Keyanna
I walked downstairs with my hair in a bun. I seen DK sitting there with one of his legs spread out. He was to busy on his phone, but knowing him he was probably just looking at shoes.
I sat next to him and took a quick glance and seen he was really looking at shoes.
"Ya buyin' me some shoes DK?"
He didn't even look up. He just refixed his hat and continued to swipe away.
I knew he hated having talks like this. This was not the first time we had a talk like this. The first one was when my mama was telling us that she kicked my sister out of the house. Another one was when she needed money to pay rent so she told us to help her out or else we'll be out. DK, my sister Ranae, and I were all smart so we ended up having to do some peoples' homework for cash, or even giving them a cheat sheet on a big test or quiz, we also ended up cleaning up our neighbors houses but we still were not capable of getting the cash. Jessica my other sister some how was able to add up the price to the rent even though none of us knew how, we didn't think about it because we were all happy that we didn't have to worry about loosing our home. I gotta be honest life was rough growing up but knowing I had my siblings was the only thing that kept me up and running.
"August ya hea', good now I could start."
August took a seat on the couch right next to me and whispered in my ear.
"It ain't easy trying to put a boner out" He informed me.
I had a small smirk on my face then looked at my mama.
"Okay I know I haven't been the greatest parent in your life's--"
"Tuh you think?" DK rudely said using his phone and giving her no eye contact.
"That's why I'm trying to confront yall now." She stated
"Shouldn't Jessica, and Ranae be hea' also?"
"They should but they don't answer my calls anymore." My mama said lowly taking a gulp.
"Hmh wonder why--"
"DK, please lemme speak then you and Keyanna could say whatever yall wanna say after I'm done" She informed us.
DK was silent.
"Ok, so back to what I was saying. Um I first wanna start off with saying sorry about what I did to yall. I know life was not easy and I know that by you guys all having to put up with all that shxt I caused must've caused you guys to hate me and know me as a terrible mother and I accept that."
She bit her lip trying to hold back her tears.
"So let me start off with meeting you're father. We we're both in high school and with us being in love we did many things that we're never thought about. Dontel. He was the love of my life and as much I try not to believe it, its true I still loved him. We just had so many things that we related on. Dontel you're father, wasn't born hea' he was actually born in Puerto Rico. He moved hea' when he was 14, I came hea' from Cape Verde when I was 13 same year as you're father. We both went to the same church and our parents knew eachother. But let's move on , Dontel and I were both in the same classes in high school. I went off to my junior year and he was in his senior year. He was suppose to be in his freshman yea' of college , and I was suppose to be a senior but with us coming from a different country and all they made us stay back a yea'."
DK continued to lurk through his phone and I just ignored him staying close up to August who arm was wrapped around me.
"Anyway, it was prom. A week before Dontel, ya father graduated. My parents was real strict just like his parents we're too. Both of their focus's were on school and church nothing more. We couldn't even hang after school cuz they were both scared that we'd get caught up in the wrong influence."
