Lust Of Fortune

Chapter26

Joelle POV
"10 fucking years?!" My eyes widened.

Sully nodded his head slowly.

"Oh my shit.." I shook my head.

I placed my hands on my head and exhaled trying not to rage.

Actually, why do I have to? I'm a single mother turning 20 with my beautiful daughter by my side. My pregnancy was perfectly fine without my kidney infection. So, do I really have to worry about Jamal? I don't. He's a selfish nigga that got himself into this fucking mess.

I'm just trying to think if I should still bring Kali. I'm really trying to fight against it but not brining her will make him depressed. He tried really hard to get his life back on track but it was that nigga Callum.

"What do I do?" I asked Teyana and Sully.

"Bring Kali, just bring her." Teyana rubbed my back.

"Just do what's best for you and your daughter mane." Sully sighed.

I nodded my head.

Sully's right but then Teyana is too. I don't know what I'm gonna do!

1 WEEK LATER
Sitting on the chair, I played with my fingernails waiting patiently. My heart was racing and I was shaking. I'm scared of seeing Jamal. I'm scared that he's just gonna flip and start shouting but, I gotta wait and see.

I saw his figure in an orange jumpsuit. His hands were cuffed but as he stopped at the gate, they were taken off. I looked away down to where the car seat was. My daughter was fast asleep. As I looked at her, she reminded me of Jamal and I just looked to the other side trying to hide my emotions.

"Joelle.." I heard his deep voice.

I slowly looked up as a tear slipped from my eye.

He reached over to my side and removed the tear. I moved his hand from my face and looked at him with sorrow filling in my eyes.

"So you ain't gonna talk?" He asked.

I sniffed.

"I'm sorry, alright? I'm sorry I got myself into this mess. I know you've given me many chances but I keep on fucking it up. And for me to miss my own daughters birth, that's just bullshit! Nobody informed me that you were in labour. If they did, we wouldn't be here sitting down." He spoke.

I dried my tears just listening to him speak.

Looking at this man, old times were coming back into my head. Like how we were in love. I still do love him, I really do. I want him so bad. I just wanna grab his face and just give him that long kiss that he's been missing but, no. He's already hurt me too much and I don't wanna get hurt no more.

I took Kali from out of her car seat and handed her over to Jamal. He literally started to get emotional. He tried to hold back those tears but his daughter was his weakness.

"Shit mane!" He said.

"She's beautiful." He said holding back his tears.

"If I could go back, I would've helped out with everything but I wasn't ready to have a child. Now that she's here, Imma do everything and anything it takes to keep her safe." He kissed her forehead.

"Yeah well you can't go back. Your selfish and ignorant Jamal! You let me lay on my back for God knows how many hours on that hospital bed! I told you the date that she might've come but you didn't even bother calling either me or Sully!" I raised my voice a little.

"Now your stuck in here..for 10 years.." I slowly nodded my head.

He handed me back Kali.

I took a deep breath and then exhaled opening my eyes.