She came to take him down. He made her part of the game.

Jalisa Washington and Trenton Grant have known each other before birth. Their fathers, Joshua Washington and Timothy Grant have been best friends since their days at Hampton University when they pledged Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated. Trent who has always been a little awkward has always had a crush on Jalisa and Jalisa she always loved Trent. Its just some things didn't go their way. However this summer, during their family's annual lake trip to North Port, MI off of Lake Michigan, the two 25 years old decided it's now or never for their exploration.

Teddy ain't the golden child. Never was, never will be. Born to a woman the Josephs never claimed, Teddy grew up learning the difference between being family... and being tolerated. While his brothers are loved by their father. Teddy had one person in the family who didn't care how he was made Big Mama who always had his back since day one. Teddy stood outside the circle, learning how to love himself in the silence. But silence doesn't last forever. When Nay'Vee-his first love and the one who got away comes home carrying a broken past and a grown-woman secret, the fuse gets lit. Sparks fly, old wounds reopen, and the Joseph house, once held together by Sunday dinners and soul food, starts to feel more like a battleground. Love, rivalry, and secrets are buried deep like roots. This isn't just a family story. It's about finding your place when you've always been on the outside looking in. It's about Black love in its rawest, realest form. It's Hello Sunday-and nothing will ever taste the same again.

It's been five years since we have seen Melanie and Malik. After a big betrayal breaks up the couple, there is no hope of them ever reconciling. An unfortunate event reconnects them back together, but will it lead to love or more heartbreak. Read to find out more 🤎

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐝. 𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐝. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞....

Salem had always been a bright light in a world that tried its best to dim her. She was a twenty-year-old woman with warm brown skin, a heart full of kindness, and hands that worked magic. Since she was eighteen, she had built a name for herself with her own nail business, a craft she poured her soul into. Her work wasn't just about making nails pretty-it was about making people feel beautiful, cared for, and heard. But behind her warm smile and soft voice was a childhood weighed down by hardship.

Sometimes life gets weird. You lose hope, then you'll fall down, but then you'll get back up again. Sage did. So hang in there; it gets better, with time. A short story.

just read and enjoy...🩷

"I'd do anything for her. I would kill every last fucking person on this planet, if she asked me to. And I wouldn't even question her about it. All she had to do was ask." - Zayn Banks