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[CHAPTER FOUR] "A Merry Go 'Round In The City."

"That looks beautiful on you, sister." Mariah turned around to look at herself in the mirror for the first time and she cried. Now that she had the dress on, all their good moments flooded her mind.

Mariah and Deandre celebrating in Deandre's brothers studio as he played his first radio hit.

"It's going up baby." Mariah worked day and night to support Deandre's dream. They were only 18. Deandre had finally released a record that all the radios were loving. He made a few thousand off the record for the first time. They were happy bills were finally getting paid early. They saw light at the end of the tunnel. Deandre celebrated with Mariah every day after that. He always brought her flowers for sticking around. And every morning for a week or two, he brought her a bag or some jewelry and shoes.

They had came a long way from that studio with the broken bathroom sink. And never once did they think about leaving each other. They were in it until the wheels fell off.

"She's such a bellyacher, ma' make her stop crying."

"Leave her alone girl." Vena walked up to Mariah and put her hair up. Mariah looked up and her heart skipped a beat when she saw the full vision. She felt like she was in a Cinderella moment, in the perfect dress. "This is the one ma' ."

"And It looks beautiful." Mariah used the rubber band she had on her wrist to pin her hair up. She had the perfect chain she wanted to wear. The second one Deandre ever brought her. She never worn it because it meant the most to her and she didn't want to lose it.

"I should take a picture so Andre can see it.." When Mariah reached for her phone she nearly got her head taken off. "He's not supposed to see it." Deandre was her best friend, she was used to showing and telling him everything. She forgot it was her wedding dress.

"Oh yeah. Sorry." Mariah went to the back to get the dress taken off with the help of the store attendant. "You looked really nice by the way."

"Thank you, I'm sure my husband will love it."
Mariah started to really think about what Deandre would want as a wedding gift.

Later that day, Mariah started to feel ill so she stayed in the room, while the ladies went to the theatre's.

18 year Mariah run into the studio and started knocking on the door hard - but not too hard. Deandre took off his headphones and grabbed his bag before opening the door, "You good?"

"What? [*NOTICES THE GUN*] oh no I'm sorry baby it's not that look!" She pushed his hand down and showed him the papers. When she looked up, his big brother was on alert with his gun in his hand, he threw his hands up and Mariah said, "Oh I'm sorry for coming in like that I was excited."

"Oh I thought I was finna get my third strike, don't play with that lil sis." She waved him off and put her attention back on Deandre.

"You got accepted into the school?"