Even Sinners Have Souls TOO by Joy E. N

Author:Joy, E. N.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: drama, inspirational, street lit, kwan, urban lit, e n joy, victor martin, darrell king, tysha, michel moore
Publisher: E. N. Joy

Chapter Two

Baby Please, Baby Baby Please

Kanesha had never been so embarrassed in her entire life. She didn't usually wear make-up, but with a black eye and bruised cheek, there was no other option. It took her almost an hour to shade her eye before it looked half way decent. I guess wearing sunglasses is going to be a must, thought Kanesha. She still couldn't believe that Percy punched her as if the word Everlast was tattooed on her forehead. Kanesha could not figure out why all the men in her life resorted to beating her down one way or another. She felt that life had done that enough.

Growing up in Youngstown, Ohio was a struggle. As a child, Kanesha Diane Brooks was one of the fortunate souls to have stability in her life. Her parents made certain that every birthday was recognized with expensive gifts, and every holiday was celebrated with family and friends. Dale and Cynthia Brooks took Kanesha on family vacations every summer in an attempt to expose their daughter to life outside of the poverty stricken city. Dale worked on the assembly line at Packard Electric and Cynthia was the office manager for a law firm. The couple worked hard, enjoyed life, and praised the Lord as directed by His word.

The last family vacation the Brooks embarked on was to Albany, New York to visit Dale's side of the family. Kanesha was excited about the trip because she had not seen her favorite cousins, Talissa, Tammy and Tameka, in four years. The night before the trip, Dale worked a mandatory twelve hour overtime shift, but insisted that he drive the first half of the trip. Whenever they drove to their vacation destination, Dale wanted to get on the road no later than four o'clock in the morning to avoid traffic.

Two hours into the eight hour drive, Dale felt sleepy, but decided to keep on driving. He wanted to knock off the last hour of his driving shift and let Cynthia get more rest before they stopped for gas. Kanesha lay in the back seat of their new Nissan Maxima, sound asleep. Dale turned up the volume on the jazz radio station and fought to stay awake. As his eyes got heavier and heavier, Dale still refused to wake Cynthia to take the wheel. Before the family knew what happened, the car veered into the opposite lane of traffic, hitting a semi-truck, head-on. The family was rushed to the nearest Pennsylvania hospital. Cynthia suffered two broken legs and a fractured pelvis. Kanesha escaped with a broken right arm and a dislocated shoulder. The impact killed Dale instantly.

Only fourteen at the time, Kanesha was devastated by the death of her father. Cynthia was lost without her husband of twenty years and fell into a deep depression, leaving Kanesha to grieve alone. After the funeral, and weeks of physical therapy, Kanesha wanted to join her father in the afterlife. For the first time in her life, she felt alone and began looking for attention anywhere she could find it.

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