The Hackney family lived in one of the residents in Brixton, they somehow manage to keep up with the rent. It was a Monday morning and the whole family was already up. Jayce's mom seemed to be preparing breakfast in the kitchen while Anika and Damian both sat at the Dinning table looking accross to the living room watching TV. They both were completely focused on the TV channel that they didn't notice their mom drop their food on the table.
"Come on you two, eat up, the bus will be here soon", Mrs. Hackney said as she sat down to eat
Damian picked up his fork and reached for the pancakes when Anika immediately smacked his hand making him let go of the utensil.
"You mad or something!?" He yelled at her as he got up
"We need to say a prayer first!" She replied
" well next time you oughta say so " he said as he sat
Just then Jayce was hurrying down the stairs
"Morning mom. Y'all good?" He said as he reached for the doorknob and opened the door
"Ey! Where you going without having breakfast !?" His mom said as he paused and closed the door
Jayce was just eighteen but his physique said otherwise, he was a 6'6 black kid with locks that came down his head having just two strands on his face.
" Mom, I'm good..." he tried explaining as his mom dragged him to the table and as she reached for the plates she noticed a school form on the table.
"Damian hunny, what you got there" she asked as she wanted to reach for it before Damian sharply noticed and hid the form - it's nothing, mom. He said as he got up the table
" Oy! Lemme take a look " Jayce said as Damian stopped in his tracks walking towards his brother handing the notice letter to him.
Their mom stood all the while silent, folding her arms and watching. Jayce went through the letter
" Ya'll having a graduation !?" He asked
"What? Damian why didn't you say nothing? " She asked looking at him surprised
- I'm being considerate here. We're barely getting by with things I didn't... it's cool mom, a party like that ain't no space for me anyways. He explained
" When's the date. I could work something ou.."
- This Saturday mom.
" oh...okay, I could.. "
"I'll handle it mom. Oy! Look at me..." Jayce said as Damian looked up at his brother in the eyes
" you ever need something, you tell me bout'it, hear me? I'll get you them clothes to wear to this party too, we good? It's your last year brev and no way in hell you gon' miss out. What you say?"
- Aight bet!
Their mom broke into tears. " Oh c'mon mom, I said I got this " Jayce reassured as their mom hugged both boys, Anika too snuck in between them to enjoy the moment.
Soon Jayce was out of the house and got into a cab that took him straight to the club he worked. It was past the hour of eleven and the sun shone brightly on the streets of London. He got in and looked around as the whole place was still empty. He smiled plugging in his ear plugs grabbing a broomstick and got to work, he danced as no one was watching while cleaning not noticing when a girl about his age slipped in.
She just stared in surprise and grabbed a chair to sit as she was amused at his stunts. She smiled at him all the while he was cleaning unnoticed till he dropped the broom and as he bent to pick it up he could now see her.
" Yo! I'm sorry we're not opened yet." He said
- Actually I'm here to see my Dad.
" Your 'dad'!?" He said as he stared at her confused till he realized what she meant
" oh! Fvck, you're his daughter innit!? "
She laughed softly - yeah
"How much of that did you see?"
- Enough to say you're good.
"Arrrrrgh! My bad I didn't notice you were behind"
- No, I kind of liked it actually.
" liked it? I'm Jayce by the way "
- I'm Nadia, nice to meet you. She stretched her hand across to shake him
" Mann, you got nice hands too " he said smiling
- Is that what you tell them Brixton girls too?
" Nah, I be for reals like..." He said as he kept holding her hands
Suddenly a door opened at the back and he could see his boss looking at them.
He quickly let go of her hand picking up the broom " Morning Mr. Bond, I was just telling yo' daughter she a diamond yunno"
" I swear I'll kill you one of these days " his boss said as Nadia started to laugh
" so me finna meet you later ? Y'know what? I gotta have yo' number, like dang girl..."
- sure, where yo'phone at?
They both bumped their phones exchanging digits.
" Type shii. I'll give you a call, cool? "
- why not. She said smiling as she walked through the back door.
He kept smiling as he stared at her walking away when his boss caught some strands of his locks pulling them hard
" do the job I pay you for, Jayce "
" owwww. Aight then so would you let go of my hair ?"
He let go as he murmured stepping out the front door " love you too father in- law ", immediately Mr. Bonde threw him a pile of dirt as Jayce ran.
Some hours later into work, Jayce was out the alley way dumping the trash bag into the dumpster when he could hear the noise of some commotion and as he walked a bit further down and took a turn he could see quite a number of guys fussing. He got down so he couldn't be seen and pushed forward a bit and noticed it was a clash between two street gangs and right in their middle was a boy bloodied on the floor, he appeared to be holding more than a handful of what seemed to be drugs.
He started to back away when he noticed the boy's face was familiar - ain't that Romero, fvck!
" Wagwan" he said as he got up and walked towards them
"And who the fvck is this yout!?" one of them said
" turn back the way you came bud before things get messy"
" you see, I would but that's my neighbor's kid you got there "
" and so fvcking what, mandem!? " one said
He smiled " so... I uhh..don't want any trouble, just let me take the kid and I'll be on my way "
They all started to laugh , "bun this likkle fool brev "
They started walking towards him " what?! y'all wanna go !?" He seemed overconfident in his large stature
He grabbed the one and threw the first punch, grabbing hold of another kicking him further away. " I could do this all day " as he pulled his jacket moving closer then one of them pulled out a glock from behind and as soon as the shot was heard he noticed his body become numb as his chest was now bleeding and those present started to disperse including the boy he meant to save.
Just in a matter of seconds his blood was all over the ground when he noticed a strange character come up close to him with the type of eyes that he could have only seen out of a horror film, though he couldn't feel his body he was now getting this pain from his wrist and just before he heaved his last breath and closed his eyes this figure was gone. The cops soon reached the scene and the news got to his family. They were severely grieved to loose another member of their family.
Soon after they were called in for the autopsy report and many things could not be explained that were going on inside of Jayce's body, they were to come see for themselves as it would be unbelievable if they heard of their new discovering and as they got there, he was just sitting looking so confused, whom? Jayce to be exact.
- This Heaven? I'm dreaming innit.