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ith the old and negative energy and in with the new. I didn’t need this big fancy house that I didn’t even want in the first place, so I was downgrading into a smaller place.

lace. I just couldn’t wait because Layla always had a way of cheering me up and made sure I was having fun. It was going to be the sleepover I was n

t helped give abuse survivors the things they needed to start over n a new home. Most of the women that they were helping started over with nothing. So, I was donating eve

you what are y

ou expectin

r together. I don’t have time for whatever you

get that I disappointed you and I am truly

on his own. No, this had my mama written all over it. He was right when he said we didn’t know anything about e

th us for a long time. It just took

you sayi

I am. I need to be alone in order to do that. I’m s

I said. I do know you. I love you. Y

ted. If he had asked me to marry him on my birthday I would have said yes, but now I know for certain this isn’t what I want. This is

please

t took me a minute to realize it, but this

n my life for a while. I did in a way love Trent, but I couldn’t ask him to wait for me. I didn’t even know how long I would need to find my

to or the way you deserve. Right now, I need to focus on being the woman I wa

l go and give you time to figure everythi

go on and live your life. If what we have is meant to be then

you all the best. If you ever need a

gh after everything that was said and happened between us. I mean just two days ago he said we weren’t ready for all of that so why would he suddenly change his mind? Then it dawned on me.

a’s

te ways. I tried telling him that was a huge mistake, but he wasn’t having none of that. He told me

nd done showed me she is out of her damn mind. I don’t know what has gotten into her, but all of thi

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glad you called m

l were you thinking turni

name all over it. You need to stay out of this mama. This is my l

big girl panties today. Y

stop living your life through me and

my life. Everything I have done is for her. Now she’s throwing it all in my face. I felt hurt an

ght and until you d

that way I would have been beat down. It wouldn’t have mattered what age I was. Years of being beat on and ridiculed taught me to be prim