Lost One

21

❝SHANTEY❞

The day of departure of her SL3 SOUTH TOUR has finally arrived the first week of October and spending the Tuesday morning moments with her kids was important to her especially after allowing them to stay home from school with the approval of Tae as well. They were in her media room that was professional interior designed with a neutral color scheme and mood lights. The back wall was lined with a plush velvet sofa with fluffy faux fur throw pillows and two reclinable soft velvet daybeds side-by-side to focus on the 75 inch TV screening Toy Story, with a table filled with jars of snacks and sweets designated in the middle.

She was on the velvet sofa wearing her DÈXE APPAREL knit tank top she paired with a pair of knit shorts loungewear with the kids and her singing along with Randy Newton's You Got a Friend in Me. Azoni was on back of the sofa, humming the tune with his pacifier in his mouth and rubbing her hair with his gaze on the animated comedy. Cruz rested on the reclining seat with his phone, eating the snacks, with Ameer laying beside him sleep. Ken laid on his belly across Shantey legs, surfing the net, and Seona was sitting on his back.

Seona spun around on her brother's back once the song was over, facing her mother. "Do really have to leave?" She asked.

"Sadly, yes." Seona pouted, leaning her cheek on her mother's forehead. "You guys will see me Thursday's and on weekends until Mommy comes back."

Seona groaned. "Dat long time."

"It is but it will go by fast." Shantey kissed Seona's forehead before it was pushed by Azoni. "Hey, don't."

Seona frowned up striking the ten-month-old back. Azoni groaned and the two start passing licks. "Hey! What the hell did I say?" 

"Stop!" Ken's deepening voice stopped the siblings from hitting one another instantly. "You moving all on my back. Move, Seona."

Seona lifted up so Ken could raise up and grab a whining Azoni off the back of the couch and to his lap making Shantey say, "I have to have a deep voice just for y'all to listen? Don't hit your sister anymore, Azoni. Understand?"

Azoni turned his face away with his head on Kens chest and Shantey scolded Seona next. "And you stop too. He's your little brother."

"He be one in two months." Seona held up two fingers and hit her small fist in her hand, "Then we fight all day long."

Neither Shantey or Ken could hold on the light laugh that came out at her action. With Seona being raised with nothing but fighting brothers all day, Seona has picked up on the habits and sadly she had it honest with her parents being fighters themselves.

"No. Won't be anymore more fighting, Seona." Shantey told her.

She made a 'yeah okay' face expression making Shantey chuckle. "Chile, this girl. How's football boys?"

"The coach mad corny," Cru responded instantly. "We two of the best players on the team already and he still leaving us on division two. We kill it every practice. But he got favorites."