‹ Prequel: Taking My Chances
Sequel: Taking My City II

Taking My City

New Orleans Maniac

Chapter 2: chap 1

Chapter (1)

 

Hi! My name is the best rapper alive

And your mouth is the best crapper alive

Cuz you talk shi+ I get hit and walk it off

Like fuk dat then I just split like barking dogs

Call it bustback,attitude just like fuk em all

And Im greasy,and your boyfriend is a butterball

Wats geezy? I mean what's good,bi+ch is you blind?

Check my watch bet it be money all the time!

-Lil Wayne

 

<Trey Jackson>

"Man...why you gotta move all the way to Chicago?" Tristan asked. Tristan was my best friend and my only friend,now i had to leave him. The movers were packing our stuff and it was almost time for us to leave....we were 6 hours away from Chicago! That's way too damn long. No more jokin around with Jayden,or Dondre. No more Marquee,no more Tasha,no more Sinin and Tammy,and no more Kristina. I didn't really care for their kids cuz they were boring and swore they were all better than me,but whatever. But most importantly no more Grandma. My grandmother was the only one who never yelled or got mad at my actions...she let me do whatever I wanted over her house. But I hated that ugly man she was with,his name is Rufus,and when I'm over there he brings all over these models and cheats on my grandmother when she's not home. It's DISGUSTING. But she won't leave him.

 

"Man...I don't know. My parents is really trippin now." I said. He nodded. "Trey! Come on we gotta go before the traffic get too bad!" My mom yelled. My mom looked waaaay younger than she was. She still looked as if she was 21. Tristan was my best friend but I did have other friends...I didn't talk to them much cuz they were into gangbanging,but when they were over all they talked about was how fine my mom was. Tristan thought she was sexy too...and it grossed me out...I mean damn that's my mom! Tristan sighed. "Man Ima sure miss that." He said eyeing my mom. I turned around and my mom was bending over picking up a box. I turned around and pushed him. "Nigg@h shutup!" I said laughing. He started laughing too. "Well I guess this it bro? I'll be out there whenever we have breaks...iight?" He said. I nodded and we did our handshake. Damn I was really going to miss this dude. He got on his bike and rode off. I watched him ride off until he reached the end of the block and disappeared. I

 

Started thinking about how we use to kick it when my dads voice broke me out my trance. "Trey,can you help me with this?" He asked. I walked over and it was our flat tv. "Sure pops." I muttered. I helped him get it in the moving van and we were finished. My mom started the car and got in the passenger seat. My dad got in with her too. I looked back at my house for the last time...and I reluctantly got in the car. My dad pulled out the driveway and we were on our way. I felt like we were leaving all our memories. "Trey we gotta do what we gotta do." My mom said. She was texting on her phone probably with Tasha. "Yeah...maybe in Chicago you'll be surrounded by better people." My dad agreed. I frowned. "Chicago? You think Chicago is going to help me out?" I asked astonished. "People be getting killed just for giving someone a dirty look!" I said. "Not that part...were moving to the North Side...they have an excellent school system and I hear they have pretty good football teams." My mom

 

Said. I laughed. "Yeah right...no ones better than my old highschool." I muttered. "Well you ruined that didn't you?" My dad asked. Ugh. I couldn't say anything back to that because I did ruin it for myself. My dad turned on the radio and we got on the expressway.

<Deron Collins>

"So...you gone call me baby?" I asked her. I was at the movies and I was getting my mac on with this girl. Her name was Tamera and she was just sexy. I already had a girlfriend but fuk it...I couldn't let this one go. She laughed. Before she could say something my dumbass brother came over and tapped me on my back. "Deron,we gotta go..." Damyan said. I sighed. I smiled at Tamera and said,"Wait here." She just smiled. I put my arm around Damyan and lead him a couple of feet away from Tamera. "Do you not see me trying to get with her?!" I hissed at him. "Yeah I see...and you need to stop being a pig before word get back to Dana." He said. Dana was my girlfriend and she was the complete definition of a hoochie

 

Mama. She reminded me of Craigs girlfriend in the movie 'Friday'. "Man shutup! She ain't gone find out! Now what do you want?" I asked. "We gotta go man...mom said dinner ready." He said. "Dinner?! Damn. Where's Deyontae?" I asked. He pointed at him and he was getting his mac on with two girls. I shook my head and said,"And you wanna call me a dog?" Damyan laughed. "I didn't call you a dog...I said you were a pig! But Deyontae is a dog." He said. I laughed. "Then your Optimus Prime." I said. "Shutup! Let's go...the girls are outside." He smirked. "Deyontae!" I yelled. He looked over and so did the other girls. When they saw Damyan and I standing next to eachother their mouthed dropped. I smiled at them,I knew what was going on through their head...'Oh my god they're triplets!' "What?!" Deyontae yelled back. "Lets go." I said. He nodded and then started hugging the girls. I turned around to find Tamera but she was nowhere to be seen. "Damn it Damyan!" I hissed. He laughed and we started

 

walking out the door. "My bad bro...but you'll see her again! She's a wide known hoe so you'll bound to see her hugged up on about 3 dudes at someones party." He said laughing. I just gave him a look cuz I didn't think that shi+ was funny. Deyontae caught up with us and we climbed in the car with the girls. Kelsey was driving,Miya was in the passenger seat and Cassie was in the back. It's funny cuz Kelsey and Miya are my brothers and I's aunts. Lol. But we act like cousins. "Damn the fuk took you guys so long?!" Cassie asked. "Ahh shutup we ain't even take that long." Damyan said. We all laughed and Kelsey turned on the radio and we started driving back to our crib.

<Darnell Collins>

I'm sitting down watchig tv when Aaliyah comes up behind me and gets me in a chokehold. "Where is my Lil Wayne autograph?!" She yelled. I started laughing. "What are you talking about babe?" I said. "You know what I'm talking about! The autograph you got me for my birthday!" She hissed. Aaliyah was overly

 

obsessed with him...and I know this is pathetic but it makes me so jealous. I mean who wants to sit up and listen to their wife talk about another man ALL day?! So I like to mess with her about him just so she gets mad. "Darnell stop playing with my emotions!" She said squeezing my throat tighter. I was actually starting to have trouble breathing now. "Im not messing with your emotions babe...why would I do something like that?" I said between mixed breaths. She loosened her grip and let me go. "I know you got it." She said coming around the couch and sitting on my lap. I grinned. "Baby it wasn't me!" I said. She rose her eyebrows and then dug her hand in my pocket before I could protest. She pulled out the autgraph and stared at me. "I can explain." I said. She laughed and said,"Yeah I don't think you can." She said. I laughed and gave her a kiss. She kissed back and the kisses started getting more passionate. She laid the picture down on the table and I laid her down on the couch

 

And we started making out. Damn I loved this woman. Right when things were about to get heated,I heard the front door open and I knew it was my kids. I sprang off of Aaliyah and sat on the couch and Aaliyah sat up and started straightening out her hair. I wanted to laugh. They walked in and sat down on the other couch. "Wassup mom?" Deron asked. "Hey kids,how was the movies?"Aaliyah asked walking into the kitchen. "Good." They all answered at the same time. "Cool,what'd you guys go see?" I asked them. "Brooklyns Finest and Cop Out.Dad,you gotta see those movies they bomb." Damyan said. I laughed. "Ay I think the new neighbors moved in...they're moving in stuff right now." Deron said. "Really? Are they black...Mexican...?" I asked. "They black...and the mom is seeexy." Deron said.I punched him in his arm playfully. "Thirsty ass..." Deyontae mumbled. "Stop cussing,they got kids?" Aaliyah asked setting the table. Damyan got up to go help her. "Yeah they have a son,he looks about our age."

 

Deron explained. "You think we should go over?" Aaliyah asked me. "I don't know. You guys want too?" I asked them. "Fine with me...I hope they got a daughter." Damyan said with a grin. "You boys need to stop being so thirsty for girls. Now let's hurry up and meet them so we can get back before the food gets cold." Aaliyah said. They laughed and we all walked out the door.

<Trey Jackson>

Chicago wasn't anything I expected. I thought it was going to be brokedown and stuff but it was all fixed up and nice. It was kinda like living at home. But we were on the north side so it was kind of suburban. We pulled up to this house and it was a little bigger than where we used to live. It's 7:30 at night and were helping the movers put the stuff in the house when I saw 3 dudes walking over. But that's not what caught my eye...was that Darnell Collins?! THE Darnell Collins from the Celtics?! Oh my god! I almost dropped a lamp that I was holding. "Damn Trey what you lookin at?" My dad asked. "Dad

 

That's Darnell Collins!" I exclaimed. He looked and he gapsed. "Oh shi+ it is! Keymora!" He said. My mom was in the car getting whatever. They walked up and I saw that the three boys were triplets. Damn I have never seen triplets before. "Wassup?" One of them asked. "Nothin..my names Trey." I said. Darnell and I assume his wife went over to my parents and started talking. Damn they mom looked good. "Well my name Damyan,that's Deron,and this Deyontae." One of them said. I laughed. "Shi+ I don't know which is who." I said. They all laughed and we started talking about stuff then I think it was Deron,who said,"Your mom is fine as I don't know what! Damn." He said. They all laughed and nodded in agreement. I frowned. Was there one place in this world where no one would say something about my mom?! "How old is she?" Deyontae asked. "Older than all of y'all. Damn." I hissed. "My bad. I ain't mean to offend you." Deron said. "Its all good,but damn,what you guys doing in Chicago?! You're dad is Darnell

 

Collins!" I exclaimed. "Shi+ I don't know. Why are you in Chicago? Your mom is the black Angelina Jolie." Deron said. "Man shutup! You stupid." I said. "Ignore him. He just a man hoe..." Deyontae said. Deron was about to say something but my mom called my name. I turned around and they were in the house. "Lets go in." I said. They followed me in and they were sitting at a table. We all sat down and my parents just talked to theirs and we were having casual conversation. An hour later they left. "They seem cool." Keymora said. "Yeah...wait until I tell everyone at work that Im friends with Darnell Collins!" My dad said. I laughed and so did my mom. While my mom and dad talked i went up to my room. I laid down on my bed and just stared at the ceiling. Man I hope this is cool...and where the girls at?! I ain't seen not one yet. Shi+ I hope they look better than the girls we had back home...

 

<Kelsey Smith> (Aaliyahs sister! Her moms daughter)

"Kelsey,why aren't you eating?" My mom asked me. We were sitting eatig dinner that Carlos made...and it's nasty. I looked up at them and they were both looking at me expectantly. I sighed. "Uhm...not hungry ma." I said standing up. I picked up my plate to go rake it out, but Carlos said something. "Senorita....I know your not trying to throw all that food away." He said. I rolled my eyes at him. I did not like Carlos for anything. I used to until the fight happened. My real father Charles...which happened to be my sisters husband's,father. I know weird,but that's another story. Anyway my dad was over and him and I were chillin on the couch watchin tv. My mom walked in and she sat next to my dad.

 

Dad. So my dad started acting a little flirtatious with my mom. So Carlos said something and my dad said something back...and everything went downhill from there. My dad stole off of him and that was the end,so now my dad is banned from ever comin here. "Uhm yeah,who's gonna eat it?" I snapped. My mom frowned at me. "Obviously one of us,now put it in the refrigerator for later. You can't waste comida (food) like that." He said. I rolled my eyes and put if in the refrigerator and walked out the kitchen. I was about to go upstairs when my mom called me back in the room. I groaned and walked back in. "Yeah?" I answered. "You need to stop actin like that Kelsey." My mom said. I looked at Carlos and he was looking down at his plate. "Man whatever." I said wavin my hand at them. I was about to walk away but my moms tone of voice stopped me. "Kelsey." She hissed. I sighed and turned around. "Sorry Carlos." I murmured before she could say anything. He nodded and I secretly rolled my eyes and

 

Walked out the room to my family room. I turned on the tv and settled to some music videos when I got a text from Deyontae.

Deyontae:guess what?

Me:what trip? (I only called Deyontae trip occasionally because one,he was a triplet and two,he was my favorite! His brothers played too much,but I still loved them!)

Deyontae:Theres a boy and a family that just moved down the street and I think you might like him.

See this is another reason why I liked Deyontae so much...he was always there for me and looking out for me.

Me:haha what's his name?

Deyontae:Trey. And his mom hella fine! Like damn. Lol

Me:ugh. You and your brothers and peoples moms! Lol,and hm he look like Trey Songz?

Deyontae:Shi+ idk. I wasn't looking that hard at the nigg@h!

Me:You don't have to really look at someone to see if they look like someone.

Deyontae:haha that didn't make any sense!

Me:Yes it did! But anyway...how old is he?

Deyontae:I think my age . Let's pick him up tomorrow on our way to school.

Me:Okay I got you.

 

We continued texting until I fell asleep.

<Cassie Johnson> Dani and Corey kid!

"He did what Joey?!" I asked. I was talking to my little brother and he was telling me his day at school. I was making dinner cuz my parents weren't home. They were out at the movies with Denshia and Loco,and their son Trashon who was 4,was over here asleep on the couch. "He threw dirt on my shoes and then stepped on them!" He exclaimed. I turned around. "Are you serious?! I know Quentin aint do that!" I said! Quentin was in my grade,a junior and he bullies the little kids. Talk about not having a life! I mean who sits up and bullies kids?! "Yes he did Cassie...and I was so mad!" Joey said. "Okay well I got him tomorrow okay?" I said. "Yeah please do it,cuz those were my new Air Force Ones that mom just bought me!" He said. I laughed. "Its all good Joey! I'll get the triplets to get them okay?" I said. He nodded. "Now wake up Trashon and see if he want to eat some spaghetti." I said. He got up and went in the other room. I set the table and fixed fruit punch for us and then Joey came back with a sleepy Trashon. "You still tired babe?" I asked him. He nodded and climbed in the chair and we started to eat. Then my doorbell rang. "I'll get it." I said.

 

I walked over and opened the door to find one of my homegirls,Gabriela there with this big ass grin on her face. "Oh my god girl!" She cheesed. I let her in and closed the door behind her. "Oh my god Gabriela what is it now?" I said laughing. I knew it was going to be funny because she was always acting slow and shi+! Not in a bad way..but she was very sickminded. She was Mexican. We walked back into the kitchen and when she saw my brother she completely blew off what she was about to tell me. "Hey Joey! How's my little man?!" She exclaimed running over to him. She took her hands and pinched Joeys cheek like he was a baby. Joey glared back at her with a cold stare. He wasn't a big fan of Gabriela cuz she always did this when she saw him. "Im fine." He said. She grinned. "Fine?! That's it? Why the sad face?!" Gabriela asked. He snatched his head from her and started eating without looking at her. "Awwhh are you mad Joey?! Why? Did Cassie do somethin to you?!" She demanded. "No...I think you did,will you leave my brothe alone?! He don't want you." I said laughing. She rolled her eyes at me and said to Joey,"Shes just jealous of our relationship,right boo?" She said. I laughed. "Girl leave my brother alone! Now what'd you want to tell me that required you to come over my house unannounced?!" I said.

 

She retired from Joey and then looked back at me and her eyes got all big. "Mija...I think I found your new boyfriend!" She squealed. I groaned. I grabbed my plate and went into the family room where she followed and sat down on the couch next to me. "Well he might be your new boyfriend...if I don't try to tap that first!" She said with a grin. I laughed. "Gabby calm your hyperactive ass down and tell me who the hell you talking about!" I said. "Okay girl chill! You ain't gotta get all fiesty." She said. I glared at her. "Okay! Okay!" She said. She cleared her throat and then said,"You know the house that just got sold,down the street from the triplets?!" I nodded. "Well I was walking by like 10 minutes ago,on my way here to see what I could eat cuz my mom ain't cook tonight! So anway as I was walking,I saw this sexy,chocolate thang bending over to pick up some boxes. He had no shirt on and his ass was like a watermelon girl! I was like 'God damn!' look at that ass! I'd tap the shi+

 

Out of that!" She said biting her lip. I started cracking up. "Im serious! But girl he was so damn fine! But he ain't see me though...unfortunately but that's not the point,the point is...is that you should try to get that before some hoe try too!" She beamed. I didn't even hear the rest cuz I was laughing so hard. I loved Gabriela this girl was truly loca! "Girl you tweaking! " I said. "Yeah...I am a little bit tipsy...but uhm...yeah girl! Let's go ring his doorbell!" She said. "What the fuk? And who gone watch the kids? I ain't gone bring them kids with me." I said. "Then let's ding dong ditch!" She said. "Gabby you hella slow. Do me a favor and shutup." I said. She started laughing. Then Trashon came over and climbed in her lap. "Hey Trashon,what have you been up too?" She asked. "Shutup...I wanna go to sleep." He said laying down on her. I busted up lauhing and she just stared at Trashon in shock. Then Joey walked by. "Im going to sleep. Night Cassie.." He said. "Goodnight." I said. "Boyfriend! You aint gone say goodnight to me?!" Gabriela said. Joey stopped walking and turned around and glared at her and then kept going ignoring what she said. "Its okay boo! I'll be up there to tuck you in a lil bit!" She said. I laughed. Joey stuck up his middle finger at her and then closed his door. "Oh my god Cassie! Did you see that?! He just flipped me off!" She said. I laughed. "Well you shouldn't have been bothering him! Haha,leave my lil brother alone." I said.

 

"Okay I will,but he does know I'm only fukkin with him right?" She asked. "Language! And I think he does." I said. She laughed and lied Trashon down on the couch,and then we chilled for the rest of the night until we both went to sleep.

<Miya Collins> (Darnell and Aaliyah sister,Darnell's mom,daughter,miya is sisters with Cassie also.)

"Mom...wheres Dad?" I asked. My mom was on the computer and the phone,she looked busy but I needed to know this cuz I havent seen or heard from him in so long. She looked up at me and held up one finger signaling me to wait. I sighed and closed the door. Damn,she cared about her stupid job more than me. I went to my room and my phone beeped,it was my friend

 

It was one of my friends Keisha. I didnt feel like talking to her cuz right now I was kinda pissed. I watched tv in a daze and an hour later my mom walked in. "Now what were you saying?" She asked. "Nothin..." I huffed turning off the tv. "Miya,what is your problem?" She asked. I turned around. "Wheres my dad?! No one has heard of him for a month and its like Im the only one who cares." I said. She sighed. "Girl please.You know he does that all the time! Leaves unexpected and pops up unexpected." She said. She walked into the kitchen and got the chicken out of the stove. "What?! But mom,hes never done it for more than a month! Dont you think something might be wrong?" I asked. She sighed. "Miya I have too much on my mind to be thinking about your irresponsible father and where his ass might be! Okay? Im sorry but it just stresses me out." She snapped. I just walked out the room and left her selfish ass there.

 

Thats all shes been about for this whole week,is her self! Ever since she got that new job at some corporation,all she cares about is that. She works late and stays on the phone when she is home. Then whenever I try to talk to her she always blows up on me. I dont know what the fuk is her problem! I went up to my room and slammed the door. "Dont be slamming my damn doors!" She yelled from downstairs. "Fuk you." I said to myself. I wanted nothing more than to be with my dad..or my brother or my sister Aaliyah. I texted her but she didn't reply. I sighed and laid down on my bed. Man my life needed some serious change to it. I'm sick of seeing the same people everyday now...before I knew it...I was knocked out.