𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐌𝐄

𝟐𝟏| '𝐓𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐅 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧

𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗔
𝗔'𝗭𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗛 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗭

It was the 19th of December. Which meant it was almost Christmas. Jariah and Jaylen were coming home today. It was A'zariah's first time spending their Christmas season with Ma'khari and his family. She was excited. Her siblings Mari and Lani, with Azzy's friends were coming over, they were on their Christmas break too.

A'zariah thought back on the Christmases with Tryone and them. Tryone never spent Christmas with her siblings after he met Tanya, taking Ca'riah and who shall not be named out for Christmas. Leaving her, and her siblings alone to spent it together by their selves.

Looking back on it A'zariah younger self thought it was something wrong with her and siblings, why he didn't want to spend Christmas with his own kids, always prioritizing Tanya's over his own. It's been like that since the day he met Tanya. But now A'zariah knew it wasn't anything wrong with her, or her siblings. It was all on their father.

𝐅𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊

"Why won't he spend Christmas with us anymore guys?" A'zariah said suddenlly fiddling with the wrappering paper from her new present. A'zariah was in her Christmas pajamas. A'zariah, Lani, and Mari were sitting on the living room floor, Mari and Lani sitting on both sides of her.

It was obvious that she was talking about their father. He just left with Tanya, Ca'riah, and Cameron going our with them for Christmas instead of them. Crazy their own father didn't even invite them, his own kids.

"Shit ion know but fuck that weird ass nigga, we don't need his ass" Mari said rubbing A'zariah hair.

"Mhm what we always say sis?" Lani said laying her head on her sister's shoulder.

"If nobody got us then we have eachother for life." A'zariah said softly, tears forming eyes anyway.

"That's right" Lani said.

A few moments later A'zariah blurted something from her lips.

"Is it me? Is there something wrong with me?" A'zariah still said, still teary eyed. She didn't know why she felt like it was, it felt like it was her fault. It was a few weeks after what Cameron to her, she figured out her dad was still contacting Cameron secretly. She thought her father was still angry with her.

Mari didn't even hesitate pulling his sister in a hug, lani having her arms both of them too.

"Don't ever say that shit again Azzy, ain't nothing wrong witcho ass. Don't let them fuck niggas get in yo head." Mari said rubbing his sister's back. He hated that his sister was feeling like this.

"Right, they don't deserve to be in your mind babysis with their weird asses." Lani said wiping A'zariah tears.

"Alright enough with this crying shit" Mari said standing up helping Azzy up, them sitting on the couch, lani following them.

"You wanna watch Home Alone?" Mari said, and Azzy only nodded, laying her head on Mari's shoulder.

Like they said, they had eachother for life, even if their own father didn't have them.

𝐅𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃

"Whatchu thinking bout Azzy?" Ma'khari voiced said breaking out Azzy out her thoughts. Azzy had been quiet, too quiet and Ma'khari wondered was was going through her mind.

"Nothing" Was her default answer but she shooked her head laying on Ma'khari shoulder playing with his dreads.

"I was thinking about the past christmases with my dad" Azzy started to vent to Ma'khari, stopping her sentence, she couldn't tell Ma'khari was listening without even having to look at his face, it made her smile, as she continued talking.