Marissa 'Rissa' Wilcox
December 3rd
Chicago, IL
Location: Family reunion
"You okay?" I sat next to Von at the table
"I feel a little outta place if we being honest" he adjusted Dayvon taking his plate from me
"Okay we can get into that when i come back. I'm finna see if my daddy can hold him while we eat"
"He really need to be eating too it's time" I said
"Daddy" I walked up to my daddy "im sorry ian mean to interrupt"
"You good. Wassup niece you had a baby n shit im proud of ya yall looking good." One of my uncles said
"Thank you" I smiled as my daddy took Dayvon from me
"He hungry. I was finna make a bottle before I ate my food"
"Gone head I got it" he said wiping Dayvon mouth
"But you welcome to come see him anytime. I don't bring him around cause I was only 17 when I had him I know how it look so"
"But aye that's the type of shit you don't worry about. You know im behind ya. They asking me why ian pop nun out yet man I don't wanna bring my kidsround this. My mama sisters messy as fuck" he said making me laugh
"They are" I nodded "and it's not that I care. I don't. My mouth just so bad look who my daddy is"
"You grown na fuck em" he laughed
"You want some?" He asked holding his cup out and I shook my head
"I might get some out my man cup" I said as Von walked up to us
"You letting yo food get cold." he wrapped his arm around me
"Wassup bra" he dapped my uncle up
"Wassup"
"Bae this my uncle Tj. This my favorite uncle. Tj this my boyfriend Von"
"The one you told me was like 23?" He asked
"Yeah"
"Nice to meet you" Von nodded
"Fasho same ta you"
"Let me talk to ya tho"
"Me?"
"Nah Von" he said and Von looked at me before walking away with him and I walked back checking my food
"Baby tell Von to cuss these folks out" my grandma said in my ear
"What's going on? I feel like everybody know but me" I said lowly looking around
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"You had a better time?" I asked as Von put Dayvon in his car seat strapping him in
"Yeah mostly"
"Why you felt out of place?" I asked "I meant to ask you put it was so much going on
"I'm not dumb I know when im the joke like it's nun towards yo family they cool people but when you walk in somewhere and it get quiet what that mean?" He asked
"Bae they do me like that too. Not tryna put it on me that's why im only around some of them. They do this so much and I barely come around. Im only coming cause Dayvon"
