Faith

15

India (Saturday)

I woke up slowly, my head was pounding constantly. I sat up and looked at my surroundings, I was in a unfamiliar bed. I can't remember what happened last night, all I remember was being at the bar with Rayan.

I must had to many drinks and slept with a stranger, I gasped at the thought and quickly got out of bed and grabbed my clothes from the floor. I opened the door and ran around the house trying to find a exit.

My held my forehead with one hand and my clothes and shoes in the other, I found some stairs and ran down them. I saw a front door and put on my clothes before I went outside.

"Where are you going?"

I turned around and saw Rayan.

"Rayan?" I whispered. Thank god it was him instead of some random guy, he had on some basketball shorts and a t- shirt. His hair was in a sloppy bun and he had a smile on his face.

"Yeah it's me." He laughed.

"Did we have s*x lastnight?" I asked.

He sighed. "I knew it was a bad idea I should've stopped myself." He looked at me. "You regret it don't you?"

"Of course I have a boyfriend!" I semi- yelled.

My head instantly started pounding when I screamed, I held my head and winced in pain.

"Try not to scream." He advised. "You have a hangover."

I looked at him. "I know."

He scoffed. "Why are you acting bitchy?"

"I'm not trying to." I sighed. "I'm just having a bad morning." I put on my shoes and moved my hair out my face. "I'm going home."

"Aren't you and your boyfriend in a argument?" He asked.

I scrunched my eyebrow. "How do you know?"

"You probably don't remember when you told me because you were drunk."

I nodded and looked at him up and down. "You had a few drinks last night to, why don't you have a hangover?"

"I had took a couple pills last night." He replied. "Slept it off and woke up great." He smiled.

I looked around. "Where's my phone?"

"Oh I found it on the stairs." He grabbed my phone from the table. "Michael called you twelve times, you should call back."

I took my phone from him. "Thanks."

"Call me."

Yn

I woke up to the smell of breakfast, I got out of the guest bed and went into the bathroom. I did my hygiene and showered for 30 minutes.

I put on my white jeans, black North Face hoodie with white letters, and my black mini Ugg boots. I straightened my jet black hair and put on some light makeup.

After that, I walked downstairs. The kids sitting at the breakfast table and Chres was cooking.

"Mommy!" They all yelled happily.

I smiled lightly and hugged them all. "Goodmorning kids."

I didn't bother to look at Chres, I sat made me a cup of coffee and sat at the table.

"Mommy you look pretty." Kai complimented.

"Yeah." Jacob agreed. "Where you going?"

I chuckled lightly. "Thank you Kai and today is Saturday which means I'm visiting Anthony at prison."

Ariana gasped. "Text me all the details!" She laughed.

I rolled my eyes playfully as Chres gave the kids a breakfast plate. Me and Chres wasn't talking to eachother, it was kinda weird. I didn't wanna be in the same room with him right now and I think it's vice versa.

I soon finished up my coffee and stood up. "I have to go." I said. "I'll see you all later." I kissed the kids foreheads and looked at Chres, he was reading the newspaper and eating. I rolled my eyes and walked out the house.

~

When I arrived at the prison I went straight to the visitor room. I saw Anthony sitting at a table messing with a Rubrix cube.

"Hey." I said sitting across from him.

He looked up and smiled. "Hey Yn."

"Whatcha got there?"

"A Rubrix cube." He put it on the table. "I bought it at the commincery earlier."

I nodded. "Well how are you?"

"Good I guess." He replied. "Two days ago I found a quarter."

I scrunched my eyebrow. "What does that mean?"

"I bought a scratch off ticket." He laughed. "But it's okay cause I lost."

I laughed to. We didn't say anything, I broke the silence 5 minutes later. "So about this trail, don't they assign you attorneys if you don't have one?"

"Yeah but those lawyers aren't any good." He scoffed. "They just care about their money they won't actually help me get out of here. They'll sit around all day yelling 'objection' and get paid."

I widen my eyes. "Wow, that's hardcore."

"Yn, I know I shouldn't ask this but I really need help." He said.

I looked at him. "I'll help you, just tell me what you need help with."

"Isn't Bahja a lawyer?" He said quickly. "I see her commercials on tv all the time. You guys are still friends right?"

I nodded slowly. "Yeah were pretty close, why?"

"Can you ask her to be my attorney?" He asked. "This is my only favor I swear. I don't have a lot of freedom or family with money so I don't have anything to pay her with."

"Anthony I don't think she'll do that she's-"

"If I get out Yn." He said cutting me off. "I will pay her back in less than 6 months. I need to get my life together."

"It's not about money Ant." I said. "I just don't think Bee will do it, after the drama you've caused all of us."

"Can you please just ask." He pleaded. "I really need to get out of here."

I looked into his eyes and saw that he was really desperate. I sighed deeply. "I'll ask her."

"Thank you so much." He smiled. "I know I can trust her, and you."

I looked around and saw my mom biting her nails at another table.

"She never has visitors." Ant said.

I guess he saw me looking at her.

"I don't understand why she comes here, only if you have visitors you come to the visitor room." He explained. "She knows she doesn't have any visitors every week she comes."

I stood up slowly, still looking at her pick at her nails. I walked towards her and sat in the chair across from her. She looked up at me and smiled.

"H-H-Hey mom." I stuttered.

"Yn." She laughed. "You've finally came to visit."

"I didn't know you were here that's why I haven't came to-"

"No excuses." She growled.

"It wasn't an excuse."

She looked at my ring on my finger. "Still with that one kid?"

I nodded. "Yeah, Chresanto."

"How is he?" She smiled.

"Good." I lied. "We have kids."

She scrunched her eyebrows. "As in plural? I thought you only had one."

"We had two more." I explained. "Ariana, Kai, and Jacob."

"5 more minutes!" The guard yelled.

"I should get leave now before traffic." I said.

I stood up and she grabbed my hand gently, she rubbed it softly. "Visit me next week?"

It took me a couple seconds before agreeing. "O-Okay. See you next week."

I walked away and out the prison, I couldn't believe it. I just talked to my mother for the first time in 11 years.

India

I walked inside the house, I took off my shoes at the door and went into the kitchen. I grabbed a bottle of water and a bag of Doritos and went upstairs.

I went in the bedroom and saw Michael making the bed. I plopped on the bed, not caring if he was making it up or not.

"Seriously Indie?"

I ignored him and took a sip of my water before getting under the covers.

"You clearly saw me making the bed up."

I closed my eyes. "Michael I have a hangover, okay?" I croaked. "I really don't need to be arguing or something over a bed sheet."

He sighed. "Where were you? I was worried. I called so many times and you never picked up."

"I was over Bre's." I lied. "She bought alcohol and we both got carried away. I left my phone in the car and I didn't know until earlier."

"Next time just think about me, okay?"

I nodded lightly, I felt bad about ignoring his calls - but he made me so angry yesterday. I was already hurt and he was trying to make things worse about a baby and marriage.

"I'm sorry for pressuring you to." He apologized. "Your not ready for the things I'm ready for and I have to accept that."

I opened my eyes. "You finally realized that."

He stared at me. "Have you had any food? Medicine? Or anything?"

I shook my head no.

"Okay well I'll go get some Waffle House to go and go buy some Hangover pills." He said grabbing his car keys.

"Okay." I croaked.

He left out the room and closed my eyes again, thinking about Rayan. We had s*x lastnight, I don't remember it but I feel so bad for cheating on Michael. He's so sweet to me and I know he isn't a cheater.

My stomach started getting really bad pains and I felt something come up my throat. I widen my eyes and jumped up, I ran to the bathroom and started throwing up all in the toilet. I haven't had a hangover in so long, I forgot what it's like.