The Purple Corner 11

Story Flashback.

Echoes of the heart part 1

Why? Why did I let myself fall for him?, him of all people. Prince my best friend since we was knee high to a chair. Our parents was best fiends and thought we should be friends. At first I couldn't stand him, I thought he was rude and arrogant as all get out but my mother insisted that I give the little boy a chance. "Sure" I thought rollin my eyes to myself because I know better then to do that around my mother when I was little. In truth I was in no way planning to give him a chance at all. Until one day when

I saw something at school that changed my mind. It was at recess I was on a swing when I saw some other kids approach him and started picking on him and calling him "Skipper" a name he clearly hated. He started to cry. I got off the swing and approached the kids, I told them if they didn't leave him alone I would make all of them sorry. I showed that I wasn't playing and they left him alone. "You okay?" I asked him. He gave a small nod. " yeah, thanks" he said. Ever since then we have been tight like glue.

When you saw one , you saw the other. Fast forward to being adults. I was a nurse and he?...... Well let's just say he is one of the biggest stars. I couldn't be happier for my best friend. I remember being so excited for him when he told me he was doing a movie called purple rain. He could hardly contain himself as he told me about what it was about. " Do you think it could be a hit?" he asked " I do" I said honestly. I knew my friend was beyond talented. It made me happy to see him come into his own

After he came through so much. I reflected back to one night that broke my heart from him. I was sleeping when I heard a tap on my window . I went to it and saw Prince in full tears. I open the window. " Prince, what's wrong?". " my, my, my dad kicked me out" he said, his chest was heaving from crying so hard. " come in" I said. He came in and sat on my bed. " Why your father kicked you out?" I asked. " He caught me with a girl" he said. I wasn't surprised . I knew some of prince's fast actions was because of his parents ways about sex and what they allowed around

him. Yes he shouldn't done that, but they opened the door in him. Yet they expect him to behave?. "I'am sorry Prince , let me go get you some water" I said. I was careful not to wake my mom and brought him some water" " Thank you" he said taking a drink. "I have nowhere to go" he said solmly . " We will figure something out" I said, " until then you can stay here tonight" " Thanks Jewels " he said. That night he slept on one side and I slept on the other side. I heard him softly crying. I gave his hand a reassuring squeeze. Soon after he was asleep. I think that's when we became even closer.

No matter how close we was, I promised myself I wouldn't fall for him. I seen him go through to many women. Nope loved him as a friend, nothing more. I was ok with that for awhile ,but as time went on, i found it harder and harder not to see that he is smart, funny, talented as yes even no I hate to admit it handsome and fine. I started to think maybe I should tell him how I feel. " Prince I..." But before I could finish he interrupted me " Jewels, guess what?, I am getting married" he said. So much for my idea.