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This shit was finally over, and a nigga finally had some peace of mind. I walked over and got in Taurus’s car while he stood and talked to Reese for a minute. When he finished talking, hewalked over and got in the car. He started it, but before pulling off, he looked in my direction.
“Amil hung himself a few days ago. Reese was going to take care of it, but he had already done it to himself.”
“Well.”One less thing I gotta hold on my conscience.
CHAPTER19
“A sense of belonging and unconditional love is necessity to every street nigga, regardless of if he is aware of it or not.”
- Savior
TAURUS
In a year’s time life transcended itself…
Life was finally full fucking circle for a young street nigga. Savior and I had run the streets for a while, and never had either of us dealt with what we did last year. They said some things were placed in our lives for us to learn from, but I damn sure didn’t know what I was supposed to learn from that shit. What I could say was being shot wasn’t no fucking fun. I didn’t care what the lil’ niggas glamorized that shit as. Being shot was too much for the toughest nigga. Anyways, right now life was full circle, and I had everything I could’ve asked for. During what should’ve been one of the darkest points of a nigga’s life, I had found my light. When I saw Lane for the first time, I didn’t see us here. I mean,sure, I was fiending for her back then. I knew what I wanted, but I damn sure didn’t know what I was getting, if that made any sense.
“Taurus, where is the bottle? If Noel wakes Naomi up, then you’re taking both of them. I have to prepare for this appeal tomorrow.”
“You’re going to wake her ass up with all that fucking fussing.” I walked into the living room, where Lane sat on the sofa holding our daughter who acted like her the most. All Noel did was cry and whine. I told her that she got that shit from her mother, whereas Naomi was just laidback and calm. That came from me. I couldn’t help but be grateful for my girls, but I knew the big homie was getting back at me for all the shit I had done back in the day. I mean, why else did he give a nigga not one but two daughters? When they were born, he made it clear that I’d be doing time behind them. At least their mama was a lawyer because a nigga would definitely need it.
I handed her the bottle and sat at the other end of the sofa right in front of Naomi’s carrier. She was knocked the fuck out and milk drunk. Her chubby ass would be out for at least a few hours.
“My mom and dad are dropping by to see them in a little while.”
I looked from my baby to Lane and nodded my head. “Cool. Just make sure yo’ mama don’t put her lips on my kids.”
“Taurus, really?” She threw the couch pillow at me.
“Hell yeah. You were thinking the shit.” I caught the pillow and tossed it on the other side of the sofa.
“I cannot stand you.” She shook her head.
“But you’re about to stand at that altar and marry me next month. Yeah, okay. I love yo’ ass too.” I winked at her.
LANE
I didn’t even have enough fingers to count all the blessings that God had given me within the last year. All I could do was spend every moment thanking Him. It all started when he sent this unhinged man into my life who showed me what true love was. Before him, I planned to just deal with Sabastian and stay madly in love with my career. All of that was switched up. Not only was my career still flourishing, but I was now a mother of two beautiful baby girls. Noel and Naomi showed me every day that there was more out there. There was no better feeling than being their mother and watching them grow every day. Right now, both of them were the spitting image of their father, but I had faith that would change. It was messed up because I had carried both of them to full term, and this was how it happened. They looked nothing like me.
Anyway, I’d like to say everybody else in my life was doing better, but then I’d be lying. My mother and father were still divorcing, but neither of them would sign the papers. Instead, they bickered everywhere and exposed one another’s dirty laundry. I guess that was how they loved. To me, it was pure dysfunction, but that was them, and it wasn’t my situation. As for Joseph and Sabastian, they were happy-ish I guess. Sabastian had finally found a woman to marry him, only for her to refuse to divorce him when she saw how much money he came into. Joseph, on the other hand, had left his wife and kids. I heard he was living out of some hotel in Oakbrook. That was a mess that I was glad I avoided.
“I know you just heard me,” Taurus called out to me.
“No, I didn’t. What did you say?” I asked.
He screwed his face up like I annoyed him. “I said I love you.”
I smiled warmly at him. “I love you too, baby.”
REGANCY
I stood in the washroom, pacing back and forth in front of the counter in anticipation of what the test I’d just urinated on would say. I had gotten married and went on my honeymoon all of two months ago, and here I was once again.
“Mama, SJ took his pamper off again.” Kale knocked on the door.
I shook my head and rolled my eyes to the ceiling. This child was way too smart for his own good. “Go tell your father.”
“I did, but he told me to tell you.”
