A Gangster's Girl by Chunichi Read Free Book Online

leave!” she shouted, and then stood looking at him coldly.
    Shawn could see how angry she was, so he did as she asked. He grabbed what he could carry and made a quick exit. After he left, Tionna cleaned the house and threw out anything left behind that was affiliated with Shawn or Tonya. After all she had done for the both of them, she couldn’t believe they would actually do something like that. She took her little sister in because she had no place else to go, and this was the repayment she got.
    Not wanting to face all the hurt and betrayal that she was feeling, Tionna took two Vicodins and cried herself to sleep as she thought about all the events of the day. She just wanted the day to end. And what a day it had been.

Chapter 6
    Tionna Faces Death
    It had been almost a year since the incident with Tonya and Shawn, and Tionna was gradually getting better. She was seeing our therapist and making good progress. Charlotte is the therapist we had all consulted at some point in our lives. She was a young, white girl who knew her shit. It’s unfortunate, but divas need therapy too.
    Tionna was looking great. She had gone shopping and purchased new clothes. She got her hair done and her nails and toes, too. She even sported a new style. It was sort of funky, with a video chick swing. It was like old times. I had really missed Tionna during her deep depression. I was glad that my girl was back in the swing of things. That situation had really taken a toll on all of us. One evening, we all gathered at her house to celebrate and have a girls’ night out, which we referred to as therapy outside of therapy. We laughed and joked as we thought about old times. Meikell brought her friend Linda and Linda’s daughter, Shykema. Immediately, everyone noticed how Shykema resembled Asia’s twins. Asia’s daughters are named Shameah and Shakeya, and they are beautiful. They have gray eyes, long legs, and French vanilla skin, just like their father. We found it quite peculiar that Linda’s daughter, whose name is quite similar, had green eyes, long legs and caramel skin. The curiosity was killing us all, so someone had to say something. India, the feistiest of the twins, spoke up.
    â€œYour daughter surely resembles my nieces,” she said in a sarcastic tone. She went on to tell Linda about her nieces and how her daughter’s features were so similar.
    â€œOh, really?” Linda responded, “Well, Shykema’s father named her. She looks just like him.
    â€œOh, that’s interesting,” India interrupted.
    â€œMy nieces were also named by their father. So where is their father from?”
    As Linda spoke, things fell into place and just as we all thought, Asia’s twins and Shykema were sisters. Linda seemed undisturbed by the whole revelation. Asia, on the other hand, had the look of death on her face.
    â€œWhere were his standards?” Asia said, looking at Linda with disgust. “I mean, look at you and look at me. I’m a part of corporate America and you are just simply a disgrace to America.”
    To everyone’s surprise, Linda responded very calmly. “I understand you’re upset, but you shouldn’t be. My daughter is two years older than your twins are, and besides, I have no contact with her father whatsoever. We didn’t have much of a relationship. I met him at the strip club one night and we ended up having sex. Unfortunately, the condom broke and I ended up with Shykema. He ended up leaving right after her birth. We had some major conflicts of interest, if you know what I mean.”
    â€œNo, I don’t know what you mean. Why don’t you elaborate?” Asia insisted.
    â€œNot that it’s any of your business, but I am no longer interested in men, so you really shouldn’t worry.” Linda responded in the same calm manner as before.
    We were glad Linda responded the way that she had, because anything else would have been