Forbidden Fruit

CAPITOLO VENTUNO- Decisions

"Man, I'm thrown and I don't know what to do." - Usher.

The Bronx, New York📍
4:45 pm
November 12th '18

After picking up Cienna from daycare, Cataleya had fed her and helped her get comfortable for them to start their mini Disney movie marathon. They were currently cuddled up on the sofa deeply immersed in the movie, Coco.

"Remember me, Though I have to say goodbye.
Remember me, Don't let it make you cry. Forever if I'm far away, I hold you in my heart, I sing a secret song to you..."

"Aunty Leya, are you crying?"

Cataleya quickly wipes the stray tear that had fallen from her eye before glancing at her niece who was staring up at her with a questioning look.

"No." Cataleya scoffs, "My allergies are just playing up. Besides, remember what I told you. I'm a bad B..."

"And Bad b's don't cry." Cienna finishes along with her aunty.

"Exactly." Cataleya grins, high-fiving Cienna who too had a huge grin on her face.  "You are learning  very well my little caterpillar and soon one day when I've instilled all my teachings of 'being a Bad B 101' you will graduate into a beautiful butterfly that no one will be able to mess with."

Cienna's eyes twinkle, " Wow...."

The sound of keys jingling pulls Cataleya's attention away from Cienna towards the door, just in time to see her sister walk in with a scowl.

"Mommy!" Cienna squeals, excitedly rushing over to her mother.

Rheah quickly switches her scowl for a warm smile, picking up her daughter. "Hey, baby, I missed you as always."

"I missed you too! Me and Aunty Leya watching Coco, you gonna watch with us?" Cienna's eyes brighten her with a hopeful gaze.

"Soon baby, let me just get out of these outside clothes and I'll come join you two." Rheah kisses Cienna's cheek before placing her back down on her feet.

"Yaaay, Okay."

Cienna runs back over to the couch, taking her seat next to Cataleya who was staring at her sister, immediately recognising the look she was giving her.

"Uh oh," Cataleya raises her eyebrow mumbling. She looks down at Cienna who was now pulled back into the TV, munching on her green apples. "Baby girl imma be right back, okay?"

"Okay," Cienna replies without looking away from the TV.

Cataleya plants a soft kiss on her forehead before getting up and following behind Rheah who was leading the way into her room.

"So...How'd it go?" Cataleya asks, leaning against the dresser, watching Rheah shuffle around as she gets undressed.

Rheah scoffs staring at her sister, "Sorriderò quando uccido quella piccola puttana (I'm going to smile when I kill that little bitch)."

"Well, I'll take a guess and say that it didn't go very well."

"Cataleya, don't get me wrong, I didn't expect him to accept her with wide arms, heck I would've been just as sceptical too. But he was so rude! He disrespected me, basically called me a hoe and denied my child too many times!"

Cataleya's eyes widen, "Michael did all that? You sure you went to see the right brother?"

"Oh, I'm sure it was Michael's big dumb ass that was speaking to me like he ain't got no damn sense." Rheah kisses her teeth, "Leya, he is so lucky we have to put on this dumb act 'cus I was ready to risk it all and slit his throat."