No Matter What

Episode 38

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Ja'Seem Taylor
Age: 7
Houston, Texas

"No FatFat you gotta stay with me." I groaned now picking her up.

"BoBo I go play." She pointed laying her head on my shoulder.

"Okay but I gottta watch you." I sighed walking us over to the swings.

My ma and da was inside the gym while we were at the outside playground next to it for kids.

"Wanna get on the swing?" I asked Raelyn.

She nodded her head and put her fingers in her mouth.

I struggled to put her in the swing but once I got her in there I buckled her in and made sure she wouldn't fall out.

"BoBo I go high." Raelyn giggled swinging her legs.

I pushed her softly watching to make sure nobody came near us.

My da always told me to protect myself and FatFat or he was gone beat my ass.

"BoBo high high." Raelyn shouted.

I pushed her higher and higher watching as she giggled away.

When she got tired of the swings we played on the slides. seasaw, and now I was helping her on the monkey bars.

As I was helping Rae move across the bars I felt somebody watching us.

I kept looking but I never saw anyone so I just shrugged it off.

"Down BoBo" Raelyn whined releasing her arms.

Since I was holding her legs up I caught her. "FatFat Im tired."

"I want da da." She said holding my neck.

I nodded and thanked God. As we were walking towards the gym some lady stopped us.

"Awww you guys are so adorable." The dark skinned lady said.

"BoBo da da." Raelyn whined looking away from the lady burying her head in my neck.

"Preciate it." I mumbled trying to walk around her.

Instead of her moving she blocked my path.

"Lady move out my way." I mugged.

"You look just like my son...his name was Ja'Seem."

"Well what you telling me fa, ain yo damn son so get out my face." I mugged now irrritated.

"Sweetie...you may not remember me I'm your mom Ja'Saya and your dad name is Jamari."

My jaw dropped and I felt my face getting wet.

"DA DA!" Raelyn shouted.

Next thing you know ma and da came out of the gym and started walking towards us.

"AYE GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM MY KIDS!" I heard my da yell.

The lady just smiled and stood next to us.

I still felt tears in my eyes and it was getting harder for me to see.

"Seem what she say? Baby C'mere" My ma said.

I couldn't move though, it's like I was glued to the ground.

I felt Raelyn being lifted from my arms.

"Baby look at me." My ma said softly bending down to my level.

I heard my da and the lady arguing but I was still trying to process what the lady had said.