𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗿𝘆

His Personal Diary: 7

Chasing Pavements- Adele

"Miss Maddox are you paying attention?"
Ephesia sat in her class lecture, zoned out of course. It had been 2 months and some change since Messiah's sentencing. And the prison wasn't allowing them any visitors until they were 3 months into their sentence.

"Sorry, uh yes sir. The frontal lobe of the brain isn't done developing until 25-27, this affecting the reasoning of a many young adults."
Her professor looked pleased with her answer and soon the focus was taken off of her.

Class went on for another hour or so. A long ass hour at that. But she didn't have time to rest, she had work in 30 minutes. She had been taking on extra shifts to get her mind off of Messiah. She missed him so bad.

She rushed to shimmy into her skirt, but it didn't fit her. None of her clothes had been fitting her good lately. Maybe she had been gaining weight from stressing so much. She threw the skirt across the room and decided on a pair of flare plants and a plain white button up blouse and a black blazer. She was now annoyed, she didn't even want to go to work anymore. She sighed and sucked it up, she had money to make.

Leaving out of her house, she hopped in the car and began her journey to her office.

•••••••

She sat at her desk, typing a document faxed over from a different department. It was her new advertisement idea. A yawn escaped
from her mouth, she was so tired. More tired than usual.

Huffing she decided to go on break. Maybe she needed a break from sitting down at that desk and typing. She been at work for going on 4 hours after all. And that 3 hour long lecture was talking a toll on her body as well.

In the break room Ephesia sat and scrolled on her phone, until a phone call interrupted her.
Incoming Collect Call from Inmate 223458.

She hurried to answer the phone, this was her first phone call from him.
"Messiah."
She heard him sigh.

"I wanna see you so bad. I miss you."
He admitted. He was adjusting to prison life, he had no choice he was going to be there for the next 4 years and 10 months.

"I miss you too. When did they say I could come see you? Like a date?"
He shrugged like she could see him.

"I don't know ma. You been treating yourself good?"
He heard her sigh.

"I been so stressed out. My clothes aren't fitting right, I think I'm gaining weight. And I can't seem to get enough sleep, ever. I just been so tired pooh."
He hummed.

"You need to take a break, I know you been working your ass off. You don't even need to work. You got all that money you got in your savings. Shit— all them sick days you done accumulated over the last years at that job. Take a break."
He knew she had been over working herself, he could hear it in her voice. And by savings he meant that money he had wired over into her accounts.

"I know, how are you doing in there? Adjusting?"

"As best as I can, you know?"

"Yeah I know. Have you seen Elijah?"
She questioned. Maybe seeing his brother would make him feel a bit better about his situation.

"Only in the rec yard. They keeping us separated, they do that with all siblings and shit."
She nodded.

"Did that money I sent to your books go through? Make sure you ask Elijah when you see him too . I think my mom put some extra on yours. You know she been asking about you."
He chuckled.

"Yeah, I saw it yester— You have 1 minute remaining."

"Man, fuck this."
She heard Messiah mumble.

"Like I was saying, yeah I saw it yesterday. Make sure you tell ma I said thank you. And I'll make sure I'll ask him. "

"I will. I promise. Let me go before they hang us up. I love you."

"I love you more E."
And like that the call went out.

•••••••
"Jocelyn I don't know. I can't be."
Ephesia and Jocelyn at in Ephesia's living room. They were talking about Ephesia's so called pregnancy symptoms— or at least that's what Jocelyn called them.

"I think you are E. Did you and Messiah use protection the last time y'all got busy?"
Ephesia rolled her eyes at Jocelyn's wording. But soon the flashbacks came flooding back and it hit her. They didn't, they weren't thinking.

"Oh my God. We didn't."
She whispered to herself.

"Ohhhhh."
Jocelyn covered her mouth.

"Jocelyn. What if I'm pregnant?"
She felt herself begin to panic. What was she going to do with a baby? And the daddy would be in jail for the first significant part of their baby's life.

"Would you keep it?"
Ephesia closed her eyes. That wasn't on her mind right then. She was worried about what Messiah would say. She knew he always envisioned them together, kids, married. But never under these circumstances.

"Jocelyn I'm scarred."
She didn't want to cry, she had been crying for 2 months straight.

"I know you are."

"I need to get a test. I need to call my mom."
She began to panic all over again, telling her mom that she might be becoming a grandmother soon wasn't something Ephesia wanted to do at the age of 24.

"Let's go. "
Jocelyn offered to drive.

"I might be pregnant."
Ephesia thought to herself.

S.C💕
Short Chapter. Cliffhanger.
I hate me too lmaooo😵‍💫