S'pose To Be

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Véronique

"Mommy!" I yelled, walking in the house. Then I heard footsteps coming out of the living room. I looked up. "Hey Niq..."

"Mhm....hey Gavin."

"Sup..." He nodded.

"Dominique stop!" Mommy said, walking in. "Hey baby. How are you Gavin?" She hugged me. He shrugged, then sighed.

"Wishing I ain't have all these damn kids..."

"And who's fault is that?" She questioned.

"I admit I'm a hothead, but they all ain't have to put a nigga on Child Support."

"That's yo fault." Dominique spat, then walked off laughing. We all followed.

"Where's Aaliyah?" I asked quietly. She didn't answered me.

"With Odell." Mommy said, slapping her in her arm. "You need to stop!"

"I can't just let that go!" Niq spat.

"So you having a baby by another man is okay?" She asked her. Dominique was quiet. "Little girl, I asked you a question!"

"No, but---" Mommy raised her hand up, cutting her off. Niq sighed & got up. "Whatever, I'm going home." She grabbed her keys & left.

I can't believe she's still holding this grudge towards me all this time. Daniel & I were a one time thing, a one night stand. Gavin understood that; Daniel understood that, though he was the main one telling me that; even mommy understood that. Dominique just doesn't wanna hear it. She never wants to hear anything that involves me, Daniel, nor Jeter. I'm sick of it! I'm done waiting for her to come around, I need my sister back!

"Not today Vera..." Mommy sighed as I looked over at her. "You shouldn't've had sex with the boy, you knew how she felt." I sighed, looking down. "How're the kids doing?" She asked Gavin.

"Good." He nodded, then chuckled. "Junior think he me...." I shook my head & smiled. Gavin Jr is probably the only one of his children that actually likes me, though Becky be talking mad shit about me to him. "Miles and Morg mad at me right now, and Amiracle won't even lemme see Mandy...but she got me on Child Support and I can't even see my own child." He shook his head.

"What did you do to Miles and Morgan?" Mommy slapped him in the back of his head. He chuckled, rubbing his head.

"Cause they couldn't find me playin Hide-N-Seek. They'll get over it."

"I'm not playing with you, boy." She got up & walking into the kitchen. I giggled.

"Ion bout you, but I'm bout to raid this damn fridge..." He got up. I nodded, grabbing my phone out of my bag.