*Some chapters have been removed. I am currently editing this story, so stay tuned.*
My mom gazed into my dad's eyes, "I love you."
I moved around in his arms trying to get down. I pushed my chubby fingers against his chest hoping he would budge.
"I love you more." He told her. His hard face softened as he stared back at her.
"I lahh ou!" I yelled.
"Aw, baby I love you too!" My mom coo'd grabbing me from my dad.
I giggled while she snuggled me in her arms. My stomach began to growl and I looked down at her chest.
"Dewayne you got her bottle?" She asked looking over her shoulder.
"Yeah," My dad reached into the pink and white travel bag and handed it to me. I took the bottle impatiently and began to drink it.
"Look at my baby, holding the bottle all by herself." My mom beamed. I smiled and continued drinking the milk.
She planted a kiss on my forehead and ran her fingers through my curly fro.
My dad left out the room and ran back in. He furrowed his eyebrows at my mom, "Naomi you hear that shit?"
"Hear what ba-" As if on cue, all of the lights in our house shut off. Footsteps and the sound of loud men voices filled our ears.
I dropped my bottle and started crying.
"Shh Aaliyah..." My mom whispered rocking me.
"DEWAYNE! NAOMI!" The deep voice called out.
"Fuck." My dad cursed grabbing his gun from the dresser. He carefully placed the bullets in.
"Ay, go in the other room." He said glancing at my mom while peeping down at the intruders.
They were downstairs smashing items and yelling.
"No lets do this shit together!" My mom snapped.
"You have my child in your hands! Think!" My dad yelled back.
My mom rolled her eyes then opened the closet door and sat me down. She took the necklace from around her neck and handed it to me.
"Aaliyah be a good girl for mommy." She said. She kissed me on my forehead before shutting the closet door.
"I lahh ouu." I said looking around in the darkness.
"YOU CAN'T HIDE FOREVER!" The deep voice yelled out.
"Naomi you know I ain't no fucking pussy!" I heard my dad say.
"I know just wait." She said softly.
"Now or never. You down?"
"I'm always down."
"Ight, lets get it then."
....
Shooting and yelling filled the house.
"Over there!" I heard my mom yell. I tightly squeezed the necklace she gave me and started to cry.
I was tired of listening to glass shatter and l wanted my bottle. An hour had already went past and my eyes were starting to swell from all the crying I was doing. I was so scared that I had began shaking.
"DaDa!" I yelled in fear. I heard footsteps in the room and started crying even more.
"DaDa!!" My voice cracked.
The closet door opened. It was really dark so I couldn't see the face of the person looking down at me. I was terrified when they picked me up.
"Stop shaking baby."
I instantly recognized the voice and snuggled in his arms.
I ran my fingers over his face and smiled.
"Dada!" I hollered kissing his face.
I looked towards the door and heard some more footsteps.
I squeezed my dad's shoulder, he laughed.
"Don't be scared that's ya mama." He said pointing at the figure in the doorway.
"What are we going to do with the guns?" My mom asked pacing around nervously.
"Leave em, we had on gloves anyway."
"Do you wanna hide the bodies?"
"Naomi we gotta get the hell out of here!" My dad told her grabbing my pink and white baby bag.
My mom nodded her head and rushed towards the bed and grabbed a suitcase. She filled it with a bunch of clothes.
We headed downstairs and I saw bodies laying lifeless on our white carpet floor. I put my head on my dad's shoulder and closed my eyes.
"What about her carseat?" My mom asked glancing at me.
"Nah, I'll just hold her."
It was pitch dark outside. I squinted my eyes looking around.
"Can you drive? I can hold Aaliyah." My dad said handing my mom the keys.
"Yeah, where we going?" She asked opening the door and throwing the suitcase in the backseat.
"Parison's Hotel."
I laid on my dad's chest and began to fall asleep. He wrapped his arm around me while yawning.
My mom looked at us then back at the road.
"Aww both my babies tired." She smiled.
