Against All Odds

Chapter 52

Aliyah P.O.V.

"Wake up!" I slightly jumped at the sound of mama's voice, picking my head up. "You need to hurry up and finish that cereal so you can get to the bus stop." I took a deep breath, blinking, trying my best to stay awake.

This was the only the second day I was waking up early, and I was already tired as hell. There was no way that I was gunna make it through the week waking up this early.

I rested my head on my hand, eating some more cereal. I was super hungry, but I was too tired to finish eating this soggy ass cereal mama was making me eat. Since she said she wasn't spending anymore money on me, she took away all the good ass cereals we had in the pantry and replaced them with the off brand cereal in the bag.

"Any day now Aliyah, you must wanna walk this morning." She chuckled a little, shaking her head.

"Im going back to bed, make sure you wash out your bowl before you go, I don't want no dishes in my sink."

She stood up from her seat, just about to leave the kitchen when daddy walked in.

"Oh there you are." Mama smirked, walking over t him. "You was looking for me baby?" I slightly rolled my eyes, over her.

"I woke up and you wasn't in the bed, so I was just makin sure you was good." He grabbed her by the waist and pulled her into him.

"Im fine, I was just making sure Aliyah got up for school." He looked over at me, nodding.

"It's gettin late, don't you gotta bus to catch?" Mama smirked. "I was just tellin her that, she's gunna have to walk."

I frowned a little, not used to the cold shoulder daddy was giving me. Whenever anyone was mad or upset with me, he was always the one that stayed out of it and protected me agaisnt whoever, now here he was, partnering up with mama.

"Ight, well Im goin back to bed."

"Im right behind you baby."

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Marcus P.O.V.

"Ight, this should be 900, Ima be back later to do my afternoon block." I handed Donovan the money I had made this morning, checking my watch.

"Ight cool, you goin to school or somethin?" He asked, motioning to the bookbag on my back.

"Yeah, I'll be back later." I gave him a head nod, watching him place the money inside of Cordarius' safe.

"I'll be here." I nodded, looking at the smirk on his face. Something about him wasn't sittin right with me, but I just decided to let it go.

Amara P.O.V.

"So you goin back to yo pops house this weekend?" I sighed a little, not even wanting to think about it.

"Yeah, I am."

"Ight cool, when you get there, you can tell Olivia to stop callin my phone." I quickly looked over at him and lifted a brow.

"She's been calling you?" I asked, even though I already knew that she was. "Yeah, she's been blowin my shit up, and she's been textin me."

I frowned. "What has she been saying?" I was quiet, waiting for him to answer.

"Just that I need to call her so we can talk about somethin important, shit, I just might call her back so she can stop harrassin me."

"No! I mean, no.....don't call her back." He frowned, slightly looking over at me.

"Who cares what she needs to talk about, I doubt that it's even important."