Page 103 of The Ninth

“Her in person visitation is this week. In just some days, actually....” Tati whispered back. She cleared her throat. “FUCK HIM! HE’S THE ONE WRONG FOR BEING IN YOUR BUSINESSS!”

Kenzie nodded, “All that nigga can do is yell and hang up!”

“G, not right now!” Cassie rushed out.

She FaceTimed him back but it ended immediately. She called another number, straight to voicemail. The noise of her sending a text message was loud in the quiet room. I knew the moment she looked up at us; it sent green.

“That mothafucka blocked me on everything. I can’t even call and ask to speak to him! THAT NIGGA BLOCKED ME!”

She called another number but they didn’t answer. I felt bad for her as she called again. Once it started ringing, she walked away, taking it off speaker. Before she even could shut her room door, her voice filled the entire building.

Cassie: MAN-MAN, BITCH! YOU HEARD ME FUCKING CALL THE FIRST TIME MOTHAFUCKA! NOW I’M BOUT TO TREAT YO GOOFY ASS! CALL YOUR FUCKING BROTHER ON THREE-WAY RIGHT NOW! I DON’T GIVE A FUCK WHO YOU WITH OR WHERE YOU AT, NIGGA. CALL HIM!

“How bad is it?” I asked them.

Tati laid back on the couch, “I don’t see how it could get any worse.”

“It’s bad...” Kenzie confirmed. She looked at Tati, “But what’s up with you?”

“Me?”

“Yes. I know when somethings up. Cassie answered all my calls on vacation but you didn’t answer one. Now you’re acting all reclusive. What the hell happened while I was gone?”

Tati and I shared a look. She opened her mouth to speak but burst into tears instead. It was hard for me to feel sympathy when I was the victim. It was also hard because Cassie told me what Snow said about Poncho. But I’m trying to be less judgmental and more open. She had a baby and wanted a family with a monster. That’s hurtful.

Kenzie held her tightly as she wailed. Cassie was in the room, yelling and crying. Even though I didn’t want to, I took this as the chance to speak for Tati.

Kenzie’s eyes were wide as I explained the entire situation, plus Tati’s point of being sad. Wounds I duct-taped were ripped back open. It hurt even more that I would have to repeat it again to Duke.

As I finished and Tati and Kenzie cried, Cassie finally came out of the room. Her eyelashes were soaking wet. She sat next to me, vibrating with anger. My stomach felt uneasy as I wondered what the hell could come from her being this mad.

“How’d it go?” I asked her quietly.

“G, he ain’t fucking with me. He’s standing on business. I’m not gon speak to my nigga until visitation in a couple of days. I’ve never gon a day without speaking to him and he knows it! I’M FUCKING SICK! FUCK HIM! AND HIS BROTHER!”

“What the fuck are we about to do about this shit?” Kenzie asked, wiping her face. “There’s no way these mothafuckas can get away with this.”

“Oh, that maggot ass bitch Pink gon rue the day I was fucking born when I catch that hoe for what she did to my mothafuckin cousin bitch I’ma do her so dirty!”

Cassie was talking so fast, I’m not even sure what the hell she said. The girls nodded their heads, so I guess they understood.

“What about her nigga? Kenan?” Tati asked.

Cassie glanced at me. I sat forward, “Um, the guy I’m seeing. I’m just going to tell him and see what he says to do.”

“FUCK THAT! WE KILLING NIGGAS!” Cassie stood up, slapping her leg. “I’M TIRED OF NIGGAS, ON MY DEAD MAMA! I HATE NIGGAS! I was going to tell K3 if Devyn’s man couldn’t handle it or it got worse. This nigga blocking me when I got shit going on?! I’ll handle it myself then! Don’t worry! FUCK KENZO!”

“Are you going to call Juan?” Kenzie laughed.

“Fuck no! I don’t double back. Plus, this nigga already onto me, shorty. I gotta play it cool.”

I clenched my hands together, “Wait, what are you thinking?”

“We gon do Pink in. Then we gon rob her nigga. Simple!” she shrugged. We all just stared at her. “G, lining that nigga is going to be so easy! All he be worried about is pussy. We got four pussies in here!”

“Um, I already almost had mine snatched!”

“We could ask him to do a private party!” Tatianna smirked. “We fake drink, them niggas get fucked up, and then take everything!”