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Hallelujah

by Nefertiri Jones aka @tllgrrl

(Moodboard and prompt by @idontgettechnology!)

Chapter 2: Da Capo

Summary: Sarah Wilson, widowed mother of two young boys, has moved back to Delacroix, to not only the house she and her brother Sam grew up in, back to the family business as well.

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Sarah pulls up to the house. Her house.

“‘Kay, babies, we’re home!”

Home.

“You know what to do. Out of your school clothes, and—“

“—and no TV or video games before homework!” the two boys chime in together, running up the path to the front steps.

She quickly checks the back seat, grabs the forgotten library book and her bag, then gets out of the car, watching her kids, Cass and his little brother AJ, race for the porch.

She’s almost gotten over the expectation that Mama and Daddy are going to come out the front door, smiling and hugging their grandchildren like they hugged her and Sam when they were kids.

“Cass?! How many times do I have to tell you to make sure you have everything with you before you jump out of the car?”

Her oldest boy—a coltish 11 years old, all arms and legs—rushes back, practically skidding to a stop in front of her.

“Sorry, mama!” He grins, pushing his glasses back up on his nose, takes his book and runs back to the house.

“Shoes by the door!”

“Yes, ma’am! Hey, AJ! Your shoes!!! Mama said…”

Watching her child sprint back up toward the house, she sees how his pant legs now stop well above his ankles.

She knows that not only is this boy about to be fast like she was when she ran track, he’s also going to be tall.

Taller than her 5’11”.

Tall…

(…just like his father.)

Keep reading…

Ch. 1 / Ch. 3 / Ch. 4 / Ch. 5 / Ch. 6