yâall?â
âI just got a call from Aisha. She said something about Kyra being dead.â Tasha told us.
âWhat?â Me and Angel shrieked at the same time.
âTasha what the fuck are you talking about?â Angel was on it. She and Kyra are first cousins.
Tasha started crying. âI kind of believe it because I havenât heard from Kyra in a while and that ainât like her. Marvin has been layinâ low so we figured he and Kyra ran off someââ
âTasha, Kyra would have told us if she was going away,â Angel screamed at Tasha, cutting her off. âWhy donât you know where she is? Especially if you hadnât heard from her in awhile, that didnât raise a red flag? And why didnât you call me?â
âAngel, Iâm not in the mood for your bullshit. You could have just as easily picked up the phone and called me. Just like you, I had no control over the girl calling. And you know Iâve been back and forth to New York dealing with my own drama. The number Aisha called from, we called back but no one is answering. Trae has been trying to get through on his phone. He has numbers of folks that Marvin was running with. Iâm telling yâall, itâs some shiesty shit going on, we just donât know what. Marvin was back getting high, so it ainât no telling. I just know that Aisha told me that she thinks her mom is dead and for me to come and get her. Then somebody took the phone from her.â
ONI
I put little Faheem to bed, went to my den and poured me a shot of Henny. I was both restless and tired. Hearing Jazâs voice over the phone was like déjà vu. I hated how she always reminded me of how I wished that I was in her shoes. I hated that she was the one that he always went home to. And this time would be no different. Well, there would be a difference. If he wants to be a part of his sonâs life then he would have to be a part of mine.
Seeing Faheem released so many suppressed emotions. Emotions that I had buried away very deep and never planned on digging up. I know I was wrong for not telling him about his son. But I knew that one day he would find him and it would hurt him. And I wanted him to hurt, too. I looked forward to the day when he would feel the same hurt that he left me with over and over. I poured another shot.
My doorbell rang and I decided to ignore it. It most likely was one of my brothers, but I was not in the mood for any company. I simply reclined back onto my favorite easy chair and closed my eyes. The bell rang again but I didnât care. I allowed the Hennessey to make me feel warm and fuzzy. The bell rang again and again and then my phone rang. I glanced over at the caller ID. It was them . When Jaz called me earlier I didnât know if it was from her cell phone, their house phone or his phone. I didnât want to know. What do they want this time? I answered it and she didnât even give me a chance to say hello.
âFaheem is at your front door. He said you wonât open it.â
I almost shit on myself. âHeâs at my door?â
âThatâs what I just said.â
Oh Shit. I ended the call and looked around the room as if Faheem could see me. I literally couldnât move. The bell rang again and this time I jumped up. I ran to my purse, put on some lip gloss and dabbed on some Heat by Beyoncé. The Henny hit me hard. Somehow I made it to the mirror and fingered my hair. The bell rang again. My heart was pounding a mile a minute. I tightened up the belt to my robe and headed for the front door. He was now pounding on the window.
âOkay. Okay,â I yelled before snatching the door open. âI told you tomorrow Faheem.â
He looked at me as if to say, bitch please and brushed right past me.
âCome in, please.â I was being sarcastic and I didnât mean to say that, but thatâs what came out.
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