No Strings (DeVante Swing)

Chapter 3

•Karena•

I walked into the kitchen and saw  Ms.Sheila. Seasoning some chicken.

"Hey.." I trailed off.

"Hey honey what's wrong" she said as she opened a lid and began to stir whatever what was in there.

"Oh nothing..you need help" I said.

She looked up and smiled.

"Yeah baby can you hand me the milk out of the fridge" she said.

I turned on my heels and headed over to the refrigerator and opened it grabbing the milk.

"Here you go" I said.

"Thanks baby" she said to me pouring it over the macaroni shells.

I began to hum a little tune.

"Aww that sounds pretty you sing?" She asked me.

I looked at her.

"Eh a little" I said. "I ain't allat" I sound laughing a little.

"Well your moma could sing her tail off" she said wiping her hands off on a towel.

I smiled lightly. "I know she used to sing to me" I said putting emphasis on used to.

She had sorrowful look on her face.

"Come with me" she said turning off one the eyes on the stove.

I followed behind her. To her room. She went into her closet and grabbed what looked like a photobook. She took a picture out and handed it to me.

I gasped as I looked the chocolate skin women on there I called my mother. "That's us when we were younger" she said. They were both gorgeous. I rubbed the pad of my thumb over my moms face. She used to be so beautiful. "Gosh she was gorgeous" I said as tears came out of my eyes. I took a breathe.

"Its okay baby" she said rubbing my back.

"I-I just wished she wasn't so sprung out" I said and closed my eyes as more tears spilled out of my eyes.

"Aww" she said bringing me into a well needed hug.

I had alot going on that didn't know how to react to. Grams was gone. My moma was probably getting high off her ass and my pops didn't want shit to do with me.

Ms. Sheild pulled away with her hands on my shoulders.

"Anytime you need this you can come to me I'm here for you I promise" she said bringing me back in for another hug and I hugged back.

I walked into my room after eating,showering and getting harassed by Kci. I haven't known him for a whole 24 hours and he was already getting on my nerves.

I sighed and laid back on the bed. I closed my eyes. And ended up falling deep into sleep.

·3rd Person Omniscient·

"Mama is this my new uncle" a young Karena said.

"Yes baby" she said to her daughter on her knees. She rubbed her nose and fiddled with her messy hair.