Chapter 12

- Kamiyah -
" Hello Mrs. Rodriguez, this is Mrs Stanely , the principal at New Jersey High . I'm calling on behalf of your daughter . "
" Omg , is everything okay ? " Mrs Rodriguez replied with a hint of nervousness in her voice .
" No well yes , well i don't know . Your daughter got into a fight & beat the girl up pretty bad before security got to her . They brought her to the office & pulled her records & realized she's on probation so they arrested her & took her in . "
" Took Her IN !! " she yelled " Oh No ! My baby's in jail ?! "
" Mrs Rodriguez just stay calm & make your way over to the jail house . I'm going out here & try to convince the other young lady's mother not to press charges against Kamiyah . I'll call you back once I'm finished . "
" Ok , thank you Mrs Stanely . "
" No problem "
---- At the jailhouse ----
" Mom i'm so gl -- "
" i don't want to hear it Kamiyah . You've got ALOT of explaining to do . " Mrs. Rodriguez said angrily as the guard brought Kamiyah out of the holding cell & into a conference room .
" I suggest you start talking . "
" Ma , why are you so mad ? i'm the one locked up . "
" Yea , because of your own decisions . Kamiyah what have I told you about making wise decisions ? you knew that you were on probation so this wasn't smart at all ! what were you fighting for anyways ? "
" D was arguing with some bit... girl when I came out the class so I confronted her then she chose to get smart with me so we fought . "
Mrs . Rodriguez looked at her daughter then shook her head . " Kamiyah , have you realized that these last two fights that you've been in were with or because of Darrion? I like him , don't get me wrong , he's a really sweet boy but if he's going to keep getting you into trouble then I'm going to have to make you stop seeing him . "
" you're not going to make me stop seeing anyone ! " kamiyah yelled in rage .
Mrs . Rodriguez just shook her head & stood up from the table . She then walked over & began talking to the guard . About ten minutes later a well dressed woman who stood about 5'6 entered the room .
" Kamiyah Rodriguez ? "
" Yea ? who are you ? "
" I'm your new parole officer , Ms. Julie Santos but you can call me Julie . I'm glad to inform you that your mom bailed you out & you're free to go . " Kamiyah stood up & jumped for joy . She began walking toward the door but Julie stopped her right in her tracks .
" You're forgetting something! "
Kamiyah turned around slowly and her whole mood changed when she realized what Julie was holding up .
" You've been sentenced with a month of house arrest . Maybe next time you won't violate your probation . " Julie stated as she slammed her briefcase & slipped the bracelet on to Kamiyah's ankle .

- Emerald -
" Mom where are you ? " Em called out as she walked into the house . She called out a few more times & got no reply so she figured her mom was at work . She just went up to her room and began packing her clothes & shoes and just as she finished she heard a door slam . She closed her suitcase then drug them out into the front room .
" Oh , so you finally decided to come back huh ? " Her mom questioned before throwing her keys on the table .
" Yeaa but not for long . " Em hesitated to say .
Her mom looked at her then over to her packed bags .
" Where the fuck you think you going ? "
" I'm moving out mom . I'm going to live a life on the road with Jay . "
" Who the fuck do you think you are ? Bonnie & Clyde ? You going on the run with a dumb ass drug dealer . What the hell is wrong with you ? "
Em stared at her mother in shock . Tears filled her eyes as she watched her mother take a double shot of hennessy. Her hurt immediately turned to anger as flashblacks of her childhood filled her mind .
" What the fuck are you mad for ? " Em spat back inraged . " You were never a mother to me so why you tryna be one now ? The only fucking thing you were a mother to was that bottle and your needle . You're nothing but a crackhead , deadbeat ass mother . I practically raised myself so don't act like you care now ! "
She watched intently as her mother took a long pull from her lit cigarette .
" Emerald , get the fuck out . Don't come back either . I hope you don't end up like your brother ... DEAD ! " Tina ( Em's mom ) stated in a rather calm voice .
Em shook her head & bit her bottom lip . Her blood was boiling . She just wanted to jump over the table & choke the life out of her but she couldn't; that's her mom . Em threw her key down on the table then grabbed her suitcase .
" I'm not gonna end up like Tim . I'm gonna be something in life! I'll be sucessful , just watch . " was the last thing Em stated before walking out & slamming the door .
                          - DeWanna