Growing up Hip Hop

Chapter 2

Brooklyn P.O.V a few days later
So I'm suppose to be getting ready for school but all I can think about is my mami. I was thinking about texting a friend and having her meet me somewhere like a pizza shop when my mami poked her head in my door.

"Almost ready Meha?" She asked me.

"Si I'm going to walk today." I told her.

"You sure Meha I could--" she started.

"I'm sure mommy." I kissed her on the cheek leaving out of my room to go to the kitchen.

"Listen Brooklyn we need to talk more about the other night." She told me.

"Mami really I'm good. I'm going to get going. Have a good day."I told her leaving out the front door then walking to school. Once I made it to the school I walked to the side of the school to wait on a friend.

"Hey girl." Kia said.

"Hey Kia." Kia is my best friend we've been together since I can remember.

"So we skipping?" Kia asked.

"Yeah but are you sure you can afford to skip today?" I asked first.

"Probably not but I have the smartest kid at school as my bestfriend. I'm sure you can tutor me later if it comes down to it." Kia said.

"You right." We began walking away from the school.

"So how's home life?" She asked.

"Hectic. She wants to talk more and I'm just not ready." I said.

"Well I hate to tell you this bestie but I think it's time to get ready. Spend time with your mom, god knows I wish I still had mine to spend time with." Kia said which caused me to look at her with sympathy.

"I'm so sorry Kia." I said.

"No don't apologize you have a right to feel the way you do but I think you should really rethink this. Spend time with her because before long all you will have is your Abeula." Kia said.

"She contacted my father. I heard her on the phone with someone last night" I said.

"Dang. Really. Have you met him?" Kia asked.

"No I don't want to." I told her.

"Wow really. Not even to see if you guys look alike." She asked.

"No. Because I've heard the story she got pregnant with me he told her he was in a relationship broke her heart and now that she's sick and she thinks I deserve two parents by giving him a second chance. I'm sure he just wants her money." I told her.

"And where did you hear the story from?" She asked me.

"I just put 2 and 2 together it happens like this a lot for celebrities." I told her.

"And sometimes it doesn't. All I'm saying is you only get 1 set of parents and there are two sides to every story." Kia said.

"Well thank you doctor Phil." I told her. We walked past this restaurant and out of no where Kia pulled me behind the bushes.

"Hey what gives?" I asked her. She pointed to my mom getting out her car and handing her keys to the valet.

"Did you know your mom was going to be here?" She asked me.

"No of course not. If I did we won't be in the bushes now would we." I asked her. We watched my mom go in. With her being sick you would have thought she would be home resting or at a doctors appointment. We peeked in the restaurant and saw her go all the way to the back and knock on a private door before what looked it a man answer the door to let her in.

"I wonder who she is meeting?" Kia asked.

"There's only one way to find out." I said. We went to the front only to be told we need an adult to get in. So I decided we would go around the back. We found the service entrance and walked right in.

"You sure about this? I mean once you do this there is no going back?" Kia said.

"No I'm not sure about this but she may never tell me and I need to know." I told her. I made sure the coast was clear before we opened the door to the private room and peeked in to hear them in a conversation. Then they looked at me my mom held a shocked look on her face while the man face spread a slow smile.

"Brook!" She said.

"Mami. What is going on here?" I asked.

"Wow, she looks just like him." I heard the guy say. My mom motioned for me to come inside. Kia came inside and stood by the door.

"Brooklyn this is an old friend of mine Mr. TyTy. TyTy this is my daughter I was telling you about Brooklyn." My mom said introducing us. He stuck his hand out for me to shake, I left it in the air not returning the shake.

"What are you doing here mami?" I asked.

"TyTy and I were just catching up but I should be asking you the same question. Last I checked school started two hoours ago. Why are you girls not in attendance, Kia?" Mami asked.

"Um we were running late." I answered. She lifted her eyebrows which told me she didn't believe me. I then looked at the man she introduced as TyTy.

"Well I'm going to take that as my cue to leave." TyTy said. "Izzy we will be in touch." He said before leaving. Once he was out of sight my mom gave me a stern look.

"Little girl...you know what. Let's go." She said to me. Kia and I followed her out the restaurant into her car. I made a wise decision to sit in the back instead of taking my normal seat beside her up front.

"You think you slick sitting back there. But it's okay. Tengo algo planeado para ti! ( I got something planned for you)" she said looking at me through her rear view mirror.

Damn I think i really ticked her off is how I thought.