Lucky Number Seven

Izayah 50

The whole ride neither one of us said anything, but I could tell he was nervous. After about an hour drive we were finally here. The house looked empty as usual, in all truth I fucking hated this place even though legally it was me and Iran's. And as much as I hated this place I couldn't sale it, because it was the only thing we had left of our parents. I got out the car and walked to Gabriel's door and let him out.

"Izayah where are we?" Gabriel asked. But instead of answering I grabbed his hand and walk him to the door, I pulled out my key and let him in. "Izayah who's house are we breaking into?" Gabriel asked.

"Man just chill this is my house, well me and Iran's." I said turning the lights on.

"Well why are we here?" Gabriel asked. I felt myself getting nervous. I was about to tell him somethings that I've only told one other person. I walked in the kitchen and cup a shot of Patron.

"Look Gabriel, you said some shit to me earlier that really hit home, I mean that shit rocked me to the core. I need you to understand that how I act in front of ya'll isn't how I really I'm." I walked over to him and took his hand in mine and walked him into the dining room. "Gabriel I act tough but in reality I'm hiding a lot of shit. Now close your eyes and imagine, a man who looks exactly like me but maybe a few years older and a woman with eyes the exact same color as mine. There standing there arguing, now open your eyes look at that doorway right there and imagine two little boys who look exactly like there dad hiding."

"Izayah please......." Gabriel said quietly. But his words barely reached me.

"Now the argument is getting worse and the woman yells 'Isaac see that's your problem you think that, everything and everybody revolves around you and your world you want everybody to bow down to you. Your selfish as fuck which is probably why you can't wrap your mind around the fact that I don't fucking want you anymore me and my babies gonna be alright."

"Now the man gets pissed and says 'Bitch I'll kill you before I let you leave me.' The man pulls out a gun." By now I have tears running down my face but I have to keep going.

"The woman laughs at the man and says 'Isaac you ain't gonna do shit.' And starts to walk away. The man grabs the woman and she tries to pull away but he puts the gun to her head. The man yells 'Bre I'm not playing with you." He doesn't realize the gun is on fire. The woman tries to pull away but the man pulls the trigger. The woman falls right there. The scream of terror never leaves one of the little boys mouth but the other one couldn't take what he just saw. The scream is the only thing that reaches the man in his drunken daze. The man looks up and points the gun at the twins. Once he realizes that he just killed the love of his life right in front of his son's he turns the gun on his self. Before he pulls the trigger he says 'I'm sorry Iran. I'm sorry Izayah. I love ya'll, and I loved your mother. I just hope that one day you realize that that's the reason I have to do this. I love ya'll." By this time I couldn't finish. I look at Gabriel who has tears running down his face.

"Izayah why are you telling me all of this." Gabriel said barely above a whisper.

"I just want you to understand the real me, the side of me that nobody gets to see."

"But why me?" Gabriel asked.

"I don't know I guess I just feel connected to you for some reason."

"Izayah I'm with Seven and I'm sorry for the thing I said earlier. But I can't stay here please take me to my car." I looked in his eyes and could tell he was having an internal struggle.

"See Gabriel, I act the way I do to hide the pain I'm feeling. For a while I was lost until I met somebody, who you remind me a lot of." I ran upstairs to my room and grabbed the picture of Aaron. I came back downstairs and Gabriel was standing in the same spot. "This is Aaron, he was probably my first love. He's the only other person that I've brought here."

"Izayah what happened to him, what happened to Aaron?" I walked over to Gabriel and took the picture from him.

"Car accident." I said walking out the door.

"Izayah why did you bring me here?" Gabriel asked me.

"Like I said there's something about you that reminds me of Aaron. Look Gabriel, I know your with Seven, I get it. But in all truth all I want is for us to be friends."

"Izayah we can be friends, but as long a you realize that I'm with Seven and we keep it at a friend level. I see no problem with us being friends. Now Izayah can you take me to my car please?"

"Aight and quit calling me Izayah, since we friends now call me Zay."