Grey has a beautiful soul. One that shines brighter than the sun. Her friends practically idolize her and think she's a literal angel.
Shaheem is Grey's unruly, loud, crazy best friend. The two have been inseparable since they were 2 years hold. Ev...
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Backyard 12:15pm
I stood beneath the big oak tree that stood in the middle of our backyard. It was a beautiful sight to see. The trees branches sprouting off in different directions, the brown, red, orange and yellow leaves littering the ground signifying fall. It's been so long since I sat up in the tree and watched the clouds roll by.
When I was a teenager I was always sitting up in the tree. It was my get away, a place to think and let go of any worries. I was always at peace up there, maybe today will be the same.
Deciding it was a good idea I climbed the tree taking my rightful spot again. It wasn't as easy to get up here now at my big age but I made it! I sat down in the same spot I always did. There was a clearing between branches that allowed me to see the bright sky in all its blue glory.
I sat mostly uncomfortably on the branch looking up at sky taking calming breaths as I did so. My only goal was to clear my mind. So much has happened this last week that I haven't had any time to process. I feel like a lot of us haven't gotten a chance to.
Tension has been high in the house. Mom is constantly coming for me in the most disrespectful ways. Not that I'm not used to it but I just hoped it wouldn't be this bad.
My parents have been arguing for days, my dad not being happy with my mom's behavior towards me. Honestly, I love that he's sticking up for me but it isn't helping. She's just becoming more aggressive with me the more he says something to her.
Me and Shaheem haven't been any better. We've bumped heads more than usual this week. Mostly because I know he's hurting about his dad and I keep making him talk about it. I know I should back off but I'm scared he'll bottle it all up like he always does. I hate when he does that because he's not himself until he gets it all out.
I also think Nasir and Marcus are uncomfortable here. They barely have come out of their rooms since Thanksgiving. I wonder what's going through their heads with everything with their dad. This doesn't just effect Shaheem which brings me to another issue.
Shaheem and his brothers are all at odds as well and it's extremely uncomfortable. Nobody knows what they're all fighting about but whatever it is has them all distant. I just want everything to go back to how it was before Shay. Before she opened her big ass mouth and ruined everyone's lives.
You know where I would be right now if everyone wasn't extremely angry with each other? With Heem, probably at the pond on the other side of the neighborhood like we used to do all the time.
We would go sit down by the pond with snacks and bread to give to the ducks. It was our favorite pass time as kids. Everything was a lot simpler back then.
