Small City, Big Problems

Neglect

~Omnicent ~
~13 Years Ago~
~Flow Valley~
***LIZ POV***
"I can't believe she came here! Why is she here!"
I fussed to sax. He stared at me with a frown. He knows how my mother is! She been harassing our  relationship since we got together! Just like with Lonell. Except this time I got rid of her ass and put her out. She been coming up to my school every since.
"How we put her out and she still find a way to ruin us?" Sax joked.
"Sax this is foreal! I'm tired of her popping up in my life she needs to just disappear! I'm too close to my goals ! I just don't need no distractions right now I'm already big ass a elephant." I looked down at my belly laughing.
"It's okay baby let me tell someone so they can escort her out." Sax walked out the classroom and straight passed my moma. She eyed him then put her attention back on me. I stared at her through the glass. I'm guessing she ran out of money and her sisters won't give her any! Either way I don't have time for her bullshit.
"Hey Pooh." Bonnie walked up.
"Hey." I said dryly. I still don't trust Bonnie from when she cut Luna. I eyed her as she sat down smiling at me. Only reason I still tolerate her is because I don't want to tell Sax about it. He would kill her with his bare hands so I been playing it safe. There ain't no telling what ima do when I drop! I don't think I will be able to hold back on a bitch that hurt my child! I should've known Bonnie was never my friend! What was I thinking to trust her! Lately I can see a difference in her though. She smile a lot more. I looked at brent rubbing her leg under the table. If only I could get in touch with my homegirl from high school Adrienne. She got a whole baby by him , meanwhile he's here miles away fucking Bonnie! I wish sax would ever do me like that! I would fuck him up! I rubbed my belly laughing at my craziness
"Who is that woman staring over here."Bonnie walked up rolling her neck.
"Girl my moma." I signed embarrassed.
"Why ain't you out there talking to her!" She laughed.
"Girl because she crazy ass fuck! I need a restraining order." I rolled my eyes.
"Awe damn that's fucked up. You only get one moma girl." She got serious.
"She's a terrible mother. Ain't nothing close to being a moma to me so." I shrugged. A woman with a security suit approached my moma. I saw her mouthing something. My moma looked over at me and then walked out.
"Baby you ready?" Sax called out for me.
"Where y'all going." Bonnie helped me pack my stuff up.
"To the white castles up the street to grab something before he go to practice." I told her.
"Ahh can me and brent come, Brent!" She called Brent. I looked over at sax. He rubbed his face frustrated. I signed, I wish he would tell this bitch to back off. He just told me last night he hated double dating with bonnie and Brent. He said bonnie be giving him flirty looks when I'm not looking. I never seen it and I don't want to call him a liar because it's not so unbelievable, but Bonnie over him. She with Brent now she not worried about us any more. I will admit it is a little scary sometimes but that's just guilt I'm feeling. I know for a fact bonnie knows Sax will never fuck with her again so why even try it?
"You wanna go to White Castles?" She asked him wrapping her hands around his neck.
"Sure." He kissed her. They been getting closer and closer. Honestly Bonnie needs someone who likes her as much as she liked them. I looked down at my belly.
"Baby! Come here Sharee kicking come here!" I yelled. Sax ran over. His mouth dropped when he seen Sharee kicking. I sat back smiling. I know my baby gone be something else when she get older I can't wait to meet my baby girl.

~Present Day~
~Lala's Apartment ~
***Luna POV***
"I don't want to leave! My friends are here!" Sharee yelled.
"Sharee, we talked about this a million times we have to." Lala shook her head.
"No ! I can stay with granny! I don't want to leave!" She cried.
"Sharee it's time for you to be a big girl."
"I hate you!" She stormed off. Lala looked over at me on the verge of tears.
"Why are you forcing this." I looked at her crazy.
"Forcing! I'm not forcing shit! I'm ready to move now!" She got frustrated.
"But nobody ready! Not even me. I'm waiting on this deal-,"
"Luna if that deal was gone come they would've already sent the deal to you! It didn't! They went with another shoe style ! And that's cool too. Just don't let that be the reason you get held back. I need some fresh air I'll be back." She grabbed her purse and stormed out. She really letting this whole moving situation turn her inside out! She need to just face the fact that she can't just up and move! I don't care how much money she got! She should've scheduled this months ahead and then that would've gave everybody time to fucking adapt! Instead she going around stunting on everybody! Even neiecy, when all she trying to do is be her best friend! I'm not letting Lala and her frustration get to me! I have a baby to tend to. I leaned over to pick up my baby girl up. It's breastfeeding time! Reckless should be at the house, I told him I was on the way. Now I have to stick around until she get back because I can't leave Sharee here alone and I can't take her to my house because she hates reckless. Knock Knock Knock.
"Who is it!" I yelled out laying my baby down. I tucked my breast in then went to open the door.
"Hey." Thomas stood there with his hands in his pockets doing that weird ass smile he always does.
"Hey." I walked off.
"I came to apologize about last week." He closed the door.
"It's cool. You ain't tell a lie." I shrugged.
"I know I just been thinking about how I could've approached that different." He laughed.
"So is that the only reason you here?" I eyed him.
"Um yeah. I wanted another shot at getting you." He stepped close to me.
"Uncle Thomas!" Sharee ran up to him.
"Y'all back together yay." She smiled hard.
"Um no." I cracked up.
"Whyy! You not still with that mean boy no more!" Sharee looked up at me.Knock Knock Knock. Thank god somebody here because I didn't have a answer for that question. I swung the door open.
"Luna," Sax stood there with a suit case.
"Sax? What the hell you doing here?" I am in shock! I can't believe my eyes right now! We didn't think he was ever coming back!
"I-I missed you." He hugged me tight.
"Squeezing too tight." I laughed.
"I'm sorry I missed you guys so much. Where is Lala and Sharee." He tried to come in.
"Wait, you not coming in until you tell me why you just left us! You was that weak! And why you ain't tell us you not our fucking dad!" I snapped.
"Luna watch your mouth!" He yelled.
"I'm sorry we been going through it since you left stuff been crazy." I wiped the tears coming down my face.
"I'm sorry! I just want to sit everyone down and explain why I left... I was a drunk a had to leave!" He gritted his teeth.
"But why?"
"I just couldn't take it no more I had too much bald up inside of me." He took a deep breathe.
"Are you here to stay or what's going on?" I looked up at him.
"I'm here to stay! I never should've left!" He pulled me in for another hug.
"I got so much to tell you!" I laughed walking inside.
"Sup." Thomas walked up.
"This is my ex Thomas, a very close friend of the family. He a police officer." I smiled.
"Police officer huh?" He looked Thomas up and down.
"A lot changed since I left this motherfucker." He walked into the kitchen. I followed him.
"Why you acting like that? He a good cop. Thomas been here for me since I met him! He got me and Lala out of so many jams!"
"Where is Sharee." He said calmly.
"She in the back."
"I need to see her."
"You gone confuse her."
"No I'm not I'm her father!"
"You wasn't ours so how do you know for sure you sharee's."
"Because she was with me! For three years straight! She wasn't fooling around with nobody else just me! And I don't know what happened to your father! I just assumed y'all already knew him. Me and Liz never even discussed him! Only thing I knew about him is that he was locked up!
"No! We didn't know him.We met him recently."
"Recently? He got out?"
"Yeah."
"Where is your granny?"
"She dead." I started to cry.
"What! How!" Sax got up and hugged me tight.
"We still don't know who did it or why..."
"Damn! I'm so sorry." He shook his head.
"Hey luna im about to head out." Thomas came in and gave me a hug. He walked out.
"That's crazy! I'm glad you girls are alive and well. Can I see Sharee?" He smiled.
"Sharee!" I called for her.
"Huh." She came in with a attitude.
"Ah man Liz used to say she was gone come out with a attitude because Liz had a hard time during the pregnancy." Sax smiled from ear to ear.
"Who is that man?" Sharee looked over at me confused.
"It's your dad." I smiled
"Hello I'm Sax." He walked up to her cheesing like a kid in a candy factory. He look so exited to meet her this is sad to see. He left when Sharee was one years old and he hasn't  seen her until now.
"Can I hug you?" He laughed. Sharee smiled and gave him a hug.
"I missed you so much." Sax cried. I heard the door open.
"What's going on?" Lala walked in.
"Sax!" She ran and jumped on him. I thought she would be mad. Thank god she's not because it's almost impossible getting her out her body.
"Why you leave us!" She punched him. This girl is so bi polar.
"I had to, I wasn't mentally stable." He shook his head.
"I understand. Maaan ! We been through it! Did you tell him Luna! This is unbelievable !" Lala hyped up.
"Not everything just that lonell out, and granny gone."
"Our aunt came and found us!" Lala moved her hands around as she talked.
"What! Swear!" Sax covered his mouth surprised.
"Yes! She came and told us so much stuff! Just all memories about granny when they was kids and she told us about the relationship moma had with granny. At first she had us thinking granny killed moma but that ain't true." Lala shook her head.
"Wait, what! Why would she put that in your head! I mean I knew they had a bad relationship but I could still see the love in your granny's eyes. She had jealous tendencies but I think she was starting to change. She didn't start up things for a while until she started showing up at our school. We didn't know why though, we always just had her escorted out." He stared at the table reminiscing.
"Wow." I started to cry. I knew the whole time granny didn't kill her own daughter! But Lisha made it sound so believable! She had me until she changed everything up at the last minute! Then I knew she was tripping. She been acting crazy since she came in our life but she might be on to something with this text message she found.
"Yeah, she would never do that, even though they said the most trifling shit I ever heard to each other they still loved each other." He shook his head.
"We know. She tried to make up for eveything by taking care of us! And we the reason she dead." I broke down.
"No don't think like that. What you guys don't know is that your grandmother was into to shit we didn't even know too much about. She came over one day with hella money all of sudden. She tried to give Liz some money but she denied it. I don't know where she got that money from but I know she was with Red from the dub all the time." Sax sat down.
"Yeah we had it good growing up! We ain't want for nothing, but the house did get shot at a couple years ago when we all was there." I said.
"We asked her what it was and she looked hella scared. I remember that night like it was yesterday."Lala rubbed her face.
"I'm sorry y'all had to go through all this. Y'all don't deserve none of this shit!" He looked at Sharee.
"It's cool I'm just over it. Lisha found a phone in Moma's book bag that I guess nobody knew was there." Lala sat down across from sax.
"Damn foreal Where is it?"
"Here, look at that text. Did you know that girl Bonnie ." Lala handed him the phone. His body stiffened as he stared at the phone
"Yeah." He read the text.
"What she mean she gone get what she deserve?" Sax slammed the phone down.
"That's what we trying to see, lisha got me with this one." Lala looked at the phone.
"Bonnie a fucking jealous bitch! She was supposed to be her best friend! I knew it man I fucking knew it!" Sax stood up furious.
"Where you going?" I followed him to the living room.
"Ima be right back I promise." He closed the door behind him.
"Did he just take that phone?" Lala rushed in the living room.
"Yeah." I nodded.
"Why I need that!" Lala ran outside. I followed her out holding sharee's hand.
"Where the fuck he go!" Lala snapped.
"Why you acting like that! He here to help us he went to get help."
"Luna you need to start thinking before you do sht! We can't trust nobody right now ! This nigga left us for hellas! He probably just left again fuck him!" Lala spazzed.
"Bye. You doing too much what was I supposed to do wrestle it out of the nigga hand!" I snapped.
"Bye Luna." Lala got in her car and pulled off. She always so quick to go off instead of actually looking at shit in other people's perspective! I rolled my eyes and lead Sharee back into the house.
"Is he coming back?" Sharee sat on the couch across from me.
"Yes." I nodded. I  smiled at her. I think I kind of remember the day they first brought sharee home from the delivery room . I was so jealous!