While fear and misfortune deplete power; strength and resilience pave the way for the soul's elevation
Follow Brielle as she desperately attempts to reclaim control of her life while struggling to rise above her past.
Sequel to 'Intense Euphoria'
a one month time skip & before y'all ask, no bri not pregnant. it's fuck them kids forevaaa.
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The noise Bri's feet made as they hit the track was therapeutic.
She'd never considered going for an actual run, one where she wasn't running from someone, and it brought her peace.
Only for the moment though.
Darnishia grinned while changing the ringtone on Alisha's phone, "Call it when I tell you to." She instructed Bri.
"Okay." Brielle laughed back before looking at Coby, "And you record it."
He nodded, and they all made their way towards the register where Alisha was waiting on them. She looked at them through narrowed eyes, wondering why they all looked like they were up to something, "It takes that long to get some tissue?"
"We forgot what kind to get." Darnishia lied, handing her mama back the phone and putting the tissue in the cart.
"Ummmhum. I'm not buying that candy either so put it back."
No one made any effort to move, and Bri was quick to speak on their behalf, "My daddy gave me money."
Alisha turned around and said nothing.
When they made it to the register, Darnishia turned and gave Bri a look, which made her turn and nod at Coby.
He could barely contain his laughter while holding the phone at an angle so Alisha couldn't see.
"How are you?" The cashier asked with a smile.
"Make sure you wrap my candle 'cause last time y'all didn't and it broke before I made it home."
Her smile dropped, "Yes ma'am."
Brielle dialed her mom's number and snickered while waiting for it to ring.
"I got an ass so big like the sun. Hope you got a mile for a dick I wanna run. Slap it in my face, shove it down my throat-"
Since they'd turned the volume all the way up, everyone in the vicinity watched as Alisha fumbled to stop the music while her children held their stomachs with laughter.
"I- I don't know." She thrust the phone towards Darnishia, "Turn it off."
Those were the memories Bri wanted to have. Not what she'd read.
She continued to run until she couldn't anymore, slowing down to a walk and exiting the track. Hakeem lived near South, a college whose track was always open. Not that it mattered, because Bri would've just jumped the gate.
Quietly walking home, she quickly thought back over the last month, and how they'd struggled with burying Darnishia and finding balance.
"We going to the lil after party." Hakeem stated quietly to Josiah, "You coming?"
