India had always been the quiet loner. Never really having friends but Holly and Reece. To everybody else, she didn't have the RIGHT look. Highschool was a constant verbal bullying norm for Indy and drawing was her ONLY solace away from it.
15 year...
Ontheway to the resort for Holly wedding/baby shower......
Taliyah (Liyah)
I sat in the car, staring out the window. We just passed VA state lines and was probably close to the resort. "I think they'd understand if you didn't show......you don't have to force yourself to go....."
I looked at Zaire, driving the car. It's been two months, I let that situation terrify me, scared of my own shadow. It took me to overhear a conversation that Zaire was having with Tej and 'em. Rosalie was trying to live her normal life. She had it worse than me....
I should try to move on with my life, too. I can't keep sulking in what I can't change.....the memories were still there, but he wasn't......I've been gone too long and I needa pick up the pieces and move forward.
"It's ok....he can't hurt me no more....." I smiled at him.
I took in a deep breath in and tried to remember what Dr. Goyger told me. He's a past that can't hurt me anymore, he's non existent in my future. He's not in prison, he's dead......I saw it when Zaire put the bullet to his head. I just.....the images of that night would never leave my mind. I looked at my arm, where Ahmad stabbed me. It was deep, but it was gonna heal nicely.
"He never will.....nobody ever gon hurt you again.....that's a promise." Z kissed my knuckles while he kept driving.
Zaire......ain't been nothing but perfect through the 4 years we been around each other. And even better this past month.....I don't regret telling him I love him.
Because I do......
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Zaire (Z) (Her Beauty Within)
"Remember Hooters.....?" I played with his fingers. His beloved diamond studded grill gleamed in the sunlight. I swear he be pulling that bad boy vibe, so sexy.....
"The same night I took you to the hotel....?" He chuckled.
"I wasn't gon let you know where I stay at. I ain't know if you had stalker tendencies...." I got my moments where I'm tryna get back to myself. Z be making it so easy majority of the times.
"You had breakfast with me the next morning, though......"
I sure did. Of all the hookups I had, Z puts it down......
He came out the shoe store across the street, I was at Hooters with the other employees. The clinic owners wanted to treat us out for happy hour after work. It's the weekend, I was just gonna hit the club, but this was good enough.
