Reconstruction

Chapter 5

Chris pov

It was morning and I woke up in a place I really didn't want to be, Home with my mother. Me and my mother's relationship isn't always smiles and good times. We have gotten into arguments, fights with her boyfriends, and then the police gets involved at times. I may be a football player and only 12 well 13 years old now I have a story behind me that would be told in pieces. 

"CHRISTOPHER ARE YOU UP?!" Chris's mom yelled.

"Yes im up" I said in an annoyed tone.

"I have some errands to run today so yall got to come with me" She had said as she was walking away.

I got up and went into my little brother's room to make sure he was up. I walked in his room and seen him sitting on his bed watching Adventure Time, our favorite. My little brother Dasean is all I have. Yeah I have my mom and all but like I said me amd my mother don't have a strong relationship. Me and Desean are 5 years apart, you might as well say we was born at the same time. I go through a lot of shit with my mom and when he was born he just got right sucked into it. She used to beat me, what do i mean used to? She does but I put up a fight now I have gotten older. My mom served in the military while she was pregnant with me so just think of the amount of stress a person like me went through in the womb. She hits and beats on me to 'toughen me up' Things were getting crazy when I was getting beat because she wanted me to clean up water she spilled on the carpet with a vaccum. Then things really got crazy when she put me out just at the age of 9. That's when I called the streets my home. I mean that's where i slept and everything. I was making dirty money to bring back to her to pay the bills because she wasn't going to. Men going in and out of the house but I was the one bringing in money and food for them. 

"Hey big brubby" Desean told me as he seen me standing in the door way of his room.

"Hey, get some clothes on, we have to go somewhere with mom" I said to him as i seen him get off of his bed to look for some clothes.

I walked to my room to lay some clothes out then I texted my baby girl Rayven to see if she was up.

"Baby you up yet?" 

20 minutes went by. I had taken a shower and got dressed and made sure Desean was dressed also.

[Text convo]

Ray: I'm sorry boo I'm just got getting up. You ok?

Chris: Yes im ok baby Wyd?

Ray: Every time you call me baby i get a chill down my back and nothing sitting in my room

Chris: Is that a good thing? And by youself?

Ray: Lol yes and well me and my big cousin and little sister share a room. They arent in here so yes.

Chris: Why tho? 

Ray: I don't really socialize with my family. 

Chris: I understand baby

Ray: Yea wyd?

Chris: Out with my mom and Desean

Ray: Where are you going?

Chris:  Idk tbh

Ray: Smh I'm about to see if we have some food

Chris: Ok baby text me when you finished

Ray pov

I miss Chris. I wanted to be layed up with him right now to be completely honest. I was feeling my stomach growl and got up to see if we had any food in the kitchen. I walked in to see nothing really. I made me a ham and cheese sandwich with some chips and went back into my room on my tablet to text Chris.

The day went on and nothing new has happened. Chris deals with drama from his mama and Ray is up in her room watching movies on her tablet. It starts to get late into the day and Ray is cleaning up the kitchen before she goes to bed for school tomorrow. When she is almost finished cleaning up Chris texts her.

[Text convo]

Chris: Baby you ok?

Ray: Yea I'm ok I'm cleaning the kitchen

Chris: You almost done?

Ray: Yea I'm finished now. 

Chris: Oovoo me? please? i want to hear your voice i miss you

Ray: lol ok I will when I get in my room

I walk up into my room and since I had already took my shower i just got into bed and got on Oovoo to call Chris.

"Hey baby!" Chris said to me once he answered the call. He sounded happy to hear me.

"Hey how has your day been?" I said with a smile on my face due to me hearing his voice.

He took a long sigh. "It's been the usual" I heard the unsteadiness tone in his voice

"What's wrong? You can talk to me you know" I said in a comforting tone

"It's the usual like I said. Me and my mom going at it" Chris responded as I seen him standing in the mirror admiring himself.

"I didn't know yall go at it. Everything ok? What you need me to do?" I had responded to him in a weary tone.

"It's ok baby just keep being there for me" Chris said to me looking dead at the camera.

"I always will, no matter what happens" I said with a smile even though he couldn't see me.

"Why don't you call me baby?" Chris asked with the look of concern washing over his face.

"I don't know...nervous i guess" I said not really sure of my answer

"You don't have to be nervous with me baby. That's a promise" Chris said to me in a serious but sincere tone. When he said that it was like a blanket of comfort and secureness was wrapped around me. 

Ray and Chris stayed on Oovoo until, like usual, Ray had fell asleep. The day was finally to an end and they didn't have to deal with the problems of life until they had to wake up in the morning to go to school.