Starting Over Again

I Want To Be There

JASMINE

After seeing my mother and father I was very emotional . Before I came back to the hotel me and Ralph agreed to meet for breakfast . I woke up early and went to meet him leaving Marcus and Justin at the hotel .

"hey"

"hi darling , feel better ?"

"umm not really . I wanted to meet because I need some questions answered . yesterday was a emotional day so we couldn't really discuss all of the reasons why I decided to find you after all these years"

"okay"

"umm well I've come to find you because I wanted to adopt Justin , my brother as my own but I was told that I had to have a signature from a parent if they was still alive and you are so could you sign him over to me ?" I asked giving him the paper and a pen

"umm well I actually don't know if I want to do that . I want you and Justin in my life now . your the only family I got . I'm sorry to say but no , I'm not signing him over to you"

"WHAT ? what do you mean your not signing him over to me . this is the least you can do . you or Monica haven't been in our lives since as long as I can remember . I took care of him not y'all . y'all fucking abandoned us and you think it's okay to just pop up whenever you want ? that's not fair . y'all left and ain't even give us a reason for why y'all did I refuse to let you have him he's mine even without the adoption papers ."

"Jasmine that's my son not yours !"

"no he's not ! you haven't been a father to him all his life he don't even remember you . he don't even remember Monica the only reason he was crying was because I was . the only thing he know is that he doesn't have parents and I'm the closest thing to it so either way I'll have him"

"you don't understand why we left"

"do you even understand ? why did you leave huh ? n if it's not a good reason then I'll leave you and abandon you forever just like you did us" he didn't reply he just looked down . " exactly , look are you gon sign these papers or not cause I'm done wasting time"

He sighed and signed Justin over to me . I left and went back to the hotel . I got a message from Ralph it said "I still want to be there" I put my phone away and walked into the room .

"hey Jus I gotta early birthday present for you"

"what is it ?"

"how would you like to be my adopted son ?"

"well your the only mother figure I know so ... sure"

"well congrats because your mine ! the papers are signed were going to be a family !"

"so does this mean Marcus is my father and the baby your having is my brother or sister ?"

"if you accept it to be"

"I do !"

I decided to text Ralph back .
Text : "you can be there , but not as a father . he already sees me as a mother . I'm going back home tomorrow we'll come and say goodbye and we'll keep in touch"