I was in the car with my dad and he was on the phone with my mom. I wouldn't talk to him about what just happened with Javon so he called my mom. He was whispering but I could hear him. "Cookie I just don't know what to do about boys. If it was up to me she wouldn't even look at any boys," he whispered into the phone. I'm not exactly sure what my mom was saying but I could tell she was yelling at my dad. I don't even know what's up with them. He loves her I know that for a fact, but I don't know if she can ever get over the fact he left her in there for 17 years. They need to stop playing and get together. We pull up to the gates of the mansion and I see another black Escalade pulled up. I put two and two together and realized it was my mom. We got out the car at the same time and I went over to say hi to her. "I need to talk to you Aaliyah," she said seriously. She gave my dad a look and he just went the opposite direction and she took my hand and we went in my room. We sat down on my couch in my room and she took my hands. "Your father told me about what happened in the hallway outside of his office and then what happened before your shoot. Do you want to talk about it?", she said. I explained to her everything from having sex, telling Jamal about it to Javon making out with Valentina. I also told her about how I wish I would've never slept with him and how rushed and shit it was.My mom didn't blow up or say no crazy shit, she just told me everything is gonna be ok. "You know before I got married to your father, he did some crazy shit like that. But when I cut him off, he realized soon enough who he really wanted to be with. Everything takes time and some things are circumstancal. You need to talk to him before you jump straight to conclusions," my mom explained to me. I nodded and gave her a hug. She really came through for me because all of this shit that's happening, I really need a mother.
Next Day
I woke up and heard an argument downstairs. I went to the stairs and listened to from upstairs. It was obviously my dad and Anika. Since my mom came back him and her have been fighting a lot and shit. I feel bad because I hope they break up, Anika hates me and I hate her. She's so annoying. "Lucious why was she here last night. She left her jacket here. Are you cheating on me with her," Anika semi yelled. "No we needed to figure shit out with Aaliyah and make sure she was okay," he explained. "I don't believe you and Lucious I will find out if your lying. I'll see you tonight for the dinner," she said walking out the front door. I felt so sick to my stomach, I don't know what was wrong with me . I ran to my bathroom and threw up. "Aaliyah, are you ok," my dad asked standing in the doorway of the bathroom. "Yeah I'm fine. I don't feel well, can I stay home today? i have nothing at Empire anyway," I say. "Is this about that boy?," my dad asked searching for the answer in my eyes. "No I am just sick," I semi lied and put my head down. He nodded and told me I could stay home from Empire. This also meant that there would be no home schooling tutor today. My last year of high school will be over in exactly a year. My dad kissed my head and gave me a hug. "Bye babygirl, I'll have Jamal or Hakeem come check on you during lunch or something,"he said. "Bye Daddy," I said as he walked out the door. I felt as if I just needed to rest from everything. I turned my phone off and shut my laptop down and just slept for 3 hours. As soon as I woke up from the nap I felt the need to vomit again. I rushed to my bathroom, I barely made it to the toilet but thank god I did. I felt awful and my stomach had really weird cramps as if I was on my period. But I know I wasn't. I felt very fatigue but I didn't really want to go to bed. I called one of my bestfriends in the entire world, my cousin Brianna. I grew up with her in Philadelphia and we were instantly close from birth. Brianna is my Aunt Carol, my mom's little sister's daughter. After my dad got famous and shit we moved into the mansion and then I only saw Brianna sometimes. I felt real bad about being away from her because we were insperable since birth. But we talked on the pone everyday since that day and I'm hoping now that my mom is out of prison we will see that side of the family more often. We don't really have any extended family, but them because my grandmother (dad's mom) killed herself when my dad was 9 years old and my grandfather was killed. My dad also doesn't have any brothers or sisters so we are really his only family. I think that's why my mom and dad had 3 children before they were even 30. If my mom hadn't had gone to prison I'd probably have little brothers and sisters running around right now.
Phone Conversation
B: Hey bitch.
A: Hi Bri
B: Yo let me call you back. My mom wildin on me
Phone Conversation Ended
I knew once Aunt Carol started there was no way Brianna was calling me back so I went downstairs into my dad's studio. I always went there when I was bored and listened to his old music and Jamal and Hakeem's new music. Jamal's new song that my dad wrote for him is mad dope. It's called "You Broke Love". Jamal has to be one of the most talented people I have ever met. Just the way he's so humble but legendary, he's so amazing.Then someone interupted my thoughts, "I knew I would find you here big head," I heard the voice and knew it was Hakeem. "Hakeem stop sneaking up on me like that. God you're annoying," I screamed at him. "Someone's on their period," he exclaimed. "Yeah I forgot we get ours together," I yelled back and started laughing. He gave me that no nigga face. "So daddy sent you here to check on me," I asked. "Yeah because your a baby," he said. "I'm not a baby," I yelled. "Yes you are. You still live with dad and you still call your parents mommy and daddy," he said. "Nigga shut up," I yelled. Hakeem then hit me and I tackled him and we started laughing. We fight all the damn time but I love my big brother. "Ok ok I have to go back to Empire. Dad just told me to check if your still breathing. I'll tell him your strong enough to fight so you good," He laughed. I pushed him out the door and then gave him hug goodbye.
Lucious' POV
I want to invite Cookie to the family dinner tonight but I also don't need Anika up my ass about it. I walk into Cookie's office and knock. "Lucious how you gonna knock after," she asked annoyed. "Because I can," I said removing my hat and sitting across from her. "I'm sorry for not talking to you a lot when you had just got out. I was just so shocked and we weren't together anymore," I tried to explain. "Whatever," she said continuing her work silently. "Let me make it up to you. I'm having a dinner at my house and I wanted you to come," he said talking her hands away from the keyboard and holding them. She grabbed her hands back and said "So my sons and daughter is invited to a dinner but I'm not." "I'm inviting you now.Come on Cookie, don't be like that," he said looking at her with his sad green puppy dog eyes. After 17 years it still does the trick. "Ok Lucious but if your little Halle Berry says anything to me, I'm going off," she said. "Thank you baby but chill," I said. "Baby? you might want to clear that with Anika."
