I walked up and down the aisles looking for nothing in particular. My right hand resting on my stomach and my left supporting my protruding belly.
As I waddled through the store I passed different faces. Lots of whispers and disproving looks made their way to me.
"Baby!" Explained a nappy haired, blue eyed precious little boy
His father looked at me as I smiled to his son and waved, "you're right. That little girl has a baby in there".
I kept walking and soon I found my way to the frozen food section. I passed a woman whose distaste for my recent choices couldn't be kept silent, "wow". Her eyes seemed to do more of a beating than the three letters describing her frustrating with "today's youth".
I smiled and continued to the checkout stand.
I waited in line and soon was being helped by Ashlee. After complementing her braids she smiled & looked down and to the left. "Thank you, honey. Congratulations, by the way" her eyes drifted to my belly.
I moved my hand and rested it, again, on my bump.
"Thank you so much"
No, I'm not pregnant, i was just pretending.
However I found something today.
Maybe instead of being so concerned about what got a person to where they are we should be more worried about who that person is and how to love them.
Maybe before assuming, we should just love. To love without bounds is a dangerous and honorable way to live, is it not?
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