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Jaylen

I didn’t know Ty and my wife were so close. He’s the real MVP for real, he always had her back. He didn’t need the world’s approval, just Nae's. 
I find that amazing. I need my brother, yo. I can’t see life without him. We literally grew up together. 

He helped me build my empire and my family.
My heart hurts so bad, I really wanna lose my mind and burn the city down behind this shit.
Thing is, I need more leads before I can make those kinds of moves.

“Ty, it’s me, man. Can you hear me?” 
I peeped how his heart monitors sped up and then slowed back down while I was speaking to him.
 That simple act leads me to believe that he can hear us which makes me continue talking to him.

“Ty, I need you to see that the shit that went down earlier today was all a big misunderstanding. You got so much to live for, B. Whether Nae admitted it or not, she’s losing her shit right now. 
Out of all of us, your girl Nia's bugging the fuck out the most. 
Look my niggah, we still need you, bro, you got to get your ass the fuck up out of that bed, B.” 
I said this with all the sorrow my heart contained while wiping my face clear of my soul's rain. 
Man, my fucking heart is hurting right now! I feel like some kind of cruel fucking game is being played.
 I looked up at the ceiling as I thought, 'How you gonna bless me with twin sons, only to take my brother from me? How're you gonna punish Nia like this? Hasn't this family lost enough?'
 I closed my eyes as I put my head down and blew out a breath of hot air. 
I looked down at Ty who lay motionless in his hospital bed.
 
I can't stop thinking about the major impact Ty has made in all our lives.

“You saved us all in some kind of way, B. You saved my wife and are always there for her. 
Shit, you are almost there for her more than me. Hell, if it was any niggah other than you that took up residence in Nae's heart, trust and believe I'd eliminate his bitch ass with the quickness,"
 I chuckled a little, thinking about how tight their relationship is.
 I couldn't help but take notice of the heart monitor speeding up and then slowing back down again like earlier but just as fast I peeped it, the sooner the beeping slowed back down and resumed his normal heart rate.

I glanced back at Ty, then continued what I was saying, "I especially remember that time Nae and I went through our lil separation period.
I was so pissed at you because she was cooking your greedy ass food and talking to you about shit and wouldn't even give me a cup of water, let alone look or speak one word to me," I fell back into those memories momentarily, smirking a bit as I did so.
"I'm happy that she got you to talk to when she feels like she can't talk to me. I respect the friendship y'all got.
I heard what she said, most people would be mad and feel like, “Why she ain’t come to me,” but me, I’m glad she has you, bro.” 
I smiled remembering Ty and me when we were kids.
“Say, bro, you remember when I bet you to slap that girl's ass during recess and you said you would only do it if I kissed her?"
 I thought back to that moment then placed my closed fist to my mouth and whisper shouted while looking at a motionless Ty, "Brooooo! we got our asses kicked by her three brothers, then got an ass whooping by Mom when we got outta school.” I said, shaking my head at this memory. "We were a lot to handle at times! Never have I had so many ass-whoopings in one day, but it was one of my best days because I was with you.” 
My brother was always there.

“You remember when Nia and Nae were on the run and I was about to blow my head off,” I said, getting emotional again, as my tear-stained face was puffy and swollen, every part of me hurting with grief.
I put my head in my hands and cried, broken.
"You saved my life, B. It’s a lot of times you saved me without even knowing. Your calls, texts, or pop-ups out of the blue… I knew straight off the bat it was your moms and God saving me from myself through you B,"
 I am blessed to have so many amazing memories of my life with Ty. These recollections also let me know I have no right to be upset with God either.
 God ain't put Ty in a coma. 

God is the one that blessed us by letting Ty enter our lives. None of this is God's fault. But I vow to find the devils behind the accident that put my lil bro in this coma.

“When we went toe to toe with our father-in-law and that dude had a gun to my head, I knew I was gone. 
The only thing I feared was leaving you, til his body dropped and I looked up to you smiling at me.” 
My bro doesn't know how much he means to me. 

“I need you, Tyrell please don’t leave me, I never begged for a mother fucking thing in my life, and here I am, begging you please don't go into the light bro. We all need you, especially Nia, please Ty please come back bro,”
 I couldn’t hold back anymore. I sobbed over the loss of one of the biggest parts of my world. 
If my brother died I wouldn't be right for anybody, including my family.
 I just need him back.

LaNyiah

To hear my love be so heartbroken and lost I couldn’t sit by the door and do nothing anymore.
 I stood up from my wheelchair and slowly took steps toward Jay. 
Watching him stand there with anguish written all over his face, deep in the depths of misery.

He was crying so hard his body was shaking. I walked up leaning into him. I didn’t try to calm him, he needed to release the hurt and pain.

“What are you doing? You’re not supposed to be standing” he cried into my stomach. I just rubbed his head. 

“Bae, I’m fine. I’m worried about you” I said, wiping my face.
 Two people I love as much as Nia is hurting and I couldn’t fix it. 
I wanted war so badly but I pushed that aside til later. My family needs me right now. I gotta be strong for all of us.

“I got you, baby, I promise I got you,” he cried another forty-five minutes before he kissed Ty on the forehead, 'Glad I motioned that bitch, shit was rough."

 He then scooped me up and carried me in his arms with ease, then walked back into the hallway, placing me back in my wheelchair. Then he said what we both were thinking, “Let’s go see Nia.” he kissed my forehead as we headed to my sister's room. 
I’m about to cuss her retarded ass out!

TO BE CONTINUED.

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