We've watched it All Fall Down in the first book.
Now let's take a journey and see if things change or if they remain the same.
MUST READ "ALL FALLS DOWN"
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"Man why couldn't you hire mother fuckers to do this shit" Ant said as we moved the couch into the studio room
"And pay them lazy ass niggas to do some shit we could do? Hell nah" I responded as we put the couch where I wanted it
"I understand you want to build this shit on your own but damn if I was you I would've bought one already built" He shook his head taking a seat
"But then I wouldn't feel accomplished. Like this will actually have my blood,sweat and tears behind it. When I'm done I can go to my dad and actually feel like I made him proud" I said
All my life I've cause my parents hell. I was blessed to have money and never suffer. Like most people would say I was fed with a silver spoon.
I had everything growing up. If I wanted it I got it. I grew up in a two parent home. And most Importantly I grew up with parents who were actually involved in my life.
Any event or parent teacher conference both of my parents showed up. I was blessed but I took my blessings for granted when I reached 7th grade.
When I was in 7th grade I met some niggas who seem like cool people. We started chilling and shit and eventually became close.
One day my parents let me spend the night over one of their house which his house ended up residing in the hood.
That night changed my life. That was my first time getting high and my first time getting arrested. If my pops wasn't a lawyer who knows what would've happened.
Ever since then I was running the streets acting like my ass was from the hood. Even though I stayed in a 5 bed room 3 bath house in the nicest neighborhood my ass was selling dope and acting like I was a broke ass nigga.
I was getting locked up everything other week for the stupidest shit. I even caught my first body when I was 16. I was a sophomore facing felonies acting like shit was cool. But when I turned 17 shit changed. One night I was at the wrong place at the wrong time and ended up getting shot.That was the scariest night of my life. I for sure thought my life was over. But shit I couldn't do shit but accept the fact that I was gonna die.
That was the life I chose. The street life didn't choose me I chose the street life.
I loved running the streets without a care in the world. That was until shit got real. I almost lost my life but shit that didn't stop me. I took that as a war victory but then my ass was facing 40 to life and my "homies" were no where in sight.
Once I beat the case I changed my life around and ended up focusing on graduating and my music.
That's why now I feel the pressure to have everything perfect so that for once I can feel like I actually made my father proud. I caused him and my mom so much pain this was the least I could do since they didn't give up on me.
"I understand and shit if that's the way you feel then shit I'm all for it even if it's breaking my back" He laughed
"Thanks man I appreciate it" I laughed too "So wassup with you and that girl you're talking to?"
"Jackie?"
"Yeah"
"Shit man. Everything Is going smooth. I want her to meet Desire before I even bring her around Heaven though"
"How did Desire being Heaven's mom even come about?" I asked because I always wondered. I mean I knew that wasn't her real daughter but I never knew the back story
"Well when me and Desire became friends she met Heaven right away but that was only because she ran into us at the store. For some reason Heaven grew a bond with her right away. At the time my baby mama was giving me hell. I mean Hell. She would always call the cops and make up lies to get me arrested. She didn't want Heaven. She was always finding ways to get rid of her and shit that I had to get full custody and a restraining order. Me and Desire started dating and she automatically took on the mother role without me even asking. When my baby mama planted shit on me making me get locked up I didn't even know If I was ever going to get out. My family wasn't willing to take her in and I was damned if I left her in the system so I asked Desire to adopt her. She did and ever since then she's her mother. Anything that has to do with Heaven I run it by her out of respect" He said which only made me see another reason why Desire is amazing
"That's crazy cause any other nigga wouldn't even do that. They'll be like that ain't yo kid"
"Yeah but I don't think like that. She did me a favor when she didn't have to. She was 18 at the time and she gave up everything to take care of her. She's been there for more shit than her real mama so I'll forever take into consideration what she has to say regarding Heaven. In my eyes it's basically like she birthed her"
"A real nigga right there" I dapped him up "So when are they meeting?"
"Shit I don't know man. I feel like it's too soon"
"I feel it. Maybe in a month? I mean Heaven's always at the house with Desire so you don't gotta worry about her seeing Heaven" I told him
"You right. How you like having a baby in the house?"
"Shit it's crazy man. I literally didn't have any experience with a kid. I'm an only child so I didn't deal with younger siblings and I barely seen my cousins so Kairo is really my only experience and it's like damn. I be so scared that ima break him cause he was so damn little" I said and he just laughed "You laughing a nigga is dead ass"
"Man I was the same way when Heaven was born. I was scared to death to even touch her cause of how fragile she looked"
"Right like damn"
"But it's big of you to step in and help Desire with him even though he ain't yours. That's a man move and I admire that" He told me
"Thanks man my dad told me the same thing. I love that kid like he's mine even though me and Desire are just friends. But it's like I grew a bond with this nigga and it's like damn I'll give my life for him" I said truthfully
"I know exactly how you feel. Like the whole situation fucked but at least she has us right?"
"Hell yeah. My parents told Desire the other day that Kairo was their grandbaby" I laughed shaking my head
