First Things First

☁︎︎Family☁︎︎

Allaya~
I woke up to the warm air and delicious smell of breakfast.

Food is everything to me!!

I walked in to my dad and Braden, my little brother, eating at the table.

Braden is 14. We were real close, but like many siblings we challenge, prank, and fight each other all the time.

I loved him, but I would never let him know that.

My dad, Andrew, was 40 and I loved him so much.
Although Andrew wasn't my biological father, I consider him just as valid. He stepped up to the plate while my mom was pregnant with me and took me in as his own.

I was always questioned by peers at school in my home town as Andrew is a fully white man and I was completely black. Then there was Brayden who was mixed, but looked nothing more than white.

My family and I have gotten closer after my mom, Kandice, passed away. It was really hard for all of us, definitely my dad considering they were married for 10 years.

Some days when he would think about her he would drink to the point where he was passed out.

Me and my brother hated that.

"Laya, I know you're going to eat so there is a lot of food on the stove," he joked.

I glanced at him, chuckling then, at the food on the stove.

On the stove were eggs, bacon, toast with strawberry jelly, and waffles.

I grabbed three pieces of bacon and a piece of toast, considering I wasn't that hungry, which was unusual for me.

I went to sit at the table with them. My dad then brought up a topic that I didn't prefer to speak on.

"The tension here is real so I want to apologize that my business got in the way of you guys' personal life," he started.

"I need you guys to know that my job is very important and is the reason we are living life the way we are."

What he means by "living life the way we are" is having cameras everywhere outside and some in the house, having security at our doorstep, and not allowing anyone unknown or untrusted in.

We recently moved here to Soversfield to get away from the old and move into the new. Although we haven't completely started new.

Life in this house could be a limp dick at times.

Dad never told us what his job was and why we have such luxuries or why we need this protection. I always brushed the thought off though.

Breaking the awkward silence Braden says, "Dad we get it, you're good," with a slight smile, which I could tell was fake.

I just nodded, gulping my food down.
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It was now night and I had just got done with the dishes. I only had to do them because Braden ran upstairs while saying "Not it!"

I realized dad was gone so I went up to Braden's room. I knocked, not knowing what he could be doing. I've walked in on some unpleasant things...

No not that you nasties!

"Come in!" He said and I walked in to him playing 2k.

"You know where dad went?" I asked, it was almost 12.

"How the hell would I know?" He said in a rude tone. I glared at him and said "I don't know who the hell made you mad, but don't take it out on me because you know I'll beat your ass."

He snatched his head set off and paused his game. He spun around facing me in his chair, "Get the fuck out Allaya," he said in a calm tone, which told me he was mad as shit.

"That time of the month huh?" I joked, which just caused him to get up and push me out, locking the door behind me.

"FUCK YOU TOO THEN!" I yelled as I walked across the hall to my room.

His attitude didn't phase me because he gets like this all the time when he's on his game.

I called dad and he didn't answer. I assumed that he was called in to work like always.

There were several occasions where Braden and I were at home by ourselves for days, sometimes weeks, due to dad's business.

We were pretty used to it at this point.

He would usually leave a note or give a call though.

I went to my bathroom, did my night routine, took a shower and set my alarm for school in the morning.

It was 12:30 AM now. Just as I turned my light off, Braden cracked my door open. "Goodnight, love you." He said quickly, closing the door back.

I guess this was his way of apologizing for being a bitch earlier.

I smiled and yelled it back.
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Hellooo! It's me Amari tehe.
This was a short chapter I know, but it was only an intro to the family and life of Allaya.

Feel free to leave me a funny comment because I be lonely 😗...