The Carter's

Family Breakfast

Kenyanna POV:

I woke up the next morning to an empty bed. I guess Dominic left early this morning, not wanting to wake me up. I went to my closet and pulled out some jeans and a hoodie jacket then got some underwear from my dresser. I went into my bathroom and started my shower. I went into the hall just to see where everyone was, and they were all laughing and talking downstairs. They started the family breakfast without me, if This didn't make me feel unwanted, I don't know what did. Everybody was laughing and talking like I was never missing. That cut so deep, my mother wouldn't have let them start without me. I waved them off then went in the shower. After I got dressed, I lightly beat my face and went downstairs.

"Look who decides to join us" Lourie said smiling. I ignored her and sat right at the table looking for some food then realized there wasn't any left.

"I'm sorry baby. You came downstairs entirely too late and now all the food is gone" my aunt pat said patting my shoulder. I just wiped my shoulder off. So you couldn't save me some?

I walked out of the dinning area where they were eating, and went into the kitchen. I searched around only to find some instant oatmeal, so I cooked that and added some fruits in it. I came into the dining area eating my oatmeal, watching everybody talk and laugh. Just twelve more days Ken was all I thought to myself, just twelve.

"What's the move for tonight family?" Ethan asked with his mouth full of food.

"Well I was hoping we can all go to the movies and see that new Christmas movie with Gabrielle Union and Danny glover?" My pops said/asked. Everybody just agreed.

"I can't make it. I have plans tonight" I said staring at my oatmeal.

"Girl it's family time. Anybody else can wait. You're coming to the movies with us and that's final!" My aunt Katherine fussed. Who was she talking to?

"Nobody cares about me in this room anyways. So what's the difference if I come or if I don't?" I asked rolling my eyes.

"You are still apart of this family and you are still coming"

"Kenyanna stop being like that. We are just trying to get through the day without mess and drama. Can you at least do that?" Odell asked giving me a mean face.

"Fine. Fine I sure can" I gave a fake smile and went into the kitchen. I stood at the sink for a while, just thinking about my mother. I got those thoughts out my head, and washed my bowl then went back to the dining area.

"Well family it was nice but I have early morning work outs" Ethan said while getting up and wiping his hands on his pants.

"Bye Ethan. Be careful baby" everyone said to him, except for me of course.

"Well bye to you too baby sister" he said and kissed my cheek. Ew.

Ethan's POV:

I went upstairs and realized I left my workout shoes in pops room. Once I got on my workout clothes, I went straight in there and it hit me. My mother has been gone for 10 months, I've been numbing my pain for 10 months but what else could I do?

I grabbed my shoes then opened the closest to come across one of her church suits. I took it out and took a deep, long sniff of it. Her smell still lingered on it. A hot tear rolled quickly down my face, and I broke down falling to my knees. Why my mother of all people? Why couldn't it have been me? I wasn't even there for her when she needed me. But my whole life she was there for me. When I was sick, when I felt down, whenever I needed her but I wasn't there for her when she needed me. It wasn't fair that Ken was the last person to talk to her. Just the thought of that made me upset.