“But my thoughtsbreed truthsthat my heartcan’tbare.Like Melody.”
— Kenya Wright
“One should never believe the words I speak.”
— Kenya Wright
“He smiled and captured my hand….. I attempted to pull my hand away. He tightened his grip just a little and kept my hand encased in his. A warmth spread through to me.”
— Kenya Wright
“Nervousness from earlier surged back into me. Goodness. He was honey poured over an athletic body. Short, sandy-blond curls outlined his face, which boasted full lips, high cheek bones, and long lashes that any woman would envy. Even with those soft features, his face appeared hard and sculpted by an artist.”
— Kenya Wright
“Me, following her home.Her, thinking she’s alone.For hours, I watched her paint, sat in the darkness, and marveled.”
— Kenya Wright
“Those fake blue eyes stared back, mocking me. At least the tears didn’t show. Thank God. Instead, they ducked back into my eyelids as I tucked my sadness back into my core…. The more my mind flew off in one direction, the more my sanity shattered into pieces that no one could sweep up and glue back together.”
— Kenya Wright
“People called me, Lobo, which was Spanish for wolf.”
— Kenya Wright
“Sorry. I would be bad for you.”
— Kenya Wright
“She held her hand out in front of her. “Wait.”“No,” I groaned and then cleared my throat. “I mean okay, I can wait.”
— Kenya Wright
“He placed his hands to his belt buckle and undid it. “Just be careful, Red. This isn’t a fairytale. No one will save you, if you decide to see how sharp the wolf’s teeth really are.”
— Kenya Wright
“Don’t ever try to leave me again.”
— Kenya Wright
“What are you most scared of?” she asked and I wished she hadn’t. I didn’t like admitting it.“I’m scared of dying alone.”
— Kenya Wright
“There’s always a price.”
— Kenya Wright
“Why let me heal when you’ll just break me anyway?”“Because breaking you is half the fun.”
— Kenya Wright
“It used to be that when I made mistakes like this or came close to losing my life, I would just call Miguel. He’d drop it all to come to me—his movies, media engagements no matter how big they were, and even his criminal activities went on hold for me. It made me think he cared.Miguel canceled an appearance on the Dave Letterman show just because he called me and thought my voice sounded like something was wrong.He directed his gaze to the bruises decorating my face. “You said you weren’t hurt.”With those big arms, he picked me up and slammed the door behind us. “When I ask you if you’re okay, you tell me the truth.”
— Kenya Wright
“Say it for me, Rainy. No other man.”
— Kenya Wright
“Weed etiquette rule – whoever rolls the joint, gets the first hit.”
— Kenya Wright
“If I thought I’d been drawn to her, now I knew, I’d been taken,kidnapped,caged,destroyed,and all the other things that went with someone having complete power over another.”
— Kenya Wright
“And with her hair, so red, she’d caught my eye… My little red riding hood.”
— Kenya Wright
“I’d been just like her, a youngster with something to say, a rebel through street art, leaving my mark on public buildings, to taunt the government and humor the public”
— Kenya Wright
“Red stepped inside my penthouse with her two friends…“Make sure all the staff knows that they need to spoil those three. Give them whatever they want, champagne, the caviar drizzled in hash oil, anything. Even my own stuff to smoke from the crystal bong I got in Paris to the vape pen done in pearl. They need to be impressed.”
— Kenya Wright
“No matter how much he’d done to me, my heart could not be done with him.”
— Kenya Wright
“Melody.” His voice was a tormented whisper on his lips.“Yes,” I said.“If you ever need to escape, come to me.”“What?” I asked.“Just come. I won’t. . .I would never hurt you.”“But—”“You’re all that matters to me.”
— Kenya Wright
“Draw: For the most part, a draw occurs when it appears that neither side will win.”
— Kenya Wright
“Asleep? That’s what she is right now?” Pure menace laced his words. “And when you decide to answer that question, Kane, be sure that you answer this with great care. I for one see you as my friend. We’ve never had problems. But now you’ve met my Melody, and problems cannot be avoided. So when I ask you, is she asleep, be sure that you give me a clear answer, because different ones will result in your death and the slashing away of every fucking person you know.”
— Kenya Wright
“I gritted my teeth and forced myself to calm down.”You’re the only person I let talk to me this way. You know what would happen if you were anyone else?”
— Kenya Wright
“Anytime you need me, just call. I’ll stop everything for you. Any fucking thing on this earth.”
— Kenya Wright
“I already apologized for that.”“No, you didn’t.”“Then I’m sorry.””“Fuck your sorry.”“Fine. Fuck my sorry.”
— Kenya Wright
“Women will be the death of you.” Julio entered and sat down. “That’s why I don’t mess with them. They make men weak.”“You don’t mess with them because you’re gay.”
— Kenya Wright
“Pleasure and pain.That was my Melody.She was my poisonso toxic, when sampled,yet,so sweet…”
— Kenya Wright