[KAIDENCE P.O.V.]
3 Years Later...
"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!" I Snapped. I Was Running Extremely Late To Pick Kaiden Up From Daycare. The Rush Hour Traffic Has Taken Course And I Had To Figure Out A Way To Get Around It. I Got Off The Interstate, And Headed The Back Way To The Daycare Center. Thank God! I Made It. I'm Hella Late, But I Made It.
"Mommy!" Kaiden Squealed As I Came In.
"Hey Baby Boy. Sorry I'm Late." I Said. He Ran And Grabbed His Backpack, While I Signed Him Out.
"Ms. Smith....You Are Aware That You're Going To Have To Pay A Late Fee?" Said Miss Pam. I Nodded.
"Yeah I Know." I Said. I Grabbed Kaiden's Hand And We Left.
"How Was Your Day?" I Asked As I Buckled Him In.
"Good!" He Said. I Smiled And Kissed His Forehead. I Hopped In The Car And Headed Home.
"Where's Daddy?" He Asked.
"I Don't Know Boo." I Said. I Haven't Seen Or Heard From Preston In Almost Two Weeks. Our Relationship Was Hella Rocky. Better Yet...It Was On An Epic Downfall. We Pulled Into The Driveway And I Hopped Out To Get Kaiden.
"Take Your Bag To Your Room." I Told Him. He Took Off Running To His Room, And I Collapsed On The Couch.
So Much Has Changed Over The Last Three Years And It Seemed So Unreal. I Was Now Twenty Years Old, And Looked Way Different. My Hair Was Longer, And I Put On A Few Pounds; But Only In The Right Places. I Went From A Beautiful Young Girl To A Sexy Young Lady.
My Little Man Kaiden, He Was Four Years Old, And The Smartest Toddler Ever! He Always Does What He's Told And Barely Cries Unless He Hurts His Self...Which Is Often.
Preston...Ehh...He's Now Twenty One And Is Back Doing Hard Drugs And Drinking. He Is Barely Home Now, And When He Is Home, He Doesn't Stay For Long. I Heard A Few Days Ago That He's Been Staying With Some Girl On The Other Side Of Town, But I Don't Know For Sure.
"Mommy! I'm Hungry." Kaiden Said.
"Okay. I'm Finna Cook." I Said. I Pulled Myself Off Of The Couch And Headed To The Kitchen. What To Make? What To Make? Hmmmm. Hamburgers And French Fries It Is.
I Was About To Start Cooking When There Was A Knock At The Door. It Was Bre, Along With Her Two Year Old Daughter Jazmyne.
"Hey Girl." I Said.
"Hey Babes!" She Said. She Hugged Me And Came Inside.
"You're Just In Time Cause I Was About To Start Cooking." I Said.
"Ohh Yes! What Are We Having?" She Asked.
"Hamburgers And French Fries." I Said.
"Sounds Good To Me." She Said.
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We Had Finished Dinner, And Bre Helped Me Clean.
"So What's Up With The Boxes?" She Asked.
"Kaiden And I Are Moving Out." I Said.
"Word? You Found A Place?" She Asked.
"Not Exactly, But I Just Wanna Get Out Of Here." I Said.
"I Feel Ya. Has Preston Been Home?" She Asked.
"Hell No!" I Said. She Laughed.
"Wow. Y'all A Mess." She Said. I Shrugged.
"Well Ima Go Start Packing What's Yours. You Can Finish The Kitchen." She Said. I Nodded As She Disappeared Out Of The Kitchen. I Washed The Dishes, Swept, And Mopped. *Sigh* The Kitchen Was Clean. I Walked Into The Bedroom And Stopped. Bre Had Really Did Some Major Packing.
"Dang Bre!" I Said. She Laughed.
"I Gets The Job Done! Next Stop...Kaiden's Room." She Said.
"Wait." I Said. I Noticed Something Was Missing From The Dresser.
"Did You Pack My Bracelet Up?" I Asked.
"What Bracelet?" She Asked.
"There Was A Bracelet Right Here That Had The Letters MG On It." I Said.
"I Cleared That Off And I Didn't See A Bracelet. The One Marvin Gave You Right?" She Said. I Nodded.
"I Don't Understand. I Left It Right Here This Morning And Now....Oh Shit!" I Said. I Knew Exactly Who Took It.
"Preston!" I Said. I Asked Bre If She Could Watch Kaiden And She Said Yes. I Hopped In My Car And Raced Across Town. I Didn't Know Where I Was Going, But Dammit I Was Going To Find Out.
(Kaidence In MM.)