Hell starts here

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Brooklyn New York, 1973...

Diane: let me see my baby, let me say a last goodbye to her

Auntie: yeah of course

Diane is dying from breast cancer so her sister aka Aaliyah's auntie has to take custody of little Aaliyah

Auntie: Aaliyah come your mama wants to see you

Aaliyah: mommy!

She runs inside the hospital room

Diane: hii baby girl!!

Aaliyah hugs her mom tightly

Aaliyah: mommy when are you gonna come home??

Diane looks down

Diane:*sighs* I'll always be home Aaliyah, I'll always be with you no matter what, I love you

Aaliyah: I love you too mommy!

They hug again

Diane: I want to give you something before you go with your auntie

She hands her a sock monkey

Diane: this was mine when I was a little girl and now it's yours

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Diane: this was mine when I was a little girl and now it's yours

Aaliyah: thanks mommy

Three days later...

Aaliyah pov

Auntie: Aaliyah!!

I run downstairs

Aaliyah: yes auntie?

Auntie: this is Chris he's gonna living with us now

Chris: hi sweetheart

Aaliyah: hi

Later at night....

Aaliyah: auntie!!!

No answer

Aaliyah: auntie!!!

I hear footsteps coming

Auntie: what Aaliyah!??

Aaliyah: are you gonna kiss me good night?

Auntie: pshh please!

She then leaves

Later that night like around 2 or 3 I started hearing noises

Auntie: ahhh yeah!

Chris: you like dat baby!

Auntie; fuck yeah give it to me!

I was scared I didn't know what they were doing, this past on for like an hour then I fell asleep

The next day

The phone rings

Auntie : hello?

Doctor: hi is this Diane's sister?

Auntie: yes it is

Doctor: hi I'm calling for Diane and I'm sorry to tell you this but..she has past..

Auntie: oh...

Doctor: I'm so sorry for your lost ma'am..

Auntie:*sniffs* I needa go..

She hangs up and starts crying

Later that day...

Diane picks up Aaliyah from school

Aaliyah: hi auntie!

Auntie: um hi Aaliyah..

Aaliyah: why are you crying?

Auntie: it's nothing come on!

At the house...

Aaliyah: auntie I'm hungry!

Auntie: go eat some cereal or something

Aaliyah: ok

She goes serves her self cereal

Aaliyah: auntie when can I go see mommy?

Auntie: um tomorrow..

Aaliyah: no I wanna see her now!!

Auntie: don't yell at me Aaliyah!!

Aaliyah: I wanna see mommy!!

Auntie: well I'm sorry your mommy's dead!!

It gets quite for a second

Aaliyah: mommy's dead..?

Auntie: yeah I'm sorry

I start crying and run up to my room

A few weeks later we go to the funeral, Aaliyah was 3 when her mother died and her father left after he found out Diane was pregnant, she now lives with her auntie and her uncle who then moved after Diane's funeral, and now live in Compton California...

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