It's already been a week since Jey left and I miss him so much. But, Josiah has definitely been a riot to be around and Naomi brings her and Jimmy's kids over often.
My weekly routine has been about the same. Wake up, cook breakfast for me and Siah, get dressed for the day, then take him to school. I work out in the afternoon, before picking Josiah up and video call Jey at night.
Work has been fine. Busy as usual, since I'm a secretary. I still take calls, fax papers for my boss and attend meetings as usual.
My boss, Henry, understands what's going on with me and is very nice to let me work from home for the time being. Eventually, I want to go back to work, but for now, it's fine.
I get done with work a little later than usual, so I have to skip my workout for now and head over to Josiah's school to pick him up. While I'm getting dressed, my phone rings.
I quickly go to my charger and pick it up. I frown at the unknown number, but answer anyway.
"Hello?" I ask, as I continue to get changed.
"Aniyah? It's so nice to hear your voice."
I freeze at the voice on the other end.
"What do you want?" I ask coldly.
"Come on, don't be like that. Is that anyway to treat your grandpa?" He asks and I grind my teeth, to keep from cursing him out.
"You have some nerve. A real grandpa would've told me what happened to my mom and come to get me. A real grandpa wouldn't just call me whenever you need something. Now, what do you want?"
"Well, I'm sorry about that. I didn't know she was gonna run off like that. Your mother was a very troubled soul..."
"Yeah..I wonder how she got that way.." I mumble and he's silent for a minute.
"Look, I'm not perfect. Everyone has their own demons to deal with. Maybe if I was a better father...you'd still have a mother."
Tears fall down my face and I angrily wipe them.
"It's over and done with. She's gone and I never even knew you enough to care about you, so.."
"Then why do you? Care I mean? Why do you help me?..
"Because, I'M NOT SELFISH LIKE YOU TWO ARE!" I yell, letting my anger and hurt get the best of me.
I wipe my tears and breathe deeply to calm myself.
"Look, I have something important to do. When I get paid, I'll bring you some money." I say.
"Ok. This is my new number. You can call when you wanna meet."
"Ok. Bye." I hang up and quickly head to the bathroom to blow my nose.
It's 2:50 by the time I make it to the school and I just need to talk to someone. The conversation with my grandpa really has me worked up and emotional.
I don't wanna talk to Naomi about it, because I already know what she'll say. 'Stop wasting your energy on him!'
It's not that easy.
I grab my phone and scroll through my contacts.
Rikishi's name comes up and I press the call button.
It rings twice and he answers.
"Niyah, What's wrong?" He asks.
I feel new tears forming in my eyes.
"Why do you think something's wrong?" I ask, but the emotion in my voice gives me away.
"I know you, afa'fine. Tell me what's wrong." He says and I inhale shakily.
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Anytime, Anywhere For You
FanfictionGrowing up in a big city like Miami had its ups and downs. But, having Jey by my side made everything easier. It's not hard to fall in love, especially if it's with your best friend. Just romantic and mushy fanfic. There are some mentions of child a...
