Love is the Greatest Gift

Secrets Can Be Deadly

"WHAT??!!!!!"

"I was 7 when they were killed. I was woken up by some strange noise in the living room, so I headed downstairs and peeked through the stair case railing. I thought it was mom and dad having one of their midnight snacks again. That's when it happened."

"What happened?" I asked putting a hand on her shoulder and Lilly handed her some Kleenex.   

"The man and woman came in and were stabbing my parents....my mom tried to fight them off, but the lady slit her throat. And the man that was hurting my father shot him three times. I don't think they knew they had a child. cause they never tried to come upstairs....but something didn't add up."

we sat there in silence for about a good ten minutes....then she looked at me in my face and I saw all the pain, fear, and love that she lost when her parents were killed. I don't understand how people can go around killing people then when they get caught, they ask for mercy...like what the hell. You didn't show any mercy when the people you were murdering pleaded for their lives and you took them anyway.....

"They didn't take anything. they didn't even try looking for money or anything, after they got done....they left. I ran downstairs and called the cops. they came 5 minutes later and when they came in, they saw me laying next to mommy and daddy covered in blood."

After Monica finished telling us what happened, all the way up to where they took her down to the police station, to trying to call family members to take her in, but none would take her. Selfish bastards. So that's when they put her in an orphanage. That's how she found Mrs. White. I'm happy for Monica, what I don't comprehend is why was she being such a asshole to us. Heading down stairs, we hear a knock at the door and I look through the peep whole to see nobody there.....Oh come on. Not tonight....of all nights, why now. I open the door, but Darrel pulls me back and tells us to go around the house and lock all the doors and windows. This is really scary. Who ever is doing this is down out right creepy.

"Ok all done, hey Monica call your mom and tell her your staying over for the night. I don't feel good abut letting you walk home with some creepy mysterious man trying to kill us."

"Alright....Where will I sleep?"

"In my sisters room. She has a really big queen sized  bed. You n Lilly can share it. And by share, I don't mean Monica making her sleep on the edge of the bed or the foot it."

"Fine, but I call dibs on the bathroom first." with that both Lilly and Monica took off running to the bedroom. Laughing as I watch them is something. See this is how it should be from the beginning. Oh, and if your wondering where Darrel is gonna sleep, with me of course. But not in that way, you dirty, dirty minds.

"So I guess that means we're sharing a bed. "

"You guessed right. Come on."

Leading him to my bed room we get ready for bed and climb in. I'm in my boy shorts and a tank top, while he's just in his boxers. Oh, good lord he has a body!!!! Focus Jazmine, but damn he's fine. he comes in bed behind me and drapes his arms over my waist pulling me close to him. This was an amazing feeling. I loved being in his arms, it made me feel safe, secure, and most of all loved. Darrel was the man I was meant to be with. We may have our ups and downs, but in the end he will always say those words that I love to hear....

"I love you Jazmine."

"I love you too..." we kissed good night and I fell into a deep calming sleep.