"We build sandcastles in the Serengeti,
Don't you remember me?
You splashed my face with Nile water,
Daughter of Diaspora,
You named me,
Claimed me,
Do you remember me?..."
-Jill Scott
2001 Grammys: Toni- I walk on the red carpet as cameras flash in my direction. Reporters call my name everywhere and I give a smile to the cameras while also praying to God that my dress don't decide to suddenly spazz on me because I do not want to read the headlines "Toni Braxton: Had a slip for a dress and a nip slip at the Grammys" because knowing today's society they would eat that shit up.
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My body guard comes out and tells me we need to move on so I smile a few more seconds before waving and he leads me inside. He leads me to my dressing room that I got since I'm presenting an award and I turn heads the whole way walking there. "Oooh Toni who you trying to impress?" My best friend Jada says as she opens my dressing room door making me jump. "Oh my God I didn't know you would be here!" I say pulling her into a hug.
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My body guard shuffles us into the room before he shuts the door leaving us to talk. "Yeah I had left Will home with the babies to come spend a girls night with my girl, so you already know we getting crunk after this" she says doing a little shoulder shake making me laugh. "I understand that, Denim is at home with Keri for the night so you know I'm down with that" I say.
"Speaking of Terry, he let you walk out the house like that?" She asks as she tugs on the diamond straps on my dress and I slap at her hands. "Girl he didn't let me do nothing, he is not my daddy. But where you sitting at?" I ask as she laughs. "You are a mess, and you of course, and guess who is sitting on your other side" she says and I raise an eyebrow. "Janet Jackson girl, what have you done for me lately, oooohhhh yeah!" She starts whining and clapping while I start touching up my makeup nonchalantly.
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