This book is about Toni Braxton finding love and figuring out how her life is going to turn out. Meanwhile, her bestfriend Kenny Babyface Edmonds is trying his best to hide his love for her.
Can two bestfriends become more than friends?
Can they ba...
"Thank you so much for coming" I told Bishop Jakes. He walked in and sat down on the couch. "It's my pleasure" He told us. "So could someone tell me where this started?" He looked at us. "Well..." ***
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"Ok well I think it would be wise to have the girls and I go in there and try to talk to her first." He explained getting up. "Ok sounds good" Trina said showing him to the room.
I sat down on the couch and took a huge breath. The only thing I heard was Tamar say "I just want my sister back" and then she started crying before they closed the door. I really hope this helps Toni. *** After about 20 minutes they came out of the room and all four of them had red eyes and tissues in their hands. "Your turn Mr. Edmonds" He said to me and walked in the room.
"Ok let's start with you expressing to Toni how you feel about the situation" He said. "And before you start could you face towards her" I got up and sat directly in front of her. Instead of looking back at me, she was looking to the right. "Toni..." I began and grabbed her hand. " I hate that this happened to you again." "And what do you mean by this. Say the words please." Bishop told me. I took a gulp of air, closed my eyes and said it. "A man hit you" A single tear ran down my face. "Good...now continue" Bishop whispered with a sad look on his face. "I can't help but to feel that it's my fault that this happened." I said returning my gaze to her. "How so?" He asked me. "When um...when she told me about Brian and her I didn't really do everything in my power to make her stay. If only I was able to get her to stay with me instead of going with him then she...would have never-" More tears came out. She slowly turned her head in my direction. She quickly glanced at my face then she looked down. "Keep going" Bishop whispered to me.
"When you called me on FaceTime that day it made me the happiest I've been in a long time. Just to see your face and hear your voice again was something I needed to feel like myself again." I rubbed her hand. "Now explain how you felt when you seen Toni harming herself." He told me. I took another deep breath and started crying again. "I-I was horrified...b-because..." I shook my head. "The Toni Michelle Braxton that I know and love would never do that to herself. The Toni I know is the most confident, strong, independent woman I've ever met. I felt powerless...like there was nothing I could do to make her feel like herself again." I watched a tear fall from her eyes as she avoided eye contact with me. She wiped her face with her sleeve and cleared her throat. "Do you have anything to say Toni?" Bishop asked her. She stayed quiet. "Has she been this silent and unassertive since the incident?" He asked me. "Yes...the only time she had any emotion was last night. When I held her and apologized to her for letting her walk out of my life" I told him. "Mmhm I see...ok that's good for today. Can I talk to you outside?" He said opening the door.
We walked out of the room and joined the girls in the living room. "Her not wanting to talk is absolutely normal, especially for someone who has been through this more than once. So don't be alarmed about that. As far as her harming herself, that's a lot more serious. Now what I recommend is this retreat." He said taking a five pamphlets out of his bag. "The Star Trauma and Healing Retreat" Tamar read. "Do you think this could really help her?" Trina asked. "Of course. Every person I've recommended this to has come out the other side feeling better as ever. STAR Retreats provide the most advanced and effective methods for helping trauma survivors regain their lives by integrating the latest research and clinical methods from neuroscience, attachment, somatic psychology and trauma research." He told us. "That sounds like just what she needs" Traci said. "How long would she be there?" I asked. "Well the retreat lasts for a month but visitors are allowed within certain times." He said. We flipped through the pamphlet together and told him we would discuss and think it over some more and I followed all of them out. I came back to the living room and sat on the couch. I heard the stairs creak slightly and turned towards them. Toni was walking down the stairs in one of my tee shirts. "T-Toni how are you feeling? Are you ok? You know what I'm just glad that you're-" She cut me off with a hug. She rested her head on my chest and started sobbing. I felt her hot tears on my chest. I wrapped my arms around her and rested my chin on her head. "Please don't make me go" She whispered to me. At that, I just broke down. I kissed her head and let my tears fall. Fuck! Why did this have to happen? ------------------------------------------------------- What do you think? Comment and vote❤️✨
