likeing summer school and if i made any friends latetly all i can say is you have no idea seeing I'm in no mood and focuses on the road.Opening the glove comparment where i keep my lip gloss i see a condom wrapper then look to the corner of my eye as dad stays looking ahead then close it only taking my lip gloss.We park in an empty space then head inside while getting a shopping cart dad sends me off to go get half of what's on the list milk being the first i look around while searching for the dairy isle thinking about what dad could be doing behind mom's back hoping it's not true ugh" it makes me sick to my stomach already feeling it twist and turn like i just got off a bad ride at the carnival or something i could always tell mom but there's no telling how that would go especially when you can tell they're going through some hard life in their marriage it'll only make things worse but then again it could be the case as to why dad comes home so late at night also how do i know? simple I'm a light sleeper i can hear him some nights creeping up the stairs there's nothing i couldn't hear that wouldn't ruin my beauty sleep.Walking down the frozen food i approach the dairy products and grab the milk out the freezer then be on my way to dad who walks with the cart but drop the milk in surprise to see Ranice around the corner in the dry food isle seeing me i reach down to pickup the milk but once again i get cornered with her all in my face talking down at me as if she knows me Ranice:Well if it isn't the big city beluga whale coming to feed hows ur face by the way? i hope your insured) she mocks me with a chuckle her arm blocking one side of me as she is so close in my face i can smell her minty breath as she spoke not understanding what the issue is with me.I ask her with no hesitation the she replies Ranice:Oh i have no issue with you i just can't stand how some of you typical white girls who step into a sister's territory always trying to pull the first brotha you seethinking you can do better for them then we can but no, you can never be us no matter how long you tan in the sun because we are the natural beauty hm'' see you on monday)leaving me in the middle of the isle i breathe with relief while getting my thought s together i pickup the milk then find dad and finish my shopping rushing to get out the store.Monday afternoon me and Latiya sit at a table in the rec hall as i explain my weekend and the incident at the store Latiya:Wow sounds like you had quite a weekend but as i said don't let her get the best of you knowing Ranice to her any black man she is into is treasure and James is what you can call her precious jewel but with that said i want you to come walk with me after school so i can show you something' later that day after school me and Latiya walked to her uncle's ranch where i perch myself on the fence as Latiya goes in the barn walking out with a pure black stallion as black as darkness telling me his name is Royal Thunder allowing me to pet him as she brushes his mane Latiya:I got him when i was 12 my uncle persuaded my mom when my dad couldn't afford me a birthday gift so instead i got this guy)he was beautiful i never been this close to a horse beofre or even on a ranch Latiya stayed on the other side of town near the distant mountains almost like looking at a painted portrait or from a scene of the walker texas ranger episodes except no Chuck Norris seeing this area of town and having Latiya around i can see me and her have alot in common as we talked laughed and shared our thoughts on life telling me even the secret of Ranice wearing the same underwear twice before she showers ugh" too much info but yea gross but all above good times.Petting the horse i look over Latiya's shoulder to see the ghostly image of a pure white horse running across the field in the distance then disappearing i blink twice then give Latiya my goodbyes telling her i'll see her in school tommorow then pace home,getting there i run through the front door and out the back heading into the woodlands as i've done before further and deeper passing and jumping over a log and going under a few leaning branches then stop in my tracks at a halt to see Aidess leaning against a tree dressed in the same suit as before Aidess:I knew you would come i thought it would be my turn to show you something)and together we walk deep into the woodlands stepping on twigs and leaves as birds called out in the treetops with their chirps and squeaks I know following strangers is something we were all taught but what can i say he saved me once so why not trust him especially when he had the opportunity more than once my house being the second and the bathroom being the first and i barely know him but seems to know me pretty well, surrounded by withered grass and that crunches under our feet this part part of the woods was gloomy with no sign or sound of life as we approach a tree with no leaves nor the branches with any fruit just gray dead bark and few cobwebs Aidess gets on his knees putting his hands together in prayer as i stood watching from behind as i watch to see what happens waiting waiting waiting and waiting then the rays of the sun pierce through an opening in the roof of the treetops glistening with glitters like small diamonds raining through and the tree's trunk start to gain it's color as it turns from grey to a healthy brown tone following up to the tip of it's branches as they start to sprout fresh green leaves and blossom fresh fruit wich i see are fresh color peaches seeing the tree come back to life makes me blink twice as i can tell reality hasn't quite set in for me yet as to what i just saw at first i thought this guy was just talking out his backside but after seeing how the miracle of a tree came to life in a prayer it makes me wanna put my foot in my mouth maybe he is the angel he says he really is Aidess:My god has more power than you can ever imagine create miracles you only dream of and bless you with a reward that no man can ever offer he is the kings of kings and creator of all things man woman beast and creeping thing the question i ask you is do you believe?)speaking with his head up at the sky he gets to his feet facing me as i stand with a puzzling expression asking him a deep question from my heart Liberty:If your an angel as you say you are.......where's my grandmother?) picking a fruit off the tree he hands it to me telling me to taste it and see if the answer lies within.I take bite tasting a sweet flavor so good it quenches my thirst and fills me with my stomach and my soul then fall to the ground into a deep sleep having a deep dream seeing myself in a wheat field looking ahead i see an elderly woman in a white gown standing out in the distance waving at me with a smile....Grandma?
Chapter.6
I wake up a few hours later to find myself in the same place as i slept with the moon shinning above the replenished tree i hurry home while readjusting my eyes to see clearly.The next day in the late afternoon i sit in the food court waiting for Latiya to show up for a day out so far just as usual another day at the flea market with peaple shopping and looking walking by in groups or as a couple as i sit patiently i get the attention of a young guy who walks by then looks back as though he reconized me Guy:Hey your that girl i seen Latiya hanging with lately I'm Jueleous by the way) Jueleous asks permission to sit down and of course i allow him i just can't resist as cute as he is telling me how he's seen me and Latiya around school a few times thinking i was just another school nerd newbie ugh'' rude but says no offense and i blow it off with a chuckle and spend half the day talking and getting know eachother Jueleous was a mexican with long black hair nice body tall with a necklace of red white and green beads with a cross charm hanging from the way he looked it made me think he played alot of basketball Jueleous:Well would you like a tour of town miss Liberty?)He was cute so why not how could i resist and together we take off to our first stop the town museum where we stood in front of a statue of an indian chief standing in front of fellow tribe some native and some African Americans Jueleous:This is war Chief Osceola head of the seminole indian tribe the men behind him are the black seminoles slaves that escaped plantations were took under the wing of the tribe where they were free to have a tribe of their own as well as have their own Osceola having a black wife himself opposed slavery but died in his 30's of malaria after being caught by American troops after the war over land but his death didn't go in vane as his death had a great influence on his peaple believing to never give up and always keep your head up) i knew only but a little of the war chief knowing that his mom was part seminole and scottish and his dad being an english trader Osceola was born in Alabama but moved to Florida where his legacy begun.After the history lesson we stood making eye contact for the moment then brush it off with a few chuckles then continue the tour then discuss our likes and dislikes our favorite colors mine being red black blue and white his being only one wich is white why? don't know then discuss the history of the town and how it came as it is while walking close side by side we almost come close to touching hand to hand but keep our distances later on walking down the brick sidewalks of town seeing a few townspeaple on horses and most of them driving cars along with a few familiar faces from school surprisingly Latiya was nowhere to be found wich i ignored that matter enjoying my time with Jueleous who was as sweet as can be being the first i guy i actually can say I'm attracted to since being here asking if i have any siblings and where i come from as we walk to the park where kids are playing and walking with their parents and others having cookouts and loud music we stop at a vendor and get hotdogs sitting at a pinic table explaining how his parents divorced split joint custody of him and his little sister a few years back then moved to Gavenhill with his mom while his sister stayed in chicago with his dad now working at a grocery store saving up his money to
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