Page 19 of Rayzor: Tell Me It’s Mine II

“Wasn’t nobody gon’ kill me.”

“You don’t know that. Do ya mama know you were with them? What about Rayzor? Does anybody know who the mothafucka was besides you?” he scolded.

“No, but I’m not about to put myself in danger.”

He got quiet.

“You don’t even know shit about the streets, Leek. That shit was dumb.”

“I’m with you now, so leave the shit alone.”

“And you cursing too? Yeah, you in your pocket.”

“I’m just tired of everybody telling me what to do.”

“Because you’re still a kid, Leek. What you thinking?”

I exhaled.

“That’s what I’m trying to tell y’all. I’m not a lil’ kid anymore.”

“Problem is, mothafuckas be so quick to grow up, running from shit instead of facing it. Growing up ain’t about proving what you can do, but how you handle what you can’t.”

I slowly glanced at him.

“And you’re already fucking up. Tighten up.”

I didn’t reply as I turned my head back toward the window. Now City was about to treat me like Ma and Court. That’s why I wanted to do my own thing. Living under everybody else’s thumb made me want my independence.

The house was lively with the kids running around, laughing and getting along. Eris and Suki were in the kitchen doing hair. I fucked her shit up earlier, and she just couldn’t make her way outside without it being done. I told her earlier she might as well get an Erykah Badu wrap for a few days because I was tearing the wigs off her fucking scalp.

“Bae, I told you to turn on a movie. Now I’ve missed a lot of episodes,” Eris complained.

“I wasn’t really watching this shit without you no way.” I kissed the side of her head.

“Well, we’re going to have to start it over tonight.”

“That shit gone ask us if we’re still watching, just like it did when you started it.”

She giggled. “You’re so nasty. You’re right. I might need to start it at my house because being over here, I can’t seem to focus.”

“Shit. We can go to your crib, and it’s still gon’ be the same thing.”

“What am I goin’ to do with you?” She giggled.

She nestled under my arm.

Levi was running back and forth while Erin was in the backyard doing dances on camera. I had to keep my eye on her ass to make sure she was doing kid-friendly shit.

“Can we have pizza tonight?” Levi asked, stopping in his tracks and jumping on both of us.

“Boy, your ass is getting too heavy to be jumping on me like that,” Eris complained.

Levi didn’t seem fazed as he got up and took off towards the backyard with Erin.

“Y’all so cute with y’all annoying asses,” Suki said, coming from the kitchen.

“Cute is for puppies. We mothafuckin’ fine. Ain’t that right, baby?” I cupped Eris’s chin and kissed her lips.