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The Love Of Trying
Later that evening, my brother took my twin boys to the strawberry festival. we planned a date time, it's been a while since we had one. "say unk, where you work at?" tyson asked as they walking in the park. "let's just say I'mma investment man." mark said "what's that?"tyson asked curious "He sell drugs."broderick said "Shut up, don't listen to your brother, he to dum to know what he talkin bout." mark said pushing broderick arm. "so you sell products like on tv." tyson asked "yeah, why you so interested little man?" mark asked "because I wanna be like you Unk." tyson said "little man, don't be like me, be better then me, follow your heart." he said patting his back. tyson ran to the devil dipper. "say unk, why you just didn't tell him the truth, shit, you need to put me on, you know what I'm saying." broderick said rubbing his hands together. "what, u ain't ready for that life little homie, for one you run your mouth about your own, that shit right there get you killed, you ain't about that life, so keep your nose in them books before you have your momma woop me and your little ass." mark said walking to where tyson was. "man if he ain't gonna put me on, imma do it myself." broderick mumbled. broderick had got a text from one his friends, tae. it read: so is you in or what home boy, I got some fire right na, talkin bout 500 a brick, come through. broderick text back, ight bet, on my way. broderick walked over to his unk mark. "say man, I'm finna go hang with tae, tell mom's imma be home later." broderick said "Ight, betta be home before the street light, or that's your ass, and tae, ain't that nigga just got out of jail?"mark asked. "yeah man, why?" broderick asked. "don't get caught up in his shit." mark said "man, it ain't even like that, in good Unk." broderick said "ok man, later." mark said giving him a brotherly hug. "cool" broderick said walking off. the devil dipper started to go up as mark and tyson was strapped in. "I wanna get down!" tyson screamed "Man, man up, stop being a little sissy."Mark said laughing. "Mama!" tyson screamed as it fastly dropped. mark was steady laughing. tyson reminded him when he was derek age and they tried the same ride when he was tysons age. broderick walked up to his friend tate house. "whats up nigga." tae said dabbing him. "shit nothin, just left my unk and brother at the festival." broderick said "oh yeah, man I heard alexis going with her fine ass friend keria, thought you was gonna hook a nigga up." tae said "shit, little momma wasn't going, she want a man with money you feel me, I ain't got it like that right na." broderick said "I can help with that, matter fact we need somebody on 5th street, my partner locked up and need someone to fill in, but if you do good, I might just give you your own block, feel me, I can give you a stack to start you off, I'll give you the bag tonight, you about that?" nate said "Shit yeah."broderick said as tae handed him a stack of money. "don't fuck up or imma fuck you up, this ain't no playground homie, this get how you live or die in the motherfucka." tae said "man, I got you." broderick said "alright, pick up the bag up at 9, no later." tae said "shit I don't know if imma be able to sneak out." broderick said "nigga did I ask you, pick it up at 9 or be dealt with." tae said picking up his gun. "man I'm just playing, chill, I got you dog." broderick said "We'll see, but I'll catch you later dog, gotta go get my little girl at tete house." tae said as he dabbed broderick. mark and tyson just made it back at my house. marcus and I was watching a movie and drinking wine. "sis, you got one punk ass son, man he did just like derek on the ride." mark said starting laughing as Marcus started to. "don't do my baby like that." I said "I'm just saying." mark said sitting down in the recliner. "Did you have fun baby." I asked tyson. "Yeah it was fun, but the dipper was scary, I kept saying I wanted to get off but unk mark called me a sissy." tyson said complaining. "fucking right, you suppose to be strong not weak my nigga." mark said "really mark, he not grown yet, scaring my baby, you hungry." I asked tyson "yes ma'am." tyson said "ok, mark you hungry, marcus, I'm gonna go cook some spaghetti." I said getting up. "oh shit, we finna eat good." marcus said "where broderick at?" I asked "he went chill with one of his homies, he said he'll be here later." mark said as mark and marcus began to play nba 2k. tyson was laying on the couch watching them. "that boy, he be working my nerves, he know I don't like that." I said "yeah we'll, imma talk to him when he get here." marcus said "you betta." I said. as the food got done and ready to eat, marcus and tyson set the table. mark walked into the dinning room. "oooowwee, you put your foot in it huh?" mark said "you know." I said flipping my hair. broderick walked in. "hey y'all." brodrick said as he took a seat at the table. "where was you?" I asked. "man why you sweating me man." broderick said "boy you better fix your mouth and come at your mom correct, na she asked you a question, you better anwser her right boy" marcus said "I was with tae, we chilled for a minute." broderick said "tae, didn't I tell your ass to stop hanging around him, that boy don't mean no good to you." I said "man, it ain't even like that, tae cool, he don't be bothering nobody." broderick said "shit, didnt he get charged for selling illegal drugs on 8 street?" mark said. "man come on unk, you suppose to be on my side." broderick said "your side, little boy let me tell you something, the streets ain't for someone like you, you smart, head of your class, was top quarter back on your team, leave it alone, don't end up like your unk derek." marcus said "what nigga, derek, must I remind your nerd ass, amayla was the whole reason derek got shot, yeah I said it, I can't hide the shit no more, I was putting my feelings aside cuz I'm your brother and im gonna protect you regardless but we told your ass to leave a nigga alone." mark said "so you blaming me for his death?" I asked. how could he blame me. i didn't ask for derek to get shot, I didn't know what damien was capable of. "If you wanna put it that way." mark said "Hold up, how you gonna come up in our house and disrespect me and my wife, it wasnt amayla's fault, she didn't asked for that to go down, damien was one crazy motherfucka." marcus said "man I ain't gotta bow down to you nigga, you in this house because of me and Derek nigga, this my sister, imma say what I please nigga, don't test me, I'll smoke your ass right here." mark said "Get out!" I screamed "what, so you gonna kick me out over this nigga." mark said "that nigga is my husband, and if you can't appreciate that, then you need to leave." I said "bet." mark said getting up and walking out the door. "and you, I don't want you around tae no more, do you hear me." I said "yeah." broderick said "What boy." marcus said "yes ma'am." broderick said as we all began to eat. 8:50pm came and tyson was in bed sleep and marcus was at work. I was washing the dishes and putting them in the dishwasher. broderick snuck out queitly through his bedroom window. he arrives at tae house. "you ready nigga." tae asked "yeah " broderick said "alright hop in, heres your bag, don't come back till it all sold and I'll give the difference." tae said starting up his black Escalade with dark tinted windows. broderick hopped in. they pulled up to 5th street. broderick got out and stood on the corner while tae drove off. a few minutes went by and broderick's first customer pulled up, they exchanged the drug and money. then they pulled off and broderick returned to his spot. broderick made about 800 that night. he returned to tae house. "ok, yeah, my nigga, since you did good imma double your stack on me my nigga." tae said "Word, that's wats up, told you I'm about mine." broderick said "For sho, I got one more favor for you." tae said "what you need?" broderick asked "get Keria number for me, man hook a nigga up, something, nigga thirsty out here." tae said laughing "ight man, matter fact I'm bout to see what babygirl doing right now." broderick said "ight call her." tae said broderick dailed alexis phone. "Hello?" alexis anwsered "Say what good little momma?" broderick said "Boy what you want with your broke ass." she said "man, chill out, I got bread na." broderick said "oh really, and what is it that you do." she said "man fuck all that, you gonna let a nigga slide through. " broderick asked "you know how my grandmaw is, she don't play that." she said "I'll be queit, come on, I'll buy you some food or something." broderick said "fine, buy me some chanel." she said "ight I got you momma, say what up with your friend Keria." broderick said "why?" she asked "my home boy want her." broderick said "who your home boy." she asked "you know tae." broderick said "ain't he in jail?" she asked "na, he out, he liking on Keria, what her number, homie want her number." broderick said "she gonna kill me but two one two, eight seven nine, four three, two nine, he better not mess over her, that's my best friend." she said "man it ain't even like that, but for real you gonna let a nigga slide up in that thing." broderick said "Boy bye, pull up. " she said hanging up the phone. "what she say." tae asked " she gave me her number, finna text it to you right now." broderick said " oh shit." tae said getting happy, smiling ear to ear. "ight nigga, I'm finna head out, got some business to handle." broderick said giving tae a brotherly hug. "shit, alright nigga, imma finna call this hoe right na." tae said broderick walked over to alexis window and lightly tapped on it. alexis came to the window and opened the window. "hey sexy." broderick said as he got in and kissed her slowly. "you gotta be queit, she sleep in the other room." alexis said whispering. broderick haded her 100 dollars. "what's this for." she asked "for you shawty, you gonna be my rider." broderick asked. "where you get this from." she asked "don't worry about it, worry about handling this dick." broderick said picking her up and planting her on the bed. they queitly made love as the night went on. morning came and I woke up to get the boys ready for school. I walk into what use to be Natalie's room. Broderick had finally his own room, instead of sharing with his brother. his room was empty. I walk over to tyson room. "hey you seen your brother?." I asked "no, he never came out his room." tyson said "ok well wash up and get ready for school, I'ma pack your lunch." I said "ok." tyson said. I called marcus, he was bringing his grandma to the grocery store. "yeah baby." he answered "broderick not in his bedroom, did he leave early?" I asked "uh not that I know of, I seen him go in his room last night, but I didn't see him when I left." he said "that boy, oooo he works my nerves, wait till I get a hold of his ass." I said "he snuck out again?" marcus asked. "yeah, and probably around tae, that boy just don't listen, I'm afraid he gonna get himself hurt." I said "we gonna deal with this when I get back home, enough is enough." marcus said "ok bae, tell momma I said hey, I love you, about to go bring tyson to school." I said "ok, I will, I love you too, bye baby."marcus said marcus called broderick. broderick phone made a loud ringing noise. broderick immediately jumped up to anwser as alexis was still sleep. "hello." broderick said whispering. "where the fuck you at boy." marcus said, sitting in the car while his grandmaw in the store. "I'm at home, what you mean." broderick said "u a fucking got dam lie, yo momma just called me talking about you wasn't in your room, and why the fuck you whispering, where the fuck you at, cause as soon at I get grandma home I'm coming get your ass, you and me gonna have talk, where you at, I'm not gonna ask again." marcus said "I'm at alexis house." broderick said putting his hand on his head. "the fuck, so you out here fucking, ok that's your ass, meet on the block now." marcus said hanging up the phone. alexis woke up. "you leaveing." she asked as broderick was putting his clothes on. "yeah man, pops trippin." broderick said "I thought we was gonna ride together with tae and Keria to school." she said " na man, I gotta go meet my dad, he trippin on a nigga, but imma come get you after school though." broderick said, giving her a kiss. "in what." she asked "don't worry about it shorite, just come when I pull up." he said, sneaking out the window. marcus was already on the block waiting. broderick walks up. marcus got out the car and had his belt already off. "iiii man." broderick said as Marcus wopped him. "shut up, wanna sneak out the house like you grown, alright that's that ass." he said swinging the belt as broderick danced trying to get away. "Get ur ass in the car." marcus said broderick got in the car and slammed the door. marcus got in on the driver's side. "slam that motherfucka again and see what happens." he said driving off. "man I ain't no fucking child man." broderick said "what boy, nigga you 14 years old, you ain't grown, so I suggest you stop trying, once I drop you off at this school, your momma picking you up, you better not go no where, do understand." marcus said "yeah man." broderick said "what." marcus said "yes sir." broderick said "what the hell you was doing at alexis house, y'all fucking?" marcus asked "man what, na man." broderick said laughing trying to hide the lie. "you know if that girl come back pregnant, your momma gonna beat your ass, you know that right." marcus said "man pops, ain't no body pregnant around here, she cool, so I fuck with her." broderick said "explain." he said "like she different, she expect more in a nigga, like she would really ride for me." broderick said "so you think you in love, get out of here man." marcus said "na man, but she cute, I really like her." broderick said "remember what I said, now get your ass to class. " marcus said "ight man." he said getting out and walking into school. marcus pulled in the driveway. I walked outside as soon as I seen him pull in. "you found him?" I asked "yeah he was by that little chick house, alexis." marcus said "what, that boy, I swear, no matter how many times you tell him not to do it, he do it anyway." I said "yeah well I set him straight, dropped his ass off at school." marcus said "oh if I only had girls." I said "girls, I don't think I could handle 3 women in the house." marcus said I laughed and gave him a kiss. what was I gonna do about my son broderick, he has his uncle dereks ways but he ain't smart like my brother when it comes to females. I worry so much that he is gonna go down the same path has my brothers. he was a good student, made good grades, and was a athelic until he quit. he gave up on football, and wanted to be a rapper. I couldn't knock him for following his dreams but it's wasn't much of a career for me to see fit for my baby boy. tyson walks up to broderick. "where was you at?" tyson asked "man don't worry about it, mind your fucking business." broderick said "dam, why you gotta be so rude." tyson said "because you a pussy." broderick said walking off. he spots alexis drinking from the water fountain. all he think about how sexy she was taking each sip. she had long straight black hair that came down her back. her body was shaped like a perfect coke bottle. she had smooth butter milk skin, as she was mixed. "hey little momma." broderick said leaning on the wall "did you get introuble?" she asked "nah I'm good, say what you doing this weekend?" he asked wrapping his arms around her waist. "well I was gonna go to the mall with Keria but I can hang with you instead." she said caressing his cheek. "oh yeah, ok, we can make it a night cap." he said "your momma and dad not gonna trip." she asked "man you ain't dealing with no child, this a man right here baby, imma sneak your fine ass in." he said "oh you bad." she said smiling. "you know." he said giving her a kiss. the school bell ranged and they went to class. mark pull up at candice house. "Sup sis, what you got going on." mark said giving candice a hug. "nothing, wish my baby was home." candice said sitting on the swing. "word, when jay come home?" he asked "He coming home for Thanksgiving, he got someone he want me to meet." she said rolling her eyes. "oh shit, better watch out, you gonna have some grand babies pop out somewhere." mark said laughing and sitting next to candice. "boy please." she said "you talked to amayla?" he asked "No she been so busy with the boys and our new business, I haven't been able to." she said "man tell me why this nigga marcus, talking about I need to respect him, because I told the truth it's amayla fault derek dead." mark said "mark, now you know dam well it ain't, we all didn't know what damien had up his sleeve, you can't blame her, and they married, you can at least respect that, your our brother."candice said "yeah you right sis, but I ain't gonna bow down, but I'll be nice cuz you my sister." he said "I know, because I'm the best sister in the world." candice said flipping her hair. "man whatever, I still remember you ratting me out to grandma, talking about, I took her keys." mark said laughing "shit, you lied on me and told her I stole 20 dollars." candice said "well we even and some stealing motherfuckas." mark said as they both laughed. over on the more city like side, natalia was getting ready for her class. " yo nat, you seen my phone." her boyfriend javier for four years said. "no I didn't see it baby." she said putting on some red lipstick. "where you think you going dress like that."he said "what, it's just a crop top and jeans." she said "man take that shit off your face and put some clothes on." he said "what you tripping, I do got clothes on." she said "I don't think you hearing me, I said take that shit off." he said "or what." she said he quickly grabbed her by the hair and threw her against the dresser and punched her in her face, leaving her with a purple, blacken eye. "you better have change when I see you in class bitch." he said walking out the door.natlaia walked over to the mirror to see her beaten up face and began to cry, her side was hurting from the impact. she thought to call her uncle but changed her mind. she quickly fixed her face up and hair to hide the bruises. she changed into a long sleeve and lose jeans with some jays. she walked into the class room. "hey girl." tina said, natalila's best friend. "hey." natalia said forcing a smile, pretending nothing happen. "hey baby, you finally got up, she was sleeping hard when I got up." her boyfriend said "Well you got up in time, because the teacher late today girl." tina said "yeah." natalia said while broderick and all his classmates took the seats, class had begun. " good morning , y'all, did everyone complete their assignment from yesterday." mrs. kindle said "Fuck no, don't no body wanna do that shit ." broderick said "excuse me." mrs. kindle said "did I stutter , fuck I can be doing something more worth my time." broderick said " oh yeah and what is more important then your education." she said "shit getting money and fire ass pussy, feel me." broderick said giving tae a high five. "my nigga know what time it is." tae said "both of y'all can walk y'all self to the principal office , because obviously the rest of the class wanna learn and graduate in the near future." she said opening the door. "man whatever bitch." broderick said as him and tae walked out. I get a call at work. I had my very own business. I own my own coffee shop. its was called brown and beauty. "hello" I anwsered "hi Mrs brown, I have broderick here, it seems to me he be irrupting class and using foul language toward his teacher. " the principal said. " what, oh hell no, can you please put him on the phone. " I said highly angry. she handed him the phone.
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