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by Candace Mumford

  Family First

  Jazzlyn was at Shericas house when her mother called her crying saying her brother had been attacked and was in the emergency room " Sherica! Something happened to my brother! Oh my God! I have to go to the hospital!"

  " OK let's go. I'll drive you" Sherica said grabbing her purse and phone and fol owing Jazzlyn out the door. Jazzlyn was a wreck during the drive to the hospital" Who could have done this? Why would anyone want to hurt my brother?" Jazzlyn asked breaking down into tears " My mom was screaming and crying Sherica!" Jazzlyn said tears streaming down her face. Shericas cell phone rang and she picked it up.

  "Hey Jevon, now real y isn't a good time OK. I'm with Jazzlyn taking her to the hospital someone beat up her brother Rashad pretty bad." Sherica said then grew quite listening to the other end of the call as they pulled into the emergency room parking lot."

  OK. This is a complete mess right here Jevon." Sherica said "OK. Call me as soon as things get calmed down on your end. Bye."

  Jazzlyn started to get out of the car but Sherica pulled her arm " That was Jevon on the phone just now Jazzlyn. Tyson is downtown at the police station being released now." Sherica said.

  " What! Police station? Being released? What are you talking about Sherica!" Jazzlyn practically screamed.

  " Look your brother is going to be OK even though he is fucked up. He has a couple of broken ribs from what Jevon was told and his face is jacked up. Tyson whupped your brothers ass. I don't know how to put it to you any other way. I guess someone cal ed Jevon when Tyson got arrested and was taken down to the police station. They released Tyson because everyone at the place said Rashad went in there caused a scene and attacked Tyson. So just so you know,this is what went down before you walk in there with your family." Sherica said.

  Jazzlyn and Sherica went into the emergency room and found her parents,Antonio and Rashads girlfriend in the room with him. " What happened?" Jazzlyn said in shock looking at her brothers swollen, bandaged face. Rashad also was completely bandaged around his ribs.

  " Your boyfriend is what happened Jazzlyn! What kind of animal does this to another person? Just what kind of man is this you're involved with that would do something like this to your family?We're going to get a lawyer and sue his ass." Jazzlyns mother yelled turning back to Rashad to comfort him.

  " I don't want that white boy anywhere around me! I also don't want him around you do you hear me young lady? Enough is enough. This is the exact type of bullshit that happens. I'll bet his white ass is already out walking the streets! Let it had been the other way around we'd be fighting to get Rashad out of jail." Jazzlyns father said.

  "You let me see his ass on the streets! I told you his ass wasn't no good. Before Rashad got his pain medicine and fell asleep, he said Tyson had his ass out eating with another black woman! I told you that all he wanted from you was sex!" Antonio said"

  Stay away from him,look what he did to your own brother."

  Jazzlyn and Sherica stayed at the hospital with her family for the next two hours until Rashad was transferred to another room where he'd spend the night and be released the following afternoon. Jazzlyn hugged her family and told them she'd be over for dinner the next day.

  " Jazzlyn, end it. That man could never be a part of this family. I don't even feel like you're safe around him. I don't want to hear anymore about it." Jazzlyns father said on her way out the door.

  Sherica drove Jazzlyn back to her place so she could get her car. Not really knowing what to say at that particular moment ,Sherica just gave her a tight hug. " Cal me if you need me OK? Anytime. You can come here or I can come to you. I cal ed my mom from the hospital and Isiah is going to stay another night." Sherica said.

  Jazzlyn just nodded and got into her car.

  Sherica walked into her house and called Jevon" What in the hel went on today?"

  Sherica asked as soon as Jevon answered the phone." All I know baby is Tyson's sister Nicole cal ed me saying that some man had came up to Tyson and her while they were having lunch. Started cussing Tyson out,insulting her calling her all kinda bitches and then attacked Tyson and Tyson beat his ass. They all try not to cal Ms. Renee unless they real y have to, so she called me to see what they needed to do to get him out because they arrested Tyson at the scene and took him downtown for questioning. By the time Tyson even made it downtown they had released him because everyone there saw what happened. Her brother attacked him. It was self defense. They got all the witness statements and everything." Jevon said.

  "Lord have mercy! This is a mess Jevon! I'm so upset Jevon. Jazzlyn parents and her other brother Antonio were at the hospital and pretty much forbade her to see Tyson again! I mean they on some interracial Romeo and Juliet shit for real! Rashad was laid up in the damn hospital bed looking pitiful as hel ...Tyson fucked his ass up! But hell that just added to the dramatics how he was all bandaged up and shit! This has me stressed out. I feel so bad for Jazzlyn! " Sherica said sounding like she wanted to cry at that point. " Is Tyson OK?"

  Jevon started laughing " You women are a trip. Tyson's cool, barely a scratch but he is worried about how Jazzlyn is going to react. It's like this though. I know Tyson and I know he didn't start that shit. Even if I didn't know him there are at least fifty witnesses that said he didn't start that shit either. Is Jazzlyn a woman or a girl?" Jevon asked.

  "How is your family going to tell you who you can and can't see and you're a grown ass woman? Tyson already told me how her family didn't too much care for him anyways because he's white, so al they using this for is more leverage to get her away from him. So if she can't stand for what's right, fuck her. Enough of that. I wanna see you. What time does your son go to sleep? Until you let me meet him you need to give me a time when I can see you. I know you can't just leave the house anytime but I still need to see you."Jevon said.

  "Wel my son goes to bed by eight o’clock if not earlier so any time after that will be fine until you guys get to know each other. Tonight I'm free. I didn't know what the heck was going on with Jazzlyn so I called my mom and Isiah is staying over there again. I can come by your place if you want?"

  "That sounds good. Do me one favor though?"

  "What's that?"Sherica asked." Remember that take out place you brought over here that one time? Stop by and get some or we can order it when you get here if they deliver. I'm hungry as hell!"

  " Jevon bye! Greedy ass I'll be over in a little bit." Sherica said laughing as she hung up the phone.

  Hurtful Words

  Tyson laid on the couch trying to prepare himself for the argument he knew was coming. He'd cal ed Jazzlyn's cell phone several times and she hadn't answered. Just then Tyson heard his front door open and close.

  Jazzlyn walked into the living room looking as if she wanted to kill him." What in the hell did you do to my brother? My brother is in the hospital hurt Tyson! What gave you the right to put your goddamn hands on my brother?" Jazzlyn screamed.

  Tyson just looked at her like she was crazy.

  " You know what Jazzlyn...you have no idea what happened today,so you need to take it down five notches. I'll tel you what happened but you're not going yell and scream at me I know that much for damn sure."

  " I don't give a damn what you say happened because your ass looks fine to me but my brother on the other hand is laid up in the hospital because of you sonofabitch!"

  " Jazzlyn are you seriously going to stand there and say that to me? You don't even care what happened do you?"

  " I care that my mother called me crying and upset because someone had attacked my brother. I care that my brothers face is fucked up and covered with bandages and that his ribs are broken because of you. That's what I care about Tyson."

  "Wel let me tell you what I care about Jazzlyn. I care about a muthafucka coming up in my face when I'm minding my own goddamn business having lunch with my sister. I care about a muthafucka calling me al out of my name in a crowd of people and I also care about any muthafucka that thinks he's going
to stand in my presence calling my

  sister al kinda bitches and ho's . That's what the fuck I care about Jazzlyn. I don't give a

  fuck about your goddamn brother do you hear me? A fuck. So fuck both your brothers, fuck your mama,fuck your daddy and fuck you too Jazzlyn." Tyson said getting up from the couch.

  " You gonna bring your ass in here once again accusing me of some shit you know nothing about and the sad the about is...you don't even care to know. You'd rather believe anything anyone else has to say about me rather than asking me what happened."

  " Tyson you don't understand! My mom called me crying because her son...my brother was beaten and in the hospital!"

  " Fuck your mom. Her raggedy ass son too. Rashad brought the shit to me. I didn't go looking for her punk ass son. What about my mamas son? What if I had been hurt? My sister? Do you give a damn about how embarrassed my sister was being called a black bitch and a ho in front of al those people?"Tyson asked.

  " I could never have imagined myself calling you out of your name Jazzlyn but you one selfish ass bitch. If I never knew that shit before, I know it now. So imma let your ass know to in case you didn't know it. No need for me to hold my tongue...since you aint holding yours.”

  "Oh I'm a bitch? Is that what you do when you're mad Tyson? Fight people in public?

  Call me out my name? What are you going to do next? Cal me a nigger?" Jazzlyn said placing her hands on her hips looking at him as if she was daring him to.

  " What the fuck did you just say to me?" Tyson said incredulously.

  " You heard what the hell I said."

  "No... say that shit one more time. I want to make sure I heard your ass correctly."Tyson said walking towards her holding his ear as if he didn't want to miss what she was going to say next.

  "I said what are you going to do next...call me a nigger?" Jazzlyn said with fire in her eyes.

  " That's what I thought your silly ass just said to me." Tyson said grabbing his keys and taking the key to her apartment off handing it to her." Give me my key." Tyson said walking through his place and picking up items he knew were hers.

  Jazzlyn laid his key on the table and Tyson gave her a pile of anything that was hers he'd found. " If I have anything at your place of mine just throw it away. I don't want nothing out that muthafucka. Take my name out your phone. Don't call me for shit

  because I don't have a fuckin thing to say to you Jazzlyn,you hear me? You see me walking around here. Ignore me and I'll do the same. The day you get tired of bumping into me...move. " Tyson said opening up the door for her to leave.

  " Get your fuckin ass out of my sight."

  "Tyson..." Jazzlyn said immediately regretting what she'd said.

  " I said don't say shit to me. You're weak. You're a weak ass woman, used to weak ass men and your family runs your life and you let them. Here I was thinking you just need to get used to a few thing but we could make this work."Tyson said laughing angrily." I know without a doubt now I could never be with you. I could kick my own ass for ever thinking there was anything special about you. Simple ass. Forget everything I said to you this morning. Leave."

  Jazzlyn grabbed her things and walked down the hall to her apartment. Opened the door, walked in,shut the door and sat on the floor and cried.

  ParkCrest View

  The Love Chronicles

  Volumes 5

  *Part 2*

  Life Goes On

  " Girl we're making these dollars today aint we?" Deja' said stepping into the office where Trendi was sitting trying to grab a quick bite to eat between clients.

  " I know! We're usually busy every Saturday but today is out of control. I think I may cal my girl Sherica's little sister Monica over here to shampoo clients and clean up and run behind the stylists today. I know her little teeny bopper ass wont mind making some money today. Matter of fact let me do that now so she can hurry on over." Trendi said picking up the phone to call Monica.

  After talking to Monica and getting permission from her mother as well Monica was on her way over to help out.

  "Trendi you seem to be doing better" Deja said

  " Girl you know after we had that talk a few weeks ago I had to give myself a much needed pep talk. What real y helped me so much is I broke down and went to the rape counseling group that was suggested to me. I was hesitant at first because I was like what would they think about me sitting there surrounded by a bunch of "real" women you know? But just like my group leader and some of the members let me know, my sexual orientation has nothing to do with the rape. Rape is rape regardless of the gender it's committed against." Trendi said.

  "Absolutely. I'm so happy you went Trendi! Please keep going because I can see a world of difference in you ."

  " Oh baby don't get it twisted...my added confidence is also due to my gun lessons and staying my ass at the range practicing. Girl let me tell you, I have a shot like no bodies business! I refuse to ever let something like that ever happen to me again Deja'!"

  " Girl I feel you on that one. I never pictured myself owning a gun or anything but I wonder if I should get me one?"

  " You better get your ass something! Girls like us need to protect ourselves just as much as every other woman out here Deja'. I know we've talked about this so much before but Deja' you have to admit, a lot of men have been fooled by looking at you.

  What if you meet someone who's violent ? I wouldn't wish what happened to me on my worst enemy. Are you prepared to defend yourself ?" Trendi asked finishing up her lunch and looking at the clock real fast." Let me get out here,Tamesha should be walking in any minute for her weekly ghetto diva hairstyle so let me get ready to oblige her." Trendi said laughing.

  Trendi walked back into the shop area and customers and staff alike were talking and having a good time. Everyone one was sharing the latest gossip as usual.

  Monica arrived at the shop excited to help out and make some extra money. Anytime Ms. Trendi asked her to come by the shop she was more than happy to help and make herself some spending money.

  " Monica I've been so caught up with things lately I need to give Sherica a call to see what her pretty self is up to!" Trendi said.

  "Call her Ms. Trendi , I think she has a boyfriend but she's not real y telling us too much about him. See if you can get the scoop on him Ms. Trendi ! " Monica said .

  "What! Oh you know I'm already on it Ms. Thang! Shericas ass been on lock down so long if I didn't see little Isiah as proof I wouldn't think she'd ever gotten any at all!" Trendi said laughing.

  " Now do this for me baby. Right now everyone is under control, so I want you to do a quick sweep of the shop and make sure the floor is looking good. Then of course I don't have to remind you to wash your hands between everything you do. Go into the kitchenette pull out the wine glasses and set them on the rol ing bar along with ice, and sodas. You know how we do over here! Give the clients something to sip on while they're getting their hair done." Trendi said firing off instructions to Monica.

  " I'm right on it."

  " I know you are Monica and I sure appreciate you coming through for your girl Trendi on such short notice. You already know imma hook your hair up and send you home with some money in your pocket before we close up tonight."Trendi said.

  " Thank you Ms.Trendi! You already know I love working for you." Monica said making her way to the back to start her work for the day.

  Jazzlyn walked into her parents house " Mommy. It's me." Jazzlyn said walking to the kitchen to see where everyone was." Do you know what that man has done now Jazzlyn? Your brother was served with court papers today! After attacking Rashad they way he did he has the nerve to have charged pressed on Rashad! We're getting a lawyer for your brother on Monday to fight these charges ." Jazzlyns mother said angrily.

  Rashad,his girlfriend Tamika her father were also in the kitchen.

  " It seems like since the day we were introduced to that man there's been nothing but trouble." Jazzlyns father said looking at Jazzlyn and getting up t
o leave the kitchen.

  "Rashad baby let me help you to your room. You really should be getting your rest. It's the main reason I wanted you to stay over here for awhile so I could look after you"

  Jazzlyns mother said looking pointedly at Tamika.

  " Mommy where are the papers? It doesn't sound like something Tyson would do pressing charges and dragging this all out."

  " Jazzlyn you don't know what kind of man that is...did you think he was a man that would violently attack your own brother?" her mother asked helping Rashad out of the chair.

  Rashad seemed to be soaking up the attention.

  Jazzlyn read the paperwork from the courts that was laying on the table." You know these papers don't say Tyson is pressing charges. The state picked up the charges. "

  Jazzlyn said.

  " I know girl. Look I'm going to go ahead and keep it real with you. You do know that whole situation was brought on by Rashad right? You and I don't really talk like that so I really don't too much know what the deal is with that fine ass white man that whipped Rashads ass that day, but I told Rashad to mind his own damn business!"

  "So what exactly happened?"

  " Wel it happened so fast. We pulled up in front of the cafe' and you know how there they have the tables and everything outside ? Well I guess Rashad saw him sitting at the table with whoever the woman was and just went off. When he mentioned your name I could only guess you had been dating him or something. Rashad was out of line. Calling him and the lady he was with al out of their names, loud talking him and all that mess. It was so childish and embarrassing!" Tamika said.

  "This Tyson guy didn't even stand up to do anything until Rashad started cal ing the sista he was with all kinda bitches and ho's and tel ing her she was swinging from a white mans dick." Tamika said crossing her arms.

  " Your brother" Tamika said " Deserved all that ass whupping he got and then some!