Jezebel Mallory Parker
2020 - Around the time Laurel first went home
How can such a tiny being cause so much fear? It didn’t matter that the doctors had given the ok. There Jezebel was bringing Laurel home from the hospital. Of course, Jezebel wasn’t alone, and she would always have her family to count on, but that didn’t change the fact that from that day forward, she was the one responsible for everything. Even with people she had to support her, there was a part of her that was still on her own. While Laurel was in the hospital, unless there was something she had going on, or Daniel pulled her away, she was there with her. Each day, it would be her taking care of her daughter. Mikel… he wasn’t there like Jezebel was. Jezebel knew what it was like growing up without a relationship with her father, so Jezebel wanted Laurel to have that, but it was Mikel’s life. She couldn’t force him to be around. If he wanted to see Laurel or not, it was on him, he could be as involved as he wanted. He would always be her father, but he wouldn’t be the one raising her. Jezebel would be there for Laurel for everything. As the summer came to an end and everyone seemed to have left for school, or traveling in Mikel’s case, it was just Jezebel and Laurel. On their own, just the two of them, Jezebel couldn’t deny that she was scared out of her mind. Something could happen and Laurel could get hurt, Jezebel could do any number of things wrong for her, and did she even have it in her to be a good mother? It’s not like Jezebel grew up with a good example, if anything she grew up seeing what not to do. However, even with her fears, she could hold her little girl, looking at her sweet face and feel like, at least for a little while, that she could do it. She would do anything to make sure Laurel grew up happy and healthy. Jezebel may have been 19 years old, but even if Laurel had been an accident, she would never be a mistake.
@benitz786 - Dan mentioned
@Madilfill - Mikel mentioned