Who Am I?

Chapter 7 : Storm's POV

I tell Zuri to head downstairs and wait at the kitchen's island for us. She wipes toothpaste off my cheek then heads downstairs. I swear I couldn't hold back today in the mall when I kissed her. And neither could I when I kissed her forehead. I just felt weird seeing her naked. I really didn't mean to abuse her privacy. I was so lost in thoughts that it took me minutes to get to the door. I open it, "Hey mom, wsup dad" I greet. "Hey buddy" my dad says. "Oh my handsome young man, mommy missed you" responded my mom and made her way to the kitchen. I closed the door and walked there too with my dad. "And who's this young lady" pointed my mom to Zuri. I can tell she's disappointed. "Hii ma'am, I'm Zuri" she says with a pleasant smile. "Nice to meet you flower" says my dad kindly. "Where's Bailey? I miss her" said my mom rudely. She didn't even pay attention to Zuri. "We broke up about 4 months ago, she cheated with Zara" I explain but my mom is stubborn as hell. "It's not cheating Storm, she kissed a girl so what?" persuaded my mom. "Leave him to make his own decisions Courtney" said my dad, taking my side, "Zuri you're beautiful". "Thank you very much Sir, you're quite handsome yourself, your wife sure knows how to pick great men" replied Zuri with pure joy in her smile. My mom's being a bitch though. Sorry God for that but she's annoying as hell. "Yeah, too bad my son wasted that talent" she spits. "MOM!" "COURTNEY ENOUGH!!!" my dad and I shout. I see the pain behind Zuri's smile and it bothers me a shit load. "What's for supper?" My mom asks. "I don't feel like eating anymore" I answer in anger. "Son, let me talk to you for a bit, Zuri and Courtney, make some deliciousness alright" my dad says. "Of course sir" replies Zuri. She has so much respect.

After the talk with my dad, dinner was ready. We said grace and started eating. I noticed Zuri not eating. What did mom do now. "Zuri girl, this is delicious" my dad compliments. Before Zuri can respond, my mom jumped in, "I did most of the work" she said with a chuckle. The table just went silent. My dad and I knows for a fact my mom can't cook to save her life. "May I be excused" said Zuri a few moments after. "Oh finally, better move out while you can" my mom blurted out and Zuri ran upstairs. I just got up without saying anything. "Ahem! Table manners?" Said my mom and I just didn't give a fuck. "Dad, I hope you enjoyed but I gotta check on Zuri..." I say interrupted by him, "it's ok son, do what you should. I'll take your mother home" my dad says. As I got closer to the staircase I heard my mom say, "I'm not going anywhere, that kid must go back to wherever she came from! Bailey will always be my favourite". Ok now I'm losing my temper, "I DON'T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT BAILEY!! YOU ON THE OTHER HAND CAN JUST GO FUCK YOURSELF TOO!" And that's when I got a smack in my face that came outta nowhere. "Don't talk to your mother like that!" Shouted Zuri. My mother was shocked. "I don't know how it feels to have a mother but I know for a fact that that's not how I'd treat her even if she doesn't care about me!!" She shouted even further. All this chaos is so much she walks out the back door probably for some fresh air but greeted my parents a good night. I didn't expect that to happen but my dad shakes hands with me and they head out. I just sit on the staircase still holding my left cheek that's hot slapped red as a tomato. Zuri's right. That's no way I should treat the woman who raised me although she's being mean. But my mother's wrong. She shouldn't treat Zuri like this just because she's not Bailey. If mom knew why I don't like Bailey anymore then she would've hated her too. I'm not gonna lie, I loved Bailey allot but not anymore. I'm done with cheaters. I get up and search for my iPhone. It's on the kitchen's island. I order two pizzas and a coke from Pizza Hut. I'm starving and I bet Zuri is too. As I'm standing at the window I see Zuri throwing bricks around. I guess that's how she releases her stress. Speak of stress, I wonder what mom said to her. I hope it's nothing about how Bailey is always going to be here favourite or anything worse. Mom knows how to play with girl's minds and I hate that. One day she tried it with my squad's girls and honestly some of them took that advice and now they're not our friends anymore. It takes that much not to be our friend. Take backstabbing advice and watch yourself fall under the bus. Zuri won't take it, I hope, cause she doesn't look like that kind of a girl. My mom's an evil witch I swear and I hate her for that. I wish she... 'zzzzzttttt' went the buzzer from the gate and I answer "hello". "Pizza Hut at your service, you ordered two pizzas and a coke sir" answered the guy. "Gimme a minute". I step out to grab our meals, give the guy a tip and walk back inside. The gate closes automatically so nothing to worry about. I set the boxes on the table in the TV room and put on Netflix then call Zuri out to eat. She comes in, washes her hands by the kitchen sink and comes to Netflix & eat. But she sits far away from me. Which is ... I don't know how how to explain how I feel but I feel really bad. I don't know how to approach her.

Halfway through watching 'Orange Is The New Black' I see Zuri asleep so I pick her up and walk her to the bedroom. She smells sweet. I guess she took a quick shower while we were downstairs, or just sprayed herself...I wouldn't know. As I lay her down and tuck her in, I stare at her sleeping.

She looks so peaceful. I whisper in her ear, "I'm sorry Zuri" and lay next to her and drift off to sleep.