The Life Of An Island Girl

Prologue

The book your about to read is about now 26 years old Latoya as she progress from a baby, to child with controlling parents on an island in the British Virgin Islands, part of a volcanic archipelago in the Caribbean. Moving away and returning to finish high school, being a teenager, getting her first job as a sales clerk, being in relationships, Having a child out of wedlock . Latoya is brown medium hair, brown eyes, pink lips, brown skin and bit over average is a democrat who believes in God. Her main priority is her son. Who speaks broken joined up English (her native tongue) if she is very comfortable with the person. Neatly dressed with American style clothing. She's a very nice person loves kids, hates critters & the dark.

Chapter 1 The Beginning

In the beginning was the Word. Man acts it out. He is the act, not the actor. Henry Miller

My name is Latoya Denelle Fraser. On September 6 1992, I was born to Barbra Nanci And Abayomi Lamark Fraser at Ashford Presbyterian Community Hospital in San Juan. After I was born my parents moved back to the British Virgin Islands to raise me with brother Twain. My brother Twain, who my father called waine was excited to have a little sister. He would always lift me and carry me where ever he went. "Oh Waine" my father said to Twain as he was going out the door. "Ain't ya gonna teck yo sista wid yo" as he ask Twain. He replied "she ain't ga go everywhere I go". Latoya they sometimes called me Nelle, I didn't mind that my brother didn't want me to go with him. As I sat and watch TV, my mother sat down beside me and said " Nelle don't worry sooner than later you would have someone to go out with!" I looked at her puzzled "woman wa yo talkin bout" in my raw BVI accent. Barbra stated you are going to be a big sister now. In shock and excitement I couldn't help myself not to run, outside in celebration that I wasn't the youngest anymore. On the way home Twain saw his sister outside of the house dancing. He stopped and asked her "Nelle gyal yo ok", "yo ackin lik yo loose a screw?". I replied " Na Waine I ain't gonna be d youngest anymore". Twain scratched his head trying to find out what's going on. Twain ran inside the house, "mommy Nelle telling me she ain't gonna be d youngest anymore?" Barbra told Twain that since he's now the oldest. Twain realized what Nelle was trying to tell him. On December 20 1996 our baby brother Lance was born. I was so happy to be a big sister, now I had someone that I could take with me.

Chapter 2 Dead And Lonely

If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou

I started to realize that my little brother Lance was taking away the attention from me then I started to resent him. But in school I tried so hard to be wanted. For me making friends weren't that easy. As all kids my age was follow the crowd, but that didn't end well for me. On January 2 1997 I had had buried my grand mother. My parents were often called to the school due to in my mind the teachers never liked me(favoritism). As the disciplinarian my father would beat me in front of my friends. In 2003 I graduated from primary school. First week in my new schools it was more difficult to fit in. I thought if I could change my personality it would be easier for me to make friends."if I was more friendlier." I stated to my self. "I would like to meet new people." I liked to surf the web and be on many different sites like hi5.com and trolls.com. I always was on msn messenger and yahoo messenger the easy way I knew how to make friends. And always love eat my favourite food and candy. The people i hang out the most was with my parents and little brother. Sometimes I wondered if i could have gone back in time to change what i had done wrong. "I wish I could have said I love you to my grandmother before she died." I just started reminiscing on the past. I stayed in my room blasting some Nelly and Ludacris.

Chapter 3 Far From Home

Some people are born very far from home. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

One day while surfing hi5.com I saw Mani online said hi to him. Amani Higbot but people just call him Mani I knew him before I moved to live with my aunt in Liverpool. I saw a number on my phone that looked familiar so I answered it was Mani on the other end. But I really couldn't hear him because of the connection. Then I decided to call him back but didn't get a response. So I decided to plan a trip to visit

back home my family. Since I moved I became popular which was great for me. While visiting family I started to think about my friends back in Liverpool. Three weeks passed when I decided to go back to Liverpool. But my mother decided that it was better that I moved back home because it was cheaper. My parents registered me to a newly ran high school in the BVI. For the first 2 weeks I was there it was very uncomfortable, unhappy and made a new friend named Victoria. Weeks then added to months. I realized that being back home wasn't what I really wanted. Sometimes I wish I never left Liverpool. It's like this living on this island there are people that are born here, people who moved here to send money home, and people who are raised here with one parent who is born here and another who was born somewhere else. That's me my fathers born here but my mothers from Philadelphia. All my life I felt like I never belonged in this place they considered me a half breed.

Chapter 4 New School New Friends

Trust is hard to come by. That's why my circle is small and tight. I'm kind of funny about making new friends. Eminem

One day after hoping off of the school bus in to the capital of the country, walking down the road on my way home. I felt eyes on me like I was a thief. I dreamed that I date the worlds hottest guy. Lived in a house with a pool and basketball court. Owned a BMW. But hey It was just a dream. 11 May 2006, it was a raining and thundering. Chantelle ran out side. Isabella was telling them that we should go home. Looking outside there was a landslide. Next to Dr. O'Leery's car was about to flood. Down the hill on Main Street was flooded out. Miss. Trevelyan asked for Karen, Carol, and Matt to take a pictures of the flood around Main Street. Everyone talked about what happened over the summer. Bernadette's parents came for her so she went home. Today was the funniest day of my life. It seems that one of my classmates had some sort of beef my friend Angie. Gotten a text with her going crazy telling me that if they don't keep her name out of their mouth she doesn't mind taking the boat over. That was something people on this island always love to talk about people and never keep their mouth shut. I decided to go and harass my brother lance to wake him up. Thank goodness for eggo' waffles and sunnyD as I go to school. November 20 2006, I was on my computer talking to Blake, we were talking about the school dance. We both didn't have a dance partner at the time. So the topic changed drastically since Faith was on I asked him if it was ok to add her on. Sad to say I fell asleep. For a little while I was thinking of Neil and the time we spent talking.

Chapter 5 Niece

Sometimes the littlest things take up the most room in your heart.- Winnie The Pooh

December 8 2006 Samantha Duncan was finally born. She was 6 lds 6 oz and looks just like her mother. Was thinking of a nickname to give her. I got it Peanut. I've made it out of a school of favoritism. How a school that's being ran by expatriates that don't even care about the student in their school. Its all about the money. Almost finishing high school,I found out I had to go to Philadelphia to go to my grandfather's funeral. I felt mortified I was a girl with no backbone. Not being able to see my grandparents face or even hearing their voice. When their not here I always think of them. I missed them so much. At that moment it's like I had nothing no reason to live. This place I called home never felt like home. After finishing school I gotten a job with my father's brother. I liked it at first liked it, because I used to work there as my summer job. But weeks past and he started to treat me differently probably because I was getting older. But what a humbug he was being such like a Scrooge. My mother told me treat the customers with the upmost respect and go the extra mile for a customer. And I did what she said. Then I became his talk. Everyday after work my father had gotten a different complaint. And how it is customer service. I realized that he was jealous of the relationship that I had with my father. So while he treated me like crap I stayed there for two years.

Chapter 6 First Job

If you really want to be happy, don't just go for the money. Go for the relationship that lasts. Go for things of greater value.-Tony Meloto

One day at work the whole shop was flooded, we had to clean up flood water mixed with sewage water. So tell me know how your going to fight the water to go into a little tiny and you don't know if it's blocked or not. Then he decided to come out of face saying that I don't know how to clean and I don't keep a clean house. So I told you clean this yourself, don't keep a clean house, the house you live in looks like a pig pen, you waking around here like you sleeping with your pigs with a chunk of mud on your feet. Then I slammed the door behind me. Unfortunately I didn't mention I have two older sisters, Oldest is Andrea Fraser and older is Julia Fraser. So in a heat fit I ran to Andrea's office and told her what happened. Who ever knew that the Scrooge need the help. He called my sister begging me to come back. I told her" why should I go back to cleaning up his habitat?". She told me that was not a nice thing to say about my uncle. " but if he's a pig, he's a pig. Pigs never hide!". So I went back when it was finished clean. Old Scrooge decided to apologize. You asking me what if I forgave him, I did. A month after the Scrooge was complaining " oh money is missing!". I'm clueless if I didn't touch it, it wasn't me. Being a smart ass" ain't you have cameras" knowing he doesn't know how to use it.

Chapter 7 Annoying

I know nothing more annoying when people I don't know jump to conclusions on my person based on nothing but gossip or speculation. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Then he called my father and told him that I was being rude. Him and my father spent hours talking then it came to the part that I was being rude. So my father called me and asked me why was I being rude to my uncle. So I told them "my mother told me not to take bs from a Scrooge like you". So looks the saddest man ever my father asked my mother if she told me that. She said yes. So people think they could talk to you anyway they want. Respect is a two way street. I got tired of his lying old dirt feet Scrooge so I left. For a year I got bored staying home so my father asked his brother if I could come back. In 2012 I decided to go back. That's when I met Austin Robinson but people call him Tin. I tried not to have my uncle to call my father. Three weeks after being so persistent i decided to give him my number. While talking he stated that we can talk that he was going through a rough patch in his relationship. At the time I understood don't expect too much out of the relationship between us. Five months after thinking started to get a bit serious. Was wondering if this was steady. Then the Scrooge started back. It all happened when my fathers uncle died we were at his funeral. Meeting up with family you never met before. So everyone pulled out their smartphones you named it. Samsung's and IPhone's were out a flash here a flash there. I came out with my iPhone 4s to join in taking pictures. While taking photos my uncle asked me "what's that?" I stated brushing him off" an iPhone". I left him there looking dumb found. Then stopping my father asking him about his phone. My father stated " man this is out of you league!".

Chapter 8 Pissed

Never let a confused man waste your time or energy- r.h. Sin

One week after the funeral he started to ask my father if he can help him to get a phone like what he has. So he and my father when to get the phone from Caribbean Cellular Telecommunications. After Arriving back to the store, my father stated " if you need any help Latoya can help you." I looked at two of them with the look I never said I would help. One day he cornered me stated " I don't know why your father forced me to by such an expensive phone!". Then when I told my father about it he made it seemed I was lying on him. When people here try to make it seems you crazy and you hearing things. When they the ones who going crazy. I told my father that his brothers and sisters need to have an intervention for their brother. I decided to finally leave for good when t told him I was sick and tired of his Scroogish self. Then he told me to leave I was so grateful to leave that roach and rat infested place. So I took my uppityass to the Labor Department. Secret was I was going to take him down with all the illegal treatment and unhealthy environment. Even slaves were being treated better than how he treated his workers.

Chapter 9 Interview

An interview is like a minefield- Michelle Williams

But then i decided not to and leave him to God. Instead I went to get assistance for work. That's when had an interview to work with a supermarket, I'll be honest I didn't want that job. I'm not used to waking up at 1am to be out on the road to head to work for 4pm. The second interview was at a home and hardware store. I loved it the owner and I just clicked. I don't want to jinx anything if I got the job. Got a call at the end of the week and I got the job. You may wonder how I got the job. Well this island is not big it really small if you look on a globe or map you could barely see us. My father knew the owner and gave her a call and spoke to her about how badly I needed this job. He wasn't wrong I needed it bad. I decided to call Tin and told him the great news I got the job.

Chapter 10 New Job

Remember that the reason you're doing this is to make your life better

I see you want to know why all of a sudden I speak of Tin. My interview with that supermarket, he dropped me home after that interview. But we talk almost every day and every go out every night. Back to my first day on a new job. Entered shy as ever. I met my new boss Scarlett Palmer, new supervisor Sue Vaneer but I couldn't stop calling them Ms. Sue and Mrs. Scarlett, last but not least my coworker Poppa Cherry she was actually two years younger than me. The I started to open up and getting used to my new job. Oh how much I loved it they treated me just like family. It felt like the family I never had. And way better then the one I grew up in. People outside your family appreciate your more than your own family. Ain't that sad. While out running errands for Mrs. Scarlett and heading back to work walking back with company I heard my name being called. It was my uncle acting like we buddies. Good thing the company I was with saw and said "that's how he hails you know?". It's a good thing I got something way better so I don't have to deal with his old good for nothing ass.

On certain days Tin would drop me to work it depends on how early I wake up. I really don't have a rap sheet on being late it's mostly my mother. Some days I just do it the old fashion way and hitch a ride to work.Today was a day I wouldn't forget I had a wonderful day until the end. When someone I used to work with by my uncle's shop, came to the store. It's a good thing I didn't have to deal with her. Because she's a backstabber and a good for nothing bitch. But it's a good thing she didn't stay long. Went home and just decided to call it a day. A few minutes after I got home Tin and I decided to go out and hangout. So this morning I woke up at 4am, took my shower and got dressed for work. Thanks to Tin for waiting up for me even though we both were early. Since I was the first person to arrived to work early, I decided to kill some time and get something to eat then head in to work. When I headed back no one was there, so I waited until I saw Ms. Sue.

Ms. Sue stated " Latoya you here early! What time you came?" I said " I was here at 7:30am". I don't know what I did that moment but she was acting up-pitty like she was Queen Nefertiti. Sometimes it would get over bearing with the fakeness. It not good to be acting like your "Miss. Perfect" like you never sin before. Believe you me there's a lot of fake people on this Island. There's always a new building of the new church, Everywhere you look a church here, a church there. Everywhere a new church. Don't get me wrong I grew up in the church and boy you could find all the hypocrites in church acting like they all holy. Even the pastor they don't even practice what they preach. Thought they were supposed to show an example. Every Tom Tim and Sue is a pastor. Sundays is church, Monday to Friday is club day. Now you seeing the dirty wine, the Harlam shake, and the Duggy going down in the church. How to get easy money in the BVI just open up at church.

Chapter 11 Food On Island

There is no sincerer love than the love of food. -George Bernard Shaw

One afternoon wondering what I was going to have for lunch, not much of a variety. So I just decided to go to virgin queen for lunch. So you may wonder what places we have had to eat well I'll let you know we don't have Popeyes, KFC, Pizza Hut, or Dominoes. What do you have the will we have Pusser's, Virgin queen, Scatto's fry chicken and we have Walsco. It's when you want to change up there is not much. Ever had Curry flavour fried chicken? Who messes up fry Chicken. The food could be better but it'll be better if only we had some competition then that would be great. It will be great if we had some pizza Hut and some Dominoes, or even some fried chicken like Popeyes or KFC. So you asking what the local food? Well our local food consist of selfish, Johny Cake, Dove pork, Mutton, oxtail many varieties fish and seafood and ground provision.

Chapter 12 Secrets Beneath

Do not tell secrets to those whose faith and silence you have not already tested. -Elizabeth I

Now that I've gotten settled at the new job I've been making head way in my relationship with Tin. Right now it's not only about sex. But tell me how it should be? You ask a man you've been seeing how many kids to you have? And they keep telling you half a story. So this is what I did. You may think it's whore-ish but I don't. So since the half story was keep coming and feeling I was being two timed. It was time that I show him how it feels. So I was out with someone else. Yes, we had sex for four weeks. Had gotten a scare that I missed my period. Boy that got his attention and oh was he mad. Ever had someone who was so mad at you that your punishment was rough sex. Well I didn't get the answer I wanted so. I decided to take it up a notch more . At work we had a new coworker but he wasn't so new his name was Bobby Carrico.

Chapter 13 Lies

You may tell the greatest lies and wear a brilliant disguise, but you can't escape the eyes of the one who sees right through you.-TOM ROBBINS, Villa Incognito

While at the festival grounds with my brother I bumped into Aadi Jackson, he was a police officer I job trained with when I was in school. Don't get me wrong he's nice looking and was a bit on the chunky side. But I like my men slender. We exchanged contacts. Thinking that he was single I asked him. "Dude I are you single?"He told me "yes, I just broke up with my girl friend. Because she told me that she is getting married." Oh bummer then I let him know that I was going through some hard times with the relationship I'm in. Dude acting like he didn't know what that meant so I broke it down for him. I have a boyfriend and that we taking a break. At that time I don't know if he couldn't read or what, but it was there in black and white. Instead of going home I decided to stay out a little longer cause it was Friday. So we met up at the local hospital then went for dinner. We had Chinese food then stopped at him place. I knew him since I was in high school but really wasn't into him. So we talked about kids, he stated that he's a father of two girls that want a baby brother or sister. I said cool, then asked him again if he was married even way before having sex. He said " Why are you keep asking me the same question. I'm not married." At that time I believed him there wasn't any sign of a ring on his finger and no sign of any feminine product around. So yes we had sex for like two months.

Chapter 14 Double

When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch.-Bette Davis

That's when it happened a missed period. Never told anyone I was late. But that day I had the worst belly ache but I called it cramps not to draw any attention. So I went out to lunch like nothing is happened. Made a bet with a friend. The bet was for them to pay for a pregnancy test. If it came out negative I would pay them back, if it came out positive I'll keep it. Did I know I was pregnant no. But after I took the test and got the results then I knew. Then I told my friend that it came out positive. But it came for me to tell the father. Boy was he happy when he found out. A few weeks passed. Never told my parents, i went to my doctor appointments with no one telling me. But one thing in my body was keep getting me sick. But I never let it show that I was sick. The day of my bible study with Bobby Carrico , I made a special call to Tin and asked if he could drop me home that night. He said " yes" and that he was just at Christmas on De'Castro street with his kids. Me just thinking that he was with his two boys I said it was cool that I'll meet him there.

Chapter 15 Truth

Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for. -Bob Marley

As I arrived I saw Aadi then we spoke for a little while, not knowing which direction Tin was coming from I was caught taking to another man while I was waiting. But I was more surprised than he was, at that time I knew half of a story not the full story. So it made me upset, I kept my secret to my self until I couldn't hold it. The full story was right in front of me. Yes it was true he had a daughter, even though as much times I asked he never stated. So now I have a secret that's to die for. Drove home in silence. The next week came and I spent time trying to be as normal as can be. Went on my usual routine archery then called Tin acting like I wasn't upset and asked him if we can spend some time together which we did.

Chapter 16 Sad And Alone

Pain is the only thing that's telling me I'm still alive

This day was so unbelievable for the moment I thought that he was different that he would never lie to me he did. I asked him" can you come to my doctor appointment with me?". He stated" are you nuts?" I just wanted to know what was going on. That's when he decided to stop lying and telling the truth. The truth was that he was in deed married. So now what should I tell my unborn child, your father wanted you but he wasn't man enough to tell the truth in the beginning. Or your father is a low down dirty dog. I was so upset that I fell so humiliated that my parents anniversary event was coming up. Thinking that I had everything and realizing that now I was alone with a baby growing inside of me. So I suck in all the pain and the hurt of being used that I went and did my hair. What made it even worse the place that did my hair on a regular was closed for the season. So I had to go somewhere else. Seems to be my accent but when I told the hair dresser I wanted purple highlights she dyed the whole head of hair purple. I was so madly upset my parents event was the next day. How am I going to wear a blue gown with different shades of purple in my hair. I felt like I would look like a clown. And boy I hate clowns. Since my mother's sister was over I asked her if she could fix my hair for me. After she was done with it I felt better about it. And actually it didn't look bad at all. But after that event I would never go back to that hair salon.

Chapter 17 Reality

Reality is that which when you stop believing in it, it doesn't go away.

Then it was the moment of truth New Year's Day, where you right the wrongs. Tin and I went out with mutual friends and brought in the second day of the new year. Normally I would have some alcoholic beverages but this time I didn't. So I made up an excuse that doctor ordered me not to drink because I'm anemic. Thinking that I got away with that story I felt better. At the end of the night it ended with a kiss. Different than the usual I give him. That's when it sank in that he really fell in love with me. But I was too blinded by the hurt and felt like I should show him how it feels to be played and lied to. I just broke down and felt like I had to tell him. So I waited two days to tell him. And how horrible did I feel. I was pregnant by a married man and truly then I was alone. That when I needed someone all I was thinking about my feelings. But if was great that I had someone to cheer me up. My cousin and friend in one. Been there with me through it all. His name is Keith. No one could ever ask for a better friend. I knew Keith via primary school, his sister were the first friends I ever had. We went out that day to the near by marina to eat. We need a ride home. I tried to call Tin even though he was still upset with me, he never answered. So I called a mutual friend of Tin and I. After he dropped Keith I explained him everything. Then he said " if he had told you the answer would you have stayed with him?" No doubt about it I would have stayed. I was so straight up with him in the beginning. Then people telling you otherwise. Here your business is everyone's business.

Chapter 18 Facing The Music

I can understand why people jump off bridges.-Larry Brown

It came to the point where I have to tell my parents. Telling them I'm pregnant was weird because my father holds a straight serious face you don't know what he's thinking. If he's going to jump and beat the living crap out of you. Was so nervous I had to call Keith fifty eleven times to keep me calm. But my boss made it easier she called him and explained him everything. Then it came to break the hump on the camels back my mother got a call not to kill me but to live me live to see another day. It hurt me to tell my parents the story that my child had no father. My father stopped speaking to me for a month. My mother she stopped speaking to me only for a few days. It was up to me now to show them I can do this. That I can be a great single mother. But even though emotionally I was a train wreck I tried to hang in. Where every moment my child grew I kept thinking what if Aadi never lied. What if I was never pregnant, then I would cry myself to sleep. Then it hit me, with this child I would find true love, I would never be alone. I decided that I should be happy that I can be greedy because this little being I don't have to share with anyone. And that I have it all to myself. That's when the day I've been waiting on came. Then i looked on the screen to see it had a penis. Then I hit me the child I'm carrying is a boy. I decided to then let his father know that his dream came true. That's when I got a kick to my heart. When he told my father that the child was not his. I made some mistakes in my life but to prove my parents that I was not making it up. I showed them the messages between Aadi and I.

Chapter 19 True Love

The course of true love never did run smooth.-William Shakespeare

When he stated he was a good father I took his words to heart. But when he denied my child it hurt me really bad. It made me cry for days. We planned for a child that he now disowns. I decided to get up and brush off all the pain and hurt. I made a vow to my son to protect him from heartache and to shower him with love and to be there when ever he needs me. On my birthday I felt my little boy kick for the first time. I was so excited and overwhelmed at the same time. It like now my world was different me and my new love. Then I got a phone call, it was Tin he called to see how I was doing. To de honest I've been texting him because I didn't want him to fully turn his back on me. Then a month went by. While at home I felt crazy cramping, I called my mother to tell her what was happening. Unfortunately my mother and father was on a date. I didn't want to disturb them but it was so painful. But she did told me that if it gets worse that my father will be home shortly. At 1:30 it didn't subside so I decided to call Poppa and asked her if she can do me a favor and call my sister for me. And asked her to call me. The cramping became so painful felt like I was going to die. So I press the emergency button on my phone which got me the operator. I told them that I was pregnant and having abdominal pain. Since the hospital was in the center of the island it took them 25mins to get to me and 10 mins to get to the hospital with all the sirens blazing. It's a good thing I didn't wait ,finding out later I had braxton hicks. And had to take some medicine to close up my cervix. Everything went well and the doctor ordered me to bedrest.

Chapter 20 Love At First Sight

At first, I did not believe in love at first sight. That was until a special person came along and stole my heart.

Since I was ordered bedrest by the doctor I realized I had gotten some messages from my son's father. I wasn't planning on telling him that I was in the hospital. But I still told him. Then he's acting like he cares. This man ain't realized it don't want him to think about me. How odd is it you disowned the child and said he's not yours and no you messaging me like you care. So that's when he felt guilty. I remember he stated that he always wanted a son. Now he disowned the child way before finding out what it was. I decided to leave him let him text. And when it's time for the baby to be born let him be there. But it never happened so. That's when my father decided to tell his family that I was having a baby. Those people nosey as hell, and they never share anything that happens to them but always want you to tell them everything. People talk to damn much.I went to Atlanta Georgia to get ready to have my baby he was never there. I got everything thing in order to have my baby. Since I'm a born American I'm in title to have my baby in America. While others who aren't born in America are free to have their child born there and get all rights. August 1 2016 my mother came back. One week of walking around the neighborhood just to increase the pressure. It was soon time for my mother to head back. That's when it happened I had an excruciating pain lasted for 2 days. On the night of the second day I couldn't stop going to the bathroom. Until my mother had to use it. She told me I was bleaching so we called the ambulance which took me straight to the hospital.

Chapter 21 Birth

Having a baby is painful in order to show how serious a thing life is.-Lisa See

My plan was not to get an epidural, but the pain was too much. After that my little baby boy was here. Born 7 lb 8 oz Liam Noah Jackson was born and boy he was a crier. But it soon stopped because I started to cry tears of joy that I finally got a chance to see the love I've been waiting on all this time. I never let him out of my sight. For the first few days he wasn't home with me because he was born with jaundice. It was a little overwhelming being a new mother and your baby can't go home the same time as you. That Sunday when he was discharged I was so happy that I couldn't stop taking pictures of him. Coming to my mother's last day my best friend Keith came and oh boy I was excited. I had my new love and my best friend with me. It was a good thing he was here because the next day I had to take Liam to the doctor. I had transportation but 5 people couldn't come on the transportation just 2 and the baby. While my mother stayed behind to watch my niece Keith and I took Liam to the doctor. After the doctor we waited on the transportation to take us back to the house but we were waiting for hours and we were hungry. So we decided to skip the transportation and get something to eat.

Chapter 22 Just Us

Me and you, just us two

While Keith was in Atlanta with me we were getting ourselves ready to head back to the islands. But needed the necessary documents to travel with the Baby. So Keith decided to get Liam's birth certificate for me. And an early blessing of the child before we leave we went to bible study. While labour and the stay in Atlanta was great I really missed home and couldn't wait to start my new life as a single mother. Arriving home to my parents as our welcome party, as I was so glad to be home one person was happier to see Liam. After my father dropped Keith home and thanked him for spending time with me in Atlanta. My father couldn't wait to get home and hold Liam for the first time. He was so excited to have his grandson with him. While my parents were holding Liam I began to unpack. Was so excited to see to new decor in my room, half was mine and the other half was Liam. As the months go by I take as much picture as possible of Liam and his transformation. So while getting in order who were God parents of Liam, my mother and I planned for a christening. Decided that Liam's God parents were my cousin Keith, my cousin Paige Fraser, my aunt Bertie and my boss Mrs. Scarlett Palmer. And the more text I started to get from his father being more dramatic by the minute. I'm not keeping him away from his father, his father have to just be a man.

Chapter 23 Liam

You are my today and all my tomorrows. -Leo Christopher

Oh my God it's been a month since we left Atlanta and boy Liam is getting so big. He's been such a wonderful baby giggling all the time. I've been seeing red little fine bumps on his face. As a child growing up I had a problem with eczema. I would pray to got hoping he didn't have eczema. Took him to the clinic and found out yes he has baby eczema. I tried everything a water diet since he was drinking breastmilk, changing his soap, to using a light detergent to wash his clothes nothing helped. Liam's christening was great two of his God parents were able to make it Paige and aunt Bertie. Until we went back to Atlanta and had him go to an allergist. From then the Dr. told me that his skin had a problem holding in the moisture. He gave me a regime socking him in his tub for 25 min and gave me some medication to lock in the moisture. I was wondering why they never thought about that in the BVI. Right now I feel much better that it's under control. With little minor flare ups.

Chapter 24 First Time

Theres a first time for everything

Now that it came up in a conversation when are you coming to see your son. Since you never saw him before. Then he told me he has enough time to see him. I said to myself Liam is not going to get upset with me when he doesn't know his father. I got a message early on a working day, my father was overseas with his oldest brother and my mother was at work. Don't get me wrong I was desperate for my son to see his father. I shouldn't had brought him in my parents house. So when my mother saw the picture it made my father upset and not speaks to me for 3 weeks since he got back. Now only once my son saw his father Aadi. He doesn't spend time with him nor pay child support.

Chapter 25 Deadbeat

Life is a journey. Time is a river. The door is ajar.-Jim Butcher, Dead Beat

Liam is now 9 months he travels more than an average person back and forth from the BVI to Atlanta. Not to mention he's walking. So happy and proud of him. While I was holding Liam, I was reminiscing on everything we been through. We did it just the two of us without his father. It's funny how a woman only hear one side of a story but not an other side. Before he saw Liam he said his daughters wanted to see him. So why if they want to see him they would act like he doesn't exist. My fear is that when Liam gets older he feels unwanted by his father and his family since he's an outside child. Since Liam doesn't have a passport yet I had to try to get him a new birth paper with my name and his father's name to get his passport. Better yet we'll see if they come around. Four months passed and now I have the paperwork and mailed them out so I can start the process in getting Liam his passport.

Chapter 26 New

Now Liam is 10 months I can't believe it, he has such a personality on him, very playful and all over the place. Finding what he likes and what he doesn't like. I wish he would just slow down a bit. Some days he can be a handful. Still sleeps in the bed with me and we're just comfortable. Oh how I love his company, every morning we wake up go to the living room and watch tv together. Watching his favorite show Paw Patrol. Some days he has a kick going on the kindle doing his ABC mouse, he started when he was 8 months he loves when it starts up.

Hope

Four years later Aadi is now in Liam's life and is paying child support. It hasn't been an easy road but we made it through.