Regrets || Carly & Danny

Help Me

2 Days Until Christmas

Danny,

It was about 9:00a.m., Carly and I were already up downstairs and dressed. My pops was still sleep, but mama was up in the kitchen cooking a breakfast feast. Carly and I were matching today just because we can. We had on a Brooklyn's Finest shirt, black jeans, and our Baron 13s. We were laid up on the couch watching Tom and Jerry, that was the shit back then.

"I wish he would leave Jerry alone." Carly said rolling her eyes.

"Baby calm down it's just a cartoon." I said laughing at her.

"Shut up I knew that." She muffed my face with her long nails.

"Grown asses watching lil' kid shows." My mama said being indirect.

"Mama don't start nothing that you can't finish." I said getting up to look at her.

"Boy please." She flicked some water in my face once I walked into the kitchen.

"Oh so you wanna go there? Ight I see you." I turned on the faucet in the kitchen and cupped my hands for water. Once I got enough I looked at mama with a smirk.

"Daniel do it if you want to." She said backing away. Carly ran over and stood in front of her.

"I got you mama." Carly said blocking her and getting in my way.

"Ight so yall gon double team me huh." I threw the water from hands on Carly and my mama and war began. The whole kitchen was basically flooded with water, we was playing too much. They ganged up on me and I surrendered.

"Mhm now clean up this mess so I can finish breakfast." My mama said pointing to the floor. Her and Carly walked away to chill in the living room. She was for real.

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Carly,

"Hey Sis!"

"Hey boo, whatcha' doing tomorrow for Christmas?" Jordan asked.

"Daniel's family is having a big get together at Mama De's house, please come his brothers and sisters don't like me."

"Girl so what, but we was coming anyways." I started laughing.

"Yayyy! Did mama call you?"

"Yeah she called me yesterday, but I told her I wasn't coming to her party." Jordan said. This is the 9th year in a row that my mother hasn't called me at all, especially around Christmas.

"This is the 9th year in a row I call her, I leave voicemails, I text her. She hates me."

"Don't say that Carly, she loves you, she just can't show it right now."

"So tell me why her and dad disowned me because of my successful career decision?" I asked and Jordan sighed.

"I can't talk about this right now I gotta finish wrapping some more gifts."

"Fine and be here at 11:00 tomorrow."

"Alright love you Carls."

"I love you too, bye." We both hung up and I fell back on the bed in Daniel's room in frustration. I stared at the white ceiling thinking about how I would deal with his brother & sister. His oldest brother Terrance always thought I was a hoe and a bad girlfriend. I wasn't a hoe, but I might have been a bad girlfriend, that was the past though and I'm older now. Daniel's little sister Bianca just didn't like me for no reason, I didn't like her too much either. Bianca was a true definition of hoe, I tied to tell Daniel to talk to his sister, but the more I said something the more he just wanted to end the relationship. So when they come I'm going to keep my cool because I swear to God if I have to kill a bitch on Christmas Eve. My phone started ringing and a familiar number was on the caller ID, I was hoping it was my mama. I answered the phone and heard husky breathes in and out.

"Um...hello?"

"Carly baby! I'm so happy ta here yo' voice."

"Kevin why are you calling me? We're done."

"Carly I-I need you." He said coughing through his words.

"I don't care what you need Kevin don't call me ever again or I will call the police!" I shouted through the phone and hung up. I sat up and threw my phone across the room. I put my face in the palm of my hands to cover my tears. Why in the world would Kevin need me? He sure didn't need my ass when he was beating me.

"Baby what's wrong? Who was that on the phone?" I heard Daniel's voice and he sat next to me on the bed. He rubbed my back once he pulled me on his lap. I still had my face covered, but he tries pulling my hands away. "Bae stop playing, move your hands." I giggled a little and moved my hands. "See there go that smile." I blushed and he pecked my lips.

"Answer my question Carly."

"It's just my mood swings and it was nobody."

"You sure?" He said raising his eyebrow.

"Yes Danny." I said getting off of him and wiping my face.

"Wait I wasn't done." He pulled me back on his lap as I straddled him. I felt a hard kick in my stomach and I groaned.

"I will be glad when it's time." I said rubbing my belly.

"Oh yeah we gotta go see your doctor again to make sure my baby is okay."

"Why wouldn't she or he?"

"Because you think you can't fight while you pregnant."

"The bitch shoul-"

"Don't call her a bitch Carly."

"Don't call her a bitch Carly." I replied mocking him.

"Don't mock me and I meant that." He said serious without a smile.

"Fine, come on." I got off of him and pulled him up. I grabbed his hand and we walked downstairs together.

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Kevin,

"Is there anybody else we can call to come and get you?" The doctor said.

"Nah it's ight I think I can manage ta drive myself home Doc'."

"Kevin you're too sick, you're body is practically made out of a tumor, you had a heart attack this morning, and you got hit by a car last night you-"

"Ya ain't gotta even remind me yo'." I replied cutting him off. Last night I was drunk thinking 'bout Carly and our relationship. I was so drunk that I walked right into da main street and got hit by a car. Da dude who hit me called da ambulance and next thing ya know I'm in da hospital having a heart attack. Doc' checked me out and diagnosed me with a cancer tumor growing in ma stomach area.

"Well somebody has to be able to take you home, try calling someone else." He left out and I called up Carly again. It rang 'bout 4 times before she answered.

"Kevin stop calling my phone."

"Wait! Please don't hang up I'm begging ya."

"You got 2 minutes go."

"I know we ain't together anymore, but Carly I need you right na. Last night I was hit by a car and I ain't got nobody else ta pick me up from the hospital. Ya da only one who answered baby girl I need ya right na." I didn't tell her about the tumor because I didn't want her to be worried about me.

"Okay I'll be there in a couple of hours." She hung up in a hurry without saying good bye.

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Sorry it took me so long to update.