"Baby girl, it's gon' be hard out there. You have to be ready for anything life throws at you. Because this thing called life... ha. It's a whole different story. Mark ya daddy's words baby."
I, Willow Sterling, should have listened to my father. While I was in high school, getting boys', being in clubs after school, but not getting my work done until the last minute, I could have been trying to regain my common sense (after my granny died) and get scholarships.
Now I'm in college, too damn proud to call my mama and father and plead to help me. Every time my mother calls and asks if I'm okay its always "yeah, ma. I-Im okay... I miss you..."
I just can't seem to swallow my pride long enough to ask. The worst thing about it is, I found out my mother has been sick since last Christmas Eve... The last time I saw her. Sickle cell...
It's Hard Man...
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It's Hard
General FictionWillow Sterling , an 19 year old girl in college, finds out what life is really about when she becomes a freshman all over again. She spent all her money on her books and can barely afford food for herself. When her mother calls she tells her everyt...
