PRESENT
zion ↴
*DING DONG*
"babeeee can you get that?" anissa yelled from the kitchen
"are we expecting someone?" i ask getting up from the placement on the living room couch, i looked at her facial expression and it quickly changes as her eyes grow wide
"uh actually ill go get it" as she rushed to the front door
"wait no, who the fuck is here?" i followed closely behind her
she unlocks the door and opens it to reveal a boy. oh no.
"hi mr and mrs kuwonu, im Dayton and im here for Callista."
"awh mom i told you not to let dad open the door" callista whined as she walked down the stairs
"im sorry honey, i forgot" anissa apologized
"oooou Lista has a boyfriend!!!" jalen teased
"WHAT!!??" i yelled shocked
"no we're just hanging out!" callista defends
"okay okay you guys need to go, Callista, you and Dayton go have fun, dont be home late, if you need anything call, we love you very much, and dont do anything stupid." anissa rushed callista out the door
anissa closed the door behind the two and turned around quickly
"i can explain"
"okay explain why my babygirl is going out with a boy"
"babe, why are you like this? shes 18, shes about to graduate, shes gonna be moving out soon, and shes gonna go off to college, you cant keep her in the nest forever..."
"but thats my princess... i remember when i was the only man in her life."
"i know baby but you're always gonna be here in times of need, shes always gonna run back to you, trust me zion, she knows youre the only man that will love her unconditionally, no other man could ever love her as much as you do."
"okay im still here yall, i exist to, yall MADE ME TOO" jalen interrupts
"awh i know baby, you still mamas boy" anissa kisses his forehead
"ughhhh but i swear to god if she ends up pregnant, im throwing him off a cliff."
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its about 10:25 pm, and callista is still not home.
jalen and anissa are sound asleep right now, i waited until anissa was passed out to go sit in the living room waiting for callista to return home
i sat on the couch in the dark when the front door opened.
callista tip toes into the house trying not to make a sound
"welcome home"
"dad what the freak!"
"sorry, how was your date?"
"it wasnt a date dad"
"im sure it wasnt"
"are you mad?"
"no just worried."
"for what? dad im 18, why are you so worried? im grown now, i can do things on my own. im responsible, way more responsible than uncle elom and i know that for a fact, for god sake, i was raised by mom in case you forgot. dad, dont worry about me, im not a little girl anymore."
"youre right.... OH MY GOD YOURE JUST LIKE YOUR MOTHER." i groaned
"but yea youre right, youre not daddys little girl anymore and i need to accept that youre growing and you cant be my little girl always.."
callista sighs and sits down next to me on the couch and she rests her head on my shoulder.
"dad, just because im getting older doesnt mean i stopped being daddys little girl. im always gonna come back to you when the going gets rough, youve done too much for me in the past 18 years, ill forever be daddys princess."
"okay im not gonna cry tonight, but i understand, youre growing up, i love you princess"
"love you dad."
"okay lets go to bed before your mother murders me for being TOO too overprotective and for drinking all of her orange juice"
we both get up off the couch and walk up the stairs.
"thanks for drinking all of my orange juice" anissa stood by the top of the stairs in the dark, startling me
"how long have you been standing there?"
"long enough to tell you i told you so... shes daddys little girl.... but shes forever be a mamas girl"
