"Well hello my angels" my grandmother greeted us warmly at the door.
"Hey Nana" Jade And Lanise both said.
"Hey Gigi" I said giving her another hug.
My grandmother insisted we did not call her "grandma". Ive been calling her Gigi ever since I was old enough to talk. Yvette Harris wasted no time teaching me.
"Hey my Yada, how have you been? "
"Ive been fine. The Lord has been blessing me and I cant complain. "
"Good. And speaking of the Lord, yall haven't been to Church in a while. Yall will be going tomorrow. "
"Yes ma'am "
"And how is things with LaToya " she said with a certain look of worry in her eye.
"Same. She's run of the with some man named Charles on "vacation" for two weeks"
"And left her children? Why haven't you guys been here?"
"Well that's what I need to talk to you about"
"Ok Im listening"
"Well I found us a place. We haven't been at our old house all week. I saved up money from my job and was able to get an apartment thats about five minutes away from here. My boyfriend gave me the money for my furniture --"
"Boyfriend?Is he expecting this money back or some type of favor?" she looked at me with a stern look
Gigi had always been on me about being independent and depending on no one, because of the type of mother I had.
"No ma'am. He is really good and wants to help me out. I explained to him my morals and the reason why I can't let him take care of me, that I was independent and I had to be a good example for my sisters. "
"Good, so your new place?"
"Yes my furniture is being delivered today and I already have my house hold items. I just have to go grocery shopping with the girls"
"Well alright, Im proud of you, I knew you could do it. You have big things coming your way. "
"Yes ma'am, I learned from the best."
"What are you going to do about your mother when she returns.? "
"Well after I turn 17 Friday, Im filing for emancipation and guardianship. "
"Thats a big step. And its not easy"
"Yes ma'am I know. But I also have one rule. My mother is not to find out where I live. And I dont want her near the girls if they're here. "
"Alright. I can do that "
"I also start a new job next week so they might be here some throughout the week. "
"How about this, the night before you start just bring them over here and they can stay that week, so you can have a break before you take this next big leap into adulthood. "
"Thank you so much Gigi"
"No problem, just know you're an adult now ,so you are responsible for these girls. No more marijuana or alcohol. They dont need another LaToya. "
I shivered at the thought.
"Yes ma'am. Its time for my furniture to be delivered. Ill be back for the girls tonight. "
"Alright sweetie, good luck"
I headed back in the direction of my apartment. I didn't mind walking. I enjoyed the scenery of Grove Valley.
YOU ARE READING
Fed Up
Teen FictionYasmine Harris is about to turn 17 years old. She's basically been on her own since she was 12 due to her mother's neglect. But she decides she will no longer put up with their harse living conditions. She wants to take her to sisters and raise them...
