Starting Over Again

Trouble in Paradise

JASMINE

I've been a stay at home mom since Mckynze was born . I've switched to online classes so I could finish the year and still graduate . Marcus is home today since it's a Sunday and I'm headed to the store to buy some things for dinner while the kids are with him . I got the groceries but on the way back a car ran into the side of me running me off the road . I was able to bounce back and keep going but the car hit me again . "what the fuck is yo problem ?" is the last thing I said before my car flipped across the highway and I blacked out .

MARCUS

"hello ? ... this is he ... WHAT ? ... I'm on my way"

"what happened ?"

"Jas got inna accident . she inna coma can you stay here with the kids ?"

"yeaa now leave"

"aight"

...

"umm excuse me can you tell me the room number to Jasmine Daniels"

"209"

"aight thanks"

I walked to the room and saw my baby laying there not moving with a whole bunch of machines hooked up to her my heart felt crushed . I cried as I walked to her bed side and held her hand .

...

JASMINE

everything was blurry , my body felt weak , and something heavy was laying on my legs .

"mm" I grunted as I tried moving . pretty soon that weight on my leg moved and I saw what it was ... it was Marcus .

"baby ? Jasmine are you woke oh my gosh baby don't ever scare me with anything like this again I love you so much ... I'm gonna get the doctor"

"well Ms. Daniels you are not able to be released yet you shall stay here on bed rest . I will get you some medication that you will have to take and I'll be right back" the doctor said before going to get the medication

"I'll stay with you"

"no your not Marcus we do have kids"

"dad can watch them like he been doing . he wanna spend so much time with them I'm letting him"

"no , if anything your gonna get them kids and come here"

"okay okay I'll do that . I'll be back don't go nowhere"

"I can't go nowhere"

...

MARCUS

When I got to the house no one was there and it was a wreck . maybe the kids did this playing and Jefferson took them to the park I thought . until I opened the closet to put my coat away .

"dad ? oh my god dad what happened ?" i said as I untied him

"some boys they broke in here they beat me up tie me up an put me in here"

"well where are the kids ?"

"they took them ... they left this note and told me to make sure you get it"

"WHY ARE YOU SO CALM ABOUT THIS THOSE BASTARDS TOOK MY KIDS ! how am I going to explain this to Jasmine . especially with her condition she can't be stressing . how imma get these kids back"

I began reading the letter and it said : meet me at 8 in Atlanta with $1 million in cash and product worth . you late ? your dead kids will be waiting for you in the street . you on time ? you can have their snotty nose asses . if you tell anyone about this I'll not only kill your
kids but one by one I'll kill each of you .

~SEE YA SOON