Her Last

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Ron noticed my facial expression change.

"What?" He asked, but I didn't respond. "Ti what happened?" He spoke more aggressively.

I covered my mouth as my eyes filled with tears. I got up and ran to Ron's room where I put all my purse which contained Ken's phone. A fear I didn't know I had had been unlocked.

Ken's phone had 30 missed calls and 50 unread messages from Kiana.

I broke down.

Ron wasn't far behind me. He consoled me and was asking me what happened.

"Tony say some shit again?" He asked sounding upset. "I'll put his ass in the ground for real this time."

"Ron... Kia texted me." I started and his face went blank. "And look," I sobbed showing him Ken's phone.

Ron sighed running his hands down his face.

Kiana is Ken's younger sister. We had never met in person because of their mother and because they lived in a different state, but I loved her like she was my own blood. Her living situation was... not the best.

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(Flashback)

"So you not comin down fa Christmas baby?" Miss Loretta asked Blacks.
I was at the trap chilling with him and Ron. I'd spend most of my days there ever since I braided Blacks' hair.

I was making some dinner for everybody when he got a call from his mother. They were catching up with each other as they did every other week.

"Nah ma, I can't make it. Imma send gifts for everybody tho." He said with a sad smile.

"Thank ya baby, I wish you could be here too..." she started.

"Soon ma, soon. I just can't move how I want to right now."

"Yeah baby. Come lemme let ya brother talk to you." She said.

"Ma." Blacks said sharply.

"Yes, Kendrick?" She asked, almost in a daring way.

"He- shit, I mean she doesn't wanna be called my brother anymore." He said annoyed.

"Kenny, I gave birth to two boys. Ion wanna hear shit else from y'all about this nonsense."

He threw his head back and rolled his eyes.

"KEON, COME FOR THIS DAMN PHONE." She yelled putting her phone on the table as she stormed out of the room.

"Hello?" Kia asked sounding defeated.

"Hey, sis wassup wit you?" He asked smiling. Hearing him call her sis brought a smile to her face and mine too.

"Oh, um I'm good, how you been?" She asked.

They went on about how their days were and all the things that happened over the period of time since they last spoke.

"Ma around?" He asked.

"Nah, why?" She asked confused.

"Cause I wanna know your name." Ken asked her genuinely interested.

A smile stretched across her face.

"I don't really know yet. Not sure if I wanna keep the 'K' shit or not."

"Damn, ight. I mean..." he started. "I don't wanna rush you or anything but ion like calling you Keon so you needa hurry up ass up." He chuckled causing her to laugh too.