Marriage First, Love Second

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was playing in the background, instead, I lay there with my eyes closed ready to catch a nap but my phone ringtone pulled me away from doing just

love my parents but they could never return the love in the way that I wanted it or any children. They haven't even

e I could crack my mind any further the phone rang and it was my mother again, ruth

come home your fathe

the hospital, oh God! They may not have been great parent

what ha

ve known if you hadn't move

had a whole plan after graduation I would worked at their company and forget about my own dream when

ded the day after my college graduation I would get on a plane to France

How is he doing?" I wasn't i

he is going to make i

me and pick up my father in the office in front of everyone. Is She serious right now? The man had a he

was going to say because my mother cut me off

ought about since I got on the plane that day and left home, it only made sense that I wo

r FATHER! you need to come" she

king up my phone I called my best friend Alexander, the one person that took me under his wings when I made my rude decision to

or that I know my ass would have been out on the streets, where I would've been forced to go back

e you calling

e were supposed to go to this new

one call I received from my mother about my father and how I'm going to need

thing, mon Ange I'll be

he hung up the phone, sighing with relief I s

ke. When I left my parents I promised myself that I wasn't coming back, guess life has a different plan for me. It didn't take long for Alexande

s?" I asked with my mouth watering. I can

er way to send my

the kitchen, we each got a slice with a gl

u holding up

even put my feelings into words so I sho

ke the cake with you because yo

hree days turn into weeks. With Alexander's help, I made it to the airport in the nick of time. I was the last person to walk inside th

driver that this boy requested for me to drop me at the hotel that I'm sayi

redness I was feeling, I needed a little nap but I knew I wouldn't get any since it was morning here I thought I

efore we go see my father in the hospital, so

's room service because I'm starving. Luckily it was them pushing the door open an

as I closed the

re and more, and I'm not even here for a full day, imagine how the rest of my days would be. Not was

ther didn't know that I was coming so instead of knocking I used my old keys knowing that my parents wouldn't change the lock

my eyes at what I saw, my parents, having br

elp myself " W