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"I used to wake up some days
And wish I'd stayed asleep"
-Beyoncé

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Aaliyah let the warm water glide down her wiry hand. She checked the temperature, making sure the water was just right for Legend. She placed the rubber stopper in the tub allotting the water to emerge in the vacant space.

"Bub, are you done?" her voice raided around the small apartment.

Moving furniture screeched in the distance, not long before the pits of his trivial feet prattled against the floor.

"I finished it."

Aaliyah turned around placing her attentiveness on Legend.

He shared the same ebony complexion as Bonnie. The noticeable grease marks stained his chubby cheeks. His slanted eyes bursting with thick dark lashes, his arrow-tipped nose and rosebud lips aligned perfectly on his innocent face. His dark plaits laid neatly on his head with the tips curling at the bottom of his pear-shaped ears.

"Get in the tub, I'll be back." She made her exit giving him a bit of privacy.

Aaliyah made her way to the kitchen. A plain white fridge and stove were placed between the brown cabinets. The early horizon began to peek through the window ledge.

She grabbed the dish rag out of the stainless-steel sink laminating it in dawn dish soap and water she slugged over to the squared table that sat against the wall with three chairs accustoming it. Tidying up the little mess Legend made she wiped away the crumbs and smudges that he left surfacing on the table.

Briskly making her way back to the bathroom Aaliyah helped Legend wash his body. She gave him some independence on cleaning himself, however he hadn't acquired the full depths of scrubbing the most important parts of his body.

She maneuvered quickly getting him spotless clean and helping him finish his hygiene as well as hers. Aaliyah only had a small amount of time to get to the bus stop.

Monday mornings she hated the most.

Once she got Legend dressed in his school uniform, she carelessly grabbed random pieces of clothing throwing them on. A pair of grey leggings and a yellow graphic T-shirt along with a pair of yellow vans. She covered her arms with a jean jacket, it could get very cold in the school building at times.

It was simple, yet she managed to match it to the best of her abilities.

Aaliyah made sure to pack her work uniform in her bookbag.

"Come on." She held out her hand for Legend to grasp.

Locking up the door they made their way out the stinky building.

She walked with a pep in her step almost dragging Legend, his short legs struggled to keep up with her.

"I have work today Bub, so ma is going to come pick you up."

The crayons in his bag rumbled against the plastic container they were confided in.

"Are you sure?" He uttered. "She forgot last time."