~Next Morning ~
***Laria POV***I laid there looking at Luna. She came home last night, said she went out with some friends from her prep class and got lost. I don't believe her. She has to know I know exactly when the lil bitch is lying. Why though? I mean even if she was with Quan she's grown . So why she feel like she need to lie. I laid on my back. I had rocked her to sleep last night. She cried so hard. She said she had a shed argument with Quan. Man I wanna kill that nigga for the shit he put my baby sister through. I looked over at her. Shes already awake staring at me.
"You a weirdo." I laughed. She laughed and sat up.
"You good sus." I rubbed her back. She shook her head no.
"Have you seen granny?" Her voice so low.
"She said she had to leave town ,why?" She shook her head.
"Have you heard from our auntie?" She looked me in my eyes . I felt my heart pounding harder than usual. I just saw her yesterday and I damn near made her cry. The disappointment in her eyes still fucks me up.
"How do you know about her? Did she contact you?"
"Yes, she called my phone." Luna rubbed her face.
"We have to find her." She stood up.
"Hold up. Why? She's crazy." I stood up.
"Crazy? Our grandma is crazy! I think she might've killed moma!" Luna screamed, she sounds a lot like lisha now! This is the exact same thing she was telling me.
"How do you know that?"
"Why would somebody lie about that shit!" She snapped. She started throwing shit all over the place.
"Luna!" I tried to calm her down. She is really brain washed. I can't alllow myself to believe that. I won't. She threw a chair at the window and it bussed the window open.
"Luna!" I screamed. She kept picking shit up and thirowing it across the room. I heard someone knocking at the door and I rushed to the door.
"Hello." Thomas grandmother Charlotte standing at the door with Sharee holding one hand and lavell in the other. He's knocked out in his car seat. I opened the door wider so that she could come in.
"What's that noise,what happened in here." Sharee looked around.
"Nothing Luna up there packing up. And she looking for something" I lied.
"Oh, can I see her? I wanted to talk to her about Thomas. He's not his self without her. He cries all the time. He misses her so much." She sat the car seat down then sat down. Damn this bitch sat down so fast I didn't even have time to tell her ass to get out. It's not a good time right now. Luna having a panic attack.
"Right now is not a good time but I'll have her call you when she gets done." I gave her my professional voice to try to sweeting shit up. She smiled and gave me a hug.
"See you later guys." She kissed lavell and sharee goodbye. When she left I grabbed lavell and rushed back to Luna. Im so glad she finally calmed down, she's sitting on the edge of her bed crying. I sat him in front of her and she smiled.
"My baby." She rubbed his face. I could see peace in her now.
"We are not safe here." She looked me in my eyes. Sharee came and sat down next to us.
"Luna, that shit is not true. Lisha has a personality disorder. She's crazy."
"I never spoke to lisha, I mean I did but only one time. And barely even that .... I hung up on her. Thinking she had the wrong number." She shook her head. If she didn't talk to lisha who did she talk to?
"My babies." Granny stood at the door with her arms out. Sharee hopped up to run over to her.
"Granny I missed you." She kissed her cheek. Me and Luna sat there staring at her blankly.
"Helloo girls." She walked up looking confused.
"Hey." I spoke out. Luna didn't say shit.
"Luna? Where were you?" She raised her eyebrow.
"I went with some friends and got lost." She rolled her eyes.
"Why so much attitude? You know you have a child now you can't be running the streets. And what the hell happened to the window."She sat her bag down. Luna stood up and stomped out. I heard the front door slam.
"I mean if she wants to, adoption is a always a option?" She gave me a evil look.
"No what the hell!" I stood up.
"What's been going on with you girls y'all acting different."
Something is telling me she already knows lisha told us about everything. She is well aware we know the real relationship her and moma had.
"I remember when I was a little girl." I sat back down calmly. She crossed her legs waiting on me to continue.
"I remember you and my moma used to argue all the time. About money." I blurted out.
"Money?" She laughed.
"Yes money! I was too young but i remember the screaming and fighting."
"That's a lie." She waved me off.
"Why did you hate her?" Everything Lisha told me just flashed back into my head. She tried to make me forget it by telling me she was crazy but she wasn't too far from sane.Luna just came here saying what she told me and Luna heard that from somebody totally different. How is two people telling the same story?Something not right.
"Sharee go watch cartoons." She smiled at her, Sharee hopped up and went to the living room.
"I never hated your mother. She hated me." She shrugged.
"How can you be so old but still a liar?" I snapped . I'm tired of the run around. If she killed my moma then it's up there. I'll kill her old ass right here ! I don't even care no more. I don't play about my moma.
"Laria, I told you that Lisha is crazy. If you want me to show you the doctor statements I will. She's messing with yale head!" She shook her head.
"She didn't talk to Luna once."
"I'm pretty sure she has other people working with her. She's trying to tear us apart."
"I don't know what to believe anymore honestly." I grabbed Lavell's car seat.
"Sharee" I yelled for my little sister.
"Where are you going?" She followed me out.
"How could you just switch up on me so fast! I took care of y'all! It was my choice to take you in!" She yelled. I could hear so much anger in her voice, I want to turn around and hug her but I just kept it moving. Sharee started to cry.
"Don't cry it's okay sister." I helped her into the car then I strapped lavell in. My granny stood on the porch with her hands on her hips.
"We will be back. Just need some space." I yelled out. She rolled her eyes and walked in the house. The door slammed loud ass fuck. I hopped in the car and started the car up. God please get me through this because right now I can't even think straight! The fact that I have a aunt I didn't even know about makes me question my granny's loyalty! I pulled out my phone as I stopped for the red light . I need to find Luna before I do anything. I called her , no answer. I called again, no answer. Where ever she is I just hope she is safe!

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Small City, Big Problems
General FictionLaria is from a dirty city. Most people don't know but in St.Louis, shit goes down. Everyday somebody gets killed; from kids to old folks, it doesn't matter. It's a hell hole! Laria works hard everyday so she can get her and her sisters out of it. O...