*AJ *

As We Sat Around Kevin's House, I Tried To Come Up With A Lie To Tell Him. I Don't Know What All Liyah Told Him, So I Was Playing It Safe. Asia's Original Name Was Kayla Marie. I Had Got Her Footprints From Her Momma, Tracy, After She Was Born. I Got Her Name On The Right Side Of Her Neck. I Got My Other Daughter Name, Jayla On My Left. I Still Don't Know Where Her Momma Ran Off To With Her. Tracy Wanted To Be Official But I Only Slept With Her To Get A Bonus At The Office She Owned. When I Found Out She Was Pregnant, I Played Her Mind Games So I Can Have A Chance At Being A Father To My Child. I Moved In With Her And That's When Shit Changed. She Started Treating Me Like Her Son, Giving Me A Curfew So I Had To Get On Down. That's When She Moved To A Different Spot And I Heard Through A Grapevine That She Changed Kayla's Name. Kevin Came In The Living Room From Putting "Asia" Back To Sleep. "Man I Can't Believe This Is Actually Happening. I Called The Police But In This Neighborhood, It'll Be 2 More Hours", He Informed Sitting On The Couch. I Was Nervous. For The First Time In Our 23 Years Of Living, I Was Scared Of My Twin Brother. The News I Knew That Would Be Revealed Today Would Break His Heart. I Heard Someone Coming Up The Hall Way Steps So I Went To The Kitchen. I Poured Me A Shot Of Paul Masson And Threw It Back. I Heard A Knock On The Door And The Door Squeak Open. I Downed Two More Shots And Walked Back To The Living Room. I Stopped At The Entrance And Listened. "Liyah, Answer Me! Do You Know My Brother ?" He Screamed. "No.", She Answered Very Faintly. I Grabbed The Paul Masson And Drank Some Out Of The Bottle. "Lord Be With Us." I Prayed As I Walked Into The Living Room. Liyah's Body Tensed Up And Kevin Noticed It. But He Didn't Say Anything. "Y'all Know What? Just Get Out My House. I Don't Care Which One Of Y'all Take Asia, Just Get Her And Get Out." Kevin Yelled. Liyah Cried And Scurried Out The Apartment. I Went To The Back And Grabbed Asia And Her Freshly Washed Blanket. "I Don't Want This To Be What I Think It Is. But Ima Let Y'all Leave And Ima Cool Off. Get Out.!", Kevin Said To Me As I Left Out His Place. I Carefully Held Asia, As I Made My Way Out The Building. I Didn't Have A Car Seat So I Held Asia As I Drove To My Place.  When I Got Out The Car, I Smiled To Myself. I Looked Down At A Smiling Asia And Unlocked My House Door. I Went To My Room And Saw My Fiancé In My Bed. "Liyah I'm Home!"