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𝙷𝚘𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚗𝚃𝚇.

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"Okay shut the fuck up! I said ima be there soon." I heard Zion suck his teeth before he hung up. Ole mad ass. I hate when people rush me. If I said I was gonna be there, ima be there. Just shit the fuck up and wait.

I was meeting up with Zion at my dads house. To be real, I don't even wanna go. But Mari talked me into it. Sayin' how I should hear him out before I just cut him off or whatever. I really don't give a fuck what my dad gotta say though, he's foul as fuck. I'm only doing this for Mari and the twins' sake.

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Today 4:43pm

You otw to yo dads place rn ?

Ain that what I said earlier ?

No need for the attitude li ugly

Shut up, you be irkin me

No you're actually just rude asf

Nah sometimes I be wantin ta shoot you

then I remember my momma would

probably roll over in her grave

Shoot me? Lol okay don't forget you not the

only one that tote guns round this mf

Man stfu

you ain gon shoot shit shorty

If I need to I will nigga

Just a lil warning shot in yo ear

Gtf bra you dumb 😂😂

Lmk when you otw back from yo pops crib

You loved, "Lmk when you otw back from yo pops crib"

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I shook my head and turned my phone off. Ole girl is really crazy— but so am I so we click.

I pulled up to my dads house and seen Zion sitting in his parked Hellcat. He sat in the driver's seat on his phone while Cee sat on his lap, playing with the steering wheel. I parked my car behind them and got out. I banged on the window, making both of them jump and flinch. I couldn't help but laugh.

"You almost got shot with all that playin'." Zion mumbled as he opened the door. He didn't wanna be here as much as I did. But we both decided we might as well figure this shit out for the twins

"Hi Unc!" Cee said, hopping off of her dad's lap and hugging my legs. I picked her up and pecked her cheek a few times as she giggled.

"The twins here?" I asked while Zion got out. "Duh nigga." He rolled his eyes and locked the car.

"Nigga don't catch an attitude with me. Mad ass. I should shoot you right now."

"You gon' shoot me in front of my daughter?" He chuckled while we walked up the porch.

"Yea. And after I kill you i'm gonna raise her as my own." I laughed, kissing Cee's cheek and he sucked his teeth. "You foul bitch."

"Bish?" Cee asked and I stifled my laugh.

"Aye! Don't say that Jaycee." Zion tried not to laugh.

"Then you gon' say you don't know where she gets her cussing from." I told him and he sucked his teeth.

We walked up to the front door and Zion got his key out. Cee rested her head on my shoulder and started playing with my ear. Kids are weird.

We walked into the house and instantly heard commotion coming from the kitchen. "You just keep hiding stuff!" I heard Nia yell.

I walked towards the kitchen and saw the twins going back and forth with my dad. They didn't notice us walk in so Zion cleared his throat and they all looked our way.

"Fuck goin' on?" Zy frowned.

"Tell 'em dad, go 'head!" Kai sat on the kitchen counter, crossing his arms and waiting for my dad to speak.

"S-"

"We have step siblings." Nia said before our dad could say anything. Zy took a deep breath and rubbed his temple trying to compose himself. I sighed and walked off to put Cee in the guest room since she had fell asleep on my shoulder. I walked back into the kitchen and everyone was just staring at each other not saying a word.

"Go ahead and run that back for me."I told Nia, cupping my ear and she sighed. "We have step-siblings."

I laughed and shook my head. This is exactly why I didn't wanna come over here. My dad been keeping a lot of important shit from us and ion like that. Especially when it's something that affects all of us. Shit is so selfish. And he's never been like that before so the only explanation for him keeping shit from us is that he's weary of our reactions— as he should be.

"So you was really out here living a whole other life huh?" Zy rubbed his chin, looking at my dad who had his arms crossed.

"I wasn't livin no "other life," I was just waiting on the right time to tell y'all."

"And when was the "right time'?" I clenched my jaw.

"Shit, when the time was right." He said nonchalantly. Zy sighed and rubbed his hands over his face while Kai held in his laugh. I groaned, staring at the ceiling. Its his nonchalant attitude that makes me homicidal.

"How many siblings?" I asked and he sighed.

"8."

"EIGHT?!"

"Did you just say eight?"

"I need some liquor and I'm don't even drink."

"Im just playin', she got one." He said and I sighed of relief mentally even though i'm still mad as fuck.

"How old?" Nia asked.

"She just turned 17, her name is Xiomara."

"Fuck typa name.." Kai mumbled, hopping off the counter.

"I don't even know what to say to yo ass at this point. First it was you getting engaged to some broad yoy didn't even tell us about. Now it's the step sister." Zy shook his head.

"Nigga was really outchea living a whole other life.." I rubbed my chin looking at him while he leaned back on the counter.

He cleared his throat, "I was just waiting on the right time to tell y'all. Ian mean to just throw it in yall face like that, thats my bad."

"But you DID throw it in our face. Again. And you don't got nothing to say 'bout the whole "she gon be yall step momma" bullshit from the other day?" Zy asked and he sighed.

"Listen, I only said that 'cause I want y'all to respect her. I don't want y'all to come at her crazy because y'all feel a certain way about me."

"But at the end of the day, this doesn't mean I love y'all momma any less. Y'all momma is, and will always be, the love of my life. And when I die I'm finna be buried right next to her. Im never gonna stop loving her. She's my soulmate. She gave me four kids and held me down all those years, how can I not love her? She taught me how to love, she taught

me how to raise kids, she taught me everything. She made me who I am. I was a boy when I met her and loving her taught me how to be a man."

"Even though i'm gonna love Harmoni forever, Malaya makes me happy too, so I just hope y'all can respect her. Regardless of our situation right now."

"I hope you know that she's still not gonna be my momma." Kania said.

"Nia-"

"No! Stop trying force this shit on us! And especially me 'cause you know how hard it was for me being the only girl in a household full of boys and having to grow up without my mom! All the shit that a girl is supposed to do with her momma, I missed out on."

"She wasn't here when I got my first period, she wasn't here when to take me bra shopping, she wasn't here to talk about boys with me— none of that! Zion had to learn everything about what a period was just to help me because I was too embarrassed to come to you." Nia yelled with tears running down her face.

It hurts like shit to see my only sister crying about something that I can't fix. After our momma died Zion always tried to help Nia out with certain shit that my momma would've been there for— my dad too. But it still wasn't the same. No one's love will compare to our mom's love. She needed our momma to be here but she couldn't be.

"And then you gon go and bring your "fiancé" in here to try and fill the emptiness I feel because my momma is gone?" She cried and my dad looked away with glossy eyes.

I don't really feel bad for him, he brought this on himself. If he would've let us know what he had going on from the beginning we could've avoided all this bullshit.

"Nia, it ain't even like that. I wasn't trynna replace y'all momma or anything and I understand how hard it was for you to grow up without yo momma in a house full of boys, im sorry princess." He said genuinely.

I sighed, not knowing how to feel about my dad. Not telling us that you were dating again, then not telling us you were getting married, then not telling us we had a step sibling. Like damn nigga what else? We

probably got a granny somewhere that we don't know about.

I looked at Zion who was just staring at the floor silently and I let out a breath. I knew I shouldn't have came. And now i'm mad all over again. The doorbell rung snapping me out of my thoughts. All four of us looked at my dad then back at the door,

He walked passed us towards the front door while Kania and Kairo came and stood by us. We heard talking by the door before a woman and a girl walked in behind my dad. The brownskin woman stood there with a awkward ass smile like she was waiting for us to say something.

Keep waiting hoe, my momma taught me

not to talk to strangers.

I stared at the girl behind her cause she looked real fucking familiar. I just realized her daughter was one of the girls that Mari fought when they tried to jump Destini a few months back. You gotta be fucking kidding me.

"Y'all this is my fiance Malaya and her daughter Xiomara or Zee." They both gave us that forced ass smile while Zion and Kai gave her a head nod. Nia gave her a tight lipped ass smile and rolled her eyes discreetly. I just stood there staring at them blankly.

"Malaya, these are my kids. Zion and Samiron. "He pointed.

"And Kairo and Kania, they're twins." He said and she smiled, waving. Fuck is she so happy for?

"Zee, you ain't gon speak?" Malaya turned to her daughter that was standing there looking dumb as fuck.

"Momma, thats the boy who was pulling me off of Amari. Remember? When I went to go fight Destini?" She said and Kania instantly snapped her head towards Xiomara and mugged her.

"You put yo hands on my daughter?" Malaya asked me, raising her eyebrows while my dad stood there confused. This is what happens when you get engaged to people you don't know. Confused ass.

"I didn't put my hands on yo daughter. And for the record she didn't go and fight Destini, she went to jump her and that's why Mari jumped in and beat yo sorry ass." I shrugged and Xiomara narrowed her eyes at me.

"That bitch ain't beat my ass. Don't lie on me nigga, I don't even know you!" She raised her voice.

She better stop getting loud with me before I shoot her right in front of her momma and turn this lil family reunion into a funeral.

"First off watch that bitch word 'cause she's anything but a bitch if she beat you and yo friend ass at the same time." I chuckled as she mugged me.

I guess the bitch was being too loud so she woke Cee up. She came out the room crying and Zy sucked his teeth.

"Dada!" Cee cried, standing in front of Zion's legs and holding her lil' arms up.

He sighed and picked her up,"Done woke my daughter up and everything.. " He mumbled irritably while he wiped Cee's tears with his thumb before kissing her cheek.

"Okay let's just forget about whatever the fuck y'all two are arguing about." My dad said, trying to be captain save a hoe as if I won't air this shit our right now.

"Yea, i'm sure it was just a misunderstanding." Malaya said giving us that same tight lipped smile. I rolled my eyes as they walked over to the living room.

"I'm ready to get the fuck." Zion mumbled as Cee rested her head on his shoulder.

"Asap!" Kai yelled.

We all sat down in the living room. My dad and Malaya were the only ones talking. Cee hopped off of Zy's lap and went into the room to get her Ipad. When she walked back in Malaya smiled at her.

"She's so cute! Is she your daughter?" Malaya looked at Zion.

Obviously bitch. You didn't hear her call him "dada?" Slow hoe.

"Yea." Zy said dryly. Cee walked passed Malaya squinting her eyes and all four of us bussed out laughing.

"Oh, I was just asking because you look young." Zy nodded, not paying attention to her and picked Cee up, putting her in his lap.

My dad and Malaya walked into the kitchen to talk privately, leaving Xiomara on the couch looking dumb as fuck. I looked up and saw she was already mugging me. Hurt ass bitch. I looked her up and down before turning my attention down at my phone when I got a notification.

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Today 5:31

You on yo way back yet?

I'm trynna get in the showerrr

Okay? So get in the shower

Yeen handicapped

Nigga

Im not finna keep the door unlocked till

you get here tf

Man i'm finna head out in a bit anyway

Should've never listened to yo ass and

came in the first place

Boy stfu

Can't be that bad

It is

I'm being fr I don't wanna be here rn

Don't trip!

You can tell me abt it when you get here

Fashoo

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I smiled to myself and put my phone back in my pocket. Knowing I got Mari to talk to calms my nerves. I would prolly be going off on everyone right now but i'm just composing myself so Mari doesn't half to be around me later when i'm mad.

"Who got you smilin' at yo phone and shit." My dad said, walking back into the living room while Malaya went to talk to her rat face ass daughter.

"Mari." Kai answered for me, cheesing hard for no reason.

"Ohh ole girl from the cookout huh?" He asked and I nodded.

"Say, if I was just a lil' bit older I would've been took her from you. She's fine as fuck." Kai laughed and I mugged him.

"Shut the fuck up Kai. Probably haven't even hit puberty yet." I mumbled making Kai suck his teeth.

"Whens the wedding?" Nia broke her silence.

"Oh um, we're still planning it. Hopefully in about 4 to 5 months." Malaya smiled and my dad nodded.

He's really gonna get married to someone.. If you just wanted some pussy okay, but married? This man is an idiot.

I sat in the living room only talking to Kai, Nia, and Zy, casually ignoring Malaya. Xiomara, and my dad. I didn't have shit to say to them. They're weird, including my dad. I looked down at my phone noticing it was almost 6 o'clock and I told Duck nem I would meet up with them at 6.

I got up and dapped Kai and Zion off, kissing Cee on the cheek and hugging Nia. I gave my dad a head nod while he was mid-convo with Malaya. I didn't really care to say bye to her or her dumbass daughter.

I got in my Hellcat and drove to the trap which

was only like 7 minutes away from my dad's house. I stopped at a red light and heard gunshots go off at the gas station to the right of me. I looked out the window to see a few niggas run out with ski masks on. I just shook my head and turned my attention towards the green light. Not my bidness. Who the fuck robs a gas station at 6 in the afternoon on a Wednesday? Goofy ass niggas.

I finally got to the trap and seen Soovy and Reece standing on the porch. I got out the car, getting my gun out the console and tucking it in my pants. I walked up the steps and dapped Soovy and Reece up.

I walked into the house and went straight downstairs. Eli was standing near a table wiping blood off of his gun with Rell while Duck was in the corner, dragging a body across the floor with a blunt in his mouth.

"Fuck going on?" I closed the basement door behind me. I walked up to Duck and sent him a head nod since his hands were all bloody. I looked down at the body and tilted my head trying to see who it was. His face was completely disfigured and a few of his

fingers were chopped off.

"Who is this?" I asked them, scrunching up my face at the body. Good luck trying to identify his ass.

"You not gon' believe this bullshit.." Eli said, walking over to us.

"This is the nigga that was coo with Syeed, Kody" Duck said and I nodded. I remember Eli mentioning his name before.

"So what about him? What y'all get?" I asked as Duck passed me the blunt.

"After chopping off like 6 of his fingers he finally decided to tell us who was in the car with Syeed." Rell grinned like a little kid.

Fucking psychopath.

"It was Messiah." Eli said and Duck huffed, clenching his jaw.

I furrowed my eyebrows and blew out the smoke, "Messi- wait, Mari's ex Messiah?" I asked and they nodded.

"Yea.. Apparently the nigga that killed Bri'on is Messiah's brother." Eli said,,looking at the ground. How did they not know that man had a brother?

"How did y'all never know that? Didn't y'all go to school with the nigga?" I asked.

"Messiah went to school with us, Dakari dropped out. I knew they were kinda cool, but I definitely didn't know they were brothers." Duck added and I sighed.

"So I imagine he wants revenge?" I looked at all three of them and they nodded.

"I should've known somethin was up. Less than 2 weeks after Bri'on died Messiah said he was moving to New Orleans to live with his cousins. Come to

find out the nigga doesn't even have cousins up there. So clearly he was just trying to lay low 'cause he knew killing the son of a well known ex-dealer was gonna put a big target on his back." Eli let out an irritated breath.

"And then he conveniently pops back up at the hospital the same day Mari gets shot." Rell shook his head in disbelief.

"Why did Dakari kill Bri'on in the first place?" I asked them, rubbing my chin. I always wondered why Bri'on was killed but I didn't wanna ask Mari about it for obvious reasons and it was a sensitive topic for Duck and Eli too.

Duck and Eli told me once that seeing Bri'on get shot was the first time they actually seen one of their own people get murdered in front of 'em. So I never like to bring it up around them.