Saving Gracie// Nba Youngboy Story

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12:45pm

"She's so pretty sophie. Y'all did that!"

"Bailey got a lotta hair"

"She so damn small"

Everybody gushed over Bailey as she slept peacefully in her crib. Instead of hovering all over her, invading her personal space, I just said on the chair with my head on kentrell's shoulder and decided that I would just hold her later. Besides, I did not get a good nights sleep and I was beyond tired

"I hope y'all breath ain't stank and y'all all over that baby" Kentrell said to them, causing all of them to look over at us. Bree being the first one to respond

"Kentrell, fuck you"

"Gracie you don't wanna come hold Bailey?" My momma asked and I shook my head

"I'll just wait until she wakes up"

My momma nodded and went back to admiring bailey but it was Sophie that kept her eyes on me

"Auntie I'll be right back. I need to talk to Gracie real quick"

I looked at her confused before she nodded for me to follow her. I looked at Kentrell and he shrugged, obviously not knowing why she wanted to talk to me so I just got up and followed her into her room. I closed the door behind me and sat on her bed beside her

"You okay?" She immediately asked and I laughed

"Yeah. I'm fine, why?"

"Gracie I've known you ALL my life. You ain't been acting like yourself today"

"I just didn't get to sleep last night and I'm just tired-"

"Gracie I know what today is" Sophie immediately cut me off and wore a concerned look on her face. I deeply sighed and shook my head

"Look, I really don't wanna talk about this. I moved on and I'm happy now"

"I understand that you moved on and shit, but Gracie, it won't change the fact that this day might affect you for the rest of your life. I know that at this point in time we don't give a fuck about Darren but back then we did so the hurt will always be there no matter how hard you wanna hide it"

"Honestly Sophie, I'm not even sad about him or anything. I guess it's the fact that it's been a whole year since all this shit went down. It's like damn..."

She nodded and laid back on the bed "I feel you. Well I just need you to brighten up cause you look like you lost your best friend. And if you don't do it for me, do it for Kentrell cause he might not show it but I can tell that he's worried about you. Does he know what today is?"

"No. I don't think he would feel comfortable even talking about Darren. His name keeps popping up enough and I'm sick of it so I know he is"

"Well I think you should tell him. I say that Kentrell is an asshole, but he's not that big of an asshole. If anything, he really cares about you Gracie"

"I know he does. That's why I love him" I told sophie with a smile. Bailey started crying in the living room and Sophie immediately jumped up. I guess it was her motherly instinct I laughed as I got up and followed her out the room.

"What's wrong?" She asked as she walked over to my momma, who was busy calming bailey down

"Just just woke up. Here, get your child cause I ain't did this since Gracie was a baby and that was almost 19 years ago" my momma said as she handed Bailey to Sophie and she began to sooth her. I was honestly surprised seeing Sophie all motherly because out of all people, I would not expect her to be a mom. When I looked over at the chair where I left Kentrell, I noticed that he was gone