Chapter 4
Blood Is Thicker

I read Chapter 4 from the book "Blood Is Thicker", in this chapter Hakeem is very tired & stressed out with his new life with his family. Hakeem has now been working in his Uncle's store for a couple days now & he is tired & fed up with all the work he has to do, he feels as if he doesn't time for himself & is bombarded with work. Hakeem is getting tired of his family always talking about him as if he were perfect & not "knowing what he's really thinking", always comparing him to his cousin Savon. Savon has been really "sus" lately & hasn't been really doing good overall, always trying to pick a fight & bugging Hakeem. Hakeem is starting to get frustrated & tired of Savon treating him the way he's been & is starting to loose his patience. Hakeem starts to play his guitar that same afternoon, it had been a couple of days since he's played. Anika was out there patiently waiting & listening to Hakeem play, Hakeem was playing his guitar & all his stress & problems went away, he felt a sense of relief for a bit. Anika & Hakeem went our & ate a slice of pizza & started talking, Ankia has far more problems than he thought & far worse. He was glad to be spending time with Anika, but Savon didnt think so. Savon & Anika used to date but that was before, Savon teased Hakeem when he saw them walking back home, Hakeem didn't like the fact that he teased him about his old girlfriend Darcy, he was puzzled that he even knew about Darcy. Hakeem's day got a little better after they got home & Anika said goodnight.