Skye 🐐

You just can't teach a person what's not in them! ❤️

[Skye 🐐 @iamskyeterrell]

Potential has a shelf life..

[Josiah @josiahjdp]

From then on, the diner became part of their routine. Looking back, Leo gave me clues for years. I simply never understood what they meant. When he was nine, he told me Marcy had touched his shoulder. I immediately became concerned.

“Did you tell her you didn’t like it?”

“Yes, Mama.”

“What happened?”

“She said okay.”

The next month, he mentioned something else.

“Marcy doesn’t ring the bell when I’m there anymore.”

“What bell?”

“The service bell, Mama.”

Chloe explained that the sharp sound bothered him, so the staff had stopped using it during his visits. I remember smiling and thinking how thoughtful they were. At twelve, Leo began talking about an elderly customer named Mr. Howard.

“Mr. Howard likes me.”

“Who’s Mr. Howard?”

“He drinks coffee, Mama.”

Chloe laughed and said the man drank about four cups every visit. Leo immediately corrected her math when she joked that he was thirty percent caffeine. We all laughed, and I thought nothing of it.

At fourteen, Leo came home almost thirty minutes late smelling like coffee and fryer oil.

“What were you doing?”

“Helping Marcy, Mama.”

“With what?”

“Sugar.”

He walked upstairs without explaining. Chloe laughed and told me Leo had reorganized every sugar packet holder in the diner because the colors had been mixed together.

“They were mixed, Aunt Chloe.”

“Apparently pink beside yellow violates international law.”

“They have sections, Aunt Chloe.”

After he disappeared upstairs, I looked at Chloe.

“Why is a waitress letting him organize tables?”

She hesitated.

“He likes helping, Kait.”

Something about the answer bothered me, but everyday life interrupted the conversation. Two years later, Leo returned with ketchup on his sleeve.

“What happened?”

“I filled bottles, Mama.”

I stared at Chloe.

“You mean Marcy lets customers refill ketchup now?”

“He was helping.”

“Again?”

For one second, Chloe looked uncomfortable. I almost pressed her for answers, but Leo called for me from upstairs. By the time I returned, Chloe was leaving. I never asked again.

I should have.

On the morning Leo turned eighteen, I asked where he wanted his birthday dinner.

“The diner!”

Chloe nearly spilled her coffee. I laughed and told her we were finally going to see the famous place she’d been taking him for ten years, but instead of looking pleased, she began suggesting alternatives.

“We could go somewhere nicer.”

“The diner is nice,” Leo said.

“I mean somewhere special.”

“The diner is special.”

Richard grinned.

“Birthday boy wins.”

But Chloe kept suggesting steakhouses and Italian restaurants. Leo refused every option. Finally, I folded my arms.

“Why don’t you want us going to the diner?”

Her face went pale.

“I never said that.”

“You’ve been taking him there for ten years. Now we’re going once and you’re trying to stop us.”

“Kait, you’re reading too much into this.”

Maybe I was. But Chloe had been my closest friend since childhood, and I knew exactly what she did when she lied: she picked at the skin beside her thumbnail. She was doing it now.

“I want the diner,” Leo said.

“Then that’s where we’re going.”

Chloe looked down at her coffee and barely spoke for the rest of the afternoon.

Now, sitting inside the diner, I finally understood why she had been so nervous. Everyone seemed to know Leo personally. Marcy didn’t even hand him a menu.

“Usual?”

“Grilled cheese today.”

She gasped dramatically.

“On your birthday? Living dangerously.”

Leo smiled. A teenage busboy walked past our booth and called over his shoulder.

“Saturday still good, Leo?”

“Yes.”

I immediately turned toward my son.

“What’s Saturday?”

Before Leo could answer, Chloe’s fork slipped from her hand and hit the plate with a loud clang. Leo flinched.

“Sorry,” she said quickly.

But she wasn’t looking at him. She was looking at me.
A few minutes later, an elderly man approached the table.

“Eighteen. Hard to believe.”

“Time doesn’t change based on whether you believe it, Mr. Howard,” Leo replied.

[MAJOR @Squeeze1i]

YOU ARE ALLOWED TO WANT A LIFE THAT DOESN’T FEEL LIKE A CONSTANT TEST OF HOW MUCH YOU CAN FUCKING HANDLE.

[Skye 🐐 @iamskyeterrell]

I was called gay becuz I was no longer attracted to this man I been with.. not becuz he looks different and doesnt carry himself the same.. not becuz mentally I havent been stimulated.. not becuz i got tired of being bored with someone.. but becuz I'm gay! 😂😂😂

[Emmy 🦋 @emmyxtweets]

Some people say the cruelest things when they’re angry, then apologise the next morning and expect everything to go back to the way it was. But how am I supposed to see you the same after hearing those words from someone I trusted? Maybe you didn’t mean them. Maybe they were said in anger. But you still said them and now I’ll always wonder which parts were anger and which parts were truth. An apology can heal the wound, but it can’t erase the moment that caused it. Some words are forgiven, but never unheard. They don’t just hurt you, they change the way you see the person who said them.

[Skye 🐐 @iamskyeterrell]

If God don't do nothing else.. he gonna send me some unexpected money!! 💲

[Emmy 🦋 @emmyxtweets]

Biggest lesson I learned this year: stop giving so much of yourself to people who would never do the same for you. I used to think giving more would make people see my worth. But some people will keep taking and still make you feel like you’re not enough. Now I save my energy for the people who meet me halfway. Love, friendship and effort should never feel like something you have to beg for.

[乄 @troygonscrewu]

when they think i'm gonna chase them but i'm genuinely tired of dealing with people who don't know what they want

[Skye 🐐 @iamskyeterrell]

When a man truly wants you, there's nothing you can do to keep him away. His desire will manifest in consistent effort, unwavering attention, and a clear presence in your life. The chase, the games, the ambiguity-these simply don't exist when genuine interest is present.

[JayJay ᥫ᭡ @Jameca2011]

When I finally walk away from somebody I genuinely love, just know that shit took EVERYTHING outta me. 💯 I done overthought it, prayed on it, lost sleep & gave chances I probably shouldn’t have. By the time I leave, I ain’t angry… I’m exhausted. 😮‍💨 You still alive, I just gotta grieve you like you ain’t part of my life anymore. Family, friends, relationships… anybody can get loved from a distance. 🤌🏾

[Plies @plies]

Niggaz Want Everything From U But Don’t Wanna Give U Nothing In Return!!!!!!

[alpha man @alphaman_111]

In life, you will fall out with people that you never thought you would. Get betrayed by people you trusted with all of your heart. And get used by people you would do anything for. But life also has a beautiful side to it. You will get loved by someone you never thought you would have. From new friendships with people that will establish more meaningful and stronger relationships. And overcome things you never thought you would get over. We all have chapters that end with people at some point in life. But take pride in knowing that the very best part of your book is still being written.

[IG: STORMNYX @stormnyx_]

idc how sneaky u think you are, how long you got away or how manipulative u are .. God ain’t gone let u play under solid people. that karma hit hard & those losses be bigger than the shit u thought you got away with. i swear God move like i’m one of his favorites. my God don’t play about me 🤍

[JayJay ᥫ᭡ @Jameca2011]

I fell in love with a nigga once and went against everything I ever knew. Did shit I swore I’d never do, tolerated things I never thought I would, and lost pieces of myself trying to make something work. Never again. You won’t catch me falling in love with a nigga like that ever again. I learned my lesson the hard way. 💯

[NOTYOURDOLLY @dollycuteass]

I lost respect for a lot of people this year, not because they changed, but because I finally saw them for who they really are. I learned that actions will always speak louder than words. People show up for who they WANT to show up for, and loyalty is something they choose when it benefits them. Some people don’t reveal their true colors until it’s too late. 🤷🏾‍♀️

[Skye 🐐 @iamskyeterrell]

Never feel bad for loving someone..

[Skye 🐐 @iamskyeterrell]

When people start acting weird and strange with you all of a sudden. It's because they betrayed you and don't know if you figured it out yet..

[Skye 🐐 @iamskyeterrell]

An assumption of motive fallacy is when someone arrogantly assumes they know your motives when they can't see your heart!! #Preach ⛪️

[Skye 🐐 @iamskyeterrell]

My son bought dinner tonight.. he said "Mom, it's buy one get one free!" Lol.. I taught him so well.. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Skye 🐐 @iamskyeterrell]

Lemon drop me please!! 🍋💧

[Skye 🐐 @iamskyeterrell]

My BD know he picked a hell of a BM, he ate that one lil thing. 🤏🏽🤏🏽🤏🏽