I walked through the front door with Grace in my hands and I see my Mum on the floor passed out with three bottles of alcohol on the floor and a broken Glass next to her. Before I know it Grace starts to cry, Oh my God Grace, I can't leave you here to see this, I quickly go upstairs pack a few of her things and take her to James's house.
"Heyy Diamond" he said looking confused at the way I had been panting and at what I was carrying, "James I am so sorry to bother you like this but I really need your help I need you to take Grace for the night and probably tomorrow too" meanwhile Grace was still crying in my arms, I gave him a pleading look he took Grace and the bag from me, I could see a woman who was definitely going to be his Mum looking over at us from the kitchen, luckily for me the next day was a national holiday so I had time to clean up the mess of a house,I gave him a quick Thank You and told Grace to be good.I had no idea why I was leaving my sister with someone I'd just met that day but there really wasn't a choice for me at that Moment.
I quickly ran home, cleaned up and called 911, now if you're wondering why I had to clean up first,well if an ambulance came in and saw My mother passed out on the floor with bottles of alcohol, they'd think she wasn't capable enough to take care of Grace and I, And since we're black they probably wouldn't hesitate to throw us in the system, I'm sure they wouldn't even try to find out if we had any relatives, yes that's how messed up the system is.
This wouldn't be the first time Mum passed out on the floor, so I was already used to what and what not to do. I heard the blaring noise of the sirens of an ambulance and I went outside to wave them in, they put Mum on a stretcher and loaded her on the back of the Ambulance.
*James POV*
I look out my window and I see an ambulance,a woman on a stretcher, and Diamond following behind, I run down the stairs and out the door very fast. "Diamond, what's going on? Who's that?" I ask "That's my Mum, it's a long story, I have to follow her to the hospital, please take care of Grace" Diamond pleads as she enters the Ambulance and the door shuts.
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General FictionDiamond Baxter is a 15 year old who lost her Dad at 13 and as a result of that her Mother started drinking to console herself, Diamond then feels the need to protect her 6 year old sister Grace from the things no one protected her from, until she me...
