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Authors: Keisha Ervin
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coyly lookin’ Billie directly in the face.
Almost about to have a heart attack Billie shot State an evil glare and said, “C’mon Kyrese. We have to go pick up your sisters.”
“Good seeing you State,” Kyrese said, as Billie dragged him out of the yogurt shop.
In the car, Billie turned the radio on and the volume up high. She desperately needed something to drown out the erratic thoughts in her head. Her body was so tense and tight that she thought she was going to have a panic attack. Driving down the street without having an accident was even a hard task. She wished that she could pull over and break down and cry but her son was in the car. She had to stay as calm as possible without freaking him out.
Kyrese gazed over his mother. There was no denying that she was a nervous wreck. Her entire body was shaking and she was taking short deep breaths. Billie was driving so fast that Kyrese was afraid they were going to crash. He couldn’t understand for the life of him what could’ve gotten his mother so upset. Then it dawned on him.
Only one thing could make his mother act so out of character. Kyrese had wondered about it for months but never had the guts to say it out loud. Everyday his suspicions grew deeper. He had to know so he could put his fears to rest. Reaching over he turned the volume down on the radio.
“Ah uh, turn that back up,” Billie snapped.
“Mama, I gotta ask you a question.” Kyrese’s voice quivered.
“What is it Kyrese?” Billie replied, not in the mood.
“Is State my daddy?”
Don’t come close. You don’t even know me. You think you know me.
-SZA, “Teen Spirit”
Chapter 9
Everything around Billie was moving in slow motion. She heard screams, people crying, sirens and shouting but she couldn’t move. She was frozen stiff there on the sidewalk. Blood trickled from her forehead and tiny pieces of glass pierced her skin but she was numb to the pain. It was as if she was a corpse and her spirit had left her body. She watched absent-mindedly as the paramedics lifted Kyrese’s limp and bloody body onto the gurney and into the ambulance.
He was barely breathing and wasn’t conscious. Billie just stood there replaying in her mind Kyrese asking her if State was his father and her taking her eyes off the road and looking at him with terror in her eyes. Her worst nightmare had come true. Billie swore she must’ve blacked out for a second because the next thing she knew Kyrese screamed, “Mom watch out!”
Billie quickly focused her attention back on the road but it was too late. She couldn’t straighten the wheel fast enough. Before she knew she’d done a 360 circle in the middle of the street then crashed into another vehicle. The impact of Billie hitting the car at such a high speed caused Kyrese, who wasn’t wearing his seatbelt to go flying through the windshield. His body was catapulted onto the hood of the car.
Billie’s head slammed into the steering wheel and she was knocked unconscious for a brief moment. She came to as soon as officers came to remove her from the car. The fist thing Billie saw when she opened her eyes was Kyrese laying unconscious on the hood of the car.
A scream only a mother could scream escaped from her lungs. She wanted to die instantly. She wanted to trade places with Kyrese. What had she done? Had she killed her baby?
As soon as she got out of the car, Billie tried to run over to Kyrese but the paramedics wouldn’t allow it. All she could do was stand idly by while they attended to her wounds as she cried. Minutes later she and Kyrese were whisked away to the nearest hospital. Billie sat alone in the waiting room as a team of doctors attended to Kyrese. Hugging herself, Billie rocked back and forth repeating to herself, it’s all my fault . She didn’t care that the people around were staring or might think that she was crazy.
At that point she was. Nothing mattered but the health of her son.
Almost about to have a heart attack Billie shot State an evil glare and said, “C’mon Kyrese. We have to go pick up your sisters.”
“Good seeing you State,” Kyrese said, as Billie dragged him out of the yogurt shop.
In the car, Billie turned the radio on and the volume up high. She desperately needed something to drown out the erratic thoughts in her head. Her body was so tense and tight that she thought she was going to have a panic attack. Driving down the street without having an accident was even a hard task. She wished that she could pull over and break down and cry but her son was in the car. She had to stay as calm as possible without freaking him out.
Kyrese gazed over his mother. There was no denying that she was a nervous wreck. Her entire body was shaking and she was taking short deep breaths. Billie was driving so fast that Kyrese was afraid they were going to crash. He couldn’t understand for the life of him what could’ve gotten his mother so upset. Then it dawned on him.
Only one thing could make his mother act so out of character. Kyrese had wondered about it for months but never had the guts to say it out loud. Everyday his suspicions grew deeper. He had to know so he could put his fears to rest. Reaching over he turned the volume down on the radio.
“Ah uh, turn that back up,” Billie snapped.
“Mama, I gotta ask you a question.” Kyrese’s voice quivered.
“What is it Kyrese?” Billie replied, not in the mood.
“Is State my daddy?”
Don’t come close. You don’t even know me. You think you know me.
-SZA, “Teen Spirit”
Chapter 9
Everything around Billie was moving in slow motion. She heard screams, people crying, sirens and shouting but she couldn’t move. She was frozen stiff there on the sidewalk. Blood trickled from her forehead and tiny pieces of glass pierced her skin but she was numb to the pain. It was as if she was a corpse and her spirit had left her body. She watched absent-mindedly as the paramedics lifted Kyrese’s limp and bloody body onto the gurney and into the ambulance.
He was barely breathing and wasn’t conscious. Billie just stood there replaying in her mind Kyrese asking her if State was his father and her taking her eyes off the road and looking at him with terror in her eyes. Her worst nightmare had come true. Billie swore she must’ve blacked out for a second because the next thing she knew Kyrese screamed, “Mom watch out!”
Billie quickly focused her attention back on the road but it was too late. She couldn’t straighten the wheel fast enough. Before she knew she’d done a 360 circle in the middle of the street then crashed into another vehicle. The impact of Billie hitting the car at such a high speed caused Kyrese, who wasn’t wearing his seatbelt to go flying through the windshield. His body was catapulted onto the hood of the car.
Billie’s head slammed into the steering wheel and she was knocked unconscious for a brief moment. She came to as soon as officers came to remove her from the car. The fist thing Billie saw when she opened her eyes was Kyrese laying unconscious on the hood of the car.
A scream only a mother could scream escaped from her lungs. She wanted to die instantly. She wanted to trade places with Kyrese. What had she done? Had she killed her baby?
As soon as she got out of the car, Billie tried to run over to Kyrese but the paramedics wouldn’t allow it. All she could do was stand idly by while they attended to her wounds as she cried. Minutes later she and Kyrese were whisked away to the nearest hospital. Billie sat alone in the waiting room as a team of doctors attended to Kyrese. Hugging herself, Billie rocked back and forth repeating to herself, it’s all my fault . She didn’t care that the people around were staring or might think that she was crazy.
At that point she was. Nothing mattered but the health of her son.
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