For The Better

Darius

After a long day at work I drove to my aunt Joyce's house to pick Patience up. I would probably just fix Patience a bottle and cook me Ramen noodles. When I got to my aunt's house I drove in the driveway and got out. Patience must've been sleep because I didn't hear the Teletubbies blasting from the living room television. I unlocked the door and walked in and seen my five year old cousin Kyra on the floor playing with dolls. I asked "Where's Aunt Joyce?" She shrugged her shoulders.

I went to my aunt's room and she was lying in bed searching for something in her purse. She looked up "oh hey auntie pooh. You looking for your baby?" I just looked at her. I was tired and I didn't have time to play scavenger hunt games with my aunt. "Yeah, where is she?" "Diana came and got her earlier today. She didn't call and tell you?" I loved and respected my aunt but she had just pissed me off and I wasn't in control of what might come out of my mouth. "woah, what you mean? Did I tell you to let Diana get Patience?" "boy, that's the baby's mother. Hell you can't keep that baby from her, she did give birth to the damn child." I just walked out as fast as I could because I don't trust Diana alone with Patience.

I did 85 the whole way to my apartment.

"Diana?" I yelled. I walked over to the couch and tapped her and made her wake up. She jumped. "what? damn?" "who told you to go and get Patience? Patience doesn't need you running in and out of her life. This is a full time job and what we don't need is you trying to do part-time." Diana rolled her eyes. "You know what, I am sick and tired of you. Patience is my daughter too." Diana said. "I can't tell." I responded. Diana just got off the couch, grabbed her purse, kissed Patience and left. I still loved Diana but I had Patience's best interest at heart.