Starting Over Again

Amends

MARCUS

We're leaving today but before we do we got some things to handle . Jasmine wanted to met up with Ralph to say goodbye and collect money early for this month and I wanted to see my dad since I was kinda mean to him before we left .

Knock Knock Knock ! I knocked on the door to my fathers house with Justin while Jasmine went to collect .

"who is it ?"

"Marcus"

"what do you want ?"

"I wanna talk . can we come in ? it is cold out here"

"come on"

He opened the door holding a beer in his hand . I became pissed because he was still drinking but I tried to keep my calm . Justin went in my old room and watched television while we were in the office .

"still doing this ?" I said referring to him drinking

"I'm a grown man I think I should be able to have beer out of the week , fucked regularly , and work the rest of the time if you don't mind"

"look save the sarcasm okay ? I came here to make amends not argue"

"you right . I'm done"

"last time we talked about how we felt but we talked out of anger so I want you to get a clear understanding of how I feel . I'm hurt by you , you didn't give me a chance to explain you just got mad because I wasn't here but I was still dealing with stuff . I found out that my mother was a gold digger . she took money out your bank account and made her own secret one , she gave me the information to it before she left . she had another son by another man before me that's why she's dead . he kidnapped me and killed her in front of me so how you think I was feeling with her death ? y'all going around hating Jasmine but she's been there for me more than you could . y'all judged her before y'all knew her . she got struggles of her own , she just met her dad for the first time and found out the her mother was dead then on top of that she gotta take care of her little brother that don't even believe in a thing called a father until he met me . he lookup to me and see me as a dad it's amazing"

"wow son I had no idea you was going through this"

"how could you ? you never gave me the chance to explain myself"

"I'm sorry I promise to be there and support you , Jasmine , and my grandchild ... Justin"

"how about for both of your grandchildren ? Jasmine's pregnant"

"is it yours ?"

"she's only been with me dad . I took her virginity and she took mine"

"beautiful , I'll be there for y'all I promise . I'll visit Jamaica from time to time . can y'all move closer ?"

"were already settled in" I said laughing

"okayyyy , I love you son and I'm proud of you"

"thanks dad ! I love you too"