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Meet The Simmons

Diggy

We arrived in Miami and we were now just waiting for our car to head to the hotel. While we waited we went to Starbucks in the airport.

"What!?" She said looking down at her phone.

"What's wrong?"

"Ugh... Hold on" She walked away answering a call.

"Mom! Where's Joy? You guys are heading back to your house? Okay good... What happened with Ron? He did what! Do I need to get on a plane and come home?! Okay ...okay ... Just face time me so I can see if Joy is okay"

I smiled at her last statement. She signaled me that she will be back in a minute.

She came back. "You ready?" She asked hesitantly

"Yeah... Riy if you have to go home you can. You don't have to stay for me"

"No, no. It's okay" It clearly wasn't. She had this worried look.

I caressed her cheeks. "It's okay Riy. You can go home."

"Really?"

"Yes"

"Thank you so much Diggy" she gave me a big hug.

"Don't thank me. You got responsibilities and your daughter is more important than celebrating my birthday with me" She smiled and I kissed her forehead and hugged her tighter.

"Come on let's go get you a flight back to California"
I wrapped my arm around her shoulder and we walked to the front desk.

-

I waited with Riy for her flight then headed straight to breakfast with my parents and family.

"Hey what took you so long?"
My dad asked as I approached the table. I sat down and grabbed a menu.

"Sorry I got caught up... Riy had to get a flight back to Cali. She had an emergency"

"Aww I was looking forward to meeting her"

"Wait! That little girl that your not dating "yet" was suppose to come?"
My mom exclaimed.

"Well we are now a couple, and yes, she was suppose to come"

My mom rolled her eyes and started a new conversation.

-

I walked into my hotel room and took off my shoes. I flopped back on the bed and pulled my phone out my pocket and face-timed Riy.

"Hello?" She said tiredly. She looked exhausted.

"Hey sloppy mouth!"

"Daniel!"

"I didn't know you didn't have gag reflexes"

"Diggy!"

I chuckled and stopped teasing her.

"So how was breakfast with your parents?"

"Good. I wish you could've came... But what happened with Ron"

She ran her fingers through her hair and let out a frustrated sigh.

"This dumb ass, irresponsible motherfucker, left Joy at home alone for 4 hours. Joy thought he was asleep so she didn't bug him for an hour. She looked for him everywhere and could not find him. Thank god my child knows how to use a phone because she called my mom who lives 2 hours away to come pick her up."

"What!? That's crazy!"

"Yeah! I've been trying to call him all day but he hasn't picked up-"

"Mommy" She was cut off by Joy. "Yes baby?"

"Can I sleep in your room tonight?"

"Yes, come on."

"You want me to let you go? I can just text you"

"Yeah"

-

Sariyah

Diggy hung up and I looked over my shoulder and Joy immediately fell asleep. I got out of bed and went into the living room and sat on the couch. I started to call Ron.

It rang. And rang. And rang. And finally he picked up.

"Hello?"

"Ron what the hell is wrong with you!?"

"Woah, woah, what do you mean?"

"You left our daughter at home alone for 4 hours! Where the hell are you?"

"I'm in Vegas! I told you! I have a business trip"

"You did not tell me anything Ron!"

"Yes I did! That one night I dropped Joy off because she was sick. I don't know what happened my brother was suppose to come watch her"

"Ron I was half asleep! Plus that was 2 weeks ago! You can't just tell me something once Ron!"

"Man, whatever. Look I had no choice. I had to leave"

"So you left your daughter at home! Alone! You could've called one of your family members or my family members to come get her. Instead you left her alone! Are you really that idiotic! You are lucky my mom didn't call the cops!"

He sighed. "Yeah. Okay. Look I gotta go"

"Ron!"

With that he hung up. I threw my phone down on the table.

Diggy

I stumbled in the house accidentally slamming the door. I looked at it and laughed. I walked into the kitchen to get me something to eat.

Once I opened the fridge it lit up the whole kitchen. It was like an entry to Heaven.

I grabbed a gallon of milk and began to drink out of it. I danced around while searching for other food to eat.

"Diggy?" My mom walked into the kitchen and turned the light on.

"What are you doing!" She snatched the gallon of milk out of my hand and put it on the counter.

"Look at me! Daniel Dwayne Simmons III, are you drunk?"

"No..." I struggled to stand up.

"Diggy.. . You know you aren't suppose to be drinking. Have you been going to your AR classes!?" Her yelling made my head pound.

"Mom, chill out"

"I will not 'chill out' Daniel! You have a serious problem. Diggy, you are an alcoholic!"
She put her hand on my shoulder and I swept it away from me.

"Diggy go upstairs!" I huffed and did as she said.

Once I got to my room I started throwing anything that I was closest  to. I got a hold of myself and took out my phone and called Sariyah. She didn't answer so I threw my phone down too. I went into my bathroom and pulled out my hidden whisky from underneath the sink.

I sat back on my bed and just drank...