Jordan POV
"I don't wanna leave!"I cried to him with tears streaming down my face. Summer is slowly coming to a close and now it's time for me to go back to Louisiana. I don't want to go back; I want to stay out here with my boyfriend. A long distance relationship is not on my list.
My mother and I had already looked into colleges La and I'm supposed to start in the fall but now, I'm having second thoughts. This summer has been one of the best two months I've ever had, in years. I don't think I'm ready to leave just yet, especially with our relationship still being new. Jeremiah and I have only been together for two weeks and when I leave, it's going to get harder to keep us going. I don't need that struggle in my life.
I'm supposed to be at the airport getting ready to board the plane but I haven't even packed my stuff up yet.
"Ion want you to go either but you got to."Miah replied. He continued to pack my stuff for me while I sat on the bed, throwing a tantrum.
Dina meowed as her and her siblings, Dawn and Dayna climbed up on the bed to comfort me. My hand ran up and down Dawn's back, sniffling.
"Allat cryin' ain't necessary."Miah mumbled more to himself than to me.
I wiped my face, watching him zip the suitcase and stand it up against the door.
I got off the bed and climbed up on him, placing my head on his shoulder. "Can we get a quickie in before I have to go?"I asked. "Girl you are somethin' else."He chuckled, taking me into the bathroom.
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Jeremiah POV
"We have to talk."My Mom stated, sitting at the stool beside me. I just got back from the airport and now I'm hungry.
"Talk about what?"I asked.
"Your father and I have been thinking about this a lot. And..."
"And?"I put the mayonnaise jar back in the refrigerator and began to fix myself a sandwich. "We think you should experience life on your own."She finished.
I damn near dropped the knife on the floor when those words came from her mouth.
"Y'all kicking me out?"
"Not necessarily. We just feel like, you know, since you're getting older, we want you to have a place of your own."
"Nah lil nigga, I want you out."My dad chimed in, laughing after. "Your mom and I haven't had a place of our own since you were born."
"Not my fault y'all decided to lay down and fuck."I blurted.
"We're going to do the same thing to Colten when he gets your age so don't take it personal. Your father and I aren't going to be around forever, face it, we're getting older."
"Don't talk like that Mama. Y'all only 42."
"We're pushing 50. You're gonna have to learn how to live without continuously asking us for stuff. 'Cause when we dead, we can't buy you stuff from the grave."
"Stop talking about death got dammit. Y'all just ruined my appetite."I threw the sandwich on the ground and stormed up to my room. I slammed the door shut, making the kittens jump up. After kicking off my shoes, I plopped on the bed in annoyance.
I just think it's funny how my parents are trying to put me out. And they tried to sugar coat it which makes it worse.
Frustrated, I called Madre.
"You know I can't take calls when I'm at work."She whispered.
"I'm sad."I confessed, getting straight to the point.
"What's wrong? Wait, lemme move to a quieter place so I can hear you better...okay, what's up?"
"Your best friend and her husband—."I spat but she cut me off.
"My best friend and her husband,"She laughed. "Must be serious if you tryna be petty by not calling them 'mom' and 'dad'."
"They tryna kick me out!"
"Why?"
"Talkin' 'bout I'm too old to still be asking them for stuff. Then they started talking about death. It's a whole bunch of nonsense Madre!"I whined.
"In all honesty, Miah, you're a spoiled kid."She replied.
"So you're taking their side?"
"No, hear me out. You're not the only spoiled kid in the family so don't take it personal. They just want you to experience life on your own. You're a grown man and they want you to have your own place."
"I don't understand."I ran my hand down Dina's back as she meowed.
"Think about it like this, if you live by yourself, you won't have to run stuff by them. You can have anyone over, throw parties and do whatever teenagers do."
"I see."
"Besides, we planned on doing that to all the kids when they get your age. Imagine being eighteen and having your own place to do whatever you want."
"Okay."
"You good now?"
"Yep."
We hung up the phone and I pulled my laptop out of the drawer. I opened it, typed in my password and got on the internet. I got to typing in the search bar.
I went straight to the images and started to scroll through. I'm all for this new place after talking to Madre. She gave me a different point of view.
"When are we gonna go look at some spots?"I asked my parents, walking straight into their room.
"I had some apartment complexes in mind but I was gonna let you pick the condo."My mama responded.
"Let's get to lookin' then."
"What made you change your mind?"Dad asked.
"I had to process it for a while but I'm for it now."
The three of us looked through some apartments and ended up deciding on one. With the quickness, we got in contact with the landlord and set up for the viewing. A FaceTime from Jordan sent me back up to my room for privacy.
"How was the flight?"
"Scary. I'm just glad my feet can finally touch the ground again."
"You made it home yet?"
"No. We stopped to pick up dinner from that seafood place around the corner. I miss you."
"Same and I'm movin' out."
"Why you doing that?"
"It wasn't my idea at first but ima be living on my own soon."
"How you gonna pay for that if you'on got a job babe?"
"I'll figure something out."
"Eh, red flag right there. Saying that will land you on your ass every time. You should figure something out right now. Especially since you don't plan on going to college any time soon. Did you ever tell your parents about that decision you made?"
"Nah, not yet."
"You should let them know. I don't need a man that's gon' be struggling with stuff like this."
"I'm not gon' be struggling. I could start a YouTube channel."
"You need good content for that."
"I can make good content."
"And with the right exposure, you'd do well. I'm all for it bae."
I just have to come up with a plan, a good one. A very good one. Give me a few minutes and I'll have the next few weeks of my life mapped out...
What do y'all think about Jeremiah moving out?
Lol sorry for the three day delay on an update but I got some tea hiding in the next few chapters😈. Also, school for me starts next week and I've been ripping and running all over Louisiana tryna get ready for it😂. Ima try to update all I can atm so just know if my updates are a lil slow it's bc I got school stuff going on. Thanks for understanding.
