Unbreakable (18 page)

She took out her phone and dial Brooke
number. She hasn’t talked to her since she left a few months ago.
Plus she needs to see what’s up with Dre. She haven’t spoken to him
since she left but she know it was him she seen at the club that
night and she also thought she had been seeing him a few other
places but it’s like the person would disappear before she could
really get a good look. Maybe her mind was playing tricks on her.
Or was it?

“Shaniqua,” Brooke sang happily.

Shaniqua smiled. “Hey girl,” she said.

“What you doing mama? I been trying to call
you but you never answer.”

“I know, I just been having so much going
on.”

“Oh that’s okay. So where my babies and how
are they?”

“They good. Ray’Shun right here playing the
game and Niyah crawling now.”

“Crawling?”

Shaniqua laughed. “Yeah girl my baby 6 months
now almost 7.”

“Damn, it just don’t seem like y’all be gone
that long. So how are things with you and your baby daddy?”

Shaniqua rolled her eyes. “Girl we good,” she
laughed. “We’re back together now. I thought he was gonna nut up on
my ass when he found out me and Dre had a baby together.”

“Hmmmm,” was all Brooke said.

“But girl tell me why we went to his grandma
house in Jersey and bitch guess what?”

“What?”

“She had the same grey eyes as Niyah and
Niyah kinda look like her ass. Then she was telling me how all the
men in the family had green eyes and the female hand grey eyes.
Girl that shit was freaking me out. She was showing me pictures of
some of Ronny aunts and uncles and that shit was true.”

Brooke sat there holding the phone not saying
a word.

“Then everybody already asking me am I sure
she Dre baby and not Ronny ass… That shit is getting on my damn
nerves… Then on top of that your retarded ass cousin hasn’t even
called to check on his own damn daughter!”

Brooke finally spoke up. “Maybe she isn’t
his,” she said.

Shaniqua took the phone from her ear and
looked at it. “Hold on Brooke,” she said picking up Shaniyah and
putting her on the couch.

“Now what you mean she’s Ronny baby? I would
know who fathered my own baby. Or maybe you know something I don’t
know,” Shaniqua said into the phone angrily.

She heard Brooke take a deep breath.
“Shaniqua I hope you don’t be mad at me when I tell you this, I
been begging Dre to tell you since you first found out you was
pregnant.”

Shaniqua felt like her heart was gonna jump
out her chest. She was so scared of what she was about to hear.
“What is it Brooke?” she asked with her hands trembling making it
hard to hold the phone.

“Shaniqua, Dre can’t have kids.”

Shaniqua dropped the phone and her mouth flew
open. She sat there for a minute before picking the phone back up.
“WHAT?” she yelled.

“I’m sorry to be the one to tell you but I
begged him to tell you Shan.”

Shaniqua ran her hand over her face. “What do
you mean he can’t have kids?” she asked looking at her daughter. It
was all making sense to her. That’s why she looked so much like
Ray’Shun… And them damn grey eyes.

“Dre is married and has been for six years
now. Him and his wife Gina had been trying to have a baby for years
but couldn’t. So she talked Dre into going to the doctor to get
checked or whatever and to make a long story short Dre’s soldiers
doesn’t march.”

“What?” Everything was a total shock to
Shaniqua.

“He can’t have kids. The doctor said he’ll
never be able to have kids.”

“Oh…my…God… So he knew she wasn’t his baby,”
Shaniqua said angrily. “Why didn’t he say anything? And what the
fuck, this nigga is married?”

“Yeah, he did know and yeah he is. Hell I
didn’t know he haven’t told you that, they been separated for like
2 years. I begged Dre for months to tell you. That’s why I was so
surprised when he asked you to marry him,” she said.

“I had no idea Brooke. I thought she was
his,” she said. She tried to wipe the tear that had just rolled off
her cheek only for another one to roll down “Where is his wife
now?”

“I know you didn’t know it mama. But it’s
okay. You there with your man and the father of you kids now,”
Brooke said and Shaniqua could tell she was smiling. “And as far as
his wife. I guess she left him. I honestly don’t know; it was like
she just vanished.”

“I’ll call you back Brooke,” she said hanging
up the phone. She was happy that Ronny was Shaniyah dad but she
felt like shit being that she hid it from him thinking that it was
Dre. She was hurt that Dre would keep all that a secret and had her
thinking it was his baby when it wasn’t and she was mad that he
never once told her he was married.

Shaniqua was sitting thinking about Ronny
keeping Shaniyah and being extra nice to her when she was sure he
would be mad and not have anything to do with her when he found out
she had another baby with someone else

“
That mothafucka knew it was his baby all
along,”
she said to herself as Ronny walked in her house. She
looked at him and rolled her eyes as he walked over to the
couch

“What’s up man?” he asked dapping Ray’Shun
up. He always did that and told Ray’Shun that’s how you do niggas
on the street.

“What’s up daddy?” Ray’Shun said keeping his
eyes on the game.

Ronny picked Shaniyah up off the couch and
sat down. “Hey lil mama,” he said kissing her on the cheek before
lifting her into the air playing with her causing her to
giggle.

Shaniqua sat there watching for a few minutes
before having enough. She snatched her daughter from Ronny and
stormed up the stairs leaving Ronny sitting there wondering what
the fuck was going on. He sat on the couch debating on if he should
just let her have her moment or if he should go see what her
problem was.
Fuck it,
he thought.

He went upstairs to find her laying on the
bed on her back playing with Shaniyah that was sitting up on her
stomach.

“Yo, what the fuck it you problem?” he asked
standing in the doorway.

Shaniqua didn’t say anything thing. She acted
as if she didn’t hear or see him and never took her eyes off her
daughter.

“Aye I know your ass hear me talking to you,”
he said walking over to the bed where she was.

“Ronny could you please get the fuck away
from me,” she said never taking her eyes off her daughter.

“Nah, I’m not moving until you tell me what
in the hell is going on with you,” he said taking Shaniyah who was
reaching for him only for Shaniqua to grab a hold to her legs
pulling her back.

“Man what the fuck Shan?” he asked
angrily.

She finally looked up at him with evil eyes.
“Give me back my daughter and get the fuck out my house Ronny,” she
said. She didn’t know why she was so mad at him but she was.

Ronny tilt his head and squint his eyes. “You
know what Shaniqua? I’m sick of your bipolar ass,” he said still
holding on the Shaniyah.

“Well if you so sick of me then why are you
still standing here in my face trying to get
MY
child?” she
asked.

“I don’t even know why I’m still here
period.”

“Ronny let go of my fucking baby,” she
yelled.

He finally let go of Shaniyah. “Take
YOUR
CHILD,
” he said walking towards the door but before he walked
out the room her turned around to face Shaniqua “You should have
just dropped my son off and went back up there with that nigga and
let him deal with that fucking attitude cause I’m not about to kiss
your ass if that’s what you thinking… Me and
MY
son out,”
and with that he was out the door.

Shaniqua was lying in bed restless and still
upset about the conversation she had with Brooke earlier that day.
She felt she was living with a stranger for a year. Dre had her
thinking Shaniyah was his child when he knew all alone he couldn’t
have kids and he was married. She wondered why he never mention
that to her.

She was so mad she began to tremble as she
dialed Dre’s cell number only to find out it was disconnected. She
threw the phone down on the bed, got up, and went into the bathroom
to take a shower leaving the door opened so she could hear if
Shaniyah woke up. After she got out, she dressed her daughter and
was out the door.

She called her mother on the way over there
letting her know she needed her to kept Shaniyah because she was
heading out.

Ronny had been hearing
that Shaniqua had started back stripping. He was furious. However,
being that she was no longer his problem he decided not to say
anything to her about it and act as if he didn’t care. He knew she
was only doing it to get his attention because he hasn’t been
giving her any lately. He would only call her when he was picking
Ray’Shun up or taking Ray’Shun home. He knew it was wrong but he
wasn’t even showing Shaniyah any attention.

Ronny was chilling at his crib with his son
and Homeboy Bino when Ray’Shun dropped the biggest bombshell on
Ronny. “Dre gave my mama a ring daddy,” he said out of nowhere.

Ronny and Bino looked at one another then
back and Ray’Shun.

“What you mean Ray’Shun?” Ronny asked.

Ray’Shun got down on one knee. “He did like
this daddy,” he said smiling. “Then he put a ring on mama
finger.”

Bino was still looking like a deer caught in
headlights.

Ronny couldn’t believe what his son had just
said. Ray’Shun was always telling something but Ronny was only
hoping this was one thing he was lying about.

“And he told me I have to start calling him
daddy.”

Ronny squint his eyes trying to see if he was
hearing his son correctly. “What you say?”

“He said you not my daddy anymore.”

He looked his son dead in the eyes, since he
was telling everything he decided to ask. “Have that nigga ever hit
you?” he asked.

Ray’Shun dropped his head and Ronny already
knew the answer. His heart began to pound hard against his
chest.

“Ray’Shun look at me and answer my question,”
he said in a deep voice causing Ray’Shun to flinch.

“Yes and mama hit him back the first
time.”

“THE FIRST TIME!” Ronny and Bino screamed at
the same time.

Ronny had heard enough. He got off the couch,
snatched his son up by the arm, and headed to the door with Bino
hot on his heels. Everyone already knew Ronny had a bad temper and
was ready to murk niggas when it came to the people he loved. And
hearing someone hit his son, he was ready to kill.

They hopped in Ronny car and sped off heading
to Shaniqua house but she wasn’t there. Being that his mother was
out of town, he had no other choice but to take Ray’Shun to her
parents’ house.

He pulled up to the house, hoped out, and
grabbed Ray’Shun. He marched right up to the door and rang the
doorbell and seconds later, her mom came to the door

“Who is it?” she asked from the other side of
the door.

Ronny rolled his eye because he knew damn
well she looked out the peek hold and saw him. “Ronny,” he said and
Samantha opened the door.

“Is Shan here?” he asked.

“No and why is my grandson still up this time
of night?”

“Do you know where Shan at?” he asked
ignoring her question.

“She’s at that job of hers.”

“Well I have to leave Ray’Shun here for a
little while. I’ll come back at him in about an hour.”

“He can stay all night. My grandson is not
about to be in these streets this late. You welcome to come back at
him tomorrow after we leave church,” she said shutting the door in
his face.

Ronny was so heated and the thought of
cursing her out ran across his mind.

He jogged back to his car, hopped in, and
sped off. Inside the car Bino said, “Man lil sis tripping, I still
can’t believe she’s engaged.”

“Fuck that, lil sis bout to get her and that
nigga murked. Fuck my son look like calling that sucka ass nigga
daddy… Then he put his hands on my lil nigga,” Ronny said. He was
way beyond pissed.

“Man you think she knew that nigga told
Ray’Shun to call him daddy.”

“I don’t know. Hell I wouldn’t put it past
her ass.”

“I don’t think she knew that shit.”

“I’m about to find out,” Ronny said as they
pulled into the parking lot of the strip club.

Soon as Ronny and Bino walked in the club,
women were throwing themselves at them. However, Ronny was on a
mission and stormed through the strip club with fire in his eyes
and one thing on his mind. He spotted Shaniqua giving a guy a lap
dance and stood there watching for a while shaking his head.
Something happened to Ronny that has never happen before as he
stood watching her. He became afraid of what he might do to
her.

He walked over to where she was and grabbed
her by the arm pulling her towards the exit. It happened so fast
that Shaniqua didn’t have time to yank away.

“Why the fuck you letting that pussy ass
nigga put his hands on my son?” he asked yoking her up.

Shaniqua looked puzzled. “What?” she asked
with teary eyes.

“You letting that nigga put his hand on
MY
fucking son then that fuck nigga told
MY
son to
call him daddy,” he said through clench teeth as he slammed her
onto the hood of a nearby car.

“Ouch Ronny. I didn’t know he told Ray’Shun
to call him daddy,” she said crying as he picked her up off the car
by the neck.

“But you knew that fuck nigga put his dick
beaters on my son and you didn’t tell me,” he said as he tighten
his grip around her neck

“Ronny I took care of it,” her voice
cracked.

“Why the fuck you didn’t tell me?” he asked
but she didn’t say anything.

Her not answering his question only made him
madder. He tightened his grip a little more around her neck.