𝖫 𝖤 𝖬 • 𝖮 • 𝖭 𝖠 𝖣 𝖤

XVII: Rather Die Young

ac·cept·ance :

"come with every wound
and every woman you've ever loved
every lie you've ever told
and whatever it is that keeps you up at night
every mouth you've punched in
all the blood you've ever tasted
come with every enemy you've ever made
and all the family you've ever buried
and every dirty thing you've ever done
every drink thats burnt your throat
and every morning you've woken
with nothing and no one
come with all your loss
your regrets,
sins
memories
black outs
secrets
come with all the rot in your mouth
and that voice like needle hitting record
come with your kind eyes and weeping knuckles
come with all your shame
come with your swollen heart...

i've never seen anything more beautiful than you"

_ _ _

Tayla let out a sigh as she opened her door to her house, letting her mother walk in. Already feeling a headache creep upon, she let out a breath as her mother marched in going straight to the kitchen.

"Now, you know I don't have dreams like that but tell me why I had a dream about fishes, Tayla?" Renee placed her hands on her hips staring at her daughter who just crossed her arms over her chest raising an eyebrow.

"And how do you know it's connected to me?"

"You're my only child."

"Okay, you had a dream about fishes before and turns out Gianna was pregnant instead." Gianna was Tayla's first cousin and closest cousin on her mom's side of the family. She of course had a family of her own including a new baby.

"No, I'm positive about this one."

"Oh, mother." Tayla rolled her eyes and walked in her kitchen going straight to the fridge. "Did you really come over here and interrupt my quiet time before Chris dropped Ayla back off? It was peaceful in here."

"Yes now go take a test."

"What makes you think I'm just lying around here with a pregnancy test?"

"Oh girl please. I seen the father of your child, you definitely have a stash somewhere -"

"Mom!" Tayla yelled out of frustration with a laugh following as the front door received multiple knocks on it. Some big and some small.

She walked over to her door and opened it, seeing her twins. Chris stood with a small smile on his face opposite of his daughter who was smiling big showing her new missing front tooth that fell out not long ago.

"What y'all smiling so big about?" She questioned as her daughter gave her a big hug like she didn't just see her mom four days ago.

"We had so much fun!" Ayla squealed making Tayla chuckle and Chris smile but shake his head.

"What y'all do?"

"Nothing to be real with you so I'm surprised she enjoyed herself. We just went to the zoo yesterday and then out to eat. Then we had a little movie sing-along night. Yo' daughter love Frozen." Chris rolled his eyes making Tayla smirk.

"She had you rewind Do You Wanna Build a Snowman, huh?"

"Like ten times." He groaned making her snicker. Chris's eyes flicker to behind Tayla seeing her mother there and he cleared his throat giving a warm smile and a wave. "How you doing, Mrs. Smith?"