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After Chanel cancelled on her Nicki spent the last two days trying to convince me to come down to Brooklyn with her for her brother's funeral.

Of course she did that pouty thing which meant I couldn't say no so here we were.

"Nicki!" We heard a woman yell with a thick accent we both turned around and Nicki gasped when she saw her.

"Oh my god." Nicki mumbled. "Who's that?"

She ignored my question as the woman got closer. "When did you get here?"

Nicki shrugged and looked down at her phone for the time. "Like 10 minutes ago."

The woman nodded and looked over at me then back at Nicki. "Are you going to introduce me to your friend?"

"This is boyfriend Jace. Baby meet my mom."

"Your mom?!" I asked in shock.

"I know. You can't believe it right, everybody thinks we're sisters. Of course I'm just slimmer." Her mother said as she placed her hands on her hips.

"Mom." Nicki said in a warning tone.

"What? I'm just saying you've picked up a little weight since I last seen you-"

"I gotta go the bathroom. Jace come." Nicki cut her off and grabbed my hand, pulling me away. "I cant believe her." Nicki mumbled sighing loudly.

"What's wrong?

"Seriously? It's her sons funeral and look at what she's wearing she's dressed for the runway. You would have thought she could push her vanity to the side for one day." She said angrily crossing her arms over her chest.

"And she had the nerve to call me fat."

I chuckled and grabbed her waist. "She didn't call you fat baby."

"Yes she did. All this just reminds me why I left."

"I expected your mom to look different. She a real Hispanic" I stated still shocked at the fact that was Nicki's mom.

"Well did you think I was lying when I said she was?"

"No. Just, I see you as black. How come you never speak Spanish to me?"

"I am black. My father is black" she argued. "And I don't speak Spanish Porque eres estúpido." I frowned confused at what she just said

"Come I want to introduce you to my Aunt."

"Aunty J!" She yelled and a woman that looked sort of like Nicki's mom turned around.

"Hi baby girl! You're glowing!!" Aunty J smiled pulling me into a hug. "Thank you. You look cute. I love your dress."

"Thanks. Your mother brought it for me." I rolled my eyes.

"Stop. She's your mother." She giggled.

"Oh yeah my bad. I forgot to introduce y'all. This is my boyfriend Jace."

"It's nice to meet you."

"Likewise."

"Have you seen your mom yet?" She asked. "Yeah I just got done speaking to her. The conversation ended once she called me fat."

"Oh you know how she is. I'm sure she didn't mean no harm."

"Besides I'm starting to think Nico's death has done something to her. Like she's more caring." I raise my eyebrows in disbelief.

"My mother Helena Lopez caring? The same mother who sent her kids away as soon as she got the chance? The same mother who left me home alone at 7 years old so she could go to a fashion show?"I asked sarcastically. "Yes! I know it's strange but Helena is really changing."

•

"Nicki come here." I sucked my teeth annoyed as I heard my moms voice.

"What?"

"Don't be rude. I just want to talk to you." She fussed reaching to touch my hair but I pushed her hand away from me.

"Ok but why do you have to be so extra?" She furrowed her eyebrows in confusion at my question. "What are you talking about?"

"Everyone's wearing black and here you are in blue. You've changed your outfit twice-" I gestured around the room and she took a deep breath.

"Nicki. I'm grieving."

I rolled my eyes knowing I wasn't going to get through to her. "What did you want to talk about?" I asked changing the subject.

"Your friend-" I cut her off to correct her. "Boyfriend."

"Yes whatever boyfriend. Where did you meet?"

"Why?"

"I haven't spoken to you for months I'm just trying to know what you've been up to you." She said trying to act like she was actually interested in my life.

There was only one person in this world that my mother truly cared about and that was herself.

"Okay what do you want to know?"

"How's Chanel? I expected her to come with you"

"Her Aunt died so she couldn't come."

"And work?" I sighed, I hated when my mother faked like she cared. "Mom everything is fine."

"Then why are you getting fat? Comfort eating isn't good it can-"

"I'm pregnant."

"WHAT?!" She yelled in shock.

"Shh" I tried hushing her. My family was always in each other's business and I knew if they found out I was pregnant they'll all judge me.

"Don't tell me to shh! Mi hija está teniendo un bebé!"

"You're moving back here." She stated. This is when I knew she was angry when she switched languages between sentences.

"What's wrong?" Jace asked approaching us after seeing my mom yelling at me. "Tienes a mi hija embarazada!" She yelled.

"How old are you?" She asked him."25"

"And you got my 19 year old daughter pregnant!" She screamed. "Nicki. You're moving back, I don't want to hear anything else!"

"Mom-"

"No. How are you gonna raise a baby?"

"This is my fault. You wanted to move to LA and I let you, you dropped out of college and I let you. I'm not letting this go."

"Miss Lopez, I don't mean no disrespect but this is my baby too."

"Does it look like I care? You got a job?"

"Yes ma'am."

"Can you look after her and a baby?" She held up her hand cutting him off before he had a proper chance to answer. "Forget it! I don't even care. She's my daughter and she's staying here."

"I'm not a kid anymore. I'm going back with Jace."

•

As I walked outside I couldn't help but notice a familiar face.

"Baby! I was looking for you I want to introduce you to my brothers best friend Tommy." Nicki smiled running up to me and pulled me towards the guy.

"Tommy this is-"

"Jace." Tommy said and Nicki frowned as she looked him then at me. "Wait y'all know each other?"

"Yeah. Nicki there's something I have to tell you-"

My eyes widened when I realised what he was about to do. "BABY!" I yelled making Nicki jump and a panicked look appear on her face. "What?"

"Your Aunts calling you." I lied pointing over to where her mother was.

"I didn't hear anything."

"You better go before she get mad." She nodded and pecked my lips before going over to her mom.

As soon as she left I grabbed Tommys shirt roughly and threw him outside. I closed the door and stepped outside too so it was just me and him. "What the fuck do you think you're doing?!" I yelled.

"I'm guessing she doesn't know the dude she fucking is the same guy who killed her brother." He smirked and I punched him dead in the jaw."Shut the fuck up!"

He wiped him mouth and rubbed the side of him jaw. "Or what?"

I chuckled angrily, shaking my head. "Are you forgetting who I am?"Once I said that it was like reality hit him, the look of fear suddenly took over and I noticed his eyes got glossy.

"Now walk away and say NOTHING!" He quickly stood up and jogged over to his car.

I waited until he drove off before taking out my phone to call Tez. "Yo Tez.Tommys here."

"I told you he would be. You took a big risk going out there!" He yelled and I could hear the anger in his voice.

"He knows about Nico. He's gonna tell Nicki so I need you to make sure he doesn't."

"Alright I'm on it.."

•

"Tommy!" I yelled and he jumped in fear making me laugh. "It's nice to see you again."

"Let me go." He shouted trying to untie himself from the chair. "There's no use in fighting you're not getting out."

"I won't tell Nicki. I promise"

"How can I trust you?" I asked." Please let me go my girl is pregnant." He continued to beg.

"So is Nicki. Now do you understand why I can't risk letting you?"

"Rocko" I called over my younger cousin. "You ready?" He nodded.

"Alright go get it." It was his first day on the job and I knew he was nervous.

Little nigga was over here shaking and shit but he begged me to be in so now he had to prove he had what it takes to work with me.

"All over?" He asked holding the bottle of gasoline. "Yeah, start at his head."

"JACE PLEASE!" Tommy yelled out as Rocko poured the gasoline on him. "Shut the fuck up. I told you to walk away but no you wanna be calling Nicki late nights." I said referring to the multiple miss calls Nic had on her phone from him since I saw him at the funeral.

"Lucky she was out and left her phone."

"Jace I'm about to be a father don't do this to me."

"Done." Rocko announced. "Alright go wait in the car." I handed him the keys and waited until he had left so I could finish what I started.

"You forgot who I was, take this as I reminder." I took out my lighter and flipped it so I fell right by his feet which quickly was covered in flames.

"JACE!" He yelled as the fire spread across his body. I turned my back and walked over to the exit, leaving him there to burn.

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🌹C'lena ✨