The Life of a Thug

Consequences

-Ja'Riyah-
When I left Siah's, I went and got me a hotel room. Ian wanna explain why to my parents or intrude in Ocean and her bf house so I got a room. I didn't have time to be moping round bout Jasiah. I had to businesses to run and take care of. But best believe, my parents will know tomorrow. I need to go get my hair done at MaKiayah's.

-Jasiah-

Damn I fucked up my relationship by holding dis shii in. I honestly didn't think it was mine, but why couldn't I say that when she was talking? I probably looked like I don't gaf. I did i juhh don't believe its mine. I know she finna tell her parents and my sister. And lord knows if she tells my momma, imma get it. Lawd what did I get myself into?

-Ja'Riyah-
After I was done checking up on my business, I was omw to my appointment at MaKiayah's. I know she gone ask how me and her brother doin and imma be honest. No sense of lying.

When I finally got there, it looked like she had juhh got there.

Kiayah~

'Hey sis. How yhu been?'

'Hey Kiayah. I been good.'

'Yhu got an appointment today rii?'

'Yep I gotta get silk press.'

'Aite well let's go. How yhu and Siah been?'

'Tbh, bad. Yhu remember when I had his party that nii?'

'Yeah.'

'He got one of the strippers there pregnant. Then he turned around and asked me to marry him.'

'So yhu mean to tell me that he went and fucked a stripper and proposed to yhu afterwards?'

'Yep and ian een smell it on him. Then when I asked him questions, he acted like he aint gaf. So I aint gaf when I eft his ass either.'

'Nooo. Yhu left?!'

'Yep. He wants me to be honest and loyal to him Kiayah but doesn't want to do it in return and the expects me to stay. I been through everything with him Kiayah. Everything. He ain't helped me with none of my shii. Nothing. He always got somewhere to go. And he told me he was done selling but the amount he used to sell, smell like he smoking it. '

'He becoming my father sis. That's all he doing.'

'If yhu don't mind me asking, what was y'all father like?'

'He was abusive mentally and physically. He felt like if it wasn't his way, there was no way. We asked to go somewhere no. We asked to play with the neighbors kids, no. He kept us in the house like slaves. I remember one day we had got off the bus and we walked in the house, and he was finna pick up some trash off the floor and he told me to pick it up. Like he was already half way bent down to pick it up and all of sudden he can't. He beat my momma to death. Like he juhh didn't gaf bout shii. He always thought the world revolved around him and he never asked u what we wanted. On holidays, all the food he like was cooked. Shii we didn't even eat. But we had to eat it cuz he made us. Siah got sick off of some chitlins he made, and he almost died cuz he had food poison. He didn't give him no medicine and he told me and momma if we did, we were gone die. He left on a trip for bout a week, so momma had to take off to take care of him till he got better. At the end of the week, her check came and she knew it wasn't much but she thought he would be okay. When he came home, he asked her how much she had. She had  $52.00. And he beat her that many times. And she died rii there. By the time Siah got downstairs, it was to late. When he seen Siah, he knew that Siah knew she was dead. So while he was calling momma name, he was going to get his gun. By the time I reached the bottom step, he had pulled the trigger.'

'Omg. That's scary. I couldn't imagine what y'all went through. Where did y'all go?'

'Siah went to the streets and I went to prostitution. He had turned his back on everybody so the money he was making was spend on him. I went through so much during that time. I remember this one man tried to kidnap me. I was juhh supposed to handle my business and leave but he ain't want me to go. He held me hostage for 3 days before Siah found me. He came and killed the man and took me to get in college. I was 17 by then. I had been doing that for bout 4 years. I was angry with Siah cuz he left me to do whatever. He was makin money lavishly while I was selling myself. It took alot for me to forgive but when he bought my shop after graduation, that was all the effort I needed.'

'That's some crazy stuff. Its crazy how family will do yhu. Yhu think they gone ve there for yhu when needed but they be ready to turn on yhu to.'

'Facts. But I learned from it and didnt worry bout it. That's all I could do cuz holding on to it wouldn't make it better or go away. So I forgave him for myself and my momma.'

'That's mature ash cuz I would have held on to it till this day.'

'Juhh watch everybody close and how they move and shii. You'll least expect certain people to do certain things.'

'Mm.'

Little did she know, one of her family members were gonna fit in that category.

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