SAMPLE SUNDAY

The War in his Heart x Mya Kay x 6/2/26

Warren jolted awake, wiping the sweat from his forehead. This was the third dream he’d had since Khadijah shared her past with him. They had already gone on their fifth date, but he had to admit, he was distracted. It was like no matter how much his spirit felt at ease, his mind kept telling him that he should walk away. The first dream showed him bailing her out of jail. From what he could tell, she was living a double life in the dream. The second dream showed Vanetta taking him to court for full custody because of his poor decision-making concerning Khadijah. Tonight’s dream showed Khadijah robbing him with some guys whose faces he couldn’t make out.

He threw his legs over the bed, then grabbed his glass of water. Gulping it down, he reached for his phone. He had a few notifications, but none from her. He checked in with her. Hey, baby girl. I couldn’t sleep. Are you okay? As he got up to relieve himself, he started feeling nauseous. He ran to the bathroom, throwing his head over the bowl in time. He had no idea what was going on. He only threw up when he was nervous, which was usually regarding football. He sat down on the cold floor, taking deep breaths in and out.

“God, what are you trying to tell me?” he said aloud. “Did I make the wrong decisions?”

Warren closed his eyes, then started praying. He wanted to know what the dreams meant, and while he had been a dreamer all of his life, very rarely did he ever sit with God to inquire about what the dreams meant. Nadine used to always tell him that he would regret not writing his dreams down and taking them back to God. She said she knew she was supposed to marry him because of a dream. He realized that now was the perfect time to start. He stood up, went to the bathroom, then rinsed out his mouth. As he stared at himself in the mirror, he looked at the bags that were forming under his eyes.

Between his decision to walk away from football and dealing with Khadijah’s past, he felt like God was testing him on all sides.

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Emerald’s Path x Dee LaSure x 6/3

Emerald looked up into Jeremiah’s eyes. Her hand still rested on his bare chest as she sought comfort in the intense chocolate brown pools of his eyes. It was as if he was mapping out her features and committing them to memory. Emerald should know. That was what she’d been secretly doing ever since he first approached her one Sunday at church. She had an entire sketchbook dedicated to Jeremiah like she was a schoolgirl with a crush.

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“Jeremiah, you’re wearing gray sweatpants! Gray sweatpants are men’s lingerie! They’re the devil’s work, I’m sure of it,” Emerald joked. She loved seeing men in gray sweatpants and for that she would have to keep praying to God to help her soul…and stop her eyes from wandering. 

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