Yes, this chapter is all over the place, but enjoy it please. It's been a while.
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•Hazel
"I don't wanna do a deal with Fashion Nova, I want my own shit." I said, swirling around in the swivel chair.
"Baby, you can branch off on your own but you have to start small."
"No. I'm not putting a limit on my capabilities. I don't have to start small, y'all just wanna go the easy way out."
"Well do it your way. It's gonna take more money and more time. You need the clothes, first of all. You need a website and you need promotion and sponsors." I shrugged.
"So? We can do it." He sighed.
"Well, I did say I would help you any way I could."
"Yep, you did. So, we gone get this ball rolling or not?" He nodded and sat up in his chair.
"I can sketch your ideas and we send them to a trustworthy company to put it together. We get all the pieces of the line and we start selling. If they sell out, then you create your website, get sponsors, promotions, all that jazz and boom."
"And I can get the girls to help me package."
"You can't get somebody else to help you?" I laughed.
"No, I can't get somebody else to help me."
"Well.. sounds like we got it all figured out. I just need to get your plans on paper and we go from there. You know what you want?"
"Yeah. I wanna do something different from Fabletics and all them other clothing lines. I want my line to have men's and women's workout attire. I want the fabric to be comfortable and easy to move around in. I want it to be cute, not the basic shit people wear to work out. Like why not look sexy while getting fit."
"Periodt pooh!" He snapped his fingers. I had to laugh. I don't know how he was going to get any work done.
•Karen
"Draya, what's wrong hun?" I asked, pulling her into the house. She looked like she'd been crying non stop.
"I'm sorry to bother you but I couldn't get ahold of Hazel and the twins are out of town.."
"What's wrong? What happened?"
"Well.. remember when I was dating Odell?" I raised an eyebrow.
"What he did?"
"He showed up at my house.."
"And?"
"I tried to stand my ground and tell him to leave, I even threatened to call the police. He sweet talked me and.. we ended up.."
"Having sex?" I asked, disappointment evident in my voice. She nodded as she started sobbing again. I sighed and pulled her into a hug. I don't really deal with things like this, considering my children refuse to be emotional in front of others.
"Calm down baby." I rubbed her head. I wanted to get to the bottom of this but she had to stop crying first. Sitting her down on the couch, I handed her the face tissues I had sitting on the table.
"I just feel so stupid mama.." She shook her head.
"Why?" I mean it was pretty stupid, but I wanted to know why she felt so.
"Because! Odell and I always had a toxic relationship, and I was proud of myself for letting it go. I should've stood my ground, but I gave in and let him take a piece of me again! He probably thinks he has some sort of hold on me and can use me for sex. I don't like feeling easy. I feel dirty and grimey." I sighed. This poor child.
