Enlighten Me

E.M. 8 **Thanksgiving**

Jun POV

Well today is Thanksgiving one of my most favorite holidays.. Besides Christmas of course. I woke up to the sweet smell of my mama's famous sweet potato pie. I smiled when I woke up I was in a good mood. Last night I fell asleep on the couch. I had got in late last night doing drops with JT I came back at damn near 2am.

It was worth it though cause mama broke me with all this Thanksgiving food and paying the rent for this month. I got up from the couch and stretched and cracking my back. Ima keep in mind to get a new couch because that one was tearing my back up I knew mama's was hurting.

I walked in the kitchen to see Jalani and Mama mixing ingredients. Mama looked up at me and smiled she was starting to get that sparkle back in her eyes. "Good morning baby" she said as I came by and gave her kiss on her cheek. I nudged Jalani's head making her suck her teeth. "Gone now Jun." she mumbled as she continued to mix ingredients.

I was standing over her looking into the bowl. "Better not mess up my pie" I teased she rolled her eyes and mama hit my arm with a towel. "Leave her alone Jun. Since you in here how about you peel them eggs so I can get started with that potato salad." she said pointing the the pot on the stove. I went over and started peeling them like she said.

I dropped a few of them cause them bitches was still hot. "Shit!" I said dropping another one and shaking my hand. Mama laughed and bumped me out the way. "Move boy." she said taking an egg and running cold water over it as she peeled it. Jalani laughed as she put the pie in the oven to bake.

"You talking about me not being able to cook. Look at you." she teased before bumping passed me to go help mama. I sucked my teeth and then my phone rang in my pocket. I pulled it out and smiled when I saw Lemon Drop 🍋💦 flash across my screen. "I gotta take this anyway." I said before answering and walking out the kitchen into the living room.

"Good morning beautiful." I said as I plopped down on the couch. I heard a door shut in the background and Mariah whining for something. "Morning love" she said sounding a bit annoyed. "Wussup?" I asked kicking my feet up on the coffee table. She sighed before there was more noise in the back. "Nothing just called to say good morning and ask what time we should come over." she said and I looked at the clock |10:39|.

I didn't know but I knew I wanted to chill with her and mini me before dinner. "I say around 2. Gives me enough time to chill with you." I said as mama walked in and stared at my feet that was on the table. I didn't budge so she hit them making me take them down. "You know how I feel about them nasty feet on my coffee table." she said wiping the table off.

I heard Amari giggle and I sucked my teeth. "You have no room to talk with them little piggies you call toes." I teased and she stopped giggling. "Shut up Junior" she said with a little attitude. We started talking about other things before she went bake to whatever she had to do. When I hung up I forgot that I hadn't told grandma or my mama about my invited guest.

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Amari POV

I woke up and stretched before getting out of bed and doing the same thing. I washed my face and brushed my teeth before heading downstairs. As I walked down the stairs I smelled pancakes and bacon. I ran my fingers through my hair as I walked into the kitchen.

I gasped as I saw my mama standing over the stove and she had looked just as she did when we were younger. Her skin was radiant and her hair was long and healthy. She wasn't small and fragile she actually looked like how I remembered her before she got on drugs.

I didn't know I was crying til I sniffled making her look my way. "Good morning baby girl. What's the matter?" she said frowning in concern. She laid down the spatula and took off her apron before walking over to me. Tears rolled down my cheeks as I was looking at this beautiful woman in front of me.