Chapter 32

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€A'Lonte€

"Daddy, it's breakfast time, come on" Leah said tapping me on my chest.

"I'm up princess" I said stretching my arms. I sat up, and leaned back on the headboard.

"Mommy's in the shower, I'm gonna go wake everyone else up" She said jumping off the bed and running out.

I checked my phone, and saw I had texts from Quan and Zay. The time read 8:28. I got up, and walked into the bathroom.

"Close the door" She said. I closed the door, and grabbed my toothbrush to brush my teeth. I wet the brush, put the toothpaste on, and wet it again before brushing my teeth.

I leaned against the sink, and looked at Lani. She had a small bump, but nothing real noticeable. I continued to brush till I was finished, then washed my face.

Lani cut the shower off, and stepped out with her towel around her.

"Good Morning" I said. She gave me a smile and walked out. I sighed and got in the shower next. Once I finished that, I put on lotion, and deodorant then threw on some grey gym shorts, and a grey tee. I slid on Black Elite socks, and my Grey Nike slides.

I walked downstairs, and all my kids plus Ariel's friends, girlfriend, and Tay's girlfriend were there. Ariel had on a short sleeve shirt, so you could see all her scars.

"Daddy, I want to help, can I help?" Leah asked jumping up and down beside me. I picked her up, and sat her on the counter next to the stove.

"Mix this, but be careful" I said handing her the bowl which contained the eggs.

"Okay" She said. She started mixing and was focused on it too.

Lani started mixing the pancake batter, and I grabbed the bacon out the fridge.

€Ariel€

"We going to church today?" I asked A.J.

"Yeah, then we're coming back then around 2 we're leaving again" He said. I was getting cold, so I went into the living room and grabbed my Raiders hoodie. I sat back down, and pulled on my hoodie.

I felt better knowing no one could see my scars. I don't want to talk to my parents at all. I barely want to look at em, but since I live with them, I have to.

Once breakfast was finished, we moved to the dining room, prayed, and started eating.

I could see my parents look at me every now and then, I started not to get hungry.

I put my fork down, and walked up to my room. I closed the door and paced around. I don't want to cut myself, but then again, if I don't calm myself down, I'm gonna have another anxiety attack.

"Ariel" I heard Leah say lowly through the door. I opened it and she walked in with my plate and juice. "Mommy said you could eat up here, and I could eat with you" she said. She sat my stuff down, then ran out. A few minutes later she returned with her plate, and we sat on my bed with our trays.

It was warm in my room, so I pulled my hoodie off, and I turned on PBS Kids. Dragon Tales were on.

"What happened?" Leah asked. I looked at her and saw she was looking at my scars. She touched em and gasped. "Are you okay?" She asked.

"I'm fine Leah" I said smiling at her.

"You sure sissy?" She asked. "I can get my doctor kit, and make it all better" She said kissing my arm.

"I'm sure Leah, let's finish our food so we can get ready for church" I said kissing her cheek.

"Okay" she said. She started eating and giggling at the show. I took a picture of her and posted it on IG.

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