CHRONICLES OF A GOOD GIRL: The player's wife

Chapter 14

RENAE

Dae played the Patriots last night and he had an awesome game, they didn't win but he did do his thang. I called his coach last night and spoke with him. I had to be very candid about the situation because I needed him to come home. The coaches dnt like the players to miss games and Dajon damn sure dnt like to miss them either. In this case he has to because the way mama was looking aint no telling how long it will be.

I'm sitting in the airport waiting for him, usually he just calls a car . They kids are with the babysitter because I dnt need any distractions right now. This is gonna be one of the hardest conversations I ever had. I walk over to the gate to meet him. I see him coming out with a look of worry and concern on his face. I told his coach not to tell him the reason why he had to come home and I didn't tell him either.

"Hey" I said as I hugged him

"Hey babe" He said as he kissed my cheek

"How was your flight?"

"It was straight."

We walked to the car in silence, him holding my hand. He put his bag in back and opened the door for me and I got in. I was about to pull off but he stopped me.

"Nah wait. Just tell me Nae what is it. You called coach for me to come home so this has to be serious. I dnt wanna wait no more just give it to me straight. Is it the babies did something happen."

I took a deep breath before I began. I held his hand and looked at him trying to hold back my tears.

"Its not the babies its Mama Carrie."

"What happened Nae"

"After we got off the phone telling her about the twins we had a very important conversation. She wanted me to be the one to tell you. She told the doctors she wasn't going to do anymore treatment"

"What!!. Nae what you talking bout she not gone do it no more, she need that to get better"

I stopped talking for a moment so he could let what he just said sink in.

"Damn" He said and hung his head

"Mama said she is tired Dae and she just wants to rest. She said she has been fighting all this time because she knew you needed her, she knows she is your only parent and you need her but she is just tired. She feels like she doesn't want to go out with needles in her arms and being pumped with different medicines and just laying in the hospital bed. She wants to leave in peace They Doctor said she isn't getting any better baby her body isn't responding."

"She cant do that Nae, she cant. I dnt wanna live without my mama" He said as he broke down.

We sat there in silence and I held him as he cried. It killed me to see him like that.

"Where are the kids ?"

"With Abby" I responded

"Ard we gotta go see her"

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DAJON

Listening to Nae tell me what was going on was one of the hardest things I ever had to hear. The last thing I want to do is not have my mama around. I cant believe she made that decision without me. I feel like she just giving up man. What about me and the kids we need her. Am I being selfish and unreasonable to ask her to keep fighting when she feels she is too tired too. Ion know but all I do know is that would be the hardest thing I would ever have to deal with.

Nae and I rode in the car in silence the entire way to the hospital. This shit got my mind going crazy. I hoping I can still go in here and change her mind but if I know anything bout my mama is when she says it that's it.