Because Of The Journey.

35.

Orlando's POV.

"I bought you these mama" I said sitting on a chair next to my mother's bed at the hospital. "Ollie these are just only fruits, where are the hot wings and all that good stuff?", "You not getting any good stuff till you get out of here yow, fruits are good" I said getting comfortable on the chair.

"Boy! Good for who? Why don't you eat them?", she asked being a bit corny. I don't like fruits but I do eat them but I'm not a fan.

She's been here for almost a month now. She has Basal Cell Cancer, it started as a small pearly bump that looked like a flesh-colored mole or a pimple that didn't go away.

Her skin started having a waxy hard growth and I was scared that I was going lose her. She was so calm about all of this. My mom always says she isn't phased by death because it is inevitable.

I honestly agree with her but I'm scared of losing her more than I'm scared of losing my own life. She's always been there for me and my siblings. Pops died when I was a few months old. He was in the military and it's sad that his only dream had to be the one taking his life away too.

Everyone speaks so highly of him. Of how he always stood up for himself and the people he loved. How he always helped out in the hood and made the youth understand that crime isn't the way forward.

Funny enough his own son turned out to live the same life that he always talked about never being the way forward. I'm not perfect and if my pops was then excuse me because we all different.

"What if this turns into melanoma?" I asked her getting a bit concerned. "No Ollie it does not progress to that. The affected cells originate in the lower layers of the epidermis, grow slowly and rarely spread to other parts of the body. So relax", she said holding my hand.

"How are the kids? I hope you not stressing them out", "What? Lisa is 16 years old and she's not a kid. She's grown and her attitude stinks. Colin is good but he always whines asking when you coming back. " Lisa and Colin had the same father but he ghosted both of them and never came back. I'm honestly not mad at him but this made me promise myself that I'll always be there for my kids even if me and their mother don't work out.

"You and your friends still coping together?", she asked. "Yeah we honestly trying I mean losing someone is hard and that's the reason I don't even want to think about losing you", I said looking at her. "You won't lose me Ollie, I'm going to be Okay. And even if you lose me to death I'll always remain in your heart right?", "Definitely." "I guess that's how it is with your friend, her twin will always be with her no matter what". My mom has always been one person to know what to say and when to say it.

I remember when I first told her I had a girlfriend. I was about 14 if not 15. She sat me down and gave me the sex talk. Straight up facts man, telling me that if I get a girl pregnant I'll have to take responsibility for my actions. If I sleep around without no protection I'll catch some diseases.

It wasn't awkward at all to me, I was just glad she was able to teach me more about these things even though we learned about them at school. I remember her last words were "If you choose not to listen to me and catch something or come with a girl saying she's carrying your child, I'll whoop both your asses!"

It was getting late and I had to drop my girlfriend off at her house. Yeah she was in the car, she didn't want to come inside and I have no idea why so I let her be.
"Mama I have to leave you now", I said getting up. "Bye Ollie, tell the kids I love them" she kissing my cheek. "I love you too aww", I said making her laugh. I blew a kiss to her before walking out.

There was this fine nurse, she kept looking at me and man there's just something with women in a uniform that turns me on so I wouldn't mind making her one of the "family" friends. She walked past me slipping something into my back pocket. I got outside and reached to the pocket taking out a paper written her numbers, her name which was Natalie and some lipstick mark. I smiled to myself.

"Hey Mama's, you missed me?", I asked my girl as I was getting in the car. "Nah I'm hungryyyy", she whined. That's probably all that she does, whining all the time. It was cute at first, don't get me wrong it is still cute but not all the time now. "Alright we'll grab something along the way Okay?", she smiled and said "Thank youuuuu".

"How is your mother doing? She's getting better?", "Yeah a whole lot better thanks for asking", I replied. "So tell me why didn't you want to come in with me?", I asked. "Your mother don't like me at least that's how I see it", her lips formed a frown. "Bae she does or at least I think she does", I said making her look at me. "She likes you baby, I mean who wouldn't?" Her faced turned pink and I smiled seeing that she was blushing.

So I bought her food and dropped her off. Then drove straight to the house. I got there and Lisa was bumping some Lil Nas X, yeah I put her on and she puts me on too. She can be a sweetheart when she wants to. " Colin! Food is here!" Lisa shouted. "So I'm food now, wow!" I said giving her the food packages. My phone rang and I headed to my room.

Lando: Sup Shiggy?
Shiggy💎💯: Bro we almost, almost got ourselves busted!

She said without greeting me back, this mothersucker!

Lando: Busted for what? Who the fuck is we? Fill me in I'm blank son.
Shiggy💎💯: So me and Avah kinda you know like yeah, so

this police officer came to us and we thought we were going to sleep in the cells bro! Turns out my bouy like some cougar pussayyyy!

I know she was definitely dry humping the air wherever she was. But honestly that first part made no sense like for real.

Lando: You and Avah did what Shiggy?

I asked yet again.

Shiggy💎💯: Did you hear the part of cougar pussy? I got you her numbers. She's fine as Angelina Jolie.

She said ignoring my question getting me into the number part, she knew I'd die for Angelina. I mean she looks sweet. I'm crying.

Shiggy💎💯: I'll text you now now, bye bitch!

She said hanging up. This is one ass crazy person.

- 18❤.