"Gate A is now boarding please form a line and make your way to board the plane. Please enjoy your flight."
I. Hate. Planes.
I hate them with a passion but yet here I am boarding one to the freaking south. How did I get here you ask? Well let's take a recap of my very eventful last couple of days.
Two days previous
"YOU ARE GOING AND THAT'S FINAL."
"But dad this isn't fair. You are sending me to some lady I don't even know. She may be a murderer or better yet a rapist."
"Stop. Being. Dramatic. I have to go away on business for a year or two and my job is no place for a child!"
"Dad I'm 17. What do you mean I'm a child plus you are the only one I have left dad please don't leave me." I hate being on my own and that's exactly what's he's doing. Leaving me alone.
"I'm coming back Niyah I swear but i need you to just please trust me. Mrs. Carol is a sweet woman, I went to school with her many moons ago and she's willing to take you in." He pleaded.
"Fine. I'll go but please come back dad. I can't live without you." Tears welled up in my eyes as he came in for a hug.
I hugged him like the world depended on him, because it did.
Yesterday
"Is this the last of your shit Niyah because if it isn't then I'm burning the house down with you in it."
"Yes it is father, now hurry and put it on the truck so it can be sent to my new hel- I mean home." I know better than to finish that sentence as my dear father gave a look that told me to watch it.
"Carry this last bag down please. And then pack your clothes into the suitcase so you can board your flight tomorrow."
"Do I have to go dad. I don't want you to leave me like mom did. Please don't make me go." Tears streamed down my eyes in agony. My dad had tears as well.
"Honey your mom was sick and she didn't want you to see her before she past away. She did it so you'd remember her happy not sick and in pain. I'm not gonna leave you. I'm coming back okay?" Tears we're streaming down both of our faces.
"Okay" I whimpered out as I went to put the last of my shit on the truck and pack my suitcase for the flights.
Goodbye comfy home in New York and Hello to the hot southern Texas. May the lord have mercy on my soul.
Present
Yeah these last couple of days have been pretty hectic and saddening. Now I'm on this death contraption that flies going to a lady I have never met before.
Luckily for me I had zero friends that I'm leaving behind because I'm antisocial and always stayed under my dad when i was alone.
You can say I'm kind of an introvert that prefers studying and reading over going out and getting drunk with a bunch of random weird ass strangers.
I can also be a brat at times which my dad only deals with because again I'm a lonely bastard who also sucks at talking to guys because I'm awkward as hell. Soo yeah I'm not the best person to introduce to strangers but we will see how this goes.
Mrs. Carol was my dads age which was 38 and she has 12 kids. 4 of them were adopted and the other 8 were biologically hers. She has two sets of twins and one set of triplets. And five extra kids that I guess just floats around. She's also married with her high school sweet heart aka my dads old football team mate.
My dad also married his high school sweetheart which was my mom. They had me and only me but my mom past from breast cancer way before she even could think of another child. She was a popular cheerleader and my dad was the line backer and left hand wing man of his best friend quarterback.
They were the opposites of me. You can kind of say my parents were quite disappointed when I picked up a book instead of some sparky glitter and Pom Poms. Also when I told a girl that she'd get pregnant by 16 if she becomes a cheerleader also gave my parents a good idea of what I wasn't into.
This new life hopefully will past by fast so I can peacefully go back to my quiet lifestyle with my father.
Plus honestly what's the worst that can happen.
A/N: That is how I envision Niyah she could be mixed or black but she is a person of color and will be one of the 2 main person(s) of color in the book. Diversity in adoption doesn't always happen so be ✨Reaspectful✨ and somewhat realistic. Not too realistic though 🥴❤️
