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Jerome:

I pace back and forth in my kitchen. She didn't leave me... right? No all her things are here. She's mine, she knows that. i know that.

I hear the door click open and I rush to it. I'll forgive her as long as she promises not to do that again. My sister walks in and she glares at me.

"Where's Sierra?" I ask. She ignores me and tries to push past. I grab her arm. She yanks it away, "Don't touch me."

I recoil, "You have her."

"YES, I HAVE HER!"

I blink in shock, "Is she leaving me?" Imani snorts, "Yeah...finally."

"What do you mean?" My heart shatters. Sierra can't leave. I need her. Imani looks at me, disgusted, "Wow. Just... wow."

"Why is she leaving?"

"Hah! Lemme see. She knows you've been fucking, loving, and spending all your waking hours and money on someone else! You forgot y'all anniversary! And oh.... YOU RAPED HER UNTIL SHE BLED!"

I stand there stunned. Imani continues, "She called me... broken inside and out. She's depressed Jerome! Like majorly depressed! She tried to kill herself!"

"What? No, she never told-"

"Of course not! Sierra just sits there, taking it because for some reason she loves you. Hell, even I'm beginning to hate you, but she still loves you. Thank God she's smart enough to walk away!"

Imani cries, "You broke her. She was my best friend... and she fell for you. Gave it up to you only and this is what you do? She wanted to be your wife, have kids with you. Jerome, what the hell!"

"But she was with Shawn -"

"Oh, do NOT give me that bullshit. She and Shawn are friends! Yeah they kissed. Yeah, they have feelings for each other, but they are just friends. Sierra loves you more than anything. She didn't even want to tell me what you did to keep me on good terms with you."

"The doctors say she might not have kids! That one of ten eggs might be able to survive long enough to be a child... I-I-I'm apalled. Disgusted even, How could you do that to her?" Imani's voice breaks and she cries, walking off.

"What are you doing?"

"Getting her things," she sniffles. "Don't bother. I have a specific list."

"I-......I'm sorry."

Imani closes the suitcase, "I'm not the one you need to say that to."