What Makes The Heart Grow Fonder✔

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Sabrina 💚

Perry never turned the radio on. For a person who's in love with music, you'd think he'd be blasting my eardrums right now. But now I had nothing to drown out my crying. I leaned my face onto my knuckles and quietly sobbed while looking out the window.

"Need a tissue?" He asked, still focusing on the road.

I was really hoping that he wouldn't notice my crying, but since no music was playing I guess he had no choice but to hear.

"No." I wiped the tear from under my eye with my finger.

"How long y'all been together?"

"Almost five months, until today of course."

"Did he explain why?" He came to a slow stop at a red light.

I sighed, "please, can we not talk about it?"

"No problem." When the light turned green he continued on to my house, where I was gonna have to talk about it anyway to my family. I wish I could just zap myself into my room right now.

"Well," he exhaled. "I guess you're gonna need even more time to think about my offer, just try not to lose my card. And if you do, you can always come by the-"

"-no I wanna do it, I will sign with you tomorrow if I can." I cut him off.

He glanced at me with a shocked face. "Don't you think you need to talk this over with your parents or.."

"I'm 18, I don't need their permission." I assured him. Plus I knew my parents wouldn't care. They'd want me to jump on this opportunity. Especially since I found out that he's the producer behind some successful artists in this country. What if that happens to me?

He shook his head. "It's still some stuff I think you should consider. I mean, this is a big ass decision."

"Then we'll go over everything tomorrow." I nodded. "I wanna sign to your label."

We pulled up in front of my house. He put the car in park and watched me take off my seatbelt.

He licked his lips. "Ok. I'll come pick you up at one."

I felt like a successful young lady already, even with her heart broken. "Thanks again."

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Devin🏈

I was missing Sabrina already.

What the fuck did I just do? I gave up the only female that actually believed in me. I mean, we could've made the long distance thing work but I never even gave her the option. And the look on her face, I wanna cry right now just thinking of the pain I caused her. What did I do?

My mom and dad came in my room, interrupting my thoughts with a giant poster in their hands.

"Look what came in the mail today son!" My mom said excitedly and they both sat down on my bed.

I leaned over to see what it was.

"It's a map of the campus! Now, if you study this throughout your last month of school, you'll know your way around Virginia Tech easily!"

I gave a weak smile. "Wow, thanks ma."

They both frowned and looked at each other.
"Son listen, we know this isn't the school you really liked and all, but I promise you will love it." My Dad said.

My mom nodded. "That's right. Your father went there, I went there, it's a phenomenal school!"

I still wasn't feeling it. I didn't respond, I just stared at the poster.

"T-the football team is great too." She added, not knowing a damn thing about football. But they'd say anything to get me excited about going.

"Let's just give him some time to think about it dear." They both stood up.

"Dad wait," I said. "Can I talk to you for a minute?"

My mom left out and my dad had another seat. "What's up?" He sounded so white saying that.

"I broke up with Sabrina." Never thought I'd ever be saying those words.

He smiled. "Praise the Lord!! When did you do that?"

I squinted at him, not believing what I was hearing. "Last night. And why are you so happy?"

"Do you really have to ask?" He responded. "Her family is so...ghetto. I didn't want you hanging around that. And the apple doesn't fall from the tree son."

I sighed, "she ain't ghetto, and neither is her family. Don't y'all understand that I love that girl?"

"I can't see why," he said with an attitude. "What has she ever done for you?"

I just looked at him with exhaustion of constantly trying to create a bond between us. This man will never be able to relate to me.

"She's been there for me more than you and mom combined."

He stared at the serious look on my face. I wasn't joking at all. Sabrina has to be one of the best things that has ever happened to me.

He stood up, "you are going to Virginia Tech whether you like it or not. I couldn't careless about that little tramp. And if you don't do as I say, I will give you hell until you graduate from college." He left and slammed my door behind him.

To save myself the heartache, I just decided that I'll just go. I don't want to deal with their bullshit for the next four years, I just want peace. I wanna play ball, get decent grades, and go pro. And if I gotta do all that at that damn school they love so much, then whatever. The further away I and from them, the better anyway.