"You deserved a real man to protect you and take care of you." Mm. So much for that. "How could I have done that sitting behind bars?" He takes my face in his hands. "There wasn't a day that went by where I didn't think about you, baby."
I close my...
I wasted no time rushing back to the hospital the next morning. When Mama gave the news that Damian was awake, a wave of relief washed over my brothers and I. These past two weeks have been one hell of a drunken roller coaster. Imani found me a couple of times knocked out in all different areas of the house. I'm just grateful she was more understanding than judgmental like she used to be.
I got a call from the hospital letting me know I can take Damian home. Thank God. I drove fifteen minutes to the hospital and asked the nurse for access to Damian's room. When I arrived, the door was cracked open a bit. On the other side, I can hear my brother praying, so I quietly pushed the door open. He's in one of the chairs with his back turned. I didn't want to interrupt him, so I allowed him to finish.
"..... Mentre mi inchino a mio Padre alle porte del Cielo, ti chiedo, potente Dio, di continuare un sentiero di forza e guida. Grazie per avermi dato l'ennesima possibilità in questa vita e in tutte le mie esperienze quotidiane. Per questo, sono molto grato e non ti deluderò più. Il mio cuore è grato. Farò tutto bene questa volta. Non solo per me, ma anche per lei. Mi fido di te e confido che nessun lavoro malvagio sarà mai in grado di conquistare di noi ancora una volta. Nessuna arma formata contro di noi prospererà. Nel nome di Gesù. Amen." He kissed his necklace. (As I bow to my Father in the gates of Heaven, I ask you mighty God to continue a path of strength and guidance. Thank you for giving me yet another chance at this life and all my daily experiences. For that, I'm highly grateful and I won't fail you again. My heart is thankful. I'm gonna do it all right this time. Not just for me but for her as well. I trust you and I trust no evil work will ever be able to conquer over us once more. No weapon formed against us shall prosper. In Jesus name. Amen.)
"Amen." I chimed in.
"Heyyy." Damian's voice filled with praise as he carefully rises to his feet. "Dom.." he embraced me.
I tightly hugged my pain in the ass little brother back. I try my hardest to hold back any tears.
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
"It's okay, man."
"Non farlo mai più, cazzo." (Don't ever fucking do that again)
He chuckled before pulling away, but rests his hand on my shoulder. "Sono sicuro che avresti fatto lo stesso anche per Imani." (I'm sure you would've done the same for Imani, too)
I nod in agreement. It's true. Any man would for the woman they love. "You ready to get out of here?"
"Been ready since I woke up." He states, pulling a clean shirt over his head. "Did Mama tell you?" Referring to his biological father.
"Yeah, but we don't have to talk about that." I notified, sitting in the chair he was just previously in.
"What the fuck was he doing here?"
I shrugged. "We're all still wondering the same thing. Pop was gonna fuck him up as soon as he walked through the door."
