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"I'm actually going to die." Fantasia whines falling out across Danielle's lap.
They were sitting in Fantasias living room watching Hercules; It was originally for Keziah and Freeya but the two toddlers grew bored and ran upstairs to play. Danielle stopped eating her cereal and looked down at her friend who looked up at her with a pout on her face.
"Oh you got it baddd." Dani drags "Just call and see where she is."
"Ughh but I don't want to be annoying. She said she was coming but she's not coming fast enough and God I feel like I'm going crazy."
It's been five months since they've wrapped up filming for The Color Purple and since they've last seen each other. Which was killing the trio because they were so used to being in each other's faces 24/8. Since it was nearing a new year they decided it was time to finally get together and catch up, so they planned a whole weekend at Fantasias in North Carolina.
Grabbing her phone Danielle began to scroll about to call Taraji when a YouTube notification about the actress came across her screen. "Oh speaking of Taraji she's doing an interview with Angie Martinez."
"Really? Here put it on the tv." Fantasia gave her the remote as she began to straighten up the mess from the kids.
"She looks so good."
"No seriously. I hope her hair is exactly like that when she gets here." — "Im the type of person if I'm not my best I don't wanna be around people, because I feel like God has given me a gift to lift people up and so if I'm not capable in my own being to do that then I get low and I don't wanna bring everybody down. I know that about me you know?"
"I'm just now getting to this point where it's empty for me. I could do it and I love it. I love to make people happy and smile but then what about me? Cause I go home in the shadows and the four corners of my room. Who's there to lift me up?"
Tarajis voice echoed through Fantasias living room and both her and Danielle were at the edge as they watched.
"It got really dark Angie. It got so dark that I couldn't see and I was afraid, because.....for the first time the person who everybody thinks is so strong was not. And I was scared for myself."
Fantasias leg began to bounce as she picked at her lip while Dani held her breath waiting for Taraji's next words.
"I don't think I would ever harm myself but suicidal ideation is real. I'm proud of myself. I feel very proud to be able to look in the camera and say I'm not that strong. Like I'm fighting for my Joy, everyday it's a fight. I feel like I'm fighting for my life you know? Because I feel like so many people look up and they're counting on me you know what I mean. I don't feel like no hero."
