Life Ran Into Me

Randy's temper got the best of him

We spent hours and hours at the museum. I let them stay for so long because they were having so much fun..but also because I didn't want to go home and see Randy's face. It's about 6 pm now and we're still out and about. I decided to take them to go and get some McDonalds because they must've been hungry after all that running around and playing. They had snacks but no food so I had to fill them up. I left them eat their food as slow as they wanted to and play with their toys from the happy meals. After that I took them to dollar tree bought whatever toy they grabbed. It felt good to be able to treat my kids. From borrowing milk formula from my sister because they didn't have any to being able to take them out and treat them was the greatest feeling ever. Despite the bullshit randy made me feel, I could only thank god for being able to make it. My day was just as good as theirs to see them happy. Finally it was about 9 oclock and dark outside. I don't like for my kids to be outside when it's dark for any reason so I sucked it up and went home. I really let a man drive me out of my home. Supposed to be my main place of peace and I didn't even want to step foot in the door. When we got home shots were fired immediately. "Did yall have a good time with they step daddy" he said fake laughing being petty. "Yes we did." I replied contributing to the pettiness. I knew it was going to be a long night. I'm moving my stuff out so I will be out of your hair. I was so happy even though I didn't show it. H e was finally willing to leave without putting up a fight. I didn't even tell him to. He started packing all of his stuff. I bathed the girs and let them sit downstairs with my dad while I showered. When I got out I had a huge surprise. This nigga moved out, into the other room across from mine. Swift had got locked up a few days prior. He was caught inside a car with many drugs on him while his son was in the car. He resisted arrest and ran leaving his 5 year old son behind with a friend in the car. Not only that he tossed his gun while running and they found it. He was already a felon. His sentence was undetermined but he had 5 heavy charges. Apparently all because he was trying to flip some money to put towards the house. When I seen that Spazz moved across the hallway I immediately called Henry. I told him everything that happened. Since it was once again my room I decided to rearrange it. My dad decided to go out side and hustle up some money to buy a beer so he sent the girls back up stairs. They were completely in the way. I tired many times telling them to move, sitting them down, working around them but they were just in the way. I remained on the phone with Henry through it all. Their dad was right across the hallway doing nothing but playing the game. I could hear it through the door. So I figured he could watch them just until I was done straightening up the room. "Randy?" I knocked on the door and waited. He didn't answer. "Randy?" I knocked again getting louder. "What?" He opened the door with an attitude. "Can you watch the girls for a little bit so I can straighten up this room without them being in the way?" I asked as I took the phone off speaker. He knew I was on the ohone with a njgga because I was laughing out loud alot more than a girl would make me laugh. "Send them down stairs with yo dad I'm busy" he said. I peeked in the room. "You not doing nothing but playing the game. They can sit on the couch while you play" I insisted. "Man I moved out the room amd you still bothering me" he said getting annoyed. "You so fucking lazy bruh. All you do is sit on yo ass and play the game all day, you dead beat as fuck! I yelled at him. "Bitch you want to show out for that nigga you on the phone with, I'll embarass yo ass! Tell that nigga how you got all them damn clothes on the floor in the closet" he said thinking he actually embarrassed me. "Nigga atleast we have clothes you aint have shit but some dingy ass shirts and gym shorts when you came here! I bought you everything you have nigga. I can show out better than you if you want to take it there" I yelled at him. He immediately let the argument go. I knew I won. He had me fucked up. I wasn't even trying to show my ass. I didn't even expect to get into an argument. That just goes to show how much and easily we argued. I only wanted him to watch the girls for a moment.  Henry insisted that he called me back because I had "alot" going on. After he hung up and randy slammed the door, my dad walks through the door. Perfect timing wasn't one of his gifts clearly. All of that for nothing. I sent the girls downstair to chill with my dad as I continued to straighten up. They eventually fell asleep down there. When I was done I instantly called Henry back. We stayed on the phone all night. He had me laughing so hard I could not breathe I was so loud not even intentionally. Henry made the whole night feel better and let all of my stress go I enjoyed talking to him. Good morning Kane where I did my usual routine. I got up at 8 a.m. and got ready. My kids had ran up the stairs to give me kisses hugs. I called my dad to let him know that I was about to leave and that I was going to send the girls back downstairs but he didn't answer. So I went downstairs to see that he was not there he had went out to go get some beer. I could not be late for work anymore because I already had 10 points out of 12 before I was fired from my job. I could not miss the bus, I was so upset that my dad left at the last moment when it was time for me to leave. I had no option but to wake up Randy so he could watch the girls until my dad got back. So once again I was knocking at his door. "Randy?" I knocked loudly and continuously so he couldn't ignore me. They open the door looking mean as hell "what?" He asked already annoyed. " can you watch the girls please I have to go to work and my dad left" I asked him as I put the girls in his room before he can say yes. He I bought them as they walked in then look back at me and said " man you haven't been to work in a few days and now you all of a sudden have to go" he said. " because I was off but now I have to go back to work" I explained to him. Hell I even had on my work clothes, how much more would I have to convince him that I was going to work? " no I'm tired I'm not watching the girls I don't feel like it" he said " go with your mama" he said pointing for them to get out of the room. They didn't move. The way he raised his voice at them and was looking at them had them scared to even move. " Randy I'm the only one working to go to work I cannot miss work. My dad only stepped out for a few minutes he will be back in about 10 minutes you don't have to watch them for that long" I told him. " man I was in here sleep I'm tired and you want to wake me up starting shit with me" he said as he laid on the couch opposite of the girls. I didn't respond to him. As soon as I started to walk off he said " as soon as you leave I'm going to send them to your cousin house I'm going to walk over there and drop them off" he said with his temper rising. " I wish you would drop them off at my cousin house... I'm so fuckin sick of you and how lazy you are you don't do shit around here all you do is play the game and lay on your ass you don't cook you don't clean you don't do nothing you can't be a father to your girls and you can't be a man to me why are you even here anymore if you drop my kids off at my cousin house on God you have to get out of my house." I said raising my voice. "Bitch im not going no where!" He yelled turning the game on. We been through this already and it was hell for me. We not going through this again. " I'ma call the cops if you give me a hard time either you gone get your shit and get out or they're going to help you get your shit and you gone get out" I threatened him. He hated when I spoke about the cops. It triggered him. "Bitch you know if I get caught up with the cops I'm going to do some serious time bitch I'm a felon and I got my gun in here and shit and you talking about calling the cops on me!" He said yelling at me to the top of his lungs. He got in my face, most of it was his chest because im so short and he's so tall. He continued to yell in my face letting oit drops of spit and had me boxed up in the corner. At any moment now he was going to hit me for sure. "Please get out my face" I said calmly as tears rolled down my face. I was so scared. His eyes were huge he was breathing hard and I seen his veins all over his body. His neck, his face, his arms, his hands, everywhere. It's like he couldn't calm down at that point even if he wanted to. "Bitch this is what you wanted" he said as he mushed my face pushing me out of the corner. " why do you do all this stuff in front of the babies?" I said with tears flooding my face. I had on mascara so my eyes were starting to burn so I went into the bathroom to look in the mirror to wipe them off. As soon as I came back out of the bathroom he pushed me into the wall with all his force. "Bitch I tried to be good to you but you just want a nigga to out his hands on you hoe" he said getting even more mad. "Bruh leave me alone" I said as pushed him off of me. He backed me up back into the bathroom and pushed me again. I almost fell in the tub but luckily I caught myself. When I stood up he had my neck against the towel holder and gripped my neck with his huge hands. I was beyond scared. He was really trying to choke me. "Randy please stop!" I cried out. I used both of my arms to break out of it. But he kept squeezing my neck. I looked at him with so much fear in my eyes and anger in his. My eyes were so full of tears I could barely see. I was just thinking about how sorry I was to April and Praise that they had to witness this. I blocked out his voice in the moment and thought about his voice in the past when he said "Lena I will never hit you. There's nothing you can do to make me put my hands on you." And there I was in the bathroom getting choked because I said I would call the cops on him if he didn't leave my house.