POWER

(BOOK 3) Chapter 22 - I'm single.

I could give it all up, but it's not enough
Ay ay, here you go, my middle finger
To the world, to the world, from the ground to the moon
Here's to the mountains, yeah here's to the room
Give it up, give it up, won't let you deny me
Makin' you love me, makin' you love me

Let me see you put your middle fingers up
To the world, I made up in my mind
I'm doin' things my way, I'm burnin' shit down tonight
I'm doin' things my way, it's my way or the highway
Let me say it one more time

Let me see you put your middle fingers up
To the world, to the world, to the world
To the world, to the world, to the world
Let me see you put your middle fingers up
Middle fingers up!

To the world - Kanye, R Kelly and T. Taylor

Valentine day had come and passed, and for the first time in a very long time, it felt like any other day. I didn’t feel obligated to keep it free, or to get an outfit, I spent the day with Israel and his friends. I got them to watch Criminal Minds with me. The new season had just started, I wanted to text Kwali or Sam to watch it with me but...

Nate reminded me of Reid so much, there was things that Reid had said or done that Nate had done as well, the whole time we were watching the double episode we all kept looking over at Nate and would giggle, he didn’t understand why, which was so Reid of him.

‘’Shhh!’’ My baby Morgan was speaking, it utterly confused me how such a man at his age could look so good? He had the most amazing smile, amazing body and personality, it was so crazy. He was my dream husband. He was so caring and when he got angry, which he did a lot, especially when they were looking for a paedophile or something, the way he furrowed his eyebrows just did something to me.

‘’I don’t even see what you see in him?’’ Nat asked. I didn’t rely until Morgan had finished speaking, he was so intelligent.

‘’What don’t you see in him?!’’ It went to a break; I asked them if they wanted any drinks or any snacks.

I was making Reid, I mean Nate’s drink when Israel walked in.

‘’Nat’s a lesbian.’’ He whispered. Oh, I guess something made sense then. When Nate was drooling over a girl, Nat would sometimes join him, but I just thought she was one of those girls that appreciated everyone’s beauty.

‘’Does that bother you?’’ I shook my head. He raised an eye brow. I was shocked.

‘’Honestly it doesn’t.’’

‘’I thought you were a Christian. Doesn’t the bible oppose same sex relationships?’’ I shrugged.

‘’I can’t judge people for their sins just because I commit different sins.’’

‘’So you think it’s a sin?’’ I could hear the slight annoyance in his tone.

‘’I don’t know.’’ I said honestly. I followed the bible and the bible said it was a sin to engage in same sex relations, not relationships. My priest said that you could be gay or lesbian, as long as you took a vow of…

‘’No, honestly, her sexual orientation is her business.’’ I stated, I wasn’t good so I couldn’t judge.

A couple of days later and me and me and Nat were shopping, ever since I started hanging around with the ‘mystery incorporated’ gang I really hadn’t spent any time with her, it was mainly Israel, I didn’t want to step on anyone toes, Nate would just say it because he seemed not to understand social conventions, just like Sheldon, but I wasn’t really too sure whether or not Nat really liked me or not. She really hadn’t said much, I felt like I was really forcing conversation, so we ended up just walking around the shopping centre.