Completely Accepted

How to be a man

How to be a man....

Roc Pov.

I had to been about three,mom put two braids in hair before she left me with dad for the day.I was walkin' with Uncle Carlos,my dad,and Uncle Ace down the street to a couple of dudes they hang with on the weekends.We were on our way to see my new baby cousin but my dad stopped here.Uncle Carlos says she looks just as beautiful as my Aunt T but I doubt she looked cuter than me.We all walked up to these dudes,they were drinkin' 40's and smokin'.They always stayed on the corner and I never understood why,but my moms used to tell me it was bad.I stood by Uncle Carlos seein' him dap the men before they gave him money.I looked up seein' a man who looked familiar pull up slowly with a few others in a shiny black 66 Chevy.Uncle Ace tackled me hard to the ground while I heard loud shots seein' Uncle Carlos down next to us.The car skidded away as my dad started firein' shots with a few others.I looked on the ground seein' me,face up lookin' up at the sky,dead with bullet wounds straight threw my chest.

I woke up sweating,tangled in my bed sheets seeing Unique still sleep next to me.I got up seein' its almost time for school since we just got off Winter break with more snow for January.I swear it was like it happened all over again but with me,dead.I never told Catt I was there when her dad was killed or I watched a great father die right in front of me.Lookin' at her now I still see that small 6lb 7oz white baby.I thought the nurse mixed up another baby with Catt until my mom explained that's how newborns looked.I remember sittin' down in a chair next to my Aunt holdin' her for the first time.She smelled really good and had shinny curly hair and big pink lips like me.From then,I promised my Uncle I'd look out for her till the day I died but what if that day comes now.Who would protect them,my family...

My door opened to Uncle Ace with a mug in his hands.

"Come,let me talk to ya before you head off to school."

I nodded puttin' on my Family Guy pajama pants walkin' before him towards the dining table.It was a little dark outside but you could tell the sun was comin' up.

"I see you've taken care of your responsibilities since the last time I've seen you."

I nodded still lookin' out the window at more snow fallin'.

"I just wanted to know if y'all were doin' good since it's..."He trailed.

"I had a dream just now......I was the one that was shot,not Uncle Carlos."

"What's been goin' on Roc."

I shook my head before picturing everything that has happened seventeen years ago.It's the same reason my dads in prison now,for protecting his family.

"There's this wanna be thug,tryna set me and my boys up.It all started with Ray sellin' his drugs,me I was already helpin' OC with his shit gettin' few extra since its just us.On the first day of school he came up on Ray and Catt about to jump Ray till I gave him his money.He even came at OC's house after homecomin' slappin' my woman tryna blast us,just because OC was at a club the wrong place at the wrong time.He killed his own supplier,and I think he wants to kill us for not rattin' him and his boys out."I said finally lookin' at him nodding.

"If you need any help,I'll be around.It just sounds to me your partners need to man-up and become serious.This Lil nigga seems like a punk for pullin' a trigger and not pullin' out his fist.Whose that?"He asked seein' Prod pull up ready for Catt to come out.

"Catt's boyfriend,Prodigy.I don't like him cause he seem like the nigga to cheat and disrespect her."

"Wit that fancy ass car,I could see why she like em'."he eyed.

"Their probably goin' to the studio at his people's big ass mansion before school.He's suppose to make her famous but I want her to be successful and make her own choices.She has shows now and she's gettin' noticed around here but she's talented and I don't want him to take advantage of her."