Chris
I Woke Up Out Of The Uncomfortable Chair Since I Gave The Boys The Couch And Christine Slept With Milan. The Nurse Brought In Milo And I Smiled.
"Hey Dad" The Nurse Smiled.
"Hey Nurse; Heyy Milo"
He Blinked At Me And I Grabbed His Light Body. I Kissed His Cheek And Sat Back Down In The Chair I Slept In.
"Here's His Diapers And Milk" The Nurse Gave Me The Milk And I Fed Milo.
"Thanks I'm Fine Now" The Nurse Nodded And Left.
I Leaned Back And Burped Milo. My Phone Buzzed Informing I Had A Call.
"Hello?"
"Hey Daddy It's Halo" She Whispered.
"Hey Baby Girl , Why Are You Whispering ?"
"I'm Not Allowed To Call You"
"Oh Word"
"Word ! I Ain't Feeling It Here Daddy "
I Chuckled.
"Whatcha Want Daddy To Do Baby Girl ?"
"Come Get A Girl"
"Now Halo Y-"
"Now Daddy Before You Start Let Me Just Start By Saying He's Crazy He Be Yelling, Slamming Stuff, And He Be Beating Mommy"
"Has He Hit You Halo ?" I Sat Up.
...
"Halo Don't Get Quiet Now !"
"Just Twice"
"Where Halo ?"
"In My Face"
"When We Hang Up I Wanna See Pictures Of Scares And I Want Your Address And When You're Done Delete Them ; You Hear Me ?"
"Yes"
"Alright I'll Handle Everything Down Here"
"Okay Love You Daddy" She Whispered.
"Love You Too Baby Girl"
I Could Tell She Was Crying Now.
"I Gotchu Don't Worry Okay ? Daddy Gon Handle This"
"Okay" She Sniffled.
"Now Stop Crying And Do What I Said Okay ; So I Can Help You "
"Okay I Gotta Go I Hear Footsteps"
"Ight Goodbye"
"Bye" She Hung Up.
I Sighed At The Bullshit I Been Going Through These Past Few Years. I'm Way Too Young To Be Going Through This. Milan Woke Up And Smiled.
"Good Morning" She Smiled.
My Phone Buzzed It Was Texts From Halo.
It Was A Message Saying He Hit Her Again Because She Was Crying. Afterwards Pics Was Sent Of Her Busted Bloody Lip, Red Handprint On Her Cheek, And A Bruised Nose. Where The Fuck Harmony At ? Why Is She Even Letting This Shit Go Down ? I Huffed In Frustration.
"Everything Okay ?" Milan Asked.
"I'm Sorry Baby Good Morning , And Eh It's Complicated But I'm Bout To Go Fix It" I Gave Her A Kiss.
"Well What's Going On ?"
"I Ain't Bout To Tell You Allat Cause You Gonna Start A Riot Up In Here" I Chuckled.
"Okay Hint ?"
"Um Domestic Violence To Child And That's All Your Getting"
"He's Beating Halo !" She Raised Her Voice.
"I Told You You Was Gonna Start A Riot And How You Know It's Halo ?"
"I Heard Parts Of The Convo"
"Well Keep Calm I'm Bout To Try To Fix This"
"Okay Be Safe , Ion Wanna Have To Take Care Of All These Babies By Myself"
"I Will And I Know ; I Love You" I Gave Her A Few Pecks On Her Soft Lips.
"I Love You Too"
"I Love You More" I Smiled.
"Nah I Love You More"
"Milan Look At How Many Kids We Got ? If I Ain't Love You They Wouldn't Be Here"
"You Just Had To Make Cuteness Become Serious" She Chuckled.
"My Bad" I Gave Her Another Kiss And Put My Jacket On.
"Pass Me Milo Please"
"No He Don't Want You" I Smiled Down At Milo And Pushed His Little Crib Over To Milan's Bedside.
"Ard , I'll Be Back Do You Need Something From The Store Or The House Before I Come Back"
"I Would Like My Pregnant Pillow And Some Books"
"Okay !"
I Walked Out But Turnt Around And Stuck My Head In The Door.
"I Love You Infinity Times Infinity" I Walked Back Out Chuckling To Myself.
I Got In The Car Starting It Up , After It Warmed Up I Called Up Harmony And She Answered In A Panic.
"Hello ?" She Breathed.
"What's Going On ?"
"He's Going Crazy So Halo And I Are Hiding In The Basement"
"Why Did You Move With Him If He's This Crazy ?"
"I Thought He Changed In The Week We Was Talking He Was Sweet And Charming"
"Wait Hold Up ? Did You Just Say A Week ?"
"Yea"
"BITCH YOU GAVE HIM A FUCKING WEEK ! You Are A Complete Dumb Ass That Really Just Pissed Me Off You Gave A Nigga A Week To Fake His Way Back Into Yalls Life And You Just Took It. Now He Over There Got Y'all Scared And Shit Because You Ain't Take The Damn Time Like A Parent Should To See What This Man Was Really About ! But Wait I Thought This Nigga Was Dead ? So You Lied To Me ? Oooooo Girl You Lucky As Hell That I Love Halo I'm Gonna Send A Ticket For Y'all To Fly Back Make Sure Y'all Get The Nigga Out The House Before Yall Leave So He Won't Know Call A Cab Don't Drive And Don't Use No Credit Cards Cause The Nigga Will Track You ! Leave Your Electronics I'll Buy Y'all New Ones , Leave Some Clothes When Your Here I'm Gonna Open The Guest Room But Yo Ass Is Finding A Job And Apartment And I'm Gonna Get You A Book For Dummies...A Fucking Week ? I'm Still On That ! I Should Just Let Yo Ass Stay Since You Was So Quick To Be Wit The Nigga And I Would Come Get Halo But No Imma Do A Good Deed And Help Y'all Both Out Of Danger , Y'all Got Three Days To Plan This Move Don't Fuck It Up And Just To Give Him A Night To Make It Up To You Cause He Changed In An Hour Cause If You Do I'm Coming To Get Halo And Imma Attack You , You Got It ?"
"Yes ; Thank You So Much"
"You're Welcome Now Tell Baby Girl I Love Her"
"Okay Bye Chris"
"Bye" I Hung Up.
I Shook My Head That Bitch Said A Week. Lawd Help Me ! I Drove Off To The Police Station Seeing If I Can Do Something From Where I Am. I Pulled Into The Parking Lot And Parked My Car. I Walked Out And Went Into The Station.
"Hello May I Help You ?" Said The Secretary.
"May I Speak To An Officer ?"
"Um Sure I'll See If Theirs One Open To Speak"
She Walked Into The Back And Minutes Later Came Back With An Officer With Her.
"Hello May I Help You ?"
"Yea , I Was Wondering If I Can File A Charge Against Somebody From Here If Their In Another State ?"
"Um Do You Know This Person ? What's The Charge ?"
"We Met But He Has Been Beating His Daughter And She Called Me This Morning Telling Me How He Beats Her And How She Wants To Come Back Home With Me"
"Step Into My Office It Seems Like You Have A Story To Tell"
I Nodded And Followed Him Into His Office.
"Have A Seat" He Said Sitting At His Desk.
"Thanks" I Sat Down.
"Okay So Tell Me The Story Beginning To End Don't Miss A Detail" He Pulled Out A Tape Recorder.
I Nodded And Began The Story From Meeting Harmony To Today's Events. When I Was Done He Stopped And Nodded.
"How Do You Know It Was This Guy ?"
"She Has A Male Handprint On Her Cheek You Can't Possibly Think That's A Females Hand"
"True But We Need More Proof Than That Like A Video"
"What About A Phone Call ?"
"Sure I Just Have To Record It"
I Nodded And Called Harmony. She Answered Still Scared Instead This Time It's Screams In The Background.
"Stop Screaming Like You Ain't Got No Damn Sense Before The Neighbors Hear You !!" A Strong Male Voice Yelled.
"PLEASE STOP !" Harmony Yelled.
"Or What?!" He Yelled Back.
"I Will , I Will"
"Exactly !"
"Stop Hitting My Mommy !!" Halo Yelled.
Then There Was A Smack And Scream. I Gasped And Listened More Before The Phone Went Dead.
"Proof Enough ?" I Asked.
He Nodded.
"We'll Get Right On That Case Right Now"
I Wrote Down The Address To Their House And Gave It To The Policeman Before I Left. I Drove To The Crib Real Quick To Get My Clothes And The Kids Some Clothes. I Grabbed Milans Books And Pregnant Pillow. I Took A Quick Shower, Got Dressed, I Let The Dog Out, Fed The Dog, And Played With Her For A Sec. When I Was Done I Put Her In Her Play Pen Then Left. I Pulled Into The Hospital Parking Lot And Went Up To Milan's Room But On My Way I Was Stopped By A Crying Mother. She Was Like In Her Late 30s Or Early 40s.
"What's Wrong ?" I Asked Concerned.
"I'm Sorry To Bother You But My Son Has Cancer And Is Gonna Pass Away Soon But I Just Wanted To See Him Smile At Least Once Before He Did And I Have Tried Everything But He Just Won't Smile"
"Okay Stay Right There I Have To Drop These Things Off" I Held Up The Belongings I Was Taking Into Milan's Room.
She Nodded And I Went Into Milan's Room Dropping Off The Stuff They Were All Sleep. I Walked Back Out And Followed The Lady To Her Sons Room.
"Andre I Have A Surprise For You" She Weakly Smiled.
I Closed The Door And Came In. He Looked At Me Then At His Mom.
"Wussup Andre , How Are You Doing ?" The Mom Handed Me A Mask And Gloves.
"I'm Fine Just Waiting To Go"
"Do You Wanna Leave ?"
"No , I'll Be Leaving My Girlfriend And My Mom Behind"
"Have You Prayed About It ?"
"What's Pray ?"
I Looked Back At The Mom.
"We're Not Very Religious"
"Well You Better Get Religious" I Mumbled.
"So What's Pray ?"
"There Is This Powerful Man Named God And He Can Do Anything He Will Help You Through Whatever Problem You Have But All You Have To Do Is Have Faith And Just Talk To Him" I Tried To Explain In A Way He Would Understand.
"How Do I Talk To Him ?" He Asked.
"Start Off With Father God I Come To , Whatever You Wanna Talk To Him About And When You're Done Say Amen"
"Okay" He Nodded.
I Grabbed His Hands And Put Them Together.
"Now Pray , Your Mom And I Will Give You Privacy" I Stood Up And Walked Into The Hall With His Mom.
Andre
"Father God I Don't Really Know Much About You But I Heard You Take Request And Could Help Me With My Problem. I Come To You To Talk About My Cancer And How I Wanna Get Rid Of It. I Really Don't Want To Leave Knowing I'm My Moms Only Child And I'm All She Has. Nobody Else Deals With My Mom And I Don't Even Know My Dad Mom Says He Was A One Night Stand And As For Lisa My Girlfriend How Can I Leave Her When I Am The Only One Who Protects Her From Her Abusive Father. I Just Don't Wanna Leave When I Know I Have Things To Accomplish In Life I Want To Take Care Of Lisa And Grow Old With Her And I Want My Mom To See Me Become A Man And Grow Up Ion Want Her To Bury Me Her Last Belonging I Want My Mom Happy And Since We're Talking About Happy Can You Find My Dad If That's Possible And Can You Help Chris With Whatever Problem He Has ? I Mean He Did Tell Me About You That's All Amen" I Didn't Even Realize I Was Crying.
I Wiped My Eyes And Called For My Mom And Chris.
"You Done ?" Chris Asked.
"Yes I Am Thank You"
Then My Doctor Came In He Said Visiting Hours Are Over For Now So Chris Had To Leave.
"See Ya Man Get Better" He Gave Me Dap.
"Thank You Goodbye" I Smiled.
My Mom Cried Again Saying How I Just Smiled. She Smiled At Me And Touched Her Heart And Patted It. In Our Terms Saying I Love You. I Patted My Heart Back And Made A Peace Sign For Too.
Chris
I Walked Back Up Into Milan's Room And Sat Down Closing My Eyes.
What A Day !
