Back To Life (Woody McClain x Karrueche Tran)

3.

Erin's POV

I woke up the next morning in what I assumed was Woody's bedroom but with no Woody. I yawned stretching out while sitting up when Woody came in.

"Mornin'." He greeted me.

"Hood morning." I smiled.

"Wait what?" He chuckled.

"Hood morning." I emphasized.

He chuckled again, "You still crazy, huh?"

I laughed a little, "I guess," I shrugged.

"So um... I want you to stay with me. I don't want you out there in the streets without me. So I want you near by wherever I go."

"Woody," I rolled my eyes.

"Nah I'm fr, Erin. I don't need you dead, aight? This is serious. Which.... which is why I called your dad and mom down here. Just to talk."

"DARRYL."

"Erin. Chill. I think y'all need to talk some things out and YOU need to tell them what's going on."

I rolled my eyes, "Annoying, overprotective ass. We ain't even together anymore, dang."
I mumbled.

"Yeah you right we ain't together but the night of graduation in the car I meant my shit when I told you I'd always be here. So imma stick to my word."

I sighed, "Fine, Woody."

"Now go get dressed and take a quick shower. Fifteen minutes TOPS, Erin."

I smacked my lips, "You ain't my daddy."

"Yeah whatever. Get dressed then come downstairs."

I heard the door shut and I went into his bathroom, cleaned up, and got dressed.

I slowly opened the bedroom door taking a deep breath before beginning my walk downstairs.

I heard the talking stop as I hit the final stair. I looked up and they looked at me.

"Erin," my mom whispered to herself.

I smiled slightly, "Hi."

Not seeing my parents in person for four years has been very hard on me but I would never admit it.

I sat down on the couch opposite of them.

Woody came and sat down on the couch by my mom as my dad sat in his recliner.

"Well, Ms. Kim, Russ, I invited you all here because I ran into Erin yesterday at practice.. and I thought it'd be good to bring you guys together to talk." Woody explained.

There was a moment of silence before I decided to go ahead and break it, "Well, I guess I'll start first. I um... I wanna start off by saying I'm sorry... I just... after me and Woody ended I feel like I just went on a downward spiral and-"

My dad put his hand up indicating me to stop talking, "Erin. We just glad you're back to yourself, aight? Your mother and I love you and we care about you always."

I smiled wiping away a tear that fell from my eye, "Thanks, dad."

"Ditto to everything your dad said." My mom agreed, "We love you, sweetie."

"I love y'all too." I smiled feeling more relieved than ever.

Woody cleared his throat making me turn to him, "Tell them." He mouthed to me.

I sighed looking down at my hands beginning to play with them.

"I um... I also have something else I would like to talk to you all about. Um... well, as you know I'm sure, I'm with... well.. was with Chris. Chris Brown. For four years. But, I guess we've ended things as of a few days ago... we got into a fight and it just...," I sighed already feeling tears coming, "It just went left really quickly. I said something, he got mad, I got mad, I punched him, he punched me back, slammed me...," I paused, "Slammed me against the glass wall and choked me. Then he pushed some coke up my nose." I sniffled then broke down holding my head in my hands.