Chapter 4

Excuse Any Mistakes

1 WEEK LATER

4th December,2019  (MORNING)

SUMMER

I woke up this morning not feeling well. I was getting slight pains in my chest and I was feeling dizzy.

My Heart

I began cold sweating as my breathing became uneven. My chest pains intensified with every breath I struggled to take.

"Honey are you up?" My mom opened my bedroom door. She froze then immediately rushed over to me. All I heard was my mom screaming for my dad  just before everything went black.

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"She may need to stay for a while so that the doctors can monitor her." I heard, which sounded like Dr. Pemburton. I opened my eyes to see that she was outside my hospital room talking to my parents.

"I just want my baby to be ok." I heard my mother sobbed.

"I think its time Mr and Mrs Reese"

"But how we are going to find her a match?" my dad asked

"We will try our best to find a match for her heart."

"Yes please do, because we are willing to pay any amount of money. And if you don't, I want you to check me to see if I'm a match" my dad said

I started to cry. I am 17 years old and I may not even live to see my 18th birthday. I was bringing the people who I loved the most, a lot of pain because of my heart condition. It felt like I was just a negative energy in everyone's life. Maybe death was best for me because I lived on this earth for 17 years and I felt like I was dead the whole time. I was dead emotionally, mentally and soon i will be physically. I was unhappy.

"Baby you're up" my mother squealed as she rushed over to my  bed side and hugged me as my dad stood in the door smiling weakly at me.

"Dad I don't want you to die because of me" I cried making the tears that he held back began to trickle down his cheeks. He quickly wiped it away as he made his way to my bed side and held my hand.

"Summer, I would do anything for you to live, even if it means giving you my own heart." he placed my hand on his chest "Baby girl, you still have so much to see and do, I want you to do everything get married, go college have your own kids." His tears came down "I want you to experience the day when you will finally realize that you are beautiful just the way you are. I know you have a lot of hurt in you, I know you are confused and I would die just so that you can get better and see the world differently. To find yourself and be yourself. I want you to give life a chance, give yourself a chance. And even though I may not be around physically to see such a beautiful change in your life, I will always be with you no matter what." He said as he placed  his hand on my heart, "You will always have me with you"

I cried and hugged him tightly "I love you sooo much babygirl" He said

"I love you too dad"

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LATER THAT NIGHT  AT THE HOSPITAL

I laid on the bed watching the television with my mom. My dad had gotten hungry so he went downstairs in the cafe to get himself something to eat. I looked at the clock it was 7pm. I realized after that I had missed school today but its not like I wanted to go after what had happened last week.

"Did you tell Emily and Jessica?" I asked my mother. She looked at me with soft eyes and nodded.

"Since this morning, but they haven't showed."

I sighed, they were supposed to be my best friends and they are not here. If I had heard my best friend was in hospital, I would've came in a heartbeat. I soon felt my chest beginning to hurt a little but it was bearable. I ignored it and continue to watch the television. 15 minutes later my show was interrupted with breaking news.

"There was a shooting in BridgeWood Avenue in Philadelphia a few minutes ago"

That was the neighborhood my aunt lived in.The neighborhood that was close to us

"A young man was shot and he became unconscious. He is presently being rushed to the hospital. The young man is yet to be identified but a brief description was provided. The young man  is a African American, low cut hair with a dark skin complexion. The male had multiple tattoos about his body one of which is a pair angel wings on his back, one on the wrist which has the date 21/02/2018 with the infinity sign with the word 'Forever' beneath it. We hope with this description someone will be able to identify the young man."

"Why can't those ghetto boys act right" my mother scorned making me roll my eyes

"The shoot out is said to be gang related"  the news reporter finished.

The pain in my chest began to get more severe making the monitor beep rapidly. My mother's eyes widen as she began to call out for a doctor. I held my chest as the pain became more excruciating as multiple doctors rush into my hospital room. My eyes was getting heavy.

" Baby stay with us ok" my mother panicked as she held my face trying to keep my eyes on her,  but it was no use

Everything went black.

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"Summer!! Getcho ass up girl?" I heard, but it sounded like my Aunt Camille.

What is she doing here?

I laid with my eyes still closed ignoring her calls for me, "You will be late for school Summer!"

HUH?!!!!

My eyes shot open and I immediately screamed at my surroundings. The bedroom door flew open and My aunt rushed in.

"What the hell is wrong ?!" she exclaimed as she looked around the room holding a bat.

"Aunt Camille where am I?" I asked as I frantically looked around the unfamiliar bedroom. The room was purple with posters of boys with chains and diamonds in their teeth, stuck on the walls. I looked to my right seeing multiple shoes line up in front of a closet.

What the hell is going on?

"Girl what are you talking about? You're home and in your room" she answered gesturing to my surroundings. I looked at her like she was crazy.

"What?!! No this isn't my room!!" I got up and pushed pass my aunt running out the room. I rushed down the staircase as I looked around frantically, realizing that I was in my Aunt's house. In her living room. "Mom!!" I shouted "Dad!"

"Girl your mother lives in Los Angeles and your dad is on a business trip" Aunt Camille came behind me.

Something is not right

"My parents left me!!"

"Well you lived with me since you were 4 years, why-"I held up my hand cutting her off as something caught my eye. I slowly walked to the calendar on the wall.

Monday 2nd September 2019

I looked back at my aunt, "Is this the date?!"

She looked at me weird "I would want to believe it is."

I grabbed the calendar off the wall "No, No, No" I said as I looked through it.

"Girl please get ready for school, it's your first day of senior year and I don't want yo ass to be late." my aunt demanded

"That's the point, I had already started my senior year!" I said frustratedly

"Who you think you raising your voice at?"she questioned with her hand on her waist.

I sighed "Aunt Camille, I'm not supposed to be here." I stated as I walked towards her "I was in the hospital with my heart and it was ......December 4th,2019"

She narrowed her eyes at me " I really shouldn't have let you go to that party last night knowing damn well you got school today. You probably drank too much, even though I told you not to."

"Ughhhhh!!" I grunted . How could this happen, what is really going on.

This is probably all a dream

I slapped my self, making my Aunt Camille look at me shocked. "Come on you need to wake up" I spoke softly to myself before I slapped myself again but just harder "Owww" I cried out holding my cheek in pain.

"Child if you hit yourself one more time, I'll knock you into next week."

My head shot up and I looked at her "Can you? Like knock me back to December 4th?" I asked hopefully as I positioned myself in front of her with my eyes closed,  preparing for her to do it.

"Summer if you don't move your crazy ass from my face" she threatened as pushed me to the side "Go get ready and come eat breakfast. Your ass ain't going another party for a while if your ass out here acting like you a mental case" she walked into the kitchen leaving me alone in the living room.

I was back in time. But what I did not understand was, why was I in a totally different place, I  was by my Aunt Cam-

Wait a damn minute

I rushed up the stairs to the  bedroom and opened my curtain to reveal that I was in

The Hood!!

"Nooooooooo!!!!!!!!" I screamed.

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I stood in front of my mirror watching my natural hair that was braided in cornrows.

Do I even have a flat iron?

I began looking around the room until I found a flat iron in one of the drawers of my dresser.

"Summer you got 5 minutes!" My Aunt shouted

Fuck

That wont be enough time for me to unloose these cornrows then flat-

Wait did I just curse?

"2 minutes! " she shouted again

I quickly looked around looking for a comb to help me unloose these cornrows when I saw pieces of hair, hanging at the side of the mirror. I picked it up and realized that it was a wig. I twist and turn it not knowing how to properly put it on.

"It's time to leav- Summer why aren't you dressed" My aunt asked as she stood in the doorway.

I threw the wig on the floor in frustration and began crying. I was so frustrated  and confused. I didn't know what was going on or what I did for me to be here. Camille came and hugged me

"Baby girl what's wrong with you today?" I was a little shocked at how she comforted me because, my whole life I never had a relationship with her.

Well in the life before all this craziness had took place.

"Everything is wrong. First I'm here and I don't know why and how. Now I'm here and I cant do anything because I don't even know how to."  I cried  "I don't even know how to put on a wig."  which made her look at me weird and start to feel my forehead.

"You sure you're ok hunni? "

"I was a loser back then and I'm still one here" I cried as I moved from the mirror and plopped down on my bed.

"No baby you're not a loser. Even though you sound really crazy right now let help me you get ready for your first day."

I watched as she opened the door to my closet that held a lot of clothes. She began choosing out my clothes and shoes.

"Don't just sit there come and put this on. Then I'll do your make up and we can fix the lace wig. Ok babygirl"

I looked at and smiled. My aunt was different. She wasn't the same person that she was in my life before. Or maybe I just needed to give her a chance? I sighed as I got up and took the clothes from her.

Maybe I just needed to relax and  see what happens in this lifetime. Maybe I was sent here for a reason. I needed answers.

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