In 1975, Kylea James, moved to the projects of Boston with her mother. She has a gift of singing and dancing, but doesn't think she has the skills. She meets five boys who she became very close friends with.
Her mother enters her in a talent show, t...
I was laying in the hospital bed with my baby girl in my arms. Bobby and my mother was outside talking with the doctor, Miss. Carole was in the room with me.
"She looks so much like you," Miss. Carole says as she poured me a cup of water and hands it to me.
"Do you want to hold her?" I asked Miss. Carole as I sat the cup down. She walks up and I gentled put the baby in her arms. She giggled and held her grandmother's finger.
"Hey, my baby," Miss. Carole cooed. I smiled weakly as I lay back on the bed. Miss. Carole sat on the chair next to me and held my hand. "You know, you never told me her name." She says as she faced me then back at my baby girl.
"Her name is Kimari Carole Brown," I say softly. Miss. Carole looks at me, puzzled. "I wanted her to have a piece of her grandmother." I told her.
"Thank you, Kylea," She holds my hand tighter and kissed her granddaughter on top of her head.
"You're welcome, Miss. Carole," I replied.
"It's ma, Miss. Carole or Mrs. Brown is for people I don't know or I don't like." Miss. Carole says with a smile.
I laughed softly as she passed me my baby in my arms, sleeping on my chest. I planted a kiss on her forehead.
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{Kimari in the picture above.}
~~~~~~~~ Funk Fest- 2009
I was backstage, Kimari was in my arms with headphones on due to the loud music. I'm watching Bobby on stage performing 'Rock Wit'cha'. The crowd was singing along with him, Bobby faced me with a smile which I did back.
"Would you mind if I do something real quick?" Bobby asked everyone in the crowd. That made the crowd cheer. "I want y'all to meet my wife and my baby girl, y'all know her. Kylea Brown." Bobby calls me out on stage.
I walked on stage and the crowd went loud, I blew kisses to them and walked to Bobby. "This is our daughter, Kimari." Bobby introduces. The crowd was awed.
"And I got to say, this lady has been with me through a lot of sh..." Bobby drags, and the crowd laughs. I nodded my head in agreeance as I laughed. "I'm not gonna say, but y'all know what I mean," Bobby says to the crowd.
"And I have to say that I love you, Kylea." Bobby says, I blushed as the band played 'Roni'. I smiled wide as Bobby held my hand and began to sing.
'The truth about Roni She's a sweet little girl If you treat her right Real nice hold her tight' Bobby pulls me in his arms and wraps his arms around me, being careful that Kimari is still in my arms.
'Only tender Roni Can give the special love A special kind of love that makes you feel good inside If you believe in love
