Love and Literature (2)

chapter 5

Chresanto felt it was taking longer than expected so he took the now sleeping LilyAnn into his arms and walked over to the house.

Jacob: what are you doing here?

Mama Perez: don't mind what I'm doing. Question is what are you doing here?

Jacob: why are you at dad's house?

Mama Perez: that's none of your business. How have you been?

Jacob: okay so you never said a word to me for around five years and now you wanna know how I'm doing? fine since you asked

Mama Perez: well come in

Jacob: you act like this yo house

Mama Perez: well technically it is. I moved in

Jacob: why?

Mama Perez: if you would lose the attitude and come in I'll tell you

Chresanto: what's going on?

Mama Perez: Chresanto...

Jacob's father: how do you know August?

Chresanto: okay everyone let's just sit down and talk this all out

They all went inside the house and found a seat to clear up the confusion.

Jacob: firstly I would like for you all to explain what are you two up to

Mama Perez: well we recently gotten back into contact and well we are getting married again

Jacob: what? Why now? You didn't think I wanted you back together when I was younger? But now it's a little late for me

Jacob's father: it's not too late for Tony

Jacob: but why did y'all split up in the first place?

Mama Perez: there were problems in our relationship at that time. But now it's all good and we're back in love. He wanted me and Tony to come live with him

Jacob's father: that's why I had Chresanto leave. They were coming live with me

LilyAnn: papa where are we?

Chresanto: Lily you're awake

LilyAnn: I heard talking

They all forgot LilyAnn was in the presence. Chresanto excused himself and took LilyAnn to the other side of the living room and occupied her.

Jacob: and that's why we're here. I came over to see just why you threw him out

Jacob's father: and how do you and your mother know Chresanto

Mama Perez: well when they were in high school-

Jacob: I can talk for myself... we went to the same school. We didn't have much of a good relationship in the beginning. Soon we opened up to each other. We were lovers, but he had another woman at the time who got pregnant with his baby. Chresanto's game didn't succeed which got him "killed". When really he was somewhere else. The news made a report that he was killed by the girl's father. He didn't kill Chresanto, but to the world he's legally dead

Jacob's father: hold-

Jacob: wait not done yet. His child was born and I took her and raised her as mine, thinking that's the only thing I had left of Chres. I soon had to leave and find a place of my own which I did. And recently, we had reunited and gotten back together. That's our daughter

Jacob's father: wait what are you telling me?

Jacob: Chresanto and I are together and have a child we're currently taking care of