Chapter 1 – FriendsI was born in San Diego California in 1983. My mother, a young white woman with long black hair, a mesmerizing face and a deep burn for love. My father, a young black manwith love first on his mind, at all times and in all aspects. They met, fell in love and this ishow the story goes.I guess my 1
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memories are of my friends. I had a girlfriend named ShaSha. I remember playing with “clackers” with ShaSha out in front of our apartment complex. I remember hanging out in her room and yelling to the boys across the street. They would chase us allday. They were really chasing ShaSha. She was at least 8. I was 4. She already had breasts. We were tight. I hope she’s well. Fast forward.We move to a new neighborhood. I am getting ready to go to kindergarten. We are livingin a large apartment complex with a lot of kids. I am excited but shy. A young girl comesup to me in the courtyard one day. She offers me some strawberries. I hated strawberriesat the time so I yelled “NO” and ran away. We became best friends after that. We weretwo peas in a pod. I remember how good it felt to have her. She was my best friend. It feltso good to be that special to someone and to have a “best friend”. I craved her love andthe love her family portrayed. We grew up very differently and I yearned to be a part of her family. I was unconsciously dependent on our relationship for years. It substituted for so much of the love that I began searching for in the first quarter of my life. Our friendship was so perfect. We had a few arguments, but while others were meeting new people and exchanging best friends every month or so, we spent years getting to know
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