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111. Space moms.
October 30, 0104 (2606)… Tarique is currently on activity restrictions, due to her being pregnant with twins that are independent Plants. Naija is driving in her dad’s work truck, with baby Jenéa in a secured carseat. She’d place her in a papoose-style baby carrier, and enters the store, when a woman walks up to Naija and says “Oh, your baby’s so cute.” “Thank you. She’ll be 2 months old in November.” Naija says, as another woman interrupts the conversation, saying “Ain’t you Vash Saverem’s ex-girlfriend?” “Yeah, I’m Vash’s ex, so what? We broke up before that shit happened in Julai.” “You should’ve aborted that baby… that baby’s gonna be bullied for being the Humanoid Typhoon’s baby, when she gets to school.” “Excuse me?” Naija says, as the second woman says “This cute little baby is… Vash the Stampede’s baby? That’s horrible, poor baby, her father’s a terrible human being, killed Nai Conrad for what, and bombed July City, for what reason? Then you’re proudly parading around that horrible man’s beautiful baby!” “Because my baby isn’t her father, she’s her own person.” Naija says. She’d continue her grocery shopping, as Tarique is trying to shop, and she’s exhausted, but she says “🥰, Jenéa is starting to have curls. She looks even more like Vash. Her little sisters are kicking around in here… January 7th will be right around the corner, and hopefully, these girls will have a bond that Vash would love.” “😔, I do miss Vash, certain little faces that Jenéa makes is so cute, and Vash would make the same face… then that thing where Vash rests his hand behind his head, Jenéa does it, when she sleeps.” “🤭, I feel like the twins will do that, too. 🤰🏽🤭, they’re moving around, you feel that? I’m so nervous about this… 🤰🏽😔, I miss him, too. I miss the cuddles, but I don’t miss that man’s loud snoring!” “Me neither! I hated when Vash snored, ugh!” Naija says, Jenéa looks at her, then at Tarique, then smiles, before both Naija and Tarique realize that “Ew, that’s a Vash fart… gross!” “I think that she… pooped.” “Yep, that’s a shitty diaper… lemme get her cleaned up…” Naija says, as Tarique says “Looks like she’s not finished.” “Now she wants to look like me… 😮💨, Nae-Nae…” “🤰🏽🤨, are these breaded chicken sandwiches any good?” “You are really disconnected from the rest of the world… Yes, those sandwiches are delicious! Especially the sammiches at Sunny’s Food & Liquor, the Gopalan family are cool with me, I’m friends with Durga and Lakshmi’s cousin, Gloria Almanzar-Maraj… speaking of Gopalans… Durga, Lakshmi! Hey!” “Oh, you had that baby, and she looks just like that nucca!” Lakshmi Gopalan says, as Durga says “That baby needs a diaper change… oh, we sell those chicken sandwiches at our store.” “Oh, okay.” Tarique says, as Durga says “Is it true that… Vash had a mental breakdown, and just randomly snapped?” “That’s what I’m worried about. He must’ve snapped in Julai, for sure, but he didn’t do any of that other stuff, just that shit in Julai.” Naija says, as her abuela says “Gimme that bebe, Naija, 🥰, look at Abuela’s little grandbaby… ooh, you need a fresh diaper!” “🎒, here’s her diaper bag, I’m gonna continue shopping, Abuela.” Naija says, as her abuela changes Jenéa’s diaper. “She’s nice and clean, now.” Abuela says, as Naija smooches the baby, and says “The firstborn daughter always looks like her dad, and Jenéa is Vash’s firstborn daughter… his firstborn child, period.” “Abuela’s precious little granddaughter…” Abuela says, as Tarique finishes her grocery shopping and goes back home.
November 7, 0104 (2606)… Tarique’s always finding ways to avoid the Ladies of the Black Wall Street Society. Ever since the “Lost Julai” tragedy, it’s almost like everyone has turned their backs on her. Because she’s associated with Vash Saverem. The Humanoid Typhoon. Vash the Stampede. Aunjunique stops by with Stasja and a cheese and cracker platter. Tarique barely opened the door, and Stasja says “We’ve been noticing that you stopped coming out to the luncheons.” “Well, when your husband is responsible for millions of people perishing… why would you come outside? Everyone hates me, because I haven’t divorced Vash. I can’t even divorce Vash if I wanted to because I would have to file it in Julai.” “The councilors have changed that… you can now file from anywhere.” “Don’t tell my daddy that… He’ll immediately start annoying me to file for divorce.” Tarique says “Should I just file for divorce, in order to protect myself and the girls?” “Tarique, do you want to divorce Vash?” “No, but people are leaving threats in my comments, one person even left this at my door.” “A dead bird?” “Yes. I’m going to file for divorce… I have to protect myself and my daughters.” Tarique says, and lets the women enter the house. Tarique doesn’t want to divorce Vash, but she wants her unborn daughters to be safe, so she would file for a “dissolution of marriage” online, and because Vash is “missing or unaccounted for”, the process is going to be easier and faster than her annulment from Justin, who just happened to have married Pop singer Jazmine Short, who he was cheating on Tarique with the entire time that they were together, he even took Jazmine’s virginity before he and Tarique married (and divorced). Tarique sits on the couch, as she tears up, says “I don’t want to do it, but I love Vash, and I have to let him go. For the safety of myself, our marriage and our girls, 😔.”
“This is TEAsha wit da TEA…” “… and Saucy Minaj.” “We’re collaborating today, and we’ve just received a leak that ‘Pop Princess’ and ‘Princess of Nu ATL’, Tarique Saverem has filed for divorce from her Humanoid Typhoon husband, Vash Saverem, due to ‘irreconcilable differences’. The couple had married in Julai, just hours before tragedy struck the city on July 21. Tarique recently announced her pregnancy during a performance on the MTV VMAs. This is the couple’s first pregnancy. Vash Saverem is considered among the ‘missing and unaccounted’ victims of this tragedy. He also has the largest bounty in the history of Noman’s Land… $$6,000,000,000.” TEAsha says, as Tarique is on her way to an art show that’s a tribute to her ex-fiancé, Nai Conrad and his surviving artwork. One of Nai’s art pieces is art of he and Vash as children, sitting at the foot of a tree with Rem and Tesla. Rem is reading a tablet of stories to Tesla, himself and Vash in the art. Jahsuke Polite says “The artwork is amazing. Hey, I’m sorry about your divorce. I can understand your choosing to separate yourself, your family and your brand from the tainted image of Vash the Humanoid Typhoon. You did love him and he loved you as well, he just had a mental breakdown one day, and there’s no coming back from that! 🫂😔.” “🫂😔🤰🏽, it’s okay, Jahsuke.” Tarique says, looking down at her growing belly.
I really did feel like the whole thing would turn into some kind of brilliant romance.
I thought she’d wake up one day and realise that I’d been there for her all along.
I thought I’d kiss her and she’d realise I cared about her more than anyone else in the entire world.
Delusional.
I was delusional.
I wasn’t there for her at all.
Josh about his own emotions:
Josh about other people’s emotions:
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Delia Owens, Where The Crawdads Sing
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