𝐼𝑓 𝑂𝑛𝑙𝑦

Cʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ 37

Imani Monaé Lewis
Los Angeles California
2:14 PM
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"Our biological fucking dad." Jordan said.

"Why are you here?" My mom asked.

"Morgan can we just talk—"

"We don't have to talk, you left me with the kids and they turned out perfect without you. That's your talk."

"Why did you leave?" I asked.

"Because he couldn't handle being a father Imani."

"So you lying to them now?"

"Wait what he talking about?" Heaven came outside.

"Your momma been lying to y'all for the last 18 years."

"Lying about what?" Jordan looked at mom.

"I didn't just up and leave, she basically took y'all away from me."

"Ma this true?" We all asked.

"...."

"Yeah it's true." My biological dad said.

"I wanna hear outta yo mouth ma that this is true." Jordan said.

"Yes it's true."

"Now why you been lying all these years?" Heaven looked confused.

"It wasn't a healthy relationship—"

"So just because it wasn't a healthy relationship meant you had to lie about him leaving and not letting us see him?"

"...."

"Get to talking, I need some answers." I crossed my arms.

"Imani—"

"If you knew we lived here why didn't you ever come around?"

"...."

"So this is both of y'all fault. Because you took us away from him and you knew we lived here and didn't come around."

"That was never the case—"

"Then why didn't you let us see him?!"

"Imani calm down." Malik pulled me by my hand.

"No, let me go."

"Imani there isn't anything they can do. They can't change the past, the only thing you can do is forgive them."

"Fuck forgiveness, I'm finna pop off. Let me go."

"No, you need to calm down."

"perra, dije déjame ir, no voy a jugar contigo!"

"You must really be mad, because you only talk in Spanish when you pissed."

"She said 'bitch I said let me go, I ain't finna play with you'."

"Imani for real you need to calm down."