Karma 3

Married

"We are here today to celebrate Andre Maldonado and Jania Flores' second go at marriage. Y'all some crazy motherfuckers but I love y'all ." Flock smiled raising his glass . I held Dre's hand as we sat at a table enjoying our meal. We decided to have a small wedding in the poconos. We moved back to New York after Rayne was born .Who would've thought that we would be together for 17 years now? I looked at our kids Cynsere, Sky , Rayne and Classyc. They are the future.

Cynsere just turned 17 and was on the basketball team at his high school, Sky was 13 ,Rayne 4 , and Classyc 7 months old. After I graduated college and received my bachelors degree we decided to stay out California. Dre and I got back together and we began doing things right. If It was one thing I've learned over the years it was to never chase a man let him chase you. Dre got his GED and began working for a company that sells medicine to pharmacies. Right up his alley. I looked around at everyone in the room and smiled. We made it.
"It's getting late let's get them home so we can smoke." Dre said kissing my cheek.
"I was thinking the same." I said putting Storm and Classycs jacket on. We got in the car and headed home. Dre's phone began to ring .
"Yeah give me 30 and I'll be there."he said to someone on the phone and hung up.
"Who is that ?"
"Flock. Gotta drop something off imma drop y'all off and I'll be home before 1."he said
"You promise D?" I said
"I promise baby." He said kissing me . We pulled up to the house and I helped the kids out of the car. Cynsere and Sky headed to their rooms and I got Rayne and Classyc In their beds. After finally getting Classyc to sleep I took an nice long shower. Dre came home at one and climbed into bed. He wrapped his arms around me and kissed my neck.
"I love you. I am glad we got it right."Dre said
"Me too."I smiled.
"I'm worried about Cynsere Dre...he's been failing his classes anf they are talking about kicking him off the team."
" worry about it. We are going to figure it out. Just fall back. I'll talk to him tomorrow."Dre said
I rolled over and kiss Dre before going to sleep. I had to get up early for work. The next day Dre got the kids ready for school why I went to work. I work for an older woman that live three blocks away from me and she used to be a nurse in Iraq. Her family had a lot of money and she owned a couple homes in different states.Ms Johnson was from Jamaica originally. She had eight kids and all of her kids live in different states. I feel bad for her because she was alone, and no one came to visit her to save her church friends and myself.
" good morning Miss Johnson how are you today?" I said walking in her house. She was seated in the living room watching Maury.
" I am doing pretty good Love 💙 can you please get my yogurt out of the refrigerator I told the caregiver last night to leave it in my bedroom refrigerator but she didn't." Ms. Johnson said while pulling out her knitting stuff . I handed her the yogurt and then sit and watched a movie with her. She was an easy client enjoyed working with her. I have to work. I'm headed home and began cooking dinner. Dre wasn't home but the kids were and they were watching TV.
" hey mom so there's this party on Friday can I go with Jermayne?" Cynsere asked twirling a basketball in his hands.
I turned around and looked at him, and said he even ask because of his grades were up to par .
" you have the nerve to ask me to go to a party, but your grades are bad son." I said.
" Mom..it is the first party of the school year and everybody's going to be there. I'll make my grades up .I've been studying can I please just go."Cynsere asked.
" talk to your dad and see what he says and then if he's OK with it then it's OK with me." I said.
Cynsere hugged me and gave me a kiss before a walking out of the kitchen. I came walking into the kitchen on her cell phone. She had her hair in a ponytail and was wearing shorts and a tank top. She just turned 13 started hanging out with some girls from the neighborhood. I didn't really care for.
" sky did you do your homework?"I asked her
"Yeah." She said not looking up at me. I heard a loud bang and Rayne started crying. I ran up the steps and she was laying next to my dresser holding her foot. One of my candles fell on her toe.
"Come here...come here I got you." I said holding her and looking at her toe. On the floor in front of the dresser and literally I haven't seen it before so I picked it up. It was a letter from Aaliyah that was addressed to Dre. I opened a letter and began reading it.
Dear Dre
I have been on good behavior. They are letting me come home early. I wrote your mama about nova and she's been cutting up she's 20 now she's been feeling herself. She's like Elise been on the same tight time and I got to deal with him too. When I get back the things I've been hearing about these kids. Anyways how are you and how is Nonny? I want to have a grown woman conversation with her when I come home no ill intentions.We just need a face to face talk. Much love.
Aaliyah
The Real Ms Maldonado
I laughed and crumbled the letter up. Put the kids to bed and waited for Jm to come home. We needed to talk, but I wanted her phone to sleep in in the morning. I was too tired to even say anything. I wasn't sure how I felt about the solution or even talking to her I wasn't afraid of her, but I knew she didn't change one bit.

I envied her a little because she had a hold on Dre and i just couldn't stand it . How he acted when she would call his phone,when someone started reminiscing about her he would get hype talking about the old days. He still loved her and killed me to see the shit. I couldn't understand why i wasn't good enough for him. Late that night Dre walked in carrying my favorite Candy and kissing me on the forehead.

"How was your day baby"He asked me while taking off his clothes and putting on his night clothes. I turned a movie on and laid back in the bed to get comfortable.

"It was okay."I said. Dre gave me a kiss and climbed in bed beside me. He smelled like alcohol a little but i didn't raise an issue. I watched my show for a little until it watched me.