A week later
"I am thinking about going to a therapist." I said.
"Really?" Erika asked as she sat down on the couch while eating some popcorn from the bowl.
"Yeah I had some thoughts about it but I am going to do it so I get over the past and stop overthinking things." I told her.
After Clarence told me that I need to see a therapist and I was planning not to do it but changed my mind yesterday and made an appointment with a therapist today earlier in the morning.
Going to a therapist isn't a big thing in this family when I mean about that, I mean some certain people that have problems and doesn't want to go to therapy since sometimes it wouldn't help them at all or they ask the same stupid questions that their patients always hear all the fucking time.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" She questioned.
"Yeah, I do but why ask that?"
"Based on your body language, you look like you don't want to do it."
"I didn't want to do it but if I can last more than one session then I know it is helping me."
"Look baby I love you and I want to marry you so fucking bad but damn I really don't want this stupid shit ruin our relationship." I told Erika.
"I love you but yeah I really don't want to see us ruin it." She said.
I nodded and grabbed my phone that was on the table then looked at the text message that my mom sent me but I ignored it.
"Hey you don't have to say yes to this but would you mind if my brother stay here for a few days until he find a place to live?"
"Your brother the one that was in jail?"
"Sammy you know I have one brother but yeah that is him."
I chuckled. "He is out?"
I remembered him doing four years in jail and that was four years ago.
"He is but-"
"I don't have any problem with him staying here until he find a place to stay and a.....job."
"I don't like what he did but he is my brother."
"Yeah I get it but if he did something way worse than robbery, would you still-"
She cuts me off.
"No I wouldn't."
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Erika's POV
Flashback.....
"Erika where is your brother?" Mom asked as I hands her some medicine.
"I don't know because he haven't been home in a week." I told her.
"That boy always in and out of the house doing God knows what and I know your brother doesn't have a job."
I sighed. "Well I don't know what Tyrone is doing Mom."
As she swallowed the pills and drank the water that I gave her, my phone buzzed so I grabbed it from my pocket and looked at the text message before replying back.
"How are you and that boy doing?"
"We are doing fine and just been going out on few dates but I don't know if I want to be in a relationship right now because-"
Mom cuts me off and then put her hand on my face.
"You need to worry about yourself not me sweetheart because who knows how long I have on Earth."
"Mom don't talk like that."
"You don't need to only focus on me Erika, you need to focus more on yourself because there is great opportunities out there for you other than just taking care of me for the rest of your life."
"Mom." I said softly and I could feel the tears running down my face.
"Just promise me." She states.
"I promise."
A loud noise was heard coming from outside of the bedroom and I walked out of the room to see what it was.
"What the hell are you doing?" I questioned.
"Look I don't have much time okay, I need to go before they find me." Tyrone said as he was putting some things in a bag.
"I haven't seen you in a week and now you are leaving because someone is looking for y-" I trailed off and saw a other bag that had a lot of money on the floor.
"Where did you get the money from?"
"It is none of your fucking business and stay out of it alright." He said as he quickly zipped the bag.
"Please don't tell me that you are-"
"Again it is none of your business and I gotta go so tell mom I will be back in a few days until things clear up."
I scoffed. "I hate being the only one who actually taking care of mom and-"
"You think that I am not helping because I am so we can pay the bills alright and get mom the best healthcare that she needs."
"You don't even know if she going to-"
He sighed. "I know sis and I know damn well she will still be alive with us forever."
"Do you even have a job?"
"Don't worry about that just make sure mom is okay."
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Flashback ended.....
"Hey are you okay?" Sammy asked, making me snap out of my thoughts.
"Yeah I am fine." I said.
"I was thinking about ordering some Indian food, want some?" He questions.
"Yeah that sounds good." I told him.
"If something is bothering you, you can tell me you know."
"I will keep that in mind."
