Lowkey an Autobiography

Sis, Get Out of My Face.

Enjoy reading, and remember: no me jodas and pa jwé avem :DD

"It's so great that you all were able to come here today! This is going to be so much fun!" Sarah says with a bit too much giddiness.

"Girl, shut up. This a family reunion event, not camp. And besides, us youth don't have a choice in being here anyway." Ariella lifts an eyebrow at Sarah, already annoyed that she has to sit within the large living room and listen to her family talk and argue about a whole lot of what she thinks is nonsense.

"Thank you! Someone said it!" Chino praises, looking relieved that someone has said something she was afraid to say.

Chino quickly gives Sarah an apologetic look. "Sarah, love your optimism, but girl come on, we all know this ain't gon' be a necessarily happy reunion."

Every family reunion is held at Aunt Nina's home mainly because she's the most wealthy out of the family, and has a very large space which is needed for a family as large as the Francios family. Most of the family meet within the living room because it's one of the largest spaces within Aunt Nina's home, so they can chat and keep up to date with family they haven't seen in a while.

What that really means is that all the family members between the ages of 15 to 44 have to lie to their elders and other judgmental cousins about how their lives are going, and the rest of the family will just argue about whatever recent family scandal.

Right now in the living room sat all the 25 members of ages 19 to 38 generation of the Francios family, the young adults typically sat an hour before everyone else in order to embrace the calm before the storm.

"Why y'all gotta be so bitter?" Donathon asks, furrowing his eyebrows at his cousins.

Kai scoffs. "Come on, let's be real Don, just two weeks ago Grandma June figured out that Uncle Dan is gay. Ain't shit 'bout to be sweet about this."

"And on top of that, everybody gon' act like they didn't know and be in some fake ass state of shock tryna comfort Grandma June."

Ariella chuckles. "Right? It's about to be hilarious, especially Aunt Carol with her extra religious ass going 'I am so shocked he has strayed from the lighť of heterosexualiťy, leť us all pray'." Areilla mimics Aunt Carol's voice in a mocking way, hitting every 't' harshly.

Kai doubles over and laughs at his cousin, always amused at her outlook on the family.

Jean lifts his head up from his phone finishing his conversation with his second baby mama as he finally pays attention to the conversation surrounding him.

"Oh, we talking 'bout Uncle Dan?" He asks.

"Yeah, anyway, back to Grandma June. Why should they comfort her? It's her fault she's so damn ignorant. How the hell do you not catch on that one of your sons is living with his male 'roommate'....In a one-bedroom apartment. How?" Chino answers Jean's question before she asks her own.

Most of the youth of the Francios family burst out in laughter hearing their estranged cousin's question.

"Uncle Dan always wears excessive amounts of lip balm and his arms are always baby smooth, Grandma should've been known." Jean says.

"Those things don't make someone gay though." Ariella chips in.

"Yeah ok, but we know Grandma June is super homophobic, and believes a man should be super masculine all the time, how did she not suspect?"
Kai goes on.

"Yeah, Grandma thought I was gay for coiling my hair too much with the hair sponge." Donathon perks up.

"Ok, let's get it straight then. Wearing lip balm, having smooth arms, and coiling your hair too much-- those don't make someone gay, buttt staying in a one bedroom apartment with your male roommate is." Jean finishes his argument by slamming his hand on the coffee table as if he were a judge slamming their gavel at the bench.

Ariella falls over the single cushioned armed chair she was luckily able to claim in laughter, clutching her chest with the grip of life.

Chino is practically crying on Sarah's lap as her laughing brings tears to her eyes.

Kai and Donathon can't even make a sound as they lean against the arms of the plastic chairs they acquired outside, gasping for air.

The rest of their cousins are rolling in their seats, making small comments as a roar of laughter fills the room.

"Ahem, I don't even know how you guys can joke about this. This is not ok." Sarah chips in, her accent being from the suburban side coming in strong.

Ariella rolls her eyes as she gets back to her seat. Sarah was always the cousin she could never stand and she's grateful she lived far from her.

"What'chu mean?" Kai asks, confused.

"I mean Uncle Dan is a homosexual, this is so heartbreaking." Sarah places her hand on her heart, faux sadness taking over her face.

"He's going to hell now." She continues, looking at everyone sadly.

Chino chuckles to herself as Ariella obnoxiously laughs in Sarah's face.

"I guess you going to hell too for losing your virginity to your brother's bestfriend at 15." Ariella jokes, smirking at the horrific facial expression that takes over Sarah's face.

"That's different!" Sarah tries to reason.

"How so?" Ariella leans foward, resting her chin on her locked fingers with a look of faux interest in what Sarah is going to say.

"Sarah you're not a virgin?!"

All the laughter in the room ceases when Aunt Carol spoke up, the rest of the family behind her looking at Sarah in disbelief.

Ariella's smirk widens as she watches Sarah struggle to form words.

"Let us all sit down." Aunt Fran announces, mother of Kai, and the calmest of Grandma June's seven kids.