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Not By Chance By Choice
Desmond Richardson
Copyright © 2020 Desmond Richardson
All rights reserved
First Edition
Fulton Books, Inc.
Meadville, PA
Published by Fulton Books 2020
ISBN 978-1-64654-175-1 (paperback)
ISBN 978-1-64654-176-8 (digital)
Printed in the United States of America
Table of Contents
Something Different than Expected
My Thoughts (Talks with the Lord)
Damn. I wake up from a nap, and all I hear is screaming all throughout the house. Kids were being loud, and my sister and grandma were arguing. I could not hear what the conversation was about, so I got closer to the room. I tried to hide behind the door and listen, but by the time I started listening, my sister opened the door. I asked Christain what was wrong. Long story short she was getting ready to run away from home. I laughed at her and walked away. Christain was only thirteen with no job and nowhere to go, but Christain stayed true to her words and ran away. My grandmother, Richey, and I stayed up late that day, and to our surprise, Christain did not return home.
Richey and I were both shocked. Richey proceeded to tell me about a time in her past when she ran away from home. Richey had been upset because her mother was not giving her enough attention. One day, her mother was talking to her friend, and Richey walked out the house, never to return. Once Richey ran away, she went to a friend’s house to play. She was having a good time, but Richey’s friend got called in for dinner. With no friends to play with and nowhere to go, Richey walked back home. To Richey’s surprise, her mother never knew she left the home. She was still sitting and talking to her friends. Richey and I ended up having a good laugh that night. I never knew my grandmother was so funny until that day. I went back to bed, but in a few hours, I would end up waking up again. I heard my grandma shouting “Lisa! Lisa! Lisa!” I got up out my bed and ran to my