The Come Up

Chapter 1

"Wake up momma... I don't think she's getting up daddy." I opened my eyes to this beautiful light skin girl. "Babygirl who are you looking for?" "You momma." I looked at her confused. "I'm not your momma. I can help you find her though." She put her head down and started to cry. "Daddy she don't remember me.." I turned around to my ex boyfriend Dion. 

*dream*

"Cat Daddy make it stoooooppppp. It's the top of the hour and up next we have some Sevyn Streeter so don't change that dial."

I rolled over banging on my radio. Then I heard little feet running down the hallway. "Nanna!!!! Get up Nanna.." It was my younger brother Monta. "Im up stank.. Go get ready to go." He kissed my cheek and ran into the hallway. *Im Alexus, 17 and I take care of me and my brother. My mother was a whore and my father was her pimp. I felt like that life wasn't meant for me and my brother so I took him and we moved to a small house with my boyfriend Dion. At that time I was 14 and he was 18. It might have been wrong but he was my first love. Monta at that time was only a couple months old. When Monta turned one I got pregnant with my first baby. Early but I didn't know no better. I had her and a couple months ago, her and Dion was on their way to come see me and it was raining. There was a drunk driver and he hit the car and killed them both.* I sat up in the bed and start thinking. Rent is due and my boss has been acting funny lately so I'm kind of scared to ask for a raise. Something has to be done. I got up and walked towards the shower. I turned the hot water on and let the water rush down my curves. I washed myself with some dove and washed my hair. I stepped out the shower with a towel around me. I dried off and walked into my room. I lotioned myself and put on some school clothes. I put on some black pants, white polo shirt, and my Cocaine Forces. I grabbed a black backpack and my car keys. "MONTA!!!" "Yesss?" "Come on baby before we late." He ran out his room with his Spiderman backpack at hand. I locked up the house and we went to get in the car.

"You know what you want for dinner tonight?" "No.. You can pick tonight Nanna." I smiled as we rode to Mc Donalds. "Burritos?" He nodded. "Welcome to Mc Donalds. May I take your order?" "Yes. Can I have three breakfast burritos, one large orange juice and one small. And can I get a Mc Griddle." "Yes ma'am.. Is your order correct on the screen?" "Yes.." "Okayy that will be $8.39 at the window." I drove up to the window. Then Monta put in his CD. "What's that Monta?" "Migos.." I giggled a little bit. How could a four year old know so much about music? I got to the window and gave the lady the money. Then I drove to the next window and Freak No More came on. The dude that was handing me my food was so cute and apparently that was his song. "Ayyyye I know she a freak. I know that she freaky... Im sorry ma'am that's my song. That's your son?" "Nahh my brother.." "Well can I get your number or something.. Maybe we can meet up somewhere, instead of meeting on the outside of this window every morning." I smiled and wrote my name and number on a piece of paper. "Come on Nanna.. We going to be late." "Hold up Monta dang..." I handed him the number and drove off.

When we got to Monta's school it was a little girl with long ponytails. He looked at her and hurried out the car. "Excuse you... No hug no kiss no nothing?" He smiled and kissed my cheek. "Bye Nanna.." I smiled and watched him in the school. Then my phone vibrated and it was an unknown number. I ignored it and drove to school. The whole way I jammed Monta's CD. I rode down the street singing and rapping like I was gangster. Then I pulled up to school. I hated coming here because there was always someone who had something to say. Lincoln High School. I laid my head on the stirring wheel and prayed. "Lord help me through this day. Let me be the patient person you want me to be. Amen." I looked up and took my keys out the ignition. I grabbed my backpack, my breakfast, and got out the car. Soon as I locked the doors my friend Tatyana ran to me. I opened my arms and she jumped into a hug. "Lexus I missed you so much." I smiled at the thought that somebody was thinking about me. "I missed you too Tatyana." She smiled and we walked in school talking. When I got to the front door I took a deep breath and walked in. I stopped at the medal detector put all my stuff on the table and walked through. My favorite teacher looked at me and opened her arms. "Heyyyy babygirl... How you doing?" "Im okay..." She looked in my eyes and kissed my forehead. "Come see me later." I nodded and walked towards the lunch room with Tatyana beside me. We went to get our schedules and sat a nearby table.