together from afar while raising a 11 year old daughter

Lenora Amani Buckles was just sixteen when she fell in love with eighteen-year-old Damani Desean Gaulden. Her parents didn't approve of the relationship, but Lenora's heart was set-she refused to let anyone's opinion stop her from being with him. That love was tested early when Damani's past choices caught up with him, landing him in jail with a five-year sentence. The news shattered Lenora. She fell into a deep sadness but still remained loyal. She visited him regularly, made sure he was fed and clothed, and stood by him more than anyone expected from someone so young. But everything changed when she found out he was cheating on her-from behind bars. Hurt and betrayed, Lenora cut ties immediately, deciding she would never again sacrifice herself for someone who wouldn't value her. With time, she healed. She focused on her education, her future, and rebuilding her sense of self. Four years later, now in college and living in a dorm, she had left that chapter behind-or so she thought. In the middle of cleaning her room, her phone lit up with a jail call. She refused to answer. The next morning, another call came. This time, she picked up. Ten seconds of heavy silence passed before she heard her old nickname: "Nora." She hesitated, then quietly replied, "Hello." Damani told her he was being released a year early. She could only respond with a cautious laugh and a doubtful "okay." After everything, she wasn't sure what the future held... But from that moment on-what came next felt like the beginning of a different story. A fairytale, waiting to unfold.

𝔰𝔢𝔢 𝔦𝔪𝔞 𝔨𝔦𝔩𝔩𝔞.. 𝔟𝔲𝔱 𝔦 𝔤𝔬𝔱 𝔣𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔰 .. 𝔦 𝔠𝔞𝔱𝔠𝔥 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔴𝔦𝔱 𝔢𝔪 .. 𝔦 𝔧𝔲𝔰 𝔪𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱 𝔨𝔦𝔩𝔩 𝔢𝔪

"this my shit, forever."

I just wanna separate myself from all this fufu shit

"See I'm a nigga, that don't like niggas." - KV. "Them Percocets & Xannies make me wanna keep on sippin'." - LD. "He swear to never tell no lie, because that's not what he believe." - YB.

私の心 | and when he felt there was no one, she came into his life.

The grass is not always greener on the other side...

One last ride...