Love in the Shadows

CHAPTER 1 *UNSEEN SCARS

It was early Friday morning and Azlin was just waking up for school by the sound of her alarm. Today wasn't anything special to her just an normal day in her normal life, As she made her way to the bathroom she was met with the smell of her  favorite breakfast foods. Turkey bacon, Blueberry Belgian waffles and home fries.

After her daily morning routine, she quickly made her way downstairs to the kitchen where she found her father Calvin making her plate. Calvin was 35 6'7 with a stocky fit build, he had almond shaped hazel eyes with a pointy nose and full thick brownish pink lips the only thing Azlin and Calvin shared was their eyes other than that Azlin was a splitting image of her mom. Calvin was also a single father and it's been that way since Azlin was 8. Calvin did get help from His three sisters Courtney , Rowin , and Misty. They made sure Azlin knew everything she needed to know when it came to growing into a young woman. So she never felt left out about not having a mom.

Calvin and Azlin never even talked about her mother, or why she left. Azlin didn't even know what she looked like the only thing she knew about her mom was that her name was Blessing and that they favored each other, she didn't even know if she was alive or not, she didn't even know anybody from her moms side of the family but she was okay with that, But personally Azlin didn't care she had her dad and aunts and that's all that mattered to her, that was her family and she was happy with them.

"Good morning, Daddy how did you sleep?" Azlin smiled while pouring herself some orange juice and taking a seat in front of her plate  that Calvin made for her.

"I didn't sleep at all actually, I had to answer emails from clients all night. Now I have to run back to the car lot because I have a few people coming over to rent a car for a couple of days." Calvin said while putting his plate in the sink and heading for the door

Calvin stayed busy to giving Azlin the life he never had growing up, Calvin owned three Car lots in Texas and all three were booming in business. He always made sure Azlin didn't have to want for nothing. She was the only child so spoiled wasn't the word, she stayed with new shoes, clothes and hairstyles. Azlin's mom Blessing left when Calvin when Azlin was 8 she claimed that she wasn't really ready to be a mom, and since then it's just been Azlin and Calvin.

" Well try to get some sleep when you get home Dad." Azlin called out as her dad walked out the door while she  scarfing down the breakfast

Calvin just gave her a nod and blow her a kiss and made his way out of the front door. Soon after Calvin left Azlin started to quickly clean the kitchen before she had to get ready for school, after cleaning the dishes and wiping down the counter and table Azlin made her way upstairs to her room and got dressed for school. Today was just a regular day so Azlin just put something simple on, she decided to put on a pair yellow crocs a nice pair of fit jeans that complimented her shape and a calm graphic tee.

Azlin removed her satin orange bonnet and unwrapped her silk pressed hair into a middle part style and fixed her baby hairs. She gave herself one last look in the mirror and was pleased with her appearance. Azlin was 5'6 with the complexion of Hershey kisses with slanted hazel green eyes a button nose and full pinkish brown lips. Azlin has beauty mark on her left hand, wrist and neck that she inherited from her mother. She had cold  black middle of back length hair with a green peekaboo dye in the back.

She had dyed the back of her hair last month and Calvin hated it, it reminded him too much of Blessing. She stayed dying her hair crazy colors, although that was something Calvin loved about Blessing , he hated to be reminded of her.

After looking in the mirror Azlin took a seat on her bed and scrolled down her instagram timeline, it was nothing but broke niggas flaunt money that they really don't have and fake bitches hanging out with girls that talked shit about. You know the typical instagram bullshit. Her scrolling came to stop because she got a in coming phone call  she looked down at the screen and it read "Charlie💛🛸" and she quickly answered.