diamonds

chapter 6| Hibi

Melodious laughter resonated throughout the lively bar as we all danced around. I vaguely remembered myself having to be somewhere but all common sense had left my body as I was seventeen vodkas in and slightly tipsy.

"Leroi!" Pops boomed, Leroi looked up, a smile on his face "Send in another round for me and my daughter!" I clapped in excitement as more drinks immediately started coming in. "C'mon Hibi lets go to the table."

I wrapped an arm around his shoulder and he did the same to mine and we both started walking back to our table. Pops stumbled a bit but laughed it off as we got to our seats. All Pops friends came to wish me well off knowing that this would be the last time I'd see them in the next couple of months.

Pops took me in when I was nothing and he raised me with love and a determination to do whatever I loved. He never held me back and truly made me believe I was capable of doing anything.