24: jesus candle

"You think soulmates real?" Ramon asked China.

"If they are least we know we not soulmates." She responded and they both started laughing.

"You right, but I was being forreal."

"Well then no, I think people form bonds and assume their soulmates but maybe I only feel like that because I haven't found mine. Who knows."

"I don't believe in love at first sight, I think that's bullshit."

"True, I believe in infatuation at first sight your intrigued by someone then call it love at first sight. It's definitely bullshit."

"Only people who believe in that are hopeless romantics, people thirsty for love, and crazy folks."

"Why crazy folks?"

"Cause abusers and shit be saying that. They be like I love you, whole time they beat women." Ramir answered shaking his head.

"They probably don't believe that shit themselves, most likely just manipulators."

"Facts, just be saying any damn thing."

"Women be abusive sometimes too. Like why you keep hitting people sons then do the most when you get hit back."

"Personally, I won't hit no girl back but I'm not gone sit there and get beat on either."

"So if I hit you in your face right now you wouldn't hit me back?"

"Nope, only girl I hit back is Rayna. We be in that house like WWE she ain't off limits."

"Ohh, you crazy. Cause if I was a boy and a girl hit me in my face I was hitting her back."

"All it take is some lying and crying and they'll have yo ass in jail."

"Truee, I'd prolly be a jail bird or sum."

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"BRAND NEW WHIP GOT NO KEYYYS." Rayna yelled for her part of the karaoke.

"TAILOR MY CLOTHES, NO STARCH PLEASE." Teezy continued.

"SOON AS I NUT, YOU CAN GO LEAVE." Ramir yelled.

"GOT M's IN THE BANK LIKE YES INDEED." Ray said.

"ME AND MY DAWGS GOING ALL THE WAYYY." Ari yelled.

"I DO NOT KNOW THIS SONGGGGG." Myla said and they will looked at her like bitch really.

"The vibe killed son." Rayna shook her head sitting back down.

"You was posed to say... when you living like this they supposed to hate." Ari told her.

"Sorry, I listen to pop music."

"Umm... chile anyways soooo."

"Come  on, we going on a car ride. I need my music taste to rub off on you cause that ain't  gone work." Ramir said putting on his shoes.

"You serious?" She asked him.

"Hell yea, come on."

She sucked her teeth and followed him. He got in the car, connected his Bluetooth, and started playing his favorite rap songs, helping her add stuff to her playlist.

Meanwhile, the Ray, Ari, Rayna, and Teezy restarted their karaoke.

Rayna and Ari started screaming the lyrics to throat baby and Ray got up exiting the room. The last thing he wanted to hear was Rayna screaming throat baby.

Teezy joined in screaming the song with them. "THROAT BABIES IM TRYNA GIVE EM TO YOU." The three of them yelled. Ryan opened the house door and they quickly shut up.

"I heard yall asses, any throat babies." Ryan laughed going in the kitchen.

Keyonna walked in looking at the three off them and they avoided her gaze. "Nasty behinds, ima buy some holy water to sprinkle on y'all." They held in their laughs as she started rambling about how they need Jesus.

She went got her Jesus candle and lit it up. They resisted the urge to chuckle until they looked at one another. Once their eyes met and the first person laughed it was over with. They were on the sofa rolling, weak as a mf. Keyonna moved the Jesus candle closer to them.

"Apparently y'all ain't get enough Jesus from that far back."

"You right, I needed the candle to be closer to really feel the Jesus." Rayna snickered.

"I already feel the Jesus in the air." Teezy said trying to keep up his poker face but Rayna started laughing.

"Stop playin with Jesus." Ari said trying to be serious.

"Don't play with Jesus, he is not one of them or whatever lil baby said." Rayna said and Teezy chuckled. Pretty soon all three of them were laughing again.

"Y'all need to go repent, playing with the lord like that." Keyonna said seriously.

"I will, I will. Lord know I wasn't laughing at him, I was laughing with him."

"Fashoo, Jesus know we love him." Teezy agreed.

"He know where our hearts at." Ari said touching her heart.

"Whatever where everybody at?"

"Ben in the kitchen eating up our food. Ray upstairs. Ramon gone."

"GET YO ASS OUT MY KITCHEN." They heard Ryan yell.

"I AINT EVEN DO NOTHING." Ben yelled.

"YOU EATING UP MY NEW GROCERIES. IM THE ONE POSED TO DO THAT."

"I WAS MOSTLY EATING LEFTOVERS CHILLOUT."

"WHO AT MY BROWNIES THEN? CASPER?"

"IT WASNT ME, I WAS EATING THE RICE DRESSING. MY PEOPLE DONT COOK THE SAME."

Rayna and Teezy looked at eachother and scratched the back of their heads. They realized they did the same thing and both jumped at eachother. Then they both mugged eachother turning back to the kitchen.

"RRRRAAAAAYYYYYYYY." Ryan said calling Ray downstairs.

"What." He asked sitting on a barstool.

"Who ate my brownies."

"Not me." Ray shrugged turning around to go back upstairs.

"I'll pay your $5 to tell me."

"Pay me and I'll tell you."

Fuck, Rayna and Teezy thought to themselves knowing they was caught.

He paid him and Ray snitched.

"Fucking sellout." Rayna said sticking the middle finger at Ray.

"You woulda did the same shit so shut up."

"This ain't about me."

"Shut up, both of y'all. Rayna and Teezy y'all need to replace my brownies by tomorrow."

"I'm surprised you not fat, greedy bastard."

"Don't call your father no damn bastard. Apologize." Keyonna told Rayna.

"My b."

"That's not a apology."

"I'm sorry for calling you a bastard."

"Keyonna you know damn well I ain't want a apology, I was finna clap back at her ass. Lil mini bastard, picky head ass girl."

Rayna laughed and stuck her tounge out. Keyonna pulled him by his ear. "Don't be calling my child a damn mini bastard or picky headed. Hair very much cute, don't play with her."

She let go of his ear and he mugged her and walked off.

"SHE PUT YOU IN YO PLACE." Rayna laughed and Ryan flipped her off.

"Dot, I run this house." Keyonna said and the four of them looked at her.

"Dot??" Ray questioned.

"I think she mean period." Rayna and Ari laughed.

Or maybe "big dot?" Teezy said.

"Whatever, go back by that Jesus candle." Keyonna said walking upstairs.

They sat down and Rayna blew out the candle then brought it upstairs.

"Why you did that?" Ari asked.

"I didn't need that Jesus candle watching me. What if I sin?" The fact that she was dead serious made Teezy and Ari buss out laughing.

"I'm forreal, see look y'all oughta be lucky I moved that thing." She straight faced them.

"Waddup." Ben said walking in eating dirty rice.

"Damn how many plates of dirty rice you had?" Ray asked.

If you don't know what dirty rice is, don't google it. That shit on google look nasty. I think it's called rice dressing everywhere else. Anyways, #carryon.

Chile, I think I see Kevin Gates tweets too much, any some carry on😭

"I only had 3."

"Damn, might as well take the whole pot." Rayna said and Ray looked at her crazy.

"Is you crazy? He can't have the whole pot, I want some of that."

"My b, damn."

"I'm ready for Thanksgiving next year. It's so slept on, best holiday. I can't wait to come to y'all house and eat y'all shit then leave." Ben said.

"Yo people prolly make dry turkey."

"You right, it be dry as hell. I almost chocked one year. I hate going to them family events, my mama the only one who could cook. The rest of my family season everything with salt and pepper." Ben complained and they started laughing. "Then they be quick to act like you wrong for not eating, don't nobody want that bland ass food atleast add some Tony Chacheries."

"What the hell is Chacheries?"

"You know that that is, the lil green seasoning." Ben said pulling up a picture.

"Ohh whole time I just called it Tony's."  Rayna laughed.

"My mama food be so good but she never want cook. I would never eat my grandma food. She keep saying her doctor say she got high blood pressure so she can't use a lot of seasoning. Food barley be having taste, gotta add your own seasoning."

He kept complaining bout different people in his family and everybody was rollin.