You Get What You Pray For by E.N. Joy

Author:E.N. Joy [Joy, E.N.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2015-01-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

“Unique, my baby girl. Come on in.” Korica kissed Unique on the cheek after opening the door for her. She then immediately took her by the hand and began to lead her into the kitchen, where she was finishing up dinner.

After finding out that Unique was going to drop by her house, Korica had hung up the phone and had got busy. This was the perfect opportunity to put her plan in motion. The timing couldn’t be more perfect, because there wasn’t any time to waste as far as Korica was concerned. She hoped that all parties involved would be pleased with her bright idea, otherwise she feared she might end up left alone in the dark.

“Mommy, I . . .” Unique couldn’t say any more, as she was being dragged into the kitchen of Korica’s home, which had been built from the ground up just for Korica. It wasn’t a five-level dwelling or anything like that, but it was bigger than any place Korica had ever lived in before, and it wasn’t an apartment, which was what she had lived in all her life. This dwelling had made her a first-time home owner, and the fact that it was a new build made it even better. It had three bedrooms, two and a half baths, and a finished basement that had a half bath and a bar area. The home had plenty of room for Korica to entertain her grandchildren and to house one or two of her own children if ever they were down on their luck and needed a place to stay.

“I know, I know. You have something to tell me,” Korica said, pulling Unique by the hand. “But you’re in my house, so me first.”

They reached the kitchen, where there was a huge spread on the counter. There was spaghetti with meat seasoned with taco seasoning. There was corn bread. Korica always added sugar to the batter, so the corn bread was sweet. It was still warm, and slivers of butter were melting on top. Korica had also made a tomato and cucumber salad and fried chicken wings with hot sauce on the side. The hot sauce was for both the wings and the spaghetti. Unique’s stomach started to grumble at the sight and the smell of all those foods on the counter. But the sight at the kitchen table made Unique suddenly lose her appetite.

“Eugene!” Unique said, her blood instantly beginning to boil.

“Unique.” Eugene stood up from the table. His half smile quickly turned into no smile at all when Unique’s reaction to him registered.

“What are you doing here?” Unique’s tone was not one of surprise, but of disdain. Her entire demeanor had changed. She began to clam up like that younger, bitter, hurt Unique, who was starting to engulf her and take over.

Eugene opened his mouth, slightly stunned. He looked at Korica, who was looking at the ceiling while whistling Dixie. He then looked back at Unique.

“Who is that?” Eugene uttered these three words as he pointed over Unique’s shoulder.

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