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“It doesn’t matter if he’s perfect, Bo, if he’s not perfect for you.”
Period, we love a supportive cousin!
“You’re a great player, August.” She tips up on her toes until her lips are at my ear. “But I think you’ll be an even greater man.”
IRIS PLEASEEEEE ATP JUST KITH
“Let nothing hold you back or keep you down.”
A quote to live by.
“Even when you think you’re defeated, dig deeper. Go harder. Press, because there is something worth it on the other side.”
Are these cameras on me rn?! I needed to read this exact quote.
“But the girl I met in that bar didn’t want to be taken care of. I’d do everything in my power to help you follow your dreams so you could take care of yourself. And then we’d both know you were with me because you wanted to be, not because you had no other choice.”
August, the man that you are <33
“Iris, what the hell is this? Since when do I take sugar in my coffee?” He shoves the cup at me. Some of it sloshes over the side, scalding my hand. I gasp, wiping the wetness away on my jeans and rubbing at the tender spot. “I’m sorry, babe.” He looks concerned for half a second. “If you could bring me a coffee the way I take it, I’d really appreciate it.”
I dont like the way he's acting, I don't have a good feeling about this behaviour at all..
“I grew up in the Lower Ninth Ward.” I set Caleb’s coffee down in front of him with a clang, looking at him when I say my next words. “I’m not easily intimidated.”
GO IRIS! Let that man know he WONT break your spirit!!
“It’s just some information about an online certification program for sports industry essentials.” I push a chunk of hair behind my ear before meeting Caleb’s icy blue eyes. “I’m thinking about enrolling.” “No.” His harshly spoken word freezes me against the sink. “Not happening.”
F Ca*be me and my homies HATE Ca*be, if Ca*be has 0 haters consider me and my homies DEAD.
I still have the same hopes and dreams I had before she came. I want to resume my life.”
EXACTLY! Let Iris progress with her career or there will be consequences, white boy.
“I love you, Iris, but if you don’t know the difference between love and pain,” he grits out. “maybe I should teach you.”
UH WHAT DOES THIS WHITE MAN MEAN BY THAT? DPMO RN. IM HOPSCOTCHING LO ON YOUR BEHALF, CAUSE IS HE CRAZY OR WOT?!
“Put your hands on me like that again,” I say, my voice leaden and sure, “and I will walk out that door with my daughter, and good luck finding us.”
Matter fact, lets cut to the chase an get you walking out that door right now actually cause hes clearly lost his marbles and you aint gonna be the one to help him find them.
“If you’ll excuse me, I need to get home to my fiancée and baby girl.”
CALEB WHEN I CATCH YOU.
It was instinct. It won’t happen again.”
I need to personally eat his contract about instinct?? This guy is a monster.
Both of those cards, though in my possession and I’ve used them a hundred times, are technically in Caleb’s name. Caleb’s accounts.
I thought him physically letting her leave so easily was weird... Oh Caleb may you burn in h*ll.
He reaches into his pocket and draws out a small silver pistol. I’ve never seen this side of him, and I’ve never seen this gun. I’ve been oblivious. It may cost my life. He brings the gun to my temple.
Sorry... What????????? Hello?????
Anyone who tries to come between us, I’ll dispose of.”
Oh my god he makes ms SO angry.
“I may have used a few condoms with holes,
I KNEW IT I KNEW IT I KNEW ITTTTT.
When you get to the center, though—when you peel back the golden overlay—at his core he’s nothing but a rotting side of meat. Spoiling and crawling with maggots.
All that glitters isnt always gold :(((
The heart speaks in whispers. I heard too late.
A woman's instinct is never wrong.
She stops when Ramone appears at her side,
Oh god. Hes gonna go snitch to Caleb
“It should have been me, Iris.”
UGHH RIGHT PEESON WRONG TIME
“You always do stupid things that make me have to hurt you,” he says. “Why do you do that when I love you more than anything, Iris?”
Caleb im actively praying on your downfall and the minute it begins trust me i will be there in the front row, cheering the loudest.
HOPSCOTCH.
FINALLLLYYYYY
“Breathe in truth.” Her hands are busy in the air over me, slicing through lies. “You are pure. You are enough. You are strong.” She leans closer, her whisper as sharp and fierce as the knife in her drawer. “He can’t hurt you.”
Mimi the woman that you are.
Here’s my chance to get it right. My chance to make sure she knows that, though I’ve been chasing a ball up a court all my life, with this I’m not playing games. Take the shot. “Your dreams and ambitions got swallowed up when you had to follow Caleb,” I say, holding her eyes with mine. “I want you to know there’s someone who will follow you.”
AUGUST WEST, I ADORE YOU
“Staying is my best shot at winning you.”
This is what I wana SEEEEEE!
“I only wanted to love you, but you messed that up.”
I NEED HIM DEAD, CALEB BRADLEY I NEED YOU TO SUFFER IN HELL FOR ETERNITY
“Lo told you your days were numbered,”
And she didnt even lie, let him burn, let him burn, let him buuuuurn!
It’s only in the contrast of night, when things are darkest, that the stars shine. Iris is my constellation. She took the darkness as her cue to shine. It only made her brighter, stronger, and tonight, her hard-won glimmer lights up the sky.
August West I will love you for the rest of my days!
“What I’m saying is this, August.” I tip up on my toes and smile against his ear. “Take the shot.”
MAKE SOME NOISE YALL WTF AAAAA
