The Next Morning..



" mommy wake up " I heard and felt small fingers poking my face.

" here mommy " was said and I slowly opened my eyes to see Serenity giving me my phone

" what is it? " I asked sitting up.

I turned on my phone and while it loaded I stared into space.

" mommy " I heard Serenity say and I looked at her.

" I see you're in the phase where you call me 24/7 " I said and she just looked at me.

I grabbed my phone and unlocked it and went straight to the messages.

From Henry, Sarah, Stephanie, and Diana..

Basically Henry told me he wouldn't be here until this morning, Sarah was texting me about me not going back there, Stephanie was telling me there was no school and Diana told me she had to get on the first flight back home.

" Well today we're going to be checking emails, going grocery shopping, and I have a few conference calls " I said to Serenity.

" Eggs, fruit and sausage it is.. " I said picking her up and we made our way to the kitchen.

< the kitchen >



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After the food was finished and cooled down I gave it to her and she instantly started eating.

I fixed her some apple juice and sat it on her high chair before sitting down next to her.

" here " she said handing me a piece of her fruit.

" no you keep it " I said giving her a smile and she put it in her mouth.

I scrolled through Instagram and liked a bunch of post.

I want to make Serenity a Instagram account but I don't know..

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After we finished eating we went upstairs and I gave her a bath first.

( serenity's outfit )



To occupy her I gave her toys and I quickly got in the shower.

( Janessa's outfit )



When I got out I did my morning routine and went in my room to check emails.

" Mommy " Serenity said.

" Serenity " I said back.

" Look " she said pointing to the light up toy.

" oh nice " I said sarcastically but she doesn't know that.

Apparently I have to go out of town next week for a huge meeting which is in France.

As I sent, replied, sorted through, and looked through emails my phone rang and without looking at the caller ID I answered.

" what's up " i said putting the phone on speaker.

" I actually have a few more errands to run so I won't be back there until later " Henry said.

" that's fine " I said yawning.

" alright bye " he said and hung up.

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" yes thank you " I said to my P.A

She technically handles almost everything and without her I probably wouldn't survive mentally.

" Also there's a call scheduled for you in thirty minutes " she said and I went on the zoom app.

" yes I got it, have a good day " I said and hung up.

It may be rude for me to hang up on people but in my defense i don't expect them to say anything more.

I looked at Serenity and she was laying in the floor holding her toy in the air.

I got on the floor and grabbed the other doll so I could play with her.

< two hours later >

I'm done with emails, done with the conference calls and now i can go grocery shopping.

I put serenity's shoes on and put my jacket on before picking her up and going downstairs.

I made sure i had my phone, wallet, keys and her sippy cup before leaving the house.

My phone went off and I saw it was a text from Sarah- I'll answer it later.

I grabbed her hand and we left out the door in silence.

Is it me or when you go to the grocery store you think you're in there for just a hour but it turns into three?

Grocery shopping with a toddler is fun because she wants everything that has color and I have a hard time saying no.



" she still hasn't came back? " Timothy asked as he saw Sarah walk into the living room.

" does it look like she's here? " Sarah snapped.

" woah what's wrong with you? " Timothy asked sitting next to her.

" nothing now shoo! " she said waving him off and went on tiktok.

" you guys don't seem too worried " Brayden said walking in.

" she's not our sister " Vanessa said and Sarah rolled her eyes.

" yeah but she's our cousin and she's like a sister. " Timothy said.

" thank you! " Sarah said in agreement.

Ashton came in and went up to Sarah.

" I'd like to apologize but I won't allow you to disrespect me " he said seriously.

" how did I disrespect you? Because I didn't give you her number? " Sarah asked sarcastically.

" Sarah it's not even about that " he said and Sarah continued on her phone only for it to be snatched out of her hand.

" what the hell " she said in disbelief.

" watch your language! " he said.

" no you know what? fuck you " Sarah said standing up and he glared at her.

" Sarah what are you doing? " Timothy asked also standing up.

" I think it's funny how all of us act like a perfect fucking family when none of us are no where near " she said snatching her phone out of her dads hand and walked to the front door so she could leave.

The blow up may seem random but it wasn't..



Another text came in and it was Sarah so I picked it up.

Sarah: Come get me please, I can't do it with these people..

I let out a sigh and texted her back before making a U-turn.

Me: I'm on the way, please be outside the gate and ready.

I don't necessarily want her to know about Serenity but..

" Mommy! " Serenity said banging on the door.

Don't get mad.. Don't get mad.. i chanted to myself.

Honestly my irritation is major.

" Serenity i'm driving " I said calmly and she continued doing it.

" Isn't it time for you to take a nap? " I asked turning the radio up.

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When I got outside the gate sarah was there and she quickly got in.

Before she could put her seatbelt on I quickly sped off and started making my way to the grocery store.

" is everything okay? " I asked since she looked like she just got done crying.

" yeah " she said looking out the window.

" hi! " Serenity yelled and she quickly turned her head- I thought she would've got whip lash.

" hi " she said back softly and looked at me confused.

" I'm going to the grocery store first if you don't mind " I said before she could question anything.

" Can I rant to you real quick? " she asked and i hummed in response.

" My dad scares me, my brothers it's like they're manipulated and brainwashed, my mom- i have nothing to say about my mom.. but at least she acts like one. Although they think money is the power card and sure it is but I have abandonment issues and I suffer from major anxiety now is it because of them? Maybe yeah- they tried to get me in therapy for it but I don't need therapy. " she said quickly.

" why does he scare you? " I asked.

" one day he was angry coming home from work and i said something that pushed his buttons.. which resulted into me getting slapped but he hasn't done it since then and this was last year. " she said and I slammed on the brakes.

That was a mistake on my part because she hit her face on the dashboard.

" damn it i'm sorry, are you okay? " I asked looking at her and grabbed a bunch of napkins out of the arm rest.

" I'm fine " she said grabbing the napkins.

" Are you sure? " I asked frantically and she nodded.

" Are you involved in the under world? " I asked and she looked at me fake confused.

" the what-what " she said.

" oh cut the crap, i know your family is in the mafia- but don't tell them I know that " I said and she cleared her throat.

" still not claiming them? " she asked.

" something is just off with them to me " i said and it went silent.

" So who is she? " she asked looking behind her.

" my daughter " I said and she looked at me in shock.

" what? you have a daughter? that's cool " she said with a smile.

" yep " I said looking at serenity in the rear view mirror.

" don't tell them that either " I said.

" why would I? she's not my secret to tell " she said and I nodded.

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We finally arrived at the grocery store and I looked in the back to see Serenity sleeping.

Oh now she wants to sleep.

I quickly got out and went to the back to get her.

" can you get me a basket and wipe it down? " I asked Sarah and she nodded and walked away.

I picked Serenity up and locked the doors before going towards the entrance.

Clearly it's not as crowded which I love, because me and people.. don't work.

Well certain people at that.

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Sorry if it doesn't make sense.. I just wanted to update.

This is what she did on her day off.

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