Saudade

20

Meanwhile
Ty's pov

Sylvia: okay, it's a a place people go to learn.
Me: uh, the library?
Sylvia : close.
Me: college?
Sylvia: VERY CLOSE
Me: school?
Sylvia: YES!
Me : my turn...uh it's someone that cares about you.
Sylvia: family?
Me: one person in your family.
Sylvia: grandmother?
Me: no. They're the one who tucks you in at night, reads you bed time stories, makes sure you're healthy, and clean and you smell good. They teach you right from wrong. They no you better than anyone else.
Sylvia: times up.
Me: your final answer?
Sylvia: mother?
Me: no. A sister.
Sylvia : but all those things... A mother is supposed to do them for you.
Me: never had one. YN, did all those things for me.
Sylvia: 😥.

Before I could say is was her turn. She got up and paced to the bathroom and locked the door . And ran water from the shower.

*Doorbell*
Me: I got it.

I walked downstairs toward the door.

Me: who is it?
?: Officer Cook.
Me: *opens door* HEY! 😃
Frank: Hey, Chasity. What's up?
Me: nothing much. I was just playing- what's it called again?- Voodoo? with aunt Syl
Frank: Voodoo?!
Me: yeah, it's really fun.
Frank: where's your aunt?
Me: she's in the bathroom upstairs.

As Frank made his way toward the bathroom, I closed the door and followed closely behind him.

Frank: *Knocks on Bathroom door*
Syl: I'll be out in a second Ty. *sniffles*
Frank: Ma'am this is Officer Frank Cook. Please step out the bathroom..
*door opens*
Syl: oh, Mr.Cook. How are you?
Frank: Ms.Sylvia. Chasity told me you two were playing voodoo. Is that correct?
Syl: NO. We were acting taboo.
Me: oh, I knew it ended in some "oo" sound.
Frank: 😂
Syl: I told you I didn't like you answering the door when I'm not around.
Me: but you were around. You just locked yourself in the bathroom.
Frank: 😳.
Syl: Ty, how bout you go clean up the game pieces while I talk to Officer Cook.
Me: Kay

Sylvia's pov
Looks like I have a lot of explaining to do. As soon as Chastity was out the room-

Frank: you ready know what I gonna ask you.
Me: *speaking fast *we were playing Taboo and everything was fine. And it was her turn. And she says "it's someone who cares for you" and I'm like "family" and she like "no it's one person in your family" and I say "grandma" so she's like "close, but no. It's the one who tucks you in at night,and reads you bed time stories, makes sure you're healthy, you're clean and you smell good.they teach you right from wrong and they know you better than anyone else" so I say the most logical thing. "Mother" and she's like "no,sister" and I say "why you say that? A mom does all that stuff for you" she says "never had one." And I'm heart broken. Cause this little girl was raised by another little girl. When she should've been raised by a brave and strong, individual. It should've been me but I ran off. I just abandoned them. I was trying to get myself ready to get them again. I turned the water on so she wouldn't hear me crying. Now you see why I locked myself in the bathroom.
Frank: I was just gonna ask you wheres YN? 😳
Me: 😯. YN? She went to the movies.
Frank: with?
Me: a local boy I know.
Frank: 👀 okay . And I've been noted that you have a court date in the next couple of weeks to sort out this matter.
Me: oh yeah. Yeah, almost forgot about that.
Frank: just so you know I'll be at the hearing, too.

*Doorbell*
Chasity: *runs out of room* OH I-
Me: 😠
Chasity: don't got it. 😔
me: *opens door* YN, back already.
YN: yeah.
Me: Chresanto? You look like you had fun.
Chres: how so?
Me: *scoffs* yn, there's someone here to see you.
Frank: Sylvi-
Yn: UNCLE FRANK!
Frank: *opens arms*
Yn: *hugs him*
Chres: uncle? Sylvia I thought you said you don't have a boyfriend.
Me: I don-
Frank: and who the hell are you?
Yn: Frank this is Chresanto. Chresanto this is Frank.
Chreś: *holds out hand* it's been a pleasure sir.
Frank: 😒. Yall had fun.
Chreś: why do they keep saying that?
Chasity:hey guys. Ooo Roc, I didn't know you wear the same lip stick as YN: 😳
Chreś: 🙊
YN: opps.