Isayah: A Short Story

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Boom! Boom! When Isayah got up, he stomped so hard he made the room shake. As got up and got her things, Isayah looked at Michelle like he looked at everything that disgusted him. Things didn’t go so well after… In the summer of, 2010 it was a downfall for Isayah and Michelle. “I noticed strange things” Isayah stuttered, not just only strange but surprising. Sitting face to face but not speaking, Michelle was quiet but not steady, as my dad was eyeballing her like an owl. Weeks after Michelle came back from Los Angeles, California a lot of things changed, it always seemed like she had an excuse from coming home late from work or going out with friends. Isayah was always working but when he had the chance he would come home, Isayah would see

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