Book 2: In the Life of Mia: College Chapter 92
Lunch was difficult since everyone seemed to be lost in their own little bubbles and talking as minimal as possible as they looked at me a few times and all the times they did I knew they were waiting for me to get in on the conversations. I could hear their inner thoughts which didn't help my mood at all which my mother could see as she was now just as open as I was and I felt her trying to connect with me. "Mother I'm fine... just go about your lunch and relax ok" I spoke calm and softly using our connection so no one else would but in. "Ummm, do I dare ask what are the plans for today? Anything fun planned or are we just all staying in and hanging out...because I could really use a good fun day with the outdoors playing in the pool, running around the back yard playing ball, or whatever else anyone might have on their minds to do as long as it is fun and isn't.... haha boring" I laughed just wanting to get the tension in the room to die down. The room erupted into suggestions with some of them wanting to swim, play games outside, and the rest of the older folks wanted to just relax in the house with my new baby brother and get in their special baby time. "Well I guess we can break up into groups and just do whatever we want….? If you'll excuse me I just need to do a few things to get ready and I will see you all shortly" I smiled leaving the table.
After I dropped my dishes off in the kitchen and was about to head up to get ready when my mother asked me to take Giovanni. "He needs a diaper change and if you could lie him down in the nursery.? Plus, the two of you should really get some bonding time in..." she smiled as she held him up to me after unlatching him from her breast. "As you wish mother... Come on little man let's go have our alone time and get your stinky diaper changed... promise not to spray me ok and no pooping" I whispered as I carried him towards the elevator. I wasn't surprised when I was not going to be left alone as long as I was at my parents. "Hey is it ok if I tag along and we talk for a bit... I know I owe you an apology and I'd really like to just get that chance" Leona begged like no other. I rolled my eyes but left the door to the elevator open waiting for her to get in so we could get our talk over with.
Leona followed me up in the elevator and I kept my mouth shut since I didn't want to upset my brother with the anxiety I was already feeling having to care for him and him being so little. "Hey kid we are going to have to work together with this ok because I have no idea what the hell I am doing" I whispered down at him and he just smiled up at me. Leona watched me as I tended to Giovanni getting him clean and having to re-do his diaper and get a new outfit since I had made a mess with the first round. "Dude I told you not to give me a hard time...." I laughed and tickled his little thighs. Giovanni just grunted and made little bubbles as though he was telling me to hurry up and just get it over with already as he was wanting to get a good nap in. Leona stepped up closer “Would it be too much to ask if hold him? You have a mess to clean anyways and I have not seen him in a while!” she asked while I cleaned up the mess I had made. "Alright little man Leona is going to take it from here until I clean up and then we'll see what we need to do next" I smiled kissing his little hand as he held it up.
It had taken me a good 10 mins while I cleaned up while also listening to Leona go on and on about her behavior and mine. “Mia, I’m truly sorry for everything…..the backhand to the face….the bad mouthing you back home. That was definitely not my finest of hours and…..I know there is no excuse for it, but I also knew you wouldn’t be coming back any time soon. I guess the truth is I just wanted to you be able to trust me enough to help you even though I have my own issues with this guy” she admitted with a few tears that made their way down. I sighed rolling my eyes for about the 100th time that day “Leona, look I forgive you because if I don’t I’m just going to be miserable, and I seriously can’t have that on my conscious. I guess this is it and you can head on back home now? Because I don’t need the added stress with you here along with everyone else. Before you even add some smart ass remark I’m very aware that I’ll be getting hell for a good amount of the time I’m here and you are not going to help the matter if you stick around” I was hoping she would understand and just leave me and my family alone.
Leona finally handed a sleeping Giovanni over when I wanted to have a little more time with him before laying him down. “Alright Mia, I’ll think about what you said and take it into consideration…..However, you should know your parents already invited me to stay as long as I wanted” she smiled her arrogant smile before heading out the nursery door. Keeping my emotions in check I took Giovanni to the rocker wanting to get in some real bonding time even though he was sleeping I knew he could feel me and hear me deep within his own little dream bubble. “You are the best thing to happen to this family in a long time little man…..I’m sorry that I was not here to enjoy this when you first arrived and that mother and father have not been as happy as they really should be with a new baby. As you will come to learn though there is no pleasing this family, but still I should have been more considerate when I decided to run away and be a prisoner to a man who was/is wanted for things” I whispered to him as he dreamed of his own little sunny garden with all our relatives giving him love and playtime of his own.
After spending a good 20 mins with Giovanni I finally let him nap in his crib and watching him a few mins longer. My girls Katherine and Amelia had done what they always did as they took over protecting him loving on him too. “Look little man, you are the most popular baby on the planet with such love coming from all sides. I just want you to know you have them there, but you also have me here to always keep you safe and sound for years to come….ha and when you need a break from this place you always have my house to run too even if I’m not around or if I decide to travel and live amongst the prettiest of places in the world. Just wait until our parents start to travel with you….you will see what I am talking about and see just why I’ve always wanted to be out on my own and traveling, but our parents had/have other ideas and plans for their children” I giggled softly when he grunted. He let out a toot a few seconds later and I was sure that was the reason for the grunt and the smile that came a few seconds later.
The day had become something of a balancing act with people thinking way to loud in their heads for me to hear, which it was starting to affect my mood which had already been all over the place since I was also menstruating. Catherine, Asher, Nicholas, and Jose stuck together in the pool, in the house, in the yard while I bounced around trying to keep my parent happy. Leona had yet to really say anything in a way of an apology even though her attempt in the nursery was that of a joke. She just tried to plead her case of being an asshole which I just ignored since she was not even trying. Sharene had bounced around too between the groups of my friends, my family who were all over the place. While she did her best to try and stay in eyesight, of me at all times and thinking I had not noticed. I found it irritating as all hell whenever I left a group and headed off someone would be keeping me in their line of sight as though I was going to just disappear and walk away.
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