2011
December 27
Anika
"Ouch!" For the last two days I've been waking up at least five times a night because I've either been bitten, pinched, scratched, or squeezed. It was all because Justice refused to go see her doctor.
"No we're not going to keep doing this! Get up. I'm tired of you keep telling me no. We are going to see your doctor, so go wash your ass." Justice was staring at me in shock because I rarely yell at her.
"You think I asked for this?" Oh lord.
"You think I want this? I didn't ask for braxton hicks contractions all night! So don't yell at me when I use you for support! You wanted this so just deal with it!" She stormed out of the room and went into the bathroom. I went to go open the door but it was locked.
"Baby, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be insensitive."
"Just leave me alone." It sounded like she was crying.
"Just go call Jaiden and check on Justin." We finally found out the little boys name after I took him up there Christmas night. As of right now his sister is awake but has serious brain trauma. Before I could call Jaiden he called me.
"Hey Anika, would you mind coming to get Justin for today? My daughter is going into surgery in forty-five minutes and I don't want him here just in case-"
"I'll be there in thirty minutes. We'll try to have some fun today." I said with an open mouth smile.
"Thank you I really appreciate it." I hung up the phone and knocked at the door again.
"I'm going to get Justin but I'd really like to take a shower first." The door opened and Justice walked past me and climbed back into bed.
After I picked Justin up I didn't even bother to go back to the house. Instead we went to cold stone creamery and got some ice cream, and went back to me and Justice's house to watch a movie.
We were watching Flushed Away while the pizza was on its way when I got a phone call. It was an unknown number so I didn't answer it, but they kept calling. I blocked the number and continued watching the movie.
After about twenty minutes the door bell rang letting me know it was the pizza. I grabbed the tip and walked to the door, but it was not the delivery guy.
"I'm sorry but I think you have to wrong hous-" I was cut off from ringing in my ear and everything went black.
Justice
I hadn't heard from Anika since she left this morning. I figured she was just giving me space to cool off but it's damn near one in the morning. I threw some clothes on and went to see if anyone was awake. I walked into my parents room and Janet was walking out of the bathroom.
"Hey sweetie what's wrong?"
"Anika didn't come home and I'm really worried I don't know what's happening."
"Well did you check her location? I'm sure she's fine, I'll go with you just let me put some shoes on." When we got in the car I realized she was home and did at least seventy to get there.
Her not coming home wasn't like her at all. No matter the argument she was still in our bed, so I know something is wrong or something happened.
"Justice we should call 911 before we go in." I didn't bother listening to her before I hopped out of the car noticing the front door wide open. As I approached the front door I heard a faint cry and I realized it was Justin.
"Oh my god! Baby get up! What the hell happened?!" I fell to the floor and placed her head in my lap shaking her trying to make her wake up but it wasn't working.
"MOMMA!! Anika baby I'm sorry please don't die! Get up baby... get up we need you. You can't leave me too! I don't want to be all alone..... please."
I became numb after she didn't wake up and everything began to move in slow motion. Janet moved me away from Anika as the EMT's rushed her to the hospital. She got me into the car as well as Justin and we were on our way to the hospital.
My clothes were soaked in her blood and it took me back to losing Travis all over again. I just couldn't handle seeing Anika in a casket.
Janet was trying to get information on Anika while I held Justin tightly in my arms. This little boy has been through too much with in the last week and I know he's traumatized. I just felt responsible for this, I told her to leave and now she might leave me for good.
"Ma'am!" A nurse shouted as a black woman around my age bursted through the doors in a panick.
"Ma'am nothing, where is she?! Excuse me can someone in here let me know what the hell is going on?" We locked eyes and she rushed over to me with a tear stained face and tears in her eyes.
"Justice? Hi, I'm Amber one of Anika's emergency contacts. What happened?" I was confused as hell what the fuck was Amber Riley doing here at the hospital crying over Anika?
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classes for the spring are over next week and i can finally relax and write! i'm almost done the next chapter so hopefully i'll double update today. 🧍🏾♀️
