"Amia I'm just trying to figure this out" my mother spoke, rubbing her temples.
"Why aren't you in college yet?" She asked again.
My mothers biggest thing was school, she just wanted me to get to live a comfortable life but I haven't started yet because when I got accepted and everything that was just in time. But looking for a school in Florida was hard and time consuming, I found one but can't start until spring. Which means I'll miss a semester.
"I start in the spring mama" I told her and she sighed.
"Because of Jahseh?" She asked and I nodded.
"We'll kinda, he doesn't want me all the way in North Carolina. I just chose to listen to it" I told her and she nodded.
She sighed "okay, but you start in the spring?" She asked again making me nod.
"I'm surprised you took my advice mija" my mom spoke, finally calmed down.
I tilted my head at her.
"With Jahseh, you listened to him" she spoke and I nodded.
"If you listen and he still hits you mija that's when you leave" she told me and I nodded.
"How's his music going?" She asked me making me shrug.
"He does shows and stuff I just never go" I told her honestly making her raise an eyebrow.
"Why not?" She asked and I shrugged.
"It's too loud" I lied making her nod.
"You should still go to support him, you have to go sometimes or there'll be another girl for it" she told me making me nod.
Another girl?
Jahseh wouldn't cheat on me, right? Or maybe that's why he keeps fighting with me because he's cheating and he's trying to make sure I'm not. No that's a far reach.
"Fix the back of the dress mija" my mom told me before she did it herself.
Tonight was dinner with family. My cousins and my tía were coming over, I'm sure to talk about funeral plans since she was my dads sister. Only problem with that was that my mom decided to include Jahseh in the family so he's coming.
My tía has 4 boys and 1 girl and she's a baby. Her eldest boy, Mateo, isn't actually her son, not biologically anyways. When she married my tío he already had a boy but his mother passed so my tía adopted him as her own by the time he was one.
He has always flirted with me even though I tell him we're family. He says we don't come from the same blood line so it doesn't matter.
"Mama I don't think we should have Jahseh over here too, maybe next time" I told her and she shook her head.
"It's okay for him to come, he knew your father and should meet more of your family" she told me making me nod.
She fixed my dress for me and turned me in the mirror to see.
"See beautiful, red looks great on you" my mother complimented me making me smile.
"Thank you" I spoke.
"And it looks even better on you" I told her which made her wave me off.
She'd went and got us both red dinner dresses for this exact occasion but she didn't tell me Jahseh was invited which is really making me uneasy.
I followed her downstairs were she took the food out of the oven, making sure it all looked good and everything was heated up properly.
While she did that I had to let Jahseh in.
"You look good" he spoke, spinning me around.
"Thank you" I spoke before closing the door and he stepped on in more, seeing my mother in the kitchen.
"You look beautiful" he told my mom making her smile.
"Well thank you" she spoke before he nodded and sat beside me.
"Why you look so nervous?" He asked me and I shook my head.
"Nothing you're just about to meet my tía and her kids" I told him and he nodded.
"Yeah I'm a little nervous, your dad loved me though and so does your mom" he told me making me nod.
The doorbell rung and my mother opened the door letting the family in while me and Jahseh stood up.
"Hey tía Anna" I smiled, waving at her.
"Ouu look at my Amia, you've gotten hips on you girl" she told me, moving my hips.
"And you must be Jahseh" she spoke to Seh, hugging him which clearly caught him by surprise.
"I'm Anna and this is Mateo, Miguel, Marco, Manuel, and my baby Maria" she told him, introducing him to everyone.
"You're her boyfriend?" Manuel asked, he's 5 and very sweet so far.
"Yeah" Jahseh spoke and he nodded.
"Crazy I didn't think she'd ever get one" Miguel chuckled before walking into the living room with Marco behind him making me suck my teeth.
They're twins but Marcos the sweeter one, they're 11.
Mateo soon went after them, holding Maria. He made sure to give Jahseh a look before walking away though which made Jahseh look at me.
"What?" I asked him and he shook his head.
"Nothing I'm tripping" he told me before pulling out my chair for me to sit in.
I sat down and he sat next to me before my mother and tía started to bring food to the table.
"Mateo help with plates!" My tía screamed from the kitchen making Mateo smack his teeth.
"Tell Amia or her little boyfriend to do it" he spoke with attitude which made my tía come out of the kitchen.
"Fine I'm coming" he spoke, handing the baby to me.
"I don't think he likes me" Jahseh chuckled making me shake my head.
"Just have to give him time to grow on you."
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