Exiled... Again

Luciano 40

Being back home was... jarring. I wasn't even entirely sure I could call this place home anymore, I just had this image in my mind; my dad outside obsessing over his car, Naz walking around on eggshells (not saying that was a good thing), and Natalie on her phone barking orders at her newest assistant. It wasn't perfect, it wasn't pretty.... but it was what I had come to know as home but that image was shattered the day I found out the truth about my mom. The cracks were already there, how Natalie treated Naz, the fact that me and Naz were sneaking around even though I was messing with his cousin, my dad hiding shyt from me (now I know what he was hiding), and a bunch of other shyt that should've warned me that this 'family' was on the brink of destruction. I walked into the house and it looked the same, it was still spotless and had the distinct smell of cleaning supply in the air, but it also felt empty.... that is until I ran into Larenz, only he wasn't alone. He was walking down the stairs with this tall, muscular, dark-skinned dude.... he was sexy as fuck, he was wearing basketball shorts with no drawers and I could clearly see his print which was swinging by his knee. Larenz looked at me and walked the dude to the door, they stood in the doorway for a few minutes before the dude scooped Larenz up and started kissing him.

"That the dude you met on that dating app?" I asked once the dude was pulling off, Larenz nodded and I really didn't recognize him with short hair... he looked A LOT better. "The one that plays for the Falcons?" I asked and Larenz nodded again. "So what y'all dating now?" I asked.

"Nah, just a fuck buddy situation... he's coo though, he's just constantly traveling and I'm constantly traveling.... Plus he's transitioning from college fame to professional fame.... it can be overwhelming and I don't wanna add to that stress. But Major is a good dude.... you hungry? I was about to cook something to eat." Larenz said walking into the kitchen and I followed him waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike.

"Nah I was just wondering what your angle is.... I mean the point of you coming here was to tell me the truth about my mom... all these months later, after she's been buried you're still here and I just wanna know why?" I asked looking into his eyes.

"Because the work's not finished Lu.... the person responsible for my sister's MURDER is still walking around and until that person is in hell... I'm going to be hanging around. Now you may not like it, you may be annoyed with me being here.... but I'm here for something that's bigger than you so you better get used to it because it looks like I'll be here for a while." Larenz said and I could see that he meant every word. "What do you want to eat?" He asked opening the fridge and I was starting to wonder if there was a side to my uncle that I didn't know about because as he spoke.... there was this coldness to him, a coldness that proceeded death.....

I was sitting in my bed, looking around my room, and thought of Nazeer... no one had heard from him since the shooting at De'Vaugh's place and I was really worried about him. Ever since he got back from 'trip' he had been different and I had been too caught up in my own drama to check up on him and despite everything we've been through I still cared for Nazeer and wanted him to be okay. Then my mind drifted to De'Vaugh... he could've been seriously hurt if not for Nazeer and while I was happy he was okay, I still felt like he was in danger... I had never trusted the dudes he worked with; Omari seemed like a snake, Babyface was an opportunist, and Scorpio was just a bitch ass nigga..... but Omari had always concerned me the most because he was really with the shyts and...... I grabbed my phone hoping that it was Sebastian calling to apologize but it was a number that I didn't have saved in my phone.

"Hello?" I asked wondering if Sebastian was calling me from one of his burner phones. "Hello?" I asked getting ready to hang up because I didn't have time for games.

"Look man... I know we don't fuck with each other, I honestly wanna beat your ass....." Scorpio said before taking a deep breath. "I'm worried about Naz.... I haven't heard from him, I've been searching for him since he went ghost and I'm outta ideas... you probably know Nazeer better than anyone... so do you have any idea where he may have gone? I just... I just need to know that he's okay." Scorpio said and while I was tempted to drag him for that slick-ass comment he made, I could tell he was really concerned about Nazeer and that took precedence over everything.