Child's Play

XXVII

Jah'Sai Reed, 25
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

October 23rd...

I woke up randomly in the middle of the night and saw Dess sitting up just looking at the wall

"You ok?" I asked her sitting up she didn't move or anything

"Dess" she got out of bed and started walking

"I have to get the badge" she mumbled

"The fuck" I pulled my phone out calling Ari

"Hello" she asked sleepily

"Dess tripping ion know what's wrong" I said

"What she doing?" She asked

"She was staring at the wall and she walked away talking about a badge" I heard a thud making me get up

"Shit she sleep walking don't wake her up just try to guide her back to the bed" Ari said

Dess was looking at the frigde before opening it

"Clean up" she said

"Clean up" she repeated

"Polly want a cracker?" She started drinking the milk out the frigde before dropping it

She grabbed a knife making me put my phone down taking it out her hand

I turned the water on "wash your hands" I said

"Wash my hands" she mumbled before putting her hands under the water

The water eventually woke her up and she looked around confused

"Go to bed I'm finna clean this milk up" I said she nodded

"I'm s- don't be sorry it's ok go to sleep baby" I pecked her lips

"I love you" she said

"I love you more" I told he mopping the milk up
Before throwing the carton away I went back into the room and laid on the bed looking at Dess

"You good?" She nodded not looking at me and barley blinking letting me know she was dissociating

"Come here" I pulled her on my lap letting her lay her head on my chest

"Let's watch something" I said

"You wanna watch twilight?" She shrugged I just turned it on cause she kept telling me she wanted to watch it but Ian wanna watch that shit

I turned it on and instantly frowned my face up from ole girl saying she never gave much thought to how she would die but dying in the place of someone seemed like the way to go

"The fuck.." I mumbled

I started watching the movie cause it was confusing dysfunctional and surprisingly good

"Ouuu bitch you know you forgot to wash yo coochie why he turn his face up like that?" Desireé busted out laughing at this point she wasn't dissociating anymore