A Different Me (BOOK 1)

Chapter Three -- Parents' House

Chapter Three -- Parents' House

When Kai left, I got Kaila ready to go to my mom and dad's house. We've became close over time, and it was the best feeling in the world to hear my mother tell me she's sorry for all the shit she put me through when I was a child.

From rough beatings to months of punishment, I'll never forget the day she admited she was wrong. It's the day I've been waiting on all my life. That was a chapter I would like to keep closed and locked away forever now.

When I pulled up at their two bedroom house, Momma came out with her hands on her hips. She didn't look like a grandma at all.

Her black hair held pretty soft curls all over her head that's been combed out in nice feathers. Her body's almost as toned as mine, and she's dressed like a grown woman who has her shit together, if you know what I mean.

My mom's eyes, which is a grey hue like mine, shinned whenever she smiled. I've been told she's the spitting image of me countless of time.

"Grandma!" Kaila screamed happily while jumping out of the car.

"Heeey, Kaila!" Momma yelled, excited to see her only grandchild, while stepping down from the porch.

I stood back and watched as my daughter ran into her arms. I smiled, watching their close embrace.

"How you doing, Diamond?" Momma asked while hugging me next.

I hugged her back, "I'm doing good Momma. Where's Daddy?"

She carelessly waved her hand, "He's in there watching TV. Let's sit outside for a while, it's too pretty out here to be sitting in the house."

I silently agreed as I went and sat on the white swinging bench chained to the roof of the porch. Momma sat next to me while Kaila went inside the house to speak to her grandpa.

Minutes seemed to pass by slowly before my mom spoke up. "So, how's everything?"

I shrugged, looking down at my pedicured feet in my sandals swinging a few inches above the porch's floor. "Everything is everything, Momma," I told her, my voice sounding more tried than it really was.

"Is it my grandbaby?" she asked with a small smile.

I let out a short laugh, "No, it's not your little spoiled butt grandchild."

She snickered. "Well, it's you and Kai's fault... mostly Kai."

"You and Daddy play a big part too," I told her truthfuly.

Momma playfully rolled her eyes. "Yeah, yeah, yeah," she blew me off, "So it's Kai then?"

I let out a long sigh, not really wanting to talk about it. "Yeah... kind of, but everything's fine, Ma. We're working through it."

"He cheated?" she asked, totally digging.

"No, he did not cheat."

"Well, it's gotta be--"

"Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!" Kaila ran out of the house, cutting Momma off. She started to hop over to me on one leg. I couldn't help but laugh at my baby. She doesn't know it, but she always cheer me up, not to mention she saves me from times like these with my mom.

"Be careful, Kaila," I told her when she almost fell on the sixth hop.

"May I hav' a ice cweeam cone wit' rainbooow sprinkles on top?" she asked in her cute little voice.

"Yes, is Grandpa going to fix it for you?"

She shook her head no.

"Why not?" I wanted to know.

"'Cuz he tol' me to ask yew, Mommy."

My mom sucked her teeth, "That lazy old fool," she muttered, "Come on, baby. I'll fix you some ice cream." She stood, took Kaila's hand,
and led her into the house.

"Okay, but make sure you don't forget the rainbooow sprinkles!" I heard Kaila remind her like a little lady.

I laughed, and shook my head thinking, What am I going to do with her?