𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐔 ৎ୭

LXV

Mercedes April Harris
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
A Week Later

"Congratulations." My uncle Henry who flew down for the baby shower says.

"Thank you Uncle Henry." I smile.

"How that nigga treatin you?" He squints over at D.

"Real good honestly. Taking care of me and the baby." I nod.

"You know uncle'll kill anybody bout you." He pats my back.

"I know." I chuckle.

"It's hot as a bitch out he's ain't it niece?" His forehead glistens which he pats dry with a napkin, looking like a church minister.

We held the baby shower in the backyard of our house. It's so damn hot right now.

"Yea, allis sun is ridiculous." I shake my head.

"I gotta go talk to D, see you unc." I wave him goodbye.

"Gon head, do yo thang Cedes." He nods.

I walk over to D, Angelo, and Demenah, all of who were standing up, conversating.

"You good bae?" He wraps his arms around me.

"Yea, this catfish real good." I take one off the plate he holds.

"Hi Chunky, hi Menah." I smile tightly.

"Good to see you sis." DeAngelo side hugs me.

"Hey babygirl." Menah waves. She back friendly again.

"You keep mingling, Imma go sit down. My feet hurt." I whisper.

"Aight." He kisses my the top of my head before I leave.

I sit down at an empty table and watch everyone interact.

Everything was blue themed and the whole backyard was decorated with baby stuff. The gender's not really a secret.

My mom sees me and comes up to my table.

"Hey honey, how you feel?" She asks.

"I'm just tired." I rub my belly.

"I brought you sum pound cake and catfish and pink lemonade." She hands me a cup and a plate.

"Thank you momma." I sit the plate on my stomach as I begin to eat.

"Is that Dereyna? The one that's mean to you?" My mom points to her.

"Yea." I nod.

"She the middle child?" She asks, sitting down next to me.

"Yea..."

"She got middle child syndrome." My mom nods.

"Huh?" I look at her crazy.

"It's a real thing, I'm a whole physiologist baby I know this. I was the middle child too, I got the same thang." She shakes her head.

I look at her sitting alone with Zamiya and don't really see the problem.

"Look at her mama." She points to Demenah.

She's got her arms over both DeAngelo and Dequavince, smiling and bragging about them to my uncle.

"She just hugging her 2 of her children. What's wrong wit it?" I shrug.

"I talked to her earlier, she ain't even mention Dereyna but once... Told me all about D and Angelo tho. She's so proud of DeAngelo graduating and D owing businesses... didn't tell me shit about what her daughter accomplishing." She says.