MINES

Chapter 15

KEHLANI POV

It's been a month of me just laying around the house, now it's time for me to do something. I have to do something. The way my account is going I'm not gonna make it through another month which has me here calling all my connections to see if I can get a spot. I should like my name holds weight.

"Fuck..." I say as I wipe my face frustrated
I contacted everyone I know from high end fashion to regular, and everyone said no. Even got a hell no from Vans. Like Vans!! But Converses did say that they'll hire me...but as a cashier. I guess that's a good start.

But one thing Michelle from Michael Kors said that put fear into me was that my shot was done.

My shot, my opportunity is gone. No one wants me, cause this damn divorce is all over the damn place. Daze is making a mockery of me, it's bad enough the court files been airing out all of our business. And of course everyone is eating it up.

I put my head down defeated knowing what's the next places I'm gonna have to apply to; Mc Donald's, Wendy's, Five Guys, maybe even Bloomingdale's. No, Macy's. I go on each website applying to every damn job I see, I'll take anything.

My phone goes off and it's my lawyer. I quickly answer scared, cause of the way Daze been talking online; I wouldn't be surprised if she sends us back to court asking for more money.

"Hi Kehlani, how are you?" my lawyer says through the phone
"Hey, I'm making it....please tell me you have some good news....."

She take a deep breath and I know where it's going.
"No....sadly I don't. So Daze's lawyer filed a petition to review the divorce decree for half the house"

"What!?!"
"She said she didn't want nothing to do with the house and that I can have it. Why is she doing this!?" I add frustrated

"I don't know Kehlani. She got the best portion out of this divorce so I don't know... just greed. But that's not the worse part... It was approved. The judge approved it without us having the right to fight it. The judge ruled that it goes along with the divorce the splitting of everything...I'm sorry Kehlani. The judge ruled that the house has to be vacant and put for sale in thirty days"

"Oh my gosh"
"I'm so sorry Kehlani" she says but it sounds so far away

I sit on the floor in the living room not knowing what to do. My phone goes off again and it's Kalyn.

"Lani, Rae's school called and said you didn't pick her up. You need me to get her"
"Yes please" I mumble not even realizing how long I've been on this floor

Before I know it there's a knock at the door, slowly getting up I open the door not even looking at who it is. I go back into the living room.

"Hi Mommy" I hear Raelyn say
"Hey Rae"
"You okay Mommy"
"Y-Yes Mommy is good. I'm fine" I stutter lying as I quickly wipe the tears I want to shed so bad

Kalyn looks at me then tells Raelyn to go into the kitchen so she can eat her food they picked up.

"Okay Lani, what's really going on?"
"I don't have a job... and in thirty days I won't have a house"
"What? She asking for the house too?"
"Half. So we have to sell it and split the money"

"That fucking bitch...imma kill her"

I just chuckle feeling so drained.
"I'm tired Kalyn. I'm so tired. Tired of all of this!"
"Okay, I'm gonna stay with y'all and help as much as I can"