This is the sequel and trilogy to Heart Ain't a Brain. If you haven't, read that first!
They say don't fall in love, it's a mistake.
The trajectory of one's life can change in the blink of an eye. So what happens when a series of tragic events chan...
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Daniel
Losing my faith, I'm losing my faith Slipping away, you're slipping away I'm not okay, no I'm not okay
"You sure you don't want me to fly in with you baby?" Amber asked as I threw a few pairs of sweatpants into my Nike duffle bag. Shit was moving so quickly that I barely had a second to catch my breath. One minute I was leaving the locker room from the game we just won, then the next I was getting a call from my mama telling me that Dominic had been shot 7 times and was in surgery.
I felt numb as I got back to my room and immediately began packing. My body was going through the motions, but I was completely zoned out. Couldn't even tell you how I got back to this room. Only thing that snapped me back into reality was the knock on my door that so happened to be Amber. We were supposed to go on a date tonight to celebrate our one month anniversary. We had made it official just shy of a month ago, and I wanted to take her out on a nice date to show my appreciation for how amazing she is.
Life had been difficult the last few months with balancing school, practice, and a social life but I felt I was doing a decent job. Amber was a big part of that. We both were business majors so she was always making sure I kept my head in the books since we took most of the same classes. She was a really good person, and I was glad that I met her.
"Nah, ion want you to miss class. I'm not sure how long ima be there." I mumbled as I threw a few other toiletries into my bag quickly zipping it up. I didn't know how bad this situation was, and I ain't really want her meeting most of my family under these circumstances. Ma was real vague on the phone and I'm sure that's because she ain't want to worry me, but her only giving me the basics was making my imagination run wild with the possibilities of what all could happen. "Fuck, I need to email my professors about me being absent the rest of this week." I sighed while dragging my hand down my face.
I could feel my chest tightening as the stress of today was getting to me. I couldn't help but plop down on the end of my bed placing my face into my hands. I felt Amber take a seat next to me as she began to soothingly rub my back as I couldn't help but cry. Ain't no way my brother was somewhere fighting for his life. I felt like such a bad sibling because I had barely spoken to him over the past month because I was so busy with school and basketball. I can't even remember the last time I called to just check on him. We would talk through text briefly but I was half ass responding to those too.
I physically felt sick as I tried to regulate my breathing. Just thinking about the possibility of something happening to my brother had me on the verge of a panic attack.
"Don't worry about your professors. Just send me your student login information and I'll email them for you. I'll even make sure you get any assignments they give us. You just worry about going to make sure your brother is alright." She spoke softly as she continued to rub my back. "I'll even do any of the work for you if I have to. Don't worry about it baby."
