Angeli&Rikers; Derek Luh

three; family matters

"Delany, I would really like to talk to you. C'mon honey, I know you're upset at us but this is a little extreme. If you don't wanna talk, please at least let your father and I know that you're alright. Okay well, we love you honey. Bye."

Delany was truly annoyed with endless voicemails her mother was leaving for her. It all sounded the same— "Honey, come home, talk to us, we aren't the bad guys here, and etc."

Delany clicked to the next voicemail, it was from her mother but it was totally different from the last twelve she received.

"Delany Luh! This is ridiculous now, I'm trying not to lose my temper with you. Do you think we want to be deadbeat grandparents? Do you think we don't wonder about the kid? Your father and I have been trying to tell you we feel the same but you refuse to listen. You're blaming us for something that's not even our fault. If we're really being honest it's that girls fault."

Delany quickly locked her phone trying her hardest not to call and say some foul things to her parents. Their first faults were calling Nala and Angeli "That kid," and "That girl." It's always been like that and they knew their names they were just being petty. Second, Nala had every right not to want to be around after all the shit she got from my parents. For reasons like those, Nala chose to stay away from them, causing her to stay away from Delany as well.

Often times Delany wondered about Nala and Angeli, what they're up to, how Nala has adjusted to parenthood, and if she ever thought her and the relationship that could've blossomed between the two. Honestly Delany wanted to spoil the fuck out of her niece, and give her everything under the stars.

"I gotta find something to do before I fucking lose my mind."

With that Delany got ready and called Breanna, her best friend to meet her at Juniors for lunch.

-

"I so sad I gotta leave pumpkin."

I gushed to Angeli as I got ready to have this sit down with Derek. Truly, I wasn't ready to have this talk. I just didn't know how this was gonna go. My father told me to at least try to keep myself together, in fact he made me promise not to act like a brat. My father was the more reasonable person in the family, the one who remained neutral about damn near everything.

I checked my outfit in the mirror, it was plain as can be. T-shirt, some jeans, and a pair of converse. Angeli, on the other hand had on some black leggings and a black cami with some socks.

"Aight pumps, lets go. I know Mimi and Gramps been wanting to see you like the just didn't see you just two days ago."

I swear this is not what they were saying back before I had a kid. They were swearing up and down that they would not keep my baby what so ever when I had one. 'Twas a lie.

-

"Calm down Delany it's okay. I know it's a shitty position to be in but we gon' be good."

Derek tried his best to calm down his sister all while trying not to cry himself. Delany answered his call and immediately burst into tears, telling him about the things that their mother said.

"This is the fucking reason why Nala wants nothing to do with us. I mean I can't blame her but it really sucks to be in this position."

Derek felt every emotion his sister felt but on a bigger scale because it's all his fault.

"I know it sucks but you got remember that Mom and Dad are ignorant to all of the things that you know. They don't know that Nala's the reason I checked into rehab and got clean, they don't know that she was the one who got me a place when I was homeless, she was the feeding me most of the time. They have no clue but that's partly my fault because I had bitter feelings towards them because they kicked me to the curb when I needed them most. So don't put all the blame on them."