Blow by Rachel Aghanwa

Author:Rachel Aghanwa [Aghanwa, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-31T05:00:00+00:00

It was five o'clock by the time we arrived back at my building. I could smell the cooking from the porch steps before I unlocked the door.

Before we could walk through, Ivan barged through the door, a scowl written on his face.

“What happened?” I asked, grabbing the sleeve of his shirt to halt their quick steps.

“I can't take your father's family,” he spat, rolling his eyes. “I’m gonna cop some bud from Amir, want anything?”

“Grab me a spliff,” I requested, and he nodded before barreling down the steps.

“What's up?” Dreya asked, balancing the bags in her hands.

“Dad didn't just bring himself up here, he brought the whole gang,” I growled, my whole mood completely changing.

I didn't like my dad's family at all. People who thought my dad was ignorant, have never met the rest of his family.

“I'm leaving,” Dreya announced, attempting to turn back around.

“No, the hell you're not!” I snapped, yanking her back by the hood of her sweater. “You're not leaving Mom and I in there with the hillbilly hoard.”

Zeus raised an eyebrow. “Are they really that bad?”

“Last year, when my mother cooked injera with shiro, Aunt Mo asked her if someone vomited in the food before she cooked it,” Dreya explained to him, walking into the house. “That fat bitch shouldn't even be talking when her baked mac and cheese is dry as hell.”

“Chill out with that,” I scolded her, pushing her forward into the foyer. “Just put your bags down and let's get this over with.”

When we got to my room, Zeus looked at me wearily. “Why didn't you tell me your dad's family was that bad? I can deal with assholes, but they're your family. I'm not gonna disrespect them like that.”

I shook my head, before sighing. “I knew my dad was probably going to show up just like every year, but bring his whole family? I know my mom is pissed, too.”

None of us fully associate with my father's side of the family, but my mother is a whole different story. While she was married to my dad, she would've done anything for him (and she did). After he cheated on her multiple times and soon started becoming brazen about his affairs, she wanted a divorce. His family wasn't having it, and they pretty much bullied her into staying with him legally.

He tried to get her to forgive him since it all happened a couple years ago, but she wasn't having it, and every time she has a new person of interest, he chases them away even though they’re separated.

“So, what am I supposed to do for today?” Zeus questioned, scratching his hand across his stubble (which looks really good, if I might add). “Just take that bigoted shit like I did in high school?”

I sighed. “I'm not asking you to take anything. I just don't want you to be uncomfortable, but I know it's inevitable with the way they are. If it was just my mom, you’d be fine.”

He got up and ran his hand through his hair as he sighed.

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