After Diablo was put in the ground and everybody had left I decided to visit my father’s grave. They had been buried in the same cemetery. Diablo had paid for my father’s funeral and made sure that he had a proper burial. I cried and cried for the two men that I’d loved so dearly. When I felt all cried out I decided to leave. On my way to my car I spotted a black Escalade with tinted windows. I watched as the driver lowered his window. It was El.
I walked over to the SUV. “What you doin’ here?” I asked.
“I knew I would see you and I wanted to let you know that I’m sorry for how things turned out. I also wanted to let you know that I didn’t dead your man. Honestly,” he said.
I believed him for some reason. “Thanks, especially for not telling anybody about us.”
“I didn’t do it to talk about it Yanna. I did it because I wanted to,” he said sincerely.
I couldn’t help but wonder how my life would’ve been if I had met him instead of Diablo that night. I erased the thought from my mind. “That’s good to know El.” I sighed. “Well I gotta go and pick my son up. He’s wit’ my mom.”
“Word? How’s your lil’ man?” He asked.
“He’s good El, real good. I thank God for him every day. Especially now that Diablo’s gone. I have a piece of him left.”
El nodded. “Keep your head up. Later.”
“Later,” I said.
He put his window back up and drove off. I slowly walked to my car and got inside. Before starting it up I thought about where life had taken all of us. Maya was in love, and seeing a brighter future for herself. Princess and Tre’ had gotten engaged. She seemed to be doing much better and told me that Tre’ had stopped hustling. I wished Diablo would’ve done the same thing. My girls Mira, Teji, and Daren were still up to their same old tricks. Some things just didn’t change. My mother was clean, and she seemed to be much happier. The future was looking bright for her. She was moving back to North Carolina with me and I was looking forward to us rebuilding our relationship.
No matter what we had gone through my love for Diablo was still stronger than ever. His death was a bittersweet reality. I was sad that he was gone, but it also meant a new beginning for me and my son. Peanut would never have to know about the life that his parents had lived, and I would never tell him. Not in a million years.
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Role Play by Torrian Ferguson & DeiIra
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D-Cup Diva’s 2 by Vonda Howard
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Secret, Sins and Shameful Lies by DeiIra
Savage Prey by Shantae Birton
One Life for One Night by Jerald Howard
It’s Always The Pretty One’s by Vonda Howard
My Husband’s Fiancee by Kaira Denee
Friendly Enemies by Torrian Ferguson
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