I laid in my bed with my good arm behind my head and my fucked up arm across my chest. I'm not gonna lie and say I wasn't pissed about my arm, because I was but that was the least of my worries. In fact all I could think was 'him'. I tried and tried to push him from my head completely but that was damn near impossible. I found myself thinking about the day him, Izayah and Jackson came to the hospital to visit me. The day he told me flat out that he didn't want to be with me, and the most we could ever be was friends. I felt like he wanted to tell me more but he didn't. Fuck it. If that's how he wanted to play then fine I wouldn't sweat it. But as quickly as those thoughts came they were gone and I found myself missing him again. Maybe I should just move on find myself someone to take my mind off of Tys...... I mean 'him'. Before I could think more on the subject my phone started ringing. I picked it up and saw that it was DAT BITCH. I sent her to voicemail like I had the past four times she had called. I wasn't going to physical therapy anymore. What was the point? I took away all her power when I went to my coach and told him that it wasn't working out and I would feel better training on my own, once I got his approval I stopped answering that evil bitches phone calls and text messages. Alana wasn't a bad person unless it had to do with physical therapy then she became outright evil. I grabbed my pain pills off my dresser and was about to take one there was a knock on my door. FUCK. I thought I wasn't trying to deal with anyone today.
"You gonna get that?" My roommate Jamar asked me. I just looked at him and didn't say anything. "Okay whatever." He said walking to the door and answering it. "What's up Alana?" I heard him say. FUCK just what I need, this bitch popping up whenever she felt like it.
"What's up Jamar? Is he here?" She asked. Me and Jamar made eye contact and I pretty much told him to get rid of her.
"Uh nah he left.... man what are you doing?" Jamar asked. I looked up and Alana was standing in the middle of the room looking at me.
"Mr. Hayes this is the third appointment you've missed." She said with her arms crossed. I just laid there looking at her. God she was sexy, but still a bitch. "Look Mr. Hayes quit wasting my time if you're not going to show up the least you could do is call and let me know."
"Well listen I'm not going to be there tomorrow or the next day, or the day after. I talked to my coach and he approved it so really your services are no longer required." I said smugly.
"You see that's where your wrong, you are my patient so until I feel that you are done you'll be with me three times a week. And if your coach thinks he can override my decision then all I have to do is make one phone call, and your coach will be gone by yesterday." Alana said looking at me.
"Yeah right you don't have that kinda pull." I said calling her bluff.
"You must not know who my parents are, you see all these nice things you have in your room, these nice dorms you stay in, that nice cafeteria you like to eat in that's because my parents are very important Alumni to this school, all I have to do is call them let them know that your coach is stepping on my toes, they call the dean, he dean calls the athletics director, are you getting the point." She said smiling.
"Whatever do what you have to do." I said.
"Okay I didn't want it to have to come to this but......." I watched her pull out her phone and call someone. "Yeah he still not listening....... okay thanks." She said smiling at me.
"Who was that?" I asked sitting up.
"Oh you'll see." She said smugly. Three minutes later there was another knock on the door. Alana didn't even say anything she just opened it and my heart dropped. FUCK, was all I could get out as my brother Zaire and sister Zakiya walked into the room. I can't believe this bitch went and called my brother and sister.
"Will ya'll excuse us for a minute." Zaire said never taking his eyes off of me.
"See you tomorrow Mr. Hayes." Alana said smiling. Fuckin bitch, I thought.
"He'll be there." Zakiya said I tried not to look at her because she looked so much like my mom especially when she was mad.
"Seven what the hell is your problem?" Zaire asked me sitting on my bed.
"I don't have one Zai'." I said quietly.
"Then why aren't you going to physical therapy?" Zakiya asked me. Fuck I hated when they did that tag team shit.
"Because I can't stand that bitch." I said lamely.
"Watch your mouth Seven." Zaire said slightly pissed.
"Man ya'll not gonna come up to my place and try to run shyt." I said getting pissed.
"Lil Bro you got two options. Option one you can go to physical therapy tomorrow with a broken arm, or option two you can go to physical therapy tomorrow with a broken arm and a broken jaw. Now watch your mouth before I decide for you." Zaire said looking through my eyes and into my soul. For the longest time we just looked at each other trying to figure out who would back down first.
"Sorry." I mumbled.
"You good lil bro, now get dressed. Dad is outside waiting for us." Zakiya said.
Ten minutes later I was sitting in the back of my dad's Yukon trying not to look pissed but I couldn't. This bitch really thinks she slick, Zaire looked over at me and smiled and as hard as I tried not to I started smiling too. We pulled up to this restaurant right outside of campus and all sat down.
"You played a hellava game Sev I was really impressed." My dad said.
"Thanks, but why'd they bring you. I mean I thought you were busy?" I asked.
"Yeah, I was going to come visit you anyway but I heard you were being hard-headed so I decide to come visit you a lot sooner than I planned." My dad said smiling.
"So you were the backup if I still didn't go to physical therapy?" I asked.
"Something like that. If Kiya and Zai' couldn't convince you with words then I would've just came and convinced to with money." My dad said smiling still.
"Man why didn't ya'll send him up there first?" I asked laughing.
"Because you know I have a way with words, and Zakiya can give them mom looks like no other." Zaire said smiling.
"So how have everybody else been?" I asked.
"Well Dallas is thinking about entering the draft this year, I'm trying to convince him not too but you know how he is. I'm sure you know how Tion's doing, Tiana still got Iran running around like a chicken with his head cut off and Dalisa be M.I.A." Zakiya said.
"Dalisa? What she got a man or something?" I asked.
"I don't think so, you know how she is Miss Independent. But it seems like every time we hanging out or something and her phone rings she disappears. I'm going to have to follow her one day." Zakiya said seriously.
That was something I was going to have to check on. I loved all my siblings but I was really protective of my sisters. I mean Zakiya was married and Tiana had Iran, but Dalisa always seemed so together, let her tell it she didn't need a man for anything, so if she had one then he was going to have a sit down with me, Tion, Dallas, and Zaire.
"Okay, but Zai' are you going to enter the draft? I mean you're about to graduate, I'm sure you'll be a first round pick." I said.
"Nah football is not really my passion, I mean I'm great at it but, I want to do something that really makes a difference in peoples life. I've really been thinking about being a pediatric surgeon. Seven I know you're just a freshman but you should really start thinking about what you wanna do if football doesn't work out." Zaire said.
After that they dropped me off, with a lot to think about. Life, family and the future. I was glad for that because for the first time in a while I didn't go to bed thinking about 'him'. But before I did I had to make a phone call.
"What's up Seven?" Gino said.
"Gino look I need you to do me a favor." I said seriously.
"Aight you know I got you bro, what is it?" Gino asked.
"Look apparently my sister has been disappearing and shyt, not telling people where she's going I just need you to follow her and let me know what's going on" I said. I know it was fucked up but this was my family.
"Okay why do you need me to follow Tiana around? Why don't you get Iran to do it?" Gino asked.
"Nah not Tiana, Dalisa." For the longest time Gino was quiet. "Gino you still there?" I asked.
"Yeah I just got side tracked. But I got you, don't worry about it bro." Gino said hanging up. I laid in my bed with peace of mind knowing that Gino had my back and thinking about how I couldn't wait to cuss Alana's ass out tomorrow.