Another Moment in the Hood

27

1 year later

"Kylie come eat." Cali called placing the plates of food on the table.

A few minutes later Kylie came strolling into the kitchen. She grew a couple inches taller being now 7 years old.

"What happned to your hair?" Cali asked noticing the big curly bush on her head.

"It got wet in the shower."

"Good morning." Trill said walking into the kitchen.

"Morning Pops." Kylie said sitting down.

"Good morning baby."

"Dada." Karmen said reaching her hands out to be picked up.

After being in the hospital for a month and a few weeks Karmen was finally able to go home. She made it like they said she probably wouldn't.

"Hey baby girl." Trill picked her up giving her a kiss making Karmen giggle.

"Mama." Braeden said throwing his eggs at her.

"Braeden stop." Cali said picking them up and throwing them in the trash.

"No." Braeden said then laughed.

"Braeden behave." Trill said.

"Braeden bad mommy." Kylie laughed. "Give me a kiss Braeden." Kylie said leaning over giving him a kiss.

Braeden laughed and grabbed Kylie's hair pulling it.

"Oww. Stop Braeden." Kylie said removing his hands.

"What he do?" Cali asked.

"He pulled my hair."

Cali got Braeden and sat him in her lap feeding him. Instead he moved her hand and picked up the fork so he can feed himself.

"So we going to the park today?" Kylie asked.

"We might, I need to stop by my job today." Cali said.

"Karmen such a good baby." Trill said. Karmen just sat on her father's lap chilling.

"Yea unlike your son over here." Braeden was struggling getting down.

"Down mama." He demanded.

Cali let him down and he ran over to his father and pulled Karmen's shoes off her feet.

"No." Karmen said hitting him.

"Braeden-." Before Trill could finish he ran off laughing with the shoes.

"I'll go get him."

"Just let him be Kylie. He too wild." Cali said shaking her head.

The door bell went off.

"I got it." Trill said going to the door with Karmen.

He passed by Braeden who was coloring on the glass coffee table.

"Braeden stop." Trill said taking the crayon from him.

"Dada no." He whine.

Trill put the crayon in his shorts pocket and went to open the door. Braeden was right behind him and holding onto his leg.

"Dada." Braeden repeated over and over.

Trill opened the door and Maurice stood there.

"What's up." Trill said in a cool manner.

"What's up, Kylie ready?" Maurice asked.

"Yea you can come in." Maurice stepped inside the house.