Finding Yourself

XIV

Andrea "Drea" Harrison.

I just landed in Brooklyn and damn, KeKe already in some s**t, man.

"Wait a minute. You apologized to this nigga? Girl. He said he had feelings for his other b***h. You should of gave him a while before yall dated. Those feelings bout to clog up his attention and shit." I sighed.

KeKe was my favorite cousin and all.... But damn she was so stupid.

"But... I really like him and all-"

I cut her off. "And? Liking him ain't got nothing to do with it."

She sighed. "I guess."

I nodded in satisfaction. "Aunts MiMi! Your favorite niece is here!" I said while walking to the stairwell. My aunt descended down the stairs.

She smacked her teeth. "Welcome back, babes. Now you and Keeylah bouta be in a whole bunch of shit."

I laughed. "You already know, Aunty."

She came up to me. "So how's Sandy been? You saw her the last time you left?" I cringed at my mothers name. She had been sober from drugs for 6 months, it was all good until she started aching for a hit. I thought she'd changed but I was dead wrong. It was like those 6 long ass months didn't even matter. But I appreciate my aunt for letting me stay here. I'm a only child and I really don't wanna grow up in that environment with my mother being a crack head basically.

"Didn't see her last time I left." Which was 3 days ago. God knows where she is at now.

My aunt came over and rubbed my back. "It'll be alright, poodie." She kissed my forehead then went back up the stairs.

I smiled and went back to Keeylah and flopped right on the couch. "Man, I just came. We should get into some s**t today."

"Girl. It's a school night. My mom not letting us out this damn house." She laughed. I smacked my teeth.

"Does your cute boyfriend got any brothers? Friends?" I wiggled my eyebrows.

KeKe laughed. "Nope. He's a single child. But he's got 2 really good friends at the moment." "OOOH, are they cute?" I said, making her laugh. "Girl you just came, calm down." Keeylah laughed again.

"Whatever. Them niggas back in Chicago bout sleazy, and whorish as fuck." I smacked my teeth and played with my nail.

"So are the niggas here in Brooklyn." She interjected."Whatever. Speaking of whorish, where's ya "bff", Dez" I said with a eye roll. I really ain't f**k with Dez like that. I did it mostly cause of KeKe. It was Keeylahs time to smack her teeth. "Don't even get me started on her, man. She's a hoe and it's taken me years to realize it."

"Then why you still her best friend?" I sipped my imaginary tea and shook my head.

"I mean.... We still are cool or whatever. She apologized for being a slut. But her actions are different." She shrugged.

"b***h, you should of dropped that b***h like how Taylor Swift dropped all her boyfriends. You know she's a slut, don't associate yourself with sluts, or their sluttiness will rub off on you." I explained.

"I don't wanna start trouble, I don't need or want it." She shook her hands in front of her body.

Here this kumbaya "live in peace and harmony" ass b***h come talking about how " I make love, not war."

I put my hand on her shoulder. "Baby, I love you and everything. But that's utter and complete bullshit. Sometimes you need to beat ass to find peace with yourself. You aren't Gandhi or Nelson Mandela. Imma need you to stop."

She laughed and pushed me. "Man, I f*****g hate you, Bruh."

"Love ya too, cuzzo." *****************Carter Thompson.After school ended, me, Messiah and Seiko were just chilling in the courtyard. Smoking blunts and talking.

"Man, get on outta here. Go to Keeylah. You been worried bout her ass all day." Messiah was high and started laughing.

I smacked my teeth. "She's with her cousin who just came from Chicago. f**k off, nigga."

"Oh, baby Key has cousins? s**t lets slide thruuuu." Seiko said, blowing O's.

"She probably just as bad as Key." Messiah said.

"Yall niggas better shut the f**k up 'fore I bat the s**t out every single of yall." I said joking but serious at the same time.

"Mane, calm down. Tell her to send a picture of her cousin." Seiko started laughing.

I shook my head."I'm not bout to bother my girlfriend by entertaining yall goofiness."

Messiah blew some ringlets into my face. "Pussy."

I rolled my eyes and smirked. "You are what you eat, aren't you?"

"My nigga." Messiah dapped me up and laughed.

Seiko started cracking up. "Boy if you don't shut your gatdamn walnut headed ass."

I looked over at Seiko and laughed. These niggas bout dumb as s**t and goofy but they my niggas.

"Imma fulfill yall wishes and ask bout Keys cousin cause s**t, I'm curious too." I shrugged.

Seiko put his finger up and shook it. "You cannot have two masons. Uh no, hunny." He said mimicking Kim K from the Bound 2 music video.

"Get the f**k with allat gay s**t and nigga, if I wanted her cousin, I could have her." I said cockily.

"Boy shut the f**k up, don't make me get Key get mad at yo ass so you can go back to Draking." Messiah said.

I smacked my teeth while these illiterate niggas laughed. Yes I started getting in my feelings a little, but damn. Gotta pick on a nigga for that.

"f**k yall both, bruh." I said while texting Keeylah.

BigDaddyC: baby, these b***h made niggas wanna see your cousin. They tryna go smack.

I pressed send and put my phone in my pocket.

"You asked her, mitch?" Messiah asked.

"Boy shut up. and Yes I did, watch her catfish yall asses." I chuckled, inhaling the blunt.

Seiko started to chuckle. "You keep wishing s**t on us. Its gon really happen. She gon get one of them fat bitches off google."

"Yes! wit the double necks and shit." Messiah argeed.

This niggas were too much. My phone ringed and I got my phone out and read the from Key.

Wifey