A Unique Crossover

Chapter78: Mom's tattoo

Eversince I was a kid, I never understood the phase 'Blue Monday'. It was this crazy and silly thing to call a day that many aren't fond of. Especially whenever things go wrong or work had been extra.

First, people put the emotion of sadness and loneliness with the color to describe how they're feeling. Then, they used it to describe a day that wasn't favored. I'd always thought that they were just being overly dramatic or overexaggerate. That their bad day needed to be dramatically spoken of.

But somehow, today, this particular Monday, I was feeling blue. My family and I were feeling very much blue. Because today is the fifth anniversary of Mom's passing. Right after my thirteenth birthday.

This day is one filled with so many emotions. Emotions that I really wasn't looking forward to. Last night, I asked David if we could book a flight to another country where it's still my birthday. Just so that I won't have to face today.

But that didn't happen, of course. He told me that it would be ok that today would go by 'smoothly'. He reminded me again this morning when he called. And all I wanted was just for him to be with me and just hug me until this day was over.

It's been five years since that horrible and painful day, yet it always feels new. Always feel like we've just lost her last night. And not five years ago. Never thought I could ever dislike a day like this.

After having quiet and sweet breakfast at Anthony's house before coming to Drix's Ink. Holding a folded piece of paper with a drawing that I've carefully and clearly described to Frankie as he was putting on paper.

Softly, a head lay on my shoulder, "That's pretty, cuz."

Smiling as I lay my head lightly on top of Haylie's, "It's the design for my tattoo. Already gave it to Uncle Drix for later."

"Do you think Uncle Drix would be offended if I ask Taylen to do my tattoo?" Haylie asked nervously while I tried not to show my nervousness. Fiddling with the string of her ripped jeans, "He kinda seemed off when we were on the beach, and I wanna know if he was ok."

I know that Cameron had talked to Taylen after Haylie made it crystal clear that she doesn't want to date. And that he was crashed to hear it. I thought she hadn't noticed anything. When we got to the shop, he tried to act normal, hugging her without making his heartache too obvious.

Clearly, Haylie caught onto something being wrong, but I wasn't gonna tell her, "I don't think Uncle Drix will mind."

Rebecca walked out of the ink room hand in hand with Joshua. Who looked more in pain than my sister. It's his very first time getting a tattoo, not because everyone was doing it. But because he had a special relationship with Mom as a son-in-law and wanted to represent that the same way we all were.

Coretta would have joined us, but because of her being pregnant, none of us wanted anything bad to happen to her and the babies. And Rose was still breastfeeding Kayla. So, instead of getting a tattoo, Anthony and Johhny had gotten her and Rosebella a string art portrait of a lion. Similar to Mom's tattoo.

Uncle Drix smiled towards me, Haylie and Dad. We were the last to have our tattoo done while Taylen walked out of the room with Johnny, "Who's next?"

Casually taking Haylie's hand while standing up, "We are, Uncle Drix."

I watched how Taylen's shoulders slightly tensed up, and his eyes were almost quietly begging that I was his next client. But as much as I would like to put him out of his misery, sometimes a guy has to be a man. He can't stay away from my cousin forever. Cameron and I won't let him.