Mine Then, Mine Now

13

I went home the next day.
Asher went home, Marcus stayed with me until my parents arrived.

My dad had to go to the airport at 3 am, so he visited me and left from there.

He had to go to New Mexico for some sort of deal he had to make.
Point is, today was Monday.

Jay hadn't visited, called, or texted me.
That was fine, I guess, he had no reasons to anyway.

They gave me the green light to leave last night, shortly after Asher left.
It was now 11 am, Asher was at school, along with my sibilings.

My mom was the only one here today.
The nurses said their goodbyes, and wished for me to get better.

When we got home it was empty.
I felt like I hadn't been in there forever, even though I was only in the hospital for 2 days.

"Well mija, we're home." My mom said as I sat on the couch, the same couch me and Jay had kissed on.

"Mom, has Jay called?" I asked.
"No, he hasn't. Jackie why didn't you tell me about Jay and Asher?" She asked.

I looked at her, she sat across from me, her brown hair in a ponytail, her hazel eyes a shade of brown.

She wore a maroon sports shirt along with black yoga pants and a pair of Adidas.

"I dunno, I guess, I actually don't know. It felt like a private matter." I said.

I examined the coffee table, I didn't feel like looking her in the eye, I felt...ashamed?

"Jay is a very sweet boy, he was constantly asking if you were awake yet. He also apologized to Asher, even though Asher admitted that he had started the fight." I looked at her to see if she was lying.

Asher hadn't mentioned Jay apologizing, was it because he felt embarrassed? Or was he afraid I would be mad?

"Yeah, he is a great guy." I said.
She nodded, "I'm gonna go take a shower, don't let anybody you don't know in."

I said ok, she walked upstairs and it was just me, in the wide light grey living room.

I stared at the wood floor, I wore a grey sweater, black leggings, and nike slides, sis has to be comfortable.

I went through my phone, I had dozen of unanswered messages from family members and a few of my friends.

I began to reply to about a dozen.
I checked my social media, a lot of old friends were wondering where I was and so was my spam Twitter account.

Not to brag, but I have 1.3k followers on my Twitter account, mainly 'cause I ask for advice, give advice, rant, and all that geeky type stuff.

By the time I began to get hungry, it was noon.
My mom came downstairs wearing a black skirt, a white blouse, and her hair in a bun. Her usual work attire.

"You're going to work?" I asked.
She nodded with a small frown on her face, "I know I promised to stay with you, but it's an emergency, the company is dealing with some minor issues, which could lead to being sued, and that's the last thing I need."

I nodded, "I'm fine on my own."
She shook her head, she quickly slipped on her black stilettos.

"I called someone to come and stay with you, they should be here any minute." She said and grabbed her keys, clearly in a rush.

"Who?" I asked, she kissed my cheek, grabbed her purse, and ran out the door at the speed of light.

I stood in the doorway, it began to get cloudy, thunder rumbled somewhere in the distance.