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“Do you mind coming into my office to talk real quick?”
“Uh sure,” I said nervously. Sunshyne wasn’t a bad kid. Her teachers loved her so I couldn’t imagine why the principle wanted to talk to me.
I walked into her office; it was modestly decorated. I sat down in the brown chair in front of her desk. She was motioning for me to sit in.Zaylee Cooper,I read the gold name plate with Black cursive writing sitting in the center of her desk.
She took a deep breath; she looked like she was contemplating what she was about to say. “Umm, I usually don’t do this, but I couldn’t not give you a heads up. First let me say you are doing an amazing job raising Sunshyne she is one of the brightest students here and that’s why I wanted to let you know someone called children’s services on you. They came by the school, and I told them they were barking up the wrong tree because Sunshyne is well taken care of.”
Zaylee was still talking but the only thing I could make out was the loud beating of my own heart. I couldn’t believe somebody called child services on me. You could call me a lot of things, but I always took care of Sunshyne. That was my baby and I be damned if she went out looking a mess. I couldn’t even figure out who would do something so malicious like this. I didn’t bother nobody. Hell, I didn’t have fucking friends, Mikael and Marlowere the only people I was around. The only person that came to mind was Pricilla. She was the only person that had a vendetta against me. I could see her doing something evil like this just to fuck with me.
I had to fight to hold back the tears threatening to fall. “Umm, thank you so much. I really do appreciate you for telling me. If you don’t mind, I want to get going.” I stood up and gave her the nicest smile I could muster up.
I thanked God Sunshyne was sitting down waiting for me when I walked out of Ms. Cooper’s office. I quickly grabbed my Sunshyne’s hand, and we made our way out of the school hand and hand. I felt like the world had just set itself on my shoulders.
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The next evening.
I hadn’t left my house since yesterday. Sunshyne didn’t go to school today and I called in sick to work. My mind was getting the best of me, and I found myself fighting an internal battle. Everything in me was screaming to take Sunshyne and leave. The thought of losing my baby girl scared the hell out of me. As much as I wanted to say I trusted everyone around me when it came to Sunshyne I wasn’t risking trusting anyone.
Marlo had been blowing my phone up constantly, but I didn’t answer. He even came out here a few times and banged on my door. I heard him fussing when I didn’t answer and Sunshyne was just as confused by my actions. She loved Marlo and Mikael. Sunshyne had a little attitude all day because she hadn’t seen herUnkytoday. Sunshyne was too small to understand, and I wasn’t going to try to make her either. She’d just have to be mad at me for the day while I figured out our next moves.
“Mama, I wanna see my fwends.” Sunshyne pouted, sticking her bottom lip out. “You aren’t fun as my fwends.”
We were laying in my bed watching cartoons and eating junk food. Sunshyne used to love when we spent time together like this. I frowned at her; Sunshyne was switching up on me.
“Since when is mommy boring?”
“I dunno mommy. I just need fwends my size.” Sunshyne looked at me with a serious expression on her face. I wanted to laugh at her so bad because she was being serious.
“Well, then Imma get some friends my size too.” I fake sassed her.
“Yeah, I think you need to.” Sunshyne said nodding her head as she talked. “You too old to keep trying to hang out with me mommy.”
My jaw dropped in shock. Sunshyne was trying play me and I couldn’t believe she really wasn’t fooling with me. Damn, it really be your own kids that will throw you under the bus.
“Girllll, you finna get put out my skoolie!” I threaten tickling her, making her bust out in a fit of giggles.
“Mommy, mommy I sowyyy, I lovee youuu,” Sunshyne laughed as I continued to tickle her. We both were so caught up in our moment that we didn’t hear anything else around us.
“I’m happy to see y’all in this muthafucka livin’ y’all’s best life.” Mikael’s deep voice echoed through my skoolie.
He stood in front while Marlo was behind him looking concerned the turned to annoyance.
“Unky!” Sunshyne broke free from me hopping off the bed running towards Mikael full force. “I missed youuu!”
“I missed you more.” He said scooping Sunshyne off her feet hugging her tightly. “I’m tryna figure out why ya big-faced mammy being weird,” Mikael glared at me placing Sunshyne back on the ground.
“We weren’t feeling good,” I quickly lied sitting on my knees in the middle of my bed. Marlo stared at me intensely, but I refused to look him in the eyes.
“So why you ain’t been answering ya phone or the door,” Marlo rudely questioned me.
“I told you I wasn’t feeling good.” My eyes shot down to my fingers. I couldn’t look Marlo in the face and lie to him. He could read me like a book, he would know I was lying as soon as our eyes met.
“I feel good,” Sunshyne happily said and I wanted to pinch her snitching ass. “Can you take me to my fwends Unky?” Sunshyne batted her eyes at Mikael.
“They outside in Lo’s car let’s go see them.” Mikael said and my eyes shot up to him. He winked at me then grabbed Sunshyne’s hand and lead them off the bus.
Leaving me and Marlo alone and I was scared shitless for some reason. As soon as the door shut Marlo walked over to me stopping at the edge of my bed.
