The One. (The Girl #2)

by Laura Lee Fall

  Went into the bedroom, noticing Ella was not there and walked out going into the bathroom where he found Ella leaning against the sink crying and went up close to her, lifting her head up looked at him in flowing tears he said, “I’m sorry Ella”.

  Threw her arms around Saul, held her tightly and cried heavily in his arms, he reaches one arm out locking the door.

  Thirty minutes later, Ella walks out, went into the kitchen pulling a pack of chicken out from the freezer when Ashley comes in asking, “You okay mama?”

  Turning away from the stove, replied, “Just fine sweetie”, and Ashley noticed the ring back on her mother’s finger, rolled her eyes mumbling, “Forgive and forget again”, walks away and Ella said, “Will eat soon”.

  “Fine mama”, walking down the hallway past her parent’s room, saw her dad stretched out on the bed, his one arm above his head, no shirt on, sleeping it appeared and Ashley mumbles, “Yuck”, going to her bedroom.

  Meanwhile, another Wiley’s life was sure falling apart at the seams over the whisky bottle.

  At Sebastian’s apartment, little five-year-old Kayla sat in her bed shaking in fear as her daddy went on a drunken rampage trashing the house.

  Kayla sat very scared when her door was kicked open and staggering in, Sebastian said, “Clean up this place kid”, swung the whisky bottle.

  In tears rolling, cries out, “By myself, I’m just five daddy”, stormed into her room slapping her across the face he yelled, “CLEAN IT NOW BRAT!”

  Took a huge drink, yelling, “NOW KID!”

  Got off the bed, hurried out her bedroom and got chills saying, “He’s not my daddy anymore, it’s a monster for real”.

  Tried to do the best cleaning at only five and it sure wasn’t good enough for her daddy staggering back into the living room.

  Shouting, “STILL A MESS!” Took a huge drink and kneeling on the ground, terrified saying, “Please, I be good and clean better”.

  Shouting in her face, she cries, “I scared of you”, watching him taking another drink, and shook the bottle, yells, “FUCKING EMPTY!” Throwing it against the wall and running behind the sofa hiding quietly says, “I scared”.

  Peeking saw her daddy sitting on the sofa hands over his face, hears him crying, jumping up kicking the coffee table over, and flipping the sofa over and crawling across the floor scared saying, “I want my daddy, you a monster?”

  Noticed Kayla crawling down the hall yelled, “GO TO BED!” Standing up fast running to her room closing the door, actually locked it. Crawling onto her bed says, “Nope, he cannot be my daddy, his face shows monster and is mean, real bad man”. Pulling the covers up to her chin held her teddy bear saying, “I want my daddy back?”

  Sebastian’s daughter was living in fear another daughter was doing perfectly and just entered the world with a sudden shock and scare.

  Since the recent divorce battle and a horrible scene Sebastian created in the courtroom this had put Mandy into labor at only seven months.

  New mother Mandy was doing fine, but her tiny daughter was in the neo natal intensive care unit.

  New love, Marcy never left Mandy’s side as she sat next to the hospital bed in frantic tears and reached over taking her hand said, “I know my baby, well our child, will pull through we must have hope!”

  Marcy just nodded, and slight smile Mandy added, “Hope, will be her name!” “Oh that’s beautiful”. Sniffles.

  “Yes, perfect really considering we have to keep strong faith she will survive”. “What about a middle name?” Marcy drying eyes with a tissue.

  Putting her finger to her chin, Mandy thought a second and said, “Hope Lynn Wiley made with strength, huh”.

  Rolling her blue eyes, Marcy replied, “Yeah, just hope she don’t take after that raging lunatic father of hers, he freaks me out”.

  Giggled saying, “True Marcy, he now acts just the way he looks big mean and scary!”

  The nurse Maryann walked in and rose up on the bed, Mandy asked, “Will my baby live, I mean does she have a strong chance at only seven months?”

  Holding a chart, Maryann replies, “With the care and technology today I could say yes, but also Mandy there’s always a possible chance of another outcome”. Threw herself back on the bed saying, “Aw hey thanks Mary for reassuring me that my baby can die!”

  “It’s Maryann, Mandy” that rolled her eyes, Maryann said, “I cannot give false hope we just have to wait keeping positive thoughts”.

  “Yes I intend to, well nice of you to drop in” and Maryann at that second dropped to the floor passing out.

  Jumped off the chair Marcy rushing to Maryann out cold with Mandy screaming “HELP!”

  “OH GOD I KILLED HER!”

  “BEING RUDE!”

  Thirty minutes later, wearing a hospital gown sat Maryann on the hospital bed in the treatment room when a doctor comes in and looking at him, nervously asked, “Well?”

  Holding her report and lab work replied, “You are five weeks pregnant Maryann”, put her hand to her face saying, “Oh no!”

  The doctor asked, “Unplanned I gather Maryann?”

  Stunned said, “That’s not the half of it, he loves another and it was just a fluke, one time only”.

  “Many pregnancy have come to be with only one time, you should know this”. “I know this, but don’t want to believe it is true”. Writing on a chart the doctor said, “Sure it will work out”.

  “It never should have happened we were just friends and I run into Sebastian one day now I’m having his baby!”

  “Well it happened Maryann” and reaching out a paper added, “Here is a prescription for prenatal vitamins”, she took it.

  Crying out, “No this is real bad and worse, he’s become real bad I heard with drinking”. Doctor glancing down she cries adding,

  “Raging alcoholic”.

  The doctor said, “I’ll let you dress and the decision is yours.”

  Blue eyes large she asked, “Abortion?”

  “I cannot make that choice only you can”, and he walked out leaving her devastated. Dressing Maryann, sobbing, out, “I do not know what to do, Sebastian does not love me, but I fell for him, from day one”.

  Few minutes later, headed down to the woman’s gynecologists clinic and an older nurse at the desk asked, “Can I help you?”

  Maryann turned around looking at the expecting mothers and in tears said, “I am not sure?”

  Seven months pass with Sebastian’s drinking that had worsen and his family was all aware of it now.

  Knew he had a serious problem after he actually fist fought his closest brother Shane at work one day. Brenda was very upset when she saw two swollen black eyes on her son Shane and finding out that her other son done this to his brother.

  Literally charging him right off the roof of a garage they were working on as they then rolled at it with their brothers shouting and coming quickly down off the roof. However, Shane was also under much stress since Stacey had their baby a few weeks ago. A little boy, Logan Neil Wiley, just turned eight weeks old.

  Furthermore, Stacey became more attached to Shane that could not take it and they had a big fight when he told her to back off and leave him alone!

  This made his mother even more upset finding out Shane wanted nothing to do with Stacey or his baby boy.

  He had not seen the baby since the delivery, and that’s actually where the argument broke out after Stacey gave birth to their son.

  Became so overwhelmed and kissed Shane in the hospital room which got him upset. Through all this turmoil, Ella sure discovered how completely shattered Sebastian was and a horrible person it made him become.

  At the hospital one evening, 6:00 pm, stood Brenda next to Danny Ray in frantic tears, and she kept saying, “Oh where is he?”

  Looking at his wrist watch, Danny Ray replied, “Lord hope not drinking now!” Huffed out, “Oh, I’ll seriously hurt that boy!”

  Hurrying into the hospital and his mother with Danny Ra
y went up to him, jittering asked, “Well maw?”

  There were other people going by and stared as usual at his badly disfigured face. One woman actually gasped making a terrible remark and Brenda couldn’t help to defend her boy.

  Hand on her hip, Brenda said, “No dear, my son is not wearing a mask”.

  The woman hurried off and Sebastian nervously said, “Maw pay ignorance no mind, what happen, how is Mare?”

  Bowed her head replied, “Oh boy, there were complications”, becomes panicky asked, “Okay, what, did she lose my kid?”

  Wiping flowing tears, Brenda cried and Danny Ray stepped in helping her out, he said, “No Sebastian your baby lived, it’s the mother they lost!”

  Leaning against the wall to hold him up from crumbling in shock said, “Mare died!” Crying, but nodded her head meaning yes.

  “How could this have happen?” Head hung.

  Patting Sebastian’s shoulder, Danny Ray said, “There was some sort of hidden ovarian cists she had, they burst, and Maryann hemorrhaged somehow”.

  “My baby?” Worried.

  Crying out, “Oh she’s beautiful son”.

  Putting his hand to his head, “Another girl”, slight smile.

  Arms folded, Danny Ray remarked, “Yep, seems you have many now”.

  Leaning against the wall, Sebastian thought, four girls.

  An older nurse walked up to the Wiley’s and informed them, they could see the new addition and Brenda smiled through tears.

  Walking away following the nurse Sebastian asked, “Maw you coming?” Looks at Danny Ray told them, “I will wait this is just for grandma and daddy”.

  The nurse shows them where to go, and telling them, that they had to wash up before going in, even put on a sterile gown over their clothing.

  Walked into the neo natal intensive care unit, hand near her mouth, gasped and Sebastian just looked around. Another young nurse approached them and asked, “A certain baby you’re looking for?” Sebastian replied, “Wiley?”

  Giving a smile the nurse pointed to an incubator, Brenda and Sebastian walked forward and just stood looking down, Brenda crying.

  The very tiny baby had many tubes and a heart monitor connected to her fragile body as Sebastian wiped tears that rolled from one eye. Grabbed hold of his hand which shook staring onto his really small daughter, asked, “Maw will she live?”

  “I believe so boy she’s a Wiley right”.

  “Yeah look at that Indian hair maw!”

  Gave a big smile saying, “Oh my, her head is covered with jet black hair”. Staring down into the incubator, he remarked, “A lot she has more hair then her tiny body weighs” and Brenda actually laughed saying, “Oh son, yes she does”. The nurse comes back up to them both and asked, “You must be the father possibly?” Nodded saying, “I am”, and she said, “We could use a name for the baby, due to medical and birth records”.

  “Mare did not name her?”

  The nurse replied, “No did not even see the baby, they had to do an emergency cesarean due to the mother had no pulse”.

  Eyebrows high says, “Oh dear lord how awful”.

  The nurse said, “I can come back and give you some time”, and staring at his daughter, said, “Suzette”, and Brenda smiled.

  The nurse smiling remarked, “Very nice”, and also asked, “Middle name?” “Suzette Jean Wiley”, Brenda wiped tears.

  “Perfect choice”, says the nurse and walked away to fill out a name tag. Taking her eyes off her new granddaughter and now on Sebastian asked, “How the heck did you come up with such a perfect name?”

  Smirking replies, “Why because I’m a man?”

  “Well, yes”.

  “Aw, I don’t want to upset you maw”.

  “You won’t son tell me”.

  “Remember Sandy Gail’s best friend”.

  Hand rose to her mouth says, “Oh my sweet Suzette”.

  Nodding remarked, “Yeah, think she had a secret crush on me”, Brenda giggling. Rushing back putting up the name tag onto the incubator, and Sebastian with his mother stood smiling looking at the baby.

  Time pass and one year went by for the Wiley family and Sebastian was wanting to see his other daughter.

  On a Saturday Sebastian asked Shane to take a ride with him.

  In the truck, sitting in the passenger seat, Shane asked, “Hey where we going brother?” Smiling replied, “To finally see my girl Hope”.

  “Aw heck brother, do you think that’s a good idea, I mean she’s with that chick”.

  Silent driving and Shane shook his head mumbling, “Aw no, a fist match is coming with a woman!”

  Making it to Mandy’s house, the arguing started soon as she opened the door, that Sebastian pushes open entering the house Mandy screaming, “GET THE HELL OUT!”

  In a few minutes, the argument become heated when Sebastian and Marcy were right upon each other furiously shouting in the other ones face, as Mandy saw Sebastian crack his neck curling his fists .

  Reared back his arm and said, “Aw lord forgive me, I’m about to pound a woman!” Shane mumbles, “Here we go”, and Mandy screaming, “NO!” Marcy ducking, shouted louder, “Oh dude like hell you are not hitting no one here”, Sebastian smirked and went to swing, Mandy shouting, “HELP SHANE!”

  Grabbed hold of Sebastian’s big arm and struggled since he was raging wild and kept swinging his arm out trying to get a hold of Marcy that kept yelling in his face. Turned around fast and upset Mandy was shouting in Shane’s saying, “What the heck did you come for if you can’t help”.

  Sweating, Shane trying his hardest to stop his furious brother and hollered back at Mandy, “Aw heck, I’m trying, but he’s gone buck wild with fury and huge”. Pointing yells, “Stop him now Shane”.

  Tries to get a grip remarked, “Aw gosh, I’m just skin and bones compared to Hercules here”.

  Screaming right in Shane’s face, “STOP HIM!”

  Saw Sebastian pulling Marcy’s hair ripping it out almost and Mandy yelled “SHANE!” “Aw if you keep spitting in my face, I’m liable to make you go bald there Mandy”. In tears yelled, “STOP?”

  “HELP SHANE!”

  Got a good grip of his hands around such big arms?

  Certainly, did not help and was suddenly swept off the floor hanging onto Sebastian’s big arm that made a perfect swing, Mandy sure could tell when Shane started saying, “Wee!”

  Mandy become irate, as Marcy was becoming bald and screaming, “OWE!” Furthermore, the more she screamed the higher Shane’s swing flew and he said, “Hey maw never needed to spend all that money years ago on the swing-set, because arms give one heck of a ride”.

  Swung his legs out, saying, “Wee, higher brother this is fun!”

  In such a rage never knew that he was giving his brother the best ride of his life and after such a battle between Marcy and Sebastian that did yank a lot of her hair out. Swore she’d press charges if he and that donkey don’t leave, but she used another word for donkey.

  Upset, Shane says, “Aw no forbidden words, watch your mouth”. Hands on hip Mandy shouts, “YOU ARE A JACKASS!”

  Rubbing her sore head Marcy added, “Stupid fool is more like it”. Waving his finger at her said, “How unkind”.

  “Well you are, I saw you literally trying to slide down your brother’s arm”. “I just thought he made a great swing, maybe a slide to”.

  “You’re a joke”, walking away from Shane said,

  “You two sure are some mean chicks”, and swung her arm out, Mandy said, “Get the heck out of my house idiot”.

  However, after such an ordeal and Shane’s fun had to end over the best swing he swore he ever rode Sebastian.

  Stormed out of Mandy’s house and little Hope even screamed in the playpen, because on his way out, Sebastian picked up Mandy’s lamp throwing it against the wall shattering it when that little baby girl got scared.

  Mandy rushes at Marcy’s side that was in many tears and Shane walked out of the bedroom, s
aw Hope crying out.

  Went over by the playpen and said, “Aw hey, don’t you cry tiny darling, I just found out you got years of fun ahead with daddy’s huge arms”.

  One-year-old Hope, suddenly stopped crying and Shane smiles down at her, looks adorable in a yellow sundress and her blue eyes were big looking up at Shane. Patted the top of her head, said, “See much better, because no one suffers head pains, ah Marcy might though, because your daddy ripped so much hair out and can make a wig”. Walked out the front door and stood on the porch saw Sebastian kicking the truck. A few months pass.

  Outside, the snow lightly falling and inside Brenda’s filled home, she and the women had been preparing the Christmas Eve dinner.

  The grandkids rushing into the kitchen and holding a big platter Brenda said, “Lord slow down young ones”.

  Cutting yams, Charlene asked, “What’s the rush you all?”

  Oldest son Jared replied, “Were going to build a snowman”, the other kids all agreed. Munching on a carrot stick, Missy remarked, “Aw don’t think there’s enough snow, we do not get much down here”. Shred up lettuce Brenda adds, “Sorry kids it usually melts fast”.

  Standing by the kitchen counter, Ella stirring gravy, looks at her four kids and said, “You can give it a shot”, hurrying outside.

  The women continued cooking and little three-year-old Sabrina, sitting at the kitchen table coloring with one-year-old Hope, sitting in the high chair scribbled into the book.

  In the living room watching football, sat five Wiley men with their uncle Danny Ray cheering over the football game on television.

  Not Sebastian that had been gone for a while and his family feared he was out drinking once again.

  Outside, playing in the snow, the grandchildren get carried away throwing snowballs. Suddenly, the grandsons are attacked by flying snowballs, quickly the girls run up onto the porch.

  Saw their dad’s and uncles sneaking from around the house then threw snowballs at the boys now throwing them back.

  A huge snowball battle went down and the Wiley brothers laughing, bombing the younger Wiley boys.

  Standing on the porch giggling the girls watching the snowball fight and inside the house.