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One day the look in her eyes transformed and with bated breath, I’ve waited patiently for her to allow me to love her the way she deserves, the way only I can.
Amelia might not have been ready to admit what was happening between us, but it’ll be a cold day in hell before I allow another man to win her over. I’ll run down on a nigga like I’m that twenty-year-old kid back in Compton before I ever let that happen. “Aw, come on, Is,” she said, still laughing. “He ain’t checking for me.”
“Sometimes I can’t even comprehend how much I love her, how in love I am with her,” I admitted.
“Take the time you need while working toward remembering that you’re your own person. Don’t let someone else’s reality become your own.”
“I’m proposing that you smile a little more. Life ain’t so bad when you smile through the pain.”
“People who are depressed are the greatest of actors, Meli. They know how to make everyone believe that they’re okay.
“I want this to be a forever thing. You as my friend, my girl, my wife, the mother of my children one day...” He shook his head. “Tell me to stop if I’m asking for too much, too soon, and I will.”
“Take care of her, Is. You gotta promise me that.” “I got her, Toine. I promise.”
“To my eleven-year-old self,” I murmured, turning toward my laptop. “We got the girl and life is fucking great.”
