The Blaze Before Dawn

Peaceful silence(brief chapter)

Rome
I've been more then blessed. I had to adopt this little boy, I fell in love with him immediately. I promised to him, myself, God, and Blaze that I will always be there for him and no matter DNA Tommy Sebastian Ortiz is my son and I am his father.

The love I had for him was so unreal, without my blood he had still become one of the biggest blessings in my life. It had been two months since Blaze was back but I ain't gone lie, it hasn't been a fairytale.

She doesn't want to talk about her ordeal at all and she's going through post traumatic stress. Besides the rapes, what happened to you Blaze who did this to you?

"Hey babe have you seen my-"
Before I finished she jumped out her skin and dropped the glass bowl everywhere.

"Don't sneak up on me like that! Why would you do that!?" She yelled getting real emotional. This wasn't the first time; she would fight and cry in her sleep. It was nights where i would find her standing in front of Bash' room with a gun like she's protecting him from somebody. Her mother would always try to come by and reason with Blaze but honestly right now is not the best time.

She got on the ground and tried picking up the glass and cut her hand. She crashed to the ground and cried and I held her.

"I'm so sorry. I'm so so sorry."
"Baby you did nothing wrong...it's okay."
"He would sneak up on me all the time..."
"Who?"
"He was always putting his hands on me..." She started,"crawling up in me whenever he wanted....he would pull my hair, hit me in my face....kick me.."
"He can't hurt you anymore...I promise." I said kissing her cheek and holding her tightly never wanting to let her go.

I ran her a warm bubble bath with stress beads. I undressed her and her skin told stories. Bruises and scars. I kissed them all as she shook. I sat her in the bathtub and sat up against the tub on the bathroom floor. Nothing but silence, not a hostile or awkward silence but a peaceful silence.

Everything intimate ain't always sexual. Just loving the aura of someone was enough.
"None of this would've happened if I hadn't murdered people."
"You didn't deserve to be raped and beat on."
"You saw everything..."
Those memories crept back in my head and it was still the most sickening disturbing shit ever.
"I did."
Another five minutes of silence went by.
"You are my light B."
"You're mine too." She started, "wanna smoke weed?"
I smirked. "Just this one time."

"since when you start selling weed?" I asked Kelani.
"Since never nigga, I shredded this one nigga and took all his shit." I laughed at her silly ass. Blaze emerged with her robe on in the living room.
"I just really want to thank you Lani." Blaze said hugging her, Lani hugged back.
"It's smooth."
"You my sister Lani."
"One love blood, one love." Kelani  said briefly kissing each other on the cheek.

Third person
"You my nigga." Rome said high as hell as Blaze laughed. They sent their child to sleep as they played Roy Ayers- Searchin enjoying each other and laughing.
"You my nigga nigga nigga."They said pound fists. Rome offered to Dance with Blaze and they swayed around the living room holding each other tight and laughing.

Four months later
Blaze
I was so badly damaged I forgot life and normality. But maybe I'm not normal but I'm alive. Looking at Rome and my son playing in the living room showed how much I was alive.

I don't want the title of a battered woman, I'm a survivor. I sipped my tea as a knock came on my door and it was my mother.

"Blaze..."
"Serena?"
For the first time she hugged me. Not a begging hug but a sincere hug. She asked where I've been and went on about how she changed. I told her I forgive her but I needed time to heal. I did allow her to meet her grandson though and she was extremely happy and excited. Her and Bash connected immediately.

Kelani
Me and Kay stood close to each other. A lot of the old heads in her family ain't accept it but it's whatever. However, can't lie a nigga felt loved in this thang. We all sat at Rome and Kay's mother house for a classic Sunday dinner. Their mother looked just like Erykah Badu with the green eyes, head wraps, and all. What made me more comfortable was the fact that she wasn't Kay's birth mother she took Kay in after her biological mother passed from lupus.

I looked at Blaze and smiled. She had been through the ropes. I had no clue that she was raped multiple times by more than one person. Nothing is worse is than that and I'm glad my sister was here still standing.

Rome got up and hit a bottle getting all of ours attention.
"I'm hungry so I'm gone make this fast....never mind you're timeless B and you deserve every last second." The room went in aws. I never seen love until I saw the way Rome and Blaze looked at each other. Never knew what it looked like until me and Rome looked for her; lil homie is so in love with B.
"Blaze, I don't want to wait anymore. I know we young and life is just starting but I want to spend mine with you. I never been so sure of nothing in my life; will you marry me?

Blaze had her hand over her to mouth as Rome got on one bended knee with a rock in his hand. Her tears rolled down her face uncontrollably.
"Yes!" She said as Rome kissed her and rolled that rock on her finger. We all stood up and cried at the sight even Blaze' mother. I don't say sentimental shit often but it was beautiful. I never seen either of them look so happy. I'm happy for them.