A Dream Turned Into A Nightmare

Chapter 8

KHALIL

I wake up to a buzzing feeling under my head. When I grab the phone from under my pillow and look down it's my uncle.

"Yo, what's up, Unc'?"

"Wassgood nephew" he says. "I'm like an hour away. Is Eli coming with you?"

"Yeah, Auntie Mel said that it's okay if he comes."

"Alright then, see you in an hour."

I hopped up from the bed and walked into the kitchen to find Eli pouring out cereal. "Sup, cuz?"

"Sup, cuz? Nigga I hope you packed your shit," I say before snatching the cereal box from him. "Don't be snatching nothing from me nigga. You don't pay no bills in this house." I stifle a laugh, "You don't pay no bills either."

"So," Eli starts. "How was your date with Laya," he says passing me a bowl. "It was cool. I mean, she not somebody of many words but when she got to talking it was good." I pour cereal into my bowl, "What about you bro, you think I don't know you was at some girl house?"

"Bro whatchu' talkin' bout?" he says, eating a spoonful of cereal. "When I got back home you wasn't here, so you had to have been at some girl house. "Nah, I just went out to smoke." I roll my eyes, "Since when do you leave the crib to go smoke?"

"Man–" I cut him off, "Matter fact, you probably went to go see Brittney ass." He put his empty bowl in the sink, "You always think you know shit when you don't!" I laugh, "Do you hear how you sound?" He walks away from me, "Whatever." I laugh again and continue eating my cereal. "Be ready in a hour" I yelled.

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I walk through the double doors of the hospital and make my way to the front desk. "Hi, I'm here to see Nicole Mitchell."

"Hi , yes she's in room 306 and there is only 2 visitors in the room at a time." The lady picks up a clip board and hands it to me. "Sign your names on the sheet and on the stickers then make your way up." She says sitting down.

"Ok thanks" I make my way to the elevator and press the 3rd floor. When I finally make it to my moms room number I knock on the already open door as I make my way in.

"Come in" I hear in a soft voice. "Hey mom, wassup" I say, smiling.

"Boy don't hey ma me , get over here" she says opening her arms . I walked over to the bedside and hugged her . She releases me from the hug and grabs my shoulders "Everything good how's school" she asked smiling.

It was typical of her to ask about me when she's the one in the hospital. "It's cool , it's just school"

My attention goes to the door when I hear a knock. It was Eli with a bunch of snacks in his hand.

"Get away from my aunty , I'm the one she wanna see" Eli says pushing me off the bed. "gimme a hug aunty" he says reaching over to hug her .

"Bro you the one who ditched me to go steal graham crackers.". He fanned me off and sucked his teeth "Man shut up them hospital crackers is different, I don't care what you say."

"Bro whatever" I say fanning him off. "did meesha come to see you yet ?" I asked my mom sitting in the bed with her."You know your sister, she called." She said as if it didn't matter, when it really did.

"She called , that's it?" I say arching my brow.I could see Eli looking between me and my mom.Eli already knows how my relationship with my sister is— not good at all .