Exiled

Luciano 79

I kept looking at my father hoping that he miraculous recovery, I was having processing what had happened especially after JUST losing my mom; this shyt didn't make sense.... like my dad was always preaching to me about taking care of my body. We always got checkups together and the last time we went he got a clean bill of health and that was in May so what had happened between May and August that changed things so drastically. Something wasn't adding up.... my dad would survive but there were two options on the table; they could their put him on blood thinners or they could do surgery and now I was just waiting for Natalie to decide which one she wanted to go with. Speaking of my stepmom she had barely been up here to see him, I know she told me that she was handling some business but still, this was her husband and with each passing second there was no telling what may happen with my dad. As I sat there looking at my dad, the door opened and in walked Nazeer, Jacobi, and Semaj; I was actually glad to see them because I was going crazy sitting in here listening to the monitors beep.

"When was the last time you've eaten Lucci?" Nazeer asked and I knew I was probably looking a little rough but at the moment I really didn't give a fuck. "I know you gotta be hungry Lucci, so tell me what you want and I'll have Jacobi go and get it." Nazeer said and Jacobi started to say something but quickly thought better of it.

"It doesn't matter... whatever's closest. How's your dad doing?" I asked because the night of my dad's stroke, Naz's dad got locked up for Pastor Teague's murder even though we all knew he didn't do it because he had an airtight alibi.

"He's out.... he wanted to come up here but it seems like my mom has an order of protection out against my dad, she's been spreading rumors around the neighborhood that my dad and your dad had been talking about something and that my dad had called your dad like twenty times right before his stroke.... she's claiming that they had gotten into an argument and she's implying that my dad may have had something to do with the stroke." Naz said and I could tell that he was leaving a lot out but I didn't want to press him because he seemed just as stressed as I was.

"So what else have I missed....." I said trying to take the focus off of what was clearly a touchy subject for Nazeer and I wanted a distraction from my own reality. "What's been going on with you Semaj? You over there glowing and shyt, I take it everything is going good with you and Quran?" I asked and Semaj nodded but didn't elaborate.

"Lucci.... you gotta be careful around my mom." Nazeer said causing the entire room to go silent. "Think about it man, Pastor Teague was working with my mom when he was murdered and then my dad was charged with his murder, then we have her side nigga who was plotting to kill his family then ended up getting shot by his son, not to mention the conver......" Naz was cut off by Larenz walking into the room holding a bag of food.

"My bad I didn't mean to interrupt....." Larenz said Semaj and Jacobi looked at each other before walking out clearing giving us some space so Nazeer could finish whatever he was about to say.

"Nazeer, what were you about to say?" I asked ignoring my uncle who placed the bag of food in front of me.

"Not to long ago.... my mom and Wallace, the nigga that she was cheating on your dad with tried to get me to fight his son or something we decided that we wanted to work together and found out that my mom..... she may have had something to do with your mom's death." Nazeer said and I felt like I had been punched in the stomach. "Nothing is confirmed but there's too much evidence that tells me that she had something to do with it." Nazeer said with tears in his eyes, I glanced over at Larenz who was shaking with rage; I don't think I've ever seen Larenz this mad before.... like his entire face was red and I could see all the veins in his neck.

"I gotta go...." Larenz said walking out the room and I was actually worried about what he was about to do because he had just found out that his nephew's stepmom MAY HAVE killed his sister.

"Lucci, I'm so fuckin sorry man....." Nazeer said and I would've told him that he had nothing to apologize for but I was numb. "This shyt is killin me.... like I don't know what's going on with my mom and I don't know why she would do something like that." Naz said quietly. "This summer has been a disaster."

"Naz this summer hasn't been all bad.... you reconnected with your dad, we're both in great relationships, and aside from a few other things." I said glancing at my dad. "Aside from other things this summer has been about growth; not just for us but for everyone in our circle; look at Jacobi... he was a mess at the beginning of our summer and now he's in a relationship with August, him and Quran are getting to a good place and the man that has haunted his dreams is dead. We'll get through this summer bro we just gotta have faith." I said putting my hand on his shoulder.

"Cameras....." Nazeer said randomly and I stood there looking at him confused. "There are cameras throughout the house, so if we can get there and check we may be able to see what really happened." Nazeer said and this may be the break we need.

"If there's anything shady on the cameras you know there's a high possibility that your mom may be arrested." I said looking at him and Nazeer nodded. "I can't leave my dad but you can do it, you're the only person I trust to do it Nazeer."

"I'll do it....." Larenz said and I hadn't even realized that he had walked back into the room and I looked at him wondering why he would put himself in that position. "Look Natalie already has something planned for Nazeer and throwing him into the lion's den would put him in danger, besides it would give me no greater pleasure than to bring that bit... woman down." Larenz said.

"Do you even know where the cameras are located?" I asked and he shook his head, it took about twenty minutes to give Larenz a layout of the house and told him everything I knew about the security system. "The trouble is if it happened in one of the rooms then it won't show up on camera because there are only cameras in the living room, dining room, kitchen, and outside of the house but the cameras should give us an idea of what happened that night."

"Okay but what about the cameras on at all of the entrances? If someone opens the door my mom will be notified and the whole plan goes to shyt." Nazeer said.

"There may be a way around that....." I said and we began reworking our plan so that the chances of failure was minimal. Once they had left I was sitting in the room with my dad when another knock came at the door, I assumed it was another nurse but when I turned around and saw Slayer standing there I don't know why but I started tearing up.

"Sorry I haven't been up here at all today but I was dealing with some things, that needed my undivided attention. Has there been any change in his condition?" Slayer asked walking over to me and taking the seat right beside me.

"Nah, we're waiting on Natalie to come and make the decision on whether or not they to go with surgery or try the blood thinners." I said and I noticed the subtle shift in Slayer's eyes, I knew he wasn't feeling my stepmom at the moment and if he only knew the things that I had learned today he would see that he wasn't alone in that camp. "I also found some stuff out that makes me nervous about going home....." I said and I was about to tell him everything I learned today but something was holding me back.

"Lucci it's coo if you don't wanna tell me.... hell right now I'm dealing with some shyt that I'm not ready to talk about but eventually we're going to have to talk about it because that's what a relationship is.... a line of communication between each other, I may be able to help you with whatever is going on and you may give me a different perspective on how to handle my situation. No pressure though, but if you wanna get some sleep or shower you have a key to my place and you know you're more than welcomed to stay there." Slayer said and as I just about to express my gratitude the door opened and Kelly walked in holding flowers and a balloon which seemed innocent enough but given the smile on her face, I knew she was here to cause all sorts of trouble......................

****** QUESTIONS ******

1) Which two stories should I post tomorrow? 

2) I'm changing the format of Anthology and focusing on one series at a time for about ten chapters then switching to the next series. So which series do y'all want to be the main focus of Anthology. ANY STORY IS ELIGIBLE!!!