I was at my limit.... I usually prided myself on being able to control the Cunningham Anger but it was getting to that point where I felt myself on the edge, I tried to keep my emotions (mainly my anger) in check but these last few days.... It all started with that damn interview, honestly, that shyt knocked the wind out of me because even though I wasn't Liberty's biggest fan I felt like we were on decent terms, so for her to flat out lie on me was just..... Then Jade left taking my kids with her, that shyt hurt more than anything but the letter she left was the worse; she basically told me she wasn't coming back and not to bother looking for her because I'd never find her. Then all that other shyt happened the video of someone pretending to be, getting suspended, having to see Juelz and Jade together, losing everything.... the other day I was in the store and this kid ran up to me wanting an autograph and his mom pulled him away as if I was some monster. No lie there was the briefest of moments where I considered ending it all....... the only thing that stopped me was I tripped over one of Jakari's toys and I remembered how much I love my kids and I could never do something so selfish just to spare myself from the pain I was feeling.
"Nigga are you still mopping?" Marquise asked walking into the house with Cori and Dad Number One, I looked up at them before closing my eyes again because I really didn't feel like dealing with them right now. "Padre let me see your keys, I'm about to go get him an emotional support dog or something because this laying around shyt just ain't healthy." Marquise said and I swear I was about to lock him in my freezer.
"Quise.... stop talking." Dad Number One said quietly and I could almost feel his eyes burning into my skin.
"What I'm trying to help him and us... I'm tired of coming over here finding him in the same exact spot and I know y'all smell that, now unless Troix and Jakari left a bag of Fritos somewhere in here then..... OWW!!! WHAT WAS THAT FOR!!!!" Marquise yelled holding the back of his head.
"Thank God.... I was about to do the same thing." Cori said shaking his head as Marquise muttered something in Mandrian. "Noah are you done sulking though because this ain't like you at all....." Cori said with concern in his voice.
"Look I appreciate y'all stopping by.... again but I'm good, I'm just trying to think of all the places Jade could be hiding because that letter she left was some straight bullshyt... I just gotta look into her eyes and see if she really feels the way she claims." I said turning my head.
"Noah you got two options either get your ass up and face this shyt head on or......" Dad Number One said and I glanced at him, without a single word I called his bluff. "Aight... Ayy come in." He said and my eyes drifted to the door as Mama Angela walked in wearing her infamous nun costume.
"Blessed be my children..... let us bless this house and cleanse of these evil spirits starting with the demon of stale feet and unwashed ass." Mama Angela said waving around a sage stick.
"Now the choice is yours, you can stay here with Mama Angela or you can come with us for the rest of the day.... take a shower first." Dad Number One said turning around and grabbing Marquise because he looked like he was about to say something smart, it took me three seconds to make up my mind once Mama Angela started chatting I knew it was time to go. After a quick shower, I was sitting in the passenger seat and I really wasn't feeling the fact that I was dragged out of the house by these three.
"Where are we going?" I asked for the millionth time and for the millionth time I got ignored. "Good fuckin talk...." I said leaning back in my seat. "Aight since y'all won't tell me where y'all are taking me can y'all at least tell me if y'all have heard from my wife?" I asked and Marquise started laughing in the back seat. "What's so fuckin funny Marquise?" I asked turning around and looking at him.
"Nothing it's just.... well nothing it's nothing No'." Marquise said covering his mouth and I was about to jump back there and beat the truth outta him but then I saw Cori and I could tell he was hiding something... aight bet, I found my target and I knew it would be easy to get the truth from him once I got him alone. Twenty minutes later we were pulling up to Toyota Center and I rolled my eyes, Dad Number One always brought us to a Rockets game whenever he wanted to distract us from something.
"Ayy I left my wallet in the car....." I said looking at Dad Number One who tossed me the keys and continued on inside with Marquise, Cori started to walk with them but I pulled him along with me and didn't stop until I was sure we were alone. "We keeping secrets now little brother?" I asked looking into his eyes and like pebble underneath a lot of weight, Cori started to crack.
"Aight so the night Jade left I was upstairs, she was talking to Dad Number Two and I just so happen to overhear their conversation and he was pressuring her to take the kids and go into hiding because of everything that's been going on.... so if you wanna know where Jade is you should probably ask him." Cori said and I nodded, so basically everyone was keeping shyt from me......
"Cover for me....." I said walking off and thankfully I had the foresight to text Jose while I was in the car and he was already waiting. "We need to go to my parent's house." I said and about an hour later we were walking into the house. "Dad where's Jade?" I asked walking into the living room and he looked up at me over his glasses.
"Lower your voice Noah....." He said calmly and I wasn't even yelling.... yet but if he didn't give me the answers I needed then I would definitely start yelling and then we'd have some problems. "Try me if you want to." He said placing his book down on a table and pulling out a... was that a flip-phone? "Here call her...." He said tossing it to me and I'm not going to lie my hands started shaking, as I went to the only number in the phone.... after ten of the longest seconds of my life Jade finally answered.
"How is he?" She said and her voice brought tears to my eyes but also anger to my soul.
"Why don't you call and ask 'him' yourself? Or better yet why don't you just bring my kids back home? OR HOW ABOUT........" Before I could finish I heard Troix in the background.
"IS THAT MY DADDY BITCH!!!!" He said and almost smiled. "LEM, LEMME... LEMME TALK!!!!" Troix said and then I was sitting on the first step listening to Troix tell me damn near everything that's been going on since I last saw him. It was a cheap trick because my anger melted away as Troix gave the phone to Jakari and he told me about the snowman they built.
"Put.... put your mom back on the phone." I said trying to keep my voice from cracking but failed miserably.
"Noah.... I had to leave for the safety of our children, you wouldn't listen and.... I'm sorry but you'll eventually see that this was for the best. I talk to Saint and he......." Jade said but I hung up the phone, honestly I didn't need to hear anymore because I should've known that Saint was behind all of this, placing the phone in my pocket I walked over to Jose grabbed his keys and borrowed his car, me and my 'best friend' needed to have a serious conversation.
I walked inside the building bypassing all the people who were giving me questioning looks, he had to know I was on my way up to his floor because there wasn't a thing in this building that he didn't know about. Reaching the top floor I was met by like six security guards who were about to get knocked the fuck out if they didn't move.
"Come into my office No'." Saint said stepping through them and looking me in the eyes. "Cancel all my meetings for the rest of the day me and my brother need to talk...." Saint said walking into his office and standing by his desk.
"Saint I'm really trying not to beat your ass right now but it's becoming extremely difficult..... so answer me this one question....." I started to say but Saint raised his hand stopping me.
"Noah.... I'll tell you everything you need to know but you gotta give me time and you have to promise not to overreact." Saint said and I nodded, just for the record the second he was finished, no matter what he said I was punching him in the mouth so he better take his time because at this point, where there wasn't anything he could say or do that would quell my anger........
****** QUESTIONS ******
1) Who should get the next chapter; Noah, Saint, Juelz, or Cori?
