A lot can happen in a year and things and people change, life isn't always what it looks like on the outside. When you want true love have to put your pride aside and truly grow, you become new. I hope you young black kings and queens are ready for...
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Kaelia- Age: 22 " shit I'm late" I realized as I got up from my desk and hurried to clock out and gather my things to leave. I've been picking up extra shifts at the office, since my 5 year old my niece Nessa is staying with me for a while. It's been 3 months and I feel like I have a daughter of my own. While nessa is at daycare I work as an assistant manager at the campus bookstore and the law firm as a receptionist, plus I do hair and make up on the side. I make enough to afford my life, but throw a child in the mix and I really needed to step my game up. I'm currently rushing across campus to get to my creative writing class..it's actually my favorite class, thinking instead of paying attention I ran right into one of my new classmates. "I'm so sorry" I say squatting down to gather my things rambling on " I wasn't paying attention my mind was wondering" "oh no it's fine to be honest neither was I" he says squatting down to help me. When I finally looked up my mouth basically drops open this man is fine! and he smells amazing I thought to myself staring, drinking in the smell of his cologne, I found myself taking to long to respond I tried I really did but nothing came out, so I hurried up and grabbed my things and hurried to find my seat. My home girl shantè sits behind me so while passing papers back and turning to talk to her I noticed he's only sitting a few rows behind me, staring at me at that and he wasn't even trying to hide it.
As I sat through Mrs.Temts lecture taking notes on my laptop and arranging my schedule for the upcoming week I get a text. || Shantè🎉: Gym after class? || Me: Can't gotta pick up nessa and wash clothes .. tomorrow? || Shantè🎉: Can't gotta work, I could really use a work out 🤦🏾♀️.. I laugh a little to my self then felt something hit the back of my head, Shantè caught my shade and threw an eraser at me. I turn and Glare at Shantè who smiles but then I look past her and there he is again staring at me. He laughed and smiled at me , I smile back then turn around before anyone notices. I start texting Shantè back.. || Me: lmao chill, what time you get off? || Shantè🎉: 5:30 pm || Me: so can we go then?, I won't have nessa tomorrow. || Shantè🎉: Bet and since you're gonna be baby free, we're getting drinks after🥳! || Me: Fine with me lol .. ********
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Brenton- Age: 45 "Here I am" I am I say walking into my mothers kitchen. " where have you been" " I went for a run ma" it's 11:30am in Dallas and it seems like the day is dragging or maybe it's me. I haven't been at the the top of my game lately and I guess it's starting to show cause me and my mom have a conversation like this everyday, I really need to get back to Houston..I thought to myself as my mother started in on her questions " have you called pay or traci? " "spoke with traci this morning" this I thought I was used to until "and pay? " she said as I furrowed my eyebrows at her.. my mother never called her that, she didn't really like her much when we first got together. She softened up on the low since we got married and had traci, but she never really showed Payton she liked her to her face. "Why do you ask? " " I want to know have you?.. you can stay out here running from your problems all you like but your still gonna have to face the truth.." not really in the mood for a lecture I ignore her questions and comments but she continued on "baby you need to get your life back, does she know about the house?" " no" " the boat" " no" " the vi.." I cut her off " No she doesn't know about any of it" " what are you holding on to it all for then?" She looks at me confused " we left everything to traci in our will" " our will" " yes our will" "as in its it's still a standing will?" " yes mom I never got rid of it" we sat in silence for a second then she looked at me with a confused smirk shook her head and pointed at me and said "Brenton B. Mallard you get yourself on the next flight to New York and go get my damn daughter!.. or take your ass back to Houston and say goodbye to your old life so you can finally start over " At this point she has a slight attitude as she makes her way out of the kitchen and down the hall , I looked at her in confusion as she left the kitchen "her daughter" has a nice ring to it and I've never heard her use those words before, I thought to myself smiling...I do miss my wife but she isn't her anymore I need the girl I fell in love with In college...
