Tricks With Motive: Rock City by K'Aliyah Knight

Author:K'Aliyah Knight [Knight, K'Aliyah]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Urban Life, Drama & Plays, Dramas & Plays, United States, Urban, Genre Fiction, Literature & Fiction
Amazon: B00NIXZGYG
Publisher: Alana's Book Line
Published: 2014-09-11T04:00:00+00:00

BLU

The days of being stuck under Mom’s thumb were hard. I noticed that Lakitha took on my role that I once held when Rico worked for our Tio Santiago in Colombia. Just like us, kid number 3 started to hold down the fam. Except Moms wasn't out working hard, thinking her oldest was holding us down at home. Nah, Rico use to take care of us. Buy us shit, with “drug money” as Moms would have angrily said. When I was nine I acted like I was Moms. My five younger sisters was disciplined well and Rico paid me to make sure the house was clean and safe while he was out with our Tio Santi. Now Lakitha gets the young'ns ready for school, talks about menstrual cycles and shit and even has time to give me words of wisdom as Moms has taken family leave from her RN placement at Hoover Community.

“You know what Blu. Can't nobody make you do shit.” Lakitha says, sitting on the edge of my bed. Even when she cusses she sounds like an uppity ass trick.

“Damn right.” I shout then feel stupid. Why am I stuck in this house then?

“You gotta want the best for yourself, sis. It's all on you.”

“Lakitha take your fat ass on. Go do some homework or something.”

“Actually, me and my 4.2 GPA graduated from Hoover High last summer. Thanks for forgetting to come. Furthermore, I'll be beginning Spellman University come springtime since the stupid high school messed up my transcripts. But you can make this next graduation of mine. Or the one after that for my PhD”

“Okay chubby. Go eat a Twinkie.” I try to shoo her away

“Suppose I am going to be dealing with the freshmen fifteen soon…”

“What?” I snap, this chick is even boujier than Rockwell.

“Stress weight gained during college. You can put your mind on some enlightenment and let that be your motivation.”

“Go!” I reach out to slap this bitch, but for a chubby chick she moves real quick.

The next morning, I'm up when they unlock my bedroom door. Lakitha steps inside with a plate of pancakes, eggs and bacon. “Rise and shine.”

“Bitch, get outta here with that shit!”

“First off, you need to be happy that Popeye agreed to let PJ see you today and why you looking funny.”

She pauses as I wonder who PJ is for a minute. Oh my son Phillip Junior. I had always called him Phillip since Popeye doesn’t like his real name, but I wanted me a strong Junior. “Like I said get the fuck out! Soon as you let me go I'm going straight to the pipe. Don’t wanna see no damn Phillip or Popeye! Okay, bitch?!”

“No, not okay. My momma named me Lakitha. If you ever feel the need to say the ‘b word’ it won't be with me because that I am not. I am 5'7, 195, nappy hair, black and Colombian, sophisticated, and a damn good sister to all mi familia. Treat me with the respect that I have always given you!” She gets up in my face.

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