One Day At A Time

Chapter 16

Chapter 16:

After Nia hang up the call with Jasmine, she wanted to call her back, but she needed to work things out with her brothers herself. Nia walked into the boys hang out room and her older broter noticed her and said.

Older Brother: I thought we said no girls allowed
Younger Brother: yeah
Nia: I just want truce, that's all. I need to speak with you guys
Older Brother: you got 5 seconds
Nia: seriously?
Older Brother: 5... 4...
Nia: okay, I don't know why you guys hate me so much, what did I do so wrong? You guys would always hang out with me when I was younger
Older Brother: it's because you would always tattle on mom to us and she would give you everything because you're the only girl in the family
Nia: is that a bad thing
Young Brother: yeah, no offense Nia
Nia: okay maybe I do use mom and dad as a disadvantage but they're certains things they still won't allow me to do that I can't change
Younger Brother: oh yeah like what?
Nia: like I can't sell you for a quarter
Younger Brother: you were going to sell me for a quarter
Nia: well when you were a baby you got the attention
Older Brother: yeah and you couldn't take it anymore so you just had to do what was best for Nia
Nia: oh don't act all innocent, mom said when I was new born you were going to sell me out for free
Older Brother: hey you driving me nuts with your crying
Nia: I was a baby
Older Brother: yeah that's what mom said before she tear me a new one
Nia: look no matter what, I will always have your ya'll back no matter what. I just like the way things use to be when you guys treated me more like one of the guys instead of a girl
Older Brother *smiles* we miss those old days too
Nia: thanks Bryant *hugs him* Connor?
Connor: well... if Bryant is willing to be a better person well so am I
Nia: awesome thanks guys *jumps on Bryant's back* your going down!
Bryant: oh no you don't! Connor back me up here!

The brothers and Nia started playing wrestling just like they use and Nia was happy to have her brothers back.

With Jasmine:
The next couple days, Jasmine spend some quality time with her brothers after talking to her brothers about spending more time with them, even individually. She spend time with all 3 of them, and then individually. They went to the amusement park altogether. Then with Frankie they went bowling, with Nick she went to the museum, and finally lastly with Joe they went shopping.

With Jasmine and Joe:
Jasmine spotted a make up store and Joe said.

Joe: no absolutely not
Jasmine: please... I'm old enough
Joe: I said senior year of high school Jazz
Jasmine: but that's a long way, my friends parents let them wear them
Joe: well I'm not your friends parents. I'm your brother
Jasmine: over protective brother who doesn't want his little sister to grow up *cross arm*
Joe: and what is your mother rule about make up?
Jasmine: *pouts* grandma said she wasn't allowed to wear make up either
Joe: good, so you have to go with the rule that was made for your mom when she was your age
Jasmine: that's not fair!
Joe: Jasmine... lower your voice. What did I tell you
Jasmine: *frowns* fine...
Joe: I'm going to the collon store real quick, you want to come?
Jasmine: I'll just wait out here
Joe: *sighs* come on Jazz, look I know your mad at me but I set rules for you for a reason, you'l understand when you'l get older

Joe kissed her forehead and walks into the store. Jasmine was still a little mad, so she went to the make up store alone, she looked around and found some pretty make up like blush, eyelash, but what really drawn to her was lip gloss.

A worker was keeping an eye on her the minute she walked into the store, because she was the only black woman here. Jasmine tried on the samples, and thought it was pretty color, she wonder if she can keep the sample and went to put it in her pocket but hand was grabbed before she put back and Jasmine's gasped.

Worker: what on earth do you think you're doing young lady, did you read the rules? *shows her the sign* no stealing samples
Jasmine: *gulps* I'm sorry I didn't know
Worker: you telling me you just grabbed without reading the fiend prints. Can you not read?
Jasmine: what is that supposed to mean, of course I can read, just didn't see the sign
Worker: where are your parents?
Jasmine: dead
Worker: whose you're guardian? You must have someone taking care of you
Jasmine: *looks out the door*
Worker: *grabs her hand* don't even think about it kid
Jasmine: let go of me!
Worker: are you an orphan?
Jasmine: no, I came with my brother, he's at the colan shop
Worker: you're coming with me to the back so my boss can deal with this. Will get someone to find your brother. Who is your brother?
Jasmine: Joe Lucas
Worker: from Jonas?
Jasmine: yeah did I strutter
Worker: I know your lying kid
Jasmine: I'm not, I'm his half sister, my mom married his dad and then they had me. You can even ask him
Worker: well let's take you to the back for safety precautions