Bloom

Chapter 27

💜Grace💜

Troy left about an hour ago, I'm cleaning the house now. I got my my mommas on the way cause I don't wanna be here by myself and they can help me look for a place.

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They sat at the kitchen table as I went into the cabinet. "So what's going on? We never get an invite to come over this early.", Troy's momma said as I poured coffee.

"Mikey moved close to our home. It was a piece of paper on the door and it said that they was just letting everyone know he moved over here cause he's a sec offender. I don't wanna be here alone.", I said putting their cups on the table I'm front of them. "I'm ok though. I just don't wanna be here by myself while he's working. We're gonna look for another place though. Y'all can help. Let's not talk about this though I wanna stay in good spirits.", I said putting sugar and creamer on the table.

"Okay.", they said together.

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We picked a few places. They're all huge with pools. My momma left about an hour ago, Troy's momma gonna leave when she gotta pick up Aaliyah. "I met this guy Grace.", she said. I looked at her and smiled.

"Really? Who is he?", I asked.

"His name is Graig. We've been together for six months actually. He's just never home whenever you guys come around. He's shy too. Aaliyah doesn't like him but she doesn't like anyone."

"I mean she likes me. Is it a reason she doesn't like him?"

"Nah she just don't like him.", she said. "I gotta get going.", she said looking at her watch before I could respond. She hugged me and kissed Hazel then left.

💙Troy💙

Grace found a few houses and it's one that I really like. It's the biggest one. We're going to look at it right now. I just got off of work but I want to hurry and move. "Troy your ma got a boyfriend, and your sister don't like him.", Grace said out the blue.

"Okay.", I said. I don't understand why she's telling me this.

"You don't care?"

"Am I supposed to Grace?"

"Well all I gotta say is when I didn't like my moms boyfriends growing up I had a reason. Aaliyah likes everybody even if she don't she acts like she does. You don't think it's weird that she don't like him, they've been together for 6 months and haven't brought him around, and he stays with her?", she asked.

"I'll see if she wants to come over for the weekend and talk to her, or you can.", I said.

"Okay."

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This house is the one. It's got 6 bedrooms, 4 1/2 bathrooms, a big kitchen, a huge basement that got areas that can be rooms, a huge backyard with a pool and jacuzzi. It's miles away from our neighbors too so that's a plus. We can afford it and all the bills and shit. I want it. "I like it.", I said looking around a room holding Hazel. Grace smiled hard.

"Good. I want it.", she said.

"Me too, let's tell her."