Page 46 of Her Loyalty

"Then two years later, he was found overdosed in his home. He left a note, confessing his great love for you and I and it haunts me to this day."

"To this day, I regret allowing others in my head. He told me himself, if I ever left him, he no longer wanted to live on this earth. He could no longer live knowing he didn't fulfill his godly purpose and that was being the love of my life and your father."

"Your father." She pointed to me as I wiped my tears, listening to every word she spoke to me.

Staying quiet for a few moments, I watched as she dried her eyes with a napkin.

"I'm sorry about that." She spoke, getting herself together.

"It's fine." I told her, clearing my throat.

"Listen to me, Tiana."

"I don't know what happened between you and Dominic but I'm telling you, if you want to make it right, if you want to be with him.."

"Baby, I fully support it."

"I support you." She continued.

"He's obviously the light in your life and you need to keep him close, honey."

"You don't want to lose him like I lost your father."

"There's no way to make it right once they're gone."

"..and that's the worst feeling ever."

"Make it right, honey." She spoke finally, standing to her feet.

And just like that, she walked out of the kitchen and I sat there considering everything she'd just told me.

I had to make this right. I needed to.

*

16.

Dominic

Next day

"Yo, ma. Come here." I watched as Dej called for some shawty and a group of her friends crossing the street.

"What?!" One of them yelled back as everybody n the porch laughed.

"I said come here!" Dej yelled this time as the group of girls slowly began to make they're way over to us.

"Man, why you call them little hood boogers over here?" Leek spoke up, looking down at his phone.

"He start fucking white bitches and think he doing something." Zay shook his head and I couldn't help but to laugh. Shit, a nigga needed a good laugh at this point.

"Shawty in the pink hoodie mine." Dej said and Zay narrowed his eyes as they got closer.

"Shawty in the white gon' be mine then." Zay shrugged and I scoffed, shaking my head.

"Aight so I guess blue tights is yours then, nigga." She said to me and I shook my head, waving her off.

"Y'all got that." I stood to my feet, making my way back into the crib. I wasn't in the mood for none of their shit today.

---