Twenty-five year old Adira Thompson finds herself in a position where she's single and pregnant, with dreams of becoming a plastic surgeon.
She and her family have a love for basketball, particularly their home team in Los Angeles. Her world someho...
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It was around two o'clock in the morning when Adira came back in. After maybe the first three hours went by, I was getting worried. Somehow Di must've known because she shot me a text message saying she was ok and she would be back in a few hours.
I already had an idea of what she was up to. She was out trying to fix things with my sister Mai.
I had a feeling that was what she was up to after I made it inside with Julia and left her in the car. Then after she left, I checked my history on my phone and saw Mai's contact number, and I saw the text Adira sent to herself.
I slept in this morning and was awakened by little cries I heard downstairs. Adira and Julia were already up and at it.
I went ahead and showered then got myself ready for the day. Diri starts her residency tomorrow, so we have to get everything prepared and organized to her liking. It's time for me to be there for her and support her any way I can.
After putting on a pair of basketball shorts and a T-shirt, I made my way downstairs to love on my two girls.
I heard some laughter. By the time I got to the bottom step, I, for sure heard another voice in the house. My sister Mai.
They were in the kitchen preparing breakfast... together. Julia was in her swivel glider seated on the counter. She was kicking her little legs and making noises.
Adira was busy whisking up some pancake batter at the island. They didn't notice me standing in the entryway. My sister Mai stood in front of the stove with a pair of tongs in her hand and something sizzling in a pan. I was shocked. She's never cooked a day in her life. It's just not something she was ever interested in. I quickly took out my phone and snapped a picture.
I knocked on the wall making my existence known. Both of them stopped what they were doing and turned their attention my way.
"Morning." I glanced from Diri to Mai. Both of them smiled, although Mai's was a faint one. I made my way over to Di and planted a few kisses on her lips, but my attention was still on my sister. I noticed her smile grew. I then went over to my little happy baby girl kicking and punching the air. I planted small kisses on her tiny feet. Her noises grew. "Daddy's baby."
I turned around and leaned against the counter, bringing my attention back to my sister. She turned away only to take the bacon out of the pan and placed them on a paper towel.
"Hey, Mai." I watched her place the finally strip with the others.
She turned around and looked me in my eye.
We stared at each other until a tear fell from her eye. "Hey." She wiped at her eyes, then turned the stove off.
I walked over and stood in front of her. More tears fell from her eyes. I opened my arms out to her, "Come here."
The moment I pulled her into my arms, she released all the air she was holding in. "I'm so sorry."
Diri stood back, smiling at us. She picked up the bowl, "I'll handle breakfast, you two go." She shooed us out of the kitchen. I grabbed my sister's hand and made our way to the patio outback so we could be alone.
