Damn, guess who's back. I hate writers block. Gr. On to the reviews.
MaiXii: Only time will tell!
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LovinHueyFreeman: Yes, I actually do. LOL Wow wire hangers...ew...made my womb hurt thinking about it LOL
josyleny14: LOL. Yea, Huey has to be a smart ass like always lol
kara3: Gon get got...wow...I so use to say that rofl
Deadman2K47: No one likes Tonya. Thats the point lol
Jazavelli: LOL. I should totally do that. Hahaha. You better take Sirayah seriously!
"I dont want riley to have some half hoe baby, donttt make it half hoeee. it'll be prone to thirst & will probs act rachet in the sandbox :("
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Chapter 22: Expect the Unexpected
"I neva tell these mothafucka's what I dabble in." – Nicki
Nicole's POV
It was September now, and my album was finally dropped. I was still pissed about the finances but the album was selling really well, and I had my own cash to fall back on so…I guess I should live with it. Oh wow, Tonya wasn't lying about her pregnancy, she gained weight after the announcement two months ago and was proudly showing it off, I really hoped Escobar wasn't the dad, despite heavy beliefs that it was. I was feeling off myself all this week as well. I couldn't really explain. I was nauseated and felt light headed all day today. Ugh, I could hardly focus at my photo shoot and I know I looked queasy as hell on 106 and Drive. I was riding in the limo with Cairo when he spoke to me after looking up from his phone.
"You straight?" he asked. I nodded as I wiped a bead of sweat from my forehead.
"I'm Gucci…I think that chicken sandwich I ate last week was bad. I'm feeling fuckin' horrible." I grumbled as I dug through my purse.
"Maybe you should see a doc." He said.
"I know, shit, I should see someone." I covered my mouth when I felt my stomach bubble. Without noticed I hurled in the car.
"GUAH DAMN!" Cairo rose his feet, avoiding my chunks. I wiped my mouth as I was shivering.
"Really Nicki? Damn!" Heordered the driver to pull over to the nearest gas station so the car could air out and be cleaned. Cairo came back from the store with a bottle of Tylenol and Dasani water.
"Take this, probably make you feel better."
"…Thanks Cai." I sighed. You know, we been through some shit together, he and I, but we can never be a couple. Sometimes he can be the sweetest guy, and the next minute he got me crying in a corner somewhere. I shook my head at the notation. We went over to his house to chill afterwards. The crew would just be by later, another party for nothing I suppose.
"How you feelin?" he asked.
"Better actually." I sighed. I felt like a load was dropped after I threw up. Now that my system is calm, I can be too.
"So what's all this Tonya business? You know who the father is?" I shook my head, lying.
"Nah, she ain't told me…" I dragged. He rubbed his head.
"…I think it could be mine."
...
Huey's POV
"Says here that a woman can tell if she's pregnant 4 to 5 weeks after her missed period…" I read to Riley. We were at the Woodcrest Library reading baby books.
"It was only after 3 weeks when she told me." Riley pointed at the month of July, it was September now, and sure enough, Tonya was starting show already. She even posted her sonogram to us…doubters. She's such a ho. I closed the book.
"Then it isn't yours." I stated simply. "Your encounter with her is a full week off."
"GAWD. I was so scared."
"I know, acting like a little bitch."
"Woah Huey, we ain't that cool nigga." He laughed. "I just hope Alice will buy it."
"She's a skeptic cookie; she wouldn't buy it until the baby's born." I said, making Riley sigh loudly as he nodded.
"Geez, you know her just as well as I do." He placed his cheek in his palm.
"Yeah, she started school now, no?"
"Uh-huh, she had class today in fact. But by now she's probably with the girls."
"Speaking of which, I wonder what they're up to."
"Probably complaining about Tonya."
"Or you."
"…I didn't need you to give your two cents Huey."
I tossed two pennies onto the table.
"I just did."
"…I hate you."
...
Nicole's POV
I feel so damn sick! I was tossing and turning in my bed. I took some more medicine but it wasn't helping. I groaned as I grabbed my phone off the counter.
"Hello…?" Sirayah's voice said on the other line.
"I feel horrible…" I groaned.
"…Go to a doctor?"
"I can barely get up. I've been throwing up all day and my body aches." I wiped my forehead.
"Mmm, could you be pregnant too?"
No, I couldn't be. These symptoms aren't caused by no damn baby. I felt sick…like real deal sick. I really do think I got something from that sandwich I ate…
"Well what ya want me to do? I ain't a doctor."
"Who you talking to?" I heard a male voice say suddenly, no doubt it was Huey.
"Listen, go to the docs find out what's wrong with you."
"Who is that?" Huey asked.
"Nicole..," she muttered. I groaned.
"Could you come get me? I'm in Baltimore, I'm so serious when I said my body aches…I need help."
"Get your friends to do it."
"Damn…really?"
"Really."
...
Sirayah's POV
I sighed as I plopped down on the couch, staring at me phone. Huey sat beside me as he flipped through the channels.
"You did the right thing." He said, not looking at me.
"I'm not use to being mean like you." I chuckled. I did feel like I was too hard on her, she really did sound distressed, but it is what it is. If Cindy had a backbone and wasn't cutting Jazmine any slack, I should do the same for Nicole. Sometimes…people have to hit rock bottom sometimes, that's the only way they'll ever learn. I rested my head on his shoulder.
"Hey, how'd the library thing go?"
"Riley's not the father, it was only 3 weeks when she told him, the earliest you can detect pregnancy is 4."
"But mom told me she knew about me in 3 weeks, some cases are special."
"You are certainly special, but I'm holding on to my convictions." I rolled my eyes and pinched his leg through his jeans.
"Oh…it's been a while since I was touched there."
"Mmmhm, it's gon' stay that way too!"
"Lies." He pulled me on his lap, making me straddle him.
"Oh Huey, you and your inability to handle the truth, now let me go." I was no match for his strong grip.
"You can get up when I'm through."
"Oh my!"
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Riley's POV
I haven't seen Alice in a while, being that she started school this fall and was still working. I had to do stuff of my own and what not and I was happy a nigga could just sit and chill. I sat on the hood of my car, lighting up a black and mild. As I took my drag, I was patiently waiting for her. She decided to go to nursing school to become a certified nurse in 5 months. She walked out the back and tossed a garbage bag over into the dumpster.
"Hey." I called. She whirled around.
"Hey." Her breathing was heavy. We haven't been in sync since this whole pregnancy shit broke loose. She became distant and wasn't spending time together nearly as much as we did before.
"Let's ride." I said. She was reluctant, but walked towards my car. It was silent as I was driving.
"Look, I found out some good news, it takes up to 4 weeks for a woman to get pregnant after her missed period, Tonya told me after 3, there's a chance the kid isn't even mine."
"Really?" she sounded hopeful.
"Yeah, I mean, I understand why you were upset with me…or still is. I know I fucked up by even letting that happen to me. I made a promise and I screwed up. I didn't think one drink could literally fuck my life up."
Alice leaned her head up against the window and sighed.
"I know, it's just so aggravating. Tonya's actions…just everything bothers me. Why any of these people gotten there's yet? I'm a firm believer in karma and so far shit ain't happening."
"Karma is a cold bitch," I said. "She's always working, trust me."
...
Hiro's POV
I was DJ'ing tonight at my club, as usual when one of my bartenders came up to my booth.
"Jazmine's here!"
"What?" I yelled.
"Jazmine's here!"
"Damn girl, I can't hear you." I took my headphones down immediately.
"I SAID JAZMINE IS HERE!" My eyes widened. Damn, it's been awhile since I seen her. It's been years since she's stepped foot in this club, being that I was Huey's friend and all. I wondered what brought her here. Playing the music on the stereo, I jumped down from the booth and made my way to the crowd, I found her sitting with a group of people. She was wearing shades and lifted them to reveal those verdant eyes.
"Hiro," she smiled. "Been a while."
"Yo Jazz, sup?" I asked as I sat down at the table.
"Ah, living the life…say…how's Haruna?"
"She's good; we're actually trying to have a baby." I smiled proudly. She nodded.
"Awesome. I wish the best of you."
"Gee Jaz, thanks."
I might have been the only one in the gang to have missed her. Well, all things considered, I was the only one who didn't have any real problems with her like Cindy and Huey did. Caesar could honestly care less about her.
"So when can I rock some of your music? Got anything new for me?" she fluttered her eyes.
"Oh, can I? Like old times?" I shook my head up and down.
"Yea girl, if you don't get your ass up on the stage!" She dug through her purse and handed me a CD.
"Let me show you the new song me and Nikoali done."
"Oh, that guy from Red Wonderwall?" I asked. She nodded.
"Uh-huh, he did the guitar on this song." She said. Cool, I wanted to meet that guy. Rock bands aren't really listened to too much today, but he was making a buzz for bringing it back on MTV. Taking the CD, I went back to my booth and fixed it up. I grabbed the mic.
"Ladies and Gentlemen! I have a surprise! We got a an impromptu performance from my ol' friend Hollywood over here, give herr her a hand!" The crowd cheered when the spotlight hit her. When the track played, I had to admit, I liked it very much!
I told ya
I told ya
I told ya
Baby
Baby
Uh, uh
I told ya, baby
Uh-oh
I told ya, baby
Uh-oh
I told ya, baby
Uh-oh
I told ya, baby
Uh-oh
I told ya, baby
Uh-oh
I told ya
Got up in the club
Posted in the back
Feeling so good
Looking so bad
Rocking this skirt
Rocking this club
Got my middle finger up
I don't really give a fuck
Rocking these diamonds
I'm rocking this chain
Make sure you get a picture
I'm rocking my fame
To be what you is
You gotta be what you are
The only thing I'm missing
Is a black guitar
I'm a rockstar
Hey baby
I'm a rockstar
Hey baby
Big city
Bright lights
Sleep all day
Up all night
I nodded as I mixed and switched it up. This will be a chart topper, no doubt! Jaz stayed around with me after the club shut down for the night. She was helping me straighten up.
"That song was sick Jaz, you rockin' your fame huh? I feel you." I chuckled. She put a glass on the shelf.
"That's how I roll." She sighed and walked around the front of the bar and pulled out a bag.
"Want a hit?" She asked me. I flinched.
"Oh Jaz…I can't…I…I quit for two years now." I scratched the back of my head, eyeing the powdery lines. Watching her do two lines I stood closer.
"…One? I mean…can I have one if you don't mind?" I asked lowly. If I just took one, it wouldn't hurt…
"I thought you quit?"
"…I'll be alright." I took the card away from her and fixed a nice long one, so I could be satisfied with just that one, if it was too short, I'd probably take another hit. I was pretty stressed lately, the club was getting more and more popular and it was kinda over whelming to me. I mean, this was something I always wanted to do, but the demand for this place shot up tenfold since Cease helped me opened. I certainly made a nice amount of money, but the stress and management that came with it was…well…troublesome to the mind sometime.
After I snorted that one line I sighed. I felt myself lose all that tension I had. I wiped my nose. I wasn't satisfied after all.
"Okay, let me do another one." Jazmine covered it up.
"Nah man, aren't you trying to have a kid or something? Stop, I shouldn't have even let you do the first one."
"I'm a grown ass man, geez, I can control it." I rolled my eyes.
"So, how you been doing?" I asked her.
"…Not good, that's why I came here. I needed a familiar face to talk to." She glanced down at the drugs.
"I should stop my damn self…" she muttered.
"Yo, trust me, I know exactly where you're coming from, just accept it and go to rehab." I kept my eyes on the dust though, I wish she'd let me hit again; this wasn't high enough for me. Jazmine looked up at me.
"Everything is fine, I mean…I fuck up but I haven't killed anybody, I haven't stolen anything, I have made my share of mistakes, why Cindy acting the way she is? Dad…everyone acting like I shot their dog or something."
"Well, Cindy did go to jail because of you." I wasn't even going to start where she messed up with Huey.
"I've said sorry a million times already! Shit, I was high when I did it. After seeing my hair like the way it was I got fucked up…then I got mad again. I was like 'who that bitch think she is?' I wasn't even in my right mind when I did it. I mean, hello, that's why the charges were dropped so fast."
I sighed.
"I know, but she's being hard on you because you may get worse. Tom is Tom; he's more concerned about his reputation than you."
"True." She smiled, amused. I scooted her arm away.
"C'mon, can I get another line in?"
"No, cause then you'll need rehab…again."
"No I won't. I can control it."
...
Huey's POV
I was asleep when my phone rang. Sirayah stirred beside me, and I sat up and growled. I didn't even bother to look at who it was.
"What?" I snapped, this person better have a good reason to call me at 3 in the damn morning.
"YO HUEY!" Hiro yelled in my ear. What? What is he doing calling me this late?
"What the hell you want man?"
"Dude, I got a question…why the hell is Frosted Flakes false advertising?"
"…What?"
"Man, I'm hungry as FUCK right now and I bought these damn Frosted Flakes. They got a damn strawberry on the cover. I pour these bitches in the bowel, and I don't see any damn strawberry!"
"HOLY SHIT THE CEREAL IS ATTACKING ME. SHIT!" he screamed. I heard a lot of things fall and crash in the background. I could hear Haruna asking him what the hell was wrong with him too.
"Hiro." I said. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah fooooool. Dude, I never could believe you spoke Mandarin. Fly ass mothafucka. That's what you are. Oh and I saw Jaaazmine tonight, she was looking good." I frowned.
"Don't call my phone while you're drunk ever again."
"I'm not drunk Hueeeey I'm so hiiiigh I can touch the fuckin moon! Damn I missed this shit man…"
…High? I hung up after Haruna grew loud with her yelling.
"Huey? Is everything alright?" Sirayah cut the lamp on.
...
"…No." I frowned up.
The next morning I went over Riley's house.
"Nigga, tell me why Hiro—" Riley cut me off.
"He called you too? He was stupid as hell, gonna tell me that he will sue the Cookie Monster. He said he broke into his house and ate all his cookies."
"He said he was high, not drunk." Riley groaned loudly.
"Don't tell me he back on that shit." he yelled. I don't know, but I'm concerned about Hiro. We haven't able to talk with him for a while and for him to come up out the blue like this…and in this way was alarming to say the least. He was a mess two years ago. He got on the stuff after his mother died of breast cancer. It was a tough road of recovery for him, but he managed to do it. Haruna never did any of that stuff; he must have gotten it from a club hopper or something.
"Did he say what he was high on?"
"Naw…" I said.
"Well I have to go up to NY; I'll pop by and see what the hell that was all about." Riley told me. I had to go Florida for a match later tonight, so I can't go with him. I know Caesar will though. I didn't want to think he relapsed, not after how far he's gotten to get to where he's at now. The last I heard from him, he and Haruna was trying to have a child, there's no reason why he'd slip into reverse.
"How you and Al doin?" I asked.
"We're finally good. How you and yours doin?"
"Fine. I might pop the question soon." He smiled.
"Ahhh nigga! Marriage number two!"
I rolled my eyes, I have been giving him some wise cracks lately, so I went ahead and let him have that.
"Are you going over granddad's for dinner tonight?" he asked.
"Of course...he threatened that if I flew off and skipped dinner, he'd follow me down to Florida and whoop my ass." Riley laughed.
"Yeah, that's granddaddy." He said. Granddad will always have that spark to him, right until the end.
"So I heard James is still reeling about that match." He giggled as he set up the Playstation.
"Really? Oh well…fuck him." He laughed again.
"You stupid nigga." He tossed me the control.
...
Haruna's POV
"Why were you high last night? I will carry a child in a few weeks and you want to go and relapse!" I screamed at him. I was already embarrassed he let Riley and Huey know of his little fodder he did. I was puzzled as to why he'd do such a senseless thing.
"It was only a few lines. I was really stressed out and I needed-"
"You got people to help you, that's not an excuse!" I tossed the couch throw pillow at him. Hiro rolled his eyes. I pointed at him.
"That! That right there that's what you did when I said you needed help." I was fuming.
"I don't need help. I was stressed about the club, and now I'm good."
"No you aren't! I demand you to go back to rehab right now! Right now before you get any worse! You can't work that shit out your system on your own!" I paused.
"Who even gave that shit to you?"
"What does it matter? It was my decision and I'm living with it. Geez, you're acting like I shot your dog or something."
"This isn't a game! I will become pregnant soon! You need to stay clean! For us, for the baby! For the business!"
"Such a drama queen." He strutted past me and slammed the door on his way out. I've always known running the club was always a little hard for him, that's why I offered to give him another manager, so that he wouldn't have to bear the brunt of all the management sometimes. But every time he'd refuse like he was trying to prove he could run it on his own. I sat down on the couch and sighed running my fingers through my hair. Try managing 3 plus people, and then he'd have the right to say he was stressed. Between Riley's wild shenanigans and Huey's public bouts of anger, and Cindy's drama with Jazmine, my job was hectic too. Caesar was the only quiet one out of all of them. I rested back against the couch and rubbed my stomach.
"Don't worry love; I'll fix this before you arrive." I whispered.
...
Nicole's POV
I burned holes into the plastic instrument. I was pregnant. But I wasn't like Tonya or anyone else. Right then I knew what I was going to do.
Kill the little fucker. Got to scrap this out real quick.
As I said before. I hated kids. No one is so important to wreck my body over. The only people I care about is me, myself, and I.
And that's the only person I need. The next morning, I went to the doctors to request the abortion.
"You do realize that if you abort—"
"Just get the thing out already." I popped my bubble gum. She soured her face, but didn't say anything. I was in a grumpy mood. I was mad that I got pregnant and I was mad that Sirayah wouldn't care if I was dead in a ditch or something. After walking down the sterile hallways I was ushered into a room.
"Wait here please." She forced her polite tone. I sat on the chair, staring into the bright lights. I wished they'd hurry up. Soon, a doctor walked in.
"Hello miss VeTuldo. I'm doctor Gould." The cherry fat white man greeted.
"Hey."
"Are you sure you want to do this? The side effects will last for at least a week and your period will start early as a side effect."
"Don't care."
"As you wish." I felt cold objects, pain, and dizzy. After an hour passed, he spoke again.
"There. All done. I'll write you a prescription to help with the dizziness and pain." I groaned as I sat up. But I was glad, no kids. I got to be more careful this time. I didn't want to be another Tonya. I sighed. I tried to push the notion to add murderer to my list…
Oh well.
...Damn. Well...you know the drill. R&R