wished she could have one last time to speak to her mother.
After sitting in the same spot for a while, Aimee reluctantly threw on anything that she could find and waited for her father’s arrival. She didn’t know how to prepare to see her mother’s lifeless body, and she wished she could opt out of it. But she knew her father needed her, so she cried silently as she lay on the couch.
****
Big had just landed from his trip to Louisiana and he was beyond exhausted. The trip had turned out to be a fun one since he was able to catch up with family he hadn't seen in years. He walked to his car and threw his luggage in the trunk. As usual, he had left his car at the airport so he wouldn’t have to bum a ride. Once Big got inside of his car, he pulled out his phone and called Aimee. He was in the mood to see her and he hoped that she was home. After her phone went to voicemail, he decided to stop by her place. Big arrived at Aimee’s apartment in no time and jumped out of the car. He used his key to let himself in.
“Aimee?”
There was no reply.
He walked through the entire house, but he didn’t see any sign of Aimee anywhere. He pulled out his phone and called her again, but he got her voicemail again. He wondered where she was because her car was in her designated spot. Big decided to wait for her on the couch. He turned on the TV and surfed the channels. Then he felt his phone vibrate. He grabbed it and saw that Toi was calling him, so he answered.
“What's up, Toi?”
“Nothing. I was just calling you because I haven’t heard from you in a while.”
“I just got back from visiting my family in Louisiana. What's up, though?”
Toi released a sigh. “I had hoped that my husband would be home by the fourth, but they pushed his date back. He doesn’t know when he’s coming home.”
“Damn, Toi, I hate to hear that because I know you're missing that nigga.”
“Yeah, but whatever. Do you think you can meet me at our spot? I need some sexual therapy.”
He smiled. “Yeah, I got you. I’ll be there in a minute.”
Since Aimee wasn’t home and he didn’t know where she was, Big decided to hook up with Toi. He was in need of a hot meal and some pussy, and he knew that Toi could take care of his needs.
****
Aimee stood with her hands locked with her father and Asia. They were down at the morgue to identify Jovelyn. The knots in her stomach were tightly twisted. During the ride, Aimee prayed to God, hoping that the dead body wouldn’t be her mother. She prayed that her mother was at church and that the situation was just a misunderstanding. Russell, Aimee, and Asia stood behind a glass window as they looked down at the silhouette of a body. Aimee felt chills run down her spine as the medical examiner walked over to the steel table where the body lay.
The woman looked over at them before she grabbed the sheet. Aimee held her breath as the woman lifted the cover and exposed Jovelyn’s bruised and lifeless body. Suddenly, Asia dropped to the floor with her hands placed over her wet eyes. Russell couldn’t hold in his tears
Aimee stood there in shock. She wanted to scream and cry, but her voice was lost behind the devastation. Life as she’d once known it was gone. Her best friend was now dead, and she wasn’t sure if she could bounce back from this blow. Aimee looked down at Asia who still had her hands covering her eyes. She kneeled down and wrapped her arm around her sister. There were no words spoken between the two. There was only heartbreak. Eventually, Aimee’s tears fell.
Russell looked over at his girls with his face drenched with his tears. In spite of his emotional state, he knew he had to be strong for his daughters. He walked over to them and pulled them up to their feet. He wrapped his arm around them and held them tight. Russell felt the pain radiate off of them, and it caused his heart to ache profusely. The twins continued to cry in their father’s arms. Russell gave them each
After sitting in the same spot for a while, Aimee reluctantly threw on anything that she could find and waited for her father’s arrival. She didn’t know how to prepare to see her mother’s lifeless body, and she wished she could opt out of it. But she knew her father needed her, so she cried silently as she lay on the couch.
****
Big had just landed from his trip to Louisiana and he was beyond exhausted. The trip had turned out to be a fun one since he was able to catch up with family he hadn't seen in years. He walked to his car and threw his luggage in the trunk. As usual, he had left his car at the airport so he wouldn’t have to bum a ride. Once Big got inside of his car, he pulled out his phone and called Aimee. He was in the mood to see her and he hoped that she was home. After her phone went to voicemail, he decided to stop by her place. Big arrived at Aimee’s apartment in no time and jumped out of the car. He used his key to let himself in.
“Aimee?”
There was no reply.
He walked through the entire house, but he didn’t see any sign of Aimee anywhere. He pulled out his phone and called her again, but he got her voicemail again. He wondered where she was because her car was in her designated spot. Big decided to wait for her on the couch. He turned on the TV and surfed the channels. Then he felt his phone vibrate. He grabbed it and saw that Toi was calling him, so he answered.
“What's up, Toi?”
“Nothing. I was just calling you because I haven’t heard from you in a while.”
“I just got back from visiting my family in Louisiana. What's up, though?”
Toi released a sigh. “I had hoped that my husband would be home by the fourth, but they pushed his date back. He doesn’t know when he’s coming home.”
“Damn, Toi, I hate to hear that because I know you're missing that nigga.”
“Yeah, but whatever. Do you think you can meet me at our spot? I need some sexual therapy.”
He smiled. “Yeah, I got you. I’ll be there in a minute.”
Since Aimee wasn’t home and he didn’t know where she was, Big decided to hook up with Toi. He was in need of a hot meal and some pussy, and he knew that Toi could take care of his needs.
****
Aimee stood with her hands locked with her father and Asia. They were down at the morgue to identify Jovelyn. The knots in her stomach were tightly twisted. During the ride, Aimee prayed to God, hoping that the dead body wouldn’t be her mother. She prayed that her mother was at church and that the situation was just a misunderstanding. Russell, Aimee, and Asia stood behind a glass window as they looked down at the silhouette of a body. Aimee felt chills run down her spine as the medical examiner walked over to the steel table where the body lay.
The woman looked over at them before she grabbed the sheet. Aimee held her breath as the woman lifted the cover and exposed Jovelyn’s bruised and lifeless body. Suddenly, Asia dropped to the floor with her hands placed over her wet eyes. Russell couldn’t hold in his tears
Aimee stood there in shock. She wanted to scream and cry, but her voice was lost behind the devastation. Life as she’d once known it was gone. Her best friend was now dead, and she wasn’t sure if she could bounce back from this blow. Aimee looked down at Asia who still had her hands covering her eyes. She kneeled down and wrapped her arm around her sister. There were no words spoken between the two. There was only heartbreak. Eventually, Aimee’s tears fell.
Russell looked over at his girls with his face drenched with his tears. In spite of his emotional state, he knew he had to be strong for his daughters. He walked over to them and pulled them up to their feet. He wrapped his arm around them and held them tight. Russell felt the pain radiate off of them, and it caused his heart to ache profusely. The twins continued to cry in their father’s arms. Russell gave them each
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