Lost Soul

About the Book

Keith paused for a moment as if he wanted to keep our conversation going, but he was procrastinating for some strange reason. Whatever is on your mind Keith, you can ask me. I just want to talk to you about your mom. Why do we need to talk about my mother? No, please sit down and let me finish Aaliyah. I know that you do not like talking about your mother that often, but I just want to clear a few things up with you. I am your best friend and I finally figured out why you do not want to drive anymore. You blame yourself for the accident that killed your mother. When you lost your mother, a part of you left to. You always try to keep yourself busy so that you can block out those memories. I hate to admit, but Keith was absolutely right. I know that it hurt hell when you lose your mom, but it was not your fault. That truck came out of nowhere and caused you to flip the car and you have to realize that you cannot control everything. Your mom would want you to start driving again and stop blaming yourself because wants you to be happy and I want you to enjoy life to the fullest. As Keith gave me a hug at that moment I could feel the weight lift up off my chest that has been weighing me down for years. Thank you Keith, I needed to hear that. I am your best friend Aaliyah and I will always be here for you no matter what. I am like your Rocky and you are my Adrian. I smiled because Keith always has an outstanding sense of humor. As Keith left Aaliyah’s house he could not get her off his mind. Aaliyah is truly a blessing from heaven above. She is like a true angel. Her smile could light up any room. She has this amazing personality that everyone always enjoys being around her. Aaliyah calls everybody Buckaroo and Lima beans. Every time that I am near her, her sweet botanical scents always intoxicate me and I never want to be sober. I have all these deep feelings for her and yet I never build up the courage to tell her how I feel about her because I am not even sure if she feels the same way about me. I feel like I am in love with her, but I keep asking myself how can you love someone that you never had? Every time when I try to get close I feel like she puts up a shield between her and me. I need to tell her soon because I cannot continue to hide these feelings and it is not like I can turn off these feelings like a water faucet. I need to find a way to get her attention. It kills me to know that she has a fling with this Devin guy. She tries to keep a low profile, but I see her when she does not see me. He is not even her type. I feel like I know Aaliyah better than she knows herself. She is not even fun to be around anymore. Every time that Aaliyah, Stacy, and I go out her phone rings constantly. Devin is always calling every five minutes wanting to know her whereabouts. It is almost like he is a stalker because he is always showing up unexpectedly and he looks at me like he hates my guts. Stacy and I tried talking to Aaliyah about Devin’s unusual behaviors, but she is too blind to see his accusations at this point. I wanted to tell Aaliyah how Devin approached me last week and told me to stay away from her, but I knew she would not believe me because Devin is an angel in her eyes and he could never do any wrong. Aaliyah has even missed some of her tutoring sessions because she has been spending all her time with Devin. She skipped church Sunday and went with Devin to a baseball game. I thought she hated baseball. I know that her dad would not approve of her sneaking around with Devin Washington. There is something wrong with Devin the way that he is always lurking around Aaliyah and she never has time for anything else. I feel so overwhelmed about this whole situation and I am man enough to admit that I am not jealous about her dating Devin. I just want her to be happy with someone who really loves her and appreciate her for who she really is. I woke up early this morning to the sound of Keith cutting our grass. I could smell a

About the Author

Latoya has always enjoyed writing. She kept several journals that she wrote in daily. She has eccentric ideas when it comes to writing. This is her first novel. Writing this book is like a dream come true for her. When she is not working, she enjoys writing, reading, and walking. She is also a member of Relay for life. Latoya lives in Virginia and she is engaged to her true soul mate Tommy.