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GHETTO (45)

Mystery

I fixed her a small plate and grabbed her a 7up soda. I don't know what to say or what to do. I walked back up stairs into Kira's room and it seemed like everybody was in here.

"Can y'all get out." Only a few people left. I sat her plate In front of her and kissed her forehead.

"You Straight. " She nodded.

"You sure?"

"Yeah. " She said shyly

"Gimmie kiss. " She reached up and connected out lips.

"Eat. " I handed her the fork and Jr Handed her the pills.

"Can I leave now." He asked her , she shook her head no. I smiled.

"But you got Mystery." She sighed and slowly nodded.

"Ight bruh , I'm downstairs if you need me." He dapped me up and gave me a bro hug.

"Aye everybody GET THE FUCK OUT!!" I yelled and everybody started leaving. "Y'all can come back in a Few minutes. " I Announced.

I grabbed a piece of her chicken and she gave me a stale face. I chuckled and kissed her lips.

"Intermittent explosive disorder .... I apologise for not telling you. "she finally spoke.

"It's all good in da hood, I love you no matter what." She nodded. "When was the last time?"

"Before I started working at the club , when I was living with jr I was mad when I woke up that morning. I went into a deep depression about something. " She shrugged. "Then I just started going off on him for no reason. He had to deal with that shit by himself because my mama kicked me out and he wasn't bout ta let me live in this crazy world by myself. That's why I love my brother. Ill do anything I'm always in debt with him. "

I nodded in Understanding. "what about the first time?"

"I've always had it , I think. It really started to show when my uncle started beating me. My first real episode was when I cut Jr , he didn't know. I told him not to touch me cause I was mad and he was trying to see what was wrong and I had a knife. I cut him deep from his shoulder down to his v line. My dad didn't know and he blamed me for putting Jr in the hospital. Since then he never really appreciated me. "

"Sorry to hear that. "

"It's cool. "

"What's the treatment. "

"I had to take therapy when I was young. Now I don't do it I just take the pill cuz I didn't like therapy it was annoying the lady was annoying it was just annoying all the way around. I did it all the way up until my mama kick me out. Junior said I didn't have to do it so I didn't do it now I just take my pills."

I handed her the soda. " I already know you finna ask this question so gabapentin, lithium (medication) carbamazepine, anti depressants, and divalproex. Yes I take all of them. "

"Ok so if this ever happened again and you in my care what do I do?"

"Ok first you hold my arms and sit on me. Keep me away from any sharp objects or anything I can knock yo ass out with." We laughed and she popped a pill "Then you are going to take this pouch ," she pulled a pouch out of her clutch and took a needle Out. "Please don't be scared when you do it or don't panic because you can fuck me up. The medication is Cognition-enhancing. It's supposed to Improves mental function, lowers blood pressure, and may balance my mood. I can easily slip into a seizure , so you want to work fast. You are going to fill this needle up half way and stick it into either one of my upper arms. Im not going to always easily calm down so stay on me until I mentally get back here with you. Jr used to make me spell the names of states, say tongue twister, add, subtract, multiply, & divide. Then you finish , make sure I take my pills and eat. "