The Help

Ch. 5

Tyson

I'm sitting in my cell, thinking. Thinking long and hard. How did I turn out this way? How can I be a rapist? I was only 18. I didn't attend on raping her, she was just so beautiful, I need her then. So far, I've been locked up for 4 months. My family misses me and I miss them. They write me and visit me on the daily. I know they still love me and got my back no matter what.

I hope she's doing good though. I know I'm probably a monster, but, I want to be in my kid's life. That's If I ever get out on good behavior.

Taylor

I was sitting on the couch watching Scandal eating a bowl of cookies n' cream ice cream. Tremaine was out at work, so I was in the house alone. After I finished my ice cream, I sat the bowl on the coffee table, infront of me.
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"Taylor....Taylor?" I woke up to someone shaking me. It was Aldon "Hey?"

"Uh, hey? I didn't remember when I fell asleep but, it was a good sleep" I yawned "How was work?"

"It was good. You should go up to your room if you still tired. I also brought us some food back from the restaurant"

"Oh ok. I think Imma go upstairs to the room. Goodnight" I told him as I got up from the couch

"Goodnight"

I walked upstairs to my bedroom, and got in the bed. I got under the covers and dozed off

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The next day, I was in the kitchen sitting on the stool as I watched Tremaine make a nutrition smoothie for me.

"What exactly are you making out of this smoothie?" I asked with a smirk on my face

"Broccoli, Carrots, Pineapples, Strawberry and Bananas" he smiled "You gone like it. Whenever I don't cook me breakfast, this is what I make and take it to work with me. This what starts my day off"

"No offense, but it sounds nasty" I chuckled "And if I don't like it?"

"Then I'll take you to McDonald's"

"Deal"

After he made my smoothie, he grabbed two cups and poured the smoothie in both of them. He walked over to me and gave me my cup

"Thanks"

"Your welcome. Taste it. It takes good. I promise you"

I nodded my head and took a small sip of my smoothie. It actually taste good. I began to drink a little more

"It's actually good" I smiled "How do you know about making stuff like this?"

"My ex"

My eyes shot up at him. I'm shocked! Did he say....ex?

"Y-your ex?"

"Yeah. She was a healthy person" he chuckled "She was a personal trainer at a gym"

"Oh. Why did you guys break up?"

"I didn't want to taste her sugar free banana pudding"

"Seriously?"

"Nah" he laughed "It just didn't work out. She was too busy training people and I was too busy putting all my time into the restaurant. Plus, her parents didn't like me, because I'm black"

"So your ex was white?"

"Yeah"

"D-do you miss her?"

"Yeah. I actually do. I mean I still love her deep down inside" he smiled as he looked down at his smoothie "Her name was Stephanie"

"Pretty name" I smiled weakly