by Lucinda John
“Oh my God! What’s wrong with him?” I had been pushed to the side as the doctors and nurses all rushed in and started working on him.”
“Please step out of the room ma’am. You can’t be in here.” the doctor practically shoved me out of the room. Moments later they rushed out of the room with Dre. He didn’t look good at all and that scared me. I went and sat in the waiting room until someone came back to tell me something. I pulled out my phone and sent a text to Khalil letting him know what had happened. While I was on the phone I overheard a woman at the nurse’s station asking for a visitor’s pass to Dre’s room. The nurse informed her that he was in surgery and told her to have a seat until she found out some details. I observed her as she came over and sat in the waiting area. She was crying and upset as well. She was too upset to just be a random female who was concerned so of course that piqued my interest.
“Excuse me I couldn’t help but overhear you were coming to see Dre. If you don’t mind me asking how do you know him? Are you a family member?”
“I’m Dawn. He’s a really good friend and the father of my unborn baby. Please excuse me I’m just so upset right now. We’re just starting out and there’s no way I can raise this baby alone. I didn’t catch your name. Who did you say you were?” he said as she wiped the tears from her face.
“I never mentioned it, but I’m Ronniesha’s mom.” I hurried up and walked away from her as my heart was officially crushed. I saw love in Dawn’s eyes as she spoke about Dre. The way she was crying let me know that they were so much more than friends at least in her eyes they were. To hear that she was carrying his seed hurt me to the core. I didn’t feel betrayed by Dre. In his eyes I had abandoned him so of course it was only right that he had moved on. I was more hurt and jealous knowing that another woman was getting ready to have his baby. It was bad enough Oneeka had the pleasure of giving him a baby and now this new chick is too. I was feeling real inadequate at the moment. I had high hopes walking into the hospital but I left out more depressed than ever and felt like I was going to die at any moment. I just wanted to see my Ne-Ne. I knew she would make me feel much better. I hate to admit it but I wish I was dead.
Chapter 22- Tissa
I felt so bad for my sister because she had come back in the midst of chaos. I really wanted Dre to wake up so all this shit could get cleared up. He needs to hear Lori’s side of the story. She will never live a happy life if Dre leaves this world never knowing that she didn’t leave him. Just thinking about the shit makes me want to find the bitch Oneeka and kill her with my bare hands. It also makes me want to knock the shit out of Khalil because he won’t allow us to beat her ass. I was livid knowing that Oneeka was living in that guesthouse so fucking close to my niece. I can’t help but wonder if she was ever around her in close proximity where she could have hit her or pinched her on the slick side. Grimy bitches do shit like that when they are jealous of another woman’s baby. That hoe better never let me find out she laid a finger on my niece or I’m going to kill that hoe dead. That bitch crazy but I got more than enough screws loose. I have every intention of nutting up on this bitch as soon as I see her and it ain’t a damn thing Khalil gone be able to do about it.
“I’m worried about Lori. She hasn’t been out of that room since she came back from the hospital. She got Ne-Ne in there and won’t let me come inside to check on them.” My mother was sitting at the table a ball of nerves worried about Lori and Ne-Ne.
“Lori and Ne-Ne are fine. I know that you are worried about her but right now Lori just needs some time alone. She hasn’t seen her daughter in months. She just came home from being kidnapped to find out her nigga got another woman pregnant while she was away. Forgive me but she’s feeling pretty fucked up right now Ma. Leave her alone and let her gather herself.” I just shook my head at my mother because she always wanted to be in control of everything and right now just wasn’t the time.
“I understand all that Tissa. It’s just that I’m worried about my baby. She’s been gone all this time with people who have been doing God knows what to her. She needs me right now and she’s pushing me away. Sitting in that room sulking will not change the fact that Dre is fighting for his life or that he has a baby on the way with someone else. Lori is stronger than she thinks. She’s tough like us and she will get through this. I don’t want my baby sinking back into her old ways. Dre pulled her out of the depths of despair after that shit with Ronnie’s ass. I just want my baby to be happy. Lori deserves nothing but happiness. I just wish there was something I could do.” I looked up and Lori was standing behind my mother holding Ne-Ne by the hand.
“There’s nothing you can do Ma. I’m not sulking because Dre is fighting for his life or because he has another woman pregnant. I’m sulking because a salty bitch felt like it was cool to bring harm to me because she was a can’t take it ass bitch. I’m sulking because I’ve been raped repeatedly to the point where I am afraid for a man to even get near me out of the fear that he will hurt me. If Dre does wake up he won’t look at me the same. In case you forgot, the bitch Oneeka sent a video of me with a random nigga’s dick in my mouth and every other hole on my body. I have bigger shit to worry about like the fact that my daughter doesn’t even know me anymore.” Lori handed Ne-Ne off to my mother and walked out of the kitchen where we were.
“I didn’t mean no harm Lori baby. I’m just worried about you.” my mother hollered as she picked up Ne-Ne.
“I know you didn’t Ma. Let me go and check on her. You know how Lori is when she in her feelings. At the same time this shit is so hard on her.” I headed to the room that Lori was staying in and I could hear her crying from outside of the door.
“What’s going on?” Tosha said as she also approached the door. I opened the door and we both went inside. Lori was sitting up in bed with her knees pulled up close to her chest. She looked like a little girl who needed a big hug. I rushed over to the bed and wrapped my arms around her and Tosha did the same. We just sat in silence and we all just embraced one another. I guess at that moment we all needed to embrace one another. Khalil and I weren’t in the best place but we weren’t in a bad place either. Gunz and Tosha weren’t on the best of terms and of course Dre and Lori were in an even worse place.
“What if he wakes up and hates me?”
“When Dre wakes up he’s not going to hate you. Lori you know Gunz is going to be right there to vouch for you. Stop worrying. You did nothing wrong. Everything that happened was beyond your control.”
“Tosha is right sis. I think you should spend this time working on you and building a relationship with Ne-Ne. She loves you. It’s just been a minute since she’s seen you. Give her some time.” I wiped Lori’s tears and she laid her head on my shoulder.
“So did you guys know about Dawn and Dre?” Tosha and I looked at one another before I answered Lori’s question.
“Well we knew Dawn because she was actually Ne-Ne’s teacher. From what Dre told us she was feeling him but he wasn’t trying to fuck with her like that because she was her teacher. After Ne-Ne moved from her class into a different program he gave in and they started kicking it. Now from Dre’s point of view they are friends who are about to co-parent. He had been adamant about them not being in a relationship. However, I believe that she wants to be more than just friends. At the same time I don’t think you need to worry about Dawn she’s not a threat to you Lori.”
“Every bitch is a threat when it comes down to my man. I don’t take hoes lightly and Oneeka has proven to me that you should never underestimate your opponent. That bitch is getting ready to give him something that I’m supposed to give him. She’s in love with him; I saw it in her eyes. She’s very much a threat to my future and I refuse to let any bitch fuck up my future. Oneeka tried and she almost succeeded. Trust and believe me I’m not taking these hoes lightly. Dre belongs to me and I’ll be damned if another bitch gets to have what’s outright mines. I would rather see Dre six feet under before I see him walk around and play d
addy to another bitch’s baby. Who knows, Dawn might have an unfortunate slip and fall.” Lori said and walked out of the room without a care in the world and that’s when I knew she was back to nutty ass Lori and that wasn’t a good thing. Tosha and I both sat there trying to wrap our minds around what Lori had just said to us.
“I hate to admit but Lori is absolutely right. I sat back and slept on that bitch Johanna and what did that get me. I almost lost my life and in the midst of it all, I almost lost the love of my life to that bitch. Lori hit that shit on the head when she mentioned underestimating your opponent. We both did that, you underestimated Belinda and I most definitely underestimated the bitch Johanna. Let’s keep it one hundred, we been letting bitches make it when it comes down to our niggas. Right now, me and my kids are out here held up in this house because Johanna can’t except the fact that Gunz loves me and not her. There is no telling what this bitch got up her sleeve.”
“I swear I’ve been thinking about that as well. I’ve actually been thinking about a lot of things. Like everything that’s happening is my fault. Had I stuck to the code and never fucked with one of my parolees we wouldn’t even be going through this shit.”
“Damn that’s how the fuck you feel about a nigga?” I looked up and Khalil and Gunz was standing in the doorway.”
“I didn’t mean it like that.” I rushed towards him but he pushed me hard as hell. Making me stumble backwards and lose my balance. I fell hard as hell on my ass. Not only was I hurt but I was also embarrassed that he did that shit in front of Gunz and Tosha.
“Fuck off me!” he said as he punched a big ass hole in the wall before leaving out of the room.
“I’m so sorry he did that Tosha. I’ll make sure it gets fixed.”
“Don’t worry about that friend. Just go in there and try to calm him down. We both know you didn’t mean it like that.”
“Let him walk that shit off sis. When that nigga get like that it’s best to walk away.” Gunz said as he grabbed Tosha’s hand and they both walked out of the room. I was just standing in the middle of the floor looking dumb as hell. Even though I knew Khalil was pissed I also knew that I had to try and smooth shit over with him. The last thing I wanted is for him to think I regretted being with him.
Chapter 23- Khalil
Hearing Tissa say some shit like that had really fucked me up in the head. Granted, she had been through some shit since we made it official. At the same time I’ve gone above and beyond to give her the life that her and my sons deserve. I’ve busted my ass day in and day out spoiling her. A nigga has been faithful and hasn’t even looked at another bitch after that shit with Belinda ass. I fucking love Tissa and for her to even let some shit like that roll off of her tongue had me feeling like she regrets fucking with a nigga. If that’s the way she feels then I have no problem with walking away. I’ll never be with a woman who lives with regrets about me. I’m a real ass nigga and real niggas do real things. I’ll never lay up with a bitch who accepts an apology and acts as if she’s cool with shit only to turn around and throw the shit up in my face. I’m good on so many levels when it comes to shit like that. Tissa know I’m a thorough ass nigga and I does no fucking around. I love her to death but she better tread very fucking lightly around me. I have other shit going on like trying to find out who the fuck hit Dre up and how to get back in Stack and Thug’s good graces. Them niggas done had their fucking phone numbers and shit changed on us and that shit ain’t a good look. Not to mention finding out what the fuck the bitch Johanna got up her fucking sleeve. I have to be on point and I can’t let Tissa throw me off with her bullshit. I sat on the edge of the bed and rolled up a fat ass Kush blunt. I needed to calm down because I felt myself spazzing out. I had been working on my anger but lately I just feel like Tissa testing a nigga to see how far she can take me. I bit the inside of my lip as I watched her walk into the room. I took a long ass pull from the blunt and exhaled the smoke in frustration. She had this dumb ass look on her face and it was aggravating as fuck.
“Babe I’m so sorry that you had to hear me say that. Especially since you took it the wrong way.”
“Let me stop you right there before you go any further. What would you think if you walked in on me saying how I never should have fucked with my bitch ass Parole Officer?”
“I never said I regretted fucking with you! What I said was had I not fucked with one of my parolees we wouldn’t be going through the shit we’re going through.” Before I knew it, I had jumped up and slammed her into the wall by her throat.
“You might as well have said it. Fuck outta here with that bullshit Tissa. On some real shit, stop fucking playing with me like I’m some fucking lame ass nigga. I’ve been trying my best to spare you but you been trying me. You know what, fuck that I’m sick of your slick ass mouth and all that side bar ass shit you be spitting. If you regret fucking with your ‘Parolee’ then lets end this shit right here. My motherfucking name is Khalil or K-Money don’t you ever in your fucking life refer to me as a fucking ‘Parolee’. In case your stanking ass forgot, I’m off parole. I’ve been trying my best to look over your wishy washy bratty spoiled ass behavior. Your ass ain’t never satisfied it’s always some bullshit with you. No matter how good we’re doing, you find a way to fuck shit up with your Debbie Downer ass bullshit. I go above and beyond for my family but that shit ain’t enough for your ass. Either you’re accusing me of cheating or I’m doing too much for the kids and spoiling them. You can’t ever just sit your ass down and let me be the fucking man of the house that I am. I’m the only one that has a dick and balls in this relationship so unless you’re about to grow a pair shut the fuck up and let me do me Tissa. If you don’t like what the fuck I just said take your fucking regrets and stick them up your stuck up ass.”
“I know god damn well you ain’t in here putting your hands on her.” my momma said from behind me. In that moment I realized that I had truly lost my cool and put my hands on Tissa. I didn’t even realize that I was choking her the way that I was until I let her go and she fell to the floor choking trying to catch her breath.
“What the fuck you on Money?” Gunz said as he grabbed me and pushed me out of the room. At the same time Lori, Tosha, and Tissa’s mom rushed into the room. I felt like shit because I let Tissa bring out the worst in me. I was supposed to be better than that. I felt like shit putting my hands on her. She definitely didn’t deserve that at the same time I was so overwhelmed but that was no excuse for putting my hands on her.
“I just lost it my nigga. Hearing her say that shit and then coming in there acting all nonchalant really fucked with me.” As I spoke my phone vibrated and I reached in my pocket to get it. It was from the head nurse telling me that Dre was awake and asking for us. “Let’s get over to the hospital, Dre woke asking for us.” I whispered it because I didn’t want Lori and the girls to come up there. We needed to sit and get caught up with everything that was going on. Not to mention reveal to him that Lori was back and what had happened to her. He needed to know that she didn’t just walk out on his ass and that the crazy bitch Oneeka was responsible for all of that shit.
We made it to the hospital about an hour later. When we walked inside Dre’s room his eyes got big ass hell looking at Gunz. He was still hooked up to the machines but I was happy to see him without tubes down his throat and nose. That shit was disturbing as hell to look at. I felt good my nigga was woke and was going to pull through. I had been feeling guilty since he took them bullets because I had snoozed letting a motherfucker get down on him.
“Yeah nigga it’s me in the flesh. Now hurry up and get your ass healed because we have moves to make.”
“I’m out of commission for a minute my dude but enlighten me on why the fuck you’re here and not wreaking havoc in hell cause a nigga like you definitely ain’t getting into heaven.” We all laughed because that shit was definitely true. Gunz had been a fucking terror since he was a youngin’.
“You got that shit right but on some rea
l shit we need to talk.” as soon as the words left his mouth Dawn walked in carrying food.”
“I didn’t know you guys were here I would have bought enough for you.” she walked over and starting opening the food containers and setting them in front of Dre.
“Thanks Ma. Me and my niggas need to discuss some things. Can we get a little privacy?” Dre said as he took a bite of a piece of chicken.
“Sure babe. I’ll just go to the house and grab you some things. Call me if you need anything.” she kissed him on the lips and walked out of the room. Gunz and I both looked at each other and then him. This nigga had three problems on his hands and their names were Lori, Oneeka, and Dawn.
“Fuck ya’ll looking at me like that for?”
“Lori is back.”
“So I’ve heard. Funny thing is though. I could give less than a fuck and make sure you tell that bitch to stay the fuck away from me and Ne-Ne. We don’t need her hoe ass around us. We’ve been doing just fine without her.”
“I understand you’re mad but you have to understand. Lori didn’t just leave you. Oneeka
kidnapped Lori from the house and sold her to a fucking pimp. The nigga had her out on the stroll and ended up selling her to the highest bidder which happened to be Johanna. That’s where the fuck I been all this time in China with her psycho ass. The bitch kidnapped me and had been holding me captive along with Lori. It was a good thing I was there because she was getting ready to sell Lori to this nigga named Juan. Long story short we got up out that jam and I know Johanna and her goons are coming at any moment.”
