⇨Quinn "Monster" Jones⇦
I stood outside, leaning against the store building, I hear my phone ringing. Mya read across my phone. I answer it, "Wassup?" I ask. "Get to the hospital." I look around, "What's going on?" I ask pulling out my keys, walking towards the parking lot. "Mom." My heart stopped, "Is she okay?" I ask. "She's getting worst Quinn. It's happening sooner." I hung up and sped to the hospital. When I arrived, all my siblings were here, Kayla, the kids, everybody. My dad was in the corner, shaking, he was leaning over his knees. I know he breaking down, I sit next to him, we ain't had the best relationship, but, I need him, and he need me. "Pops." He looks at me, revealing his tired, red eyes. They mimic mines so perfectly. "You alright?" He nods, "It's just, so, hard." He shakes his head, "She everything to me. N-Now, Im loosing her. Forever. I can't just apologize this time." I look down at the floor, "Dad," He looks at me, "I love you man." I say sitting up. He hugs me, "I love you too son." Soon, my grandparents showed up, "How she doing?" My Gma Lani ask. "Not good." I answer, Quincy sighs, "Lemme talk to you Quinn." My dad and I looked up, "Quinn. Not Monster." I smirk and my dad walks out with him.
After a hour they called ALL of us back, meaning this was it. "Hey mama." All of us seemed to speak at the same time. She smiles, but it was really weak, "Hey babies." We sit around her bed, "Where my grandbabies?" I put Jeremiah and Jaden on her bed. Hayden snuggled up into her arms, and so did Kari. "Come here Shaila." My mom says, she placed her hand on Shaila's stomach. "Y'all I love you guys. So much, I don't want yall to ever forget that okay?" We all nod, Kayla puts her arms around me, I wipe my tears and look down at her. "Papa." My dad comes towards her, she hugs him. And kisses his cheek. "I love you." He smiles, "I love you too Meme." The room got a little bright, and my mom smiles. "I'm ready to go. I want to see Queen again." I smile thinking about my baby sister. I seen Quan put his arms around Mya who was crying. As hours went past, we all just stayed close, until I took my moms hand. She smiles a little, I felt weak. This can't be happening man.
My mom took in a deep breath, and when she let it out, the grip on my hand went away. "Mama." I say. "Mama please?" Bubba says sitting closer. No response, the whole room was silent, tears just falling, soon, the doctors came in, disconnected the machines, and escorted us out. I sat with Kayla, she just held me, "Babes." She says, I look down at her, "You okay?" I nod and wipe my tears. Jeremiah laid on my chest, asleep. While Jaden walked around the small waiting room. My dad was in my grandma's arms, crying like a baby, I never seen him cry like this before. Bubba had to leave the hospital, he was having a breakdown. "Im so sorry for your lost." The doctors said, everyone just nodded. "I want everyone at our house tonight. I'll cook okay?" My gma speaks, everyone nodded and headed to cars. I sat in the parking lot before looking over at Kayla. "Promise me," I start, "That you won't leave me Kayla. No matter how fucked up I am mentally, you got me?" She looks at me like I have completely lost my mind. "I don't say that to me. Quinn, I been here since you went through your first phases of your illness. I'm still here, been through your diagnostics, Im still here. Baby I got you." She kisses my lips, leaving the sugary taste of her lip gloss on them. "I love you Kayla. More than I love myself." I tell her, "Forever more." She smiles.
♔Christopher "Bubba" Jones♔
"You okay?" Shaila ask as we sat in the basement, watching my siblings play games, trying to get our minds off what just happened. "Yea baby." I say taking Kari from her arms. Kari lays on my chest, toying with my cross around my neck. "I wish I just didn't have to witness that. She took her last breath in front of me." I say looking over at Shaila. Her eyes watered, "I understand baby." I rub her stomach, she moves my hand, to feel the baby moving. I smile at her, "You excited?" She nods, "Yes. I liked having Kari when she was a baby." Eventually, I felt the urge to call my mom, but I couldn't. She my best friend, it's so much I wish I could've told her. Like that, I sell drugs, and that's the reason I don't work. That, I don't only have Kari, the new baby, but I have a son, Austin, who lives in Maryland. It's so much, but hopefully, she resting up on cloud pillows, kicking back with Jesus, and Queen.
