Zachary Taylor
"Zac just hold up for a moment we need to think about this."Fatima said as I got his shit together.Karen was already on the way.
"Fatima move."I said as she stood in front of the door.
"No."
"Fatima I don't have time-" I said angrily as I was cut off by hearing the door open downstairs.
"Yep move."I said politely moving her out of the way.As we both rushed downstairs.
"Why you got all my stuff down here?"Zachariah said closing the door.As Fatima stood in front of me damn near holding me back.
"Zac don't say shit. Zachariah where have you been?"Fatima said as I stood there waiting on an answer.
"After school some friends called said they wanted to play basketball so I been at the park all day."He said
"Stop lying the school called you ain't been at school at all. So where you been Zachariah?"I said again trying to give him a chance.
"I said I been playing basketball-
"You said?fatima what the fuck wrong with this boy? You think you grown now?"I said feeling like this wasn't real. He shrugged his shoulders as I picked up his bag throwing at him.
"You can't stay here no more your mom's on the way. You got people throwing bricks in my window looking for you.Look I don't know what the hell you got going on but I can't have that shit at my house. I'm not dealing with this shit.So either you done with that or you gone."I said as calmly as I could.
"Wait somebody threw a brick at the window?"He said mad as I sighed loudly.
"Yes and they were looking for you.You wouldn't know anything about that would you?"Fatima said
"I'll handle it look I ain't know they was going to come here I'm sorry"He said
"Sorry? You sorry? You gone handle it? Yeah getchu yo shii."I said nodding.
"What? I'm not leaving.you wanted me to stay here so bad I'm here now."He said as I put my gun down.walking towards him.
"Zac."
"I ain't gon touch him I'm just talking to him. I ought a whoop his ass but I ain't gon do it."I said turning to talk to her.
"You can't touch me."He said as I laughed taking my belt off.
"You got three seconds to get out my house."I said still chuckling.
"I said I'm not leaving."He said as I nodded swinging my belt as he grabbed it.
"Let it go!"I said
"No you lucky you my daddy I would of been-
"You woulda what?!"I said as I swung it harder hitting him as he cried.
"Aight I'm sorry! Stop !"He yelled as I continued to whoop him.
"Zac that's enough.These white people gon call the police."Fatima said as I continued whooping him.
"You want to be hard? You wanna be grown? Huh? You think this shit cool? " I said as I stopped after a gun fell out his pants.
"It don't matter how much you whoop me...I'm still going to do what I gotta do. "He said wiping his tears now angry as Karen walked in.
"What happened? Zac you whooped him?Zachariah are you okay?"She said towards me.
"I'm fine mama."He said pushing her away.
"He can't come back here until he get his shit together.Take ya gun and get out."I said setting it down as Karen looked shocked.
"Where did you get a gun from? Somebody tell me what's going on."Karen said
"Karen read the room."Fatima said as I grabbed his bags taking them to her car as they all followed me outside.
"Put my shoes down.What the fuck?! Ma do something."He said as I finally got mad and grabbed him.
"You too damn disrespectful. Stop talking to me like I'm your lil friend."I said as he hit me and we immediately started fighting.
"Zac stop! That's still your son!"Fatima said as I continued on.
"Zachariah stop!"Karen said as we kept going until he took his gun and pointed it at me.
"You gone shot me?"I said getting up as he did too still pointing it at me.
"Do it."I said moving closer as he visibly shook.
"Zac stop this shit."Fatima said as I looked at him.
"Zachariah that's enough."Karen said as I looked him dead in the eyes.
"You ever raise your gun you betta shoot and shoot to kill."I said as he shook his head and I moved his hand taking his gun. I took the clip out taking the billets before giving it back.
"Get the fuck off of my property."I said turning around walking back in the house.
"I don't want to hear it Fatima."I said as I walked upstairs.
"I ain't even say nothing I'm on your side but you could've handled that differently Zac" She said as I ignored her getting ready for a shower.
"Fatima please."I said as she went to answer before we heard Karter scream.
