Another Moment in the Hood

10

"Why the fuck are you yelling?" Maurice said irritated at Kennedy's constant yelling.

"Because I take care of him by myself most of the time and where do you be? You be up your other baby mother ass. Maurice all I ask is for you to be here more. Kendall is our child that we made together." Ken said.

"You act like I don't see him at all. You act like I don't be here. He's not my only child Ken, I have a daughter. I have to spend time with both of them."

"I know we weren't together when we made him and I know I'm not the one you love but Kendall is just as important." Ken said with watery eyes. She just wanted him around more.

"Aight don't cry it ain't that deep." Maurice sighed. "How about I keep him for tonight and bring him back some time tomorrow."

"You'll do that?" Ken said wiping her face. She was just tired and needed a break.

"Yea go get a bag together and shit and you can get a day to yourself."

Cali never complained about taking care of Kylie like Ken was doing. But he guess he could understand, she was new to all this and didn't have no family here. She didn't have help or no one to talk to.

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"Kylie in the house, where y'all at family?" Kylie yelled walking into her grandparents house. It was family dinner night.

"Lil girl why you so hype?" HJ chuckled.

HJ, Zaire, ZJ and Kamari were in the family room. They had 2K playing on the flat screen TV.

"Hi Pop." Kylie went and gave her grandfather a hug.

"Hey dad."

"What's up, took y'all long enough to get here."

"Z.Z." Cali said and sat on her brothers lap giving him a hug and a kiss on the cheek.

"Cali you too heavy for this shit."

HJ laughed. "Yea you picking up some weight." HJ commented.

"Shut up with ya punk ass." Cali rolled her eyes. Her brother got on her nerves.

"With ya punk ass." Kylie repeated.

"Kylie watch your mouth." Cali said sternly.

"Kylie your supposed to be on my side." HJ said pretending to be hurt.

"Sorry, I love you favorite uncle."

"I thought I was your favorite Kylie." Zaire said.

"Shh." Kylie said.

Cali chuckled at her daughter, she was a character. "Hey nephews."

"Hey aunt Cali." ZJ said.

"Don't pay your other nephew no mind he got an attitude right now." Zaire told Cali.

"We going talk later Kamari?" He just nodded.

Cali got up going into the kitchen seeing her mother and her brothers wife, Kammae.

"Hey Kammae."

"Hey Cali, look at you glowing." Kammae said giving Cali a hug.

"I'm not glowing." Cali blushed. "Hey ma."

"Who the new nigga?" Zacori asked.

"I'm don't have a new nigga."

"Stop lying, spill it."

"Well we went on a date and I'm feeling him a little, but I'm just waiting to see how this will turn out. I'm not thinking too much into it." Cali said.