Someone Like You

Chapter 49

Zeniyah

It's been 5 days since I left, the first night I stayed in a hotel since Prince was still staying at my place after uncle left I went back there and I've been here ever since.  Malik called asking where I was the morning I left, when I told him I left the house he packed up immediately coming over. Alex and Sandro have called a few times to check on me but my "fiance" hasn't. I laugh bitterly, I'm carrying his child and he doesn't even care, I think to myself. 

I've been making sure to eat because I'm not by myself anymore, sometimes I forget I'm even carrying a baby because I can't even see or feel it but today's not one of those days, I woke up and brushed before climbing back into bed, I sit there with crossed legs while rubbing my stomach, I turn on music singing to myself and the baby, 

I try to keep from losin' the rest of me
I worry that I wasted the best of me on you, baby
You don't care
Said, not tryna be a nuisance, it's just urgent
Tryna make sense of loose change
Got me a war in my mind
Gotta let go of weight, can't keep what's holding me
Choose to watch
While the world break up and fall on me

SZA's voice calming the war in my mind, I've been using music as therapy to keep me calm, this baby can't have any stress, my doctor already warned me because of my condition I should avoid all stress and/ or pressure. That's why I left, staying there wasn't an option anymore. 

I rock back and forth calmly allowing my spirit to relax completely I think about all the good and happy things in my life while whispering to my baby, 

"I hope you have your daddy's gorgeous smile and his strength, I hope you aren't a cry baby like mommy,"

My phone rings interrupting my conversation, I pick it up to see Alex calling, I put it on speaker setting it on the bed

"Hello," I say

"Heyy girly what's up," she says cheerily 

"Nothing much," I say back, I hear shuffling and whispering on the other line making me scrunch my face in confusion. 

"Am I on speaker?" I ask Alex and the line goes silent, she brings the phone closer to her mouth clearing her throat. 

"Yeah, you were sorry, do you have an appointment today?" she asks me and I immediately know Giovanni told her to call. 

"No, I canceled," I say to her. I hear noise in the background then silence telling me she muted her phone, I roll my eyes playing with my nails

"Why what happened?" Alex asks coming back on the line

"Just didn't feel like it, it's just a checkup anyway," I say lying.

"Oh ok," she says 

"Bye," I say not waiting for a reply hanging up

"MALIKKKKK!!!!!" I yell out, I hear a thud before running footsteps

"What's wrong you ok?" he asks looking at me 

"Yeah I'm fine," I smile "I just wanted to ask if you want to come with me to my appointment," I say

"Oh, of course, get dressed I'll wait for you in the living room, you ate today?" he asks and I shake my head making him look at me disapprovingly. He leaves and I climb out of the bed showering and changing into a Nike crew neck tracksuit since I'll have to strip when I get there. 

Grabbing my phone I walk out of my room into the living room to find Malik already dressed, we head out the door locking up. I drive us to the appointment, when we walk in I go to the front desk to check-in, 

"Hi, I'm Niyah Samuels, I'm here for a 3 pm appointment with Dr.Allen," I say to her with a smile

"Oh of course right this way," she says standing and guiding us to a room. 

"Just settle in and change into the gown Mrs.Russo and the doctor will be with you shortly," she tells me 

"Sorry, my name's Ms. Samuels, not Mrs.Russo," I tell her and she simply shrugs" walking away 

"Is that right?" A voice asks from inside the room making me roll my eyes turning around. Giovanni stands there with a smug look on his face, he's smirking but the bags under his eyes tell me otherwise I smirk back at him, walking over to the bed I grab the gown and place down my purse before brushing by him on my way into the bathroom. 

"Well this should be fun," I hear Malik mumble sarcastically

After changing I come back out and climb onto the bed, the nurse comes back in and checks my blood pressure, weighs me, and takes a urinal sample. The doctor comes soon after telling me to lift or remove the gown, I simply remove it since I have on tights and a sports bra, she applies the gel and turns on the machine. 

Moving it around for a while and soon I hear a heartbeat fill the room, it's so echoed yet beautiful, I look at the screen where she points to its body telling me, it's a bit smaller than it should be right now so I need to be eating a bit more. 

"What's your living situation currently, which of these gentlemen will you be staying with until I see you again in 3 weeks?" The doctor asks 

"My brother," I say pointing at Malik, I hear Giovanni scoffs rather loudly and I see him clench his jaw

"Ok brother I need you to make sure your sister takes the vitamins I'm going to be prescribing to her every day, at the next  check-up I'll be taking some blood to check her iron, I want it to be high ok?" she says to Malik and he nods 

"Ok doctor," Giovanni says making me look at him

"She wasn't talking to you," I say glaring at him

"It's my child," he snaps back 

"Oh really? Is it?" I ask him 

"Grow up both of you!" Malik says. 

We wrap up the appointment and I change back into my clothes grabbing my purse and we walk out. 

"Zeniyah, can we talk, please," Giovanni says sounding genuinely pleading 

"Yeah let's talk about how I've been gone for 5 days and not even once did you care to check up on your child, or should we talk about how I asked you to consider your child future wellbeing and you gave me some stupid ass answer bout "tHeY'Ll hAVe To sEE iT At sOMe PoiNT," I say mocking him at the end

"I have been checking on you, through Sandro and Alex, just please come home, we can talk about this, I can't sleep well without you, every morning I've gotten up freaked out because I keep forgetting you left me," he says with pain in his eyes but I look away

"I am at home, with Malik that's your home," I say walking away

"So we're done? You don't love me anymore," he asks making me stop

"Forever and always remember," I say not turning around

Happy Friday - Jumma Mubarak