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"Out of all people your son though," I yelled anger obvious in my voice. "Matter fact why are you even here?"

"Chris what you are doing isn't right."

"Do you want to come and check my damn house, better yet take her to the doctor why don't you."

"Where is she Chris?"

"She don't want to talk to yo loopy ass."

"Don't talk to me that way."

"I can't even call you my mom anymore, like who does that to their SON, their own flesh and blood didn't even bother to ask what was really going on just jumping to damn conclusions like a damn kangaroo," I shook my head. "Get off my porch man."

"Chris."

"Matter fact, why the hell you so worried huh?" I questioned cocking my head to the side.

"Why would I not be worried about someone's well being?"

"But not your son?"

I turned around as I heard footsteps approaching.

"Chris I'm sorry, but yo mama bout to piss me off," Hazel said with irritated face. "I'm fineeee, as you can freaking see I don't need yo help I can help myself and obviously the man ain't hurting me so why you so pressed like he done did something to hurt somebody, then if he did 'hurt me' why he bring me anywhere anyway or even around you, cause by all means tell me how he's hurting me?"

My mom looks Hazel astonished by her outburst as Hazel waited for a response.

"Then the fact that this is your son and it's like your trying to get rid of him," She paused. "You know what come inside."

She pushed the door open as my mama walked inside. What is she up to? All of a sudden I felt Hazel pull my arm.

"Karrueche is the devil that has possessed your mom want to know how I know?"

I nodded for her to continue.

"So you know how you told me I wasn't on the news anymore right and how I can work and stuff, then the fact that your mom didn't say anything until a couple days after and she couldn't have known because she's been unconscious, so how would she find out so I don't know how Karrueche found out or what she did but that's the only explanation."

I thought it out. Those text messages..but how did she know anything.

I groaned. "Bro this some straight bull on everything."

"So can I beat her ass?"

"I need to talk to my mama."

I walked to back to the living room seeing her sit on the couch.

"Ma?"

She looked at me. "Yes?"

"What did she say to you?"

"W-Who?"

"Mama, I don't have time for games right now."

"Chris she was going to hurt me." She cried.

I hugged her. "Just stay with me for now."

"I'm sorry Chris."

"It's okay mama."

I rubbed her back gently. Hazel sat down on the couch looking at us. She started shaking shaking leg so I knew she was either irritated or thinking.

"Hazel what's wrong?"

"Nothing." She responded.

"Ma, in what way was she trying to hurt you was herself trying or was it someone else?"