Before Purple Rain

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1968 Minnesota

Not that long after my birth my mother and father divorced, and she married another man that was our step father. They had a a son named Omarr and this cause Prince to switch houses he live in.

Tyka and I didn't see our father again because our mom got full custody of us and she expressed us to call our new step father dad. I refused too because he was not my dad and I would be beaten by him for not calling him dad.

One day he took Prince to go, see James Brown and Prince thought out step father was making improvement for our finances. Then our father kicked him out and he live in the basement next door.

Was I mad that my brother was not in the house with us yes because he was never there to stop our step father from beating up mom and me. But I don't blame him at the same time for not being there. I remember begging Prince  to take me with him but he always told me no.

"Skipper please can I come with you." I asked in my tiny child voice and staring at Prince with my big hazel eyes.

"No I can't take you with me but I'm not that far away." He said. But it didn't make me happy.

"Please Skipper step dad does like me."

"I'm sorry Dessie I wish I could." He used my nickname he was the only person that called me that no one else. "But I don't want mom to get in trouble for me taking you." He said

"Okay."

"Hey look at me."  I looked up

"Everything will work out trust me." He said and left.

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