If I Stay

Chapter 22

Dear princess I'm sorry I'm not here this morning I have a teachers meeting and will be home late afternoon call me if you need anything don't forget to do your home work! Love you xx  Again she rips the paper like she did with the last note and goes downstairs to find stacks of a nightmare come true on the kitchen table. Another letter was set on top of the worksheets. Michael: Don't sweat I made breakfast. She rips the note and get's the breakfast sitting on the counter. She goes back to the kitchen table to start her homework. She sighs doing a couple math problems. She decided to call Joey to help her with her math problems. "I'm on my way." In the car she borrows Joey's phone to call Michael since she doesn't have Michael's number. "Baby! I'm in a meeting." He whispers. "Sorry I'm going to Joey's house so he can help me." She can hear Michael's annoyed breath. " Ok. Don't fucking around see you soon princess." He makes a kiss over the phone. "Yeah I love you to!" She says hanging up. They walk in and go to Joey's room. "Michael gave you a lot of home work!"  "It's ok I'll just give you the answers since he gave me the same thing. "Thanks." She copied every bit of home work he had and was working on the last sheet. "My hands are tired." She puts the pencil down and rubs her hands to soothe the pain. "You know your going to need to put Michael's contacts in your own phone right?"  "Yeah I'll ask him when we're home." Joey smiles. "Michael says he's coming to get you." He looked at his phone. "Ok." Joey helped Kyela store all of her homework in her backpack. "Thanks." Joey shakes his head. "Stop thanking me Kye." She started down the stairs and Joey gave her some chocolate cookies. "Mom made some." She nods her head. "Great Michael and I can share them." Joey looked disappointed. "I made them only for you to eat but ok." She raises her eye brows up. Michael walks up to the door. "Mikey!" She runs to give him a hug. "Hey princess, You finished your homework right?" He looked her in the eyes. "Yeah Joey helped me remember?" Michael scoffs and walks her out the door. She mouths bye looking back to Joey holding the cookies. Kyela takes a bite of Joey's cookies he made. She savored the melted chocolate in her mouth it was so good. "What are you eating princess?" Michael couldn't tell because he was driving. "I'm eating Joey's cookies he made for me only but I told I would share with you." Michael's face churned. "Me eat shit? No way." He argues. "Baby come on try some please? It's soo good." Michael lost his battle. "Ok only because I love you." He took a bite of the cookie Kyela took half a bite out of. "Wow this cookie is good." Kyela smiles saying I told you. She finishes the cookie and saves the rest for home. Michael takes Kyela's bag and they walk inside. "Kyela will you be Mrs.Jackson?" He bends on one knee hold her hand. "Um now or in the future?" But inside she wanted to say yes. " In the future after you finish high school." Kyela was so excited. "Yes. After high school." She hugs him. "I'm sorry I don't have the ring but I'll just wait till the right time." He smiles getting up. "I wish you told m you had that mean last night. I'm not mad at you I'm just pointing it out."  "Sorry I just didn't want to tell you while we had time for each other last night." Kyela took out the milk so they can share the cookies together. " Here Michael." Handing it to them. They both enjoy the cookies as they take the first bite.

*A year later* Joey and Kyela are in school rehearsing for graduation coming up tonight. She knew Michael was proud of her and her mom. She couldn't wait for graduation they practiced when to get up and get the diplomas and also practiced the graduation song they were going to sing. Everybody autographed year books and color ripped up shreds of paper was flying every where. Kyela and Joey both laughed running down the hallways to their lockers cleaning out. "Do you want to sign my year book?" Someone asked. "Awe sure." She answers, she passes the book back to the student. "Thank you!" Joey and Kyela closes the lockers and roams around the hall. "So are you nervous for graduation Joe?"  "Not really, what about you?"  "A lot. I have to see the real world now and scared."  "Don't be embrace it you'll enjoy adult hood you get more opportunities."  "Yeah like a job."  Kyela jokes but serious at the same time. Michael shows up next to Kyela. "Hey Joey." Joey nods In response. "My princess is graduating I'm so proud." He kisses her cheek. "Can I sign your year book?"  "Of course Mr.Jackson." He gave his signature and gave the book back. Michael whispers in her ear. "I'll see you at graduation princess." He walks away to monitor the students in the hall way. "Let's walk home." Kyela and Joey get's to his house and her mom comes running to Joey. "I can't believe my little boy is graduating I'm so proud of you." She gives him a motherly kiss and she noticed Kyela. "Sorry Joey. Hey Kye Congrats." She winks and Joey blushes from the kisses his mom gave her knowing Kyela looking. " Your not alone my mom does the same." Joey and Kyela dresses up for their graduation. Kyela wanted to dress and impress since Michael was going to be there cheering her on.