Page 92 of His Lucky Blessing

“Nigga I ain’t leaving you. Blessyn got Perc. Who got you? If I was with you then we wouldn’t damn be here. I’m not goddamn leaving. This shit gotta end and I’m ready to blow off anybody fuckin’ head ‘bout y’all,” Boogie said.

“Give me your phone.”

Boogie dug in his pocket for his phone and handed it to me. I dialed Perc’s number in hopes that he was around Blessyn so I could talk to her. Since the shooting, I didn’t have a clue how she was doing or where she was shot at. It was like I was in a damn bubble.

“Yo?”

“Blessyn with you?”

“She still in the hospital. I’m taking Kani up there in a few.”

“When you get there. Let her call me. I wanna hear her voice.”

“Umm, I know you don’t know this but she can’t really talk. She got shot in the neck and it damaged some of her vocal cords. The most she can do is whisper and even that hurts her. She went deaf in one ear and they doubt she’ll get the hearing back. I can have her text you if you want.”

“Nah, I’ll figure something out.” I hung up the phone. “Boogie book us a flight home for in the morning. Tell that Cat chick and her mama I said bring they ass here.”

Boogie got up to find them. They both came back in a rush.

“Yes, sir?” Cat entered the room, followed by her mama.

“I need y’all to pack some bags. We going to Atlanta.”

“I can’t do that. I have a family to take care of,” Cat stated.

“Aight, then stay the fuck here. I’m going home to my family.”

“You can’t walk and you still need a lot of medical attention.”

“Mama, what’s your name?” I asked the mother.

“Cecilia.”

“Ms. Cecilia, do you need to stay behind with your daughter or can you come with me to tend to me and my family? My wife needs medical attention as well. I’ll pay you whatever you ask.”

She looked at her daughter and back at me. “I’ll be able to assist you.”

“Thank you. Cat, you are no longer needed,” I dismissed her.

She rolled her eyes at me before walking out of the room and bumping shoulders with her mama. I didn’t need her taking care of me if she couldn’t make the sacrifices. I also understood that it was the last minute and she had a family. To be honest, I didn’t give a fuck about anyone right now but Blessyn and Kani. If people couldn’t get on board, they were getting dismissed.

It was a struggle getting me in a car, through the airport, and on the plane but we made the shit happen. Nothing was going to stop me from getting to my family even if it meant me hopping on one leg or riding in that ugly ass wheelchair. I popped a few pain pill right before the plane took off and had no idea when we landed. Boogie made sure he booked a flight when the airport wasn’t as busy so we could get in and out without someone noticing us. I didn’t want anyone to know I was alive.

We pulled up to Perc’s spot right before the sun came up. I stopped there first because I knew my son was there. Going to see Blessyn at the hospital was too big of a risk and would have to wait. I was going to send word by Perc that she needed to come home when she got released and I wasn’t talking about her house either.

“I can’t believe you brought yo ass back here after I told you not to,” Perc rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. He was still half-naked and didn’t notice Cecelia with me.

“Go get yourself together and then we’ll talk,” I told him.

My nurse and Boogie helped me from the wheelchair to the sofa. My side was starting to get a little feeling back into it butthe heaviness was still there. I dragged my leg to get it up on the sofa as Perc was making his way back into the living room.

“I know you didn’t want me back home but I had to get here. There was no way I was leaving my family here and you too. Especially with Blessyn mama dead now. How much longer she got in the hospital?”

“A couple of days. She’s up walking but they are concerned about her getting her voice back. It’s very low and the more she talks the painful it is.”

“I was thinking about going home but I don’t think we need to go home.”

“You can go to my spot out in Lawrenceville until we figure this shit out. Nobody knows where that spot is and it’s big enough for you, the family, and the nurse.”

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