Gangsta by Monica Walters

Author:Monica Walters [Walters, Monica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-03-08T00:00:00+00:00

“Hello?”

“Hi, Yunique. I’m sorry it took me a while to reach out, but⁠—”

“You don’t owe me an apology, Kee. I fucked up. I was selfish, clearly not thinking about how what I had to say would affect anyone else, especially you. I know I want to stay away from street shit, but I briefly thought about finding him.”

“My thoughts aren’t brief. They are continuous.”

“God, I messed up.”

“I forgive you, Yunique, but I’m having a really hard time with Mama’s explanation. How could she not have known?”

“I don’t know. I feel like she knew something too. I can guarantee Daddy didn’t know shit about that.”

“Yeah. From what I can remember about him, I can agree with that. Vegas said the same thing.”

“Vegas? As in Jungle’s friend?”

“Yeah. He’s my boyfriend, Yunique. How do you know him?”

“We went to school together. We weren’t friends or anything though, and he had no idea I was Yonkers’s daughter. Daddy kept us hidden from the world.”

I smiled slightly. “Well, I have to tell him you’re my sister and see if he remembers you.”

“Yeah. I was mean in school, especially to boys, so I’m sure he does.”

She chuckled, causing me to chuckle too. “Well, he should be able to see that we’re sisters. We started off kind of rocky. He was a jackass until he allowed me to see the real him… Joel Knight.”

“Wow. I’m happy for you. You know Joshua was his dad, right?”

“He told me when he found out Yonkers was my dad. He said he used to be sitting in the car whenever Joshua came to check on us.”

“Yeah. I remember peeking out the window and seeing him. Joshua was mean as fuck, but he was a good man. He took care of us. I hate that I turned my back on y’all. I just didn’t know how to handle what I’d seen. That shit haunted me for years, thinking I should have told Daddy. Mo was an ugly ass, scary looking muthafucka. I still believe I should have told Daddy. That’s another reason why I’m in therapy.”

“Can you give me her phone number? Maybe I can set up a Zoom session.”

“I’ll text it to you. She told me the only person she would have approved for me to tell about this was Mama. Mama… I don’t know. While she may be a different person now, she needs to take ownership of whatever part she played in this back then. That’s the only way we can begin to heal. Even if she just says she was negligent… that she noticed shit and didn’t do anything about it. I mean, it’ll be hard to accept that explanation, but at least we would have the truth.”

“Yeah.” After exiting the freeway, I said, “Nique, I have to go. Don’t forget to text me her number.”

“Okay. Talk to you later, Kee.”

I ended the call, knowing that it would probably do me some good to talk to her therapist. At least she knew the situation. If I didn’t like how the first session went, I didn’t have to talk to her anymore.

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