Tears In the Rain (Pt. VIII)

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Silhouettes could be seen here and there, two voices in conversation, one Walter’s and the other I was unable to make out because of the television in the background.

An adrenaline rush attacked me as I slinked my way to the side of the house, then to the rear of the house. I was able to peek in through the curtain of the sliding back door, Walter was engaged in a friendly little conversation with someone. I just had to know who the bitch was. I needed to know who it was. Walter stood up and was lead into another room. I clenched my stomach; my chest tightens. A light flicked on in the room across the patio; warm, sensual music could be heard playing.

The curtains were spread apart like a show was about to begin. I could hear the sounds of kissing and clothes dropping to the floor. I stood next to the window preparing my eyes for what my gut already knew. I pulled out my phone getting the camera at the ready. Oh, yes you lying cheating bastard I’m busting that ass with evidence, I needed to capture this betrayal, I needed others to see it, but more importantly, I needed his ass to see. Once I was ready, I turned to the window to witness his infidelity.

“Mhm, gotcha you son of- a…” My thoughts went blank, body in total paralysis. What I saw was… incomprehensible. Frozen I stood there and watched in disbelief as Walter was being pleasured by another… man. My Walter, Walter James Miles, was standing before me getting his dick sucked by a damn MAN! But to add to this sick ass revelation, the man on his knees servicing my Fiancé, was my older step-brother.

A few years back my mom managed to find love with a senior officer after years of being a widow. After missing part of herself for so long, my mother had genuinely found happiness again, with Robert Forton and his 23-year-old son Stanley Forton. Stanley was six-foot even, a proud and avid gym user, with Ginuwine like curls that drove women crazy. Stanly was an aspiring male model that found work at the Pony Show, a unisex strip club. With a large female fan base, the top dollar was paid just to get a five-minute private dance with Stanley. Every year since Robert and my mother married, I made it a tradition to have the family over on New Year’s Eve to enjoy the holiday together. This year was no different; we gathered at the dinner table to share the lovely meal my mom and I whipped up. It was a beautiful spread of collard greens, cabbages, potato salad, and Mama’s sweet cornbread. I even made homemade pecan pie for Walt, his favorite and a butterscotch cheesecake for Stanley.

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Ama Ndlovu explores the connections of culture, ecology, and imagination.

Her work combines ancestral knowledge with visions of the planetary future, examining how Black perspectives can transform how we see our world and what lies ahead.