Love

Make it out by Brent Faiyaz was playing on repeat as I sat in my brand new car. I already had my permit but I didn't expect my uncle to buy me a brand new car out the blue like this. To say I was utterly shocked is an understatement.

"Why you get me this?"

He mugged me staying silent holding Zion in his arms

"Don't get me wrong unc of course I'm grateful but I can't even drive without you or a license holder in the car and-" I stopped talking when I realized why and I bursted into soft tears my life is depressing but some days I like being alive knowing there are people who still care for me

He looked away as Zion was trying to get down " Lovey no cry... unc love crying"

"I know lil man"

He left him down as he raced towards me as my uncle wiped tears out his eyes making his way into the house "imma grab his car seat and we'll take a ride"

I nodded touching the steering wheel as Zion knocked on the door having me open it picking him up.

My parents promised me a car for my sixteenth birthday before they died. It's the same color model and everything that I wanted. I didn't even celebrate my sixteenth birthday I wasn't even in the right state of mind during that time to accept the fact that my parents were gone.

Zion wiped the tears off my cheeks "no more cry Lovey. Mama say no more cry. I talk to mama and pop they in heaven happy. They say they miss us ebeyday"

I nodded as he continually gave me kisses all over my face as unc came back with his car seat and I let him crawl to the back as I got myself together by the time Sin came to back and placed Zions car seat in my car

" where to?"

"Wherever you're want to go Love"

I nodded pulling out his driveway making my way towards a movie theater "you wanna watch the new minions movie Z?"

"Yesssssss! I can buckle myself unc watch"

We both turned around and saw him correctly do it

"Good job lil man. Soon I can't even call you lil man no more "

"Yea me big man!" He smiled as he pulled out one of his picture books to occupy himself

"Thankyou Unc. How'd you know ?"

"You know me and yo pops was twins right that's my bestfriend right there. And also he was tryna do you so dirty with the car they was gonna buy you."

"Don't tell me it was that beat up red Chrysler"

" the exact one. Tana was talking about it got a lot of character. Me and yo momma almost jumped his ass at that dealership"

I smiled softly as I changed lanes going into the mall parking lot " dad loved a fixer upper though"

"Yea probably wanted y'all to fix it up together as a bonding experience"

"Yea...."

We were silent in our own worlds till we looked at each other "but a Chrysler thooooo"

We laughed as I pulled into a parking spot " a damn fool" I parked as we sat in a silence reminiscing on the past.

A phone rang as an incoming FaceTime call was made. I looked in the backseat seeing Zion answer my phone. " hi where my ten dollars Judi! So much people. Oh super ugly!"

I knew it was a group call at that point cause he only calls jordan that cause he ate zions last mozzarella stick. Baby boy was livid that day

" what's good ZiZi! Where yo sister?"

He handed me the phone as I came into view seeing the whole gang on the call " who car you in ?" This came from Malik nosey ass

But I knew Saint was thinking the same thing cause his eyes was scanning hard asf tryna figure it out

"Mine."

The way it was silent then excitement was crazy

" oh okay BIG STEPPA stop playing with her!" Judith was the loudest

" don't be stingy remember the little people " Malik fake cried

" where you at?" Saint asked. I focused in on him laying in bed probably just got off his game

I forgot about Zion and my uncle until I turned to see Zion nosey self basically over my shoulder staring at Judith while unc was on his own phone call in hush tones all i heard was

"Friday, happy hour" so either Kinzley is dragging him out or Yasmín is and I hope it's Yasmín that man needs a woman in his life cause he be tooooo into mine

" bout to go see the minions movie with unc and lil man"

" damn. OG. No invitation or nothing" Jordan tried fake crying now speaking loud so uncle sincere could hear him

He held his phone away from his ears staring at me " invite your ugly ass friends so they can shy they ass up"

" I know you ain't just cuss in front of them babies Sincere ?" I heard Yasmín voice through his phone as she scolded him

" girl act like she run shit" sincere said to me but was loud enough for Yas to hear which made her pull his attention back on her as she went off on him and he sat and listened intently unbothered by it

" unc said come through y'all it's on him. We at the plaza"

Everybody was in agreement going to get ready

" Judy coming?" ZiZi asked

" yes lil man she coming"

" miss preddy coming unc?"

Sin was off his phone call as he started grabbing his things and putting it in his pocket " nah Zi. She gotta work today "

He sounded more disappointed than Zion did

" she my gurlfren"

" nah Zion back up she's all mine"

" no she like me she say so to me unc"

" yea whatever man, come on so I can bury these tickets"

Shutting off the car we got out first then Unc unbuckled Zi from his seat as we made our way inside

I had a soft smile as I was hand in hand with Zion walking in

I pray for more good days like this then bad

We walked in and Uncle sun went straight to the front grabbing the tickets as we waited behind him. We'd order food while sitting down for the movie

The movie didn't straight until another 10 minutes so I decided on taking pictures in a photo booth they had here.

" come on unc"

" my big ass ain't fitting in there"

I grabbed his arm and dragged him taping my foot so he'd go in and passed him Zion so he'd sit on his Kai and I sat beside them

Yes, it was a tight ass fit but I got my pictures though. I smiled as I looked down at them

" I wanna take one !"

" me too!"

" come lovebugggg" Willow dragged out as she grabbed my hand and brought me back into the booth with everyone

We took pictures and laughed as Saint kicked everyone out so we'd take separate pics

" come on lovebug"

The way he was staring at me as he tapped the space beside him I smiled as we turned to the camera and took the photos a silly one, a serious one, a regular smile one and the last one where he kissed my cheeks had me blushing

I stared at him before a knock to the booth got our attention. " the movie about to start let's go"

I got up stepping out as unc was holding Zion as he handed me my pictures I just took

We stared at each other until Saint came out behind me then he zoned in on him

" that last one ugly"

I shook my head snatching my pictures grabbing Saint towards the theater feeling embarrassed

" lemme see 'em"

I handed him the pictures as he put his arms around my shoulders

" nah he trippin that last one fire"

I rolled my eyes as I felt him intertwine our hands

" yea."

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Lovebug world looking bright

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Sorry for any grammatical errors

Fran 💕