Tales of the Hood by T K Williams-Nelson

Author:T K Williams-Nelson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd

Chapter Eleven

After all the drama Holly brought round the other day, I thought it be best that my family and me got out of the area for the day. I knew a nice park around the suburbs of London that my mum used to take me and Maurice to. It was a special part of our childhood. I decided to take them there to have a chance to forget about the chaos going on and think about something humble. I had a surprise for Vanessa outside first. I had spent nearly every penny I made from my first single to get it so I hoped she liked it.

“Jayden what you doing?” she said, struggling as I tried to put the blindfold over her eyes.

“Well if you keep still then you will know,” I replied, shaking her gently. I slowly lead her downstairs and out the front door.

“I’m so excited,” she said, running on the spot. I loved it when I was able to make her happy. I took off the blindfold, “You didn’t!” she gasped with amazement.

“I did,” I replied, grinning at the new grey Mercedes sitting in front of me. “This is our new car.” She was speechless. She ran up to me and jumped in my arms.

“I can’t believe you got us a car. You’re such a darling,” she laughed, pinching my cheeks.

“Well now we have Shakira we need one. We can’t be jumping on public transport with all these mad people about,” I said, trying my best not to refer to Jamal.

“True but I don’t want you splashing out on us all the time, you worked hard for what you have. Thank you so much babe,” she said staring lovingly at our new vehicle. I smiled as I saw how happy she was.

“Get strapped in because I’m taking you and Shakira are to one of my favourite childhood places,” I said with great enthusiasm.

“Oh. What’s it like?” she asked curiously.

“You’ll see.”

***

We pulled up outside the two big gates at the entrance of the park and stepped out of the car. The park was crowded with young children running around, young adults talking on the phone and mothers picking up toys off the ground.

“This is really nice, Jay. We need to get a water fountain like that in our garden,” Vanessa said, pointing ambitiously. She was getting a bit excited that I had a bit of money in my pocket because she’d never experienced the high life before. We didn’t want for nothing now; I just wanted to gain some stability in the music game before making serious decisions like moving away. I laid out a blanket on the grass and put Shakira down to move about and explore with her eyes. All the quality time I spent with her was meaningful to me. Watching a baby grow provides a feeling that one cannot explain.

“Maurice and I used to play fight for hours whilst my mum lay on this very blanket watching us,” I told Vanessa as I recollected, looking at the sky.

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