India In The Hustle

Chapter 7

INDIA

   Opening my eyes hearing beeping noises along with an IV hooked up to my arm. Looking around as I saw my mom sleeping in a chair and my daddy talking to someone on the phone. "Mama." I said trying to talk but it was hard. It was like my voice was gone. I don't even remember how I got in the hospital. Raising up a little clearing my throat as my daddy turned around with his eyes wide opened.

   "Oh baby girl." He said coming over to me.

   "Candice wake up." He said slapping her booty as I rolled my eyes. He can't keep his hands off her. On second thought he is my dad and he has no chill.

   "What I tell you Warren about doing that." She said opening her eyes.

   "What did you say." He said as I rolled my eyes.

   "Whatever Warren." She said standing up. My mom reminded me of Beyonce mother.

   "I should be the only person eating that." He said as I turned my face in disgust who wants to hear this.

   "You crazy." She said turning around as he laughed. Am I missing something here.

   "Daddy." I yelled trying to get his attention.

   "My Indie is awake." My mom said running to me kissing my face. She knew I didn't like that.

   "Chill Candi you know she don't like that." My dad said handling me a cup of water.

   "If I want to kiss on our daughter I'm gone kiss her." She said kissing my cheeks again rolling my eyes I minds well let her do it.

   "Okay mama." I said that was enough of her kissing on my face. She better be glad I let her do it for so long.

   "How you feeling Love." She asked me pulling up a chair as she sat down.

   "I feel okay a little sore, but I'm confused why am I here." I asked her as she frowned looking up at my dad.

  "You don't know why you here baby girl." He asked me as I shook my head no.

   "India you and Brandon had a fight honey, but Morgan saved you. If she wouldn't had come at the time she did you probably would've been dead." She said holding my hand.

   "Yea baby girl you been out for almost a week." My dad said as I closed my eyes.

   "I'll go get the doctor." My mom said walking out the room as my dad walk up to me.

   "India why you didn't you tell me. You know I would always be there for you." He said.

   "I don't know daddy. I didn't want you to judge me because this was a recurring thing." I said as he smacked his lips.

   "Baby girl I would never judge you. I'm your dad. You are supposed to always come to me for help or anything you need. You know I'm always a phone call away." He said kissing my forehead as I smiled.

   "Hello Ms. Westbrooks." Switching my eyes to the door as I saw I'm assuming my doctor coming in followed by my mom.

   "How you feeling." He asked looking at me as I sat up a little.

   "I'm feeling okay just a little sore." I said watching my mom come sit down in the chair next to the bed.

   "Ms. Westbrooks we're you aware that you were one month and two weeks pregnant." He asked me as I frowned.

   "No I didn't." I said.

   "Due to the damage that your body went through. I'm sorry you lost it." He said as I put my head down.

   "You will be able to leave today, but I would advise you to get some rest Ms. Westbrooks. Your body been through a lot." He said leaving out the room as I laid back down turning over on my side.

   "I'm sorry Love." My mom said as I felt the tears sliding down my face.

   "It was my fault." I said staring at the wall as the tears continued to fall down my face.

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   "Crystal can I use your computer?" I asked coming into her room as she was on the phone talking. Leaving the hospital I came home with my parents. My mom she didn't think I need to be alone.

   Losing another baby it's hurts badly. I didn't even know I was pregnant at all. Brandon beat me almost to death and killed our child. I hope I never see him again ever in my life. I have nothing to say to him.

   "Mama said you need to be resting." Crystal said putting down her phone looking at me as I rolled my eyes. I couldn't rest, I had work needed to be done.

   "Mama don't run me." I said as she laughed shaking her head grabbing her computer.

   "Here but I'm not getting in trouble because of you." She said as I took it from her.

   "What you guys doing." Bree said coming into the room putting her arm around my shoulder.

   "Doing some homework like you should be doing." Crystal said making Bree smack her lips.

   "Girl I'm out if college unlike you." Bree said sitting on the bed.

   "Crystal you haven't start yet." I said.

   "I'm going to start on it." She said.

"Alright Crystal your crazy self not gone graduate." I said.

"Mama caught me and Malik." She said. That's what she get for bringing boys over here.

"What she saw." I asked her as Bree stood.

"Oh lawd my baby is not a virgin nomore. We need to go get her checked out." Crystal said as me and Bree laughed. She sounds just like her.

"She didn't do that." Bree said.

"Bye y'all." I said walking out the room but Crystal stop me.

"How you get the floor all by yourself that don't make sense."

"What you mean last born first serve." I laughed walking out the room.

ODELL

"Chyna chill." I said putting back on my shoes.

"No you chill Odell. How you gone leave me again." She said yelling as I walked out the bedroom.

"You know what you got going. Better be lucky I took you out." I said grabbing my keys.

"But you always leaving me Odell. All you do is come over and get what you want and I might get something to eat." She said as I turned around to look at her.

"Chyna are we together." I asked her looking as she rolled her eyes.

"No." She mumbled as I smirked.

"Alright then don't question me alright." I said walking out the apartment.

Me and Chyna wasn't together. I was just helping her out because she did some things for me. Chyna was always on some other stuff. That's why I stayed away from her but she did help me out with a few things. She was in college doing her own thing.

"You coming or what nigga." Morgan asked as I called her we had a new business deal.

"Yea nigga I got to stop by my moms real quick but then I'll be there." I said getting into my car.

"Alright man hit me up." She said as I hung up the phone. Morgan was my right hand partner. We been through a lot together.

At the age of 23 I had all the stuff I needed top of the game in California and in Atlanta. I need to provide for my mom and brother and working that nine to five wasn't cutting it so I start my business. A lot people aren't made for my lifestyle but I was. I had to because at the end of the day. You trust nomore and nothing can stand in my way.

India and Odell in the multimedia