Official Girl 3 (2 page)

             
“No problem.”

             
“You’re a cutie, we should hang sometime. I really like you.”

             
And that was the start of our sisterhood. “Man Neicey, I will never forget that day. I could just imagine how our two lil asses looked fighting in that damn mall.”

             
I dug in my purse and pulled out a comb and brush and started to comb out her hair. “Neicey, you need to wake up. You know you’re about to be a auntie, so you know what that means; nine months’ worth of shopping!” I laughed.

             
“You gon make it through this Reneice. You don’t have a choice but to. I will come up here every day and see you until the day you walk up out of here and that’s my word.”

I wanted to go see Neicey but these nurses acting all stank and shit. Talking about they don’t want me to leave the room. If it wasn’t for my brother being here, I would’ve made a run for it.
 

“Kell just chill. You not gon be in here much longer. Then you’ll be able to see her whenever you want to
,” Micah said trying to be reasonable. 

“Aight, man, that nurse just don’t want me to go because she want me. She been throwing all types of hints a nigga way.” I laughed.
 

“Nigga, you dumb as hell.” Mack laughed with me.
 

“It’s good to see somebody in good spirits
,” Ramone said walking into the room. 

“You know can’t nothing keep a boss down
,” I joked. 

“Wassup y’all.” He gave both of us a fist pound.
 

“Why you looking like you just lost yo best friend
?” Micah asked. 

“Man, Mack. I basically did. I just left Neicey’s room and it killed me seeing her like that.”
 

“I know man. I was down there earlier. The doc said if we keep talking to her it could bring her back
,” Micah agreed. 

“Man Kell, what the hell happened in that house?” Mone asked me.
 

“When I got to the house that nigga was
asking her to move to California with him. I straight up told him that wasn’t about to happen, then Kya walks her ass in the house from the back door. At this point Neicey going the fuck off, all of a sudden Olivia walks her simple ass in the house talking—“ 

Micah cut me off. “Whoa, baby bruh! Did you just say Olivia?” he asked shocked.
 

“Yea man, shit was crazy.”
 

“
Who the fuck is Olivia?” Mone asked confused. 

“MJ’s mom
,” Mykell responded, unenthused. 

“Oh, damn.”
 

“Yea, so like I
was saying. She walks in talking about how she baby mama number one and some other bullshit. Come to find out, Kya’s dumb ass was working with her the whole time not even knowing Olivia is the bitch I cheated on her with. So she gets to popping off at the mouth, I guess Neicey got tired of her because she pulled her gun out and shot Kya right in the damn head. That’s when Olivia asks Kamil why he didn’t finish the job and just kill Neicey. She pulled her gun out and that’s when all hell broke loose.” 

“Well
, apparently the police seem to think Neicey took some bullets for yo ass,” Micah said. 

Ramone’s phone
rang. 

“The third floor, room 328
,” he said to the caller. 

I’m sitting there looking at him like
he’s crazy, wondering who that was. 

“That was Lakey and them. Chill.”
 

“Just wondering
,” I responded. 

“So you’re telling me that yo baby mama and yo
ex-bitch hired this nigga to kill my sister?” he asked pissed off. 

“Pretty much.”
 

“You’re also telling me them muthafuckas got away?”
 

“No worries bruh, they gon get there’s”
 

“Who gon get what?” Lani asked coming into the room holding her stomach.
 

“What’s wrong with you?
Why you holding yo stomach?” Mone asked her all concerned and shit. 

“Just a little morning sickness.” She shrugged.
 

“WHAT!”
Mack and I yelled simultaneously. 

“Surprise,” she laughed. “You guys are going to be uncles.” She beamed.
 

“You knocked my baby sister up nigga?” I asked Ramone.
 

“Aye, I didn’t say anything when you knocked my baby sister up.” He laughed.
 

“Y’all are so stupid
,” Lani clowned. 

This is the best news I heard all day.
 

Walking into that hospital room and seeing Snook like that had a nigga all fucked up. She didn’t even look like herself. I was ready to kill somebody at that moment.
 

“Damn, this shit ain’t supposed to be like this
,” Corey said 

“Hell naw it ain’t. This shit gots to be dealt with, no doubt
,” Howie agreed. 

“Oh, it will be. As long as I have breath in my body
,” I chimed in. 

“Let’s go see Mone so we can get some more info about this shit
,” Jason said. 

“Yea, let’s go.”
 

I couldn’t stand looking at her like that. We’ve known each other all our lives and I’ve never seen her hurt this bad.
 

              I can’t believe that my mom is laying in a coma. Like I never would have thought I would see the day that she would get hurt something serious like this. My dad and Pop-Pop try to keep me out of the loop but I begged my dad to bring me up here to see my mom. I don’t know what my life would be like if she hadn’t stepped in when she did. The love she gave me, I didn’t receive from my birth mother; wherever she is. Not only did she change my life but my dad’s also. She changed him too whether she knows it or not, my dad probably would have ended up back in prison if it wasn’t for her; she keeps him well grounded.

             
I pulled my chair up to her bed to sit down. I grabbed her hand and just sat there listening to the sound of the monitors. Just looking at her like this made me wanna cry. Which is something I never really did.

             
“Ma, I need you to wake up. Everybody has been going crazy since you’ve been like this,” I said while rubbing her hand. I sighed before I said something else. “I don’t know if I ever told you but…I’m happy you decided to raise me as your son. I know you started off as my auntie Lani’s best friend but you became more than that when you and dad got together.”

             
I stopped to wipe away a tear that fell. “I know you two are not on good terms right now but I just want you to know I love you no matter what and you’ll always be my mama. I got some basketball games coming up and it won’t feel right not having my number one cheerleader there.” I chuckled at the thought of her yelling throughout the whole game.

             
“Fat Fat is getting so big now, he looks just like me and dad but of course I look better.” I chuckled. “Alright mom, Imma get up out of here but just know that I love you and I’ll be back.” I kissed her forehead before I left the room.

Six Months Later

Lani 

I’m now eight months pregnant with a baby girl. I’m on my way to the hospital so I can go see my sister. Nobody has been the same since she’s been in that damn coma. My brothers and Ramone are so hell bent on getting revenge, they done hired a damn private investigator to try to help them find Olivia and Kamil.
 

“Hey, mami. Don’t you think it’s time for you to wake up now? It’s been six months. If you were tired we could’ve just took us a vacation to get away from them knuckleheads.” I chuckled.
 

I pulled out a brush and comb from my purse and started doing her hair.
 

“You know
your niece will be here next month. Also your brother proposed to me last night girl. It was so cute how he did it. You better be woke by time I pop this little girl out or else I’ll never let you live it down. We’re supposed to be at home thinking of baby names, doing all that baby shopping and stuff. You know how we do.” 

I grabbed her hand. “I really love you Neicey. You’re more than a friend to me, you’re my sister. The only friend I have, you know stuff about me that nobody knows. Please wake up soon
, mami. I can’t make it without you anymore. Everyone is losing their minds; we’re lost without you, especially Mykell and Ramone. MJ misses you and asks about you all the time. He wanted to come see you but he had to go to school. Romell is so big and handsome now; he looks just like Kell big headed self.” I laughed. 

“I love you
,” I said as I kissed her cheek.

When I said that, I felt her squeeze my hand. She’s been doing that lately. At first I was scared but the doctor told me that was her was of responding.
 

“Come back to us soon
, mami.”

I looked up when I seen Mykell walk in the room.

              This shit is so stressful. Seeing the one you love lying in a hospital bed and it ain’t nothing you can do about it; this shit is killing me slowly. I be wanting to be on some revenge type shit but my pops said that can wait, he said my main priority right now should be helping get Neicey to wake up. He’s right. I pulled up to the hospital to go check on Neicey. I really hate coming up here but I know she would do it for me.

             
“Look, I’m only gon be in here for a second. Stay right here,” I said looking over at this chick I been passing time with for a couple of months. Her name is Candy. She be thinking she wifey or something but I keep reminding her that shit will never be. I was about to drop her ass off but she got to bitching so I said fuck it.

             
“Mykell, it’s like twenty fucking degrees out here and you want me to sit in the car? Really?”

             
“Candy please don’t get yo ass beat! Now is not the time to be coming all out yo mouth talking shit because right about now I will punch you in the bitch. It’s fucking heat in this bitch so what the fuck you complaining for?” I snapped and got out the car without even waiting for an answer.

             
Sometimes I don’t even know why I keep that bitch around. Imma need for Neicey to wake up so we can actually be a family like were supposed to be. This shit is fucking foolishness.

             
I walked in the room and seen Lani combing Neicey’s hair. “Wassup knucklehead?” I said kissing her forehead then kissing Neicey’ cheek.

             
“Nothing what you up to? Ya girl just squeezed my hand again. I’m still not used to it yet,” she said.

             
“That’s a good sign. Hopefully she’s closer to waking up.”

             
Lani was about to say something until she saw Candy walk in the room. If looks could kill, that bitch would have dropped dead right on the spot.

             
“Who are you?” Lani asked.

             
I jumped up before that bitch could say anything. “Yo what the fuck is you doing? Didn’t I tell you to stay yo ass in the car?”

             
“I already told I was not about to sit in no fucking cold ass car while you sit up in here. I don’t know why you here anyways, it ain’t like she fucking know you here,” Candy said rolling her neck.

             
I reached back and slapped the shit out of her. Before I even knew what was happening, Lani was running up on her ass. I knew Lani would stomp a hole in Candy’s ass so I grabbed her. “Chill Lani.”

             
“Mykell, get this dirty ass bitch out of here. How the fuck you gon bring one of your sluts up here any fucking way?” Lani snapped.

             
I hurried up and snatched Candy up before a nurse came in. I already knew I was about to catch some flack about this shit once it got back to my pops.

It’s been six months since
I last seen Reneice. I should be happy but I’m not. I really loved that girl. True, I was sent to kill her but being around her so much actually made me fall for her. If I could go back and change everything I would. Honestly, since I left Detroit, I’ve become somewhat of an alcoholic. I’ve never been a big drinker but that seems to be all I can do lately.  

I guess her family seems to have forgotten about me since no one has come for my head yet. I knew all I had to do was give them some time then everything would die down.