Dad Got My Back

Chapter 17: Baby Girl Sick

"Prince P.O.V": I woke up for school but moms came into my room.

Mama: Prince, babygirl got a fever i'm gonna need you to stay home.
Prince: Yeah, i'll stay. Can you drop off some work to my teachers on your way to work?
Mama: Yeah, just leave it on the kitchen counter i gotta finish getting ready.

Mama walked out of my room and i just rolled over to grab my phone off of the charger, so i could text future wifey.

#text convo#
Me: Babe i'm not going to school today😔
Babe💑💍🔐: Why not?
Me: Babygirl sick.
Babe💑💍🔐: Aww kiss her forehead for me. I hope she gets better.
Me: You know she will.
Babe💑💍🔐: I know. I love you.
Me: I love you too.
Babe💑💍🔐: Better. Want me to pick up your work for you?
Me: You know i do and yeah. Thank you.
#end of text convo#

I just went through my book bag and grabbed my homework so moms could turn it in for me. As i'm making my way back to my room i decided on Pandora on my tv while i began cleaning my room. Why? A nigga ain't feel like going to YouTube and going back and forth. Shit then my song, "No Limit by Usher ft Young Thug" started playing and a young nigga was jammin' till mama walked in.

Mama: Aight baby i'm leaving.
Prince: Okay.

I heard the from door slam shut and i continued to clean. As i was cleaning, i got a text from my baby.

#text convo#
Babe💑💍🔐: You talked to my bro today yet?
Me: No. Y?
Babe💑💍🔐: You need to check on him, he acting funny.
Me: Ma he might just need some space.
Babe💑💍🔐: yelling at me isn't space needed. Find out whats wrong with him.
Me: aight.
#end of text convo#

Whatever the fuck is wrong with Vian, right now ain't the best time. Nigga probably just mad about some shit between him and KiKi. I mean it has been a month since school started. I scrolled through my messages and texted my boy Vian.

#text convo#
Me: Yo, wassup with u
Vian: Let me think bro
Me: Just tell me, B worried about u n i needa know wassup with my bro
Vian: she took a pregnancy test
Vian: she pregnant bro
Vian: Ion kno wat to do
Me: Her people know?
Vian: Not yet.
Me: Just uhm fuck just come by after school so i can tlk to u
Vian: Should she get a abortion?
Me: That's up to the two of yall but i'ma tell u this a child is never a mistake they make u a better person
Vian: I'll c u after school.
Me: Aight.
#end of text convo#

Damn see i can't tell B wassup. If i tell her she gonna ignore her brother for maybe the rest of the day. See Beautiful is the one that is studies first, then career (job), then relationship, then engagement, and then a family. Even though i'm a young nigga with a kid she always told me she see's potential in me. Anyways babygirl just walked into my room. She was sweating and i just sat on my bed.

Prince: Come here babygirl.

My baby came and sat on my lap while i felt her forehead. I picked her up and laid her down in my bed. I turned the tv to cartoons, while i went to the kitchen to fix us something to eat.

#hours later#

I checked on babygirl again and then made my way back to the living room to watch tv. As i was scrolling through the channels the doorbell rung. I got up and opened the door to see Beautiful and Vian.

Beautiful: Hey babe *kisses Prince*. Where is babygirl?
Prince: *kisses Beautiful back* Back there in my room.

Beautiful headed down the hall to my room with her bag while me and Prince headed out the door. We then sat on the front steps.

Vian: Man ion know what to do.
Prince: Calm down. The baby ain't coming till eight months from now. She plan on telling her parents?
Vian: Yeah.
Prince: When?
Vian: Next week.
Prince: Today is better. She need to grow up and tell them tonight.
Vian: But then she gonna have to make a decision.
Prince: Which is?
Vian: If she say she keeping the baby they gonna kick her out.
Prince: Okay and you grow up and let her move in with you. She carrying your child.
Vian: What about mama?
Prince: Moms is understanding and she knows that you're a smart kid. Listen lil bro, you gone be fine. You got me, your mom, my mom, and you sisters.
Vian: Yeah, but it complicated. What if shit go south with me and Ki'anna.
Prince: Man listen, you love her and she loves you. If shit go south both of ya'll fix what you can for the sake of your child. Listen, ya'll good people but if you really love her be by her side every step of the way.

We sat out front for a little longer, than Beautiful came outside and sat behind me rubbing on my shoulders.

Beautiful: I sat your work on your dresser. And you scored a ninety-three on your english test.
Prince: Thanks ma.
Beautiful: Anytime.

Vian stood and fixed his shirt.

Vian: Beautiful i gotta go do something, you want me to drop you off home or come get you in a little?
Beautiful: Can you come get me in a little?
Vian: Yeah.

Vian walked to the side to his car. I helped Beautiful up and next thing i knew a car was burning rubber and gunshots were going off. I pushed Beautiful down behind the wall on the porch and covered her. The gunshots stopped and you could hear the car speeding off. I hurried up and helped Beautiful up.

Prince: Go check on babygirl!

I hurried down to Vian's car. When i got there he was slumped over the armrest. I checked for a pulse and he didn't have one. I screamed and pulled my phone out of my pocket and called 911. As the sirens rung in my ear from the ambulance and fire truck, Beautiful came out the house with babygirl in her arms. Right now, this can't be. The police then walked over to me with a pad and shit asking me questions. Beautiful was on the steps crying her heart out, while i was sitting here getting questioned on her brothers death. Bruh he was at the wrong place at the wrong time. He ain't even get to see his unborn child yet man. This some fucked up shit. God why? Why my boy life get taken so early? I guess Beautiful called her mom or the police did but it don't even matter because once she saw Vian's lifeless body she started screaming and crying as she dropped to the ground. I walked over to babygirl.

Jamaria: Daddy what happened to uncle Vian? *tears fall*
Prince: Baby i need you to go in the house.

Jamaria nodded and did as i told her. Meanwhile, i held Beautiful as she cried. FUCK MAN. Them niggas got some coming fo they ass. Meanwhile, i saw Beautiful phone ringing. It was Ki'anna calling. Beautiful looked at me and i just nodded and let her take the call.

"Beautiful P.O.V": I answered my phone still crying.

#phone convo#
Me: Hello.
KiKi: Where's Vian?
Me: He uhm, he *sniffles* He just died.
KiKi: What? Viance this ain't funny.
Me: I'm not kidding *crying* KiKi he just got killed in a driveby. He was leaving Prince house when someone did a drive by.
KiKi: *crying* Nooooooo. Where is he?
Me: They took his body. I'm sorry KiKi. *sniffles*
KiKi: Nooooo Viance. I can't take care of a child on my own.
Me: A child?
KiKi: *crying* I'm sorry
Me: Are you pregnant!?!
KiKi: Yes *crying*
#end of phone convo#

I hung up the phone and walked over to mama. Because mama needed me right now since Vi is nowhere to be found.

Beautiful: Mama your going to be a grandmother. Ki'anna is pregnant with Vian baby.

Mama smiled a little but continued to cry. I just held mama and rubbed her back. I watched how Prince began throwing shit in the house. I let mama go and made my way into the house. Prince kept throwing stuff and babygirl walked out the room and i told her to go back in. I grabbed Prince and he just broke down and cried. I let him cry on my shoulder while i held his hand. My brother was the best thing that entered my life at the same time as me. I just cried along with him, and we sat in the same spot for hours.