"Salem come on bro. I wanna go home." Saahana says to her little brother who was currently playing on the swings with a little girl.
"Ok okay." Salem says rolling his eyes & then facing the little girl again. "Can you come back tomorrow?" he asks the girl. "Imma have ta' ask my momma , she prolly gon say yes." she replies.
"Noviya c'mon suga." a lady says calling for the girl. "Bye Novi." Salem says giving his new friend a hug. "Bye Lem." she says calling him a random nickname she gave him and hugging him back before running to her mother her bobos clacking .
Salem runs back to his sister & they start walking back home. "At least you making friends ya lil weirdo." Saahana says rubbing her hand over her little brothers freshly cut hair. "Ian weird you bighead." he says mugging his elder sister.
"Says the boy who talks to walls." she says cackling. "You sound like the hyena from the lion king he says mugging his sister again. "And ian talking to walls , i be talking to Seven." he says mentioning their eldest sibling.
"Salem...," Saahana says starting "Seven died 3 years ago when you were 5 remember." Saahana says to her little brother looking at him. Seven was the oldest child of the Fontenot children. He passed away in 2005 during a shootout in the 9th ward right in front of 13 year old Saahana's eyes.
"But he be in my room talking ta' me at night." Salem says looking at his elder sister in confusion. Neither one of them realizing that the young boy could see ghost.
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Meanwhile, the same thing was going on with Noviya. "Momma can we go see Grandmére tomorrow before we come back here tomorrow ?" she asks her mother.
"Vivi,suga... grandmére passed away, remember?" the concerned mother says staring at her 7 year old. "So how come i see her all the time?"
"Shit , Shit , shit ." Amerra says looking at her 7 year old realizing what was going on. Being born in a family of Voodoo Priests and Priestesses, Amerra expected this but not so soon.
"Vivi you can't tell anyone about that okay?" ahe expalined to her child. "Ok as long as i get to go back to the park tomorrow." she says asking her mom
"Ok."
"NaVeiegeeee, We Homeeeeeee." the young girl says yelling out her brothers name. "How was the park?" he asks.
"It was cool i made a friend." Viyah says picking up her toys and walking to her room. "Whats her / his name?"
"Her name ... His name ... Is Salem, is Noviyah." the two children say.
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"Salemmmmmm." Noviyah says hugging her bestfriend in school.
"Hi Novi." he says hugging her back. Yup they go to school together, they has never met because they were in different classes.
"I have something to tell you." Noviyah says smiling. "Me too." Salem says pushing the ring pop down in his pocket.
"Im getting a new house." she says still smiling. "For real?" Salem says smiling with his best friend. "Yesssss. But I gotta go to a new school now." Noviya says looking at Salem.
"What?" Salem says looking at her. "I don't want to but mommy said I have to." Viya says. "Ok we'll then let me give you this , I saw a man do this at the park last week," Salem says pulling the ring pop out, "Noviya will you marry me ?" He says. "Yes!" Noviya says taking the ring pop and putting it on her middle finger.
"Promise you gone remember me ." Salem says looking at his "wife". "I promise." She says linking their pinkies & kissing hers.
Truly making soul ties. ————————————————————————————————————————————————-
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Ik I took forever to actually post this chapter or update this book 😭
I'm sorry frl Imma update fr from now on I promise.
