Keyshia and Clyde by Treasure E. Blue

Author:Treasure E. Blue
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780345509895
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2008-08-26T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25

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Clyde and Keyshia drove along 95 South in silence. Clyde’s head was in a whirl as he thought about the visit with his father. Forgiving the man he’d hated and feared throughout most of his short lifetime lifted a heavy burden from his heart. Something in his father’s voice, something in his eyes, caused him to believe that his father really loved his mother. Clyde was able to understand the undying love a man could have for a woman because he felt it in his heart for Keyshia. Clyde would kill himself at a moment’s notice if he somehow caused Keyshia any harm. Something about the night his mother was shot just didn’t add up, and everything pointed toward Martha, who might have some answers—he was sure of it.

Keyshia didn’t ask Clyde any questions about what went on between him and his father. She knew it must have been tough for him to look his own father in the eye and say, “Either you kill yourself, or I’ll kill you later.” She knew that whatever happened, Clyde was a different man from the one who had entered the prison only a few hours ago, and she was even more eager to settle up with the preacher.

Clyde drove for nearly seven hours, and Keyshia stayed awake with him the entire time. When she noticed his eyes getting droopy, she told him it was time to rest and get a good night’s sleep. Clyde declined and said that he could manage, but Keyshia put her foot down and said, “Clyde, you had an extremely rough and stressful day, and it’s okay to rest properly and proceed in the morning.”

Clyde looked at Keyshia and said, “Why you sounding different?”

Keyshia blushed and said, “What do you mean?”

He looked at her knowingly. “You sounding all proper and stuff, that’s what I’m talking about.”

“You got me. I’m just preparing so when I get down south I’m gonna show everybody that they done made a mistake in sending me off and I come back a success, despite all the things they said and did to me.”

“It sounds like you got something to prove to somebody.”

“You damn right I got something to prove, Clyde. I got something to prove to my mama, my brothers, my sisters, and that whole sorry-ass town. I want revenge!”

“Keysh, listen: The only person you got something to prove to is yourself, nobody else. You don’t really know the whole truth if you only get half the information. The only way you can get the other half is from the horse’s mouth, and when you do, you can come to your own determination.”

Keyshia persisted, “I understand what you are saying, and I hope you understand why I hold a deep resentment towards my family, especially my mother.”

Clyde nodded. “I understand how you feel, and until recently I would have agreed with you, but I want you to listen to this and never forget it: Holding resentment towards somebody is like taking poison and expecting the other person to die.

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