F.A.M.I.L.I.A

The Need to Know...

~Rei~

Li I am concerned! About what? My relationship. Why is Marco on some foul shit right now? No it's not that he's just so damn secretive about shit. What you think he's hiding from you? I don't even know Li, I mean everything was great in the beginning and I knew he had a crazy spark but now he leaves the house at 4 and doesn't come back till 4 in the morning and then sometimes he doesn't even come back for like 2 days. And the other night he left in the middle of dinner and then came back at 2 in the morning smelling fresh like he just showered. Well did you want him to get in the bed funky she said laughing. It's not funny Lisa! How would you feel if Jaya did that shit? Well for one she wouldn't cause she's all of 7 months pregnant she can barely get off the damn couch much less go somewhere in the middle of the night. You know what I said getting up to leave.

Wait Rei. I am serious I think this nigga is creeping on me and you over here joking about it. He's not cheating Reina! How do you know? Well there are 2 ways I know one he's afraid of his sister, older or not she pulls rank on his ass. And two he's afraid of me as well. Why should he be afraid of yall? Take a seat Rei seriously. Look I swear to you Marco isn't cheating on you. I really hope not Li I mean I waited so long for a guy like him and to think that he is stepping out on me is crazy. Has he ever talked to you about what he does for living? What you mean? He works right. Yeah I mean you saw his car and the house he has is nice as well of course he got a job. But you don't know exactly what he does to get his money. Lisa if you know something just tell me. He's into some stuff, some legal and some not. You saying he's a drug dealer? She nodded her head. Okay really Lisa I am trying to be serious here and you playing with me. I am not playing with you Reina you ever heard of Familia! Familia what the hell is that restaurant. Please tell me you ain't that simple Reina? Familia I said looking at her, the same Familia you were associated with you first came to Atlanta? Indeed, the same one. He's at the top. At the top meaning what? Meaning baby sis you dating one of the higher ups. But Jaya...Wait, is she? She nodded at me. Oh my god Lisa you married into a drug cartel? Crazy right she said laughing.

Does mama know? Hell naw and you better not say nothing to her either Reina I am serious. So, he sells drugs? No, he manages the folks that sell it, but he also does other things as well. Other things like what? That I don't know cause technically I am not supposed to know exactly what goes on. Does Ti know? Of course, she knows you really think I could keep a secret like that from her? Rei let him tell you in his own way don't go jumping on him about it. Why not! Because he's protecting you. You think mother fuckers don't know who you are now? Besides being my little sister, now that yall have been together for a while trust me when I say folks know who you are and probably watching your every move. I ain't sign up for this shit Li. You love him don't you? I...no do you love him? Yeah I do. Well you signed up for it then. What did I get myself into Lisa? You got yourself into a good ass situation. How is this good, he's a damn drug dealer?Technically he's the boss he doesn't sell it. And also he has businesses Rei other than that. And you and Ti are okay with this. You really asking me that question after everything I've been through with Andre? If it wasn't for them I'd still be dealing with that situation.

The news about Andre it 2 weeks after they found all of his stuff was found in his vehicle at the airport. They checked every flight incoming and outgoing but there was no record of him taking a flight out of Atlanta and there was no footage of who drove his car there, so he's been listed as a missing person. It never dawned on me that Li may know what happened to him. After she came back she's been a little off but I just thought it was cause Jaya was keeping her in the house to heal. All of this is too much for me to process, I went from thinking my boyfriend was cheating to finding out he's in one of the most dangerous organizations in Atlanta, hell the whole east coast at that.