More than Friends

Chapter 9

Sorry for the delay I had a severe concussion which caused me to stop writing due to a lot of thinking which triggers these bad ass headaches. But it's been two weeks and I feel way better than before, so on to the story!!

"Wassam Kev?" I answered my phone as the waitress handed my card back. "Man somebody got him man, they out him." He cried into the phone.

I furrowed my eyebrows and stood up. "Got who?" I semi-yelled to not cause a scene. "My father, Joe they took him off some goofy shit cuz." He yelled while still sniffing.

I shook my head and walked out the door of the restaurant. This can't be right! Uncle Joe was that ole head everybody loved and looked up to.

I went to speak, but I looked up and saw Nadia fussing with Britney. "Kev lemme call you back woe."

I took a deep breath, I'm already upset and heated for the fact that my uncle just got killed back home. Now this shit!

"What the fuck you doin' round hea?" I walked up on Britney. "I just came to make my peace since our kids are going to be siblings." She smirked.

I covered my face and took deep breaths. "Britney go. I'm not gone yell, put my hands on you, Nothing. All I need you to do right now is leave me family alone. Me and you will talk lata' bout the baby situation, but now jus' go."

She must've been shocked that she couldn't get an act out of me, so she nodded and walked away.

I grabbed Mason and sat him in his seat, buckling him up.

When everybody was in the car, I started it off and pulled away. I felt Nadia starring at me for a while until she finally spoke up. "Aug you okay?"

I was silent before speaking. "Yeah I'm good." I nodded keeping my eyes on the road even though I felt her stares.

"August you can tell me anything, you know that right? I know something's bothering you." She grabbed my hand, but I slowly took it away.

"Trust me Nadia I'm okay." I said turning the radio up, but not too loud considering Mason was in the back and Madison was playing a spelling game.

I need a blunt and big bottle of Henny. I pulled in front of the house letting them out.

"You not coming in?" Nadia asked reaching for the door handle. "Nah I gotta run some errands fo' the shop." I lied.

"What us to come with?"

"Nah, gone head in the house. I'll be back later." I looked to my left to avoid looking at her. If I looked Nadia in the eyes, she'd see right through me to my pain. I cant have that, my family needs to know I'm strong, a provider and protector.

"I love you." She said before walking off with the kids.

I huffed and shook my leg slightly. Once they got in the house, I peeled off to the nearest liquor store.

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12:32 been out the house all day. I sat on the hood of my car, blunt in one hand bottle of Hennessy in the other. Only way I can get these demons out of my head is through these substances.

All I can think about is deading them niggas, who killed my uncle. But then I gotta remember I got a family, who needs me.

I spilled a bit on the ground. "Rest up unc."

After I drunk half of the 1.75 L of Henny and finished my blunt, I got back in my car. I checked my phone, since it kept going off. I had messages from all my sibling, calls and messages from Nadia, my moms and Maw.