A Bronx Tale

Eleven.

Ja'lynn

"Where he at?" Dad asked storming past as i opened the door.

"Where is who?" I asked.

"You think I'm fuckin' playing Jay?" Dad asked.

"No, i just don't know what you're talking about" i said.

"Where the little black ass nigga at that said he didn't wanna talk and shit? We finna talk now.. Then you hung up because he told you to. You gone hang up on yo' favorite Uncle?" Uncle Stunna asked looking under my bed.

"No, I hung up because my phone was finna die" i said trying not to cry.

I was still higher than Cooter Brown and this was too much.

"Ja'lynn ima ask you one more time 'cause he ain't in Kobi room. Where is Black?" dad asked a little too calmly for me.

"I don't know" i cried.

Just then we heard something outside the balcony. Dad and Stunna looked at me. The bitch couldn't stand still for two seconds.

Dad went to my balcony door and swung it open revealing a naked Black. Dad and Stunna turned and looked at me.

"Put some clothes on, I ain't finna fight no nigga wit' his dick out" Dad said.

"Come with me" dad said.

"Can-can i put some clothes on?" i asked lowly.

He looked down at me finally noticing i was wrapping in my blanket.

"Oh so all y'all motherfuckers naked in here?" Dad asked.

"Niece you be having sex?" Stunna asked.

"Bitch what it look like?" Dad asked.

"Nigga you better direct that rage towards the nigga struggling to put his draws on" Stunna said.

I turned and seen Black stumble back as he put his boxers on. Why me?

"Don't look at him" dad said.

"She done already seen him" Stunna said.

Black laughed and I started crying again. Why is this nigga like this?

Dad charged at Black and they started fighting.

"Stop" i cried trying to separate them.

"Uh uh, let 'em fight" Stunna said.

I ran downstairs going to my parents' room.

"Mama, they're fighting again!" I said waking her up.

She jumped up and followed me upstairs. When we walked in they were still fighting.

"Come on OG" Black said wiping his busted lip.

Dad slapped him and they started fighting again.

"Jonathan let him go. JONATHAN LET HIM GO" ma said as we separated them.

"They fucking, B. This nigga been lying in all our faces walking 'round here like he just here for Kobi" dad said.

"What does that sound like?" Ma asked.

"What?" Dad asked.

"Shit do sound familiar or some" Uncle Stunna said.

"Because Black is a damn Jon Jr and he hate that shit. Just like dad hated when Jon was a Dave Jr. You reap what you sow. It's so fun and shit when y'all do it, but when it's your daughter y'all be mad. Ja'lynn is 20 years old. That girl is grown, she's in college, and I trust her judgement. If she wants to be with Black then that's who she's gonna be with, period" ma said.

"You wanna be with him?" Dad asked.

"I don't know" i mumbled.

"She don't even fucking know" dad said to ma.

"I'll be confused too after all this" ma said.

"We got caught and we still knew what we wanted" dad said.

"We got caught after i was already pregnant and everything was already said and done" ma said.

"You caught them fucking" ma added.

"I was actually sleeping" Black said.

"I see why you don't like that nigga" Stunna said.

"Aight B, you right. I'll admit i might've went a little overboard, but y'all been lying to me.. Shit lying to everybody. I know Kobi don't know. How long this been going on?" Dad asked.

"Long ass time" Black said.

"Ok don't say shit else because obviously you drunk more jungle juice than me" i said to Black.

"I wanna shoot his ass so bad" Stunna said.

"It was my senior year, but we've been on and off. We were never consistent, so sometimes when y'all would ask was we messing around technically we weren't lying" i answered.

"Sounds toxic" dad said.

"You would know" Ma said.

Dad looked at her.

"I need a blunt.. Aye just don't hang up on me for that nigga no more" Uncle Stunna said hugging me.

"I won't" i said.

I looked at Dad.

"I ain't hugging you till you take a shower" Dad said.

"i love you" i said.

"i love you too" he said weakly before walking out.

"He just needs time. He's 'bout as dramatic as your pawpaw, worse in this situation" ma said.

I nodded.

"Thanks mom" i said as she walked out.

"AYE TELL BLACK HE STILL GOTTA GO TO KOBI ROOM" dad yelled.

I looked at Black who was already laid out on my bed.

"Damn" he said getting up.

"Goodnight" i said as he kissed me.

"Maybe I'll actually get some sleep now" he said.

I laughed.

"Maybe" i said.

"I love you" he said.

"I love you too" i said.

He kissed me again, sticking his tongue down my throat before picking me up. I wrapped my legs around his waist and he sat me on the dresser. Them percs was getting the best of us. We couldn't control it, we was hot & ready.

"Didn't I say you gotta-" Dad asked.

I jumped off the dresser.

"BROOK BROOOOOOK! THEY FINNA FUCK! Oh my god i can't do this Lord" dad said leaving out the room.

"I'm finna kill myself" we heard him cry going down the stairs.

"Go to Kobi's room" i told Black.

He went to kiss me again and i pushed him back.

"Now, De'Andre" i said.

"Mmcht, can't never do none" he said pouting as he stomped out the room.

I swear he was Jon Jr, dramatic as hell. I climbed in bed before closing my eyes. I needed sleep more than ever.