Seal III:The Legacy Continues

~*L.E.G.A.C.Y. pt. 5*~

~Charli~

I put the finishing touches on the video and then watched it one more time to make sure everything was perfect with it. You still up baby Nia said wrapping her arms around my neck. Yeah I just finished the video. You want to see it. Yeah play it for me. I pressed play and the music started playing. It was about 5 minutes long and when it ended she was wiping her face. Baby why you crying? That was just so sweet. Oh don't go soft on me. No Charli for real that was beautiful, and I know they'll love it. Thanks, I just wanted to honor them the best way I knew how and that's through music. Is that all of yall singing on the song. Mhm it is and that high soprano voice you hear in the background that's Santana. Wait really! Yup she can sang and they don't even know it yet. Well I am sure they'll be surprised to hear it tomorrow. Or rather in a few hours she said laughing. You good, I mean you happy, right? I am beyond happy Immanuel you know that. I just want to check I mean we say we are but we still new to this. Baby I love you always have always will, now save and close that and come to bed. I love you to Nia I said pecking her lips.

No one said life was easy. Boy ain't that the truth I ain't realize how hectic going to the BET awards would be so hectic and complicated. I mean we didn't even bring the little kids and we are still running around looking for folks. First Lo and Chase disappeared. Where did we find them? All up on the same row with Chris brown. Then Santana disappeared all of the sudden. When Gigi found her, she said something in her ear and I swear that girl went on hush mode for the rest of the time. Now we're waiting back stage before they announce us to go on and honor them.

Damn yall I am nervous as hell. You know this is crazy I've never been this nervous. Chill yall its just millions of people looking at you Lo said. We all straight faced her. Well not everyone can be as lucky as you to have millions of people stare at them. Attitude! Aye yall chill Vi said pacing a little. Okay yall are set to go on in 5 minutes the stage guy said. I don't think I can do this I am gonna faint Shi said. Nope you aren't listen yall I said gathering them into a huddle this is for the women that have dedicated their lives to us. All of us from me down to Zoelle and Zaiden. We gotta do this the right way honor them for the women they are and the people they taught us to be. And most importantly let them know we love them. Yeah they all said.

Before we knew it, we were all out on stage with all the bright lights and cameras. I blinked a few times before starting the speech.

"Hey how is everyone doing tonight? The 7 of us are up here to announce the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award. I received a call a few weeks back from my aunt's manager. He said hey I know this is weird but I need a favor. Of course, me being me I ain't know what the hell he was talking about, but after he told me what he needed I knew that we were the people to handle the job. What is a legend? Most would say it's someone of the past or someone that has gone on to be with Big G in the sky. But to us a legend has totally different meaning.

To us a legend not only performs for sold out crowds, travels the world, or signs autographs for all of her fans at the drop of a hat. A legend is the person that tucked us in at night, makes sure we are keeping up our grades in school, drove us to football, volleyball, cheerleading, dance, karate, and pretty much anything else that we wanted to do in our lives. These women aren't just legends to us they are role models, friends, shoulders to lean on, alibi's, back bones, and most important they are our mothers. Well them their mother but to me I know them as my aunts. My second, third, and fourth moms. We're here to honor T-Boz, Left Eye, and Chilli or for those that aren't familiar with their nicknames...TLC with the Lifetime achievement award.

Given to those that truly exemplify what it means to be a Legend. They follow in the footsteps of the greats Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Prince, Whitney Houston and so many others. It wouldn't be right to honor them and not show some of their greatest achievements. Roll the tape!"