Coming Home (completed ✅)

Chp 9

(I will be singing some song lyrics and I'll be sure to put the name of the song at the end)

Previously on Coming Home....
"Are you my dad?" Asked Tyree. "Yes, I'm your dad. I'm sorry for leaving you but I promise that you or your sister won't ever have to worry about that again ok?" *Tyree nods* "T'Arra let me talk to you, come on" I instructed. We went into the backyard that way nobody could hear our conversation.

"Look-" I started off.

Terrence POV
"Look, T'Arra I'm sorry... I know I've cause you a lot of pain and I'm very sorry but I promise that I'm a changed man now. I don't have the same mindset I had years ago" I imparted. Tears just rolled down my baby's girl face. I tried wiping them for her but she backed away. "You promised me! You promised me that you've changed and yet you was away from me again! And now your gonna sit up there and make the same promise to my brother just so he can go through what I went through, really?!" She yelled.

'Just gonna stand there and watch me burn, but that's alright because I like the way it hurts'

"Look... sweetheart, I know your upset but don't yell ok? Because I don't want Tyree and your mother to hear you but go head. Just tell me how you feel" I told her. She took a deep breath.

"I don't want to build a relationship with you. Because we already had a relationship but you, you broke it! Not me! I'm not rebuilding anything that I didn't break! I just don't want my brother to go through the same thing I went through. Especially because I know how it feels for somebody to promise you something and not keep that promise" she vented. "Ok baby and I'm telling you that your brother or you won't have to go through it" I repeated. "Dad why are you lying? You know your gonna do the same thing again" she said with her voice cracked.

'Just gonna stand there and hear me cry, but that's alright because I love the way you lie. I love the way you lie'

Believe it or not but this whole thing just breaks my heart. To not see my children after 5 years, to have one of my children crying because of the pain that I caused them when they were younger and worried that I'll do the same to my youngest child and them not believing me when I say that I'm a changed man is just.... wow. But don't get me wrong I completely understand where my daughter is coming from because if I was in that situation I would feel the same way and probably react the same way as well.

My daughter started breaking down crying. I immediately hugged her. "Its ok, if I could.. take back all those times that I went to jail and prison, I would. But I can't. Because I can't change what happened in the past" I told her as we hugged.

"And if I could make up the time with y'all that I lost, I would. But I can't because that's time lost that sadly we will never get back again and I am sincerely sorry" I said as we hugged. "Sorry doesn't fix everything" she told me. "I know but, I can show you and your brother that I am sorry" I assured her.

She broke from the hug. "And how is that?" She asked. "By me never going to jail or prion again. And I'm not talking about staying out for a few months or years I'm talking about staying out forever. And, I have been taking anger management classes... not for me but for you guys because I really care about being in y'all lives" I confessed.

"And this house, this is my house. I actually got both of y'all a room in there and no it's not the same room you both have your own separate bedrooms so I hope you and him likes it" I told her, she raised an eyebrow. "Really?" She questioned. "Yes, really" I answered. She looked down. I put my hand on her chin and lifted her head up.

"Never hold your head down ever. No matter how hard life gets, hold your head up" I said to her. She nodded. "I'm just..... I-I don't know" she stuttered.