India In The Hustle

Chapter 12

ODELL

   "Ma where you at?" I said walking inside the house looking for her but I didn't see her.

   "I'm in here Odell." She said as I hears her voice coming from the kitchen. Walking into the kitchen seeing her smiling.

   "Mama what wrong." I said looking at her as she smiled harder. It makes me thinks that this wasn't an emergency.

   "Jazzy came home Odell." She said as I took a deep breath. I could really hurt my mom feelings for calling me out my business trip. Jazzy was my little sister who just graducated college. Yes I was happy for her because I wanted her to follow her dreams.

   "Mama I know you happy but that could've waited until I got back." I said as she rolled her eyes.

   "Boy if I tell your little smart self tocome home you come home." She said as I scratched the back of my neck.

   "Where she at? I don't see her." I said sitting down looking at my phone to see Chyna callingme.

   "She went to the store for me." She said as I turned around to see her staring at me.

   "What." I asked her as she shooj her head laughing.

   "So how was your trip." She said smirking at me.

   "It was fine mama." I said the way she looking at me had me thinking what she was up to.

   "Your little friend came over here talking about I'm gone be a grandma. I almost slap her." She said as I frowned. I know she not talking about Chyna.

   "Who you talking about ma." I said watching her take out a perfectly rolled blunt.

   "Your sidepiece the girl with the fake booty." She said grabbing her lighter.

   "Odell you better had a condum over your picece with that girl. She is tricky." She said as I stood up going over to her kissing her cheek.

   "Tell Jazzy I'll come back later." I said as O walked out thehouse. If this girl lying she about to get mess up. I know she lying because I slreafy use a condum. I not that dumb. The only person I didn't use a condum with is India because she different.

INDIA

   "India its good to have you back." My boss said as I came into his office.

   "Its good to be back Mr. Ward." I said sitting down in front of his desk as he turned his attention back to me.

   "India you know you are the best model here at the company and youre the youngest to do shoots like you do." He said smiling at me as I smiled back.

   "We are opening an agency in Atlanta and we need someone to run it. India you are perfect for this opportunity." She said as I smiled.

   "Wow Mr. Ward thank you for taking me into consideration." I said as he smilef handling me some papers.

   "Those are the current people looking for a model as well as your employees." He said as I looked through the papaers all this was a lot to take in right now.

   "Can I have some time ti think this through." I asked as he nodded his head with a smile.

   "Sure India when youre ready let me know this could be a big start in your future." He said as I stood up thanking him again walking out the office.

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   "How was your trip India." My mom asked me as I put some food on my plate. It was family dinner night at my parent's house so all the kids got together.

   "It was good mama." I said as she smiled at me. Looking down on my phone as I seen a text from Morgan saying we needed to talk. I hope she didn't find out about me and Odell.

   "Daddy you cant be mad at me." Brooke said looking at our father as he ignored her eating his food. Brooke told our parents about her engangement. Mama was fine about it but I knew deep down she wasn't. Daddy didn't hold his tongue. He straight told her he not accepting the marriage.

   "You about to marry a deadbeat boy and you tell me I can't be mad at you Brooke." He asked her as she rolled her eyes.

   "He changed daddy. He is not the same person he was a year ago. He has a job and we working on our family." She said as he looked at her shaking his head then going back to eat his food.

   "I got a new job offer today." I said trying to lighten up the mood.

   "That's good sis. Give a girl more money on her birthday." Crystal said laughing as my mom smacked her in the back of her head.

   "So what they offer you Indie." My daddy asked me as I smiled.

   "They want me to run their new agency there opening." I said as everyone smiled looking at me.

   "That's good India. You moving on up baby." My mom said as I bite the corner of my lip.

   "It's in Atlanta." I said as I waited for everyone response.

   "You told them you couldn't accept it right." Bree asked me as I frowned. Why would she ask me that?

   "No I told them I would think about it." I said looking at her as she got up from her seat and ran out the dinner room.

   "India I think you should stay here considering everything you went through baby. I don't think you ready to be alone." My mom said as I frowned. Did she forget. I'm a grown woman. I wasn't asking for her permission.

   "I think it will give her a new start on life Candi." My daddy said to her as she shook her head no.

   "Mama no disrespect but I'm grown. I wasn't asking you. I was letting you know what my decision was." I said looking at her.

   "India you don't need to move. You need to be here with your family." She said as I rolled my eyes standing up from my seat.

   "India I want what's best for you." She said as I rolled my eyes grabbing my purse walking out the house. This is why I keep my life private.

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   Walking inside my building going to the front desk asking for my mail. Morgan constantly blew up my phone but I was too scared to answer it. I know she knows about me and Odell. I mean what could she have to talk to me about.

   "Thank you." I said grabbing my mail walking towards the elevator. Looking through the mail as a yellow envelope caught my attention. Opening it as I saw another envelope but it was white. Opening it the white envelope I pulled out a photo. It was an ultrasound picture.

   "What the world." I said to myself as I looked at it. I knew it wasn't mine. Looking on the back seeing some handwriting.

   I told you he was my man.

   I already knew who it was from. Chyna. I need to get away from all this drama.
Atlanta here I come.

India And Odell in the multimedia