Go read Anguish if you haven't already.
Elias Lorizio
"It's hot as hell and y'all got us out in this sun like we slaves." I complained before kicking Kaleb who was laid on the ground.
"Bash, your boys are soft. Just like your ugly ass." Our grandfather told him as they sat on the patio in the shade sipping on lemonade.
"Pops, ain't nobody soft."
The last thing I wanted to do on my Saturday is pick the weeds in my mama's big ass garden.
"I'm about to fucking die." Kaleb dramatically fell back on the ground.
"One less child I gotta worry about."
"Man up. A little heat ain't gonna kill you." My grandfather got the hose and turned the water on Kaleb's face making him jump up.
"You tried to kill me!"
"But did you die though?"
Now I see where pops get his attitude from.
"Bash, what you out here doing to my sons?" Mom walked out with Pandora and Zahria behind her.
"You hungry?" Kaleb asked Pandora and she shook her head. "Good, you wanna go make me a sandwich?"
"That's not what you ask your nine month pregnant girlfriend." I smacked him in the back of the head.
In these three months, I've been focusing on opening my bar that should be ready in another couple months and tending to Zahria. She's almost six months pregnant with my son.
"I'm not his girlfriend." She said making pops slam his hand on the table laughing all extra loud.
"She played your ugly ass."
"Wassup family!" We heard Lorenzo's voice come through the house.
"This nigga." I shook my head when he came to the backyard with Kam. She looked...different.
"Why you always here?" Pops turned his head to him and Lorenzo just smiled.
"To see you dad." He laughed.
"Who this boy? Why he so damn skinny?" My grandfather asked.
"This is my boyfriend, pops." Kam told him.
"Your daughter got a boyfriend and both your sons' girlfriends are pregnant. Y'all something else. You hungry Lorence?"
"It's Lorenzo."
"Same difference. You hungry?"
"No thanks."
"But I'm hungry." Zahria, Kam, and Kaleb said in unison.
"The fat triplets." I joked seeing Zee's eyes narrow I shut up and sat back in my chair.
"Scary ass." Kaleb pointed at me laughing.
"At the end of the day, I'm mom's favorite and you ain't got shit on me." I said dismissively.
"So can I get some food or no?"
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"What I tell you about putting on my clothes?" I pointed at Zee wearing my sweatpants.
"What's mines is mines and what's yours is mines." She smiled down at her plate of nachos I made her. "So your mom was telling me that she wants to throw our baby shower. Our parents can finally meet and all of your friends can come."
"Malia isn't invited."
"Why not? You two aren't on good terms?" She asked. I didn't tell her what Malia said months ago when they found out about her pregnancy.
I know the baby is mines, there's no doubt about that. Zahria wouldn't do that to me and we're always with each other. It just made me mad that my bestfriend would say something like that.
"No. I haven't spoke to her in months."
"I think you should invite her because she's your bestfriend and she should witness your moment with you."
"I'm not inviting her, Zee."
"Does it have something to do with me?"
"She's just being Malia." Bitter, bitter Malia.
"But I don't want to be the reason you two fall out. She's been here all your life. You two should talk it out."
"I'm done talking shit out with her. It's always something with her. She can't get it through her head that she lost her chance."
"But you still shouldn't let this ruin your friendship." I don't understand how Zahria can encourage me to talk to her after the way she's acted towards her.
"She's ruining our friendship and you're too damn nice."
"I just don't let people and their words get to me. She doesn't have to be my friend and she doesn't have to like me."
"Even after she questioned if he was mines?"
She shrugged, "I know that he's yours and I know you're the only person I'm having sex with. I'm not going to get mad over something I know isn't true."
"You're better than me." I laughed. I hope our son doesn't get my temper. "But my decision stands. She's not invited."
"I'll respect your wishes, but you two should still talk. Talk, not yell and insult, Elias."
"I don't insult or yell at that girl."
But Zahria was still right. I was going to keep avoiding Malia, but she is still my friend.
Kaleb Lorizio
"Pandora, there better be a good reason you calling me this late." I answered the phone irritated that she called me at two in the morning.
"I'm in labor!"
"Like...now?"
"No nigga, yesterday! Yes now! I'm on the way to the hospital!"
"Don't yell at me!"
"Well stop acting stupid!" She hung up on me.
"Who the hell is she talking to?" I mumbled, sliding on my Nike slides and walking out of my room. "Family! Wake up!"
"Kaleb, shut up before I get up and punch you in the mouth!" Kam yelled from her room.
"Pandora is in labor." I paced back and forth. I'm going to be a father in a matter of hours. This shit is surreal.
"What the hell you pacing for? Go to the hospital dummy." I heard my dad's voice making me jump.
"You right." I ran down the stairs almost tripping on the last step and grabbed my car keys before leaving.
Pandora had texted me which hospital she was out and to say I was scared was an understatement. The whole ride to the hospital, I drove in silence.
I thought I was over the shock of the fact I would be caring for a whole human being that I created. But I guess you're never truly prepared for something like this.
When I got to her at the hospital, she was causing a fuss like I thought.
"Don't mommy me. Nobody told your fast ass to open your legs. Now what do you want, child?" Her mom sat by her side holding her hand.
"I want this baby out of me." She cried.
"Girl, I can't help you with that." She stood up. "Hey Kaleb. Your parents here?"
"No-"
"Wassup ugly." I heard Kam's voice and a smack against my neck.
"I'm really about to be somebody's grandma." My mom pushed me out her way to get to Pandora.
"Yeah, you getting up there old lady." My dad joked.
"You older than me you skinny bastard."
I sat next to Pandora and wiped her tears before rubbing my hand on her stomach. Since Pandora has been pregnant, I've learned to appreciate women more.
A woman's body goes through so much to bear and deliver a child. Never thought Pandora could make me fall in love with her all over again, but she did.
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At seven in the morning on August 10th, Penelope Vailea Lorizio was born.
"She's just so cute." My mom cooed, hogging my baby along with Pandora's mother.
"Yeah, you looking a little too comfortable over there for me." Pops gave her a weird look.
"Shut up Sebastian."
I sat on the edge of the bed next to Pandora, "We're young, but it ain't nothing we can't handle. We're going to be the best parents to our daughter." I said to her and she nodded.
"Welcome to parenthood."
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Excuse mistakes.