A Cry For Help

Cold-Hearted

Camry's POV

**Later That Day**

"Girl, why didn't you tell me you could sing?", Anisha asked me as we made our way in the house. She's been trying to get me to talk since earlier. "Camry?", she called out. I looked at her but I didn't speak. Anisha started looking for something. I grabbed my secret stash of weed from under the couch. I started rolling up and making a fat blunt.

"Aye Tink. I loveeeeee yoooouuuu. But you rolling that blunt wrong. You gotta keep it tight." I turned around at the sound of Deandre's voice. Anisha was playing a video that she recorded a long time ago. I wasn't even sad but tears started to fall from my face. "Right on time huh?", Anisha asked. I smiled and looked at my tight, neatly made blunt. "Yea right on time. I needed that.", I said smiling.

I watched the video over and over and cried everytime. It wasn't a sad cry but a happy one. Anisha sent it to my phone and I saved it. I started thinking about my girls and I was ready for them to come home. As if on cue, my phone started ringing.

CheChe: Hey Moma!
Ri: What you and NiNi doing?
CheChe: I weady to come home.
Ri: Did you cook?

"Hey moma's babies. Me and NiNi not doing anything and I didn't cook nothing Ri. CheChe, you want me to come get you?", I said responding to everything my girls asked. "Yes, mommie. I miss you.", CheChe said. I smiled and said, "I miss you too daughter."

I talked to the girls for a long time. "Okay put your daddy on the phone. I love y'all.", I said. "We love you too.", they said. I heard a lot of shuffling and then laughing. "Sup Tink?", Jay asked. "Nothing. Can you bring the girls home?", I asked. There was a long pause. "Aight. We on our way.", Jay said hanging up. For some reason, I didn't want him to get off the phone. I just wanted to talk to him like old times.

An hour later, the doorbell rang and I jumped up. "Hey moma's babies!", I said grabbing Chelsea out of Jaylin's arms. I kissed CheChe over and over. I put her down and did the same with Mariyah. "Okay Tink. Let them breathe.", Jaylin said between laughters. I looked at Jaylin and rolled my eyes. "Boy this has been the longest week! The only thing I ask, is to let me enjoy my daughters' presence.", I said hugging Mariyah again.

"You goin' stand there and let the flies in or what?", I asked sitting down on the couch. "Aw my bad.", he said hugging and kissing Mariyah and Chelsea. They ran to their room to play before bedtime. "Aight, I'll see y'all later.", he said. "I'll go get them ready for bed.", Anisha said walking up the stairs.

"Jaylin?", I called out as he was walking out the door. Something was taking over my body. "Yea?", he said turning around. I looked around and stood up. He walked closer to me and just kissed me. I didn't pull away either. I loved every moment of it.

But then I thought about Deona. "Wait Jay. I can't do this.", I said pulling away from the kiss. "What's wrong Tink?", he asked. I looked him in his eyes and I seen sincerity. "Tink if this is about Deona, I swear, I didn't know. Just give me another chance. I miss you. I want to be in my girls' life. Not just this weekend or week shit Tink. I want us to be a family together forever.", Jaylin confessed. "Look Jaylin. Deona is pregnant by you. Y'all have a lil girl on the way. That's my cousin. Us? Me and you? Don't even make sense any more.", I explained. "Well I guess this is another goodbye after another meaningless kiss?", Jaylin said walking out the door and slamming it.

"What the hell was that?", Anisha asked running down the steps. "That was just Jaylin leaving.", I said a little hurt. The kiss was amazing and it meant a lot to me. It brought back so many memories we had. But we can't continue something that was broken for a reason. "Did y'all atleast make up?", Anisha asked. "Well we kissed.", I started. "But..?", Anisha asked. "I brought up Deona's pregnancy and told him that our relationship was impossible to rebuild." Anisha looked at me and shook her head.

I looked away and ignored her gaze. I walked up the stairs to find my girls knocked out. I walked over to their bed and kissed them goodnight. "Moma love y'all. And know, I'll do anything to see a smile on y'all's face.", I whispered.

I went back downstairs and Anisha was sleep on the couch. I grabbed her a blanket out the closet and covered her up. I turned off the lights and made sure the door was locked. I walked upstairs and went into my bathroom. I looked in the mirror and saw my moma. She's been gone for 2 months. I missed her so much.

I turned on the water to the shower and I stripped out of my clothes. I got a body to die for. But I have two kids and no time for dating. I thought about Daijah but I'm pretty sure she wasn't thinking about me. I stepped in the shower and let the hot water hit my body.

I instantly thought about Deandre. Dre was the only person that could ease my mind. I guess that why everytime I let the water ease my mind, I think about him. I felt tears fall from my eyes. At first I didn't feel pain, they were just falling. Then I realized that I wouldn't be able to hug him, hold him, laugh with him or see him at all. All the good, bad and sad memories came to mind. I fell to the floor and screamed. "Come back Dre! Just for a day. I just wanted you to stay. Stay here with meeee!" I sang and screamed at the same time.

"Camry, you okay?", Anisha said in her sleepy voice. "No! I'll never be okay. My cousin is gone. I had to bury my favorite cousin today!", I screamed. Anisha helped me out the shower but I didn't want her help. "Leave me alone!", I yelled. Anisha continued to help me anyway. I know I was being stubborn but no one understand my pain.

When I got jumped by the Truman Triplets, Deandre helped me fight. When I dropped out of school, Deandre got a job and helped me support my kids. When Anisha left me, Deandre stayed by my side. When my moma got sick, Deandre came over everyday to help with her and my daughters. When I had to fight, Deandre was a step ahead. When I got raped by my uncle Calvin, Deandre killed him. Our bond was unbreakable until Kylen shot him. But REVENGE is a DISH best served COLD.