❛ 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝'𝐯𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. ❜
❛ 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐠𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭. ❜
⁺ . ✦ . ⁺
"We see you!" His voice pierces the air, igniting a burst of adrenaline within me.
Just as I take...
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Today's the day.
The day my girls had been waiting for.
The day where I got see both of them on stage, shining like the stars they both are.
They had spent hours, days, weeks perfecting every twirl, every smile. The late-night rehearsals, the dance lessons, the drain.
I had tried to distance myself, not wanting my personal biases to cloud my judgment, but they were my heart.
And today, their dreams were my dreams.
I wanted to them to win, badly then they wanted it.
I could already visualize the giant trophy, gleaming and bold, in their hands and a pang of fear passed through me, and if they didn't win would all this hard work be for nothing?
Immediately, I shook my head and rid myself of tht thought.
My sprout is not going to come back empty-handed.
In fact is going to win and be the best damn pageant this side of New York has ever seen.
And who knows?
Maybe this might spark a new light in her, and she might do this for fun in the future, just like Abidemi.
Just like a daughter would do when she looks up to her mother.
Jesus christ, I needed to compose myself.
I promised Abidemi I'd stay calm, and wouldn't do anything too over the top for tonight. I took a deep, steadying breath and raised a hand to tap gently on the dressing room door.
The door swung open, revealing Abidemi in all her grace.
She wore a white silk robe that contrasted beautifully with her deep, melanin-rich skin. Her hair, braids were twisted into a bun. But I didn't care about how she looked, what drew me in was her smile– that warm, mesmerizing smile –that always somehow drew me in, like a siren song to a silor.
It brought me back to when we first met, a memory forever etched in my brain, a moment that seemed so simple, yet so profound.
With Inés, things were so different... we had shared moments, of course, but nothing quite as large as the ones I have now.
Abidemi was an energy that pulled me in with an intensity I'd never felt before.
And as she stares at me, those deep brown eyes studying my face, I realized I was lost in her world once again.
The glint in her eyes teases me as she tilts her head. "See something you like, Mr. Pétron?"
"Yes, I do." The corner of my mouth quirks upwards, a mischievous glint answering hers.
"Yes, I do."
She arches a playful brow, and rolling her eyes, before my smile get one from her in return.
