Trust Will Get You Hurt , Love Will Get You Killed

Chapter Seven

( Keisha )

I arrived to my mother house and there she was laying helpless on the floor. I wanted to cry right then and there but I had to stay strong for my lil brother. Tre did you call 911 ? I asked. " Yes " , Tremal said as he began to cry. Don't cry bro , she's gonna be alright , she's gonna be alright , I said , trying to stay strong for him.

Finally , the ambulance arrived. They had rushed outta the ambulance truck and right into the house. " WE GOTTA PULSE " , yelled one of the paramedics. " " Ma'am can you hear me . can you hear me , how old are you ma'am ? what's your full name ? " She's 34 years old and her name is Michelle Jasmine Green , I said to the paramedic person.

We get to the hospital and they had me and my lil brother sitting in the waiting room. Every minute that went by , all I could think of , was my mama not gonna make it. I had so many questions to ask to why that had happened to her. " Keisha , is mommy gonna be okay ? " , asked Tremal. I don't know baby , we gone have to sit tight and see what the doctors say , be patient okay ?

30 minutes passed by and the doctor came and got us. " Uh Ms. Green ? " said the worried doctor. Uh ye-yes doctor ? I replied. " I'm afraid we have some bad news ". Once he said that I just knew my mother were gone. "  Your mother has been diagnosed with lung and breast cancer " said the doctor. What..how..no please , y'all need to run them fucking tests again or something , I said , sounding frustrated. " Ms. Green , we ran tests 3 times and all 3 came back as the same results , i'm so sorry and if you wanna go back to see her , you're more than welcomed " , said the doctor. And before I could say anything he walked off. God why us lord ? Why my mama ? I know we don't suppose to question God , BUT WHY ?

So I took Tremal and we went back to see our mom. " Mommy are you okay ? " asked Tremal. " I'm in alot of pain baby but i'm gonna be just fine , don't you worry bout me alright , don't let this be a distraction from yo school work " , mama said. She look so horrible and weak. Her face didn't look the same anymore , it was all saggy. Mama , did the doctors tell you the bad news ? I asked. " Yeah baby , if it's my time to go it's my time to go " , mama said , sounding weak. Mama please don't say that , I said with tears in my eyes. " Tre hun , will you wait outside so me and your sister can talk for a minute please " asked mama. Tre walked out the room with his face down. He was too young to be going through this , he's too young to even understand. " Keisha , the doctors told me I don't have that much time to live , i've been living with cancer for a while and didn't even notice. I need you to take your brother in for me " , mama said as she began to cry. You don't have that muc..much time to li-live ? I stuttered. Knowing that my mama have a lil time to live , I felt myself finna past out. I'm only 20 , I can't raise no 9year old. I'm still living life , but that's my lil brother. Uh mama , don't worry about Tre , he'll be in good hands I promise , I said as I began to cry. I leaned over and gave her a kiss on the forehead and told her i'll see her tomorrow.