Butterfly 2

by Ashley Antoinette

“Daddy’s a whole killer nigga and I ain’t

talking about Ethic.”

“I want to take you to the altar, love,

“Why did you come today, Messiah? If Ethic asked you to wait until after her birthday. Why did you come anyway?” Alani asked. “I just wanted to see her. I been back too long and I ain’t seen my Shorty,” Messiah stated. “So you ruin her birthday?” Alani asked, frowning in confusion. “You put your needs before hers and decide when and how she should receive the news that you’re alive? And you choose a house full of spectators to witness the reunion? You had to know seeing you would unravel her and you wanted people to see her like that?” Her words hit Messiah. Arrow to the heart. “I didn’t think about that,” he said. “That’s your problem, Messiah. You think of you first and her second.

Messiah has a habit of making you feel worthless. Making you feel like you can’t keep breathing.” “I can breathe just fine without him Aria. He taught me that I could live without him. That’s what scares me most,”

“Can’t give that bitch to nobody because I ain’t never give it back.”