Im back

Ive been so busy with school and family but you didnt read this for excuses so anyway I just want to thank the people that reviewed, favorited and followed. I know Im not that good at writing but I thank the people that that believe in this hehe anyway stop with the feels and get onto the story. {BTW Im probably gonna update faster this time because of a fast my mom is making me do she says I have to fast from tumblr *tears why tumblr mom why? Ill have some free time(lots) so look out for that and ask the lawd to help me on this fast. Staying away from tumblr dats gonna be a challenge}

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Why am I here? I always asked myself this question when my tutor came. She came everyday besides Sunday because of my "parents". Anyway, sitting here with my tutor Ms. Shelby Corcoran was the only real contact I had with the outside world. Ms. Corcoran, or Shelby ( I got to call her that when my parents weren't around), was very good company and everything but she is just another adult trying to rule over me just like my parents. "Do this Mercedes. Not this Mercedes. Mercedes are you listening to me?" The only thing I really liked about her coming was singing lessons. Shelby won many awards back in her day but retired and decided to give back to the community, and by the community she meant me. Every day at 5, when both my parents were gone out on some "spiritual enlightenment" thing or whatever they did, Shelby and I sang. Shelby knew I was very sheltered and was very happy when I started to ask her about singing. We started when I was just 8 years old and we started running out of songs my parents would approve of. So everyday when they went out, Shelby started teaching me "regular" music as she liked to call it. At first she started teaching me some music I might have heard back when I was still in the foster home. I was pretty sure I had no music from way back then stuck in my head but when I heard her start to sing a song called "Human Nature" I just began singing it like I had known it for years. I grew to love music and singing and Im sure in my heart that one day I was going to be an Aretha, a Mariah, a Beyonce ….just not today stuck in this prison.

"Mercedes" my mom called "what are you doing in there?"

"Nothing mother"

"Better not be eating those cookies I baked for Ms. Corcoran"

"No mother Im not" I lied

"Good she will be arriving in a minute so go to the office and get ready"

First of all why did I lie? Because I was hungry. They have me on a very strict diet because they think being thin is the way I should be. Sure… sometimes I look in the mirror an don't like what I see but I like to think of myself as a girl who rocked her curves, that sounds better than being called fat. I told my mom that I liked the way I looked and she looked at me like I grown four heads and sent me to my room with no dinner. Lesson learned never question mom.

Our house was like a castle to me for it was 5 stories tall and had many rooms. Why did we have this house? No clue it was just me and my parents. But it was pretty amazing. With a library 3 times as big as my bedroom which was pretty big. Sometimes I would just hide in it and sing my heart out where no one could hear. The office was the next largest room where I would get tutored and where my dad did his studies. I was on my way to the office like my mom told me to when I heard voices in the office. It sounded like my dad and another man's voice who I recognized very well. It was Mr. Evans! Why would he be here. My neighbors never came around unless they were being lectured on what heathonous ways they were raising their children. That usually ended with holding Mr. Evans back and me escorting them out in the nicest way possible. Wait they started talking again.

"Im here to talk about my children" Mr. Evans said

"Mary and I were going to go away for a week and we needed someone to watch them and-"

" Now why would we want those children in our house, especially when we do our best to keep our Mercy away from them you know how much we disapprove of them especially my wife"

" Look I know you and your wife don't like them but they are very well behaved children we promise your our last hope we… just don't get out as much as we used too and maybe while the kids stay here they will be able to change their "heathonous"ways ….plus my wife thought it would be nice if Mercedes would like some company seein that you don't let her out" Mr. Evans mumbled out the last part so dad wouldn't hear it though.

"Look Dwight I'll have to talk to my wife but that doesn't mean yes. You know how she is." Dad said. I heard them both sigh probably thinking about mother. Then they did something I had never heard before. They were actually talking like….like civilized human beings, and they were talking like old friends about life, sports ,the economy. Suddenly I jump cause I hear someone coming. When I saw who was coming I was relieved that it was only Shelby. So I went to go with her pondering when did they start being friends? I also thought of the possibility of actually having someone over that was my age and free.

Neutral POV

" Martha! Where are you we need to talk." Reggie yelled. He didn't know how he was going to do about Dwight's situation. Dwight.. It had been a long time since they had a talk….. a real talk. He didn't really know what happened to them they used to be best friends and they had dreams. At a young age Dwight and Reggie had been introduced at about 5 years old. They did everything together and nothing could stop them, not even the racial discrimination that told them how it was supposed to be. But then Martha happened. Reggie was junior in college when he met Martha and they met at a bible study. At this point in time Reggie and Dwight both knew what they wanted to be. Reggie was going to be a lawyer and Dwight was going to be an Architect. They kept intouch until Martha started influencing him to be a pastor. Reggie at first didn't go for because he didn't think that was for him but once Martha had what she wants in mind she got. Reggie soon dropped out of college to follow his "calling" and Martha was right there with him. Soon Reggie remembered how foolish he was to just atop talking to his best friend just because of this so they decided to meet. They met in Lima their hometown and they had a lot of catching up to do. They met each other's fiancés for the first time and all was well. Dwights fiancé Mary hit off with Martha and they were practically inseparable. They started planning their weddings and their fiancés joked that it didn't seem like they were getting married to the girls but that the girls were getting married to each other. After the weddings and such they settled down and became neighbors. But once Mary got pregnant Martha immediately wanted a child. This is where things started going . At fist Mary was oblivious to Martha's jealousy. It got to the point to where Martha would stop calling and going over their house. This strained Dwight and Reggies relationship and that "ended" their relationship. That is when they decided to adopt. Martha wanted her child to be perfect and when she say Mercedes drawing a picture of a family she just knew it was her. Martha said she was too cute for words and had the most adorable personality. Martha knew in her heart that that child would be perfect for them to start a family. Reggie agreed so they adopted her and it brought back some of the old Martha. Martha was tempted to go tell Mary the great news when but then one day she saw she saw them bring home a little black girl along with the twins. She was about to go over there and tell them about how foolish she had been when she saw her. Amiyah she looked almost like Mercedes but a little thinner and bigger eyes. When she looked at how happy they were and how unhappy she was she decided that they apparently were foolish for trying to copy her ideas and were jealous of her. Ever since that day she has been striving for Mercedes to be beyond everyone else especially the Evans. Reggie always wanted her to succeed and try your hardest. He always wanted Mercedes to chase her dream but Martha wanted other wise. So to be the great husband and father he was he started to endorse what Martha was saying to Mercedes. Whatever Martha said went. A happy wife a happy life right? Thinking about this was making Reggie regret what he was about to tell Martha. Martha came in with her hands on her hips and her face was saying what the hell is this about? Then Reggie told her to sit down and he told her about Dwights situation. Then she started yelling and screaming and then …crying. That's new Reggie thought as he held his sobbing wife. When she finally calmed down she noticed that Reggie had the look in his eyes of a determined man. She knew she wasn't going to win and for some reason it didn't bother her. She was sick and tired of playing the blame game on the Evans and she actually really missed Mary.

"Soo they can stay?" asked Reggie

"Yeah I guess but only if we can get rid of their "heathonous" ways" Martha said sarcastically

Reggie just looked at her with amusement and said "Girl Please, You Know you otta stop"

A few seconds later they burst out laughing, they hadn't felt this way in a long time and in their minds they both hoped they could be just like that with the Evans.

Then Martha suddenly said " why don't we have them over for dinner tonight…."

Reggie did a double take at his wife. What had happened to this part of her . For 9 years it was lost and he may have just found it.

"Sure Ill go call right now" he said excitedly

"NO!" she said quickly "Ill do it" She went and got her cellphone and called up her number. A part of her told her to hang up because she hadn't talked to her in years but the other part of her wanted to talk to her best friend, well ex bestfriend she was snapped out of her thoughts when she heard someone say hello.

"Hello, is anyone there"

" Ummm hi Mary… Its Martha and I was wondering…."

"Click" she hung up on her.

Sooo you like I dont know so why dont you tell reviews are very much welcomed!;]

Dont worry Sam will be in the next chapter

- Kenya:P