The next morning, Ray Ray woke up and walked downstairs to make him some breakfast. When he made his way around the corner to the kitchen, he saw blood splatters all over the bottom cabinets. His heart dropped almost instantly as he thought of Zonnique.
"NIQUE?! Nique! Where are you?!" he yelled. Zonnique then came out of the bathroom, grasping her left wrists with her right hand. "Ray, I'm okay, I promise." she said, weak.
An Hour Later..
Star was asleep in the hospital bed, with her left wrist wrapped in a tourniquet. The nurse made her way into the room, and sat her lunch on the rolling table next to her. She waved to Ray Ray, then walked back out. Ray was going through so much at the moment with his diabetes, and the thought of having to get a part of his body amputated. Now he had to deal with the one girl in his life that meant the most to him possibly being suicidal. He rubbed his forehead with his palms then did the one thing he really didn't want to do- call her mom.
"What do you mean Nique cut herself? T.I. yelled at Tiny.
"She's in the hospital, babe! Don't start this shit, now. Just come on before I leave your ass!" Tiny yelled back.
T.I. closed his eyes out of frustration then looked back at his sister which was Zonnique's aunt. "Take care of the kids, sis. We'll be back, alright?"
"Okay, Tip." she said, watching them go out the door.
As soon as they buckled their seatbelts, Tiny backed the car out of the drive way and slammed on the gas pedal. The ride to the hospital was a 35 minute ride, and she was speeding so fast, that it only took 15. When they finally pulled up, she ran into the hospital, crying like a maniac.
"Where's my baby?! Zonnique!" She yelled at the lady at the front desk.
"Ma'am, who are you here for?" the 34 year old, white woman with dark brown hair that stopped at her waist asked.
"Zonnique! Zonnique Pullins! Just get me to her! She is here for cutting herself!"
"Okay, okay, ma'am. Come with me."
She stood up then led them to Zonnqiue's room after getting her verified as being a parent. Once the woman opened her room door, Tiny walked up to Zonnique's bed and rubbed her head. Her hair was very short, and that's what she had to get used to the most.
The next day, Zonnique was able to go back home. She did have to visit a shrink once a week, just to make sure she was alright in the mind. Once she made it home, T.I. carried her up to her room. When he laid her weak body down on her bed, he smiled then shook her a little bit. She groaned, then flipped the other way, still in a deep sleep due to the medicine they'd given her.
"Nique Nique.. I know you're probably awake. But, all I just wanted to say was that... you're a trooper. Reginae went out to get a surgery to make her look like a goddess, and you went out to get a surgery to make you look like a werewolf." he laughed, getting serious again.
"In all honesty, I love this look on you. Not only does it show that you don't care about what people have to say about you, but it shows your strength and durability. You're hardcore, and you don't care. That is something that MOST teenagers don't even have. They think they have it, but..." he sucked his teeth and shook his head. "They don't."
"I just want to let you know that I love you, and you're my little girl. You may have your phone back as soon as you feel well enough, Nique."
He then stood from off of her bed and walked out the door. As soon as he closed it, Zonnique flipped back over on her back and smiled. That's all she could do was smile to herself. That is when she realized that her family really did care for her, and all they needed to do was get used to it. It took her to cut herself for them to notice, but it was all worth it for her.
