QUINCY'S POV
I wake up to a phone call from my mom
"Ma'am" I say
"I need you to take Charlie for the week" she replies
"You know I have work and that he is not my responsibility"
"Quincy you think I don't know that shit I just need a break"
"A break from what you created?"
"Quincy I asked a simple question and I needed a simple answer not all this bullshit"
"Natasha did you relapse?"
She gets quiet
"Hello!" I yell
"Now what made you ask that?"
"Natasha Im not playing you can't be doing shit like that around Charlie....you know what Im on my way and he better be ready"
I end the call and throw on a hoodie and some sweats, I slip my slides on and head to my car. I drive to her house and I knock on the door. She comes to the door dressed in a robe and her eyes are deep and sunken. I push past her and head to Charlie's room. He's sitting on the bed dressed in his PJs with a bag packed next to him.
"Hey buddy you ready" I ask
"Yea" he replies
I grab his hand and his bag and head out the door. I strap him in his car seat and head back to my apartment. It's 4 in the morning. He ended up falling asleep so I carried him inside and laid him down on my bed and I went back to sleep. I wake up again around 11 am and I make sure not to wake up Charlie. I head in the kitchen and make a protein shake. I drink it and then get in the shower and get dressed. I wake up Charlie and get him washed up and dressed. I give him a bag of little bites and a small yogurt drink. We get in the car and I head to Nadia's place and tell her I'm outside. She hops in.
"Hey Charlie" she says
"Hiiiii" he replies
She kisses me on the cheek and we head to Walmart. We grab a cart and I put Charlie in the kids part. Nadia starts grabbing fruits and veggies, beef, chicken, shrimp, fish, frozen veggies, frozen foods, snacks, cereal, bagels, bread, beans, tacos, indian foods, Thai, oat milk, almond milk, yogurt, butter, eggs, cream cheese, more snacks, and a couple things for the house. We head to the checkout and she pays. She didn't want me to pay because I paid for her dinner last night. We head back to the car and load it up. We get inside and stop by Chic-fil A and get some food. We head back to her place and I help her bring in the food and put it away. We eat our food and then she gives us a tour of the house. I leave Charlie in her room while he watches Blippi and we go upstairs.
"Nadia I have to ask you something and its okay if you say no" I say
"Yeah"
"My mom relapsed and she gave Charlie to me can you watch him for a few days?"
"Baby of course he's just going to have to come to orientation week with me" she replies
I hug her tight and kiss her forehead
"You don't know how much that means to me Nadia"
"Baby I know that you have a lot going on and you work twelve hours shifts five days out of the week and that means you would have to take off and you have bills to pay"
A weight feels like its been lifted off my shoulders
"Thank you so much"
"Baby I got you okay"
I give her a big kiss, I head downstairs and tell Charlie what's up and he doesn't mind because he likes Nadia. She comes in behind me and grabs Charlies hand and walks him to the guest room.
"This is where your room will be while your here and there is a door right here that will give you access to my bathroom if you need to go. You can charge your tablet over here and you can watch TV. You can also have snacks in here if you don't make a mess" she says
"I won't make a mess I promise" he replies
"Good" she says smiling and then she tickles him and they laugh
"Okay guys I'll be back I have to go get your bag from my place" I say
They nod and Nadia wakes me out and kisses me before I head to my car. I head to my house and grab his bag and then I go to Natashas house because I refuse to call that bitch my mom. I get to her door and bang on it. She answers it
"Damn boy you knocking like you the police" she says laughing
I look and see her junkie friend Eloise passed out on the couch I slam the door behind me which makes her friend jump up.
"So this what the fuck we doing Natasha?" I yell
Her friend gets up and goes in the spare bedroom and closes the door.
"Look at you scaring my company" she says and sits down on the couch
The house reeks of cigarettes and liquor, I scrunch up my face
"I don't give two fucks about that shit Natasha"
"Look here boy you not finna keep calling me by my name"
"Then what the fuck should I call you...a junkie cuz that's what the fuck you are look at you"
"You don't know shit Quincy" she yells
"What the fuck don't I know! Huh?! I just had to leave Charlie with my girl because I have to work and our mom is a fucking junkie"
"You left my baby with some random bitch?!"
"Yo watch ya fucking mouth she ain't random or a bitch and Charlie loves her and he's safe there safer than he will ever be with you!"
She stands up and gets in my face
"At the end of the day you still a broken little boy feining for a father that left you!" she yells
"Your words don't hurt me no more, you are a sorry excuse for a woman and a mother look at you! You don't feel bad that Charlie had to deal with this shit...that my dad had to deal with your cheating ass. I know where he is and what he's doing! Do you? HUH?!"
She slaps me
"Yeah you got it for real I'm filing for full custody of Charlie you're done I hope you know that!"
"YOU CANT DO THAT" she yells
She tries grabbing my shirt but I pull away and head out the door
"YOU'RE A SORRY EXCUSE OF A MAN! YOU WILL NEVER BE NOTHIN! YOU WILL NEVER FIND LOVE! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU QUINCY! I SHOULD'VE ABORTED YOU AND THAT LITTLE MOTHERFUCKER CHARLIE!!!" she yells at me drunkenly
I look at her one last time get in my car and pull off. Before going to Nadia's place I pull over near a park to cry and scream. I hate her so much she used to never be like this she was loving and caring and then she got addicted to drugs. I hate that she gives me so much pain. I hate that I still love her. I hate that she is the only one that makes me feel this way and I hate that I know she doesn't mean those things she said she is just hurting. I can't let Charlie stay with her I have to get full custody and now I have to finally be a man and talk to my father.
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Generational Curses
NonfiksiNadia doesn't know the depth of her life. She only sees her mom as a workaholic and nothing more. Quincy sees his mom for who she is...a junkie, but is that the case? Who are they really deep down? Does Nadia even know who she truly is? Does Quincy...
