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Chapter 4 - Emma
I’ve been trying to distract myself lately. I’ve been cleaning the entire house to the point where nobody even has to do anything. Kate and Sam came back, which has added more things to clean — thankfully.
Memories of my mother keep trying to force their way into my consciousness. And I don’t want to remember. It’s just too painful. Tears start falling down my cheeks, as I hide behind my hair, cleaning the marble countertop.
Nobody can know what happened, I think sadly, putting up the cleaning supplies, getting ready to do the laundry. I start humming a random song, soon singing it aloud.
“Shawty I know you be hearin' this and that from here and there
But please trust and believe momma
I see your gonna ride for me so I'm gonna die for you.
Is you with me?
I got your back boy
Well lets get it
“When we're were high
When we're were low
When I promise I will never let you go
Said I got I got I got I got your back boy
I got I got I got I got your back boy
(I know you got my back right)
Keep my swagger
Keep it looking good for ya
Keep it looking hood for ya
Shawty if you don't know
I got I got I got I got your back boy
“Hey it's whatever shawty
You aint gotta ask
Yes Valentino blouses, summer houses, cash, check!
You can get it you deserve it, flawless diamonds, Louie purses,
My mission's to purchase Earth for her
Present the gifts without the curse
Her pleasure is my purpose
Pleasure to be at your service
We front row at fashion shows as well as Sunday morning service
But better days or for worse
If I'm paid I'm hurting in my pocket
She still got a n-gga back thats for sure
No matter what may occur in life
Everyday with her is like a plus
I'mma love her till she be like thats enough
Pop a bottle get a couple wine glasses fill em up and lift em up
Let us toast to the future here's to us
No, here's to her
“They wonder how we do what we do
Panamera Porsches me and you
Stuck to your side like like like glue
Be by your side whatever you're going thru
“When we're were high
When we're were low
When I promise I will never let you go
Said I got I got I got I got your back boy
I got I got I got I got your back boy
(I know you got my back right)
Keep my swagger
Keep it looking good for ya
Keep it looking hood for ya
Shawty if you don't know
I got I got I got I got your back boy
“This is for the women who man caught a sentence
Who gonna be there for a minute but they didn't keep their distance
They stayed home waiting on the phone
And on visit day show up looking good smelling better, playing kissy
face
Just wanna let you know that we appreciate
Everything you do for us on a day to day
And I know we don't show you all the time but we lucky that you ours
No bouquet of flowers could ever show how much we know we need you
We do all thats in our power just to please you
See boo, fuck them girls I would leave the World 'fore I leave you
Make God say even Eve and Adam ain't got shit on these two
“They wonder how we do what we do
Panamera Porsches me and you
Stuck to your side like like like glue
Be by your side whatever you're going thru
“When we're were high
When we're were low
When I promise I will never let you go
Said I got I got I got I got your back boy
I got I got I got I got your back boy
(I know you got my back right)
Keep my swagger
Keep it looking good for ya
Keep it looking hood for ya
Shawty if you don't know
I got I got I got I got your back boy
“Sure enough
Even though them chicks be hating on us
Still I'm gonna keep her by my side
In whatever situation we gon ride
Make all my fantasie's come alive
Thats no lie now
I'll be alright just as long as you're beside me
10 million dollar mansions won't suffice
If you aint gon be in there with me at night
The pieces to the puzzle's in my life
With all of my good days and all of my bad
You stood by your man and you know you got my back
Worth every car every bag with me they wanna be that
I know what I got at home
I aint never gon leave that
Them bitches best believe that
“When we're were high
When we're were low
When I promise I will never let you go
Said I got I got I got I got your back boy
I got I got I got I got your back boy
(I know you got my back right)
Keep my swagger
Keep it looking good for ya
Keep it looking hood for ya
Shawty if you don't know
I got I got I got I got your back boy,” I sing quietly, smiling as I walked through the house, putting everyone’s clothes in front of their rooms.
“Whatcha doin’?”, Carl asks, following me around.
“Nothin’,” I say, walking straight past him. Or, I tried to. Carl wrapped an arm around my waist, pulling me back toward him.
“Didn’t wound like nothing,” he smirks, kissing me quickly.
“Mmm, what do you mean?”
“You were singing?”
“So?”, I ask, pulling away, looking at him from over my shoulder. “It’s a free country. I can do what I want.”
“Not here.”
“Whatever, Carl, whatever.”
“C’mon, what’s up?”
“I’m not talking about it.”
“You’re gonna have to talk about it sooner or later, Emma.”
“No! I don’t!”, I yell, dropping the laundry. I glare at him as I kneel down, picking back up the dirty clothes. “It’s private, Carl.”
“Why won’t you just tell me?”
“Because I don’t want to remember!!” I say through tears, looking up at him sadly. “It was horrible.”
* * *
Kate, Ella, and I were hanging out on the beach, as I was trying to keep my mind off my mom and Carl.
“Hey, Emma, how come we never heard about your mom?”, Ella asks suddenly.
I immediately looked away, feeling the tears fall down my face as I hid behind my hair.
“I don’t wanna talk about it.”
“Why? What happened?”, Kate asks. I stand up after that, walking away from them as silently as I could.
I was just walking through the thick forests, when I heard the pitiful meow. I looked up at the tree above my head, seeing the tiny black kitten with its golden eyes staring straight at me.
“Well, hello there,” I say, holding my arms above my head, just as the kitten falls out of the palm tree, catching it quickly. It looks at me with something like gratitude. I immediately knew it was a girl. “What’s your name?”
She meows happily at me, as I carry her back toward the manison, scratching behind her ears.
“How about Minnie?”, I ask, smiling as I enter the house. The kitten meows happily, and that’s when I knew I had just made a new friend.
Memories of my mother keep trying to force their way into my consciousness. And I don’t want to remember. It’s just too painful. Tears start falling down my cheeks, as I hide behind my hair, cleaning the marble countertop.
Nobody can know what happened, I think sadly, putting up the cleaning supplies, getting ready to do the laundry. I start humming a random song, soon singing it aloud.
“Shawty I know you be hearin' this and that from here and there
But please trust and believe momma
I see your gonna ride for me so I'm gonna die for you.
Is you with me?
I got your back boy
Well lets get it
“When we're were high
When we're were low
When I promise I will never let you go
Said I got I got I got I got your back boy
I got I got I got I got your back boy
(I know you got my back right)
Keep my swagger
Keep it looking good for ya
Keep it looking hood for ya
Shawty if you don't know
I got I got I got I got your back boy
“Hey it's whatever shawty
You aint gotta ask
Yes Valentino blouses, summer houses, cash, check!
You can get it you deserve it, flawless diamonds, Louie purses,
My mission's to purchase Earth for her
Present the gifts without the curse
Her pleasure is my purpose
Pleasure to be at your service
We front row at fashion shows as well as Sunday morning service
But better days or for worse
If I'm paid I'm hurting in my pocket
She still got a n-gga back thats for sure
No matter what may occur in life
Everyday with her is like a plus
I'mma love her till she be like thats enough
Pop a bottle get a couple wine glasses fill em up and lift em up
Let us toast to the future here's to us
No, here's to her
“They wonder how we do what we do
Panamera Porsches me and you
Stuck to your side like like like glue
Be by your side whatever you're going thru
“When we're were high
When we're were low
When I promise I will never let you go
Said I got I got I got I got your back boy
I got I got I got I got your back boy
(I know you got my back right)
Keep my swagger
Keep it looking good for ya
Keep it looking hood for ya
Shawty if you don't know
I got I got I got I got your back boy
“This is for the women who man caught a sentence
Who gonna be there for a minute but they didn't keep their distance
They stayed home waiting on the phone
And on visit day show up looking good smelling better, playing kissy
face
Just wanna let you know that we appreciate
Everything you do for us on a day to day
And I know we don't show you all the time but we lucky that you ours
No bouquet of flowers could ever show how much we know we need you
We do all thats in our power just to please you
See boo, fuck them girls I would leave the World 'fore I leave you
Make God say even Eve and Adam ain't got shit on these two
“They wonder how we do what we do
Panamera Porsches me and you
Stuck to your side like like like glue
Be by your side whatever you're going thru
“When we're were high
When we're were low
When I promise I will never let you go
Said I got I got I got I got your back boy
I got I got I got I got your back boy
(I know you got my back right)
Keep my swagger
Keep it looking good for ya
Keep it looking hood for ya
Shawty if you don't know
I got I got I got I got your back boy
“Sure enough
Even though them chicks be hating on us
Still I'm gonna keep her by my side
In whatever situation we gon ride
Make all my fantasie's come alive
Thats no lie now
I'll be alright just as long as you're beside me
10 million dollar mansions won't suffice
If you aint gon be in there with me at night
The pieces to the puzzle's in my life
With all of my good days and all of my bad
You stood by your man and you know you got my back
Worth every car every bag with me they wanna be that
I know what I got at home
I aint never gon leave that
Them bitches best believe that
“When we're were high
When we're were low
When I promise I will never let you go
Said I got I got I got I got your back boy
I got I got I got I got your back boy
(I know you got my back right)
Keep my swagger
Keep it looking good for ya
Keep it looking hood for ya
Shawty if you don't know
I got I got I got I got your back boy,” I sing quietly, smiling as I walked through the house, putting everyone’s clothes in front of their rooms.
“Whatcha doin’?”, Carl asks, following me around.
“Nothin’,” I say, walking straight past him. Or, I tried to. Carl wrapped an arm around my waist, pulling me back toward him.
“Didn’t wound like nothing,” he smirks, kissing me quickly.
“Mmm, what do you mean?”
“You were singing?”
“So?”, I ask, pulling away, looking at him from over my shoulder. “It’s a free country. I can do what I want.”
“Not here.”
“Whatever, Carl, whatever.”
“C’mon, what’s up?”
“I’m not talking about it.”
“You’re gonna have to talk about it sooner or later, Emma.”
“No! I don’t!”, I yell, dropping the laundry. I glare at him as I kneel down, picking back up the dirty clothes. “It’s private, Carl.”
“Why won’t you just tell me?”
“Because I don’t want to remember!!” I say through tears, looking up at him sadly. “It was horrible.”
* * *
Kate, Ella, and I were hanging out on the beach, as I was trying to keep my mind off my mom and Carl.
“Hey, Emma, how come we never heard about your mom?”, Ella asks suddenly.
I immediately looked away, feeling the tears fall down my face as I hid behind my hair.
“I don’t wanna talk about it.”
“Why? What happened?”, Kate asks. I stand up after that, walking away from them as silently as I could.
I was just walking through the thick forests, when I heard the pitiful meow. I looked up at the tree above my head, seeing the tiny black kitten with its golden eyes staring straight at me.
“Well, hello there,” I say, holding my arms above my head, just as the kitten falls out of the palm tree, catching it quickly. It looks at me with something like gratitude. I immediately knew it was a girl. “What’s your name?”
She meows happily at me, as I carry her back toward the manison, scratching behind her ears.
“How about Minnie?”, I ask, smiling as I enter the house. The kitten meows happily, and that’s when I knew I had just made a new friend.