Tethered Love

by Kimberly Brown

This is a Black household. I’m the only one cussin’ up in here. Remember that.”

“Your fiancée since she wants to talk out the side of her fucking neck to my child. I don’t know who the hell she thinks she is, but I don’t play about that little girl. Bring her ass to the door because that’s the first thing I’m addressing.”

“Make sure you hear this, bitch,” Eliana said. “Adults address adults. You don’t address my child about a muthafucking thing the way you did yesterday. If you have a problem with her, you address me. I answer for her. I’m telling you right now, should this man turn out to be her father and she’s around, I’m beating your ass on sight every fucking time if you even breathe on her the wrong way.”