Elyse Daniel I was tired. I was exhausted from tricking myself that any bum dude would do. I didn’t want to date Mr “He’ll do For Now” anymore. I wanted the one. The one that made my soul soar. The one that made my heartbeat quicken when he walked into the room. The one that living without was not an option. But, could I do it? Could I put on my big girl panties and simply call the man and see what happened? I needed to ask him a few questions. Why we stopped being friends? Why we never became lovers? Could we try to discover forever together? I guessed if I wanted him, I would have to jump in his Dm’s just like every other basketball, influencer, groupie, thirsty chick that wanted Chase McClennon because I knew. My soul knew. Even my heart was in agreeance. This man was explicitly mine. Now, I just had to convince him.

Alex Chambers There is a Cameroon African Proverb that proclaims, “If love is a sickness, patience is the remedy.” If that is the case, I have been patiently waiting for my opportunity to possess Denise Taylor. In college, she wasn’t ready to be mine. She was in love with someone that didn’t deserve her love and affection. Now, years later, I have my chance and nothing will stop me from pursing her relentlessly. I know he hurt her, but I’m here now. I can’t right his wrongs, but I can make her a believer. I know the truth. Soon, she will too because I have been waiting my whole life to make her irrevocably mine.