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“Fuck you! Fuck you, you snitching ass bitch! You’re the reason why they transferred me from Pineville to that hell hole. My life was miserable there! Every day I thought about how I was going to murder your snitching ass when I got the chance! I should have shot you in the head and made sure your ass went to hell!” Elson spat.
“Oh yeah, I did hear you were some big white dude’s bitch in the new prison you went to,” my father said.
“Fuck you, Reggie! You ain’t shit either!”
“I would never call myself the shit. I mean who wants to call themselves something that our body gets rid of because it’s useless? What I will say is that I am the one responsible for your move from Pineville. You, Elson, put your hands on my son…”
“Your son!” Elson’s eyes became wide as saucers as he looked from me to Reggie.
“Yes, my flesh and blood,” Reggie added. “You’re lucky I didn’t have you hung in your cell for such a violation.”
“I didn’t touch him in prison, he hit me! Then snitched like a bitch!”
“You and Greg put out the hit on him and forced Teddy to do it!” Reggie said. “You should’ve let it go after you got knocked out but you didn’t. Now look where that decision has landed you. You are lucky that my son gave the order on how you should be treated and not me. I would have dipped your ass in some boiling acid and watched as your meat and skin melted from your bones. It’s also a good thing that he didn’t die because if he would have died, there would have been a boiling pot of acid for you and every living relative that you have.”
“Not that it matters now, but I never snitched on you. I never told anyone about that incident until I was out of prison for years. So not only have you wasted years of your life hating the wrong person, but you also couldn’t kill me. You haven’t done anything right, Elson. Such a shame,” I added.
“If I wasn’t tied up, we could finish this shit like men!” Elson said.
“I would agree to that, but I don’t want the DNA of a dead man all over my hands. See the difference between you and me is that I was never a criminal. I was innocent. You, on the other hand, should’ve been put under the prison. Your life is worthless, and you are breathing in oxygen that someone worth living could be using.”
I turned to leave.
“Fuck you, Samuel. I ain’t afraid to die!” Elson said.
“Die?” I chuckled. “By the time all of this is over, you are going to be begging for death. I thought about putting a bullet in your skull and calling it a day but since you didn’t shoot me in my head, I won’t shot you in yours, but believe me, you are going to be praying that someone would.”
“Count?”
“I will handle it,” Countee answered.
Roc, my father and I left the building.
Averie
“My sister and brother both mean the world to me. I am so happy that they decided to take this step together. I remember the first time Kenzie brought Travis around. He was a little bitty thing, skinny, awkward and quiet. I learned that he was a genius and paid way more attention than any of us realized. He grew into a man that I’m honored to call brother, and I know that he and my sister will change the world. So, glasses up, mine is apple cider by the way,” I chuckled. “To many years of love, laughter, and bliss.”
Everyone clinked their glasses together. Kenzie and Travis’ wedding was beautiful. It was held at a venue that was a factory renovated into an event space. It had a lot of exposed brick and ductwork, but was elegant at the same time. It fit their personalities to a tee. I sat at the head table next to Samuel watching Kenzie dance with our father.
“How are your feet?” Samuel asked.
I’d had on some gold strappy pumps all day long. My mother had just come by and threatened my life I didn’t take them off and put on some flats.
“They are fine. They were fine in the heels, but Mommy told me she was going to make me take them off. She almost made we wear flats down the aisle! We would’ve had to argue about that one!” I laughed.
“I will rub them when we get home,” Samuel whispered in my ear while rubbing my bump that seemed to be larger today than it was yesterday, “How is my baby?”
“He’s fine,” I said placing my hand on top of Samuel’s.
“Kerem and Keeva look like they are on the road to recovery,” Samuel said while nodding toward the dance floor.
“At first Kerem thought they could fix the relationship on their own, but he finally agreed to go to counseling. They started seeing JD and Elisa. Keeva said the first few sessions were hard but they are learning to communicate better. He moved back into the house and still hasn’t told Key the combination to the gun safe just in case,” I laughed.
“Good for them. He and I have had several conversations, and he seems like he is ready to get things back on track,” Samuel added.
“What about you, would you ever be opposed to going to counseling if we had problems?”
“I don’t think we should wait for problems to occur. We can schedule some time with JD now. I know the importance of mental health and mental health counseling. We can start that whenever you are ready.”
