healthy and thriving and Carlito had made a living for himself. You grew up rough but it shaped you into the person you are" She said not letting go of him as he tried to pull his arm from her grasp.
"Chill, if he doesn't want to talk to you, you can't force him. You're creating a scene and people are looking" I said noticing how some bystanders watched as Aaron tried to pull away from her.
"I'm his mother! I should be able to talk to my children without them acting like I'm the devil or some horrible person. They've been spreading lies about me and all I did was love them!" She yelled as Aaron finally broke loose.
"Stop following me, it only makes you look more pathetic than you already are" Aaron said and I made him be quiet as I shoved him forward.
His mother stopped walking and watched us as we continued walking. She pushed some of her tears away as she gave me a small smile and turned and walked away like a creepy broad.
"Why won't somebody off her already? If Jenny wants to kill someone so bad then just kill her!" Aaron said to himself.
I draped my arm over his shoulder and made him stop walking so fast. He didn't look at me and I nudged his face with my face to get his attention but he ignored me.
"Chill out. She's a non factor, I love you and she's getting her punishment now. People like here fear being alone, she didn't think you or your brothers would ever leave her. That's how abusers work and sometimes forgiveness is never enough" I said and he looked at me briefly but remained silent.
He had this look in his eyes and I hoped he wouldn't try and take this into his own hands and try and end his mother himself.
When we finally caught up with Ashton he was leaning against a store front talking to a guy who handed him cash and walked away when he saw us approaching. I swear this nigga was always doing sketchy business, Saint suspected that he was hoeing for cash and it was believable.
"Let's get some food, I haven't eaten all day" I complained and Aaron looked up at me as if he was trying to say I was lying.
"You ate some of my French toast this morning" he said trying to be funny. I moved my arm and took in the smell of food coming from few a vendors.
"I look like a fucking bum today, why would you let me leave the house like this" I groaned handing him money. He shrugged and went into a sub shop leaving me outside with Ashton who was looking at a few men across the street.
I watched Aaron from through the glass and noticed a man with his hair gelled back enter into the sub shop. He stood behind him in line and Aaron was in his own world as he looked up at the menu.
Ignoring what Ashton was saying to me I kept eyes on the Italian man and watched as he opened his suit jacket revealing the handle of a gun. I pulled the door open and entered just as he was pulling it out and grabbed his arm turning it inwards as he pulled the trigger twice causing him to shoot himself in the stomach.
The man collapsed down to the ground and everyone stood shocked as I grabbed Aaron's arm and we ran out of the sub shop quickly ignoring the yells of the owner.
Ashton who'd heard the gunshots looked at us crazily and I hit the alarm to my car and shoved Aaron inside. I climbed over him and Ashton quickly got into the car not wanting to be left.
"What the fuck did you do? What did you do?!" Ashton shouted as he looked at that bystanders who had gathered around the subway shop.
I pulled off not even wanting to stick around knowing the man more than likely wasn't alone. Aaron looked at me with his eyes widened in shock and I had to place one of my hands over my chest.
"I didn't do anything! He was going to shoot Aaron, all I did was twist his arm, he shot himself" I stated and Ashton glanced out the back window.
"Then why are we running? The police are going to track us down, it was self defense, let's just go back. The cameras in there probably got everything. Running makes you look guilty" Ashton tried to explain.
"I'm not running from the police, I'm not worried about them because I know I didn't do anything. Someone just tried to shoot Aaron in the head, you really wanna stick around there when his associates come looking for him only to find out dude is on the ground shot?" I questioned.
"Just pull over and let me out. I'll walk home" Ashton said and I stopped the car and rushed him out not giving a fuck.
"Get out" I said and he did and slammed the door shut. I drove off again leaving Ashton standing there looking stupid.
"Someone just tried to kill me" Aaron said touching his hair and I remained silent and nodded my head. "Why? I didn't do anything to anyone, I didn't hurt anybody" he said shaking his head.
"None of that has ever mattered to people who want revenge. Anyone and everyone is up for grabs right now" I explained and Aaron continued to watch me.
"Thank you, for saving my life. I never thought someone would try and end me in a subway line" Aaron said as he shivered from the cold.
"You don't have to thank me, you take care of the people you love. What would I do without you?" I questioned cutting on the heater. He smiled small as he looked down still obviously shaken up.
I felt like I was in the twilight zone right now and I knew things would only continue to get worse, people would probably die. People always end up dying, you never want the person you care the most about to be in harms way and I knew I'd have to put some distance between us.
Even if I didn't want to, it was for the best.
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