F.A.M.I.L.I.A

Case Closed

~Marco~

You sure this is the best thing for you to do sis I mean you haven't seen him what 20 something years. I need to do it Marco I have two little girls, I'll be damn if something like that happens to them and they suffer with that secret for as long as I did. How can I help you the guard said? We're here to see inmate Watson #93561257. He looked at us like we were joking or something. You sure you wanna see that inmate? Yeah that's who we are looking for Malik Watson. Sure, thing he said picking up the phone and calling to the back. Here are your passes leave all purses and valuables in the screening room before going into the visitation room. Yeah thanks we said.

Ti and Li didn't want to come with you to do this Jaya? I wouldn't let them, the last thing I want to do is expose him to two of most important people in my life, and I don't need him getting any ideas. We went through a search process before going into the visitation room Yeah thanks we said. I honestly, I can't believe that Ti and Li got Jaya to even come near this place she must really be changing and starting to heal from stuff in the past.

We sat there for like 5 minutes before we heard a loud buzzer and then the doors open to the visitation room. A few men came in the room, before we saw our father. He looked pretty much the same except he was a older. When he saw us, he stopped in his footsteps and just started at us. Move Inmate the guard saying prodding him to walk. He walked toward us and sat down at the table. I'd seen him a few times before I never told my mom or Jaya, but I felt like I needed to know why he'd do something like that to them.

We sat there for 10 minutes not saying anything just sitting there. Jaya wouldn't even look at him she just kept her head down and started playing with her wedding bands like they were calming her.

So why are yall here he finally said causing Jaya to look up at him.

~Jaya~

As soon as he spoke I was immediately taken back to being that scared 11 year old little girl who just wanted her father's approval. I can't do this I said getting up from the table. No Jaya sit Marco said pulling me down in the chair. You gotta do this for them he said giving me a stern look. He whispered in my ear Nena think about Tionne and Lisa your closing this chapter for them. I nodded my head and relaxed a little bit. I tried not to look directly at him because if I did I could still remember all those nights that he would do the things that he did to me. What are you doing here Nichole he said in a demanding tone? Marco held on to my hand to keep me calm. I...I...came to close this chapter of my life. Your life he said chuckling a little bit. The fact that he was laughing at my pain infuriated me and I went from being nervous to wanting to go over the table on his ass. Yeah mother fucker my life remember how you ruined it? Remember how you took my innocence.

Shhh Nena, Marco said trying to keep me in my chair because at that point I was screaming, and I was burning up. No Marco for the last 20 years I've been holding it in, I am tired of holding in his mistakes his burdens. I am tired of it. How could you I trusted you. The whole time I was going off he was just sitting their calm and not moving. Say something you bastard I said slamming my hand on the table. There is nothing I can say he said looking me in the eyes. You thought it was okay to rape your daughters and everything would be fine. No, I didn't he said finally looking down. Jaya sit Marco said gently pulling me down to my chair. If you can just let me explain...explain there is no explanation nothing will make it okay. I know it won't but if you can just please let me talk to you.

~Ro~

What yall do with Jaya today I said walking into the studio with Ti and Li. She's busy handling some personal business. Really yall got her in counseling again I said half way joking. It's not funny Ro, it actually helps her to not be so angry and violent. Damn yall are serious yall really have her in counseling like going to a doctor to talk for real. For real we are doing what we gotta do to keep her from going close to the edge ever again. That's not where she's at today though Li said as we waited for Dallas to come in the room. She went to see her father. Come again, she went where? Jayasri, went to see her father as in the Jaya would bust a cap in his ass if she ever saw him walking free on the streets. Yeah, she went to see him she needed to fully close that chapter in her life. She go by herself? Hell, no Ro do we look crazy, Li said. Don't answer that Ti said laughing. Marco is with her. Oh good cause if she went by herself yall would be going to see her in prison next.