SOUTHSIDE

14

"Layla church is in 15 minutes hurry."

It was sunday and i had to go to church. I hope i make it through this service. Friday night was crazy until saturday morning someone told my grandad they saw me walking home with a "hoodlum". So now he is forcing me to go get deliverance.

"I refuse to let you end up like kayla. Another disgrace will not fall up on us in this house. Halle hand me my holy water."

"Grandpa don't put that musty water on me." I said trying to doge the cloudy looking water. That shit stunk.

"Hold still child" he sprinkled it all over me while halle laughed her ass off.

"Get up now lets go."

Grandma walked out looking not a day over 30. I pray i age like her curves still hitting and everything.

"Janice why is your dress so tight. You need t-"

"For christ sake George shut up. Girls let's go." She shut up grandad old ass and called out to us.

When we got to church i spent almost all my time getting introduced to all the members. When kayla walked in made it to her. 30 had him and kayla' in his arms.

"Hi sis" i told her sitting next to her.

"Heyy you. Coming over later?"

"No too much drama."

"Girl -" the piano interrupted her and the choir started uo. In the middle if the service i saw lontrell mother side eyeing me. Like what is her problem. I turnt and stare at her. She rolled her eyes at me. Near the ending of the service when it was time to give testimony she got up and started talking about how she pray her sons turn their life around,like mam you buy weed from your son. Fake ass.

After church i had to help grandma share food out. My feet was on fire in these heels. I saw baby coming up to me like i never knew he came to church.

"I know ya feet hurt." He laughed at me looking at my heels.

"Only god knows. You be here on the regular?"

"Every sunday."

"Thats good and you should try to stay away from the gang stuff."

"Money have to be made."

"Get a job and -"

"LAYLA LET US GO." I grandpa shouted glaring at me.

I walked out the room hugging baby before i left. He was such a pure soul just caught up in the wrong shit like lontrell dumb ass.

"Stay away from him. He aint no good." Sister agnis told me.

"Mind your business lady." I told her rolling my eyes.

"George lawd ha mercy she have a dirty mouth." What the fuck all i told her was mind her business.

"Layla what is wrong with you?" My grandfather told me.

"Am over the dramatics." I told them taking off my heels and started to walk home barefeet. I heard my grandmother call out to me but my head was hot. I heard loud music blasting coming down the road. It got closer and sped up my walk.

"I know ya li ass aint finna walk home barefeet." I knew that voice it was lontrell's. Ignoring him i continued walking.

"Get in and stop doing crazy shit." that pushed my last button him calling me crazy.

"CRAZY YOU TRYNA CALL ME CRAZY. AM NOT THE ONE BEATING UP MY GANG MEMBERS AND SHOOTING PEOPLE."

Lontrell got out the car and i began to run. He ran after me and i used my athletic ability to go full speed.