my crazy life

Antonio

think I'm gonna start writing the chapters from 3rd person omniscient perspective now. sorry for all the changes but I'm relearning my writing style as I go lol. enjoy your  read 

"Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar blasted through his ears as he ran his morning mile at the park. a few days had passed since he spoke with Anastasia about what happened between them and what went down with the kids the following morning. after he dropped the kids off back at her house later that weekend he decided to give her some space. he was pleased with how the talk went; however,  it did open his eyes to a few things 

he hurt her when he left her to fend for herself and the kids 

It made him feel like shit and when he went home that night he vowed to never do that to her or the kids ever again. He regretted being so young and dumb and he would do whatever he could to make up for it. 

He was grateful for how the conversation went too. He was nervous about what she would say to him. Until that night, she played so hard to get , so it was really a toss up with what she might've said. He went and got tested earlier this week and he was excited to get his results back so he could work on what he wanted 

It was just a little hard earning her trust back but he knew he had to be doing something right if she let m get to that point. He loved her when he was younger and he often thought about her when she left. he never reached out to make amends for some reason 

He was a coward 

When he saw her at the school that day he knew he had to stop and talk to her. He was glad that he did too because if he hadn't, he would've never found out how wonderful his kids were. they changed his life and showed him a level of love her never knew existed.  He  was so grateful that she gave him the chance to get to know them and he would never take that for granted. 

Getting himself out of his head, he decided to end his morning run. It took him 10 minutes to walk from the park to his house. He made his way inside heading straight to the shower to wash off the sweat he accumulated on his body. 20 minutes later he was out the shower and getting dressed. He kept it casual in some grey sweatpants and white wife beater with his hair thrown into a ponytail. He made and enjoyed a quick breakfast before going to his office preparing to work from home today. 

He looked over his gym's numbers, making sure memberships were being paid, employees were getting paid what they were owed, and what repairs he had done this month. Seeing that everything looked good so far he grew happy. He made a mental note to physically go into the gym and make sure everything was matching what was on paper. 

He stayed stuck in his office for a few hours making sure everything was okay, checking, and responding to emails. Somebody in New York is interested in partnering with the gym to host a monthly workout expo for everybody in the community to attend. He liked the idea but he needed to do a little more research on the person and their brand before responding 

This was how his days went for the most part. He enjoyed the money he made but he hated how alone he felt. 

The house was empty without the kids here 

He even missed Kaliyah too and made a mental note to take her on a uncle/ niece date. He felt bad because he kind of neglected her after he found out about the kids. He didn't want to call it neglect but the truth was he just hadn't been around much since the twins came into his life. It wasn't on purpose and his sister understood his situation, his niece not so much. 

They were close before the twins came around and the switch was like night and day. He had became a second father to her after her own dad got locked up three years into her life. They did everything together and he prided himself on being her uncle . By the time she had turned five she started calling him dad. I mean he even had a room set up for her in the house when she came over.