Only Time Will Tell

Chapter 3

clyde: say that shit again?

marisol: what?

clyde: what did you say about ariana?

marisol: she has a man

clyde: no she fucking doesn't

marisol: how do you know shes my cousin?

clyde: naw fuck you mari go kill yourself or something forreals fuck

marisol: yea kill myself wonder what shes gonna think when she finds out you fucked around with her cousin

clyde: fuck you

he left and tried calling her .. he took out his burner

clyde- this ariana?

ariana was 6 months pregnant with her babyboy at this point working to pay her bills ..

ariana- depends whos this?

clyde- its clyde answer me

she froze in her steps

manager: you ok? baby coming?

ariana: no no .. um shit its my mom is it ok if i take the night? shes been sick

manager: yea go for it girl take tomorrow you have the pto its ok

ariana: thank you

she grabbed her keys and walked out to her car and went home

alicia: ariana

ariana: mom i cant answer him i cant?

she shook her head as she looked down weak

ariana: whats wrong? how was the doctors appointment?

alicia: no lets talk about you first what happened?

ariana sat down across from her

ariana: mom? are you ok?

alicia: im not but it'll be ok babygirl you know that

in the 6 months that they had moved out.. alicia had gotten sick she started going to the doctors a lot pushing her to quit her job due to her sickness

ariana: im worried about you though? this doesn't matter?

alicia: it does its about his father what did clyde say?

ariana: to answer him but i dont want to..

alicia: you should so you can finally decide if you wanna tell him or not its been in your mind to much

she nodded

alicia: but i hope you tell him so this lil one can have the father you didnt babygirl do it for me

ariana: ill tell him if it feels right if it doesn't then it doesn't

she nodded as she got up and pulled out some papers from her purse

ariana: whats all this?

alicia: i have cancer .. stage 4 it only took 5 doctors and me begging and getting a thousand of blood tests but yea

ariana sat back .. speechless

alicia: get up and go make this call do what you have to for your son its all gonna be ok

ariana: its not going to be ok mom

alicia: ariana isabella get up go make this call its time you grow up your 6 months pregnant .. there's nothing you can do for me I have more appointments I'm gonna go and deal with it but atleast we have answers ok? We don't have time to be sad and depressed ok I'm gonna get threw this your gonna concentrate on your son go call his father

Ariana: ok I will

She got up and went to her room she broke down cleaned herself and grabbed her phone and called him

Clyde- Ariana?

Ariana- hi

Clyde- how are you? You've had me blocked this whole time? Are you serious?

Ariana- I had to .. I didn't want you to come back to me if there was no way for me to come back I didn't wanna give you hope I'm sorry but I'm good ok I guess and you?

Clyde- you gave me no hope when you stopped answering I was checking in on you looking for you out there threw homies but I get it I guess you really don't want shit with me anyways

Ariana- why you saying it in that tone? I didn't wanna drag you along Clyde I didn't

Clyde- drag me along or lead me on?

Ariana- lead you on? How?

Clyde- I heard you got a new man your living a new life?

Ariana- who told you that?

Clyde- marisol

Ariana sighed

Clyde- so it's true

Ariana- is it true your sleeping with her? I heard that from her a couple weeks ago how do you think that made me feel haw? Wanna know what ... I got a lot going on ok I hope your ok live your life I huh I

Clyde- how can I live my life when I haven't been the same since you left yea marisol got at me we've done our shit but she isn't shit to me I swear I love you I still do Ariana please?

Ariana- Clyde I can't do this right now ok? My life's shattering before my eyes im losing my mom we left my dad I dropped out and and

She broke down .. she had no one to confide in he was her say person

Clyde- Ariana im sorry.. babygirl don't cry ok? What's going on? Why did you drop out? What's wrong with your mom? I thought y'all would come back this past summer? Like you did last summer??

Ariana- its just a lot .. we didnt go because my mom got sick and we left my dad i been working doubles to help her out i guess us out honestly

clyde- is she ok? your grandma hasn't said anything?

ariana- i wanna say she is because i have to stay positive for her but its a lot to explain.. im sorry i caused you pain i didnt mean to i just didnt want to give you some type of hope when i kinda knew that would be the last time i would see you

clyde- you swear you ain't coming back you still have family you can visit at least?

ariana-not anytime soon with work and stuff its a lot

clyde- ok then ill go to you what do you say? i dropped out i been working doing my thing i can afford it?

she looked down at her belly

clyde- or you dont want me to? do you even wanna see me again? fuck this was mistake .. i should've left you alone

ariana- its not a mistake its just a lil to much right now like i said i have a lot going on i do wanna visit but huh i cant speak about whats going on with my mom im sorry though we can keep in touch? if marisol doesn't try to kill you i knew she had a crush on you

clyde- marisol wont be an issue i promise .. i just want you back in my life babygirl thats all even if we're just homies

ariana- ha yea