"Streets Is Callin'"--The Series

[Sweet Meat aka CC]

[glow=red,1,200]Thankx to my lil' sis, Peaches, for her ideas on this! ;D[/glow]

Streets Is Callin'

Streets Is Callin' by B2K

Intro:
Damn, yeah, once again, listen

Chorus:
I've been goin' through some things
I struggle with my inner man (yeah, yeah)
I hustle
I'll do what I can to get this money (uh, yeah, listen)
I know I promised you some things (some things)
There's gotta be a better way
It's not easy to make that change
The streets keep callin' me

Verse 1:
Last night I'm tryna to make it home (make it home)
I get this call on my phone (on my cell)
Stop yellin', slow down
I can't understand a word you sayin',
Did ya say my nigg@ got hit (in the head)
Did ya say he didn't make it (is he dead)
Please tell me you know who did this
I'm on my way and somebody's gonna get it
Mash the pedal on the highway speedin'
And my baby in the background pleadin
Come home and leave it alone
It's out of the question girl it's on
What about his new born child
And u know that he was wild
I don't wanna hear this s.hit right now
When they just stretched my nigg@ out

[Chorus]

Verse 2:
By my name sayin' how you gonna get paid
No education equals minimum wage
Minimum wage equals minimum play
And you know real nigg@s wanna play
Won't you come on and move this way
School don't guarantee a higher pay
That's the s.hit that'll get me locked away
Man they tryna to give a nigg@ all day
Now I'm out here everynight comin' in late
If you slip then I'm comin' for the take
It's goin' fast and I need to hit the brakes
The greater the risk the more you make
All my thoughts are in the clouds
What about just shuttin' down
But girl I really can't quit right now
Notice on the door they tryin' to thow' us out

[Chorus]

Bridge:
Although (although),
I was raised right (ooooo),
Still these streets aint nothin' nice
They can change the course of life
And you know that I know (I know)
That I must grow (must grow)
To see my kids grow
But still the streets is all I know

Chorus 2x's

[Sweet Meat aka CC]

"Damn! Who is that?!", I whispered to my boys that I was sitting around near the back of our pre-calculus class while we watched a fly shorty walking in.

"I'ono, but she is TOO fine!", my friend Tre whispered back while gazing at her.

"I think I might have to get at that! So yall might as well juss look and don't touch.", I slyly grinned as I also continued to gaze at ol' girl. For a brief moment, she looked in our direction before taking a seat near the far front corner of the room while wearing a faint smile. I proceeded to throw a wink at her.

Several more students came into class before the sound of the late bell rang.

"Okay class...let's settle down.", our teacher, Mr. Ford, announced as he took a seat behind his desk.

"Wit'cho ol' Albert Einstein lookin'-ass.", my other boy, Will, mumbled under his breath which made us chuckle.

"Somethin' you gentlemen wanna share with the class?", Mr. Ford asked while looking in our direction.

"No, sir.", I smirked while sitting upright in my desk. I noticed that the new girl was looking at us while trying not to laugh. This time around, when she and I made eye contact, she grinned at me.

Immediately afterwards, roll was taken and I almost didn't answer to my own name because I was so busy trying to listen out for shorty's name. Then Mr. Ford said it: "Kashauna Mills?"

"Present.", she replied.

Damn! Her name is fly too! I see right now that my senior may be good in more ways than one.
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"Hey, Gran'ma.", I smiled as I walked into the kitchen after school.

"Hey, baby! How was your first day of school?", she smiled while glancing up from what she was stirring around in a pot on the stove.

"It was okay.", I replied as I walked over to her and planted a light kiss on her cheek.

"That's good. I'll have supper ready for you in a lil' while."

"Take your time; I'll juss make myself a sammich until you're done.", I joked as I began to open the refrigerator.

"Get your narrow behind outta there right now! I done told you about spoilin' your appetite.", she warned without turning around to look at me. "Have an apple instead."

"Yes ma'am.", I sighed while closing the door back although I couldn't help from playfully making a face while her back was still turned to me.

"Corey? I thought I told you that Gran'mas have eyes in the back of their head?"

"I didn't...", I started before being interrupted.

"Don't lie to me, boy."

"Okay, okay...sorry.", I smirked as I grabbed my apple before walking out of the kitchen to watch tv for a while. But I didn't do so without giving Gran'ma one more kiss on the cheek because she's just that special to me.

You see, ever since I was 6 years old, she has taken care of me. When I was 5, my pops who was a well-known dealer/gang leader in the streets was gunned down in cold blood by a rival gang-member. Well right after that, my moms suffered a major breakdown that she never bounced back from which is why Gran'ma has been raising me ever since then. And there's nothing...I mean NOTHING that I wouldn't do for her. That's why I strive so hard to do the right thing so that she can continue to be proud of me although my cousin's man is trying to make me join him in the same street-gang that my pops lead, but I ain't even tryna be down with s.hit like that!

Several minutes later while I was checking out the latest video by Nas, the doorbell began to ring.

"I'll get it!", I yelled towards the kitchen while running for the door. When I opened it, the new shorty that I had been checking out at school was standing in front of me along with a fly-ass woman that I assumed was her moms.

"Hello, son. I'm Ms. Coreen Mills and this is my daughter...", the woman started before I finished her statement without thinking.

"Kashauna.", I finished with a faint smile as I turned my attention to her. I noticed how she blushed although she smiled back at me.

"Why yes. You two must have a few classes together or something.", she chuckled while looking back and forth at the two of us.

"Yes ma'am.", I replied while looking at her once again with a nod of my head.

"Well, we wanted to introduce ourselves since we're your new neighbors. Are your parents home?", she asked.

"My grandmother is. Come on in and follow me.", I smiled while holding the screen door open for them.

"Thank you.", Ms. Mills warmly replied as I showed them into the kitchen where Gran'ma was standing at the sink washing a few dishes.

"Hey, Gran'ma. We have company.", I announced as I walked up behind her.

"Oh?", she asked while wiping her hands on her apron before turning around. "Hello."

"Hello, I'm Ms. Coreen Mills and this is my daughter, Kashauna. We wanted to drop by to introduce ourselves since we're your new next door neighbors. I hope we haven't come at a bad time."

"No, of course not. I'm Mrs. Lorraine Griffin and this is my grandson, Corey.", Gran'ma smiled as she extended her hand to shake theirs. "Welcome to the neighborhood."

"Thank you.", Ms. Mills smiled.

"Why don't you two have a sit-down for a few?", Gran'ma asked while holding out her hand towards the kitchen table.

"Well, I wouldn't want to keep you from what you were doing.", Ms. Mills stated.

"Nonsense. The only thing I'm doing now is waiting for my casserole to finish cooking. The rest of my dinner is done. So come on and have a seat.", Gran'ma chuckled.

"If you say so.", Ms. Mills chuckled back.

Thinking quick, I spoke up while looking at Kashauna just as she was about to sit down next to her mother.

"Ummmm...you wanna watch some tv?", I asked.

"Sure.", she smiled while glancing at her mother before looking at me.

"You have a lovely daughter.", Gran'ma smiled as she watched Kashauna and I walk out of the kitchen.

"Thank you."
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"So how did you like your first day at your new school?", I asked as soon as Kashauna and I were sitting down next to each other on the sofa.

"It was coo'. I met a lot of nice people and the teachers were pretty coo' too.", she replied with a nod of her head.

"So are you from Cali?"

"No, actually we moved from Georgia.", she replied as she gave me a quick glance.

"Well what made yall decide to move all the way out here?"

"My parents got divorced not too long ago, so my mother said that in order to start her life anew, she felt the need for us to move out this way.", she sighed.

"Oh, sorry to hear that."

"It's okay."

"So are you an only child?"

"No, I have a lil' brother that's 9, but he's staying with my dad until Christmas break. Do you have any brothers or sisters?"

"Not unless you count my lil' cousin that's been like a sista to me from day one.", I smiled. "She's a junior this year at our school. Maybe I can introduce yall really soon.", I smiled.

"Oh okay...that'll be coo'.", she smiled back.

Right after she and her moms left a few minutes later, my boys Will, Tre, and Lawrence pulled up to the house.

"Hey, Gran'ma Griffin!", they smiled as she let them in.

"Hey, babies. But shouldn't yall be at home doin' your homework?", she chuckled as she hugged each one of them.

"We don't have much since it's the first day of school.", Lawrence smirked.

"Mmmm hmmm...well yall can stay for a lil' while and eat with us if you want, but I KNOW Corey has some homework and studyin' that he needs to do."

"Gran'maaaaa.", I sighed. "C'mon...don't play me in front of my boys."

"I know you're not talkin' back?", she huffed as she playfully tugged my baseball cap downward on my head as she walked past me to go back into the kitchen to set the table.

"Dang, Gran'ma Griffin don't be playin'!", Tre chuckled as he flopped down in an armchair while the rest of the guys sat on the loveseat and sofa.

"Anyway...!", I huffed with a roll of my eyes. "What'chall been up to since school ended?"

"We need to be askin' you that. We seen babygirl leavin' as we pulled up.", Will slyly grinned.

"That's because she and her moms are our new neighbors; I found out they moved in this weekend while I was hangin‘ out with some of my cousins across town.", I smirked. "But I can't even front...I'm feelin' babygirl like a mug!"

"Aight, you do rememba your fatal attraction, Taysia, don'tchu?", Tre sighed with a shake of his head.

"Not until your ass had to remind me.", I huffed while glaring at him. "But me and ol' girl been through for ova a year now!"

"That's not what she thinks.", Lawrence smirked.

"Man, shut up!", I snapped.
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[Sweet Meat aka CC]

Several weeks later during history class, our teacher, Miss Conners, told our class to pair up with a partner to work on a report about the Civil War while she stepped out for a minute to get something from the library.

"I'm about to hook up with my boo.", Taysia slyly grinned as she glanced over at her friend, Nila.

"Girl, go handle your business.", she giggled as she watched Taysia proceeding to call me from a few seats over where I was sitting in front of Kashauna.

"Hey...", I began as I turned around in my seat to face her. I was about to ask her to be my partner for the project when I noticed Taysia waving at me to get my attention.

"What is it?", I huffed while giving her a blank look.

"How about us bein' partners on this project since you're so smart when it comes to history?", she giggled.

"Sorry, but I have a partner already.", I replied with a suck of my teeth.

"Who?!"

I rolled my eyes at her before turning my gaze to Kashauna who had been watching me and Taysia along with the rest of the class since everybody knew how inseparable Taysia and I used to be until she did the ultimate ho-move by messing around with some nigg@ on the football team.

"Shauna, how about us bein' partners on this project?", I smiled.

"Aight.", she grinned with a nod of her head.

"Her?! nigg@ how you gonna pick her corny-lookin' ass ova me?!", Taysia snapped while glaring at me.

"Awww damn...here we go!", Lawrence mumbled under his breath while shaking his head.

"Ummm..how about we get started on the report tonight since my momma is outta town on BUSINESS!", Kashauna stated loud enough for Taysia to hear after rolling her eyes at her and turning her attention back to me.

The whole class "ooooooooooooooooooohed" in unison.

"Damn!", I thought to myself while staring at her in disbelief. Shorty is on point because no girl had ever tried to push their luck with Taysia's dumb ass.

"Yeah, aight. What time?", I grinned after getting over my inital shock.

"How about 7:00?", she grinned back before cutting her eyes at Taysia who was looking at us like "WTF?!"

Tre and Will began to laugh while glancing over at Taysia.

"Damn, girl! Looks like there's a new baddest bitch in town!", Will smirked. The whole class cracked up.

"f.uck all yall nigg@s!", she spat.

"Anyway...you know where I stay.", Kashauna winked at me while wearing a sly smile.

"Bitch, I bet I...", Taysia shouted as she bolted up from her desk.

"You bet'cha you what? What'CHU gon' do?!", Kashauna shouted back as she quickly jumped up from her seat. However, a teacher from another hall just happened to be walking by when he heard the commotion.

"What's goin' on in here?", he asked after sticking his head inside the doorway.

Everyone immediately became quiet as Taysia and Kashauana quickly took their seats.

"That's more like it.", he replied in a stern tone as his eyes hurriedly scurried around the room before he walked out.

"Man, take your ol' ass on.", I mumbled under my breath.

"You so crazy!", Kashauna quietly giggled while casually hitting me on the shoulder before glancing over at Taysia who was throwing a pissed off look her way.
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Later on that evening at 7:00 on the dot, I was ringing Kashauna's doorbell. When she opened it, all I could do was stare at how good she looked in her cut-off shorts and a black t-shirt while wearing her hair pulled back into a ponytail.

"Hey, Corey.", she grinned as she unlocked the screen door so I could come in.

"W'sup.", I faintly smiled as I closed and locked the door behind me. When I saw her slowly walking over to the sofa where her textbook and notes were sitting, all I could do was look at what she had been blessed with.

"Want anything to eat or drink before we get started?", she asked as she took a seat on the sofa.

"Huh? Oh nah, I'm coo'.", I grinned as I proceeded to walk over to the sofa to sit down next to her.

About an hour into working on our project, we began to talk about how we were feeling each other. After that, the next thing I knew, my hand was going up under her shirt while we shared a series of passionate kisses as I laid her back on the sofa. I had totally misread her because even though I was into her from day one, she didn't come across as the type to know how to tongue a brother down. As our making out began to get hotter and heavier, the doorbell rang.

"I thought you said your moms was outta town?!", I anxiously whispered while quickly sitting up.

"She is, so nobody should be comin' here to see her. Maybe it's somebody with the wrong address.", she whispered back while standing up to straighten out her clothes. She quickly walked over to the door to peek out of the window. "I don't know who this guy and girl are."

"Lemme see.", I stated as I looked out of the window. "Ohhh...it's my cousin, Kisa and her man that I been tellin' ya about. Is it okay for them to come in?"

"Sure!", Kashauna smiled.

"Hey, Keese!", I grinned as soon as I opened the door. I hadn't seen my cousin in several weeks since she lived across town in the PJ's where one of our aunts were raising her and her two younger sisters since their mother had died from being shot by her last boyfriend almost three years ago.

"Hey, Corey!", she giggled as we proceeded to share a big, warm hug.

"W'sup, man.", I stated as I exchanged pounds with her nigg@, Houston.

"What up.", he replied.

"This is my neighbor and friend, Kashauna Mills. Shauna this is my cousin, Kisa Griffin and her man, Houston Summers.", I stated in a forced pleasant tone. But it wasn't because I wasn't happy to see them; it's just that Kisa's nigg@ is still tryna put me on to getting into the street life with him, but I ain't hearing none of that s.hit.

"Hi, it's nice to meet yall.", Kashauna smiled while waving at them.

"You too. My granny told me that Corey was ova here after I decided to come see him since it's been a while. I'm sorry that we juss dropped in like this.", Kisa smiled.

"No, it's okay. Come on in and have a seat.", Kashauna smiled as she and I quickly moved our books and backpacks off of the sofa.

"Thanks.", Houston smiled as he and Kisa sat down.

"Where's the baby?", I asked after Kashauna and I sat down next to them.

"I left her with Granny since she hadn't seen her in a while.", Kisa replied.

"Oh, you have a baby?", Kashauna asked. "How old is she?"

"A year old.", Kisa proudly grinned.

"And she's spoiled rotten!", I smirked while looking at her.

"Not to mention this one, but hey that's what my babies are for.", Houston chuckled as he wrapped his arm around Kisa's shoulder.

"Awww. Well listen, how about I get us all somethin' to eat and drink?", Kashauna smiled as she stood up.

"Oh you don't have to do that. We're not gonna stay long.", Kisa stated.

"Well at least have somethin' to drink before you go.", Kashauna replied.

"Okay. We can do that. Thanks.", Houston stated with a nod of his head.

"Alright. I'll be back in just a minute."

"I think I'll go help her out.", I stated as I stood up and followed her into the kitchen several seconds later. When I walked inside, I saw her bent over while grabbing a few cans of soda out of the fridge. I quietly crept up behind her and wrapped my arms around her waist.

"Oh s.hit! You scared me!", she giggled after standing straight up.

"I'm sorry, ma. I just thought I'd come in here to give ya a hand.", I smiled while placing a light kiss on the side of her neck.

"Thanks. Can you grab that bag of paper cups for me?", she giggled while pointing to the top of the fridge.

"Yeah.", I replied as I stretched my arm up to get them.

After sitting them down on the table, I stopped her for a brief moment just as she was about to open the bag.

"Ummmmm...I need to ask you somethin' important."

"Yes? What is it?", she asked as we looked into each other's eyes.

Before answering, I glanced over my shoulder to make sure we were alone. "We've been hangin' out for a couple of weeks now and I really like you; so I wanted to know if you wanted to hook up with me? You know...be my girl?"

"Yeah, I'd like that.", she whispered as we proceeded to hug and share a quick kiss.

"Here, you have to wear this just so everyone knows that you belong to me.", I winked as I removed my chain from around my neck to place it around hers.

"Awwww...you are too sweet.", she giggled before we shared one more kiss. Afterwards, we gathered the drinks and cups together only to walk back into the living room to find Kisa and Houston making out on the sofa where Kashauna and I had just been earlier.

I loudly cleared my throat to let our presence be known. "Ummmmm...yall nasty asses are in somebody ELSE'S house!", I huffed while shaking my head at them. Kashauna began to laugh while walking over to the coffee table to put the cups down on them.

"Our bad.", Houston nervously chuckled after quickly pulling his lips from Kisa's.

"Yeah, sorry.", she giggled while wiping her smeared lipgloss off of his bottom lip with her thumb.

"Anyway...!", I huffed with a roll of my eyes as we sat around talking for a while until it was time for me to go home in order to meet Gran'ma's 9:00 curfew.

[Sweet Meat aka CC]

As Kisa, Houston, and I made our way back over to Gran'ma's house, he received a call on his phone. However, Kisa and I went on inside where Gran'ma was in the living room bouncing Aakirah on her lap while they watched tv.

"We're back.", I smiled as I walked over to her. I proceeded to plant a light kiss on her cheek as well as Aakirah's as I picked her up into my arms.

"Where's Houston at THIS time?", Gran'ma huffed while watching Kisa closely as she took a seat next to her.

"Gran'ma, he's outside...okay? There's no crime against doin' that.", she sighed with a roll of her eyes.

"I'ono when it comes to him.", Gran'ma sighed with a shake of her head.

"C'mon, Gran'ma.", I sighed back as I glanced over at her from across the room where I was sitting.

"I wish yall would stop attackin' him all the time. He's good in spite of what he does.", Kisa explained as she stood up and quickly walked into the kitchen to avoid anymore snide remarks from Gran'ma. I got up and followed her after telling Gran'ma to lighten up a lil' bit.

"You aight?", I asked while watching her grabbing a can of soda from the fridge.

"Yeah, thanks.", she faintly smiled after turning around to face me.

"You know Gran'ma juss tryna look out for you.", I smirked.

"I know, but I get it enough from Aunt Leona and err'body else that's around me.", she sighed as she took a seat across from me. The moment she was seated while sipping on some of her soda, Aakirah began to whine and reach out for her.

"Gon' to your momma then.", I joked as I stood up and handed her to Kisa across the table.

"Hey, boo-boo.", Kisa grinned after giving her baby a loving kiss on the forehead. Then she glanced back over at me. "Hey? Where's your chain? I know how much that thing means to you orrrrrrrr has it been given to a certain someone next door?", she teased with a wink.

"Yeah, you could say that.", I smiled while lowering my head.

"Hol' up! Wait a minute! Is this the same nigg@ that's called Danger at times, blushin'?!", she laughed.

"Girl, shut up!", I laughed back as I lifted my head back up.

"I like her though. She seems real coo'."

"Thanks. She really is. In only the few weeks that I've known her, I like the fact that she's intelligent, goal-oriented, and focused. Not to mention she's fine as hell!", I slyly grinned with a nod of my head.

"Listen at you!"

"Well, it's true.", I chuckled while thinking to myself that I needed a female in my life like Kashauna because she knows what she wants to do with her life and what it takes to get there; and that's just the type of influence I need in my life so I won't be tempted to get caught up in crazy s.hit.

In the meantime, Houston began to lightly knock on the front screen door when he saw Gran'ma still sitting on the sofa watching tv.

When she looked up and saw him standing there with a small smile on his face, she took a deep, frustrated sigh as she stood up to open the door for him.

"Mmmph.", she grumbled under her breath the closer she approached him.

"Hey, Miss Griffin. I was juss stoppin' in for a minute to speak with Dan..I mean Corey before Kisa and I are out.", he warmly smiled as he stepped inside.

"They're in the kitchen.", she emptily replied as she made her way back over to the sofa.

It was no secret to him that Gran'ma was near the point of hating his guts for coming into Kisa's life. However, he always remained pleasant with her in spite of knowing that she wasn’t the least bit pleased that he had gotten her only granddaughter pregnant at an early age as well as being a regular name in the streets because of the crew he ran with.

"W'sup, man. Can I holla at'cha for a minute?", he asked me after walking into the kitchen.

"Aight.", I sighed as I stood up.

"As soon as we finish talkin' I'll be ready to take you home.", he told Kisa as he and I walked out onto the side porch.

"W'sup?", I asked.

"I was juss talkin' to my nigg@, King, and he wanted to know how much longer your ass gonna make him wait to join us?"

"Man, I told you I ain't with that s.hit!", I angrily huffed with a shake of my head.

"Why your ass tryna be all high and mighty when your pops used to do the same s.hit that we doin' now?!", he angrily huffed back while glaring at me.

"Leave my pops outta this, aight? Juss because he did what he did doesn't mean I'ma do the same."

"C'mon, man. You know we gonna look out for ya."

"Nah, that's juss not me, dawg!", I replied with a shrug of my shoulders.

"Aight. Well King ain't gonna be too happy about this."

"nigg@, I could give a f.uck about his ass! He...!", I angrily stated when we were interrupted.

"Ummmm...hey, yall. I was just comin' over to bring your two-way to you.", Kashauna stammered while handing it to me.

"Thanks, ma.", I smiled as I found myself immediately calming down.

"I'll holla at'cha lata, man.", Houston stated as he extended his fist to receive a pound from me.

"Aight, man.", I replied with a head nod. "But tell Kisa to hol' up for a minute so I can tell her bye as soon as I come back in. I shouldn't be but a minute."

"Aight, coo'. See ya lata, Shauna.", he stated as he gave her the head nod along with a small smile.

"See ya.", she faintly smiled at him. As soon as he stepped back inside, she immediately returned her attention back to me. "Corey? Is everything okay?"

"Yeah, ma. Everything is coo'.", I replied with a quick nod of my head.

"You sure?"

"Yeah, I'm sure. Hey listen...you wanna hang out at the mall tomorrow night to do some shoppin'?", I grinned while taking one of her hands into mine.

"I would love to except my daddy hasn't sent me my credit card yet.", she sighed with a look of disappointment.

"It's coo'...this one is on me.", I smiled.

"I don't kn...", she started before I stopped her.

"You're gonna have to get used to me treatin' you to whateva you want now that you're my girl.", I stated as I stepped up closer to her.

"Okay.", she giggled. "But you have to let me get you somethin' in return when I get my card."

"Aight, deal.", I replied before giving her a slow and deep kiss. When it was over, I walked her back over to her house. After returning to mine about two minutes later, I saw Houston toting Aakirah in his arms as he came out on the porch while waiting for Kisa to tell Gran'ma goodbye.

"My bad for bein' longer than I thought.", I apologized just as Kisa and Gran'ma were walking out onto the porch. I gave Houston one more pound before placing a kiss on Aakirah's cheek and hugging Kisa goodbye.
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[Sweet Meat aka CC]

On the next day at lunch while I went to get Kashauna something to drink while the rest of our crew was still in line getting their food, Taysia and two of her girls felt the need to walk over to our table to confront her.

"Ummm, excuse me.", she huffed while looking Kashauna directly in the eye.

"How may I help you?"

"I thought I'd let'chu know that Corey is MY man...not yours!", she spat.

Just then Nila pointed out to her that Kashauna was rocking my chain. "Girl look!", she stated in disbelief while pointing at Kashauna.

"How the hell did you get that?!", Taysia angrily asked while gritting her teeth.

"Sorry, boo-boo, but this just in...there is a NEW Mrs. Griffin AKA Lady Danger in town; so you best to be movin' along.", Kashauna replied in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Bitch, I am so tired of you. I think it's about time to let'chu know w'sup!", Taysia threatened.

By this time, I was approaching the table just as Kashauna was slowly standing up to face Taysia.

"What the hell you think you doin'?", I huffed while glaring at Taysia.

However, she ignored me as she continued to glare at Kashauna.

"You betta be glad that he came ova when he did!", she stated with a suck of her teeth.

"Look here, ho...registration for admissions to Kick Ass Central High School have been rescheduled until a lata date!", Kashauna replied. Then she turned to face me while taking her drink. "Thanks, boo.", she giggled before she leaned forward to give me a slow peck on the lips. She proceeded to turn her head to smirk at Taysia who was giving both of us a pissed off look before throwing her fingers up at us and stomping off.

But I wasn't even phased by what Taysia's dumb ass had done because I was thrilled to know that I had lucked up with a Ryde or Die chick in Kashauna!
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Kisa was lying across her bed later that evening studying for a geometry test while Aakirah was asleep beside her.

"Hey, Kisa! Houston’s here!", her twelve-year-old sister, Delana, announced while knocking on the bedroom door. Aakirah immediately began to wake up while whining and lifting her head up from the pillow.

"C'mere, boo.", Kisa sighed as she pulled her into her arms. "Tell him I'll be right out!", she sighed as she stood to her feet. She knew that with Aunt Leona out, no one including, Houston, was allowed in the house without her being there. And although Houston knew this, he made his way inside Kisa's bedroom anyway just as she was turning the knob to open the door.

"W'sup, ma.", he slyly grinned as they stood face-to-face before he leaned forward and shared a quick peck with her as he took Aakirah into his arms. When Kisa saw him about to close the door so he could come inside the bedroom, she quickly protested.

"Boy, you know the rules! You're not even supposed to be here because Aunt Lee's not home yet.", she huffed while trying to open the door back up. However, Houston reached out and took her hand before she could wrap it around the door knob.

"It's coo'. I gave that lil' nosey ass sista of yours $5.00 to let us know when she sees your aunt coming from the window.", he smirked.

"The only reason why Naya is nosey is because she's 7-years-old! And do you REALLY think she's gonna stay lookin' out of the window and miss her dumb cartoons?"

"Yeah, since I told her that I'd buy her that Barbie doll she's been beggin' for."

"You are NOT right!", Kisa huffed as she went back over to the bed to go back to her studying. In the meantime, Houston opened up her door long enough to ask Delana to watch Aakirah for a while which she agreed to do since she was so attached to the baby anyway.

"You don't want to study right now do you?", he chuckled as he laid down on Kisa's back while she lay on her stomach writing some notes down.

"nigg@, stop! Damn!", she huffed out of frustration while trying to push his hand away that was trying to make its way up into her shorts while he nuzzled her neck.

"Please. It's been a whole three days.", he sighed as she sucked her teeth and scrambled from up under him.

"Don't you see me studyin'? Plus I don't know when Aunt Lee will come in.", she sighed back as she lay on her side while looking at him as he proceeded to lie down on his back while looking up at the ceiling. He was silent for several seconds before he slowly turned his head to look at her as she went back to writing down her notes.

"How long she been gone?"

"I'ono.", she replied with a shrug of her shoulders while slowly looking over at him.

"You know. Quit playin'.", he smirked.

"All I can say is that she's been gone for awhile."

"I know who to get a straight answer from. Hey, Naya! C'mere!", he slyly grinned as he jumped up from the bed and opened the door.

"Huh?", she asked while climbing down off the windowsill where she had been playing with her dolls. She proceeded to run over to him.

"How long your Aunt Lee been gone?", he smiled.

"Don't tell him!", Kisa warned while looking at her lil' sister.

"Ummmm...", she stammered while looking back and forth at them with a puzzled look.

"I'll buy you that Usher DVD you been wantin'.", he slyly grinned while looking down at Naya.

"She juss left to go to church.", she openly admitted as she ran from the door when she heard Kisa angrily call her name.

"I can't believe you wanna try to play your man like that.", he smirked while closing the door back and locking it.

"Shut up!", she huffed with a roll of her eyes as he rejoined her on the bed, only this time, she didn't put up much of a fight as he began to make out with her until they ended up doing what she had wanted to do with him in the first place although she was fronting like he knew she was. Several minutes later when they were done, she lay in his arms as he brought up what he did each time they were finished.

"We could do this anytime we wanted without having to worry about people all around and s.hit if you'd just move in with me.", he sighed while holding her close to him.

"I don't know why we continue to have this conversation everytime we finish doin' what we juss did.", she huffed as she moved out of his arms and turned her back to him. "You know how I feel about it."

"And you know how I feel about you and our baby.", he replied with a suck of his teeth as he moved up close behind her.

"Look, maybe you should be puttin' your clothes back on so you don't get caught in here.", she mumbled while trying not to cry; especially since she wanted more than anything for her and Aakirah to move in with him. However, everyone around her was constantly saying that she needed to cut all ties with him because of the person that he is.

"I'll call ya lata to talk about this some more.", he sighed as he sat up on the side of the bed to get dressed. After giving her a kiss goodbye on the forehead, he went back into the living room to give the baby a kiss goodbye before leaving.
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[Sweet Meat aka CC]

On Thursday morning while my boys and I were standing around outside chilling before the first morning class, some nigg@s from the rival crew of Houston's approached us to make their way inside the gym where some of the other students were chilling. However, one of these nigg@s purposely bumped into me as he walked past us.

"nigg@, 'excuse me' is the appropriate thing to say!", I huffed while glaring at him as he continued to walk away.

"Wha', nigg@?!", he huffed after stopping in his tracks to turn around to glare back at me before he and his boys approached us.

"You heard me the first time!"

"Yall hear this punk-ass, nigg@ tryna be gangsta when he really ain't s.hit?!", ol' boy smirked while he and I held each other's glare.

"f.uck you, ya bitch-ass punk!", Will shouted as we all walked up face to face with our newfound enemies.

"Bitch-ass? Nah, you got that alllllll wrong, dawg! Yall the bitch-asses; especially this nigg@ here!", he replied with a suck of his teeth while glaring at me again. "He can't even follow in his pops' footsteps and be a man like he was and got the nerve to call himself Danger! nigg@, please!"

The next thing I knew, I let this nigg@ have it in his jaw with my fist that I had quickly balled up while my boys struggled to hold me back so I wouldn't do something that I would end up regretting knowing my temper. But it was too late. By this time, our high school coach and a male substitute teacher that he had been speaking with came over to us to break things up.

Immediately afterwards, I was taken to the principal's office along with the nigg@ who wanted to start s.hit even though I ended up finishing it.

After telling my side of the story, I was informed by the principal that I would have to be suspended for two days since I was the first one to make physical contact. While I shoulda been glad that I wouldn't be sent home for a whole week like it's normally done when someone gets in a fight because this was my first time getting in trouble, I knew that if I went home now, Gran'ma would have my natural black ass fo' sho'! That's why when the principal asked me how could he get in touch with her after I told him that she wasn't home, I gave him Kashauna's number instead since she was home for the day to go to a late morning dental appointment by herself due to her moms still being out of town.

Without the principal catching me as he wrote the number down, I pulled out my two-way to send Kashauana a message to let her know what was going on so she'd know what to tell the principal when he called her.

A few minutes later after he explained to her the reason why I was being sent home, he sent me on my way.

As I made my way over to my ride, my phone began to vibrate. Quickly answering it, I realized that it was Kashauna.

"Hey, Corey. What's goin' on?", she asked.

"I'll tell ya lata, ma. Is my gran'ma home?"

"Nah, I saw her step out a few minutes ago."

"Aight, coo'. Well if it's no problem, I'ma have to chill at your place until after school is out for the day.", I explained as I began to head towards her place.

"Okay...no prob."

Not too long after I reached Tre's house to park my ride before walking down to Kashauna's house, the same nigg@s that I had got into it with this morning began to circle the block in their ride talking some s.hit about how I betta watch my back.

But since there was only one of me against the five of them and the possibility of their weapons, I yelled 'f.uck you' at them a few times before they finally decided to drive off. However, by the time I arrived at Kashauna's close to 10 minutes later, I was beyond pissed.

"Hey, Corey.", she faintly smiled after opening the door for me.

"W'sup.", I quietly grumbled as I stomped into the house while she closed the door.

"Is everything okay?", she asked while following me into her den.

"Yeah.", I huffed as I began to angrily pace the floor back and forth while she took a seat in an armchair as she proceeded to watch me.

"I'm so sick of bitch-ass nigg@s thinkin' I'm supposed to be like my pops that it's makin' me wanna juss kick nigg@s asses! f.uck my pops and f.uck bein' like him!!! I'ma be a man unlike that nigg@ was!!! Damn, nigg@s can kiss my @$$ 'cause I don't give a f.uck about what they think about me!!!!!", I angrily yelled and shouted as I picked up my pace of walking back and forth across the floor. When I stopped for a moment, I glanced over at Kashauna and saw that she was sitting back in her chair out of what looked like fear while holding her head downward.

I quickly calmed myself as I slowly walked over to her and knelt down on one knee while taking her hand into mine. "I'm sorry for goin' off like that."

"It's…it's okay.", she whispered as she slowly lifted her head up to look at me. Over the next several seconds, we gazed at each other before I leaned in to share a deep, passionate kiss with her while pulling my other hand through the back of her hair as I deepened my kiss.

Within seconds, we were rolling around in the middle of her bed while undressing each other as we continued to kiss and make out; but it wasn't until I slipped two fingers in that she softly whimpered out in pain.

"Are you sure you ready to do this? We can stop if you aren't because I don't want to rush you.", I whispered while looking down into her eyes.

"No...I want to.", she replied.

For a second or two, I stared at her before lowering my mouth down onto hers to kiss her passionately before whispering in her ear that I loved her as I maneuvered my body around above hers. Then it happened: I slowly lowered myself in between her thighs as she sank her nails deep into my back while a high-pitched gasp escaped her mouth. However, I began to kiss her again as I gently began to make love to her. But I found something quite strange; for her to be a virgin, she didn't seem like one after about ten minutes; especially when she began to match my rhythm with her own. In no time flat, we were both becoming vocal as we picked up our pace until she moaned out my name while I finished up. Once we were through, I slowly rolled over off of her and pulled her into my arms as we lay tangled up under her comforter and sheets.

"Damn, for a virgin, you won't no joke!", I chuckled while catching my breath.

"Whateva.", she giggled while placing a soft kiss on my neck.

"But out of curiosity, what made you choose me?", I asked as I turned my head to face her.

"I guess it's because you're the first guy that I trust and really believe loves me.", she whispered while lowering her eyes.

"That's because I do.", I smirked before we shared a brief kiss. Afterwards, we fell asleep in each other's arms for a few hours before it was time for me to go home.
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"Where has your ass been?!", Aunt Leora shouted at Kisa later on that night. Kisa had just come in from hanging out with Houston at his place and because they had lost track of time, she arrived home 20 minutes after her curfew.

"C'mon, Aunt Lee, I'm only 20 minutes late. Gimme some slack.", Kisa huffed as she began to walk past her. However, Aunt Leora yanked her back by the arm and slapped her causing Kisa to yelp out in pain and stumble back.

"Don't you talk back to me! Especially when I'm tryna raise you, your sisters, and that child of yours!!! I think it's time to teach your fast tail a lesson since you wanna be ho'in out in the streets with that no-good boy!", she shouted as she grabbed the leather belt she always had with her when she felt the need to discipline the girls.

Both Delana and Naya came running out of their bedroom to see what was going on when they heard Kisa crying. In the meantime, Aakirah stood up in the corner of her playpen and began to whine and cry.

"Get your asses back in your room RIGHT NOW and take Kirah's whinin' ass with’chall!!!", Aunt Leona angrily shouted when she saw the girls.

"Shut up talkin' to them like that!", Kisa snapped in between her sobbing while holding the side of her face that was still stinging from being hit. As soon as she saw Aunt Leona about to hit her again, she ran for her bedroom and locked the door. She immediately began to gather some of her and Aakirah’s clothes for the next few because she didn't want to spend another night in our aunty's home.

When she was finished packing, she called Houston up to ask if he could come by to pick her and the baby up first thing in the morning when Aunt Leona left for work. He quickly agreed to it.

Several hours later when Kisa was sure that Aunt Leona had finally turned in for the night after trying to get her to unlock her bedroom door several times, she quietly came out of her room and went into her sister's bedroom to give them both a kiss goodnight and goodbye before picking Aakirah up from in between them to take her back to her room.

[glow=yellow,1,200]***More to come soon***[/glow]

[AngelicVoices19]

I like this, it's pretty good. Good Job CC, keep it coming. And I see Kick Ass Central High School made it's way in to another story. Nice touch!

[JUCIEE GUDNESS FROM DA HOOD]

AngelicVoices19 said:

I like this, it's pretty good. Good Job CC, keep it coming. And I see Kick Ass Central High School made it's way in to another story. Nice touch!

Yeah we had to borrow, hope u don't mind. ohhhhhhh and we may be asking u for some advice or to write a scene since its a series like thing, meaning there will be ongoing drama 4 a minute, u don't mind do u?

[*~*Lady K*~*~]

Tyggggght!

[~Batgurl~]

i'm lovin it!

[AngelicVoices19]

Oh I definitely don't mind. I just read the whole "That Girl", I will not say her name because it pisses me off to say it. But I read her little thing about Sisqo and I got a few violent images in my head, so yeah, I don't mind writing some scenes. Just let me know when.

[JUCIEE GUDNESS FROM DA HOOD]

AngelicVoices19 said:

Oh I definitely don't mind. I just read the whole "That Girl", I will not say her name because it pisses me off to say it. But I read her little thing about Sisqo and I got a few violent images in my head, so yeah, I don't mind writing some scenes. Just let me know when.

I want you and Jessy to calm down a bit Ok!!!!!!!!!! Please, I can't be t aking my money for college and using it to visit y'all in jhail, put money on ya books, and trying to find a lawyer.

Just be chill, it'll be aight, that ain't his type, it's prolly just something hfor him to to do in the meantime.

[Sweet Meat aka CC]

I know it's been a minute since I've worked on this, but, finally, here's some more...

Close to three months later...
"Sweetie, this is the third morning in a row that you've been sick on the stomach. Is there somethin' you wanna tell me?", Coreen asked while watching Kashauna closely as she sat on the side of her bed after coming from the bathroom.

"I don't know.", she sighed with a shrug of her shoulders while folding her arms across her stomach.

"I think there is." Her mother proceeded to sit down next to her. "Remember what I've always told you about tellin' me what's wrong no matter how bad you think it might be?"

"Yes."

"So then tell me."

Kashauna began to shed silent tears while lowering her head out of embarrassment. "I think I might be pregnant."

For a moment, Coreen's face took on a look of shock followed by disappointment. Nevertheless, she placed her arm around Kashauna's shoulder and pulled her close to her while placing a light kiss on top of her head.

"I'm sorry.", Kashauna sobbed.

"Shhhh. We'll get through this, but I think we need to take a lil' trip downtown."

Several hours later after taking a pregnancy test to be for sure that she was indeed pregnant, Kashauna and Coreen spoke with a counselor regarding making an appointment down at the abortion clinic for the next day.

Afterwards, they went home and talked some more about Kashauna's present situation even though she already knew that she wouldn't be taking the abortion route. However, Coreen wanted her to be aware of all options.
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Late the next morning as Kashauna and her mother made their way inside the abortion clinic, both Tre and a few of our rival niggas noticed them.

"Damn.", Tre thought to himself as he made his way down the block while shaking his head.
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Later on in the day, I was walking down my block to head to Lawrence's house to hang out with him for a while when I bumped into Davon's tired ass as he and some of his Niggas came walking out of the corner store.

"Ol' punk ass.", he mumbled to his boys loud enough for me to hear as I continued to keep walking. However, I glanced over my shoulder long enough to hiss "fuck you" at him.

"Nigga, what?! You must forget who your ass is talkin' to!", he snapped as he and his boys quickly approached me.

"Nigga, you ain't shit to me!", I huffed as we glared at each other while standing almost nose-to-nose.

Smirking, Davon backed up and glanced around at his boys before going on. "I'm not shit, huh? Well I bet I will be if I take care of your new bitch's abortion instead of you havin' to pay for it."

"What?!"

"You heard me, nigga!!! I didn't stu...", he started while assuming that I knew what was going on with Kashauna. Before he could finish what he was saying, anger took over me causing me to jack him up against the wall on the side of the store. I was just about to bust him in the face with my fist until we noticed a police car rounding the corner. I quickly snatched my hands away from him. He proceeded to smirk at me as he and his boys walked away in the opposite direction although they continued to talk shit at me.

When I reached Lawrence's house a few minutes later, the rest of my boys were there.

"You aight, man?", Will asked as I flopped down in an armchair.

"Nah, not really.", I heavily sighed. "I juss found out some shit from that nigga, Davon, about my girl even though I don't think it's true."

"What?", they asked in unison.

"Well, he and I were exchangin' some words when he said some shit about he would take care of Shauna's abortion for me! I'm still tryna figga out where the fuck he got some shit like that from though!", I angrily huffed.

"Damn! Well he was prolly tryna say any kinda shit to make you pissed; you know how triflin' his ass is.", Lawrence stated.

"Ummmm...yo, Corey, can I holla at'cha for a minute?", Tre suddenly asked after deciding to bring something to my attention.

"Yeah, aight.", I agreed as we stood up and went outside while the guys gave each other puzzled looks.

"Listen, man. Ya know we boys so I need to let'chu know that I saw Shauna and her moms walkin' into the abortion place this mornin'."

"What?!", I asked in disbelief. However, like Tre said, we boys so I know he wouldn't lie to me about anything like this.

"Yeah, man. I wasn't believin' it was her until I got a closer look after walkin' up on them without bein’ seen just as they were goin' in the doors."

"So then I guess that foo' must've saw them too.", I sighed while leaning my back up against the wall of the porch. "But why would she keep somethin' like this away from me?"

"I'ono, man...but keep your head up and go talk to her about it.", Tre reassured me.

That's exactly what I did after going back inside to let my boys know that I was going to clear my head of some stuff after having Tre promise me that he wouldn't say anything until I could find out all of the facts about what was going on with Kashauna.
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[Sweet Meat aka CC]

"Hello, Corey.", Ms. Mills smiled after opening the door for me.

"Hi, ummm, is Kashauna home?"

"No, she's out right now."

For several seconds, there was an awkward silence between us until I spoke up. "Is she pregnant?"

I noticed how Ms. Mills gave me a look as if I was stupid since she was thinking that Kashauna had already told me. However, when she saw that my expression hadn't changed, that’s when she realized that I didn't know.

Taking a deep breath, she began to speak. "Son, when I found out I was under the impression that you knew. We talked about it and with me being a doctor I made her aware of the options available and..."

"So you told her to have an abortion?", I asked after cutting her off with sadness, hurt, and anger in my eyes.

"No, no son I didn't do that; I couldn't do that. That's a decision that has to be made by you and Shauna.", she said as she placed a hand on my shoulder.

I looked at her with tears in my eyes and said, "Ms. Mills, I don't know if my grandma ever told you this but…"
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In the meantime, Kashauna was hanging out with Kisa, Houston, and Aakirah at the mall. At the moment they were sitting in the food court while she told them about her situation. In the middle of their talk, Kashauna noticed Tre, Will, and Lawrence heading in their direction.

"W'sup, yall?", they smiled while exchanging pounds with Houston and giving the head nod to Kisa and Kashauna.

After about a minute or two of small talk, Will asked to see Kashauna in private for a minute.

"Hey, w'sup?", she asked.

" Look I need to let'chu know that Tre saw you down at the clinic this mornin' and told Corey about it. And he also told us that Corey told him that Davon told him somethin' about threatenin' to take care of the baby for him.

Kashauna was silent for a moment before talking. "Yeah, I'm pregnant...but I didn't kill the baby. I can't because I love Corey too much.", she sighed.

"Well how come you haven't said anything to him about it?", Will asked with a shrug of his shoulders.

"Because a few weeks ago at school I overheard Taysia and her friends talkin' about the time that she became pregnant and how Corey told her he didn't have time for no babies and that he made her get an abortion, so that's why I didn't tell him."

"That girl was lyin'. I mean, yeah she was pregnant but it wasn't Corey's. Look, it's not my place to tell ya about all that went down, but you two do need to talk because my boy loves and cares for you."

"Okay, I will.", she faintly smiled while nodding her head.

"You promise?", he smiled back.

"Yeah!", she chuckled.

"Aight.", he smirked while playfully pinching her cheek before giving her a hug. "Come on, momma and let me buy you somethin' to eat to feed my niece or nephew."

"Okay.", she giggled with a roll of her eyes as they headed back over to everybody else who had even more details on her situation now thanks to Tre.

"So what's the deal? What'cha gonna do?", Houston bluntly asked before Kisa lightly kicked his foot although she and everybody else watched her closely while waiting for an answer as she sat back down.

"I'ma talk to him.", she smirked. Everyone began to playfully clap and cheer. Just then Houston saw King standing off in the distance with his boys. When he made eye contact with them, King nodded his head for him to come join them.

"I'll be back in a minute.", he told Kisa as he gave Aakirah back to her.

"W'sup, man?", Houston grinned as he and King shared a pound once he reached them.

"I need to holla at'cha for a minute.", he replied as he, Houston, and the rest of his boys went inside the mens' room. As soon as the door was closed, Houston was immediately roughed up.

"Man, what tha' fuck?!", he asked as King jacked him up against a wall.

"Why ain't'chu tryna get Danger to join us, nigga?!"

"But I am! He the one that keeps sayin' he ain't tryna hear what I'm tellin' him!"

"Bullshit!", King snapped as he slung Houston from the wall over to upside the door while punching him in the stomach. This caused Houston to fall down to his knees. He started coughing while trying to gain his breath back.

As this was going on, Kashauna was about to open the door to the ladies' room when she heard the scuffling coming from across the hall.

Being that Houston was seen by her with the guys as she made her way down the hall, she slowly walked over to the door and lightly knocked. "Houston?"

Suddenly the door was swung open by King wearing a pissed look on his face. "What the fuck do you want?!"

"Ummm...I...I heard a noise and was wondering if everything was okay.", she nervously stammered as she took a few steps back from the door.

King immediately calmed down while faintly smiling at her. "Yeah, ma. Everything's coo'...one of my homies juss slipped; that's all."

"Oh, okay.", she quickly replied before walking back across the hall to go into the bathroom.

"Aight, nigga...you betta be glad that shorty came up when she did. Now I'm givin' your ass one last chance to get Danger to be down with us. If not, then this will get a lot worse!", King hissed while punching Houston in his stomach once more before he and his crew left out of the bathroom in a nonchalant manner.

Kashauna had waited around near the door of the restroom she was in when she heard the door open across the hall. Quietly opening the door, she saw the guys walking away, but she noticed that Houston wasn't with them. She quickly made her way over to the door and lightly knocked while opening it. As soon as she stuck her head inside, she saw Houston leaning up against the wall on the floor while holding his stomach as he took in deep breaths.

"Oh my God! Do you need me to go get Kisa?!", she whispered while running over to him to help him up.

"Nah, I'll be aight in a minute.", he sighed while slowly walking over to the sink to gather himself together.

"What‘s goin‘ on?"

"Nothin'. Don't worry about it."

"Oh...okay.", she quietly stated while watching him.

"Listen, go on out like nothin's happened. I'ma be aight."

Kashauna did as she was told and made her way back to Kisa while they waited on Houston who came walking back over to them a few minutes later as if nothing was wrong.
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"...Ms. Mills, I love my gran'ma and there's nothin' I wouldn't do for her. But her guidance wasn't enough at one point because my dad's gang was reaching out for me and I was gettin' bothered by the rival gang and found myself wantin' to give in. But then, Shauna came along and so with both her and my gran'ma bein' a part of my life now, they have been the reason why I haven't gave up or gave in. I know that Shauna and I are young, but what I feel in my heart is love.", I explained to Kashauna's moms after giving her a run-down of my family's history.

I realized that Ms. Mills had started to cry.

"I hope this doesn't make you decide to keep me and Shauna apart.", I quietly stated as we looked at each other.

"No, of course not. I always thought that you were a special young man, and now that I know you are, I wouldn't want my daughter to be loved by anyone else.”

"Thanks.", I faintly smiled.

"You're welcome.", she smiled back before she gave me a warm and friendly hug before standing to her feet. When she saw me about to stand up, she stopped me. "Shauna should be home soon so you can wait here if you'd like, but in the meantime, I have to be getting down to the hospital."

"Okay, well I can wait.", I replied with a nod of my head.

"Okay. I'll call your grandmother to let her know that you're over here so she doesn't become worried."

"Thanks.", I smiled as she excused herself to go into the kitchen before going upstairs to get ready for her shift.
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[Sweet Meat aka CC]

"You take care, okay?", Kisa smiled at Kashauna as she climbed out of the back of Houston's SUV.

"Okay. And thanks again for today.", she smiled back while waving at them.

"No problem, ma!", Houston grinned as he and Kisa waved back at her before heading home.

"Oh shit! You scared me!", Kashauna gasped when she saw me sitting on the sofa after she had stepped into the den where I was watching tv.

"My bad.", I faintly smiled while looking up at her as she slowly walked in my direction.

"How did you get in here?"

"I came to talk with your moms earlier and she told me that I could stay here to wait on you since we have to talk.", I replied while turning to face her as soon as she sat down next to me on the loveseat.

"Oh.", she stated before biting her lower lip and holding her head downwards.

Placing my finger under her chin to tilt her head back up, I looked deep into her eyes. "Do you know how hurt and upset I was after bein' the last to know about you carryin' our baby?"

"I'm sorry, but I was tryna figure out a way to tell you without you bein' mad at me.", she sighed as her eyes watered up with tears.

"I could neva be mad at you about somethin' like this."

"I know that now, but I was afraid that you were gonna tell me to get rid of it like you told Taysia even though that's somethin' I could never bring myself to do which is why I was thinkin' that you would get mad at me."

"Oh about that...well let me explain what happened in that situation. At the time that she and I were goin' togetha, she became pregnant even though she was on the pill AND we used protection every time. But a few days later after her parents talked with me and Gran'ma, she confessed to me that the baby wasn't mine. So you know me...I told her triflin' black ass to step because I didn't have time for anybody ELSE's baby when she began to talk some shit about us stayin' togetha and workin' through what she had done behind my back. A few weeks after I broke up with her, she showed up at my house one day to let me know that she had gotten rid of the baby so we could get back togetha. That only made me more disgusted with her since she went that far in order to have me take her back. So THAT'S the reason why she got rid of the baby; it wasn't because I told her to."

Kashauna sat in silence for several seconds while letting everything sink in that I had just explained to her.
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"C'mon and let's go to sleep.", Kisa smiled later on that night before planting a kiss on Aakirah's forehead as she picked her up to take into her down the hall to her room that Houston had fixed up for her from the day she had been born.

"Let me do that. Daddy hasn't put his baby to sleep in a while now.", he smiled as he jumped up from the bed where he and Kisa had been playing with her for a while. He figured that he would get in as much quality time as he could with the both of them since he didn't know what would happen in the coming days after the incident that took place at the mall earlier in the afternoon with King.

"Are you sure?", Kisa asked as he approached them.

"Yeah, I'm sure. You relax for a while; I'll be back to take care of you in a lil' bit.", he winked with a sly grin as he took Aakirah from her.

"Oh is that right?", she giggled.

"Ya know how I roll, ma.", he smiled before sharing a quick kiss with her.

Kisa proceeded to gather some things together to take a shower.

Several minutes later when she returned to the bedroom, she found Houston stretched out on the bed watching tv.

"You got her to sleep already?"

"Yeah. My girl was out like a light in no time.", he chuckled.

"Awwww, well thanks for doin' that for me.", Kisa smiled as she laid down in his arms while looking up at him. She noticed how he was gazing at her as he began to gently stroke the side of her face with his thumb. She was about to speak when he rolled over onto her while pressing his lips down hers at the same time.

"I love you so much.", he sighed as he began to push her t-shirt up over her head while looking down at her.

"I love you too.", she quietly stated as she felt him pushing his boxers down above her. Once again, his mouth met hers in a hungry, passion-filled kiss as his hands roamed over her body. Within minutes after taking care of every inch of her body with his mouth and hands, she felt him rolling her over onto her stomach as he placed light kisses up and down her back while she lay beneath him in sweet surrender. Then without warning, she felt him take her with such force that she immediately cried out as he began to grind against her after falling down onto her back. Each thrust she received from him felt better than the last until she thought she couldn't take anymore. And again, without saying anything he abruptly stopped to turn her back over onto her back before lowering himself into her as he began to go faster and harder as they held onto each other for dear life. In another few minutes, they both came to a standstill on their sweat-soaked sheets after they reached their moments at the same time.
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"So now what is it that you wanna do?", I asked Kashauna after we talked over all of our alternatives. I already knew that the baby would more than likely slow down our dreams of going to college and whatnot.

"Well I know I'm not havin' an abortion. I can't imagine givin' my baby up much less killin' it. It didn't ask to be brought into this situation and I would never take its life."

All I could do was look at her before grabbing her up in a great big hug. "I love you so much.", I sighed before placing a kiss on her cheek. I followed up by going into detail about my life story since it was a side of me I hadn't told her about yet.

"I hope you're not mad at me for goin' this long without tellin' you the truth about myself; but I only wanted to protect you which is why I neva said anything."

"Of course I'm not mad at you.", she smiled as she leaned forward to plant a kiss on my cheek.

"Thanks. Plus you know that even though I got beef with Davon, I'd die before I let anything happen to you or our baby."

This time, she didn't say anything before leaning in for another kiss only this time we shared a deep passionate one as she laid down on top of me letting one thing lead to another.

After making it into her bedroom, I slowly began to undress her kissing each part of her body that became uncovered as I went along. However, once I reached her special place, I let my open-mouthed kisses linger there for a while as she held on tightly to my shoulders while constantly whimpering out my name which soon turned into moans and cries of ecstasy. Once I finished, I slowly lifted my head and wrapped my arms around her pulling her over onto me as I laid on my back so we could try something new.

I felt her as she slowly lowered herself onto me while placing soft pecks on my earlobe and neck as I continued to keep my arms wrapped around her even after she sat up. When I realized that she hadn't taken me all the way in while easing down onto me I helped her out by slowly pushing myself up the rest of the way causing her to softly gasp. After staying still for a brief moment, she began to slowly move back and forth on me while gripping my shoulders to keep her balance.

"Oh shit. You're doin' great, ma.", I mumbled as I looked up at her through my half-closed eyes.

"Thanks.", she smirked as she looked down at me.

Within about 10 minutes, I sat up and held her close to me as she began to pick up her pace. I also took the liberty of running my tongue back and forth across her neck which caused her moans to get louder and louder the more I sucked and kissed on it. That's when I decided that I was gonna be in charge for the finale. Pulling her back down onto the bed with me, I rolled her over onto her back and picked up where she left off as I drove deeper and deeper inside until she said my name in a loud, broken cry while I finished up as she suddenly lay still under me. I ended with a deep-throated groan into the side of her neck before falling fast asleep for a couple of hours after pulling her into my arms before heading home.
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Early the next morning on my way to school, I stopped by the convenient mart to gas up my ride when Davon’s stupid ass pulled into the parking lot. However, I noticed that although he smirked at me after getting out of his ride, he didn’t say anything before going inside. I also planned not to say anything to him when I went inside to pay for my gas until he purposely pushed me out of the way to pay for what he had bought even though I was at the counter first.

“Man, don’t start that shit with me today!!!”, I snapped as I shoved him back in order to get back in line.

“Shut the fuck up, you lil’ BITCH!”, he snapped back as he took both of his hands to push me aside.

While the clerk was telling us to take our shit outside or else she was going to call the police, I wasn’t trying to hear that as I took my fist and punched ol’ boy in the nose as hard as I could. After he stumbled backwards and knocked over a display of toys, I proceeded to jump on him and whup his ass until two of his boys ran in the store and jumped me from behind. Needless to say, a few minutes later, the po-po showed up and hauled all of our black asses off to jail.

Once we were placed in a holding cell, I had made up my mind that I was going to have to call the one person that I didn’t want to have any dealings with to come and bail me out so that Gran’ma or Shauna wouldn’t know the shit I had gotten myself into.

“Aight, I’m ready to make my call.”, I told the officer who was sitting at his desk.

“Okay, and make it quick.”, he emptily replied as he opened the cell so I could use the phone.

Reluctantly, I dialed seven digits…

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