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Compton, California ๐Ÿ“

OMNISCIENT

Banks, Zaza, Nay, Chocolate, and Buddha all stood around in Zaza's room, attempting to help her pack.

Only, it wasn't going so well.

"Ain't nobody tell yo silly ass to wait till the last fucking minute. Now you sitting here looking shit in the face." Banks spoke slickly with Moriah in his arms and Tiggy on his back, head deep in a phone. Milly was somewhere in the living room.

See where Zyir got her mouth from?

"Okayyy." She whined, lip quivering. Everybody in the room looked at her ass like she was crazy. Mainly because this was Zaza rarely ever cried, but it was more so because they had no idea why the hell she was crying.

It was really her hormones and her emotions that were getting the best of her.

Now she knew how Buddha felt.

"Zyir, what could you possibly be crying for girl?" Banks sighed feeling a little bad now.

Just a little.

"I don't knowwww." The sound of her sobs began to heighten.

"Oh hell naw." His face dropped.

"Hell naw!" Moriah mocked. The girl repeated everything she heard.

It was pretty clear that Derrick wasn't the strictest parent. So when Moriah cussed, the frown on his face dropped and the corners of his mouth curved into a smirk. "Aye y'all heard her? What you said Riah? Say it again."

"Hell naw!" She exclaimed with a big smile gracing her face.

Banks bust out laughing and Moriah being Marv's daughter, her ass was laughing loud as hell.

Probably didn't even know what she was laughing for.

"You terrible." Nay chuckled, shaking her head.

While they laughed and joked, Buddha crouched down to her crying sisters level.

"Za what else do you need?" Her tone was soft.

"I don't know." She was beginning to whine now. This made their father smack his lips and walk right out the room.

"I bet if it was Buddha he would've helped."

This statement was absolutely true. He definitely would have.

But so the fuck what? Nay needed to mind her damn business and stay in her place. Who asked her anything? Her and Lady had so much animosity towards Buddha with literally no explanation as to why.

"Girl keep my fucking name out your mouth. Damn, it's like you obsessed." Buddha expressed with an eye roll.

Don't get me wrong, everybody loves the new, outgoing, shit talking, no nonsense Buddha. They just hoped some hands came with this new found attitude.

"Nay get out if you gone be in here talking mess and being shady." Chocolate said off backs. She too had distanced herself from the hateful duo. Not they messed with her anyways. But, still.

"What I did?" Nay laughed. "I'm just speaking facts."

See how she didn't respond to Buddha? Whether our baby had hands or not, Trenee ain't want no smoke foreal. Because truthfully, she envied her little sister. Her and Lady both. They despised how much love she got from everyone. The bond her and her father shared, having more time with their mother, her and KB's relationship. Shid, Buddha's whole life. They wanted it.

They wish they had it.

"Girl just get out." Zaza spoke through her tears.

Nay just cackled as she walked out, not taking anything serious as always. She was the type of person you hated to get in an argument with because of how nonchalant she was.

"Buddha she think you a punk. You need to show her ass. Quick too." Chocolate felt that fighting was the answer to every damn thing.

"I'm tired of her dumb bitter ass." Zaza rolled her eyes, tears still coating her face.

"Ion got time for irrelevant bullshit like that." Buddha waved her off, completely dismissing Nay. She'd washed her hands with them and at this point she was over it.

She wiped Zaza's face clean of any tears. She was so nurturing. Like a mother.

"How long are you guys gonna be there?" Dragging the large suitcase closer to them, they began sorting through and folding clothes, getting everything ready for Zyir and Arondae's departure to Cancun.

Which was long overdue.

Downstairs, Squirrel, DaeDae, and KB stood outside while Chauncey made a beat on the door.

"Who the fuck at the door?!" Tiggy stood with a mug on his face.

"I love these kidssss." Banks dragged throwing his head back in laughter.

"We love you too Uncle Derrick!" Milly jumped from the couch, onto his back.

"Somebody open the door man these white folk looking at us crazy." Squirrel spoke from the other side of the door.

Moriah took it upon herself to waltz her little ass over to the door and open it.

"Hey." She smiled up at them.

"Lil friendly asssss!" DaeDae laughed, scooping her up with a big smile on his face. He wanted a daughter soooo bad.

"Why you opening doors? You think you grown?" Chauncey mushed her head making her giggle.

"Daddy!" Millly screamed.

"Princess!" He yelled in the same tone.

One thing nobody could take from any of these niggas: They all loved their kids. Took care of em too.

"Happy birthday to me!" Squirrel walked in last.

"Happy burrday!" Tiggy exclaimed excitedly.

"Thank you!" He cheesed.

"Ew." Moriah made a face at him.

"Girl ew you." He made the same face. The two truly could not stand eachother.

"Happy birthday Savonte!" The moment Milly found out Squirrel's real name, she made a vow to herself to never call him Squirrel again. "We made you a gift look."

She ran across the room, picking up a gift bag.

KB stood by the door dazed as hell. He was high and it was wearing off but he didn't need to be doing drugs at all. Tonio didn't know and that was a good thing on KB's behalf because Lord knows he'd have a fit.

Really, the only people who knew about the problems KB were having was Tonio, Los, Kris, and Jerm. Neither of them reached out to help, Tonio being so upset about the situation and Kris, Los, and Jerm just hoping their homeboy would be straight. This of course wasn't enough at all but, who could help somebody who has showed them multiple times they didn't want any help?

"Kaybeee." Tiggy waddled over to his uncle with a smile on his face.

"Waddup lil T." He smirked a little at his nephew before looking up at his father in-law. "Washannin' Banks."

They gave eachother a brotherly hug. After the talk they had, they both found respect for one another.

"Aye you good brah?" Banks asked as they pulled away.

"I'm... hanging in there." Kamiri decided to be honest. "I'll be straight though. Imma soulja."

"Even souljas need help. Don't put yoself in death's hands tryna thug it out."

Kamiri had so many mentors in his life. He just refused to take the help.

"I hear you." He nodded.

Banks patted his shoulder and looked over at the birthday boy, throwing him a stack of money. "Aye Squirrel. Happy birthday boa."

"Bettttt." He cheesed, catching it. That's all he had been doing all day. Despite how he was really felt inside. He refused to take his frustrations out on other people.

Earlier today, KB took him to his mother's house. Because that's what he wanted.

She damn near ruined his day, asking him why he was there, telling him to get out, that she didn't want him there, and he needed to get out.

KB already knew she was never really a mother to Savonte but her behavior did surprise him. He never knew she acted like that. It reminded him of his own mother. Then it brought him to the question he always asked himself.

How can a mother hate their child so much?

He knew Squirrel was affected more than anybody, so he took him out and splurged on him for his birthday, also surprising him with a gift that made his day.

"See? We made you a tye-dye shirt. There's a lot of blue. For crips."

"Who said dat?" Chauncey jerked his head back making them all bust out laughing.

"Thank you AmillyRock." He smiled at her.

"You better wear it too." She cut her eyes at him.

"I will." He laughed. Squirrel wasn't asking for too much at all. He turned 17 and all he really wanted was a bunch of people around him that cared for him and loved him.

Besides, he had enough clubbing for one damn night. Buddha's birthday really fucked him up.

"We made this too." Tiggy grabbed a big rolled up sheet of construction paper. All their gifts were handmade. They rolled it open, showing him the colorful ass squiggly lines and gibberish all over the page.

The only thing that looked like English was 'Happy Birthday Savonte' in black bold letters.

Notice I said looked like English. That nigga Banks' handwriting was just as horrible as the children's.

"I drew that." Milly pointed to a picture that looked like a penis.

"Milly what the heโ€”" Chauncey came closer to get a better look.

"Tell me that ain't what I think it is." Dae closed his eyes trying not to laugh.

"It's a dolphin on wheels." Milly smiled.

Kamiri screamed.

"Cuh." DaeDae started laughing hard as hell when Chauncey snatched the paper from Squirrel, rolling it back up.

"Bestfriend." Vadah spoke, gaining attention when she came around the corner.

Her hand held gift bags and his eyes went big when that same hand stretched out to him. "Happy birthday."

"You lying. All this for me? I feel so loved."

"That's cause you areeeeee." She dragged smiling.

"Lil girl we ain't sleep witchu last night.ย  You'on see nobody else?" Chauncey looked at her. He be so jealous.

"I'm tryna say." KB agreed, a mug gracing his face.

"Y'all not important, it's my day damn. Stop being selfish." Squirrel looked at them.

DaeDae just chuckled. "Wassup lil sis?"

"Hey Dae." She waved.

"And she STILL ain't say nothing!" Chauncey threw his hands up.

"She disrespectful Daddy." Milly shook her head.

"Oh my gosh HELLO you guys." She waved dramatically just as Zaza cut the corner rubbing her belly. She was only three months but her stomach was growing everyday.

"Hey y'all." She waved before smiling over at DaeDae. "Hey handsome."

"Wassup beautiful?" He smirked walking over to her and placing a kiss on her lips.

They ass was corny as hell.

"Y'all so headass." Chauncey shook his head.

"You just a hater." Zaza snaked her neck.

"You ain't gone say nothing to me?" KB smacked Vadah on the ass hard, startling her.

"Ouch." She rubbed over the spot he hit. "You did not have to hit me that damn hard."

"Ian know I did, my bad. Gimme a kiss." He looked down at her, poking his lips out.

"Les fuck." She leaned up and pecked his lips, mocking that video.

"Les have a lil sex." He smirked. The two of them together was goofy as hell. Over the course of three months, they'd gotten completely comfortable with each other.

"Neva you got me some Beats." Squirrel smiled holding up the box that contained some black Beats Studio 3.

She had also gotten him two pairs of Air Max 97's, a new pair of all white AF1s since those happened to be his favorite shoes, and a pair of Versace Chain Reactions.

She damn near spent her father's whole check on them shoes.

"Man thank you Buddha. Foreal." He came over to hug her.

"My baby gift was better. Ain't that right baby?" Chauncey looked down at Milly.

"Yup." She nodded.

"Chauncey bye yo baby over there drawing dicks on papers and shit." Kamiri waved him off.

"Dick." Moriah repeated.

Banks screamed.

"Wait no no no no don't say that." Kamiri's eyes widened.

"Stupid." Vadah slapped his chest.

"Marv gone beat yo ass. You know he tryna get her to stop cussing." DaeDae laughed.

"What you got him? While you talking shit." Vadah slanted her eyes into slits.

"A G-Shock." He jerked his head back.

"Boyyyy." Everybody bust out laughing.

"It's you who I hate oh my God." Zaza laughed.

"Man y'all hating, them G-Shocks be nice." Chauncey tried defending himself.

"Naw aye but foreal though. It ain't just no shoes to me. It ain't just a watch. The gifts ain't just gifts. They things I'll cherish forever cause mean a lot to me man. Ian used to getting nothing on my birthday boa, I'll be lucky if I even got a happy birthday. Y'all ain't have to get me shit. So thank you. I appreciate it foreal." He spoke seriously, looking at every person in the room.

"Aw you welcome cuh." Chauncey stopped himself. "Did I just say cuh?"

"You just said cuh." DaeDae nodded in confirmation, chuckling.

"Oh my God." He clutched his imaginary pearls.

"You gotta check the best gift of all lil bra." Banks came in with a smirk, draping his arm over his youngest daughters shoulder.

KB skint up his face at him. "You disrespectful."

"She my daughter."

"And she my girl. Yo point?"

"Get fucked up." Banks pointed at him.

"Up fucked get." KB shot back. His ass was high as hell and was not to be taken serious.

"Can y'all please stop? Squirrel check that little box." Buddha pointed excitedly.

He picked up the small box and opened it, revealing a gold key on a key ring. "Man what? This the second pair of keys I got today."

"What other keys you got?" She jerked her head back.

"I got me a car girl!" He hollered. "Real hot boy shit in my Caddy baybeeee."

"Ah." KB attempted to make the sound Megan always made.

"You got him a car?" Buddha looked up at her boyfriend.

"I did." He nodded.

"Wow." She pursed her lips.

"You got an attitude? You can't even drive." Banks and KB spoke in unison before laughing and dapping each other up.

"Y'all are so fucking bipolar." She rolled her eyes at them.

"Man what's the keys for?" Chauncey asked impatiently.

"Calm down. Acting like it's your birthday." Zaza mugged him.

"Shutup baldie I wasn't talking to you." He pointed.

"Called her ass baldie." KB started laughing.

"You ever seen her real hair? Shit treacherous." Banks looked at him, shaking his head.

"What y'all not finna do is talk about her like she not standing right here." DaeDae grew defensive.

"Im saying though like what the fuck." She mugged them. "The bald joke getting old."

"No what's getting old is you telling mfs you bald by choice. Your hair look like the hair bitches be having when they tell somebody they mama permed they hair when they was younger." Banks treated her ass making Chauncey scream and Kamiri stifle his laughter.

"Dad you ain't shit." Squirrel was dead as hell.

"He really ain't, i would like to request a new one."

"THE KEYS!" Buddha spoke before anyone else could. "Are to a studio room. And it's yours." Buddha looked at Squirrel.

"Wait what?" The laughter ceased and his face dropped a little.

"You know my dad has the studio here or whatever right? And it's totally fine for you to go back there and do what you do but, i thought it'd be cooler if you had your own you know? So i had my dad buy out a studio room for you. So now it's yours. You'll be able to decorate it anyway you like." She had a big smile on her face as she explained to him what she had done.

He just stood there for a couple minutes, no smile or nothing. Just staring at her.

But then he pulled her in for a big hug. She smiled, a little surprised at the gesture. She expected him to do something goofy.

Instead, he was holding on to her crying his eyes out.

Nobody knew this was one of the best birthdays he's had in years. He never got anything from his mother but a happy birthday.

Shit, he was lucky to even get that.

Imagine having to beg for your mother's love when that's what you should be receiving in the first place.

Tragic.

"Squirrel you're gonna make me cryyyyy." She dragged, her lip beginning to quiver.

He just continued sobbing. The thing about Squirrel, he wasn't afraid to show his feelings. If he felt it, everybody would know. He wasn't gonna hide it.

"Why him crying Kaybee?" Tiggy looked up at his uncle.

"Ion know lil cuh." He looked down at him before looking back over at Squirrel.

"Call him mommy. Duh." Tiggy spoke like he was saying the smartest shit in the world.

This of course only made Squirrel cry harder.

"Buddha bro." He let her go, wiping his eyes. She had to wipe her own too. "That's the most thoughtful shit anybody has ever done for me. Thank y'all man."

"You welcome pooh." She smiled a little.

"It wasn't shit foreal brah." Banks pulled him in for a hug.

"I wish i grew up rich man y'all just be spending big money and brushing it off like it ain't nothing." He sniffed making everybody else laugh.

_

"Fuck yo homie he dead. Fuck yo homie he dead. Fuck yo homie he dead, most of they ass got hit in the head." Tiggy, Moriah, and Milly sung in unison, sitting in the back of Squirrel's Cadillac CT6 V sports car.

He wanted to see the studio immediately and he didn't see a problem with them riding with him.

"Marv is gonna be pisseddddd." Buddha turned around looking at Moriah who was looking out the window singing the song passionately.

It was so crazy because her ass could barely pronounce words she needed to pronounce but let it be a curse word.

"They having fun." He smiled, paying attention closely to the road.

"Make a left right here." Buddha pointed to 149th street before looking down at her vibrating phone. "It's gone be that big building on your left hand side."

kamiri. : You want spicy or classic vadah?

Peanut : stop calling me vadah it makes me feel like you're annoyed with me or something.

Peanut : classic please. i hate spicy stuff.

kamiri. : them: "be his peace." vadah :

Peanut : LMFAOOOOO boy bye.

Peanut : you ain't never heard the saying if her name end in 'uh' she gone give you 'uh' headache? ๐Ÿคฃ

"Y'all hungry?" She looked up from her phone and looked back at the kids.

"Yesss!" They called out in unison.

"What y'all want to eat?" She was getting ready to text Kamiri and tell him to get the kids something to eat.

"A kids meal!" Milly shouted.

"Shicken nuggets." Tiggy yawned. He was always sleepy.

"I want Shake A Lay."

"Girl you want who?" Squirrel made a face.

"Shake A Lay!" She screamed.

"Why you gotta yell Riah? Lower ya voice babygirl we can still hear you." Buddha spoke in a tone a three year old would respond positively to.

"Okay. I want Shake A Lay." Now she was whispering harshly and speaking slow as hell as if they couldn't understand her.

Which they couldn't.

"Moriah i dont know what the hell you're talking about." Buddha shook my head, about to give up.

Toddlers be speaking straight gibberish and be having the audacity to get upset and frustrated when somebody can't understand they nonspeaking ass.

"Shake A Lay!" She went back to yelling, slapping her thighs like that was gonna get them to understand her.

"She saying Chic-Fil-A." Milly said.

"Girl how you know that?" Buddha's eyesight reverted in that direction.

"Because I heard her." She spoke slickly.

"You want Chic-Fil-A? Buddha looked back over at Moriah who nodded her head quickly when her 'aunt' asked her.

"Speak regular! Can't nobody understand what you be saying." Squirrel just had to mess with

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