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Everybody was enjoying themselves , dancing , eating and having fun . After the wedding N'Ace moved back to Atlanta. She wanted to leave but she knew it was better . Having to travel back and forth didn't sit right with her now that she had kids .

Her and Uday lived a happy marriage so far . She loved him and he loved her the same, maybe more . He was different from anyone she had been with - sure he had his ways but so did she . He never let that weigh in on their relationship .

He valued her , took care of her and their family , he kept his work and family life separate. He was a business owner - multi business owner at that .

For this day- the forth of July . They all went back to their old neighborhood to celebrate with people they grew up with .

As always he was sitting in his plastic chair - but this time he had Nadir to watch over , he watched his son like a hawk .

As Nari was dancing with old friends , a car slowly surrounded the buildings . Which she of course couldn't see because she wasn't paying attention.

Nau'Jae sat on the bench at the picnic table as his cousins played Uno , he sat backwards - once he seen the car he decided to turn around .

He layed his hand - back downward- in his lap

"One" The car spun again as he watched his mom waiting to check again "Two" He saw the car again . Black was conversating with one of Nari's uncles whom were drunk .

"You need a crib bruh you come to my crib!" He yelled over the music , Black folded his lip in due to the man being close to his face- not too close he made sure of it . But it was funny to him . "I feel you" Black nodded.

"You need some shoes.. well my shits little but you can still wear my shoes though cuh!"

"Okay.." Black finally laughed a little .

"Five" Nau'Jae mumbled putting down another finger .

"I know I'm short cuh but its coo, I still got yo back at the end of the day. You got me bruh?" Her uncle asked him . Hennesy on his tongue .

"I gotchu bruh"

"Seven" Nau'Jae said softely before the car came to a stop . The window rolled down and he grabbed his sister running behind the table . "Get down!" He told the other kids .

Nau'jae covered up his sisters face and squeezed his eyes shut as shots were fired. He held his sister tight .

He heard a body drop which he knew was close since you could hear the thud . Car tires were heard screeching . Children rose and so did the adults .

"My baby!" Jamiyah yelled running and falling next to the body.

Nari looked up in the sky , Black looked for his kids , finally making it over behind the table he had no clue what happened .

His children were staring at their mother choking on her own blood . Before he even reached her - she turned her head and smiled at her little family . Before her smile dropped , her hand slipped from Jamiyah's and she started to get pale.

"Baby?" Black ran over to her , she had a bullet in the back of her throat , her arms , her chest , her stomach and in her leg . He picked his up and put his head to her chest crying "B-Nari it's not funny.."

Her body was limp , Nau'Jae and Nairi'Yomi just stared at their mother without saying a word . This was the traumatizing event that changed their lives , they didn't know how much it would have an impact on their future .

Her funeral was held in the church close to the neighborhood- they didn't want to be reminded of it but they knew some people that cared about Nari didn't have transportation. So they wanted it to be closer .

Her close friends gave their speeches , on how they met, what she did for the community. Made little jokes here and there to lighten the mood - they were all in pain .

No one had ever seen Santana nor Black cry before Nari died .

Black was last to take the stage , he stared at the paper he took all night writing , through the service he read over it .

"I- i uh - I just wa-" He stopped himself putting his hand over his eyes.

"Take your time baby..." A lady told him making him nod .

"If y-" He shook his head balling up the paper , stuffing it in his pocket.

"If y'all know Nari , y'all would know she was a sweet hearted person , she was independent , intelligent, very family oriented. She brought light to a room without even realizing it . And she was a damn good cook. " He said , they laughed .

"Me and her got married a year ago , that was the second best day of my life . All I could think about while I stared into her eyes was 'damn , this girl really makes me happy' , never would I have thought that next year I would be putting her in the ground. Her and my kids were all I lived for and they gave me motivation. She was there for me even when we were just friends ." A tear slipped out his eye as he spoke . He glanced at the casket which was shut .

"I'm up here crying and shit , she seen me she would have smacked me upside my head.." He spoke into the mic , they laughed again.

"To Nari , I hope you're happy where you are now baby , I'm gone miss you . We're gone miss you ... Never would have I thought this time last year I was going to lose the love of my life . You showed me what love was . Introduced me to new things . And I will love you with all my heart.."

"On our wedding day we made a vow , it ended with 'till death due us part' . Even though you're gone , I will forever hold onto you and carry on what you've begun . In my heart you'll always be there , in my home you'll always be there , and in my soul , you'll always be here. "

He walked off the stage and they clapped for him , he wasn't satisfied. Her killer was still out there- him and Santana were close . They had to put that aside for today .

No one ever told Bando she was gone , until he saw it on the news . After that he distanced himself- anytime they would come to visit him , he didn't show up. Later that year they realized he was hurt - first they sent him to an Asylum and broke communication . He knew if Nari was alive none of this would've happened . He had to deal with that day after day. Until one day he picked up the cafeteria knife and took it into his room...

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edit.

Welp , i think i could have dragged this book for a book 2 without the death. or with it. But I didn't. Hmph. Anyways one more chapter left.

I was dramatic asf last year , just saying stuff and spelling everything wrong.