Becoming A Braxton

Chapter 2: The Life Changing Decision

Tiffany came out the bathroom 10 minutes later and joined everyone back in the living room. Ms . Givens stumbled in and turned the tv off . " Hey We Were Watching That . " Rickey Said Annoyed . Ms. Givens Rolled Her Eyes And Shrugged "Toni Braxton Will Be Arriving In An Hour . You Probably Heard The News Talking About It . She Has Actually Already Been To All Those States And This Is Her Last Stop ." She Said While Looking Around . " That Means You All Need To Make Yourself Presentable " Ms.Givens Walked Away & Everyone Jumped Up And Changed Clothes . They All Sat In The Living Room And Started Talking " Are You Guys Excited " Rickey Said While Crossing His Legs . Everyone Nodded And Tiffany Looked Down At Her Lap . She Didn't Know How She Was Feeling . What If Toni Did Pick Her ? What if she didn't ? What about Milah ? So many thoughts were running through her head . She hand a hair tie around her arm and she began to pop herself with it , leaving red marks on her arm . Ari noticed her doing it and she grabbed Tiffany's hand . Tiffany always did that when she was upset or thinking . Tiffany looked up at Ari then their was a knock on the door . Everyone looked up and Ms. Given's fixed her hair in the mirror before opening the door . Everyone stood up and waited for Toni to walk into the room . When she did the room was silent Tiffany thought her world stopped . She was even more gorgeous in person . Toni walked in and smiled " Hi , Babies " She Said While Smiling . " "Hello" Everyone Said Softly . Tiffany was speechless she didn't know what to do . Toni looked at Tiffany and smiled . " Okay so if you don't know why I'm here .. I want to adopt a teenager . Of any age ! Which means 13-19 .. I'm going to read your files and ask you a few questions " She said sweetly . Everyone got up and walked to the rooms as Toni called everyone one by one . Tiffany's name was the last name she called . Tiffany walked out apprehensive and sat in front of Toni . "Hi Tiffany " Toni Said Softly . Tiffany Smiled " Hi Ms Braxton " Tiffany Said Politely . Toni Started To Open Tiffany's File But Closed It . " Do You Know Who I Am ? " Toni Said Softly .. She Wanted To See How Much Tiffany Knew About Her . Tiffany Took A Breath In " Your Toni Michele Braxton , Born October 7, 1967 In Severn Maryland . You Have Lupus & Your The Oldest Girl . Your Sisters Names Are Towanda , Traci , Trina , and Tamar , and you have a brother named Mikey . You have two kids named Denim and Diezel . Your Mother And Fathers Names Are Evelyn & Michael Braxton. You also have a TV show called Braxton Family Values " Tiffany Breathed Out As She Rambled Her Words Together . She Looked Up To See Toni Smiling Widely . That Smile Would Surely Go Away After She Read Her File . " You Know A lot " Toni Said Surprised . She Opened Her File And Started To Read " Your Name Is Jasmine Tiffany Carter . Your The Daughter Of The Late Rev . Richard Carter & The Late Gretchen Carter . You've Been Here Since You Were 12 And You've Been In 5 Foster Homes Since Then . " Toni Looked Up At Tiffany & Tiffany Looked Back At Her Nervous & Scared . Toni's eyes were soft and full of love " It's something about you that .. That I just love and I don't know what it is . Not only are you stunning but you seem so I don't know , and I would love to get to find out more about you " Tiffany looked down then back at Toni and she smiled . Toni smiled back and stood , And so did Tiffany . Tiffany walked back into the room and told everyone what she said . Toni walked into Ms. Givens office with all the files in her hands . She put them on the desk and smiled . Ms . Givens jumped at the sound of the folders hitting the desk . She turned to Toni and smiled " So Did You Make A Decision?" , She Said While Smiling . Toni Nodded Her Head And Picked Up The Top Folder And Handed It To Ms . Givens . She Took The Folder and looked at Toni . " Are You Sure ? " She Said and walked to the door and closed it . Toni looked at her confused " Yes .. I'm Sure Is There A Problem ? " She Said Confused . Ms Givens Took A Shot And Lit A Cigarette. " She Has Been Through So Much .. She's The One Who Has Been Here Helping Me With Everyone. I Might Not Be The Easiest To Live With But She's A Great Kid . She's Taught most of these kids how to read , sing , dance , and other things . She's truly a blessing . She's been in and out foster homes and she doesn't have any real stability in her life .. I would hate to see what would happen to her if it happens again . Just promise me .. Your not going to do her like everyone else did . " She said while looking up at Toni . Toni looked at her and she lifted her hand " I Promise I Won't Do Her Like Everyone Else Did " She Said Softly . Ms . Givens nodded her head and gave her all of Tiffany's information along with a paper to sign . They both walked out the office and went into the room . Ms . Givens opened the door slowly . " Ms . Braxton has made her decision... Tiffany pack your things your being adopted . " she said softly . Tiffany looked around and everyone screamed excitedly . Tiffany was speechless .. She looked at Toni who was smiling . She stood up and started packing her things . She packed everything up and starting saying her goodbyes . She cried as she said her last goodbyes to her best friends " You Three We've Been Through A lot You've Held It Down For Me , When I Felt Like I Didn't Have Anyone Else . When I In And Out Of Here . You All Were Here When I Felt Like Giving Up . I Love You All So Much And I Thank You Guys , I'm Going To Miss You " She cried and she pulled them in for a big hug . She pulled away then headed outside . " Wait .. Wait .. " She heard somebody yell . She turned around to see Milah chasing after her . She dropped her things and picked her up . " Tiffany .. Did You Find A Mommy ? " She Said Softly . Toni Stopped And Turned Around . Tiffany Giggled " Yeah . Something Like That . " She Said Milah Smiled And Looked At Toni. " She's A Really Pretty Lady . You'll Finally Be Happy ! " Milah Said . Tiffany Nodded Her Head As Tears Filled Her Eyes " I'm Going To Miss You So Much My Little Princess , Don't Forget Me Okay ? You Listen To The Older Kids And Always Be Respectful. Don't Ever Let Anyone Tell You , You Can't Do Anything Or You Can't Be Anything , Because You Can Princess .. You Really Can. " Tiffany Said As Tears Ran Down Her Face , And She Hugged Milah Tightly . She Put Her On The Ground And She Took Her Necklace Off And Put It On Milah . " This Is A Way For You To Remember Me Okay ? " She Said Softly . Milah nodded and took off her big bracelet that Tiffany fixed to make fit her little arm . She put it on Tiffany's arm , and smiled " And This Is How You Can Remember Me . Will You Come Back To Visit Us ? " Milah said . Tiffany nodded her head and hugged Milah again " Bye Babygirl " Tiffany Said Before Walking out the door " Bye Sissy " Milah said while smiling . Tiffany and Toni walked to the car and started for the drive to Toni's house .