Close Friends

CHAPTER 22

P A Y T O N

It was Sunday and I had just got home from Church. I had just finished taking my car to the car wash and it was gone rain tomorrow so I decided to park it in the garage. I was suppose to be picking Pierre and Amarin up in about a hour so I was just gone chill til then.

As I got out my car my phone went off with a text message from August. Me and him have became good friends. He's actually the one who invited me to church.

As I opened his message I walked pass a whole bunch of envelope on the ground. At first I was done forget it but I step back once I seen my name on a couple of them.

"Damn this was in 2007" I said as I squatted down picking up the letters.

I picked up all the ones that had my name on it and I noticed some had Pierre name on them too. I put the rest of em back in the box and walking in thru the garage door. My mom and Paris was out doing something and Simon was at work.

"Welp I'm home alone" I said closing the garage door locking it.

I grabbed a bottle of water out the fridge and went in the living room. I bit my lip as I sat down because I never really came down here so I was surprised at the furniture. It was black and my mom hated black.

"Ok let's see" I said picking up a letter from my lap. I put my phone on the table alone with my keys.

"New York Harlem, Payton East" I read the cover as I flipped the letter over opening it. As I opened it I seen a ten hundred dollar bills and a letter.

"Mmm" I said as pull the letter out putting the envelope and the money beside me.

Dear Payton,
Happy 16th Birthday. I'm so sorry I couldn't make it. I seen you made the news and I want you to know I'm proud of you and I'm your number one supporter. I wish you would take time and write me back or at least know your reading them. I love you sweetheart and keep making me proud.
Sincerely, Your Father.

"My father" I jolted my head back as I read the your father part.

From what I know he dead and gone. I sigh becoming frustrated already. I decided to read another on. This one was from July 2002. I was two years old then. I opened and my heart to spend a bit so i had to sit back and remember that I'm a gangsta. Once I got myself together I opened it and began to read it.

Sweetheart,
I know your young and wouldn't understand this but listen. When you turn 3 your mother gone tell you I walked out yo life. On the west I didn't. Your mother accused me of raping her because she found out she was pregnant with you and your brother. I DIDN'T. I was a loyal young man to your mother. When she told me she was pregnant I was happy as ever. I finally got kids and I thought I had them with the woman I loved. Logan and Lauren would love to see you and Pierre. I'm so so-

I folded the letter so I would stop reading. It was way to much for me to process. I already knew some crazy ass shit was fennda go down and I had no clue how I was fennda prepare myself for it. My phone started ringing pulling me out my thoughts.

"Hello" I said as I answered the phone for Pierre.

"You ok?" He asked me and I cleared my throat.

"Ummm Yea. I'm good. Y'all ready?" I asked him as I sat up on the couch.

"Yea" He said and I stood from the couch grabbing my keys.

"See you when you get here and be safe" he said and I walked out the garage door.

"Ok Pierre." I said and he simply said iight and hung up. I got in my car and let the garage up as I started it.