Raven
I watched the news as they said that Marcus had been in a gunfight with the police. That doesn't even sound like him! I shed a few tears as Jayden came in and sat beside me. "That's the man who was over here earlier." He said looking at the tv, they had just flashed Marcus' picture across the screen. "Yes that's him." I said wiping my eyes and looking at Jayden. "But he seemed excited about the baby. He said we was all gonna be a family. I thought he was just going to get his stuff? How did this happen?" "Jayden, sometimes things just happen. When a person is not supposed to be in your life, they will get removed. I guess this was his way of being removed from our lives. We don't need him, we got each other." I said placing my arm around his shoulder. "But he's my dad." Jayden whispered staring at the tv. "Jayden baby you barely knew him. How'd you get attached so quickly?" "No. My mama said that if I couldn't find you, to find him because he is my daddy." He said not taking his eyes off the tv. I looked at him with my eyebrows raised. "What the fuck?" I got up and walked off. "What's wrong?" Sasha walked past my room to see my sitting on the edge of my bed. "Jayden just said that Marcus was his father." I whispered. "But hold on.. I thought you and his mama were friends?" She walked into the room when I nodded. "Oh damn that's fucked up." She said sitting next to me. "But Raven, you have to remember that he is innocent in all of this. You're all he has left. Both of his parents are dead." She said placing her head on my shoulder. I nodded as I could feel the tears swelling up in my eyes. "Aye man! You heard bout that girl Tasha I went to school with? I heard she got shot the fuck up in her house!!" Sasha jumped up and clapped her hands. "This world is on some fucked up killa shit." She shook her head and walked out. Something is wrong with this girl. "Mama! Somebody at the door wants you!" I heard Jayden yell, I get up and go the door and some man is standing there holding Malaysia. "What's going on? Where is Jasmine? How you knew I was here?" I'm looking crazy as I grabbed the car seat. "She called me and asked me had I seen you lately. I ain't know this is what she wanted from you." Sasha came walking into the front room. "How the hell she knew I know you?" I turned to look at her. "Cuz she heard a rumor that we worked at the same strip club. She told me about what happened with Marcus and all that shit so I figured she wanted to come here and talk to you herself...not send her baby." Sasha said and I turned to look at the man but he had already walked off. "I'm through with all things Marcus, I need to start over brand new. I know you will take care of my baby. Just don't let her forget me okay? Let her know I did it because I love her." Jayden read the note out loud as I looked at Sasha. Now how the hell I get stuck with all his kids? "Marcus, you're still causing hell in my life from beyond the grave huh?" I said out loud as I unfastened Malaysia out the seat. "Guess I'm going back to stripping." I looked back at Sasha who just looked on and shook her head. "Well you always did want kids. Now you got two and one on the way." Sasha laughed and walked off. That damn Marcus.
