Something Worth Living For

Chapter 14. Accepting the Truth

After he said that its like my body started to get weak, and all I could do was sit down. I heard him talkin askin me if I was ok, but I was still tryna process what he just said.

Yatta: Th..This is yo uncle...(i said still lookin at the picture)
Reggie: Uh yea, and why u goin through my shit. I brought u over here to show u somethin not so u could be nosey nigga.(he laughed)
Yatta: What happened to yo uncle, is he still alive?
Reggie: Why, thats not really yo business.
Yatta: I just need to know.

He took a deep breath im guessin to decide if he wanted to discuss his personal life with me.

Reggie: If u must know nah, he not around no more.
Yatta: What happened?(i said finally lookin at him)
Reggie: Look I know I asked u to do me a favor, but damn nigga that dont mean u can be all in my business.(he said with an attitude)
Yatta: Did he shoot his self?

He looked at me like I was crazy for a second and then his facial expression grew cold. I could tell I touched a nerve as he walked up to me pullin me up by my shirt shakin me everytime he spoke.

Reggie: What kinda fuckin game u playin lil nigga. U think that shit funny or something..HUH!? How the fuck u know what happened to my uncle!?
Yatta: Because...
Reggie: Because what? That aint a fuckin answer dude. Lora been tellin u my fuckin business!?
Yatta: NO!
Reggie: Then how the fuck do u know, and why would u bring that shit up!? I swear to god i'll-
Yatta: Thats my dad...
Reggie: What?(he said lettin me go)
Yatta: Yo uncle..Mark Bailey..Is my dad.
Reggie: Get the fuck outta here he aint have no kids, and if he did my mama wouldve said something about it.
Yatta: Yall didnt even come to his funeral. How the fuck could u expect her to know anything about his life, and she didnt know about his death.
Reggie: I can understand that but-
Yatta: When was the last time any of yall saw my dad?
Reggie: Well I aint seen him since I was-
Yatta: A little kid.
Reggie: Yea because he married some-
Yatta: White woman.
Reggie: Ok this is already weird, but that shit is just creepy.
Yatta: Sorry.(i laughed)
Reggie: That still dont make sense though. If u are his son why I aint never seen u before?
Yatta: Same thing I use to ask my self every day, but I learned to get over it after a while.
Reggie: This shit crazy man.(he said sittin down on the couch)
Yatta: Thats the story of my life, but hit me up when u ready to accept it. I mean I went my whole life without yall, and if u dont wanna be bothered it dont make me no difference.

I got up to walk out the door, and he was just sittin down watchin me leave. Apart of me was hopin he would stop me, and be excited about us actually being related. I've gotten use to dealing with disappointment in my life though, and this is no different. As soon as I closed his door, and started walking down the hall I ran into L. My initial reaction was to keep walkin like I didnt see him, but he stopped me by stepping in front of me. I tried to walk around him, but he kept gettin in my way.

Yatta: Come on dude leave me alone.
L: Kenny please just talk to me. U aint even attempted to hear me out at all since u been here.
Yatta: Because it always ends the same way.(i said tryna walk around him but he grabbed me from behind)
L: Just 10 minutes my dorm is right here. I swear I just wanna talk.
Yatta: Ok...10 minutes.
L: Thats all I swear.(he smiled)

He walked back to his door smilin as I slowly followed behind him. I walked inside lookin around, and to my suprise it was cleaner than I expected.

L: U want something to drink?
Yatta: Nah im koo.

He left out his room leavin me alone with my curiosity. I got up to look at all his trophies he had from playin ball. He didnt have more than my bae, but I was still impressed all the same. Among all of them though I saw a picture of us from my freshman year of highschool.