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When I awoke in the morning, I again prepared myself by taking a shower and such.

I stopped in front of my door and examined myself in the long mirror that hung there. I was truly beautiful. But I didn’t like to flaunt. I had friends tell me I should be a model but I really just wanted to be a singer that was my passion.

But my father forbids I do anything that drew attention to him or I. Being on the track team was all he aloud.  

I walked down to below the first floor where I found Martha in the lower kitchen. 

“Hey sweetness, feeling better?” 

I shook my head. 

“It will get better. It just takes time.” 

I nodded.

I grabbed an apple and headed up to the garage. I slid into the black 300 and sat there for a minute as I rested my head on top of my hands on the steering wheel. 

There was a light tap on the window and I looked up to see my father there.

I opened the door and stepped back out. 

“Yes?” I questioned his unexpected appearance. 

“I…”  He looked nervous. It was strange to see such uncertainty in my father, it was like a weakness.

Then he did something that he hadn’t done in years. He hugged me. I was shocked. 

“I love you,” He said quietly. “And I’m sorry about Tyron.”  

I nodded wrapping my arms around him tightly taking in a moment that might never happen again. 

“I love you too.” I said in almost a whisper for fear if I said it too loud he might break away.  

I missed my father, so much. 

After our little tender moment, he promised that soon, things will be different. In a few months he and I would be able to reconnect.

I smiled to myself as I started for school. 

At lunch I saw Skye, my best friend. 

“Hey baby girl, what’s up?” 

“Nothing much. Tyron left for London. For good.” 

She pulled me into a hug. “I’m so sorry baby girl.” 

I nodded and pulled back. “s’okay.” My words ran together.  

She shook her head. “I should’ve known something was wrong when you weren’t at school yesterday. And I haven’t seen you because I had a cold,” She made a face “You shoulda called me.” 

I shrugged. “I went to a coffee shop on the lower west side of town, then to the park.” 

I didn’t tell her about my stranger, because that’s what he was my stranger. 

“Hmmm, what’d your dad say?” 

I shook my head. “Just grounded me for the night. Then this morning, he said things were going to start changing.” 

She gave me a look. “He told you that?”  

I nodded and shrugged. 

Just then her boyfriend Markay came up. 

“Hey babe.” He said and kissed her on her cheek. Then he looked my way. “Wassup Audra?”  

I smiled at him. “Hey MK. How are you treating my girl?” 

He laughed. “Great as always. I’m sorry about T.” 

I looked down. “Don’t worry about it.”  

“Do you want to hang out after school?” Skye asked. 

“No, I think I’m going to go to the studio and practice.” 

She nodded. “Okay, call me soon k babe?” 

I nodded and I left them to be alone.  

I thought about going back to the coffee shop. Then I decided against it. 

When the ball rang I went to my last period which was my free period.