On the side (DISCONTINUED)

Mama H

Omniscient POV
📍Saint's Crib in Central NYC
??:??pm

The days following Nia's death were hard for everyone. Fans online were devastated, her local bodega owner was gutted, the kids she babysat were inconsolable and her family was even worse. Brielle and Nia's mother hadn't gotten out of bed for days, they stayed cuddled up together crying praying and hoping this was just a dream.

Saint was the same, maybe worse. He felt he was to blame for what happened. Hearing the police report broke him even more leaving him a mess. For the second time in his brothers' lives, they saw Saint crumble. Malik took over the gang for the meantime and Aries and Harlem took over the funeral proceedings. Seeing as they were close to Nia, it wasn't a problem for them, rather an honour.

" I can't believe she was pregnant." Saint whispered out for the 100th time. He was in bed surrounding by tissues and his brothers. Harlem was picking up the empty bottles on the floor and putting them in the trash whilst Aries came back into the room with some water and Advil.

Malik layed next to Saint with Saint's head on his shoulder. He was rubbing his head stealing glances at him every now and then "it's not yo fault G. You ain't know." Saint sat up from his shoulder groaning "That ain't the point. I should've been there for her. Instead, I was balls deep in that crazy ho tryna get my lick back" " You can't blame yo self fo sumin you knew nothing about." Aries chimed in, handing him the water and two pills.

He downs them and lets out a deep sigh sinking back into his sheets. Aries plopped onto the bed next to Saint along with Harlem too, who added some comfort too "I know you feel guilty about Nia but it wasn't yo fault. Look, I called up the 12 for the footage of the night and the niggas who did this clearly repped 63rd. They bandanas were on full show."

Malik chimed in "Wait, do that mean they did this to spark a war?" "W-Why her?" Saint said sniffling. Aries sat up off his phone and turned to look at Saint with a stoic expression " Wiyim Ja's sister right?" "Right." Saint replied. "Wouldn't be the first time the side went after the main..." They all looked at Aries with wide eyes "No. NO!" Saint barked out. He ripped the sheets off of him and sped towards the front door.

They all ran after him but stopped in the tracks when they saw who had just walked in. "How my babies doing?" It was Harlem's mum, Mrs Knight AKA Mama H. She was standing there with her purse and two tinfoil trays in her hand with a smile of her face. After Roman had died, she took over looking after the boys; it was the only thing Maverik and Roman asked of her in their will.

"Mama?" Harlem whispered out. He thought she was gon stay in Cape Verde for the rest of the year, but she always showed up at the right time, so he wasn't so shocked. Saint was about to walk past her when she grabbed his arm and pulled him in for a hug "it's ok baby. You gon be alright. Mama's here" she cooed. Saint immediately melted into her arms crying. She rubbed his back him and guided him to the couch where they all lay.

Aries and Harlem headed to the kitchen and grabbed plates and utensils to serve from the couch. They served food and sat around Mama H with the TV on.

They were all cuddled up on the couch with Saint and Aries closest to Mama H. They sat around her with blankets and plates of food and listened to her tell them all sorts of stories of the past. Nightfall soon took over the sky, and as time passed, Mama H grew tired of talking, shifting the focus to the lives of her babies.

"So tell me, how are my babies doing?" Malik was about to speak when Harlem jumped the gun "Aries got a man mama" Aries jeered and mean mugged Harlem "do you ever stfu?" He grumbled. Mama H, stunned, said "you finally stopped spreading them legs boy?" Everyone laughed but Aries who mugged everyone "Yes mama." He mumbled.