Page 73 of His Four Leaf Clover

“Are you insane? Why would I wanna go anywhere with you? Stop treating me like a child!”

Trent was getting angry, and that terrified her. Usually, her husband would be there to get his mind right but he was in the house. Trudy knew how her son’s moods could change like the weather so she had to choose her next words carefully.

“Okay, Trent, I’ll let you get back to whatever you were doing.”

Trudy walked away with her son following closely behind her. When she entered the main house, Trent was hot on her heels. She was happy when she walked into the kitchen and saw her husband sitting at the island.

“Where are my keys?” Trenton asked angrily as he walked up on his mother like he was ready to swing.

“Whoa. What the hell is going on?” Melvin closed in the small space between his son and wife.

“I want my car keys. I’m good to drive now.” Trent was trying to quiet the voices in his head that were telling him to defend himself. He hadn’t felt like that in a few weeks and he didn’t know why it was happening now.

“You’ll get your keys when your doctors give us the ok.” Melvin reiterated what his wife had just said.

“I don’t give a fuck what the doctors said. I’m a grown ass man.”

“Walk away, Trenton, while you still have the ability to walk.” Melvin gave his son a stern look and his voice was firm. Unlike his wife, he wasn’t afraid of him and he proved that more than once. He’d knocked his son on his ass more times than he cared to count. Trent looked like he wanted to challenge him but he decided against it. He turned and walked away, leaving his parents alone.

“I only asked him if he was ready to eat.” Trudy sighed in exasperation.

“This is the last straw, Trudy. What would have happened if I wasn’t here?”

“I would have calmed him down like I always do.”

“I’m over this shit. Either you move forward with our original plan or I’m gone. I’m not tiptoeing around my own damn house. I knew you were gonna go back on your word.”

“I didn’t go back on my word but he was hurt, Melvin. Besides his broken jaw, he starting catching seizures out of the blue because some thug attacked him.”

Trudy felt like she was drowning under the weight of her problems. Although she talked to her daughters and apologized for her behavior, their relationship still seemed strained. Melvin was on her back about getting Trent committed, and she felt like she was the only one who still loved him. She wasn’t going back on her word, but her husband wanted them to take him straight from the hospital to the facility. She at least wanted to make sure he was fully recovered first. She had taken a leave of absence from work but she was ready to get back to her normal routine.

“I guess you think he was attacked for nothing,” Melvin spoke up, interrupting her thoughts.

“I never said that but you have to admit that before today, he was doing better.”

“That’s because you were putting his meds in his smoothies and liquids. I told you that it was a temporary fix and I was right.”

Trudy was trying to do everything in her power to get her son back on track but her husband was right. As soon as Trent was able to eat solid foods again, that was the end of him taking his meds. She was scared out of her mind when she learned that he had been around Clover again. Not just because of the protective order but the leverage that she had over Trudy was worth more than any dollar amount that she could ever offer. Her only son was making her life a living hell and she felt stuck. Trent couldn’t even keep a job, so they had to be his financial support system once again.

“You’re right. As much as it’s gonna hurt, I have to do what’s best for him. We can call the facility in the morning and proceed.”

“This hurts me just as much as it does you. But I’d rather us hurt a little now than lose our son and hurt forever.” Melvin walked over and wrapped his arms around his wife. He hated how strained their marriage had been for the past few years. It seemed like when they got over one hurdle, another was waiting to fill the space.

“I wanna start living again, Melvin. I feel like all I’ve been doing lately is existing. We haven’t taken a vacation in forever.”

“Once we get Trent squared away, we can go wherever you want and stay as long as you want. We can both use it.”

Trent stood near the back door listening to his parents talk about throwing him away like he was trash once again. His father hated him so that was no surprise but he was shocked that his mother was on board. She was the only one who didn’t think he was crazy. She actually made him think that she was on his side but she was a lying ass bitch just like every other woman that he’d ever encountered.

Both his parents had him fucked up and they were gonna find that out the hard way. He was happy that the door didn’t close all the way when he tried to slam it. It was obviously meant for him to hear their plans. He softly closed the door and headed to the garage. He grabbed a can of black spray paint before going to his apartment. He sprayed the lens on the cameras so that his parents couldn’t see when he left. Afterwards, he packed some clothes and called an Uber. They could call whoever they wanted in the morning. He would be long gone before they even got there.

Caprice discreetly gripped the handle on her bear mace, as Trent paced back and forth in her living room. She regretted putting her gun in the safe but she only started doing that because he was temporarily living with her. Trent was the only one who thought he was sane, but she knew better. She was young when her father took his life but she felt like she was seeing him all over again as she watched her cousin have an episode.

“That bitch was drugging me, bro. No wonder I’ve been feeling so weird lately. And his bitch ass is trying to put a nigga away and she’s agreeing with it. They even took my car keys.” Trent went from mumbling under his breath to talking loud and aggressively.

Caprice was shocked and confused when he knocked on her door the night before. Apparently, his parents were plotting on him again and he was livid. Caprice was okay with him staying with her before but she was happy that he went back home after he was released from the hospital. She even paid one of their cousins to bring all of his belongings to him.

She was good on him staying with her now though. Caprice was tired of feeling like a prisoner in her own home. She used to lock herself in her room when Trent started up with his crazy talk. It just reminded her so much of her father, and she hated to even think about it. The money was good and saved her a lot when she first moved. Now that she was working again, she was able to pay her own bills with one check and save some money.