Unbelieveable

Chapter 25

Nicki- Present day

     It was the day before thanksgiving and I was laying on my bed. I had nothing to do and nowhere to go for thanksgiving. Jr was with Reggie and his family this year. I can't believe this is my life.  Maybe I need to go for a drive. I got my car keys and put on  my sneakers and went to the garage. I unlocked the car and got in and started the car. I waited a few minutes for the car to warm up. Then I took off down the street. I had no destination in mind I was just driving enjoying the scenery and listening to the radio.

       An hour later I found myself driving past the cemetery. I parked my car and went to find my mother's gravesite. I found it in fifteen minutes and I said Hi mommy I miss you so much. I feel like my life is going nowhere. Reggie has got full custody of RJ and I feel so lost now. I come home from work with to no one to talk to. Chris isn't my friend I messed that up. He hates me. I wish you were here mommy I missed you.  

    Well well well look who's here of it isn't Nicki Ricky. That's not my name I said as I turned around and came face to face with Michael Stevenson.  What are you doing here Michael I said with disgust in my voice. I came here to visit my dad's grave site. He died two years ago. I come here for the holidays and just talk to him about my life. Who are you visiting? he asked My mom she died a few months a go. That's terrible the first year is always the hardest. I just focused and my job and started trying to build my clothing line up. You have your own clothing line  I asked him. Yeah I'm trying to find some buyers to get it into some department stores I already have two stores one here in nyc and one in LA on melrose. That's pretty cool. I guess you finally started drawing on paper instead of textbooks. You was always  ruining the textbooks in school with your drawings of  stuff I told him. Yeah well I always had a passion for clothes and and I never liked the clothes that were in the stores he said.  What is the name of your clothing line I I asked him. Last Kings he said. That's a nice sweater you have on I appreciate your support. Michael said. I looked down at what I was wearing completely forgetting what I was wearing. Yeah well I liked design on it so I bought it. I said  like I said thanks for the support I'm go I gotta pick up my son. You got a son I have a son too. He's two named Reggie or RJ.  My son is four named King Cairo. We should catch up sometime  I gotta go but here's my number text me and he left and handed me this business card and left.  Sure I took his card and watched him leave. 

     I stayed a few more minutes and just thinking about life. Until I was tapped on my shoulder. I turned around and it was Chris. Are you done now I been in my car waiting for you to leave. You're ruining my ritual so leave now. I got important stuff to say to Ms Carol and I don't need you  listening in.  This is my mom you can't tell me to leave her grave I told him. I can so leave. Don't you got a kid to take care of. Oh yeah you don't got your kid anymore do you? He said. How dare you chris  I slapped him in his face and stormed off to my car and get in out and watched Chris from my car. He seemed so peaceful talking to my mom how could he be so mean now.  I watched Chris for the rest of is visit and I don't even know why I just wanted to be there. 

    After an hour  Chris finally finished talking to her and he left some roses on my mom's grave. He started walking back to his car but not before walking over to my car. I stared at him with my window closed and he tapped on the window. I rolled it down What I said What are you doing for thanksgiving tomorrow. I don't know I'll probably eat some Boston Market.  Why don't you go see RJ? he asked. Reggie hates me and his  family probably does too. You should go there isn't nothing keeping you here Chris said. No I should stay here I don't want any drama on this holiday. It's too late to buy a plane ticket to Florida anyway I said. He was quiet for a minute and said I'll go with you I miss RJ he's my little homie. Ummm I said Come on please you know you want to see him too he said. I thought about it some more and I finally said okay. Cool I drive home and meet you at your house and  get my stuff  we will take a taxi to the airport he said. What about our flight I asked. Don't worry I got connections.  

   An hour later we were waiting for a taxi at my house. The taxi came and  we got our stuff and we left. I got a text from Reggie and it was a picture of RJ smiling he wanted me to send you this he said he loves you. I smiled and sent back a thanks and made my new picture my lock screen. We got to the airport and I followed Chris and he said we were catching a Red eye to Miami and we got the plane and left New York. 

     We got to Miami at 10pm and I said I think we should stay in a hotel. Chris was like no need for that I got a place down here. We took a taxi to his place. It was a cute  house. It wasn't to big or small it was just right. Chris unlocked the doors and went in and gave me a tour and he told me I could take the room on the right and he went to his room and stripped out my clothes grabbed a shirt put it on and went to sleep.

  The next Chris and woke up around 11 am and got dress and we went to Reggie's house to see RJ. We got there and some woman opened it I was shocked when I saw Samantha my best friend or ex best friend now.