Loyalty Is Everything

The Good & Bad

BLACK

"So I'm not stupid, & I know what this is about. You niggas better speak the fuck & tell me some shit I don't know!" I yelled. Tryna keep calm . These niggas sloppy, they out here tryna be hit men & shit. & can't even keep they noses clean.

"Who the fuck sent ya, cause I know Hector's Brain was sitting in his lap the last I seen him." I spat at them with venom damn near dripping off my tongue. One dude tried to speak, but he was still out of it from the bad combination of drugs & alcohol.

"You killed my boss! Nobody sent us!" The one who answered the door shouted to nobody in particular. "Because of you we don't have shit. You killed my him & because of that his competitors got wind & damn near took everything from us." he said lowering his eyes as his volume decreased after each word. "We came here to avenge my boss death. Thinking that would save our Empire." He said with his thick accent. I could care less about this nigga & his problems. He fucked with Baby. Back to business.

"Fuck all that sympathetic shit, so there's a new connect in Columbia? Who the fuck is it?" I asked him. "Hector's son" he said lowly. "What?! But you just said his competitors. The fuck is ya mad for? Ya still eating." I said to him. "Jesus is the competitor. He was his fathers enemy." he spoke as the three guys finally seemed to be fully aware of their condition.

"So he prolly happy daddy dead huh?" Kat asked. Giving me a bright Idea. They didnt respond & I didnt give a fuck. I put a bullet in between all four of they eyes.

"Pack up all them guns, any cash or product take it. & call up the clean up crew. Tell em we leaving the hotel & need every camera in this bitch & around this bitch edited. Parking lot & every traffic cam within a 3 block radius. We dont need no slip ups." I said heading towards the door.

Once we reached the parking lot I handed Kat her money. Just like I promised. We said our goodbyes & hopped in the car. Just as I turned out the parking lot. & headed straight to the hospital.

I sat with Nae all night. Looking for a sign. A movement or something. She looked as if she had lost some weight. Nisha & the girls took turns doing her hair every week. "Damn baby, wake up ma. I'm dying without you. Please Nae wake up." I said in between tears. Completely breaking down. I climbed into bed with her & fell asleep.

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"Niya! NeNe! I yelled up the stairs. I searched through the mail & waited for them to come down. All bills, & the biggest of em all.. Nae's hospital bill. At this rate we would be broke in 6 months. "Wassup bro?" NeNe said walking down the stairs as Niya waddled behind her. Rubbing her almost 6 month belly.

"When are yall getting the last of the baby's things so I can put it together? "We can go today. I have to get him more diapers & blankets anyways." Niya spoke to me. I tried to hand her some cash "Actually bro, me & Calvin have been working. & we have some cash saved up. I seen those bills. Im grateful for you allowing us to stay here I will help where I can."

I looked up at her proud. She's really maturing. "Thats wassup." I said smiling. My phone began to ring. It was the hospital. I had three missed calls from them.

I quickly answered. It was Nae's doctor. "Mr. Johnson, this is your Fiancés doctor. Mr. Johnson I'm sorry to tell you this but we have to remove your wife from life support. It's been a month & she hasn't showed any signs of waking up. Usually by this stage we would see a finger or toe twitch or maybe even a blink of the eyes. With your fiancé nothing. I'm sorry" the doctor spoke to me.

I was speechless. There was maybe about 30 seconds of silence. "Hello? Mr. Johnson." the doctor said. "My bad Doc. I'm here. Can we give her another week please? I will pay whatever" I said weakly into the phone.

"Black what's wrong" NeNe said to me as her & Niyah came closer to me. "Hold on y'all." I told them. "Um, yes. We will give her another week." he told me. "Thanks Doc." & we hung up.

"Sit down y'all... Okay they saying since Nae hasn't showed any signs of waking up in 3 months that she may never wake up. & they-th.. They are taking her off life support in one week." They burst out crying. & at this point in time.

I was scared, hurt & most of all .. Guilty. I couldn't comfort them like I was supposed to, like I wanted to. Cause this guilt was eating me alive. I brought her into this shit. I didnt have to ! I couldn't protect her nothing!

I quickly snatched up my keys & stormed out the house. Almost knocking the twins & Nisha over. "Yo Black what's wrong?" I couldn't face her either. I kept walking till I made it to my car. I pulled off & went any where.

NIYA

Thinking about my sister actually dying. That meant I couldn't talk to her anymore, She couldn't be here to see me give birth. Me & Calvin were going to ask her & Black to be god parents. If Nae dies. Black won't love us anymore. Then we are all going to be back in the projects again.

"Calm down y'all" Nisha said as she held me & NeNe. We couldn't help but cry. Nae was always there. When daddy died & mom slipped up & Nisha left. She was all me & NeNe had. When Nisha had the twins & left em. She raised the twins too. & every since our momma died shes been taking care of all of us. She got us this house, kept our closets full of the newest shit. Any & everything we wanted.

I just can't believe we were about to lose out sister. "Nisha don't tell us to calm down! When everybody left Nae took care of us! She raised us & your kids when niggas was all you cared about! Have you talked to your kids? Have you told them whats going on with their auntie? Someone who is damn near their mother?!" I screamed at her.

"Bitch shut the fuck up! I know what my sister did for me" she said as her voice began to crack. "And my kids! I am grateful! I am hurting too" she said as the tears came. "If it wasn't for everybody leaving. If I hadn't of left, if mama had never touched a drug, If daddy hadn't of died fighting for the white people.. She wouldn't of had to be this person!" she continued to scream. "It's our fault! I know that, but right now she needs us to be strong! Like she is, she gone make it y'all" she said as she slide down the wall covering her face.

We ran over to our sister & sat & hugged each other. The twins joined us too.

STASIA

"Hey Babes! I wish you would wake up. You losing all yo thickness & shit bitch." I said to my best friend who sat in this bed damn near looking dead. I wanted to burst out in tears. "I know I haven't been the world's best friend these last couple of years. We've just been living different lives. I miss you & I know Black & the girls miss you. & you know Kat going crazy." I felt a shift in the covers & looked up. She was staring back at me. With tears in her eyes.

"Oh my god Nae" I whispered. She didn't say anything. Just continued to cry. I called for the nurse. They rushed me out the room & began to run tests on her. I called Black instantly. I know he needed to be told first.

BLACK

Nae was awake. I sped all the way there & ran straight up to her room. Approaching the glass window of her room. I could see her sitting up. I smiled at her & quickly walked in.

I hugged her so tight. But on her end, it felt awkward. She didn't even hug me back. I thought it was maybe the pain from being shot. So I eased up & looked down at her. It was like she had a look of confusion on her face. "Baby, are you okay? Should I get the doctor?" I asked her with nothing bit worry on my face.

"No, who are you?" she asked me. I looked at her like she was crazy. "Naezya, what do you mean who am I?" I asked her. "You don't remember me?" I asked her as she stared at me blankly. I quickly called for a nurse. "What's wrong with her? She saying she don't know me." I told the fat nurse who just waddled her ol greasy neck ass into the room.

"She's lost her memory due to being in a coma for over a month. She should be back to her old self soon. However it does take time for people to bounce back. It may be a few days, or even a few weeks." she told me. "The last time y'all told me that shit it took her 3 months to wake up!" I yelled at her & her only response was a smack of her greasy ass lips & a sorry.