Loyalty: Something Dishonest

T W E N T Y- T H R E E

J O R D A N

I unlock my door and Dasia runs inside. Rocky starts barking and runs up to Arianna. Arianna sits on the stool and starts coloring. Dasia pulls me aside and points at Arianna.

"Is she okay? She seems so... distant", Dasia complains folding her arms.

I look over at Arianna and she seems fine. I pull Dasia into me and kiss her lips. "She's just not used to you.",

"Well introduce us.", Dasia says pulling away from me. She walks over to Arianna and stands in front of her.

"Arianna this is Uncle Juno friend Dasia. Dasia this is my niece Arianna.", I introduce. Arianna looks up and holds a picture up.

"Uncle like my picture?", Arianna asks.

"That is beautiful. Is that me?", Dasia asks being nice. Arianna shakes her head no and Dasia looks back at me. "Well who is it?",

"Niya. Uncle Juno where is Niya?", she asks. I wince and give Arianna a look.

"I think it's time for your nap. Let's go.", I pull Arianna down and she wiggles free.

"But Uncle! I gotta go get my hair done.", she complains. I sigh totally forgetting and put my shoes back on.

"I gotta take her to the hair shop. Seems like I always gotta do it. We'll be back.", I tell Dasia.

"No I wanna go. Let's go we can talk girl talk.", Dasia grabs Arianna's arm and she Arianna pulls away.

"Arianna", I warn her. "Be nice"

Arianna walks ahead of us with an attitude. Dasia and I hold hands. Carmelo really called me last night tryna dog me about Aniya. Aniya agreed to move on so we left it off. I guess we can be friends.

We get in the car and Dasia starts talking to Arianna.

"So how is school going?", Dasia asks her.

"Okay", Arianna replies. I sigh and look at her through the rear view mirror.

"Just okay? You don't have fun?", Dasia asks.

"I said it was okay.", Arianna replied. Dasia shuts up and I found a parking spot.

"Here pay your stylist and call me when your done.", I hand her fifty dollars and she gets out of the car.

"Wait you have to sign me in", Arianna reminds me. I really don't wanna see Niya after last week. Feelings might come back and shit.

"Wait here.", I demand Dasia. I forgot how aggy she is. I walk Arianna in and sign her in.

"Niya! Uncle Juno Niya!", Niya looks up from her magazine and walks over to Arianna.

"Hey sweetie. You ready for another appointment?", she asks her. Arianna nods her head up and down and then hugs Niya. Niya looks up at me and smiles. I smile back and all the good times I shared with her came back.

I wish I could take last week back but it's not gonna happen. Dasia is in my life now even though she just reappeared. Dasia will always have a special place in my heart.