Family Values

5

Mia changed to off campus and had been staying with her parents. She decided to go to therapy after being diagnosed with PTSD. It was getting better day after day.

"Mom why are we here?" Jasmine asked as they walked through the mall.

"We're here to get you guys ears pierced. Ben insisted that they get the kids ears pierced when they were little like he suggested with the other kids. Miranda always said no because she 'hates the see them cry and in pain at such a young age'. She did that with all the kids. When they get older it was a little better for her nerves.

"Ok who wants to go first?" Miranda said looking at the four kids.

"I guess I'll go no one else is stepping up." Jordan said sitting in the chair. The lady cleaned his ear and put the dot where she was going to put the earring. Jordan picked out the earring he wanted.

"Alright it's going to be a little pinch." She said and Jordan nodded. "1,2,3."

"Ow! You said a little pinch." She put the back on the earring.

"Did it hurt that bad?" Jocelyn asked once he got down.

"Yes it's horrible pain." He exaggerated, it wasn't even that bad.

"Ok who's next?" Miranda turned to the three left.

"If no one choses I'm choosing for you all." Ben said, they were still quiet.

"Alright come on up Jasmine.

"Nooo." She whined backing up.

"Jasmine get in the chair." Miranda's said sternly, she huffed and sat down. The lady did the same thing for her.

"Ok 1..2..3." Jasmine hissed and jumped.

"Wasn't even that bad was it." Miranda said.

"No."

"Good now come on Jayden." Jayden took it like a pro. Miranda and Ben blew out a breath before turning to Jocelyn. She was going to be the complicated, exaggerating one.

"Your turn."

"I don't wanna."

"It's not your choice now sit in the chair." She sat down in the chair her hands were shaking. Miranda seen her lip quiver and knew she was about to cry.

"Are you serious miranda." Ben said as they all got into the car.

"What?"

"You know what. You told her she didn't have to do it."

"Well she didn't want to."

"None of them did but you still made them do it."

"Yeah." Jasmine said.

"Oh come on they got up there, no hesitation."

He shook his head. "Ok." He started the car.

"Hey." Miranda said to Mia when she walked through the front door.

"Hey momma." She set her bags down on the table.

"Gosh I'm exhausted."

"Yeah you look like it."

"I'm going to go take a well needed shower." She started walking up the steps before there was a knock on the door. "I'll get it." Miranda said getting up off the couch.

"Hi how may I help you?" Miranda said opening the door. A women, she looked to be in her 50's and a younger version of the women stood on the side of her she looked to be about in her mid 20's.

"Are you miranda Bailey?" The young one said.

"Who's asking?"

"Me." She said rolling her neck.

"Don't get disrespectful, who is you?"

"That's not none of your business. Does Mia Bailey live here?"

"Why you want to know?"

"Look lady-

"Momma who is it?" Mia said walking down the steps.

"There you go bitch." She pushed past miranda and rushed to Mia.

"What the hell!" She started throwing punches and one thing Mia wasn't, was a punk so she started swinging back.

"STOP!" Miranda ran over to pull her off Mia, she fell of but mia got on top and started hitting her. And then the lady got back on top and it was a repeating cycle.

"Momma what's going on?" Gabrielle came out her room and looked at the bottom of the stairs. "What the- she rushed down the steps and pushed the lady off top of Mia ready to throw hands and Miranda grabbed the lady, pulling her back

"I'm going to kill you bitch. Nobody kills my brother and gets away with it."

"Ashley cut it out!" Mia yelled as Ashley tried getting out Miranda's grip. Just as Mia sat up, ben pulled into the driveway with the kids.

"Baby what's going on?" The four kids followed behind him.

"I'll explain later just get this lady out my house." She let go of her for a second so Ben to grab her and tried to run. Ben grabbed her and pulled her out the door.

"I'll be back!" Ben dropped her to the ground and walked back into the house.

"What happened?" Miranda was helping Mia off the ground. The girl didn't do any real bad damage all she had was a bloody nose.

"Is your nose ok?"

"Yes mama, just need some tissue." Miranda went to the kitchen to grab some tissues.

"Who was that Mia?" Ben asked walking to her.

"That was- thank you mama, that was Ryan's sister and his mom."

"Mmm that makes sense." Miranda said.

"Sister you ok?" Gabrielle asked.

"Yes I'm fine."

"Are you sure?" Miranda asked.

"Yes, I'm just going to go take my shower and then to bed."

"Ok goodnight baby."

"Benjamin our daughter isn't safe." Miranda said getting under the covers.

"Hon this was only one person. We can get a restraining order or something like that."

"A restraining order Benjamin. He has more family members, they can do the same thing."

"I don't know miranda, you want to get a restraining order on the whole family." She rolled her eyes and turned over.