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Harlem, NY.
It was a few days after everything happened.
I felt good and honestly still missed dd but I could live without him.
"Kalani, malaya! Come please." My mom said shouting from downstairs.
"Yeah ma-" me and malaya said running down the stairs at the same time, causing her to push me.
"Bro move" I said pushing her back.
"Please hush." She said pushing my head back.
"Yes ma?" malaya said.
"So me and raymond have decided were going to new jersey to see the family for christmas." She explained, pointing between our father.
"Okay yall have fun. When are you gonna be back?" I asked.
"Uhh.. You're coming with." He said.
"Uhh I think not" malaya said.
"Malaya, you are 18 so you can make your own choices. However kalani you have to come with us." My mom explained.
"Bro no." I said.
"You do what I say." She said.
I just rolled my eyes turning to malaya.
"Please come bro. I don't wanna be alone with them." I explained, grabbing her arm.
"Bro you'll be fine plus you would stay too" She said.
"No I wouldn't because I would be there for my sister." I said.
"Bro I don't wanna leave jay and I have work." She said.
"Girl who you fooling you're off the whole break." I replied.
"Okay but still"
"Please malaya." I said.
"Bro fine when are we going?" she said turning to our mom.
"Tomorrow morning." She replied, looking up at our dad kissing him.
"EWW" Me and malaya both said rolling our eyes.
I went to my room sitting on my bed.
I decided to tell eva that i'll be back after christmas.
I called her.
(Eva is this font, you are this font).
Heyy bae Eva bro girl what's wrong? Basically my mom is forcing me to go out of town with her and my father figure for christmas. Ouu girl you should have fun where you going? To see family I guess. Okay as long as you back for new years. Girl of course I will. Good. Why? No reason, anyways I gotta go I love you Love you more bye bookie.
I sighed as I pulled out my suitcase from under my bed.
"Bro I don't even know what to wear out there." I said.
"Uhh lemme check the weather."
"Oh that's not that cold compared to fucking new york." I said as I looked through my drawers.
"I'm not impressing nobody so imma just bring a u bunch of sweats and shii"
"Aww a hoodie. That dd got me." I said as I threw it in the trash.
"Anywaysss!"
I finished packing as I went and grabbed my toiletries bag.
"Collideeee Collidee" I said singing along to the song playing.
"You got my hearttttt"
"Oh." I said as the song me and dd listened to together came on.
I turned off my tv.
I grabbed my toiletrees bag and put it away in my suitcase.
I grabbed my suitcase and went downstairs with it.
"Let me take that for you" my dad said as he helped me with it.
I just handed it to him.
"Uh thanks." I mumbled.
"So you excited?" he asked.
I just shrugged my shoulders.
"You know I might've made mistakes but you're still my daughter and I really want a bond with you." He said randomly.
"Where was the bond you wanted when you were putting your hands on my mother?" I asked.
"I understand where you're coming from." He replied.
"Thank you." I said.
He walked out putting my suitcase in the trunk.
"What time are we leaving again?" I asked.
"9:30, 2 hours away." He said.
"Aight" I said.
"You know I rememeber when me you, your mom and your sister were all on our way to new jersey the first time after moving here." He explained.
"Wonder why ya never moved back" He added.
"'Mom has a good job here and i'm doing good here so." I said.
"Oh yea but i'm talking about you know when I first left."
"Why would we give up everything for you? You aren't that important." I said.
"You're important to me tho so it doesn't matter if i'm not important to you lani." He said.
He called me the nickname he had for me when I was younger.
"I guess." I said shrugging my shoulders.
Maybe my dad wasn't the worst, but he wasn't the best.
