Aisha

Chapter 12

They were just standing their. I got up and left the room. “did you hear her” mom asked? “yes, yes I did” dad said. “she’s going to be famous, extraordinary , big plans for her talent” Kathleen said. “now sweetheart she doesn’t want to be famous or a singer, she wants to be a professional dancer” Jerry said. “that’s because she hasn’t seen the perks we have for being famous she just gets them wait till she just get’s a taste of it she’s going to want it more than anything in the world” mom said. “oh dear” dad said. I’m in the sky room just looking up at the sky. I fell asleep up there. It’s been three weeks.  I moved to Boston. It’s weird living on my own, I know my parents moved down here but still weird. I still go out with Jamal and I stay in touch with him and my friend back in Florida.   Another surprise is I changed what I wanted to be. I’m still going to school but I signed with Jay-Z’s record company I want to be like Beyoncé, I know she’s bad but I want to be better. Jamal signed with him too. I dyed my hair red again. I love it.

 Before I blow up in the industry I have to focus on my schoolwork and keep a good girl rep. I met Hassan’s fiancée Bethany she’s okay I  like her enough for her to around my daughter, Olivia loves her so I mean she can be that . but we bump heads like I don’t really like her but we have a little respect for each other.  I hung out with Jamal and his parents a lot before I left. I’m trying to get my living room together my mother is coming over she wants to know what I want for my birthday tomorrow. I’m born on the fourth of July.  What I want for my birthday my parents are going to flip out.

 Olivia starts school this year I’m so nervous she’s excited. My mom just walks into my condo. “Hello” she said. “Hi” I said. My dad walked in the house too. “oh hi” I said as I gave them both hugs then we walked up the stairs to my second living room. “so your birthday is tomorrow what do you want for your 8th birthday, a crazy party, a new Lexus, diamond jewelry” mom asked? I sat down a looked at them. “ I want to travel” I said then made a weird face, “ okay cool where” dad asked? “Syria” I said then closed my eyes. They looked pissed and worried at the same time. “why” mom asked? “ I need to go back I had to see it one more time I just need comfort that’s it” I said. “well we will go with you” dad said. “no I want to go by myself” I said.  “

are you crazy” mom said. “no one will hurt me Snake talked to them I’m fine I said. “no Aisha someone needs to go with you” dad said. “bubba” mom said.” O, no ,no I got this I said then thought about Hassan I told him two days ago that I wanted to go we argued because he’s like I’m coming with you, I don’t care if you don’t want me to someone needs to protect you. I told him no because Jamal will flip out. Even though he’s going regardless. “Hassan” I said then scrunched up my face because I know I’m messing something up. “Hassan what” y dad asked? “he will go with me, he was planning on it he said he was going no matter what I said so there I have someone to go with” I said. They looked at each other then back at me. “Okay” dad said. “Thank you” I said I ran and hugged them.  Just one day and you call us every three hours“ dad said. “okay whatever you say” I said. “alright well we also came here to take Olivia to the Baltimore aquarium” my dad said. “okay” I said. “so are you are going to Florida today correct” Dad asked? “yes with Leila when she gets here” I said. “Bubba is coming with you” she asked? “yes he is don’t worry, you guys worry too much” I said then smiled. Olivia walks down the stairs.  “Did you clean your room up” I asked? “of course” she said. “Olivia” my dad said. “hi” she said. She goes to them and hugs them. “You’re going to go with them” I said. “I want to go to Florida with you” she said. “we talked about this, this time I go then next time you’ll come you’re going to Disney world soon with your pa’ pa in Cali you can’t have everything” I said. “yes I can” she said.  My parents laugh. “Says who” my dad asked? “pa ‘pa, he said anything I want I can have” she said. “Well, darling pa ’pa has his ways with you I have mine so please go put shoes on” I said. “Fine” she said as she walked away.