JUNIPER

Chapter X

Flashback: Harlem// Santonio & Santana

   Santana walked into her apartment to a woman who she believed was one of Antonio's conquest holding her baby. "I know damn well you not holding my baby bitch." The woman smirked looking down at baby Sai'Yanna. "Tonio said I can hold her. She's beautiful, hope my babygirl be as beautiful as her someday", she said lying Sai'Yanna back into her crib, leaving the apartment. Santana sat and waited hours until Antonio came back  home. He could feel her energy as soon as he entered his home.

  "It's like you enjoy hurtin' me Tonio!" Santana yelled through their two bedroom apartment. She was fed up with his shit, everything that came out of his mouth seemed like a lie, she didn't know what to believe anymore. "You won't even let me explain baby." "Explain what Antonio? That you had that bitch in here holding my damn baby? Are you serious? I've put myself through enough bullshit with you, but this time you drew the damn line!" Santana stormed into their bedroom packing her bags. She knew she deserved better and if she knew that she stayed with Antonio any longer the stress would've killed her and her newborn baby needed her more than she needed Antonio.
   He followed her into the room, trying to stop her from packing. "My auntie was right. You ain't no good. I even looked past what you did for a living cause I loved you. But I can't do it anymore Tonio. This time you gone have to suffa' cause you won't be bringing that lifestyle on to my baby!" Santana grabbed her bag heading into Sai'Yanna's room packing as much as she could. "I'll be back for the rest of our things", she said picking up a sleeping Sai'Yanna and putting her in her car seat.

    
     She pulled into the garage of the brownstone she'd just bought days before. Santana knew something like this was bound to happen so she had to have a backup plan. Sai'Yanna deserved a better life than they were giving her. Santana grabbed Sai'Yanna's car seat and bags walking inside of the empty brownstone. She looked around letting out a deep sigh. "Well this our new home now baby girl." She sat Sai'Yanna's car seat on the floor, pulling out a blanket covering her up.
Santana didn't care about herself, all she wanted was the best for Sai'Yanna. And Antonio wasn't that. She made a pallet next to her sleeping beauty, rocking the car seat until the two fell asleep.

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    Months had passed and Santana furnished her place completely, making it feel like a home again. Sai'Yanna was now crawling and fat as ever. Santana wanted with everything in her heart for Antonio to be there with them. But right now she just wanted to see his face. She put Sai'Yanna on some warm clothing, strapping her seat in the car taking off, heading to Harlem. 
    Santana unlocked the apartment door, creeping inside. She could hear commotion from the back, sitting Sai'Yanna's car seat on the couch she entered his bedroom. Seeing the same bitch that was holding Sai'Yanna riding Antonio. She came over in hopes of making amends so he could finally come back around Sai'Yanna. She charged at the two, dragging the chick off top of him, punching her repeatedly in the face before she made her way to her feet. "YOU BITCH!" Santana shouted. Antonio jumped out of the bed, pulling Santana off of the woman. "Baby stop!" "Fuck you Tonio! I knew it was some between y'all two. And this the same bitch you was pimpin out! Son of a bitch!"

   The sound of infant cries flowed throughout the place. Santana knew Sai'Yanna's cries and it wasn't her baby's. Antonio went into Sai'Yanna's old bedroom bringing a baby back in his arms. Tears flowed from her eyes, seeing the baby in his arms. "Let me go, please", the woman begged. She did as requested. "How could you Tonio? I gave you everything, every part of me and this is how you repay me?" "I was trying to explain the day you left but you wasn't willing to listen", Antonio said. "It wasn't shit you could do to save us Antonio. Was she pregnant the same time I was?" She knew the answer she just wanted him to say yes.
     He shook his head yes. "FUCKKKK!" Santana yelled out, rushing her hands through her hair. "After fifteen years and having Sai'Yanna you'd think a mu'fucka would've changed but nah you kept creepin', you just couldn't stop huh? And to think I was gone marry yo sorry ass. Tuh." The woman grabbed the baby from Antonio. "I'll be in the living room, while y'all sort this shit out." "Nah I want you to stay." "Santana you don't have to do this." Antonio insisted that she stayed calm, he knew how she got when she was upset, she'd go up in flames and burn everything down around her. "What's ya damn name?" Santana asked the woman. "Lisa", she stated. "Sabrina? Tuh, you cheated on me with a whoreeeee Toni! I'll never forgive yo ass. What she have that I don't? Huh?" Santana was becoming more and more out rate. She wasn't having it.

   After fifteen years of putting up with his lying, infidelity, scheming, whores & stealing she still managed to see the good in him and that's how he thanked her. With sleeping with one of his workers and getting her pregnant, then moving the bitch in. He wasn't nothing and now Santana seen him for what he was worth. NOTHING! All she ever wanted to do was give him the love he never had but obviously it wasn't enough to keep a stray dog on a leash.

     "My baby got a younger sibling that ain from me. How you gone explain that to her when she gets older Antonio? Better yet. You won't have to explain it cause yo ass ain gone everrrr see Sai'Yanna baby. When you got a baby right motherfucking here!" Santana stormed out of the apartment with a tight grip on Sai'Yanna's car seat. I gave up my damn life for his aint shit ass. Sai'Yanna doesn't deserve this and I don't deserve this stress.