Rain

Re-united.

Picture of Monte on the side.

“Ashley, I’ve missed you so much!” I pull her into a hug. Ashley had always been my favorite cousin. Ashley was 14, 2 years older than me. I usually went to her when I needed advice, she has always been there for me. Ashley was a redbone, with perfect teeth & long hair that flowed perfectly to her waist. She resembeled Zoe Saldana

“Omg Rain? Girl what's up? How have you been?” She showered me with questions. Momma had been right behind me, Monte stayed in the room..

“I’ve been good, where’s grandma?” I ask smiling extra hard. My grandma had been the most important person in my life, next to my mom. I was eager to see her. When I was 3 or 4 my momma had left me with my grandmother. At the time, she was focused on herself rather than a child. So she left me with my grandma for a few months.

“She’ll be here tomorrow, we about to go to the pool you coming?” She ask, I nod my head even though I'm going to mess up my hair that I perfectly curled yesterday.

“Let me  go get ready” I back over to the room, where Monte lied down on the bed. I began searching my bag for my 2 piece bathing suit. The told was a strapless red polka dot, and the bottoms were all white. My momma had bought for me last Christmas. I go into the bathroom & began stripping out of my clothes, and into my bathing suit. When I was done I put all of my hair in a bun.

I slip on some white swimming shorts, with a tank top. As I walk out of the bathroom I notice momma already has the bathing suit on.

She looked amazing, but the fact that her & Monte probably - ew, let me shake that thought out of my head. My momma had on a bikini (of course) it was a gold top, that in my opinion exposed WAYY to much cleavage, and red bottoms that I could see her butt-cheek in. I really didn't have a big input on it, because I already knew if I said something about the swim suit I’d get my ass whooped.

“You ready, ma?” I ask handing her, her all white see-thru cover up. She nods her head ‘yes’ I grabbed a room key before meeting up with my cousins: Ashley, Jordyn, Camille, A'Leah, and Charmaine. I had a lot of cousins: I know, and that wasn’t even half of it.

“So how you been, Rain?” Jordyn asked I sucked my teeth before replying, “Good I guess but ya know I miss Chicago. But it doesn’t matter we’re all here now!” I say smiling, Jordyn nods her head. The rest of the girls just stay silent.

“Anyways A’leah tell me about that boyfriend of yours.” I tease, A'leah was 3 years older than me - She had been older than all of us. She always had a new boyfriend no matter what, you didn’t have to hear it From nobody because she’d tell it all to you, although she was 15 everybody & their momma knew how Leah rolled, she was sexually active. She did boys like most of boys did girls. She fuck em' and duck em'. Hilarious, right?

“Girl I had to cut Dashawn off the line! He couldn’t last 2 minutes, okaaay!” Her thick Atlanta accent had come out, she dapped Camille as they laughed. I rolled my eyes mentally: I had regretted asking the question I should’ve known I would have gotten a fucked up answer.

“You a mess, Camille what you been up to?” I asked. Camille had been the prettiest dark skin ever. Her skin was just straight up, Flawless with all capitals F-L-A-W-L-E-S-S she had shoulder length hair, and perfect white teeth with dimples. Camille had always been so quite.

“Nothing much. Just chilling, ya know? Parents getting a divorce so Imma see how that goes.” She says. I could almost feel her pain. Although my parents were never together, I always felt helpless that they didn't work out. And she chose Monte over my daddy, I'm pretty sure my daddy was a good man. No matter what anyone ever said.

“Dang that’s cold, Charmaine what you been up to? Youngin” I tease, we were now half way to the pool. Charmaine had been the youngest one, I was 1 year older than her, making her 11 years old. Charmaine was one fast little thing, I believe Aaliyah possessed her ass into thinking ‘Age ain’t nothing but a number’ (LMFAO) Because she walks around in crop tops & booty shorts: I don’t even know if she gone threw puberty, yet.

"Girl you know I just got my iPhone and I gotta boyfriend. His name is Wayne & he told me he loved me" She said switching the no-ass-she-didn't-have. But back up - A iPhone? I don't even have a minute phone. Wow I wonder what goes threw her mommas mind. A boyfriend in my opinion wasn’t a big deal - We all had one In kindergarten, but the ‘I love you’s’ and kissing was something I wasn’t bout.

We had finally made it to the pool area, the smell of chlorine went right up my nostrils. I slid off my shorts & tank top before jumping in the freezing cold water, I didn’t care though because I continued swimming backstroke. I went under the water (keeping my eyes open) and began swimming towards 6 feet, I was only 4'11 but I knew how to swim. Not to long later, My momma began walking into the pool area.

I got out of the water & walked up to her “Ma you gonna get in the water?” I ask, she nodded her head yes. I dragged her to where people jumped & forcefully pushed her in the water I everybody began laughing uncontrollably. “Rain imma get you!” She growled, I felt hands behind my I hadn't even realized that Camille me into the water.

I soon began playfully-wrestling with my mom. She pushed me under water as I grip her head & push her down with me. “If I go down you going down to!” I laugh. After a while, we both quit playing and began swimming in the relaxing water.