Fatima Taylor
"You gonna ignore me, how long?" Zac said as we both took the throw pillows off the bed.
"What do you want me to say Zac? You wanted me to kill my daughter... she's on suicide watch at a hospital and still thinks she'd be better off dead. So what do you want me to say Zac?"I said defeated.
"I don't do that I wasn't asking you to kill her I was asking you to let her go."He said
"I might as well...I left Zac!To go to work...I left my daughter here while she was hurting while she needed me for work.her blood was on my hands...You weren't there you don't understand."I said as we both had tears running down our face.
"There is it... so you blame me? Is that what it is?"he said
"I blame myself! This would've never happened if I would've been there . I should've been here. Now look at us...Karter was right everything is different now." I said getting in to the bed as I felt him reach for me.
"Don't." I said as my back was turned towards him.
"Fatima-
"Goodnight Zac. I have to meet with your baby mom and Karter's therapist tomorrow. Please." I said nonchalantly as I heard the bedroom door close after a few moments of silence.
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Next Day
"What are you doing here ? Where's My son?"Heather said as I sat down putting my purse beside me.
"He sent me."I said as she sent to get up.
"Heather please."I said not wanting to go through all this right now.
"I don't have nothing to say to you."She said
"My son is not going to talk to talk to you without my approval.He's 17 this case is going to get dragged out and he'll be grown before you make it to court. If you do he's still 17 there just going to ask him what he wants to do and it definitely want be in your favor. Do you really want to waist money and resources just to be disappointed? Sit down."I said as she listened.
"What are your true intentions? I wasn't even going to agree to this but I wan5 to give you a chance and giving the circumstances I now understand that as a parent we sometimes don't always have the child's best interest at heart though that'd be our intentions. I want the best for my kids all of them . I'm not trying to argue with you it's pointless and frankly Tiring . Don't waist my time." I said
"I'm in a better space not. I know I'm not you and Zac but I do love my son.And I don't want to leave this world without making things right. Or without my son even knowing who I am. I'm not the same woman I used to be Fatima. I just want to see how my baby has grown and the things he's accomplishing and continues too. But not from afar. I want to be involved."She said as I nodded.
"Ok."I said
"Really?"she said shocked.
"You say you've changed so show me. If you hurt my son heather i promise you I will be the last thing you remember and see. I will kill you and walk out with a smile on my face. I am not stable right now so I sudjust you tread lightly."I said
"Thank you so much. You won't regret it."She said smiling.
"For your sake I hope not."I said getting up.
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"Mama I don't need therapy."Karter said rolling her eyes.
"It's mandatory actually it wasn't only my idea. Your doctor thinks it'll help if you actually open up and talk to someone about what's going on baby...please just be open to this."I said as she held up her arm that was chained to the bed.
"Not much of a choice huh?"She said as I rubbed my temple sighing.
"Baby girl I'm not trying to do this. I'm trying to be a better mother because obviously I've been slacking. But you have to work with me here. Just try to understand. I don't want you to do anything that you don't want to do but ultimately in this case it is not up to me or you. With the freedom I do have I did pick a therapist I think you'll love."I said
"I'm not trying to throw jabs at you mama that's not what I meant. I'm saying I don't need a therapist because I know how to talk... y'all just didn't listen..."She said as my heart dropped I didn't know how to respond to that.She was right I can remember all the signs. All the red flags.All the times karter wanted to talk to me and I brushed her off because I was doing something. I was brought out of my thoughts by her walking in.
"Ms. Avery what are you doing here?"Karter said as I stood up to shake her hand.
"Hey Mrs.taylor. And nice to see you too karter."Ms.avery said
"Sorry. I just wasn't expecting you. We're waiting on a therapist..."she said
"Here I am."She said
"What?"Karter said
"Ma.Avery happens to be a certified therapist she's does it outside of teaching. Ali remembered how special she was to you so I gave her a call and updated her on your condition. And that reminds me I'll get out of here and let you too talk. I'll be outside on the phone with your dad filling him in.Just yell for me if you need me."I said kissing her forehead as she said thank you.
