"She might be Shikki's?"
"Growden is using that woman's knowlegde because it is stated in the Black Bible why the Obayifo is the way it is." says Sister Sin. "Growden made up a story just like Shikki and using the book created by her. We live in confusion but I know for a fact my ass died in jail."
"But like… what exactly killed you?" I ask.
"Head trauma…" she glowers. "Anyway." she looks to Pirsoska. "What should we do first?"
I can tell her head ain't right. "Ok, so the first thing is getting you out the ball. This is like you being shy. You gotta get out some time."
"How?"
"You need space. Think about your happy place."
"What is that?"
"My happy place is a bedroom." she says. "Full of makeup." adds Sister Sin. Pirsoska tilts her head, "No."
"Mokiri think of the closest memory." instructs Sister Sin. "With my mama…" I just want to be back at that room. Simisola, Ubayd, and mama. Before the guard came into the room and shocked himself to death. Before we found the werewolf in the wall. Before we seperated, before my sister died.
I understand that Simisola could be around but… I can't see her. "Where does all this come from? Like with Growden?"
Sister Sin looks at the ceiling in thought. "Valentina and Growden." she sighs. "Were kids and Valentina despite all the root in the hood is not gloriously black. But she is."
"Unwin used to kidnap kids. It's the most retarded thing in the world." says Pirsoska. "Valentina is the daughter of Shiloh and sister of Cedrica. After magic happened."
"After?"
"That's also Shikki's kid, January."
"The Clan is taking Aleigha's grand kids from him. Because his daughter is holy, he wants the ancestry he can't have."
"Growden, Noboedy, is not a child of Shikki. He's just a poor African kid."
"He has the ancestry but they worked him like Kunta Kinte." states Sister Sin. "I think Nottie is tormented. It's modern day slavery in the family. Now Nottie days it like a trained horse…"
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"Firstly, let's get this body thing situationed." says Sister Sin. "You need a memory. And once you gather one, focus on the emotion at that time. Literally grab yourself."
"Do I need to meditate for this?"
Pirsoska grinned. "It is a bit of meditation involved but let's remember first."
"You can meditate with a memory. It's like time travel."
I'm a ball of light. I don't have a brain but I have a conscious. So, there is a lesson on memory at school. I didn't pay attention. Ironic.
"Be still." says Pirsoska. "Souls still carry memory. Ust dig deep." It's not to hard to. I remmeber eating with my family. I put together too much food. I couldn't believe I was muslim. I didn't have any raising with it.
Mama didn't have legs, she walked on her spirit. I guess that's like what I'm trying to do. I'm trying to get my body back. But I may never.
I can't fathom anybody else in my situation. Who the fuck would tolerate being told their mother was on drugs? I wasn't a miscarriage. That woman tried to put the spirit of a dog in me and of course, it's gone now.
Who was that Asian? I can't even remember his name--
Jun Xinya
A voice! Jun Xinya! He took my werewolf out. I see both of us back at the truck when I got kidnapped. And I remember getting kidnapped. Another vision. I'm walking into the shop and I'm breathing heavy. "Welcome--"
"Give me her bones now!"
I didn't say that. Is this Jun Xinya? Lady Dazz puts her hands up in surrender. "I don't work with the Niners anymore. I don't have them."
"Where are they!" Jun Xinya draws a gun on her. "Where are the bones?"
"I don't--"
"Tell the truth liar!" he approaches the corner with the gun in her face. "Are you a werewolf?"
"I traded…" Jun keeps the gun on her and rounds the corner. "Mama?" That's Keagan's voice… "No eyes!" Jun swishes around and the bullet flies into his eye and cheek. He brings the gun back to Lady Dazz. "I'll reap your son's body!"
"I don't have the bones--" Jun reaches over and grabs her hair. "Who does!"
"Okra!"
"Liar!" he shoots her in the head and throws her body on the counter. "Where is it!"
I lose my breath. "What…" I come out my calm state. "Did you learn something?" Sister Sin questions with her arms crossed. "My aunt was shot. She was Niner?"
"She left. Got into witness protection." says Pirsoska.
"Is that why everybody has fucked up names?"
"My name is literally Daisy." tells Sister Sin. "When the magic happened, we scattered ourselves. My bones are in the hood."
"Where are my bones?" I exclaim. "Calm down. We have those."
"It's crazy we have to hide our bones in case somebody uses them for a ritual. Personally I wanna die in peace not pieces. I don't know what Daddy doing." says Pirsoska with her hands on her hips. "Being crazy." Sister Sin grimaces at her. "Yo daddy ain't even got his head on right."
"I know where it is. You won't let me go down there!"
"You think imma let yo little ass go down in the gutta to get a head. Did you hear what I said?" her brow crinkled. "It's things in the hood that shouldn't be touched."
Pirsoska heaved and sped out the dojo. "Oh my God."
"Be mad!"
"I wanna go home!"
Sister Sin sighs. "Your name is Daisy?"
"Daisy Shaw." she glances at my spirit. Keep meditating."