Seal III:The Legacy Continues

*Reflections*

-Lo-

Here she said handing me the paper with the address on it. You sure you don't wanna go with us mama. No baby, it's been a long time since I've seen his family and I don't wanna go back down that road. We don't have to do this mama I mean we've...No Avari you do because they are your family your blood. Go on now before Jay comes home and finds out that I gave yall the address. Mommy doesn't want us to go? Hell naw and she'd kill me if she knew I gave yall the address so for the time being this is our secret. Okay mom we'll call you as soon as we get there. Love yall! Love you too mom we said getting in the car.

You sure we should be meeting them Lo, I mean what's the point now he's gone. The point is for them to know that we exist regardless if they accept us. Mommy is going to kill mama when she finds out about this. She won't cause you aren't gonna tell her got it Lo! I don't have secrets from mommy. You have 1 and I am sure you'd hate for her to find out that secret. I put it back Vi. Point still is you took it without her knowing. Okay so I took some money out of her safe but I really needed it and I put it back before she even knew it was gone. At least I don't think she knew, I mean she knows everything we do. Oh god she's going to kill me. Quit freaking out Lo she doesn't know. You reading my mind again? We're twins we can read each other's mind.

Lets just go she'll be home any minute you know how she moves.

We drove to the address that mama gave us and ended up in Marietta. Are you sure this is the right address Vi. This is what mama put on the paper. It look like we rolled up to the hood or some shit I mean he had money and they living like this. Lets not judge them cause we don't know what their lives have been like. True! Just in case put your stuff under the seat!

The door opened and we can face to face with this older woman. And who are you? Uhh Hi Mrs. Rison! Again do I know yall, we don't want no subscriptions or none of that shit. We aren't selling anything we're actually... You're what? Are you looking for my grandson cause he ain't here either. I don't told him about messing with you uppity siddity girls. Chill, Vi said. We're your granddaughters! The fuck you are I don't know yall she said about to shut the door in our faces.

Andre Rison is your son!

She stopped closing the door and then looked at us. How do you know my son? Like I said we're your granddaughters. No you look just like that little fast girl I told him about, I told him she would get him in trouble. Vi and I stood there listening to her berate our mother. I was trying so hard to hold it in and not cuss this old lady out but she was pressing my last nerve. Who did you get my address from she said crossing her arms in front of her. We got it from that fast girl that you talked about earlier Vi said in a snippy tone.

She looked at us and then moved out the way so we could go into her house. You want anything to drink? No ma'am! So why did yall come here is it for money cause I don't have any. No we came because for the last the 16 and a half years we've been asking about our father and our mother would never tell us who he was. Your mother huh, which one was it? Our birth mother Lisa Lopes! That little bi...she stopped and corrected herself. You know because of her my son was murdered! We know she told us. Did she also tell you who did it?

Vi and I looked at each other and shook our heads. That little dyke of a girlfriend had did it, I could never prove it but I know she had something to do with his death. I always told Andre it was something going on with them two I did and he would so no ma they just friends. But I could see the way they looked at each other and how they were always spending time together that they weren't no regular friends. We didn't come to talk about that we just came to let you know that we're your granddaughters we don't want any money or anything I said standing up. Evidently you wanted more than just to see my old ass face otherwise you wouldn't have driven over here. So what do you want to know? Can you tell us about our father before he was gone?