“ Heath wake up it’s your Shellie. Come on baby brother wake up.” She says as I finally know who she is
I see Adam and Jack look at her with some concern as they both look at me. I nod as they keep at what they are doing as Michelle keeps up with her words coaxing her brother to wake up and return to the family that loves him so much .
“ Come on Heathie wake up. We all need you baby as we all love you. I am so sorry for all that I did to you. I was so fucking wrong in my actions. I love you baby brother please wake up.” She says with tears caressing his face
“ His heart beat is getting stronger keep it up.” Adam says as she nods at him
“ Heathie remember when we we’re kids and you would always be jealous of another guy being with me. You would always say my Shellie. Well baby brother I was jealous of you too. I am so sorry for thinking you were hogging mom for yourself. I was wrong in believing that. Come on Heath wake up.” She says as Heath starts to move
“ Shellie?” He says as we all watch and listen with relief
“ Yes it’s your Shellie. Come on open your eyes baby brother.” She says as he raises his right arm to only place his right hand on her cheek
“ Shellie, my….my Shellie?” He says with what sounds like with tears
“ Yes it’s me my baby brother.” Michelle says as she leans over to kiss his cheek
We all go over to see him as Jack and Adam help him sit up. He looks around at all of us before smiling to only pass out again.
“ Wait Heath don’t leave me.” Michelle says in tears
“ No he is ok just overwhelmed. He needs rest and a lot of it.” Jack says as Michelle moves so Chris can get behind the man he calls his brother
After they get him up Chris volunteers to carry Heath up to bed. Adam and Jack help get their brother up on their new brother’s right shoulder. We all watch as Chris and Jack take Heath in the house as Michelle who is still on her knees speaks.
“ What have I done?” She asks getting our attention
“ What do you mean Michelle?” Ellie asks as Michelle looks up at her
“ I wrote the letters. I wrote the one about mom being dead.” Michelle says that makes everyone look at her with shock
As I stand there hearing those words the next thing I see is at Adam’s hands as he picks her up to only throw her into the pool. He jumps in and starts being violent going against his character. He grabs the back of her head to only submerge her face into the pool trying to drown her. We all watch in horror as he becomes something he isn’t. He brings her up to only see the fear in her eyes.
“ HOW DOES IT FEEL BITCH?! THIS IS WHAT MY BROTHER FELT BECAUSE OF YOUR INFERIORITY COMPLEX !” He yells out submerging her face back into the water
Mike, Nate, and Ricky jump into the water making their way to him. Each of them trying to get him to stop. After they succeed Adam gets out as Mike and Nate help a coughing Michelle out of the pool. Diamond and Hannah rush to Adam before they speak.
“ ABS STOP IT! THIS ISN’T YOU HUN!” They both say in unison
“ But Heath….. I can’t lose any of you. Without you I go back to that dark place…I don’t want to go back….” He says with tears
After that moment Adam stands not far from Michelle as she is on her knees coughing up water before she turns to look up at him.
“ I thought you were a nice guy at spring break that one year.” She states catching his attention
I look at Adam’s expression to see he is shocked at her statement. He shakes his head looking at her with wide eyes.
“ If I knew who the fuck you were I swear I’d of fucking killed you then you fucking cunt of a goddamn whore .” He says catching her off guard as I walk up to him
SLAP
“ ADAM RYAN ROLLINS WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE AROUND THE KIDS!” I yell saying to him only to see tears
“ Sorry Jazzy.” He tells me as the kids all go to him
“ Uncle Adam you wouldn’t do that to us would you?” Karen asks as he gets down on one knee
“ No little ones as I love you MOST of all. I am sorry you witnessed what I just did.” He says holding them all to him
After a few moments I turn to see Ellie, Verna, Kiko, and Faye help Heath’s mom up in which she is scared at first.
“ Adam can you come over and doctor our old friend?” Ellie asks as I see Adam let the kids go to stand
He makes his way to his first aide kit then over to the woman that the mother’s were hitting on just moments earlier. I go over to them wanting answers.
“ So what the hell is going on?” I ask as Ellie turns to me
“ Jasmine hun you heard what Michelle confessed to. Maggie is just as much as a victim as Heath is.” Ellie says as I see the other’s nod
“ I can’t believe this…..my own kids betrayed me and my son and would do something this horrible.” Maggie says looking at Michelle
“ Maggie whatever the reason she is still your daughter.” Kiko says as Maggie keeps glaring at a hurt Michelle
Adam cleans the blood off Maggie’s face before adding band aids to her cuts. Michelle stands up going to her mother. She kneels down placing her head in Maggie’s lap. Her tears fall on Maggie’s jeans while we watch Maggie show tears.
“ I am so sorry mother for hurting you. I am so sorry for hurting Heath. Tyrone, Trey, and Keisha kept drilling into Travis and I that Heath was your favorite. Please forgive me one day.” Michelle says as tears fall from Maggie’s eyes
“ So all those letters I received from my baby boy were you and Travis’s handy work as to get me against him?” She asks as Michelle nods her head before continuing “ And the letters I sent were never received to him?”
“ No as Travis intercepted them only to send those we wrote instead.” Michelle answers as the truth finally comes out
“ Michelle that was a really cold thing to do.” Verna says as Michelle raises her head to look at her
“ I know and I am truly sorry.” Michelle says as Maggie looks at her daughter
“ GO GET OUT OF MY SIGHT!” Maggie says loudly making everyone go wide eyed
“ Mom please don’t.” Michelle says as Maggie slaps her
“ GET OUT OF MY SIGHT! YOU HURT ME AND YOUR BROTHER BECAUSE SOME BASTARD TALKED YOU INTO IT! GO GET AS OF RIGHT NOW I HAVE NO DAUGHTER EXCEPT MAYBE THOSE MY SON THINKS OF AS SISTERS!” Maggie states loudly as I see Hannah, Selena, and Tiffany all look at her
“ Momma please you don’t mean it.” Michelle says with tears and a look of fear on her face
“ Yes I do now leave me alone.” Maggie says as she kicks Michelle away
“ Maggie calm down hun I know your mad, but she.” Faye says as Maggie shakes her head
“ I don’t know who you are, but she hurt me and my son. She can go back home with Travis as of right now they both disgust me.” Maggie says as Michelle slowly gets up and leaves crying going down to the beach
“ Maggie what are you thinking? She is your daughter as well as Heath’s sister. Don’t you think she is hurting as well at seeing Heath have a stroke?” Ellie says as Maggie looks up at her with tears
“ You think I don’t know that. This whole thing hurts knowing she had a hand in this. And on a day I wanted to get back in my son’s life it had to be on his birthday.” She says as Ellie, Kiko, Verna, and Faye go and comfort her
The guys let them have a moment as Jack and Chris come back out saying Heath is resting. Diamond and I fill them in on what was found out. They both can’t believe it until Ellie confirms it. Jack goes back to cooking only to give Batman two hotdogs for his bravery against Travis. I get with Hannah, Selena, Diamond, and Tiffany to talk about Heath. As we talk I watch as the kids go over to their grandparent’s and Maggie.
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Adam’s POV:
I am making my way to the beach to find the woman at one time I found to be the most beautiful in my heart. I see her sitting in the sand next to the water, As I get closer I hear her sobs and saying she wished that things were like when she was little. I feel truth in those words, but was she being sincere. As I get a few steps behind her I let out a sigh before I speak.
“ Was there any truth in those words you told me those years back at spring break? Or were they all lies?” I ask as she turns to see me standing behind her
“ They were truths Adam as I still want us to have a future together.” She tells me looking at the waves
I sit down beside her with my arms on my knees. We both look straight ahead sitting in silence until I speak again.
“ Michelle I want to believe you, but you hurt my brother in so many ways. How am I to believe that cute older woman wanted to be with me?” I state asking her truthfully
“ Adam I do want to be with you. I want to prove it in anyway I can. Look there hasn’t been a day that I haven’t thought of you. I found my heart ache for that night in the club. That night we talked of love and a future with children in the house. Oh god Adam tell me what I must do to prove my words to be true?” Michelle pleads to me for answers
“ Michelle I don’t know how you can except be yourself. Be the sister you were all those years ago to Heath. The one he spoke of when he was a little boy. Then and only then we can be what we talked about a few years ago.” I tell her as Michelle nods with a small smile
After that Michelle tells me everything about Tyrone, Trey and Travis. She also tells me about Keisha who had left years ago to who knows where. It’s a nice talk with no bad words said just calm and peaceful ones.
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Maggie’s POV: Night Before Heath Wakes Up
I stand in the doorway of my son’s room.My baby hasn’t woke up yet and I pray that he does. I love him….why would my other kids hurt him like this? Adam brought the little bitch back. She has quietly sat in a corner and only speaks when spoken to…which isn’t much. I watch as Jasmine and Diamond check on him and talk to him.
The kids have all climbed into bed hugging my son as he sleeps. I have a granddaughter from Tiffany, and grandsons from Jasmine and Diamond. They are all so cute. My son’s children have inherited his beautiful blue eyes. I walk in and Karen pops her head up,’Are you going to hurt my daddy?’ I shake my head, ‘No I accidently hurt him years ago and only want to make it right.’ The kids all yawn as the mothers take them to their own room and tuck them in. I go to my room that Jasmine picked out for me.
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