sneaking out late one night, luna runs into a criminal on the street who she quickly falls in love with. his looks are intimating and his voice is deep and thick.
he was definitely her type and he knew it too.
what happens next? read to find out...
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Luna Gracie Walker Chicago, Illinois 1:54pm
leaving the store i bumped into a middle aged man. the awkward expression on the strangers face registered in my mind as it then quickly vanished. i was used to it, strangers giving me annoyed looks whenever i didn't look where i was walking.
"can i help you?" i asked him. all the man did was stand in front of me like he had something to say. he leaned in uncomfortably toward me.
"i'm sorry to bother you" he said in a soft voice. "but i'm looking for amanda walker?"
"and who would you be?" it came out rudely but i didn't intend for it to come out like that.
"my name is zach. zach taylor. me and your mother was very good friends growing up" i stared into the man's eyes. they were kind, honest and sad. but i was so confused on how i could of ran into my mamas old friend. i've never seen or heard of him before.
"i don't understand" i confessed. "you're my mamas old friend?"
"yes. i have a few pictures of me and her growing up. we met in highschool"
"sure lemme see em" he pulled out his wallet and took out a few pictures he had of me and mama. it was true they was very good friends. he knew about my dad and warned her about him being a player and will eventually break her heart. she didn't listen obviously because then i was born.
"i heard about her condition and i wanted to stop by and say hi but had to run to the store first" i nodded my head as the man talked. he seemed nice. he had no wife or kids. i almost felt sorry for him.
"i haven't seen her in a couple of days. is she doing alright?" my heart raced hoping the answer would be yes she's doing just fine! but that wasn't the case.
"luna... your mother.. passed away in the middle of the night. she hasn't been taking her medication and it just spreaded to the rest of her body"
"w-what? no it can't be. my mama cant be dead!" tears streamed down my face as i sobbed. i felt like having a mental breakdown right in public.
"i'm so sorry for your loss, luna. this letter was in her room. she wanted you to read it once she passed" he handed me a folded up letter. i took it from him and he gave me his number for us to keep in touch.
dear luna, you know i love you with everything i have in me and would do anything for you just for you to be happy and safe. i have been diagnosed with lung cancer but now it has spread to the rest of my body and gotten worse over the weeks. i don't have much longer to live and death is awaiting me. please don't mourn me for all your life, i want you to be happy and enjoy life to the fullest while your still king. life is so unpredictable. who knew i was going to get this! i want you to be strong and move forward. don't mourn me, remember me as we did everything together from when you was little til you was a teenager. i love you so much my baby. take care. love, amanda.
my heart shattered into millions of pieces as i stood outside the store reading my mamas letter that was written to me. i also got to meet her high school friend for the first time. i could control my sobs.
- i called up my close friends and anthony to let them know about my mama. i went back to the home i spent my whole life and they all came there to console me. i love them all and could wish for better people.
"thank you" i said giving them all a hug. "it's so crazy to even think she's gone"
"she was such an angel" chrissy whispered, a tear falling. "she was like a second mother to me"
"she meant something to us chrissy and now we get to remember her as her life on earth and what kind of a person she was" i said. they all stayed with me that night. it was nice having people to lay my head on.
