Total pages in book: 159
Estimated words: 149301 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 747(@200wpm)___ 597(@250wpm)___ 498(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 149301 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 747(@200wpm)___ 597(@250wpm)___ 498(@300wpm)
“I believe you looked after your son when he was in that horrible hospital, and I believe that you’re still protecting him still, and me, even though you’re on the other side. I don’t ask you for much, but I’m askin’ you to still watch over him now. He needs you. I gave you my love, my time, my devotion, and a baby, so I think you still owe me, because I’m still showerin’ you with love from Earth, and your son is makin’ you proud. You already know this, but I just have to say it anyway. I am so proud of our son.” She glanced at the cards on the table, then looked out at her front lawn. “Kage has got his own business.
“He has a crew that works for him and everything. He’s got a beautiful house, too, and a shitload of land. He’s an amazin’ hunter and fisherman, has your gift of drawin’, what you used to call just doodling, and now, he’s found him a girl.”
She took another inhale of her joint, then set it down. “I called Kage last night, and his lady was over there.” She exhaled. “Her name is Poet. Isn’t that pretty? Now, I haven’t met her yet, but I spoke to her briefly on the phone. She seems real nice. Kage said she’s got some impressive job at the natural history museum, and is a professional taxidermist. Ain’t that somethin’? You know Kage though… it’s hard for him to completely open up to people sometimes, ’specially after his divorce.” She shook her head. “He just wouldn’t settle down, out here chasin’ tail, but I guess he was just passing the time until someone real caught his interest.
“I think his new girlfriend makes him feel like he can just be himself.” She smiled, reached for Kane’s drink and took a sip before placing it back on the table. “I don’t think our son has been this happy in years. I could hear it in his voice. He was just uh laughin’!” She chuckled at the recent memory. “Kane, you shoulda heard him. There’s just one thing, though. I know your racist ass mama and daddy wouldn’t approve,” She grimaced. “Hell, they hated me ’cause of my daddy’s reputation, but had no problem takin’ his money. Anyway, that’s neither here nor there, God rest their souls…
“Back to the topic. I don’t know what she looks like yet, but Kage told me she looks a bit like Sharon Leal. Seems based on her job, she’s smart, too. That’s another thing Kage is attracted to—smart women. That’s what I used to tell him when he first started datin’. I’d say, ‘Kage, pretty girls are a dime a dozen. Get you a girl with something workin’ in her head. Someone honest. Someone nice. You don’t respect no girl who won’t curse you out every now and again, and make sure she likes to fish and do outdoor activities, too. Kage looked at me and said, ‘Mama, that sounds like you want me to get a woman just like you!’” She chuckled.
“Kane, you and I was raised a certain way, but we took the good stuff and left the bad. That’s one of a million reasons why I loved ya so much, Kane. You were your own man. An independent thinker. You were strong in mind, body and spirit. Nobody could hold a candle to you. You had a lotta haters… jealousy was all around you… and… and I see that with our baby, too. There’s folks that are jealous of him, Kane. Like my father. My father has always been jealous of folks, so this ain’t nothin’ new—especially of other men that appear extra special, gifted, and touched by God. Daddy always wants to be the most important person in the room.” She sucked her teeth as a door slammed in the house. She turned in the direction of the sound. “Everything okay in there?!” she hollered.
“Yeah! I can’t find the flour though. Wanna fry some chicken!” Andrea called out.
“Third cabinet from the right!” Sarah responded, then clasped her hands around her knee.
“…I see it! Thanks!”
“Welcome, sugar.” She was quiet for a minute, trying to find her thoughts again. “Kane, we got a problem on our hands, and his name is Cyrus, my daddy. You know what I had to deal with. If that old man can’t trump the competition, then he wants to own the competition, possess them like some damn voodoo doll. He did it with my brothers, now he’s doin’ it with some of my nephews, Lennox and Roman, and now, he’s doin’ it to our son.”
She leaned forward, looked down, and shook her head. “Kane… I am askin’ you again, begging you for some assistance. Something is afoot! I don’t know what you can do, but help warn him at least before my daddy does somethin’ so bad, it is irreversible. Kage’s life is finally lookin’ up. He ain’t in no trouble. He’s making good money. And now, he’s found love. I want him left the fuck alone!” She slammed her fist on the table, and fought tears. “I can’t stop my daddy from doing what he’s doing. In fact, if I try to, he may double down. I won’t help him trap my son, though. I won’t help him destroy that boy’s life again!