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"Mom!! What are we eating for dinner?" I yelled
"Honey stop yelling down the stairs and come tell me" she replied
Coming down the stairs I asked one more time with frustration
"Ughhh, Mom I said what are we eating for dinner?"
"India we're eating out today, sorry" she said said in a apologetic voice
"WHAT! no not again we ate out all week" I stated not liking the idea of eating from a restaurant again. Most people would love to go out to eat but not me we've been eating out all week from one place because that's all we can afford I know what your thinking why won't we just go grocery shopping with the money but when you don't have a car and not enough money for a uber and the groceries you can't go grocery shopping.
"Well I'm sorry my check went to bills bills and more bills, I'm going to buy groceries with my next check next week okay honey'' she said
Angel Athena Desmond had me December 18, 2001. My mother had me when she was 16. Now at the age of 32 my mother is struggling but she has hope and I have hope for better days she's my hero and gives me every reason to be successful.
"Mom I told you I could get a job and help out around here I don't like seeing you like this'' I said she looks stressed and is stressed but to independent to ask for help.
"No baby, its final I want you to study them books and make it somewhere I don't want you to be like me'' she said tearing up.
"Mom stop it, your everything I want to be your beautiful, smart, strong, wise and you raised me all by your self at the age of 16 and I turned out great''
Yes she raised me all by herself at the age of 16. See my Grandmother kicked my mother out as soon as she told her that she was pregnant. My mother was rapped by her boyfriend best friend at the time. Mark James is my father but you'll never hear me physically claim that sick basterd. Because Mark was the preacher's son and the perfect student nobody believed my mom that he rapped her so she left hasn't look back.
"Come here India " she said with her arms out, I walked into her arms "I love you India forever and always never forget" she said as she squashed me.
"I love you too mommy forever and always'' I said on the verge of tears. I have this feeling something is going to happen I just wish i knew what.
"So Mom if we eat out again can we go to ummm... Wing stop?" I asked once she let me go after kissing my cheek.
"Yes baby go get ready so we can head out and go to the bus stop" she said
I'm sorry but have I introduced myself? No? Oh well I'm India Nova Desmond and this is my story. ————---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
