{Anaya}

It's been a week since I've contacted anyone really, besides family. This whole DNA mess got my mind fucked. I still haven't talked with Nike, I see him here and there when I'm out and about but he doesn't wanna speak with me, and that's fine.

Anyway, Ashley and Mesha got me stepping out today for my birthday. I'm the big 14 today, periodtt!

I decided to throw a birthday party for myself, Ashley was gon be the host slash party planner of course. As she should.

We were walking through the mall, going outfit shopping for my event. Me, Mesha, Ashley, and Tory.

My fit for today was a lil sum sum. something cute.

A gray tubed dress, with a ripped jean jacket. White sneakers with jewelry to top off the look.

"Let's go to Charlotte Russe" Mesha suggested as we made our way through the mall. We followed in her footsteps, walking over to the store. The mall was kinda packed so it took us a little minute to find our way around.

Once things were figured out, we instantly got to looking. There where a lot of cute things in there, but nothing that really caught my eye. I walked over looking through the racks. I came up to a cute white dress, the sides where lifted by strings tied up to them. It was sleeveless and medium length. Looking it over I massaged the material between my fingertips.

"Well, try it on" Mesha spoke up, as she came up behind me. She had a white crop top with a pair of white and read shorts tucked behind her arm as she walked.

"Ion know" I spoke looking it back over one more time. "It's cute" she said coming up, flipping over the price tag.

Indecisive, I looked around the store for 30 minutes for a perfect dress.

Everybody else had picked out their fits and had them paid for, they were just waiting for me at this point.

"Come on Anaya" Ashley whined, rushing me.

I flipped through the racks, dress by dress. A white sweater crop top stood out to me, a pink corset hung under it as a high waited skirt. I just knew I had a cute white bag that would go perfect with it.

"It's cute. Get it" Ashley spoke, annoyed. I could tell everybody was ready to go, shit I understand them, my feet was on fire from walking around all morning.

"Girl be patient" I took the dress off the metal bar, lifting it up as I looked it up and down.

I placed it back on the rack, beginning I look through it some more. Everybody took a deep breath out of aggravation.

"I'm just kidding" I joked, picking the dress back up. I laughed me way up to the cash register, paying for my things.

I had picked out that dress, and a cute cameo bag for a different fit.

I grabbed my bags, leaving the store. We made our way through the mall, leaving out the exit. We hopped into Ashley's car and in no time, she started up the car and we were on our way to Ash's house. It took us less than 10 minutes to get home because of course, Ashley drives like a damn crack head.

We had too hours to get out and dressed. I hopped out the car making my way inside. Ashley unlocked the door letting all of us in.

The first thing I did was head for the bathroom, I hopped in the shower, playing my song 'Cry' by K Michelle through the speaker of my phone. I wasn't in there for too long. I took me a quick shower, than got out.

Once I got out, I went into Ashley's room lotioning up my body with coco butter. I slapped on some deodorant and powered up my body before throwing on clothes.

I threw on the cropped sweater, than the pretty pink corset. I topped my fit with some accessories. A faux fur collar scarf, a white bag, with a pair of matching pink glasses. For when I was outside.

Ashley got me wearing these long gray high heeled boots. she should be lucky I knew how to walk in heels tryna have me trippin and shit.

I sprayed myself with my favorite secrets.

Once we were all dressed and finished, we left.

The party was taking place at a nice Air BNB my aunt had rented out for my special day. The theme was a cocktail party, of course no alcohol was included. Just to make the name sound a bit more classier. On the inside it was decorated with Pink, White, and gold. Cute little aesthetic. The outside was decorated with the color gold. White beach towels placed onto the pool chairs, as they surrounded around the large pool. There were too different sections, I had no intentions on getting in the pool. I wasn't completely secure with the way my body looked after birth.

A bartender stood serving drink and shaved ice. Everybody attending were under the age of 21 so trust, the bartenders were serving no alcoholic beverages!

We arrived at the house, walking in. The place was already packed, but there were more people attending. Y'all know us black folks ain't ever on time.

"Happy Birthday" people spoke as I made my way through the crowd. My looks were complemented by many. After talking with everybody, I scavenged through the packed crowd, looking for a familiar face. I sent a digital invite to Nike when I was sending them out. I know he seen it because nigga left me on read, but I should've known he wouldn't of showed up. I didn't realize how bad this situation really hurt him, I thought he would be glad he didn't have a child he had to raise, when hes a damn child himself.

I met back up with Ashley, her and my other cousin diamond. She was from my dads side of the family.

They were sitting in the back taking back to back shots from a Hennessy bottle.

Diamond- 18

"You want a sippy sip?" Ashley asked, swaying the bottle as I walked up.

"Nah, I'm straight. Y'all are a bad influences, I'm a child" I joked, I sat on the king sides bed in the the corner of the room. We were chill up in the back room of the Air BNB.

We sat there for about an hour just talking bout future plans, or shall I say future desires.

"Well, of course me and Tray gon be together for some years. Get married, Start a business, Have babies. And live happily ever after." Ashley explained.

"That sounds more like a fantasy boo" I laughed, rolling my eyes. Ashley shot the finger as I cracked up.

"Oh really, so what's your future looking like?" Diamond asked, taking another strong gulp straight out the bottle.

I took a minute to think about that at first. "just me and my baby, a big house and a fine ass butler" I responded.

Diamond burst into laughter. She thought that shit was funny, I was being deadass.

"Now that sounds like a fantasy, boo" Ashley spoke in between laughter.

I rolled my eyes, shooting back the finger.

"Buzz". I dug into my purse, retrieving my phone. 'Lipid Labz Inc' stood at the top of my screen. "Hello" I answered without hesitation.

"Hello, your speaking with Dinah from Lipid Labz. May I speak with Anaya Bryant?" The lady on the other end asked.

"This is her" I responded back.

"Who's that?" Ashley asked, lifting up the bottle to her mouth. I ignored her, shooing her off.

"Great, I was just calling to inform you that the paternity results for Messiah Bryant and Marvin Philips have came back to lab. The probability of paternity came back as.."

{Ray}

I was over at the trap, closing up.

"Yo, bro you need a ride?" I asked Nike. Him and Josh were outside, passing a blunt.

"Nah, I'm straight" Nike responded. He took a long hit before passing it.

"Alright lil cuz, y'all be easy" I spoke as I made my way off the porch. I dapped him and josh up before I left the premises.

I walked down the rode, down to my car.

People working at the trap weren't allowed to park directly at the trap house, for discrete purposes only.

I hopped into my car.

Before I could get it started, my phone lit up. 'Babygirl🤞🏾💖' glided across my screen.

"Wssup nattily?" I asked answering the phone.

"Where are you?" She shot back.

Oh lord this girl already tryna start sum.

"I'm just leaving work" I responded to the stupid question, she knew where I been this whole time. She just trippin.

"Your child needs you, ion know why you continue to just up and leave me with Brielle all the damn time".

She really tried it with this one. I instantly got filled with anger, she know damn well I take care of mines. I'm up more late at night with Brielle than Nattily ever is.

And she can't say I don't provide, Brielle ain't gon ever have to want for nothing. Diapers, Wipes, Formula, Clothes and more. All me. This the longest I've ever stayed at shawty's crib. Only so I can be with my child.

I ain't even stay over like this when we were together.

Yeah I said it, we not together no more.

We had broken up a while back, after she found out she was pregnant. She was like Five months along. She accused me of cheating, because her Best friend was hitting me up in the DM's.

Mind you I'm not entering her. I'm dead ass, I'm not!

She told me she was leaving and she was gon take my child with her. And she did as so. She tried to come back a while after, but I wasn't bout to entertain this girl. Since that day I started seeing nattily for what she really was. What her intentions really were.

I just knew this girl was was manipulative, she gon use my child against me.

Nobody knows bout us not being together, we don't really discuss our business with everybody. I guess you can say, we're keeping up that happy go luck by family look. Tryna fix things. So what is she tryna argue for?

"Okay Nattily, I'm on my way home." I responded, hanging up.

I know imma hear it when I get back to her crib, but until then. She ain't finna ruin the rest of my night.

"Buzz" another call came through.

"Yo, Nattily you can't keep blowing up my phone like this" I spoke, picking up the line.

"Excuse me?" A older women's voice answered me back.

"Huh?" I mumbled. I looked down at at my phone, a unfamiliar number sat at the top of my screen.

"Hello, your speaking with Adele from Dr's Choice DNA Testing" the phone spoke back. I lifted it back up to my ear.

"Yo, wssup" I replied back to it.

"Am I speaking with Raymond Wade?" She asked. "Yes" I responded quickly. I wish she would get on with it and just get to the damn point of this phone call.

"Can I get a date of birth?" She asked, typing on her keypad. "May, 21st 2002" I responded.

"Ok.." she mumbled, typing some more. Anticipation built up in me.

"It says here, your blood samples were tested for Messiah Bryant, and Raymond Wade?" She asked, waiting for approval.

"Yes ma'am, that's correct" I spoke back, answering her question.

"Okay... I see here it reads, the probability of paternity results came back to be 99 percent" she spoke. My mind went blank.

Wait what the fuck?, nah that can't be right. Nah. It can't be true.

"Nah read that back one more time" I asked, stuttering as my words flowed. She read back the results, reassuring me what she spoke was the truth.

'Nah, nah. That ain't right.'...

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Y'ALL! We've finally made it to the end!🤞🏾🥰. It's a stickup🤪.

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Y'all think I should possibly...idk.... maybe make a sequel to this book? Let me know in the comments‼️❤️.. Luv y'all❤️...