Fragmented Love

She fell for a man with two personalities; one which she loved and one she tolerated. Differentiating the two was not a difficult task. The personality she loved was adoring, generous, and admirable. And the other was riddled the chaotic energy and cruel words. Bitter words she endured because his undesirable personality was an episode….

A Necessary Struggle

Part 2 In a major dominated by males, Russell’s classes had a knack for being filthy with girls. They yearned to attend his lecture, to stare into his hypnotizing brass eyes as they listened to his smooth, Barry White baritone spew speeches on US-China relations or public policy. Harmony Monroe, sat in the front row,…

A Different Breed

Part 11: Old Patterns and Fresh Starts “I ought to come out there and whoop his ass.” Katrina smirked at her Aunt Marie’s comment coming through her Airpods. The woman wasn’t her kin by blood but by bond. Marie was her mom’s best friend from college to adulthood. She was the one that held a…

A Necessary Struggle

Part 1: Early Morning Sleeping Arrangements In Trevor’s bed was the last place Lela Emery should’ve been but that’s where the espresso beauty was. She slept peacefully as Trevor’s arm lazily draped over her hip with their hands interlocked. Streams of light shone through the white blinds bouncing off the taupe walls as their chest…

A Different Breed

Part 10: This Changes Nothing Tacos. Tacos. Tacos. It was all she could think about all week. So when she called Terrence to let him know they needed to meet up because she needed to talk to him in person she knew the exact place she wanted to go. Cantina Rico. She picked a table outside under the expansive…

A Different Breed

Part 9: Decisions, Decisions To say that Katrina had been in a funk ever since leaving the stationery store was an understatement. She arrived at the bookstore with tear-stained eyes and a defeated disposition. The ability to hold herself together quickly dissipated once Imani was in her presence.  Her friend greeted her with a two-word…

A Different Breed

No matter how mad or hurt she was, she still loved him. It was a truth she loathed but it was still a fact.

A Different Breed

Part 7: Too Good for Rebound Dick “I’m sorry,” Katrina said. Regret dripped from every letter as she toyed with the dainty bow of her green silk robe. His light brown eyes stayed fixed on hers free of the desire that flooded them upon his arrival at her house although attraction still lingered. His delicious…