Brains & Beauty

Chapter Five

January 19th Karin POV

Travis had games so he didn't get to stay for the New Years but his mom did. Today I'm flying to New York to go see my mom. I called my cousin to see if he is still picking me up.

"Hello"

"I know this ain't Karin, like my cousin Karin on my phone" I sucked my teeth.

"Clare I talked to you a week ago"

"Yea and before that it was three months ago and before that was

"Ma's funeral, yes I know clare imma make it up to you I swear" I looked over to see if I grabbed everything and then I heard the screenshot sound.

"If you gonna screenshot me next time make sure your ringer off" he laughed.

"Your plane lands at 5 , I'll be there" we hung up and I grabbed my suitcase. The Uber was outside so I got in and called Travis.

"Hey baby"

"Hey Travvy, today's the day"

"It is, we just have to win this and we'll make it"

"I want you to know I'm really proud of you baby, y'all will win this game and the super bowl. Tell the team I said hey and tell Pat next time I call he better answer me." We chuckled. The Uber pulled up to the airport. I didn't tell Travis were I was going because I didn't want him to worry about me.

"Coach wants us to practice a little"

"Okay baby, have fun and be careful" he smiled and hung up. I put my ticket on my screen and put my shades and hoodie on. Once I got my boarding pass I went and got on the plane. I put my phone on airplane mode and plane took off.

5 pm

The plane landed, I took my phone off airplane mode. I texted Clare and told him the plane just landed then we started to get off. I walked into the airport and seen Clare, I ran up to him and hugged him.

"Karin this is my friend Queen"

"Hey, I'm Karin, Clare favorite cousin" Clare sucked his teeth and we chuckled I grabbed my duffle and Clare grabbed my suitcase.

"You still in the basement"

"Yea why"

"You can take me to my momma, I'll walk to the basement" he nodded.

"You need..

"I got one" Clare dropped me off at the cemetery a few blocks near his mama house.

"You gonna be good, we can wait"

"Yea I'll be good" I grabbed my duffle bag and got out the car and head into the cemetery I read a few names as I walked passed, some of the names are new and unfamiliar" I stopped at my momma grave. I wiped off the stuff on the grave and sat next to her.

"Hey mama, it's me Karin. I'm sorry I haven't been here. I just couldn't handle seeing you like this again. I miss you mama. I want you to know I love you" I opened my duffle bag and put on my jacket.

"I got my bachelors in Forensic science, I'm a forensic specialist mama. Kennedy having another baby, I met someone mama. You would like him a lot, I do. He's a football player so we don't get much personal time together but we have a connection. Daddy met someone too, he's scared how we will feel about him finding someone so soon. He says she's just a friend but mama she makes him happy, when you died daddy and I moved to North Carolina, he didn't eat for months but then he met Jamie and she's been so nice to him" I looked at the grave and started crying.