Relapse: A Novel by Nikki Turner

Author:Nikki Turner
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780345522092
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2010-06-27T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 20

Joke’s on You

The following morning Beijing was charged and ready to get to work. The day was filled with lots of small requests, causing the hours to fly by and her not to focus on the call that never came from Lootchee. Before she could get out the door of the hotel to head home, she got a call from her niece.

“Hey Chyna doll,” she answered. Her only niece always brightened up her day whenever she spoke to her.

“Hi, Auntie. I need you to get over here quick. It’s Gram. She’s out of control. Hurry up. She’s having a real bad day, and I’m worried that it might get worse and there’s no telling what she might do.”

“Did she take her meds?”

“She hasn’t taken them in a few days.”

“Ah hell.” Beijing knew it was serious. “Why didn’t you tell me when she first stopped taking them?”

“Because she promised she would take them the next day and then promised again the next day, but she didn’t and now I think there are going to be big problems.”

“Okay, I’m on the way. Now, it’ll take me a couple of hours to get there, but don’t worry, I’ll be there.”

“Just hurry, I really need you.”

Her niece’s cry for help made her forget about everything else. In no time flat, she was out of the door and headed to her pride and joy’s side.

Once she got in the car Beijing called Greta and said, “Ma, I need you.”

“What’s going on, baby? Are you back home?” Greta could hear the panic in Beijing’s voice.

“Yes, I got in two days ago and I’ve been meaning to call you but I got a little caught up.”

“You’ve been caught up with that new boyfriend, huh?”

“Not hardly. That’s a whole other story; I will have to tell you about that later.” She sighed, then got back to the reason she called. “Chyna just called me sounding really scared and she says that Willabee is off her meds again. I’m headed over there now.”

“I can meet you over there,” Greta offered.

That’s the kind of person Greta was. Without any hesitation she always had Beijing’s back and genuinely wanted to help anybody in need. People in the church, the neighborhood, it didn’t matter to her; she just wanted to be a blessing to folks.

“That would be wonderful.”

Greta was always happy to help wherever her stepdaughter needed her, even if it meant dealing with Willabee. She’d once despised Willabee, because Willabee could have children and Greta couldn’t. She knew it wasn’t her place to ask God why, but she couldn’t understand why God would give a person like Willabee chance after chance to have baby after baby but not give her one. Through the years, her feelings transformed from hate to more or less pity. She knew Willabee, so she only prayed for her to get better and be a positive person for Beijing and especially Chyna.

When Beijing pulled up, she couldn’t believe her eyes. Her fifty-four-year-old mother was outside in

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