THIRTY NINE: WELCOME TO THE WORLD

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KELDRIC

Ma's water broke and here we all are at the hospital.

Grandma Louise got here before we did as I said she would.

Me, Grandma, Uncle Brian, Aunt Brenda, Tori, Evan, Aunt Jana, Uncle Mark, Prince, Shanna, Ronald, Troy, Jonah, and Luna are all in the waiting room.

Dad is back there with Mom.

LOUISE: WHAT IS TAKING THEM SO LONG TO TELL US SOMETHING. WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR OVER AN HOUR.

BRENDA: MOM, YOU HAD THREE GIRLS. I'M SURE YOUR LABOR WAS LONG AS WELL AND BESIDES THIS IS A HIGH RISK PREGNANCY. SELITA IS A LIL OVER 40.

LOUISE: I'M WELL AWARE OF THAT. I JUST WANT TO MEET MY NEW GRANDBABY. YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING CRAZY? SELITA NEVER SAID IF SHE WAS HAVING A BOY OR A GIRL.

KELDRIC: HER AND DAD WANTED TO KEEP THAT PIECE OF INFORMATION TO THEMSELVES JUST IN CASE...YOU KNOW.

LOUISE: YEAH I DO. A WRONG HAS FINALLY BEEN MADE RIGHT. THIS BABY IS A BLESSING. MAY HE OR SHE COME INTO THIS WORLD HEALTHY AND STRONG.

JANA: AMEN.

BRENDA: WHERE THE HELL IS DERRICK? HE AND MILES SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE BY NOW.

BRIAN: DERRICK AND MILES WILL BE HERE SOON.

RONALD: KELDRIC, MAY I TALK TO YOU IN PRIVATE?

KELDRIC: SURE.

Ronald and I got up and he headed towards the elevator.

RONALD: I WANNA TALK TO YOU IN A MORE PRIVATE SETTING. WE CAN GO OUTSIDE.

Ronald touched the down button on elevator pad.

KELDRIC: THIS SOUNDS SERIOUS.

The elevator opened up.

We both got inside and Ronald pressed the 1 button.

The elevator doors closed and we went all the way down to the 1st floor.

The elevator opened up and we got out and we went outside.

Ronald sat on the bench on the left side of the hospital entrance and I sat next to him.

KELDRIC: WHAT'S GOING ON?

RONALD: I'M JUST GONNA CUT TO THE CHASE...I'M WORRIED ABOUT EVAN. I THINK HE MAY HAVE PTSD DUE TO THE SHOOTING.  I'VE TRIED BEING PATIENT WITH HIM THINKING IT'LL GO AWAY ON IT'S ON, BUT HONESTLY I DON'T THINK IT WILL. THAT SHOOTING REALLY MESSED HIM UP. HIS MOM AND STEP-DAD ARE WORRIED AS WELL.

KELDRIC: WHAT MAKES YOU THINK IT'S PTSD?

RONALD: THERE WERE TWO INCIDENTS WHERE WE WERE TRYING TO TALK ABOUT THE SHOOTING AND IN ONE INCIDENT HE FREAKED OUT ON HIS MOM AND ME AND THEN THE NEXT TIME WE TRIED TO TALK ABOUT IT HE LOST HIS BREATHING. I'M SO SCARED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. ME, SONJA, AND JACOB HAVE DONE THE BEST WE CAN. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WOULD PLEASE DO ME A FAVOR AND SPEND TIME WITH YOUR BROTHER. WHATEVER YOU DO, PLEASE DON'T BRING UP THE SHOOTING. PLEASE SON?

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