Recap:
Where's Momma Justine?" I asked Nessa. "In her room, are you okay?" I nodded my head yes. "Yeah I just need to talk to her." She nodded in response and continued messing with Daniel.
I found her room, which wasn't hard at all and knocked on the door. "Oh hey baby, is everything okay?" "Yes ma'am, I just wanted to talk to you about some things." She sat up on her bed and patted the spot next to her.
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I'm not sure why but I feel more comfortable talking to momma Justine, than I do my own mom. They've been busy lately so me coming to Diggy's house hasn't been a problem.
"Is something wrong? Or you just need a momma to listen?" She asked rubbing my back. The hint of concern in her voice made me slightly happy because I felt cared for, but I don't want her concerned. I nodded.
"Both. Um, you remember the day we first met? And how?" I swallowed the lump in my throat. She nodded. "Yes, I do. Digg came and got you, he said you were hurt but he didn't tell me anything else."
I closed my eyes to try to stop the tears that threatened to fall onto her covers. "I had gotten...um...beat up... by a boy." I sighed. "He bully's me, well bullied. And I had only met Daniel a few weeks ago prior to this. I actually met Daniel through Justin, the kid who bullied me. Justin had tripped me and I fell, along with all of my things in my bag, yes pads included and it was so embarrassing because everyone made a huge deal out of it" I sighed before wiping my tears. Momma Justine rubbed my back. "Everyone stood around me laughing as Justin pushed passed me and walked over me like I was apart of the ground beneath him."
Drying my eyes I continued. "They left me in the hallway, my side was all bruised up and I saw Daniel walking towards me. I was scared at first because I thought he was coming to make fun of me or hit me, but momma, he helped me. And he's been my only friend in school in a long time. The day you met me. I had called Daniel asking if he could come get me because on my way home from school Justin had beat me up and left me behind the school by the 7-Eleven. I begged him to not take me home because I didn't want my parents to see me like this. We talk all the time now, make jokes, walk to class together. He brought me here to meet you all and so far I've had the best time with you guys. Nessa and I hit it off too and I never stay late enough to see Miley or Russy come home from practice or a friends house, which is fine but I've only been here, in you guys life and home, company and space for about a week or so and its felt like months. I just want to say thank you so much, your family is just amazing."
Momma Justine smiled and gave me a hug. "Thank you so much sweetheart, but why haven't you told your parents about Justin? What happened with that?" She asked. "I can't tell them, I afraid, well I was. Daniel said he'd take care of it and they got into a wrestle, more like Daniel punching him but only because I was almost violated in an empty classroom. He said he reported it to the pricipal and that he wouldn't contact my parents if I didn't want him to. In which I don't but only because Im not sure how they'd take it. I'm scared. Part of the reason why I came to you. I also want to apologize for bringing your son into my mess, I should have just gotten up instead of being a wimp."
She looked at me scanning my face. "Thank you for telling me, but guess what? Diggy had this same talk with me the other night. He told me that he enjoyed being around you and that he enjoyed what you called your "life mess". Its not because he feels bad, or he wants something out of it but because he wants to be there for you and if you can't tell, momma sure can. Those words didn't come out of his mouth they came out of his actions, they showed in his eyes and his smile. He likes seeing you happy. And he's happy with you."
I was confused yet warm and fuzzy. "So you guys talked, without words?" I asked. "Exactly. It's in his actions, the way he walks, how he talks. It's crazy Nae. And don't you ever beat yourself up about what happened. You hear me?" She gave me a tight hug and a squeeze. "Thank you so much." I said into her neck.
"And all of this stuff happened today? The fight?" She asked. "Well Justin didn't hit Daniel because I had already hit him so he could let me go and took off, leaving him in pain. I bumped into Daniel in the hallway and he went to find Justin and punched him a few times. I honestly didn't want Daniel to go fight him but he said he had to." I fiddled with ny fingers. "Oh, well he did the right thing, if he wouldn't have done it Justin would have thought it was okay to go for you. Naomi, I know it's hard for you having a boy your age not want something from you, or disrespect you, but Daniel cares. Please try to let him in, ok?" She told me placing her hand over mine. "Yes ma'am. I'm starting to get used to it, slowly but surely. Thanks momma."
Naomi talked to Momma Justine?
Was it a good talk?
How do you feel about Naomi and Digg?
What's gonna happen to Justin??
Talk to me
