Stronger Together (Editing)

Ch. 4

Taylor

Its been two months and me and Damarcus has gotten really close. He came to grow on me. He's not just a pretty face with deep dimples but he actually got a great personality with it. Im starting to really like him.

Today im at other job at the daycare center. Yes I got two jobs. its so I can pay the rent, buy food, clothes, and other things I need for the house and provide for my family.

I was sitting waiting the kids play when I a little girl can charging at me.

"I know you,you work at the ice-cream shop!" the little girl yelled

"yes I do aren't you Damarcus sister? Where's your bother?" I asked concerned

"In the umm front he said imma go here after school. My auntie is swick and in the place they put you when sick" she said referring to the hospital.

"Awwe ok"

"So you work here too!?"

"yes sweet heart I do.

"So that means I get to see you everyday"

"no and yes" I said as she gave off an confused look

"Yes when ever I come to work I mean"

"ooh ok"

"Dakota!" we both heard Damarcus call out for her

"over her bwother!" she called back out letting him know were she was. as he turn the corner we made eye contact. "bwother did you know.." she paused looking at me to give he my name.

"Taylor" I said

"Did you now Taylor works here too?"

"No I didn't but that's for telling me" he kissed her forehead

"why do you have two jobs you act as if your parents do pay rent and buy your family things." he said. Even tho me and Damarcus has gotten close over the two months, I never told him my parent abandoned us to fend for ourselves.

"well..." I started off as I played with my hands looking off.

"Wait you do? Dakota go play imma talk to Taylor for a sec ok?"

"Ok'" she said runner off to play with the other kids

"Why didn't you tell me? 

"I don't know, how do you start a conversation off bye telling another that their parents left them 6 months ago. I started to tear up.

"im sorry I just don't want my baby having too much stuff to take care of, that leads to stress. he hugged me, as I chuckled "whats so funny?" 

"You" I said

"How? I didn't do any thing amusing tho"

"You called me your baby and we don't date"

"Yet.. give me some time to make things special" he said rubbing his hands together like he had a plan.

6:50
Its is 6:50 when we finally made home. Walking into the house is was freezing. Going over to the thermostat looking at it. Pushing the buttons. "is broken" I said to myself

"Sissy turn on the heat, it cold" Jada yelled from the living room"

"Its broken, imma call the landlord to come and fix it but until then go put on sum extra clothes or sum. Calling the landlord only for it to go to voice mail."Imma be back imma go to the apartment office ill be back." At the office I see a closed note on the door that read: