I had writers block like a mf lmaoo, thank you for all the support on this book. 8986 words and it's not all proofread— point out any mistakes in the comments 😭

- KAE

𝐊𝐀𝐌'𝐑𝐍 𝐀𝐔𝐍𝐉𝐎𝐋𝐈 𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍
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𝙪𝙣𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙣 yo kids gon have vitiligo too or is it not genetic?

𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙖𝟯𝟬𝟱 Let's have a kid and test it out
↳ 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙞 Let's have a kid my ass..stupid fucking question

"Whatchu had wanted to talk about?" Poody asked as he took a seat in front of me. I'd invited him for a little chat earlier, telling him to meet me in a vacant classroom at lunchtime because I had news to share. "It's important?"

"Yeah uh." I shifted in my seat. "So you know how basica— alright so last wee— Ion how to say it but I—"

"Relax twin." He rubbed my thigh and laughed. "Take yo time, I ain't never seen you this worked up before."

"Promise me you won't get mad Azhani?

"Depends what it is." He joked, straightening his posture upon realising I was being serious. "I promise."

God be with me

"I'm pregnant."

Noticing Poody looked taken aback, I attempted backtracking.

"I me—"

"It's mine?"

"Ion know." I bit my bottom lip. "That's the problem..you mad at me?"

"Why would I be? We were never in a relationship so the fact that you been fucking other people isn't surprising. Does he kno— how many niggas..you know?"

"Just one." I cleared my throat. "He knows."

"What he say when you told him?"

"A whole bunch of nothing." I laughed lowly whilst twiddling my thumbs. "You want me to kill it don't you?"

"The fuck?" He jerked his head back. "This ain't what I expected to hear but why the fuck would that be my reaction? We ain't fuck raw that many times but it must've been enough for you to come to me with this. Ole boy tell you to get rid of it or sum?"

"Something like that."

"Don't listen to his ass Kam, y'all have a sit down like this?"

"Naw I was talking to Tyaire and Ma— yeah we had a sit down."

Oopsie

"I know who it is?" He asked with concern laced in his tone. "That's some pussy ass shit, babies is the last thing I need to be worrying about right now but I'd never ask that of you Kam'rn. Do yo mama nem know?"

"Not yet." I shook my head and intentionally ignored Poody's question. "You don't care foreal?"

"I mean." He scratched the back of his head, looking up when the school bell went off and sighed. "There ain't much I can do, it's a chance it might not be mine anyways."

Remaining silent, I watched as Poody stood up and grabbed his book bag. Before he could exit the room, I jumped up and hugged him tightly.

"Thank you Zani." I hummed into his chest, inhaling his scent as I did so. "I'm so sorry too."

"For what?" He laughed which sent vibrations through my right cheek. "You ain't got nothing to be sorry fa."

"What if it ain't yours?"

"Then it ain't." Poody shrugged. "You still my dawg regardless, I hope it is on some shit though."

"Mmh."

Feeling him tap my lower back, I took that as a sign to let go and released the hold I had on him. Picking up my book bag, I held it in my left hand and smiled up at Poody. Brushing past him, I ventured towards the now open classroom door and stopped when I felt myself get pulled back gently.

"Don't get an abortion..please?"

"I won't." I stared his eyes, the twinkle in them evoking a sense of sympathy in me and threw my bag onto my back. "I swear on my mama I won't."

-

HOURS LATER

Marquise
Today 4:40 pm

Marquise be foreal

You killed it yet?

No Marquise

You planning on it?

No

Then we have nothing to talk about
You ain't hear what I said? Unless you need abortion money don't text my mf phone

Dawg

I'm not yo dawg
Far from it actually
You know where to find me if you've got something I WANT to listen to

Okay bruh
Ima do it
Send me the money rn and I'll go tmr

Put it on yo mama

On my mama Ima get an abortion

I sent the money
Show me proof

Yeah yeah
Read 4:43 pm

"Sike." I scoffed, sat my phone on the dining table and swatted my sister. "Put that down."

"Don't tell me what to do bitch." Nukey bucked at me. "I don't have all day so hurry up with whatever it is you have to say."

"What she said." Jabari yawned. "Sharmaine bouta get here in an hour or so and I've got some pussy tend to, keep it short and sweet grasshopper."

"Gross."

"Alright so." I swallowed the lump that had began to form in my throat and stared into the eyes of my siblings. "I love y'all a whole lot and I'm sorry in advance but I—"

"Don't say that." Bari mugged. "Affectionate ass shit, I don't love you back."

"Let her talk bitch damn." Nukey hit him and nodded at me, her eyes trained to every move I made. "Go."

"I'm so sorry." I whispered, blinking away the tears that threatened to fall. "Don't be disappointed or angry at me cause I swear this wasn't on purpose."

"Fuck you talking bout?"

"Jabari motherfucking Henderson." Nukey warned.

Can't hold this shit in any longer

"I'm pregnant."

"Come again?" Nukey's eyes bucked. "Pregnant with what?"

Glancing at my elder brother, I fastened the pace of my breathing upon noticing his expression.

"Say something Bari." I chewed my bottom lip anxiously and wiped tears away using the back of my hand. "Please?"

"Kam'rn I don't thi—"

"You being foreal?" He asked lowly, eyebrows furrowed. "This gotta be a joke or sum."

"Why the fuck would she say something like that for fun?" Nukey mugged him, fixing her face when she turned back to me. "Are we the first people you've told?"

"No." I shook my head. "I told Tyaire first, then Ma— y'all."

"You want us to help you tell mama?" She enquired warmly. "We could help set up a dinner or some movie shit."

"We're not doing a fuck thang." Jabari stood up, face covered in sheer disappointment. "You encouraging this shit? Fuck you being so calm for Reign??"

"What's getting mad gon do? You want me to cuss her out or sum? She's pregnant nigga, ain't shit we can do now but stick by her."

"This sum shit." He chuckled humourlessly. "You know who the daddy is?"

"Yeah."

"Who? Hhm? Who is it Kam?" He edged closer to me.

"Don't push up on her like that nigga."

"You don't hear me talking to you?" Bari mushed me. "Speak the fuck up."

"Get the fuck back." I replied plainly, wiping snot caused by my tears away using the sleeve of my shirt.

"You tryna be a single mama at seventeen huh? You think that shit's cute Joli? Get the fuck out my face with that shit mane."

"Who said I'ma single mama? Sit the fuck down, don't you got a baby of your own to worry about? Fuck out my face with that shit."

"Yes the fuck I do." He scoffed. "A baby that my girlfriend and I created togeth—"

"Was it intentional?"

"No it wasn't bu—"

"Then shut the fuck up and empathize with me nigga." I exclaimed. "You think I want a baby Jabari? Hell fucking no but I've got one now and all I can do is thug it out. This was most definitely not planned, daddy number one already fucking hates me. I've argued about this shit enough, I don't need the additional stress from you too. After pops died you told me that you'd have my back regardless, some fucking bullshit."

"What I say bruh? In situations like this you just need to smile and nod."

"Daddy numbe— so you don't even know who the fucking father is Kam'rn? I'm tryna so damn hard not to knock yo head between the washer and dryer, you know that? And fuck you mean he hate you? Fuck you to do to him?"

"I ain't do a fuck thing." I made a face. "Fuck you and him at this point."

"Okay miss pregnant at seventeen." He snorted with nothing but pure attitude laced through his tone. "Who's the daddy? I know him?"

"You've already asked me that and I purposely ignored you. For somebody who's so seemingly angry about the fact like I'm having a baby you sure do want to know a lot."

"That's a good question though Kam." Nukey spoke up, eyebrows furrowed. "Who's the pappy?"

"It doesn't mat—"

"If I gotta put hands on you I fucking will." Bari warned, shaking his index finger in my face. "Who's the fucking daddy Kam'rn?"

"You aren't questioning me with good intention so don't expect an answ— getcho finger out my face. If I knew I'd get this reaction, I would've kept this information to myself and thugged it out till it became noticeable."

"Maane, shut that shit the fuck up."

"You shut yo shit the fuck up bitch." I made a face, his expression only fueling my anger. "If daddy was here, I'd pay him to whoop yo ass ."

"Don't bring daddy into this."

"I'll do whatever the fuck I wanna do." I raised my tone. "You a bitch made ass nigga and I won't stop talking till you know that shit, fuck you and everything you stand for Ba— it's fuck you too ho."

"Fuck me?" Nukey jerked her head back. "What I do?"

"If I'm a bitch made ass nigga then you a fucking hoe. How I'm asking you to name the father of your unborn and you struggling to give me an answer? You been fucking on that many niggas that you'on know who the fuck got you pregnant? Keep on talking to me like you're crazy and I swear on my daughter, I'll forget you're my sister and hurt yo stupid ass."

"Hurt me then bit—"

"Nunnadat." Nukey shook her head and stood in front of me. "Y'all need to chill fore—"

"Tell yo fucking brother to chill." I made a face. "That nigga got his head so far up Sharmaine ass that he forgot what and who really matters."

"Don't bring my girl's name in this sh—"

"Fuck you and that girl."

"Fuck you and that fucking baby."

Shoving Nukey aside, I ran towards Jabari and swung with the intention of connection with any exposed skin. As my attack took him by surprise, Bari stumbled a little before snapping back into reality and putting me in a full nelson.

"I hate you, on everything I do." I grunted, sucking my teeth upon realising my movement was restricted due to the position I was in.

"And I hate you too nig— Reign pass me her phone."

Uh oh

"NO!"

"For wha— Jabari let her go, you're gonna choke her."

"That's the point, pass me her phone bruh."

Snatching the phone from the dining table, Nukey handed it to Bari and sucked her teeth.

"You can't even unlock it da—"

"Open yo eyes Kam."

"Hell no." I protested with my eyes clenched shut. "Face ID deez nuts."

Hearing my phone ding in Bari's hand, I felt his grip loosen and glanced up at his confused face.

"Why's Marquise texting yo pho—"

"IT'S AZHANI!" I shouted and smacked my phone out of his grip, cringing as it hit the ground. "Happy now?"

"Azhani who?"

"There's only one Azhani in the city." I threw my head back. "Don't make me say that shit again."

"Azhani who Kam'rn?" Nukey questioned further.

"Poody." I answered lowly.

"What about him?"

Remaining silent, I looked into the faces of my siblings and anticipated a blowup as reality visibly sunk into their faces.

"I'm gon kill that nigga."

-

𝐙𝐀𝐇𝐑𝐀 𝐓𝐘𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐒
"𝐓𝐀𝐈"
𝐀𝐓𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐀 | 𝟓𝐏𝐌

𝐲𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 Dangnabbit, I hate you whores..bunch of meddling kids
𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴.
𝙑𝙞𝙚𝙬 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨

𝐠𝐞𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢 I'm reporting your account

𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫

Would you ever link somebody the first day y'all spoke?

No

Bet
I'll hit you up tmr

"I'm going out with some friends." I reassured my grandmother. "Won't be nun but an hour and some change Maw."

Waving me over my granddaddy pushed his glasses down and stammered. "Friends who? Mi know dem pare— SALEM FETCH MI IPAD FROM DI ROOM!"

"Dawg." I deadpanned. "You've met all my friends, I'ma hit up Lennox with Dino nem."

"SALEM! STICK BRUK INNA YUH EAR? BRING IT NUH." He yelled at the ceiling then redirected his speech to me. "Me and you aren't size Tyaire, don't call me darg or nothing of the sort. Keep it up and you might just get one fuck lick."

"Mi could neva comprehend why di boy deh change his name." Maw scrunched her face up. "What's wrong with Saint? Nice Christian name."

"He don't like the shi—" My phone dinged twice making me look down at my lock screen and unlock the phone. "Ian say it yet."

Nairo

I'm down the street
You ready?

Yea hollon
𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦.

"How long yuh planning to be outside little girl?"

"I'a be home before the street lights come on." I answered. "Nyne say she coming to visit from Chicago in a couple'a weeks, I'ma come back down here with her when she do."

Placing a quick kiss on the foreheads of my grandparents, I slid my feet into a pair of slides and got my stuff together.

"How yuh getting there Tai? I won't be dropping you there and back."

"And you don't have to." Discreetly rolling my eyes I ventured towards the front door and unlocked it. "Von drivin."

Hearing heavy footsteps coming down the stairs I turned around and made eye contact with my sister. "Where you going?"

"Out." I kept it simple.

Opening the door I stepped onto the porch and attempted to close it but failed as it was yanked back open. With an annoyed look on her face Salem followed behind me and closed the door.

"What's yo problem bruh?"

"I don't have one." I stared at her blankly. "You're holding me up, there's people waiting on me."

"Tya—"

"Goodbye Salem."

"I just got off the phone with Marquise!" She blurted out.

"Fuck that gotta do with me?"

"Y'all need to drop this shit Tai." Salem softened her expression. "He's sorry."

"And why he couldn't tell me that himself? Sorry my ass. Quise doesn't like not being able to control people, he's only got one kid and it ain't me. I'm seventeen not seven, till he apolosizes to my face I don't wanna hear shit."

If I had to kill my brother I'd be devastated..but I'll do it.

"How is he supposed to apologize if you're never home. You've been sleeping over here through the night and with your friends through the day, you ain't never gon bump into him if you keep this up."

"I know." I nodded. "That's the point, I don't want to."

"But—"

"Goodbye Salem." Before I could walk around her she held onto my wrist and sighed desperately.

"At least try? If not for me then for Pops."

"That nigga in jail." I made a face. "Gotta guilt trip me better than that sweetheart."

"But I—"

A loud ring cut Salem and reminded me that Nairo was still waiting for me to meet him halfway. Retrieving the phone from my pocket I tried to turn my brightness down before Salem could catch his name displayed in bold across my screen but failed miserably. "Tyaire I know that ain't—"

"I'ma text you on my way home."

Rushing down the porch steps I made my way down the street and ignored her requests for me to slow down.

Ain't got time for another lecture, I told her I cut him off weeks ago🚶🏽‍♀️

"Oopsie."

Declining Nairo's call I turned a corner and spotted his Audi. Getting out of the car he opened the passenger door and smirked.

Cute

Mirroring his jovial state I fell into his arms and inhaled deeply.

"You smell good."

"Preciate it." He hugged me tighter. "I missed you."

Oh

Feeling me tense up Nairo let go and nodded towards the door. "You don't got to say it back, I know how it is."

Once I had got in he closed the door and advanced to the drivers seat. "Thanks."

"Ain't no problem."

-

𝐍𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐎 𝐍𝐓𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐈 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐒
"𝐄𝐒𝐊𝐎"
𝐀𝐓𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐀 | 𝟔:𝟒𝟓𝐏𝐌

"What if grass licked yo feet when you stood up?" I asked out of pure curiosity, eyes glued to Tyaire and the blunt she was