Chapter 27
A’yanna Joseph
I was supposed to be taking a nap while Zuriyah was taking a nap but my phone wouldn’t stop ringing.
It was like once I found out I was pregnant again I became so damn tired.
I never had the energy to do anything. Getting out of bed was a struggle.
I know for a fact my pregnancy with Zuriyah was nothing like this one.
The only time I was really tired with Zuriyah was during my last few months.
However, this baby came ready to make their presences known.
My doctors appoint wasn’t for another week since we wouldn’t pinpoint the exact timeline for my pregnancy.
I shamelessly had to admit I had been fucking Niko welll before my six weeks were up.
I wanted to act like I was embarrassed because I was going to have two babies that would be exactly a year a part but it was what it was.
As long as my babies were taken care of that was all that mattered.
I let out a deep gruntle sigh as I sat up in my bed throwing the cover from my body I felt for my still ringing phone. I didn’t even care who it was on th phone as I angrily answered it. I opened my mouth to cuss the person off but I couldn’t get a word out fast enough.
”I hope you have bail money for me cause Ima finna go beat the shit out of your fucking sister. That bitch lost her fucking mind!” Zaylee screamed into the phone, her voice filled with rage.
“Wh-w- what are you talking about,” I stutterer trying to get my words together. Zaylee’s anger wasn’t what I expected to hear right now.
”Fucking Tahiry put her hands on my mama and she wanted to talk to me like I’ma bitch on the streets so I’m finna fight her ass like she a bitch on the streets!”
Getting out of bed, I ran over to my dresser slipping into a pair of leggings and throwing a hoodie over my tank top.
”Don’t do nothing until I get over there Zaylee.
You gon’ hurt that girl.” I reasoned hoping she would hear me.
Zaylee when she got mad she was irrational she did shit that she’d regret later.
“That’s the fucking point. She blacked my mama’s eye then got on the phone talking about she finna do the same to me.
The little bitch think cause I’m pregnant I won’t beat her fucking ass.
Dumb ass girl think she finna touch me. Bitch I got my bat and im finna knock some sense into her stupid ass. ”
“Where is Mikael?” I asked making my way down the steps looking for Niko.
”In his fucking skin.” Zaylee spat.
Lord, I could only imagine what she done to get away from him. Mikael wasn’t the nigga who was finna let her fight while carrying his baby.
“Hold on,” I said my line beeping. “Hello,”
”You talked to Zaylee?” My brother’s MJ’s voice came through the phone.
“Yeah, she on the other line. I’m about to go meet her at her mama’s house.” I sighed.
I found Niko in the kitchen, shirtless making a sandwich.
“What the fuck she on?” He barked at me making me pull my face away from the phone frowning at it like I could see the phone. “She put her hands on Tahiry me and her gon’ fall the fuck out.”
“Tahiry’s grown ass should have thought about that before she black Mrs.Cooper’s eye. Ain’t nobody alive finna let anybody lay hands on they mama and not do nothing about it.”
“We don’t know if Tahiry had a valid reason or not.” MJ kept trying to defend Tahiry,
I smacked my lips dramatically. “Ain’t no valid reason when Mrs.Cooper took her in after her own mama put her out. Tahiry’s ass just wanna be grown and I been told you he attitude was gonna get her in trouble she can’t get out of.”
Tahiry had officially lost her mind putting her hands on Mrs.Cooper.
I wanted to say I was surprised and I didn’t think she’d take things this far but I wasn’t.
Tahiry didn’t like authority of any kind.
When anyone tried to tell her what to do she’d showed her ass.
It wasn’t shocking that Tahiry hit anybody.
That girl didn’t respect her own mama and she’d already put her hands on her several times.
What I didn’t expect was for Tahiry to last as long as she did in Mrs.Cooper house.
MJ was just as delusional as Tahiry. Hearing him defending her had my head spinning because he was smarter than to fall for whatever story Tahiry probably fed him.
Of all people MJ dealt with Tahiry the most so it should be easiest for him to see through her.
”So, so, so you okay with Zaylee getting her friend to beat up our sister for her?”
”I never said that but Tahiry gotta answer for the shit she does and you can’t save her from this one. Matter a fact,” I pulled my phone from my face, I merged both calls.
By now Niko was all in my conversation as he mouthed to me, asking what was going on. I placed my phone on speaker.
”Zaylee?”
”I’m here,” She answered.
”MJ?”
“Yeah, Zaylee you need to chill out on Tahiry. I told you Ima handle her.” MJ said.
“Bullshit,” Zaylee scoffed. “You been swearing up and down for MONTHS you were gonna deal with her yet here we are. I’m done waiting on you to deal with her cause I got something for her.”
“Zaylee you my sister and I love you but you not finna put yo’ hands on Tahiry.” MJ replied.
”What the fuck is that supposed to mean?” Zaylee spat.
“You got people and so d-“
”MJ I know you not threading Zaylee over Tahiry hitting her mama. Let that had been you mama you would have been ready to fuck everybody up.” I angrily spat not believing MJ right now.
“I’m just sayin’ she talking about getting her people involved lik-“‘
“Is cool MJ cause you talkin’ like you lost all your common sense.” I asked cutting him off cause the more he talked the madder he made me.
“I’m straight. I just know how Tahiry been treated. I ain’t going for none of it,”
“Treated? That little bitch was spoiled and that’s her problem.” Zaylee sounded appalled.
“Zaylee I’m not letting you or nobody else put hands on Tahiry period,” MJ said.
”Well you better beat me to my mama house and get all her shit out cause its’s on sight with her.” Zaylee said then her call disconnected.
“Where you going?” Niko asked me with a frown on his face when I picked up my car keys.
“To stop my siblings from killing each other.” I replied matter of factly as I slipped my feet into a pair of sneakers that were sitting at the bottom of the steps.
“Yanna you do know you pregnant. What the fuck you finna do?” Niko grunted.
“I know but Zaylee is heated. Tahiry hit her mama. Blacked her eye and she’s heated. I know my sister isn’t thinking clearly. Granted somebody need to knock some sense into Tahiry, Zaylee is to pissed to be the one to do it and she pregnant.”
I hurriedly explained what was going on. I see glad Niko’s house wasn’t far from Mrs.Cooper’s house. Zaylee had to drive from across town, I wasn’t sure how long she’d been driving but it was going to take her at least thirty or forty minutes to get there depending on traffic.
“Go get Zuriyah so we can drop her off at Ya’s house. I’m not letting you pull up over there by yo’ self. I’d hate to have to fuck someone in yo’ family up if something happened to you or my seed.” The tone in Niko’s tone was serious and I knew when to fight my battles.
Instead of saying something slick like I wanted to I just did what he told me too.Twenty minutes later we were on our way to Mrs.Cooper’s house who literally stayed around the corner from Yaro and Frankee’s house.
As we were coming down the street I could see a slew of cars parked close by Mrs.Cooper’s house. I
”Real talk,” Niko said in a firm tone. “Yanna tread lightly. You carrying my seed and a nigga not gone have no understanding if somebody touch you accident or not. You feel me?” Niko looked me dad in my eyes as we cane to a stop.
I understood him completely. I really was coming over here to make sure things didn’t get out of hand. I wasn’t coming to fight or get in between anybody else fighting, If I could talk sense into Zaylee then I would but I wasn’t putting my baby in harms way. I’d walk away before I did that.
“I’m not. I promise.” The loud yelling coming from outside the car broke my attention form Niko. I turned my head looking out the window I saw Malika and Tahiry standing on Mrs. Cooper’s porch, yelling at Zaylee and Solana with MJ standing in between the four of them.
I quickly got out my and the first thing thing I heard was Tahiry. “Bitch, I’ll slap your jealous ass like I did you mama.”
“And I’ll follow up,” Malika co-signed high-fiving Tahiry.
”And you gone get the dog shit beat out of you bitch,” I spat instantly losing my cool. All that peace I was just talking went out the window as soon as I heard these little bitches running their mouths.
”This ain’t got shit to do with you Yanna,” Tahiry twisted her neck as she talked to me.
“Oooh big cousin got her a big baller,” Malika nastily said with her eyes on Niko, “Heyyy Niko,”
“Bitch speak to my nigga again. I’ll run yo’ ran through ass the fuck over.” I spat attempting to walk up onto the porch only to be pulled back into Niko’s body.
”What I just tell you,” He calmly spoke into my ear, before sinking his teeth into my neck. ”Chill yo’ ass out.”
”Sharing is caring big cousin,” Malika teased wagging her tongue at me.
”Fuck all that, MJ since you wanna protect Tahiry so bad take her and all her shit with you. She got to get the fuck out my mama hous, NOW!” Zaylee screamed at MJ.
”But Mrs.Cooper ain’t said she had to leave,” MJ defending Tahiry and I was at a loss at my brother being cool with the way Tahiry was carrying on.
“My mama is at the fucking hosptial because of Tahiry you thinki I’m finna let her stay here? You and them two dumb ass bitches on the porch need to go the fuck back to school.” Zaylee spat.
“You fried for going along with this shit MJ,” I said glaring at our brother in disgust. I had. lost so much respect for him today. I never thought MJ was like Nate but he was sadly proving me wrong.