Chy'Raq

Chapter 3~ lost Causes

"Mom!" I yelled.

"What!" my mom yelled from her living room.

"Rachel ate my fucking peanut butter!" I screamed from the kitchen.

My mom got up and came to the kitchen.

"Brooklyn you yelling through rooms for some damn peanut butter?"

"Yes she fucking ate it." I said.

"I didn't eat shit." Rachel said coming down the steps.

"Yes you did I left with a full container full of peanut butter and came with nothing."

"Who cares it's peanut butter." She said. "I'll buy you more since you crying and shit."

"It's not about money it's about respect. You knew it was mine and you ate it anyway not even saving me a spoonful to eat."

She groaned and walked away.

"Brooklyn!" My mom yelled. "Your twenty two years old! You don't need to even be here."

"You kicking me out?" I said sounding hurt.

"Sure as damn about to." She says sitting on the couch.

"Whatever. I just came to talk about the proposal."

"What about it?" She said shrugging her shoulders.

I gave her a dumb look.

"Really mom we gonna play dumb. You said no and not just no but in front of everybody. How is he even doing? Is he okay?"

I know when my mom said no I saw his whole body drop and I knew he was hurt.

She turned her attention towards me.

"He says he understands and look Brooklyn I have my reasons for saying no."

"Those reasons are?" I ask.

"None of your damn business. Look I made a decision and people are just gonna have to respect that. You can't force marriage on somebody."

"You right you cant but y'all been together for awhile and I know you got love for him , and he sure as damn loves you. Look you got it good why waste it."

She look at me angry this time.

"Look Brooklyn I have my damn reasons so stop trying to pressure me. I'm the adult and you are still my child."

"Nobody's trying to pr- You know what forget it. I'll leave those damn reasons to marinate."

I got up and made my way exiting the door. I opened the door to Tre Condo and walked in. I went straight to the kitchen and look through the cabinets. I found peanut butter and grabbed a spoon then on the couch and started watching Netflix. I heard the door open twenty minutes after settling into my show.

"We need to talk." Tre said sitting down.

"Oh well I'm busy." I said putting another spoonful in my mouth.

He sucked his teeth.

"It's important it's about business."

"Everything is about business Tre'Kell." I said pausing the show.

"Look I'm meeting this guy at the club today. We doing an exchange."