When I made it home that morning I couldn't help the feeling in my stomach. I had to be to class in two hours and I was not feeling good.
I took a little nap then Miss Yana came and woke me up from off the couch.
"Good Morning Mamí. You need to eat." She told me.
"I'm not hungry." I yawned.
"You must eat." She nodded and went out of the room.
Nala usually didn't wake up this early so I would let her sleep. I ate breakfast and went to class. My professor was actually speaking really slow today and I was grateful. When I got home I decided to sleep and then do laundry.
As I walk into the laundry room I see jogging pants covered I blood on the floor. I look around and I see that is the only thing in here bloody. I walk back into the living room and look around. Miss Yana was gone for the day so I didn't understand who else could be in here.
"Nala?" I called. She was in her playroom downstairs. "Baby, come here." I yelled and rushed to her playroom. Luckily she had her headphones in on her tablet watching tv. She looked up and smiled at me.
"It's time to eat, mommy?" She asked taking her headphones off.
"I'll fix you some pizza rolls, okay?"
"Yes, ma'am." She smiled and got down to follow me. "I love you mommy."
"I love you too, sugar pie."
She sat at the kitchen table and I put her food in the microwave. While we waited I hurried to put the jogging pants in the washing machine. When I came back in the kitchen I almost had a heart attack. Cardo and Danny were sitting at the table.
Immediately I knew who's pants they were. Cardo smirked at me and stood. "Hey baby."
"Next time put your dirty clothes in the washer." I said curving his open arms. Cardo has a guilty face on as he walks towards me. "Now what if Nala had walked in here. She knows how to open doors." I chastise him.
"Dang baby I'm sorry I meant to throw them away." he tries to grab me but I lean onto the counter for support. Danny must have gotten Nala's food or something. The smell lit up the place. The smell of pizza suddenly disgusted me. I ran into the downstairs bathroom and threw up. When I walked back in after brushing my teeth I overheard Cardo.
"You'll watch tv with Uncle Dee for a minute." he asks Nala.
Cardo grabs my hand and pulls me to our room. He closes the door behind him and walks over to sit next to me on the bed. Grabbing my hand he kisses it and pulls my chin towards him. I'm forced to look him in the eyes as I try to fight it.
"You know I would NEVER hurt you right?" he asks me.
"Yeah?"
"Why you sound like that?"
"Nothing...."
"Baby Tell me."
"It's nothing you need to worry about. I'm the one you come home to every night." I roll my eyes and get up.
"What the hell you talking about?" he says confused.
"I have shit to do so if we done now, I'm gonna walk back downstairs."
