Consequences

(15)

plenty more, for ya boy.
(Nicki Minaj)

Jas

I was beyond worried about Cordyn. Everybody was being very tight lipped. Like everybody was hiding some thing from me.

I looked at Erica who was tapping her foot against the tile. She was letting Jasmon and Eric draw on a coloring book.

I sighed and looked at my grandmother who had a stressed face.

"Am I missing something?",I asked. Everybody gave me a quick glance. Erica and Grandma shared a stare before Erica sat next to my hospital bed. They had me on bed rest for the rest of the night.

Erica sighed as Grandma sat next to her. It was like something really big was happening. I was scared of what they'd say.

"What's wrong?",I asked them both. Erica looked at my grandma who had grabbed my hand.

"When I tell you this,I need you to remain calm.",she said as her thumb rubbed my hand.

I furrowed my eyebrows together. Very afraid of the words that'd escape her mouth next. I gave both of them a stern look before taking a deep breath.

"Okay.",I said assured of myself. My grandma looked concerningly at me once more.

"Cordyn is in jail.",she said. Erica still didn't make much eye contact with me or my Grandma. It was like she was ashamed of looking at us and this wasn't the reason.

"Why?",I asked taking deep breaths. I knew I had to stay calm to secure the baby's health.

"Parking Tickets.",Erica said. My grandma didn't seem to know herself. Like she was unsure of the answer.

I nodded not knowing why they'd pull him over for that of all things.

"How long will he be in there?",I asked. They both shrugged before I turned my attention to the TV. I knew it'd be a long night without my baby.

I soon fell asleep to thoughts of him.

Mr.T

I sighed as I sat down next to Cordyn. Jo left to take the kids home and bring a change of clothes. I stared my lawyer directly in the eyes as he shifted through a manilla folder.

He glanced up at Cordyn before smiling widely. He clasped his hands together and sat back in his office chair.

"You have nothing to worry about. Any information they have in invalid because they didn't read you your rights."
We both smiled widely.

"You do have to stay in jail over night though and if I play my cards right I can get your record cleared." I heard Cordyn let out a sigh of relief and we both laughed. I felt bad because Jas was gone kill him once he found out.

"Thanks man I really appreciate it Ham.",I said to my lawyer and long time friend.

Jas

"Thanks for watching her, even over night Erica.",I said to her.
She was still acting really weird. She barely made conversation and when I tried she gave me one word answers.
She nodded and Jo gave me a hug before taking the kids out the room with Erica close behind. My grandma came and kissed my forehead before leaving too. I'm really alone now.

Thirty minutes of silence and I was asleep again. Jamal and Popeye were either watching TV, sleep, or constantly eating. I woke up to them playing the game on Xbox.

They are so ghetto. Who brings their Xbox to the hospital? I chuckled before falling back asleep. This time into a deep sleep.

I felt like I was floating, like I was awake but asleep. I knew I was dreaming but the dream was scaring me.

Everything became cloudy, peaceful. Heavenly almost. It almost scared me when my mother came into view.

My heart race increased dramatically. Never have I ever had a dream so vivid about her.

"You've gotten so big girl.",she said in her Brooklyn accent. She was born and raised there.

I reached out for her and felt nothing but air. I could feel tears welling up in my eyes. It was like I was playing a sick joke on myself. My subconscious was tricking me.

Her concerned face kept blinking in and out. From her image to black. It was like the dream was malfunctioning.

She gave me a stern look.
"Stop fighting it and listen to me. You are trying to fight against the dream and its going to end short.",she said.

I nodded but the blinking continued to stay. I wasn't as bad though.

I stared into my mothers green eyes and smiled at her. She gave light smile in return but I knew something was wrong.

"Baby I came to warn you. You're so blind to whats going on around you. Don't ask anyone if they're lying and about what but they are. Everyone is holding secrets."

My eyes widened in disbelief and the malfunctioning disruptions in her image worsened.

"They mean well. That man loves you and he's only doing it for the twins.",she blew me a kiss and everything went black.

I stared at the back of my eyelids before her dead body flashed in my mind. It wouldn't go away.

"GET IT OUT! STOP STOP!!",I felt my muscles contract and my stomach heaved off of the hospital bed.

"Shit shit!",I heard Jamal say. I heard feet running but hearing was a blur as my eyes rolled to the back of my head and my body violently thrashed.

What felt like hours later, it stopped. Noises stopped, sight was gone, touch gone.

I felt nothing.

Mr.T

I ran to through the double doors of Charity Hospital as quick as I could. Everything was a big mess and it was my fault.

"Where is she? What happened?",I asked Jamal as I approached the waiting room. As much as I hate to say it, I had a soft spot for Jas too.

Jamal and Popeye sighed in unison.

"She was so stressed and Cordyn told us how she used to have nightmares. Apparently she was having one because her heart rate kept increasing. The stress on her brain caused her to have a seizure. The babies are fine."

My eyes widened.

"Babies?"