After Byron leaves, I sit there surprised because I expected to feel worse than I actually do. Maybe it’s because I’m no longer suppressing the guilt of what I’ve done. It’s out in the open, allowing the colors to feel lighter and less burdensome. Whatever the reason, I can now move on, so I do….
I awake to the sounds of Kai cooing and laughing in his crib. I climb out of bed and walk over. Prosperity: Do you feel the colors too, sweet baby? I lift him and give him his morning bottle. Overall, he’s been a happy, smiley baby, only crying when his diaper is dirty. I take…
Q Sr. anxiously looks up at his son as he exit’s Peri’s bedroom. Quincy Sr.: Well? Is everything okay? Quincy Jr.: Everything is perfect. You have a great-grandson, and I’m a grandfather. Q Sr. walks over and pulls his son into a hug. Quincy Sr.: Congrats, son! Your mother would have been pleased. Alida holds…
I stop by the conservation camp, hoping to see Wild before I return to Pop-pop’s house. Luckily she’s there and greets me with a big hug as soon as she sees me. Wildflower: Oh, Peri! It’s so good to see you. *looks down at my belly* Wait…are you – is it Craig’s? Prosperity: Yes, and…
Aunt Sophia and Uncle Duane say their goodbyes and leave early the next morning. Mama and daddy decide to hang around another day since Meri doesn’t start high school until Monday. Maybe they’ll still be here when the baby is born. I think that’s sort of what they are hoping will happen. I stare at…
There’s so much to think about and tons of planning to do if I hope to try and pull off everything I plan to do for me and my baby. But for now, I retreat to the water and relax. I’m not the only one. Merit, Aunt Sophia, and Uncle Duane all go out to…
Heavy dark blues…the kind that serves no purpose but to weigh a person down begin to settle on me, just as I start to hear the house come alive with activity. Auntie Sophia and her husband, Duane, arrived very early in the morning. I leave my bedroom as I hear them moving around in the…
Alice Wade (SV Part 2 – Day 10.2) was just as passionate as she was formidable. She wasn’t always the easiest to get along with, but she loved her family fiercely…showing it in the only way she knew how. An accomplished artist and musician, she had a very successful career until she and her husband…
Q Jr. spots pop on the porch when he returns from the camp. Quincy Sr.: Come and have a seat, son. Quincy Jr.: Yes, sir. Q Jr. shuffles over and sits down. Quincy Sr.: I had a talk with your mother. Quincy Jr.: When? Quincy Sr.: Just now Q Jr. is instantly concerned about his…
Before Q Jr. realizes it, he’s at the conservation camp. He has to get to the bottom of this thing with Peri. He approaches the first guy he sees. Quincy Jr.: You Craig Conway? *sits down across from Miles* Miles looks up, not sure what to make of this strange guy’s threatening tone. Miles: Uh,…
