Family Lies

Chapter 7

I woke up to Jordan touching my face his small cold hands just poking me. "Hey Jordan I gave him a kiss on his head and sat up in bed he got up running in his Spiderman onesie I got up and grabbed my phone I saw that Miya text me I texted her back and walked out my room and down the steps. "Hurry up Diamond I'm hungry he said while opening up the refrigerator I grabbed the milk and cereal pouring it into the bowl I helped him up to the table to eat and I walked into the living room turning on the tv until I found cartoons for him. I really couldn't help but think about Raymond how he acted or how my father was too they both were hiding something from me and Its frustrating when I don't know what it is. I watched Jordan run into the living room and sat on my lap while I was on my phone I decided to call my mama I haven't talked to her since I moved here.
"Hello..Hey Mama how are you? Are you ok?I haven't heard from you in awhile?. "Diamond I'm fine I just got home I had a long night so I will talk to you later. "Mama where was you at? When she got quiet I knew it was that dude that I saved her from damnit . "Mama you still with that man you need to leave him alone he is trouble he's not good for you. "No I wasn't with him and even if I was Diamond I am grown I can do as I please I can stay out all night if I want to! "No you can't mama things go bad at night in Sacramento niggas get to shooting and you know bullets don't have a name and plus the stuff you been doin mama you gotta stop. "You sound like your damn daddy always in my business I am motherfuckin 39 years old I don't need you in my damn business! "Of course I sound like my dad we just care about you we want you to be well and be better we love you! "Bye Diamond. I threw my phone and it landed on the other couch I ran my fingers threw my hair Miya was right you can't save everybody.
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Me and Jordan was upstairs in my room he was on my bed watching his favorite Disney show on tv and playing a game on my IPad. Since I really didn't have anything to I decided to dye my hair burgeny it was a dark drown I opened the box and got the ingredients together I walked into my bathroom that was in my room since the chemicals were strong I turned on my fan and let it rotate from the bathroom and to my room where my brother was at. I parted my hair and applied the dye into my hair feeling the cold sensation on my head. It took me a good 10 minutes to apply the dye in and I put the plastic bag over my hair.
I heard my phone sing Tory Lanez I quickly went into my room and answered my phone "Hello..Hey Monty..Hey Dia I was wondering if I can come holla at you real quick .. "Yea that's fine are you ok? Naw but I have to make some quick moves once I'm done I will call you when I'm on my way. "Ok I slid the end botton over and put my phone back on the bed and sat next to Jordan who was deep into the game. I gave him a kiss and he put his head on my lap I always wondered what my life would be if my father was never a drug dealer or my mother was never prosituting her body we could of been the average family who works hard for every dime they get. Yea you have to work paycheck to paycheck but I would do that in a heartbeat to have my mother the way she used to be when I was younger. It was like as soon as my father was well known in the streets my mother was slowly turning to the streets for love but the biggest secret she could of kept from us was she was pregnant but she got an abortion just to get the money to get high. My father only gave her seven thousand dollars and send her to fend for herself but I told my dad I was moving with her she was still my mother and I will always adore her. This all happened 9 years ago a 10 year old girl shouldn't have to hear horrible things about her mother. That's why my father is like Superman he's always there for me and anybody else who wants to hear wisdom that's why in the streets a lot of people respect my father because he earned it and I was proud of him.
40 minutes later I walked into the bathroom and took me a shower washing out the dye and washing my hair in the process. I stepped out and seen all red dye in the shower area. I dried off and slid on my gray joggers with my all black shirt. I blow dried my hair and loved my dark red curls It was 5 o'clock and I was tired waiting on Monty was like waiting for your lost bird to come back home. I curled up next to my little brother and we both fell asleep.