"You gotta let my love adorn you" -Miguel
Two passionate souls meet one another following after dreams their parents chose for them. Careers neither one of them want to pursue. As they push one another to make their own path and do what they want, a...
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Fall break
Just like I expected, another break without my mother. The grouchiness in my father returned and now I was forced to come home with him. My Grams invited us all over for dinner, which in reality I didn't mind. But at the same time, the last place I wanted to go was over there. It was always tense between my father and my Uncle Demetrius.
It's been a feud between the two ever since I could remember and it was played out.... Entirely. The only bright side about going was that I was gonna see my cousin Meech. I always saw him more as a brother figure in my life. When it came time for college, I was sad as hell when we didn't get accepted into the same college. We grew up doing everything together.
At the end of the day, I was gonna support his decision. Definitely since the college he ended up going to was beneficial for his football career. I pulled along the curb behind my father's car as I prepared myself.
"Pull your pants up" my father scolded. "And take that hat off"
"They not even sagging" I muttered as I rolled my eyes. I grabbed my backpack before following up the gravel path. Always tryna mess up my drip. He pushed open the screen door as a few of my little cousins started running past with nerf guns.
"Go speak" he nudged my shoulder as I glared at him holding back the eye roll that was gonna follow. I walked towards the kitchen where my grams, aunt kee and a few of my older cousins were.
"Is that my JuJu" I started smiling as my aunt wiped her hands on the kitchen towel.
"What's good Auntie, I ain't know you were in town" she pulled me into a hug rocking us back and forth.
"I thought I come surprise y'all"—she pulled back as she held my face in her hands—"look at you, got so grown on me"
I chuckled. "I mean" I stepped back wiping my shoulder.
"Go off Ju" she started hyping me up as I rubbed my hands together and posing. They all started laughing.
"Y'all two are a trip, come give ya grandmama a hug" she held her arms out and I gave a huge embrace. I reached my hand behind her to sneak a biscuit.
"I know you ain't tryna take one of the honey biscuits" I got hit with the kitchen towel as I laughed.
"Damn I forget how violent you are" I joked as my grams shook her head.
"Out my kitchen boy, your cousin around there" My aunt started laughing as I reached and grabbed a biscuit—successfully.
"JULIAN" I was out of the kitchen before she could hit me with a kitchen rag once again. I spoke to a few of my cousins that were having a serious game of spades—not like they were good anyway.
