.20. Harlem We Have a Problem

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Pierre gripped the steering wheel as he drove through the streets of Harlem. Kairi laid sleeping in the passenger seat as Dave and Looney followed behind them in Looney's car. Pierre had made arrangements for him, Kairi and Dave to return to Harlem this morning, and the first thing on his mind was seeing his father.

So many questions went through his head as he thought about the letter and the call from earlier.  He hoped that his father wasn't deep into some stuff that he couldn't ever forgive him for. Kairi was like a sister to him and he couldn't forgive anyone who did her, his mother or aunts wrong.

"Where are we going?" Pierre looked over to see Kairi staring at him with sleepy eyes as she yawned.

"To my parents house." He simply replied before turning back to the road.

Kairi's thoughts began to roam, hating that the past few hours weren't a dream. "Do we have to do this today? Can we process the first part of the information?" She asked.

Pierre shook his head. "I gave him 24 hours to tell my ma'. I need the information now"

"Do I have to go?"

"You don't want to know everything?" He asked.

"Honestly after thinking it over? I don't. It won't change the fact that my mom is dead and I don't want a relationship with my sperm donor. If anything, I want to forget it all" Kairi replied, turning her whole body to look out of the car window.

"I know why she died now, but what am I going to do with the whole story? Go out and find the men? Kill them? Kill uncle Air? Kill my dad?" She asked.

"We could do all of th-" Pierre started.

"And what would that solve? You going to jail or you getting killed, tell me how you see the ending." She cut him off.

Pierre gripped the steering wheel as he drove, knowing that she was partially right. She might have even been one hundred percent right, but he wouldn't allow it.

"So you want me to just act like this shit is normal? Go on with life?" Pierre asked.

"Would that be so bad? We can't change what already happened." She replied

"I can't let it go Kai. He acted like everything was happy and sweet when the whole time he knew how my aunt died. Acted like everything was okay with these lies." He added on, shaking his head as they pulled into his father's driveway.

Kairi gave him one last look before she opened her door and got out of the car. She couldn't understand why any of this even mattered. Of course she was mad, but there was nothing she could do but move forward and space herself out.

"You aight?" Looney asked as he caught up to her, throwing his arm around her shoulder.

"Yeah. Just so much going on. I just want to be back in the bed, in Texas." She replied, wrapping her arm around his waist.

Looney simply nodded, knowing how she felt as they made their way to the front doors. One of the maids opened the door, greeting them all as she stepped to the side and allowed them in. Pierre wasted no time making his way to his father's office while Kairi trailed to the kitchen with Dave following two steps behind.

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