Independence

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Isaiah Amiri Brown
24
January 2022
*Time skip
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It was the third week of January and we were back to square one. I was back at work and we started on the process of building Mr.Cane and his family's new home.

If it wasn't clear before, I'm an Architect and I have my own company which has been very successful. I started my business when I was 20 years old and 4 years later my business is thriving and my bank accounts are looking good.

I'm not the typa nigga to be all flashy and show i have money cause that's all these niggas do these days. I feel like it attracts too much attention which I don't want.

I was currently sitting in my office finishing work when my phone started ringing. I looked at the contact seeing 'my luv😻💋' pop up on the screen. I grabbed my phone before answering the FaceTime call.

"Hey bookie. You busy right now" She spoke as soon as the call connected. I heard the sound of her tattoo gun going indicating that she was busy doing a tattoo.

"Hey my luv. Nah not really why wassup" I replied. I heard her sigh in the phone before she began speaking. Basically the school called her saying that Azariah wasn't feeling good and she wouldn't stop crying for her mom so she wanted to know if I could get her.

"I'm almost done with this tattoo like 10 more minutes then I'll come get her from you" she spoke making me nod my head.

"Don't worry mama. I'll go get her you just do what you gotta do ight" I said making her sigh and nod her head. She thanked me and we spoke for a few more seconds before we hung up.

I grabbed my keys from my desk before walking out of my office locking it and walking down to the hall to my assistants office and knocking on the door.

"Israel, I gotta get Azariah from school so you can go home whenever you're done with you're work ight" I spoke peeking my head into his office.

"Alright thank you Mr.Brown. Tell my lil bestie I said hi" he said and I nodded before walking out of his office. I walked further down the hall waving at my other employee's who waved at me. I got into the elevator taking it down to the first floor and walking out of the establishment.

I got into my grey Mercedes Benz 2022 C-class before backing out of the parking lot and making my way towards Azariah's school.

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I walked into the school doors before walking to the front desk. Some lady sitting over there saw me and walked over towards me.

"Good morning sir. How can I help you" she sent a friendly smile waiting for me to speak.

"Morning. I'm here to pick up Azariah Johnson. The teacher called her Mom saying that she wasn't feeling well" I spoke and she nodded her head.

"Is your name on the list?" She asked making me nod my head and give her my name. Leilani let them put my name on the list for days like this or when Zari wanted me to pick her up from school instead of her mom.

"They'll be out shortly" she came back from doing something back there making me nod. I leaned back on the wall waiting for them to bring her to the front.

A few minutes later I heard little cries and sniffles making me turn my head and see Azariah. The moment she seen me she walked towards me with her hands reached out so I picked her up.