Page 15 of His Secure Embrace
Lil Sis:
Mama? You saw me and Rose literally two days ago.
ME:
And you saw me last week. Not to mention I called you a couple of days ago to check in with you.
MAMA:
Lord they are trying to jump me
Lil Sis:
Mama PLEASE. Do you want me to drop off your granddaughter? Will a couple of days with her make it all better?
MAMA:
Yes. Actually.
Lil Sis:
Consider it done. I’ll drop her off after our hair appointments.
ME:
I’ll pull up on my off day. You know I’m busy on the weekends. Wednesday through Sunday I’m up too late.
MAMA:
You need to make time for the woman who brought you into this world, Jay. Every day ain’t promised.
Lil Sis:
Right. Let him know, Mama.
I shook my head at my sister’s instigating ass before I closed the thread and called her on FaceTime. She answered the phone and had her whole forehead in the camera.
“Hey, Jay.”
“Hey, Mama. Are you done being dramatic? I can take you out to eat on Tuesday. Would you like that? Or we can get some groceries and cook together.”
“I’ve been wanting to try to this recipe I had seen on Face Space.”
“Face Space? Mama, I don’t think that’s quite right.”
“Either way, I want to try it and would love if we made it together.”
“Cool. We can make a day of it.”
“God sure answers my prayers. I’ve been missing my son, and he made a way for me to get some of your presence.”
I smiled. “Yeah. I’m gonna get up and get my day started now. I’ll check in with you before I clock in at work.”
“Okay, my son. I love you.”
“I love you too, Mama.”
After I hung up with her, I did my usually tasks: workout, shower, and nap.
