Lovely
7:45am
a month later
"finish brushing your teeth alisa we gotta go. i said leaving her room. "hi baby. how'd you sleep? i picked up alegend and held him close.
"he's growing up so fast. shoota said standing at the doorway.
"he is. i kissed the top of his head and laid him down to change his diaper. "how you feelin?
shoota been in a depressing mood lately. not eating, barely sleeping, leaving for hours, then repeat.
"i'm aight. he shrugged.
"if you say so. i'm taking alisa to school. i said picking up alegend.
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8:03pm
"is my brother okay? alisa asked as i pulled up to her school.
"he's okay he'll tell us what's wrong when he's ready.
"okay. she shrugged.
jus like her brother.
"go head to school for you be late.
"ion give a damn bout them teachers.
"mouth.
"sorry. she said picking up her bag.
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8:35am
"come on baby. i said taking alegend out his car seat. "we home now you can sleep in ya bed.
i could hear shoota yellin at someone when i walked in. he had his phone to his ear and gave me a look. i went upstairs and put alegend in his bed for tummy time.
"you told me you could help me bro. now you sayin you can't. make up your fuckin mind...hold? ya put me on hold how many fuckin times i'm tired of being on hold...man fuck ya. he hung up and threw his phone down on the coffee table.
the glass of water he had in his hand he threw against the wall and it shattered.
"wanna tell me what that was about? i asked him.
"nothing.
"it was obviously something if you had the nerve to break my damn glass.
"lovely not right now. bro not right now. he got up and left the house, slamming the door.
