Survive N Chicago

Chapter 4

Kwan

I walked home from seeing Tyrell, me and him been friends since we were 4 and man that dude really be trying me. The street lights were on and I lived in Englewood, houses looked wore down with boards on the windows and shit everyone gates be locked including Ma's she be warning me to get back before the lights come on. But I don't be listening because I'm like 11 I don't need to be hawked down like I'm 5 or something, I be feeling bad for my lil bro Akeem he's 6 and he be wanting to go to the park with me and Tyrell but Ma not be allowing him to go with us cause she be thinkin we be up to no good which is true. As soon as I crossed the street to go inside of my house, I seen a blacked out Infinity pulling up the drivers side window rolled down, "Yo Kwan gets yo ass inside fore I beat yo ass On God." I looked and seen Pops blunt still hanging from his mouth wearing some jeans, some Amiri tee shirt and some Jordan 3s, we get our drip from our dad cause he be keeping us fresh. "Yes sir, I'm on it damn," I said turning my back, "Damn? Boy alright, bet." He said pulling into the driveway parking the car, I unlocked the door before walking inside, I seen mom on the couch wearing a pink Versace robe, lil bro laid on the couch laughing. "Hey Ma- Dont hey me, what did I tell you about coming inside this late of night?" She said pausing the video she was watching on the tv, "Man Ma, I ain't really mean to be out late me and Tyrell- Nah because I called his mom and she told me you said one more hour," she looked at me eying me like she ain't the one to be played with, "Look it won't happen again,- nah, give me that phone and ima have your dad unplug your PlayStation." She said as I rolled my eyes handing her my phone,

"Bruh you be annoying," I plopped down next to Akeem he wore some grey sweatpants, his wife beater shirt and no socks. "Hi bro." He started hitting me, I couldn't help but laugh, "Lil bro hey but why are you hitting me?" I asked playfully fighting back before dad walked inside, he looked at Ma. "Big Kwan where the hell you been?" She got up in his face, dad dropped a black plastic bag that had money inside, "Bitch! Dont be walking up on me like I'm some punk that get you slumped out here." He pushed her down, "I'm sick of this Kuwanie, you keep doing this shit to me, I'm 6 months pregnant with our 3rd child and you keep neglecting us and the kids!" She said getting up in his face, dad taken back rolling his eyes looking up like he's tired too. "YOU THINK YOUR THE ONLY ONE SICK OF THIS? I BUST MY ASS EVERYDAY OUT IN THESE STREETS HUSTLING FOR YALL, I DO THIS FOR MY SONS, I PAY FOR BASKETBALL FOR MY SONS LIKE OH MY GOD ALL YOU DO IS COMPLAIN-," 'Slap' Ma slapped the everlasting shit out of dad, not gonna lie we did laugh.

"Damnnnnn!" I muttered holding lil bro hand cause I don't know how bad this will escalate, then dad punched her in her mouth she stumbled back falling, I had to get up to save her so I lunged at dad. "Get yo fuckin hands off my Mom." I yelled pushing him, "Lil Kuwanie take Akeem and go to your room!" ma sobbed nose bleeding, blackened eyes and swollen lip. "But- Yeah you heard her, take your ass to your bedroom with your lil brother or else you'll be receiving the same beating I just gave your sorry ass mother." He said, I turned and grabbed Akeem and ran up the steps, I ran into the room slamming the door I was so mad, and upset.

"I can't believe this, bruh Ima fucking kill him he hitting Ma," I muttered pacing around the room, lil bro looking at me with those eyes. "Kwan is mommy okay? I saw her and she was hurt, bleeding." He looked at me, "Yeah, mommy gone be okay, shes strong just like she told us remember?" I asked, "but what if, what if he kills her. And we get split up then what?" He asked teary eyed. "We're not gonna get split up, remember what Ma always told us to say?" "Yeah, I'm my brothers keeper." He smiled, "Yep I'm my brothers keeper." I smiled hugging him before we settled down after I changed into some more comfortable clothes, I was on instagram scrolling through videos and photos of me and Tyrell wearing jeans and throwing up BD gang signs, captions reading. "We be chillin until niggas try us" "Me and Twin at the house playing COD"

Akeem looking into my phone before I brown skin booty naked woman popped up, "Ooooooo." He giggled, "Ay man, you're not supposed to be looking at that," I said shielding his eyes, he continued to laugh. "Her ass was so fat." Akeem smiled, "Yeah I know," before putting the phone down. I still heard them arguing downstairs before they made their way upstairs, I gave lil bro my beats headphones so he can sleep and not be wakened up.