A CHANGE OF HEART: Book 1 of the Hartford Series by Jermaine Watkins

Author:Jermaine Watkins [Watkins, Jermaine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Hartford Series
Published: 2017-02-18T18:30:00+00:00

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Tracie brought the Horizon to a screeching halt in a curbside parking space in front of his apartment building. Bopping his head to the final lines of R. Kelly’s hit song The World’s Greatest, he sang along with the chorus, as if he were also blessed with a talented voice. He was consumed with an extraordinary energy, which could send him into a wild sprint around the housing project if he didn’t keep it inside. The stifled energy became a searing sensation that caused him to tremble as he reached to turn off the car radio.

His day had begun perfectly, just the way he had planned. And even now, as if a permanent picture had been painted on the canvas of his mind, he could still remember the excitement on Ross’s face, the look that expressed his deep gratitude for Tracie’s help in getting him hired at Heavenly Delight. Actually, Tracie had done little more than mention Ross’s desperate circumstances to Nick, who was already looking for workers to replace all the young summer help he had lost to the new school season. He had asked to meet Ross as soon as Tracie could schedule it.

It’s not much of a job, Tracie thought. He still carried a belief that Ross was from a completely different world, where a butler had answered the door of his stately home and he always traveled first class. But it was at the very least a beginning, and he knew how eager Ross was to reclaim his independence instead of always relying on the assistance of Maggie and him—however willing.

Tracie grabbed a black leather backpack from the passenger seat and exited his car slowly to avoid getting hit by cars speeding up and down the narrow housing project street. As he made his way over to the sidewalk, he began running, his eyes fixed on a long manila envelope sticking out of their mailbox. Although he knew exactly what it was, he still prayed for the hopeful good news that the mail could bring.

He snatched the envelope into his eager hands and ripped it open at its sealed top flap, as he had done so many times before, still praying, hoping. But the sight of the computerized form letter, which read like all the rest, once again stopped him:

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