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5 O'clock
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𝓙𝓪𝔂𝓵𝓮𝓷 (𝓙𝓪𝔂) 𝓢𝓶𝓲𝓽𝓱
Trenton, NJ — 6:45 pm |𝑀𝒾𝓂𝒾♥
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"Jaylen! Make sure you put Jasmine to bed at 9. I should be home in time to take her to school but if I'm not please get her ready for me." My mom yelled from the hallway. "Tomorrow I'm picking up an extra shift at the hospital, so I'll order pizza and have it delivered for dinner."

"Okay momma we'll be good." I walked out my room watching her put on her crocs. "Jasmine mommy's bouta leave come say bye."

She came running out her room, hugging our mom on her neck.

"I love y'all, Jasmine be good." She kneeled down in front of her kissing her forehead.

"Bye mommy I'll be good." Jasmine cheesed in her face.

I took Jasmine to the living room and we watched tv till my mom left.

"Jay Jay can we go to Uncle Luna's house?"

"No you got school tomorrow, but we can go after you get home. Whatchu want for dinner." I got up going to the fridge.

She followed closely behind me, not wanting me to leave her sight. "I wantttt noodles." She smiled.

I nodded my head before sitting her on the counter so she can watch me cook.

When I was done, we sat down in the living room eating together.

"Jay can you tell me about before daddy left?" She looked at me with her big brown eyes.

"Daddy loved us, he always bought us nice clothes and shoes and all the toys we could ever ask for." I chuckled before continuing. "We lived in a real big house and you had a pink princess room."

"So why did daddy leave us? I wish I still had the princess room." She looked down and I saw the tears in her eyes.

"Daddy was being mean to mommy and he hurt her and mommy wanted to protect us so she left him." I tried to explain without making my dad look like the complete bad guy.

"She could've just told him to stop. Then we wouldn't live in this tiny apartment." Jasmine cried harder.

I picked her up and rubbed her back. Even if our dad wasn't gone be here for us, I was gone stay there for the women in my life. "You wanna sleep in my room Jassy?" I whispered while carrying her and taking the dishes to the sink.

She nodded her head and buried her face in my neck. I felt my shirt getting wet from her tears. I helped her put on her pajamas before going to the bathroom to change into sweats and a t shirt. I laid her in my bed and laid next to her, turning the tv on.

I was deep in my thoughts for a while before going to sleep. I seen a bunch of bills sitting on the table earlier. That must be why my mom is taking that extra shift. I gotta get a job. ASAP no rocky.

Jasmine was sleeping next to me with her thumb in her mouth, drooling all over my pillows. Soon after she fell asleep I did too.