No Room For Era

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Kevin

"Uncle Kevin!"

Looking up from my phone, my niece was running over to me. Laughing at her joy, I got down to her level as she ran straight into my arms.

"Girl you gotta calm down on all that energy. You damn near killed Frankie." I took his carrier from her.

"He fine. Frankie strong." She took it back.

"Hey bro."

"Aye sis wassup." We hugged. "Y'all got everything?"

"Yup." She nodded.

Once we were all in, I left heading to my place.

"Uncle Kevin?"

"Yo?"

"Did you take good care of Brody?"

I glanced at Keira, only to see her sitting their with a smile on her face.

"I did princess."

"Hmmm."

"Did she just hum at me?" I looked at Keira.

"Yup and I hope you did take care of him because she gonna be investigating." She laughed.

"Investigating what?"

"Brody."

"The hell is she gonna investigate?" I whisper yelled.

"That is August child back there, you're in for a surprise." She laughed.

Pulling up at the light, I looked at her like she was crazy. Looking at YaYa in the rearview, she was deep in her iPad.

"Speaking of August." I took off again.

"Mhmm."

"You spoke to him?"

"Yea before we left Cali. That reminds me, let me call-"

Before she finished her sentence, her phone rang.

"Now ya know ya was ta call long time right?"

"Daddy!" YaYa yelled as she heard his voice on speaker.

"Aye princess, I'a see ya in a bit ok?"

"Ok."

"Keira?"

"What nigga?"

"Oh its like that. Aight, when I see you."

Laughing, she hung up the phone.

"You know he ain't been home since y'all wasn't there right?"

"Nah he has." She nodded. "Just the hours when he was."

"He told you that?"

"Yes Kevin. I don't think he would lie about not being home."

"Sis I been over there and shit ain't looked like anyone's been there all week."

"Ok and? August is a neat freak you know."

"Fine. I'm not gonna argue with you."

"Thank you."