Islan-Dise

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Islan
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Immediately I converted back to being a child here. We decided to revisit old house. Just standing outside I could feel my skin crawl of all the roaches that would sometimes fall on you while you sleep at night. Boon sat in the car with Pea. The twins stood beside me. "Are they going to tear this place down?"

"I hope so." I begin to walk towards the door.

"You sure?" I look behind me at Tre.

"Feels like I need to." I shrug.

"Then I'm going inside as well."

"Tre, I don't want you to see this."

"I already know everything." He smiles.

"But you really seeing this shit is different." Embarrassing is the word I'm looking for.

He wraps his arms around me from behind. "It's me we're talking about. You don't ever need to feel that way with me." I try relaxing in his arms and at the sound of his voice. "There is no part of you I don't wanna know. I said I loved you and all things you."

I pull his hands away and turn to face him, drawing him into my chest. My arms wrap around him in a tight squeeze. When I look over at Boon, he's already shaking his head.

"Doesn't look like we're all going in."

Tre turns toward Boon.

"Boon and you see things differently. You believe facing the past helps you overcome it. He believes leaving it behind helps him move forward. Two things can be true at once."

"I know."

"I think we've been standing out here long enough. Ready to go inside?" I loosen my grip and take his hand.

"Yeah." I unlock the door and we head inside.

Boon
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"I feel them pretty ass eyes on me." I watch as my family enters the house of fucked up memories.

"Thought you was going in."

"Um here fah all them. This shit is pointless to me. Why would I want anything to do with shit that made my life a living hell?"

"It's about facing it—looking your past in the eye and reminding it that even though it's part of you, it doesn't get to win."

"It didn't win. I don't need to walk into that broke down ass building to confirm that."

"You don't have to. It was just a suggestion." Zay rests his hand on my leg.

"Didn't even realize my leg was shaking."

"Can you tell me about any good memories that came from this house?"

I laugh under my breath. "Depends on your definition of good."

"Angel, you said there were some. With Islan, Pea, and the twins."