Katoria Halim
I was the happiest girl ever right now. In the living room, Darren and my dad were chopping it up. It took me two days to get him to want to talk to Darren, but I finally got them together. I don't hear anyone yelling so I'm guessing it's going good.
"Princess, I know you eavesdropping. C'mere." My father's voice startled me. How did he know?
I walked into the living room and sat on the couch with my father. Darren was just looking at me and I looked at my dad.
"I was just-"
"Being nosey."
I sighed. What does he have me up here for?
"So, y'all cool now? Dad, you can't be fighting my boyfriend. You're too big."
He chuckled.
"Your little boyfriend gotta learn to watch his mouth, Princess. He's okay with me." He said and for up, going to his room. I looked at Darren and he was mugging me.
"Problem?"
"Yea, I can't believe I let you talk me into this. You lucky I'm feelin' you."
I raised my eyebrow.
"Nah, you lucky I'm feelin' you." I said and went to sit on the couch with him.
"Oh yea?" He said and kissed me. I felt something pull me away and I looked up to see my father.
"Five feet lil nigga, I'm not with that shit." He said and I almost laughed, but then I saw his face and decided against it. Darren smacked his lips and moved back some.
There was a knock at the door and my dad got up to get it. He opened it and in walked Uncle Ty and Uncle Tahj. They looked at Darren and then at Kennon.
"Wassup lil' Kennon?" Uncle Ty greeted me. I got up to hug him and then thought about how rude I was to him when I moved away from Queens.
"I'm sorry." I said.
"For what?"
"How I was actin' towards you in Queens. I know it was a long time ago, but I'm sorry." I said. I sound so damn dramatic. He chuckled and hugged me back and then nodded.
"You good."
I let him go and sat back on the couch with Darren while my dad and uncles went outside to talk about whatever.
"You were so mean when I first saw you at school, it's weird as fuck seeing you like this."
"That's a bad thing?"
"Nah."
"Well, really it was my mom because she-" I started to say but his phone ringing had cut me off. I thought he wasn't going to answer but he did and it made me mad.
"Hello?......Shit, right now?....I'm with my girl right now so......Damm man, alright I'll be there." He said and then hung up and sighed. He shook his head and said,"I gotta go in about an hour."
"Where?" I asked rolling my eyes.
"Handle some bus-" He started to say but I cut him off because I'm sick of hearing that shit.
"Yo, why you always sayin' that? What business are you handlin'?" I asked. I feel like I'm being left in the dark about something and I absolutely hate that feeling.
"What you mean?" He asked like the shit was so amusing. I wanted to slap the fucking smirk off his face.
"Please don't play stupid with me, boy. I will honestly fuck you up." I said while closing my eyes. It's something I do when I feel like I might put my hands on someone if I look at them. Anger issues.
"Aight, you wanna know so bad, I'm with Money Mafia and when they say move I gotta' move." He said shrugging. Mafia?
"You kill people jahmin?! What the fuck?! Yo, get outta my house! You know how I feel about that shit. You been with them this whole time?"
"Calm down, no I don't kill people. I just sell drugs."
"Wow, and you say it like it's nothing?"
"Look, everybody ain't got it like you do."
"What you talkin' bout? You forgot I got a job?"
"And? That's still something. You spoiled and you know it! You ain't gotta work if you don't want to, 'cause ya dad and his brothers and even Xae and Marlo, gone always look out for you. I ain't got that many people doing that, just two. I'm about to graduate high school in a couple weeks and you think I wanna live off other people all my life? I know it's not honest, but it's fast money and if you don't wanna be with me because of that, then it is what it is, Katoria."
I looked at him and my eyes watered a little bit. I loved him a lot, but I know that once I fall in love with him, that would mean a lot. If he has beef, they'll come for me. If a nigga want revenge, they'll come for me and I don't know if I can take that.
"So what is it gone be?" He asked. I looked at him and sighed.
"All I ask is that you don't bring it around me. Don't have people coming for me because of some shit you doin'."
"That's how it is though Katoria. I won't bring the drugs and shit around you, but I can't guarantee that a nigga won't come for you. That's where your trust for me come in at. You trust me don't you?"
I nodded. "You never gave me a reason not to, of course I do."
"That's all that matters, so we gone be good." He said kissing my lips. I smiled.
"I hope so."
