THE FINAL ROUND (BUILD ME UP TRILOGY) Roddy Ricch Fanfiction

Chapter 33

HeavenLeigh POV

"I've had sins
And I've had pain
My heart has been broken
And my life has been strained...
But in spite of everything
I been through
I still gotta say thank You" I sang.

I was at church, we've announced to everyone that my father has passed, so they all know.

And it's just been a sad week. I really don't know what to do with myself. But I got Honesty, so I gotta stay strong.

I lifted one hand up and sang.

"I've been up
And I've been downnnnnnnnn
Had my life turned, turned, turnnneed
Completely around
But in spite of everything
I been through
I still gotta say thank You" I sang.

Tears rolled down my face as I looked up, and let the music play for a little bit.

"That's alright baby!" I heard someone yell from the audience.

I turned away from them for a second trying to gather myself, but my goodness it was hard.

My mom came up on the stage and said "It's alright my baby.. It's alright.." as she was flooded with tears.

"Sing from your heart." She said and I nodded my head, pulling myself together. She then got back off the stage and into the audience, as I faced all of them again.

"I gotta say thank You yeaaaah
Oh, for everything little bitty thing you've done in my life
Yeaaaaah, oh Lorddddd!" I sang.

"That's my baby, that's my baby" My mom said clapping her hands.

Everybody had their hands up, some had their eyes closed, some didn't.

"For all the ways you made for me!
For all the doors you opened Lord!
I wanna sayyyyy, heyyyyy
Yeah yeah yeaaaaah!" I sang from my core.

Everybody was clapping loudly as I closed my eyes lifting my hand up again.

"Thank You... Lord I thank You..
For everything You've done in my life
Just wanna thank You
Mmm, I must, I must
I shall say thank You
Ohhhh Lord, thank You.." I finished.

I then took a deep breath and said "Thank you." To everyone before I handed the mic to my mom and walked off.

I went to the back of the church, sitting down. I just wanted to be alone.

Today our minister which is my father's brother, will be preaching today. It would've been me or my mother but we both just, can't at the moment.

I can't bare to speak for an hour and some change right now without crying. And neither can my mother so.

"HeavenLeigh" I heard someone say and I turned around seeing it was Kamal with a bouquet of white roses.

"Hey Mal.." I said.

"These are for you, and your mother. From me and Remy." He said.

I poked my bottom lip out as I stood up and took a deep breath.

"Thank you so much." I said giving him a hug, and he hugged me back.

"Of course. Remy's in the audience, she had to save our seats with Latrel and Deon but yeah. It's from the both of us. And here's this card, from me. You can open it when you get home." Kamal said.

"Okay. Thank you again, this means so much to me. You guys being there and all." I said.

"You know we got you" Kamal said, and I grabbed the roses from him and held them.