Dymond in the Dirt

Eyes on the prize

1 whole year had past and great things had happened for poet & her daughter. Poet had finished up high school through an online program so she could stay close to her baby. After graduating she got a good paying job at an high end clothing store. She was stacking her money high and was soon to get her own apartment. Also in her spare time she started back writing and reading poems. Soon she was thinking about publishing a book.

As for Violet she had just turned one and was quite a hand full but that's what poet had two hands for right ? She was smart, maybe too smart for her age. . .

Carter was in college. Thank God he wasn't far away, he was able to come see Violet or sometimes Poet would bring Violet to see him on her off days.

As for the two. They kept everything strictly about their baby girl and that was it. Poet was no longer interested in Carter like that sense she was secretly fooling around with Dwayne behind her brothers back. She couldn't help herself.

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POET

"say ma ma" I said as I tried to get Violets attention from her toys.

"Say Ma Ma"

". . . DA DA" she then spitting and talking gibberish

"No Ma Ma"

"Da Da" she said aggressively I couldn't do anything but laugh. I was jealous of how close she was with Carter. She was definitely a daddy's girl.

Today we were going to visit him. It was a off day for me and I was bored so I was just gonna go.

While Violet was preoccupied with her toys I packed her baby bag.

"V you wanna see Da Da?" I asked she smiled and shook her head 'no' I laughed and picked her up. It was early so no one was up in this house as we walked downstairs and outside. I unlocked my car and opened the back door putting her in her seat and sitting her bag beside her. She began to fuss so I gave her my iPad that she damaged & cracked so it might as well have been hers.

I shut the door and got in the drivers side and made my way off.

I made my way to McDonald's for myself and Violets breakfast. I ordered inside and decided to eat inside with her.

We sat at a cushion booth, I sat her right beside me, she could barely see the table but she reached for my food though.

"No no no this is yours" I said taking my sandwich away. She pouted her lips out to cry so I pre-chewed a piece of my hash brown and put it in her mouth.

"Yummy?"

"Yu" she said smiling

"You are so spoiled" I shook my head. My phone rang in my coat pocket, I took a look to see Dwayne FaceTiming me. I answered.

"Good morning" we both said as soon as we saw each other. He was laid in bed shirtless.

"What are you doing up?" I asked

"I dunno just woke up & wanted to see your beautiful face" he said.

"Aww Dee" I blushed.

"Where my munchkin?" He asked

"Right here" I turned the phone over to Violet chewing on my hash brown (that I wanted) I turned the phone back to me.

"Where yall headed?"

"To see her Daddy"

He rolled his eyes "damn again?"