Chapter Six | | October 25th
Quannell and I finally started to attend school. Back at the orphanage, we were tutored so it was our first time ever stepping into a school and getting taught in a real class with no one knowing much about you aside from our name and age.
"How would y'all rate your first month at S.N.E.S ?" asked Tanisha, when we met in front of our building after school. SNES stands for South Naire Elementary School.
"I found it fun." replied Quannell.
"Same." I commented.
"Ace wants us gathered at the crib. He has an announcement to make. Denzel is coming to pick with Keemo." explains Tanisha as she lifts up her phone. Less than 15 minutes after, she gets a call from her brother saying he's here. All three of us sit in the backseats, Denzel in the passenger seat and Keemo in the driver's seat.
"Y'all know why we're gathering ?" asks Keemo joyfully.
"No. Why ?" Tanisha leans forward.
Denzel and Keemo exchange a sneaky glance.
"Should we tell them ?" whispered Denzel.
"C'mon tell us why !" said Quann.
"Just wait a bit. You'll get your answer." replied Denzel. Keemo chuckles a little.
Tanisha sighs. "Why'd you even bring it up ?"
"Why'd you even bring it up?" mimics her brother.
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"Are you gonna tell us now ?" asks Quannell while we walk into the crib. Rayan awaits us there. Well she most likely was waiting for her now boyfriend, Keemo.
"There's no point now, you feel me ?" replies Denzel. We directed ourselves to the back patio of the place, where we noticed that each member of the Gang was gathered.
"Stand tall !" shouts Cash.
"Respect." he adds, shouting in a hoarse voice. We all bow down.
"You're getting used to it now." Quannell whispers while he smirks as we slowly raise back up. I smile back at him.
"Y'all already know why we gather here. We gather for fights, announcements, new members and so on. Today we're gathered to welcome not two but four new members."
Four new members ?
"What ?" I blur out joyfully. Tanisha and I look at each other confused,mouths open.
"Did you already meet them?" Sha asks her brother.
"You guys are blind. They're right in front of us." replies Cix. He puts his palms under Sha's and my chin and closes our mouths. "Keep your mouth open and something will get into it." he adds.
"Is it those two ?" asks Quannell. I shifted my vision in the direction his eyes were looking. Next to Sky are two kids, one boy and one girl. They were both tan, around 4'9ft (1,44m), and had amber colored eyes. The hair for the both of them was shoulder length, wavy and brown which made them look practically identical. Thanks to their clothes, it was easy to differentiate them.
"They know who they are, please come forward." declares Ace. The two kids place themselves in front of Ace, facing him and Quannell and I do the same.
"Hey." says the girl.
She's even prettier up close
"Hey." I replied.
"What's your name ?" asks Quann.
"Aneesa." replies the girl.
"Asad. I'm her brother." answered the boy. I nod in acknowledgement.
No wonder they looked alike.
" I heard y'all changed names. It's true ?" asked Ace.
"Yes sir." Quann and I answer in an instant.
I may have grown a little, being now almost an inch taller, but I was nowhere near Ace's gigantic height. Looking up I could see a proud smirk on his lips.
"Asad Daoudi. Aneesa Daoudi. Quannell Johnsonn. Tamika King. Asad you will go by the name Ghost. Aneesa you will go by the name Third Eye. Quannell, you will go by the name KJ. Tamika you will go by the name Titi. I hereby declare you all exclusive members of the Silvers Gang. The people you now see around you are now your crew, your people, your family, your friends. Welcome." declared Ace.
Immediately thunders of applause were heard behind us. We turn around and bow at our public. I looked around and everyone was smiling at me. People were finally happy about my existence. It felt like a wonderful dream. The only thing that was missing in this beautiful dream was Renee.
"Welcome." Blu tapped us in the back. We get off the small podium and all four of us join Nate and Izzy in a corner.
"Now that y'all are officially part of the Silvers, we can reveal our real names." says Tanisha as she walks towards us followed by Red.
"My name is Isabel Gomes." says Izzy.
"I'm Nate." says Nate.
"No !" argues Isabel. "We already know your nickname, what's your real name ?"
" Klaewkla Suwanrat." Grumbled Nate.
"I'm Jordan Jackson." mentioned Red. "Should I tell the others names ?" He asks as he looks at Tanisha.
"Go ahead." She nods.
"JJ is my older sister Jessie Jackson. Sha is Tanisha Davis. Her brother Draco is Denzel Davis. Blu's real name is Diego DaLuz. Ace is Caleb Coleman. Cix is Kelvin Fils-Aime. Sky is Skylar Brown. Cash is Shigeru Yamazaki. Ray is Rayan and Wave is Keemo." explains Red.
"They don't have last names ?" asks Asad.
"If they do, I don't know them." scoffs Jordan.
"How old are they ?" asks Aneesa.
"JJ, Kelv, Denzel were born in '33. Rayan and Wave are from '32. I don't know about the others *." replies Tanisha.
*It's October of the year 22'56.*
Nate and Tyrell are 4 turning 5.
Izzy is 8.
The Daoudi twins, Quann and Tamika are 11.
Tanisha and Jordan are 11 turning 12.
Denzel will turn 19 while JJ and Kelvin are 19.
Rayan and Wave are 20.
Diego is 23.
Ace and Cash are 32.
Skylar is 34.
"Yo, I have to go. See y'all tomorrow at school." announces Jordan, handshaking Tanisha.
Not long after, all of us parted ways. Aneesa and Asad started to attend our school and we rapidly became closer.