King Pin

K.P 9

Shi

My nap was interrupted from hell of laughter, the fuck is this? I was missing the peace and quiet of my own home. I looked outside, still day? I looked at the digital clock on the white night stand, it read 9:30am. Damn, i slept all the way till the next day.

I picked up my suit case and messily places some clothes in the drawers and closet. I looked at the weather on my phone, it was 82 degrees and it wasn't even the afternoon yet. I picked out a pair of jean shorts, a wife beater, and my black suede strapped Jimmy Choo sandals. I also took out my Jimmy Choo black deer skin cross over bag with a chunky ID bracelet and necklace to match, i laid it all out.

As i walked to the bathroom with my tote and towel in hand, I thought about buying me a car, some nice shit, maybe something to match my sandals. But then i remembered the fucked up neighborhood i was occupying, i would have to break somebody's neck if they tried to steal my ride.

I said a silent prayer thanking god the bathroom was dirty, I kept on my flip flops in the shower anyway just in case this bitch didn't wash her coochie hair out of the bath tub. Turning on the heat as far as it could go, Ray voice came through the crack of the door.

"Don't be in there forever man, you don pay heat in this bitch". I sucked my teeth at this nigga and deiced to take a extra long ass shower just to piss him off. Fuck he think he talking to? I could buy this nigga life with the guop i have.

And thats just what i did. When i finally got out, the tissue on the roll was soggy and the air was thick, I couldn't breath in this bitch. I wrapped my polo towel around me and smiled at all the steam seeping out unto the second floor.

I could hear Keisha Cole being played in the room near mine, I knew it had to be Ruby, bitch was probably heart broken.

Back in my room, i shivered under the cold air conditioned air, I turned it down and proceeded to get dress.

I pulled my Gucci sunglasses to the top of my head and fixed the sides of my slicked back ponytail, I walked passed the same dudes i seen yesterday who were now sitting in the living room watching porn, aint that some shit?

"Damn you cant fucking speak?", Ray said following me in the kitchen. Aunt birch was getting busy in the kitchen making breakfast and it was smelling good. Fried fish, scrambled eggs, grits, eggs, and rolls.

"Boy leave that girl alone. Goodmorning baby doll", she looked down at my shoes, "Oh girl are those Jimmy Choo's", i nodded. "Ima have to borrow those when i go out some time. I Have the perfect leather skirt to go with it", i sat down at the table.

Ray shook his head and walked back into the living room with his boys. "You have to excuse him doll, thats my son Ray".

Ray was about 5'10, but stocky as shit. He had muscle on top of muscle, he was brown skin but had acne scars around his cheeks, they looked like black freckles.

A light skin dude came down stairs, he was just as buff as Rey, Only taller. "And this is my baby Trey", she said kissing his forehead as he sat down.

"Hey cousin", he said in a low deep voice. I nodded my head his way as aunt birch passed us our plate.

"Breakfast ready!"she screamed into the living room.

They all came busting in, what a damn shame.

Ruby came squeezing in and sat next to Trey, Aunt birch passed Ruby her plate.

"Good morning attitude", Ruby said putting butter in her grits.

"Im not in the mood", i said under my breath but loud enough for her to hear.

"You had a attitude every since you got here, we didn't ask you to be here".

"Bitch shut the fuck up sounding like a little ass kid". I had to stop eating with that one, this bitch was becoming a pest.

"Alright now, ya cousins", aunt birch finally said.

"Can you call a cab", I asked, "I need to see about getting a car". I picked up the ice tea aunt birch put in front of me.

"Sure you got money like that", Ruby said. Damn, this bitch just wont shut up

"Sure doll", she picked up the phone. I looked at Ruby.

She was my skin complexion with big baby doll eyes like her momma with a small mouth, she was cute in a teenage way. The bitch had to be like nineteen though. "Don't question, my money", I said still eating.

"Whatever". It was official, I couldn't stand this bitch

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I settled on a 2012 Black Camry, that was the lowest i was going. I couldn't stand the fact that I had to spend my money on a cheap ass car, all because of this dumb ass neighborhood.

As i walked through the door, Aunt birch was sitting on the outside porch with a bald dark skin dude, he was older with black and white hair.

"Hey baby doll, meet my man Stanley. Stanley, this my niece Shi", i extended my hand but he pulled me into a tight bear hug.

"Nice to meet you baby girl. You smell so good", he let go and looked me up and down.

"Nice to meet you too", I slid back into the house.

"Baby doll, can you talk to your cousin Ruby? She hasn't been her self lately. Please?"

"Sure", I gave her my fakest smile.

The house was quiet except the music coming from Ruby room, might as well get this shit over with.

I walked upstairs and knocked on her door, no answer. Fucked this, i opened the door.

Ruby was on her bed looking out the window sniffling. I turned down the music and sat in the chair next to her mirror.

"Im pregnant", she burst out crying, black streams of eye liner came down her face.

"How many months?", I asked softly.

"Six weeks", she huffed and puffed and bit into her pillow to let out the rest of her cries. "I cant have this baby. My momma will kill me", The mention of her mother made her wide eyes grow wider.

"Theres options" I didn't really want to say it, but shit it needed to be said.

"I don't got no money for that, otherwise i would of been done it", Ruby started rocking, holding a stuffed bear between her leg, the red heart the bear held in the middle was now fading. This girl talk like she all big and bad but truth be told, she wasn't, and i was feeling for her.

"Ill pay for it", she looked up at me.

"Even after i gave you so much attitude?"

"We family", I said simply.

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Ruby and I came back from the clinic where she took her abortion pill, she had to go back in two days to take the misoprostol pill, she was scared but relieved that this would all be over in a couple of days. Damn, what a fucking day.