HIM AND I

4|BABYSITTING

I was skipping school today so I could take care of my niece. My parents are home and so is my little half sister Who have been staying with my oldest brother.

I woke up beyond tired. Only had three hours of sleep because Kent and I were just talking over the phone and was playing some games. It's really weird if you think about it but eh I could care less.

I head in the shower for 35 minutes, got dressed and head down stairs without doing my hair. I was greeted by my stepdad and my mom. "So how was your weeks away from us?" She asks smiling. "Eh had better weeks." I said passing them and taking a seat at the kitchens island with my sister. "What's with this bitch?" I asked my mom pointing at my sister who seem upset. "She wants a nose Piercing." Carlos tells me. "It's unfair tho. Alex has one. He got it himself last year." She says pointing at mine. "Well he's a boy-"

"What does gender have to do with this?" Rihanna asks rolling her eyes. "Teen angst much?" I whispered under my breath but she heard me. "I'll rip yo shit off if-"

"Do it bitch! I won't be the one taking you to get it." I countered. She huffs and crosses her arms like a kid about to throw a tantrum. "And why are you dressed like a hoe?" I asked her. "I'm not." She rolls her eyes at me. "Alex!" My mom shouts at me for saying such thing. "I mean you did give her this such style." Carlos tells my mom. "You're saying that I dressed my daughter a hoe and I dressed like one?" She asked him doing that thing with her lips like she senses bullshit. "You do dress provocative-" he stops mid sentence to run from my mom who held up the spatula to hit him. "Heheheh." He runs from her around the island. "But I love it. Your mine and I respect your fashion." She goes back to flipping pancakes and hums. "I know."

"So can I?" My sister Asks. "Fine. But don't get any other ideas of piercings in the future. You'll look like a hoe." I spat out my orange juice to what my mom said.

After breakfast my stepdad took my sister to school and my mom headed over to my grandmas house. I don't go to take care of my niece till 2:45pm so I didn't have to stay from school but I wanted to because I needed to step up my game in games. Kent won many matches against me in Mortal Kombat but I put up a match. He won by chance. I was being too cocky or he was just really good. Who knows? I was cocky. I'm a fucking beast in Mortal Kombat. I call Lag. And we have been hovering many games for the past two weeks.

      It was already 11:50 when Kent texted me.

K
Why weren't you at school?

      I was just feeling bad. That's all.

K
Good. You would've given the substitute a hard time.

      Sub?

K
I had to attend something personal

      With that I left him on seen. I didn't want to ask. It wasn't my business. Even though I told him some of my business. No. It shouldn't be like that. He offered to listen.

   I was out my house by 12:00. I had to go over to my second oldest brothers house. I didn't had to but I wanted to just chill for a bit with my sister-in-law and my niece before I take her. It was a bit far. Who told them to move away from a upcoming good neighborhood that used to be hood? No one but where they live is such a nice place for my niece to be raised. Very culturally Diverse. She can get a good education. She's just 4 but she's already smart and exceeding well. She's exceeds higher than most kids at age 7.

      I knock on the door and already I hear running around. "It's alex! It's Alex! It's ALEX!" My niece shouts from behind the thick door. "Open it women!" She shouts at her mom making Angela pop her tongue. Making me laugh. As it opens she jumps at me.