(Author warning: This chapter contains swearing and English slang)
"OMG, my head hurts. Jesus where am I? Its pitch black. This smell, its nice, I'm laying on something warm. Owwwwww my mouth its this piercing feeling, it feels like when my wisdom teeth came in. My bum, its wet. Did I shit myself." Why do I sound like a baby, my words aren't coming out. There was a gentle voice I can hear it.
"Shhhhhh, there, there. My darling Nix."
"Bro who the fuck is Nix."
"Why aren't words coming out, it's just baby noises" The woman voice was soothing, relaxing, I felt calm. The last thing I remember was walking home from Stafford and getting stabbed. Did I die. Who is this woman. Wait, wait, wait don't tell me I've been reborn...like in those comics, because that would be totally unrealistic.
(Stafford is a Place in East London, a lot of gangs go through and is quite dangerous)
"Do you need your nappy changed. Is my baby teething. Your older brother teethed around this time too." Maybe I should open my eyes. Opening my eyes, I see a beautiful woman around in her mid 30s. Her hair was similar to a Lion's mane, but was styled into a high messy bun. She looks tired but had a smile of completeness. She had captivating golden eyes, like fire, two balls of fire, like someone had reached into the sun and stole its fire. Her eyes were warm, loving, welcoming, home. Her hair was dark brown, with golden highlights. Her skin looked like toffee. She looked like the definition of a confident powerful black woman. She had full lips, she wore no makeup but looked like she hadn't slept in days. I looked down and see the most magnificent set of boobs, my mouth started watering and I couldn't look away from them. "Is my baby hungry" she slowly stood up cradling me, walking over to a changing table, she placed me down and I immediately missed her warmth. I got a better look at her she look slim she was around 5 ft 6, her clothes looked weird, she was wearing a long sleeve dress that completely covered her legs, but showcased her neck, the dress was red. She was changing me, her hands were gentle, soft. "Now, doesn't that feel better".
"Ya, ya ya" I wanted to say yes but that's all that came out, I can see communication is going to be a probably, let me smiled. Smiling at her she started to cry however, she didn't look sad instead she looked happy.
"That's, the first time you've smiled at me, you've been crying for months I thought I was doing something wrong". To be honest, my childhood was traumatic, my mother was a drug addict, my father was sweet and caring , but when my mother overdosed, my father dropped me at a home and hung himself. But I wish I felt this warmth that I feel with this women, I hope she's my mum. I reach up towards her and he picks me up sobbing. I hear foot steps running into the room, they were heavy.
"Alinta, whats wrong is Phoenix still crying" the man said, his voice was deep but I could see I was being held on the women chest her name was Alinta, what a pretty name.
"No, she, she smiled at me. Then reached for me to pick her up. How can a baby be so cute" Alinta said still sobbing.
"Can I hold her, please. I swear I won't be stiff this time" The voice said, I think Alinta is my mother and this man is my father, let him hold me. Let me try kick my feet excitedly.
"She's gonna make me cry even more. I think Nix recognises your voice Honey" She started crying heterotically. "Here, go to your Daddy." I felt a big arm around me, it was as hard as a rock but comfortable, I felt safe and secure. I looked up his skin was like salted caramel, his hair was wavy straight, his hair barely touched his ear. He was built like a beast. Wait is this man hold me with one arm, wait he's way taller than my mum.
"Ha ha ha," I feel like I could touch the ceiling, he must be like 6 ft 6. Ooooo he has a beard, I want to touch it, come closer man. "hehehe" there's a grey streak in the middle of his beard, he look about 40 years old. Wait why is he crying, his brown eyes, he's quite handsome, but still punching above his weight with my mother.
"She laughed, she laughed, do you want to touch Daddy beard" He leaned in closer, I grabbed it, it felt soft.
"ah ha ha ha"
"I can't believe a man who killed 10,000 men in the war, is crying after seeing his baby daughter laugh. I thought you were supposed to be a tough guy". Wait this sounds familiar, like from that novel I read for school. God I wished I paid attention in English, I loved math but couldn't understand English, too many fucking rules. I think the book was called 'The Phoenix's Death', the villainess is called Phoenix after her family is killed by assassin she becomes evil. Originally she was the reincarnation of the Phoenix spirit and called the Child of the Sun, but she turns into the Dark Phoenix after her whole family is killed. When she turns 20 she fall in love with a man who doesn't love her back, I believe his name was Lucas. he was the male lead. Instead he falls in love with the female lead called Charlotte. Charlotte defeats the villainess with the power of friendship, with Lucas, her brother and two friends who were significant at all that shit was garbage, I know I'm 12 but is that the best they could come up with, it was so cringy. 'FrIeNdShIp WiLl SaVe ThE dAy'. Wait, hold on, didn't, didn't that man say Phoenix. Shi-