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by
Jahquel J.
Read between
October 20 - October 23, 2025
Recommendation: Listen to Hero by Mariah Carey.
I wanted to ring that bell that taunted me every week. Love was my happily ever after, but I couldn’t focus on that. I needed to fight, so me and that bell could have our moment at the end of this. I wouldn’t end up in a grave.
Quasim never broke our stare as he coached me, tears falling down both of our eyes while I continued to push. Going from battling breast cancer, to leaving an abusive marriage — I never thought I would get here.
God, I thank you.
Recommendation: Listen to Sanctuary by French Montana
Quasim came around the corner, lifting his pants with a smirk on his face. His fangs shined brighter than usual as he locked onto Tookie, who turned to see what the fuck I was talking about. The moment he locked eyes with Quasim Inferno, he didn’t have the breath to say what he wanted. “What up, Queen?”
This was the first time that I could see the fear in his eyes. He was afraid and looked for me to help him. With all the pain he had caused, he thought I would be the good in his life and save him.
Recommendation: Listen to Live in the sky by T.I ft Jamie Foxx
“Feel that pain, don’t bury it in alcohol and bad decisions, Ezra. I hate when people tell me what someone deceased would have wanted because they don’t know. There’s a part of me that knows this isn’t what he wants for you. Evan already lost one brother; he doesn’t need to lose another one. Lean on your brothers… you’re a God.”
I watched as he laughed and pulled out a half pint of Hennessy and opened the cap, pouring the rest out on the grass. He needed this talk more than anything, but I was wise enough to know that he wouldn’t stop drinking. It took me a while to sit the bottle down during my grief. Had I not, I wouldn’t have been able to enjoy a drink every now and again now. Ezra had to be ready to put the bottle down and deal with his emotions head on.
Grief wasn’t a straight path; the journey was twisted, and you never felt the same way. It was a one-way path through darkness that you eventually started to adapt to.
Recommendation: Listen to Family reunion by The O’Jays
Capri had the twins a few weeks ago and was back up on her feet. The end of her pregnancy, she had been forced to sit down, so the minute she could get up, her ass never sat down. Haze and Blaze Inferno were fucking beautiful. They both came out with healthy weights, and didn’t have to stay in the hospital longer than a week.

