In The Kutt

A Score To Settle

Chapter 23

As its only been a few hours since he last seen Courtney,King went back in his room,as his high wore off,and Murda started to fall asleep while watching tv. Still with house phone King continued to call Courtney leavin voicemail after voicemail,as his mother came to check on him. Baby, I'm sorry and I love you. Please call me back. I love- I'm pretty sure she heard you all 28 times. Now you might not wanna accept it,but she's ghostin, you,baby. It's best to give a woman space,his mother said as she rubbed his shoulder and sat down beside him. Nah ma,Courtney wouldn't ghost me.

Hmm. Based off what she just went thru,I'm she just needs to be alone for a minute. Give her some space. I know today it's all bad,but tommorow everything will be better. You just have to talk to the Lord. He'll make a way. Just tell him lord,I was wrong and I'm in need of your strength. And watch how he come thru for you. All storms shall pass. It's not the end of the world,son. You hear me? You still have a chance to change,before she takes that baby and leave you. Remember when you was five years old? You used to follow Kirk and Teshawn everywhere. All you wanted to do was be around your brother. You was the happiest big eared boy I knew. My baby boy,she said rubbin his back as she continued. Listen,son, I know you know momma loves you and your brother loves you too. Yall are both my sons and I cant have yall puttin yall hands on each other. I want yall to love each other,and protect each other. I know we can tell what each other thinkin sometimes,but it's not just our blood that makes us family it's the way we connect with each other. All three of us have a sixth sense. Before she passed,your grandmother did too. You might not believe it, but I do. We can tell when there is something wrong with family just by looking into each other's eyes. But lord help me. You almost almost grown.. got your lil peach fuzz on your upper lip. Look at you. I know grownin up was hard for you and your brother. We did not have it easy,I know. The Lord told me,he say "Evelyn, I'm puttin you and your family thru toughest obstacles that lies ahead of your journey and it won't be easy. Yall are amongst the strongest in my kingdom. Each of you,has a story that I have already written." And comin from me, I know I'm not gone always be around forever. Im hoping I go before my kids,and I'm prayin I do. I always told myself yall would've been better men,if yall hadn't grew up in this environment. The life yall lead..will teach yall something one day. So pay attention. Come tomorrow, I want you and Kirk to start makin amends,shake hands,hug it out,whatever it is yall two do,and keep each other close. Because when it's all said and done,we all we got,baby. You hear me? Understand that. And no matter what choices yall make in life, or what path yall take, I'll always-.

I know ma I know. You'll always love us and support us, King said interrupting her finishing the sentence. Smartass. I love you son,Ms Evelyn said as she smiled and hugged him,before starting to leave the room.

Yo ma. Hold up. King tossed the house phone on the bed as he reached under it,grabbing a shoebox. I know I don't never be here much,but..this for you. For me? If its another one of them pie in the face things you used- No ma this is foreal. Take it. What is it? Just open it. As Ms Evelyn took the shoebox and opened it,she started to smile. King had all the pictures from his childhood, including one photo with his mother and father together back in the late 90's,and early 2000's. A few pictures of them with their father in them were folded as if he was trying to keep his father out of them, including the other ones with him and Kirk. I wasn't gone give you these because I had a booger in my nose on almost every picture,and I feared you would show them to everybody. Now, I'm not so worried so I ain't trippin this time,he told her.

Ms Evelyn was shocked to see that King still had a few pictures she thought she would never see again. As she went thru them, she noticed he only had one picture of her and his father,and the rest of him were of him,his grandmother,grandfather, and Kirk. She also knew why he only had the ones he felt were valuable,and left out the extraordinary family photos of four. Yall were so cute. Where did you get all these? I thought I they were gone for goo-.