"What up sis?" I decided to take my last call and use it on Jas since me and Diamond not speaking. "How you doing Jo? You good? Still got money on your books?" I smiled at hearing my sister voice. "Yeahh I'm good sis. How Nova? Diamond?" I swallowed a lump as I felt myself getting angry again. "Jas what's up? How my baby's doing?" I gripped the phone tighter. "Your babys? I thoug..." "I know what you thought sis but when I get out me and Diamond gone work shit out and ima beat Cam ass. That's my family, that's my daughter and she gone be my wife. These other dudes give up on their families but I'm not them. I don't want to be like dad. I want my family. I want my girl." It got quiet again. "Jas what's wrong man?" She took a deep breath. "Jo, I have to tell you this cause that's the mother to your child. Those people are giving you early release on parole cause of good behavior and having Officer Jay in your corner. Don't fuck that up." I gripped the phone as my heart beat through my chest. "I won't sis. What's wrong?" I looked around to see OJ watching me. He patted his chest, his way of telling me to calm down. "Cam raped Jas and apparently beat Nova. She has some head injuries and her leg is broken, her arm is not broken but it's not okay. Some bruises over her body." Rage grew through my body as I dropped the phone. Officer Jay grabbed me before I had the chance to hit the wall. "I'll handle it Josiah. Don't fuck up your early release. It could happen as soon as next month. Calm down son." I felt hatred grow in my heart as I stood there in OJ grip. "Jas he'll call you back, I got him."
I punched the air that night in my cell. "Nova baby I'm sorry. Daddy sorry baby." I continued to throw punches in the air as sweat ran down my shirtless body. "That nigga got me fucked up hurting my family. I'm coming for my family." Officer Jay walked by to check on me. "Sleep." I stopped and looked at him walk down the hall out of the small window on my door. I don't understand why he looks out for me the way he does. I don't get it.
