Honey (A Keith Powers Story)

Chapter 2: No time

The Next Day

7am

I slowly woke up from my deep sleep turning off my alarm clock. I turned over glancing at Sevyn peacefully sleeping. I smiled smacking her chocolate legs as I got up from the bed. "Come on Julian" she groaned half sleep.

"Come jog with me" I joked. "Hell no, you like to get up before Jesus" she said repositioning herself. I laughed "Imma make you jog one day with me" I said opening my closet. I was ambushed with my dirty laundry falling on the floor. I quickly grabbed the pile placing it back in the basket. "Babe" I called

"Y- yeah" she said.

"Can you wash my clothes? I asked. "Yeah..anything else" she said. The list could go on but I wouldn't get into any of that. "Yeah cook me some dinner" I said.

"Not your maid" she said plopping her head into her pillow. "Stop being a smartass, you should be in the mood to cook and clean after I gave you some" I joked putting on my sweatpants.

"I got you" she mumbled trying to fall back to sleep. I quickly rinsed my face off and brushed my teeth. There's been plenty of times when I ran into fans on a simple jog and I couldn't be funky. I know it was my day off but I was addicted to working out. It literally gave me a body high that I needed after. I grabbed my phone and beats making my way out the door.

Later that Day

I was at my mother's house sitting at the table while she cooked me dinner. It felt good to know I would be getting a home cooked meal. I missed my mother's cooking so much and she was making my favorite. "So how you been? She asked dumping the battered chicken in the pan.

"I'm good.. I feel great. I got a match next Thursday and Friday to be exact. You coming? I asked.

"Of course you know I couldn't miss it for the world" She smiled walking over to kiss me on my cheek. My mom was the biggest support system of my siblings and I. She was the type that would wear t-shirts with our faces on it and make homemade signs.

"Ju" I heard my baby sister run from down the steps. "Hey baby" I smiled as she hugged me. I placed her on my lap. "How you? I asked.

"Fineeee" she said in her little voice. "Fineeeee" I mocked her kissing her cheek.

"I missed you" I said.

"I missed you too" she said kicking her feet. "But what's going on with you child.. something seems to be bothering you? She asked.

"Nothing really just I don't know" I said shaking my head. "You better speak child. Momma always knows what's going in" she said resting her hand on her hip.

"It's just Sev and I don't have time for each other like that. Well she doesn't have time for me, you would think it would be the other way around" I explained.

"She's so focused on school" I added. "As she should be but there is a balance. Want me to talk to her? She insisted. "Friday afternoon were going to look at wedding venues together" she added. I scrunched my face at the information I was given. She claims to be so busy to go to my matches and other events but she has time to search for wedding venues.

"Hmm" I said simply.

"Just talk to her" she said. "I do but I feel bad because I want her to get her education. She'll be the first generation to graduate, so I know it means a lot to her but I know its not impossible for her to give up a little time. That's all I'm saying" I said.

"Well med school is serious same with law school. They get a lot of work but still there's a balance. She's a sweet girl and I know she loves and cares about you. I'm rooting for ya" she said peeking out the window.

"What you looking at? I asked looking over at our neighbors. "Seems like Mr. Riley got another car" she said. "Well he does work for Mercedes Benz" I said.

"I wonder how Honey is doing" she said looking at me. I shrugged my shoulders "I don't know I don't talk to her" I said. "Ughh I just hate how you two fell out, you were head over heels for her" she said.

"We were just best friends" I said simply. "Ummmhmm you loved you some Honey. If she wasn't over here, you were at her house. Watching TV, going to service together. That was your road dog" she smiled. "Wait why did you two fall out again? She asked.

"Jen" I begged calling her by her first name. "Boy don't make me pop you" She threated wadding the spatula. "I'm playing but until this day, I don't really know. I just remember her telling me to leave her alone and she stopped talking to me" I explained.

"Um that girl" she shook her head continuing to cook dinner. "She's always been something, I tell ya"

OOP! Who's Honey?

Sevyn don't be abandoning Julian

Again this story is starting off really slow pace.

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