Written In The Slums (COMPLETE)

Chapter nine

 I didn't sleep much last night as images replayed in my head .. my father on top of me having his way, no matter how much I begged and pleaded. My momma's cold limp body, laying there in a pool of her own blood. And now they were both dead, Shit was unreal.

I laid there as the sun rudely shined into my hazel eyes. Screaming at me to get the hell up.

I sit up wiping my eyes scanning the beautiful room I'd call mine for a few weeks.

Finding toiletries and towels in the bathroom I decide to take the longest shower ever. considering I didn't have to worry about pipe issues and hot water. The water felt good on my skin soaking into every bruise. I dry my hair and myself off letting my gaze fall on my body. My body was definitely the reflection of my life.

I wrapped the towel around me.

Shit, I have no clothes .. nice going wise guy.

I tiptoed over the water droplets my hair left behind on the floor.

"There's gotta be something in these treasure chest ass drawers," I say under my breath. I start looking opening every one of them coming up empty. "Shit."

I sigh pulling my towel tighter around me before going down the stairs. Best believe they were all laughing in whatever gang language they had.

They all just had to be in one spot. Lovely.

"We have the Italian mafia wanting to do a drug trade for three gra-" King froze in a moment.

His eyes are much softer than they were last night.

"Well good morning Mrs. Grinch !" Ace cackles as he puffs on his blunt. "Wake and bake ?" He tried offering it to me

"No thanks, I- ehrm I have no clothes ..." I hold onto my towel tightly.

"I see .. I can .. uh get you something to wear for now until we can take you to get new ones and wash your old ones. " King clears his throat

"Oh.. k.." I nod "that would be fine "

King stands there a second

I avoid his eyes

As my cheeks started getting warm with embarrassment

Damn it Ayva chill.

Bo, Slick, Swan, and Ace exchanged high ass looks realizing the awkwardness.

"Damn Nigga, it's just a towel she's not standing there naked G," Bo says as he spits laughing along with the others.

"Shut the fuck up." King shakes his head before going upstairs. "Come on."

he searched through his close finding an over sized white T-shirt and basketball shorts 3x my size. "Thanks, I'm gonna go change ."

"Wait ." King starts

Let me guess you're gonna be an asshole again?

"Uh .. well ..". He clears his throat again "sorry for how I acted last night. I was just uh frustrated with everything " he sighs as if that was a big thing he had to get off his chest.

"You don't apologize much do you ?" I tilt my head sideways smiling. "Because you struggled hard as hell"

"Don't start with your bullshit, man" he smiles back with the whitest teeth with his dimples showing.

So fine. Shit sucks that he's no good.

"Get dressed and I'll see you back downstairs," he said. And just like that, He was back in boss mode.

I come back downstairs dressed in King's clothes. They were so big they were falling off me.

"Welcome back little bow wow. " Ace laughed snorting.

I stuck both my middle fingers up at him.

"You don't disappoint." Ace grins.

"Now, where were we? " King looks at me briefly before getting back to talking about the Italian flatbread niggas.

"So the Italian mafia wants to do a drug trade worth three grand. If we can successfully find a way into Italy with merchandise, and make this happen. Clean and without NOTICE." He looked at Ace emphasizing the word notice.

"We will get in good with they crazy asses. And that's what we need. because if need be they hold all of the weaponry. " He smirks. "You know they like to be trigger happy."

"Italy ?" I piped in "I have to go to return back to school I already missed a few days I can't miss anymore if I want to graduate on time."

When have you ever heard of black niggas going into Italy, unnoticed at that? Never.. case and point.

"Calm down Princess, we'd have to meet with them first anyhow. Plus you aren't going anywhere you and your mouth would get us all killed the second we stepped off the plane "

Whatever.

A sudden loud banging knock at the door made them all stop talking "anyone expecting company ?" King raised his eyebrow.

"NYPD! Open up "

The police?