One Day At A Time

|Chapter 11|

August

Seein the look on Hazel's face broke me to pieces. I know she's dealt with a lot of hurt and pain in her life but this looks like it hurts the most and I get it. I shouldn't have told her to come with me.

I sighed and sat in one of Ava's little bean bag chairs that was next to her bed. I don't even know what to say cause she stubborn as hell so I highly doubt if any of us can change her mind.

"Why you not happy?" I asked frownin.

"Cause I don't want any siblings."

"Why not?"

"Cause I like our family just the way it is." She said finally looking up from her iPad. "You have a daughter and I have a mama and a daddy. That's all we need."

Damn. She really don't want no siblings. I never thought we'd have to go through this situation. I thought shit like this only happened in movies.

"But we wanted more. We don't want to be lonely and sad when you grow up and go to college and have a life. We wanna have other babies that will look up to you and can help take care of us when we old." Hazel said.

"Okay fine you can have more, but that doesn't mean I have to like them and talk to them."

Scoffing, Hazel got up and walked out the room.

"Ailani.."

"Huh?"

"That was uncalled for."

"What I did?"

"You done hurt your mama feelings."

"She mad at me?"

"Probably."

"But I d-"

"You ain't have to say it like that. Its not like we just gon abandon you. We gon love the baby just like we love you and he might get a lil bit more attention than you but that's only because babies need the proper attention from parents because their so little and fragile."

"Okay."

I understand she young and wants to be the center of our attention all the time, but she ain't have to say all that. Now Hazel probably in there cryin and I gotta deal with 2 stubborn ass girls.

That's why I hope this baby is a lil August. Having 3 Hazels in the house gon drive me to kill myself. They too much by themselves already.

Nah no lie though, it hurt me too when she said she ain't gon like the baby. That's gon be her lil brother or sister and I want her to love and protect him/her like we do with her.

Walking downstairs in the living room, I saw Hazel gettin up.

"You good baby? I know that shit hurt."

"Yeah I'm okay."

"You sure?" I asked giving her a hug and kiss.

"Mhm."

"Aight I'm just makin sure."

"Thank you, but I'm sure she'll come around." She said walkin to the door.