Shug Avery.

Who would've thought that Miss Shug Avery would be stayin wit us! Mr. ____ didn't tell nobody that's why he left. He went to go get Shug. Even though she be sick with some disease Shug still lookin' real good. I believe she got it from sleeping around with a lot of men. I'm not gon lie her first words to me hurt a lil, "You sure is ugly". That didn't stop me from wantin to take care of her though. Glad I did too. After some time Shug and me be like best friends. I bath her (it's like praying!), comb her nappy hair (that I love), I even got her to eat some food. Mr. ____ didn't understand how I got her to eat. All I say is nobody can resist good ol ham.

Harpo has been real silly lately. All of a sudden he eat and eat and eat. More than ever. I didn't think much of it till I saw him eating all the biscuits at dinner. And then some. Got himself a potbelly. He finally told me why. He wants to get a big as Sofia and beat her down. I tell him to do the opposite. Me and Sofia are good now and Sofia don't be needing any beating. Not that she would take it. I tryna tell him they got love. Unlike me and Mr. _____.

Mr. _____'s father and brother come for a visit. The brother name be Tobias. Neither one of them like Shug. How could they not? Mr. _____'s father be talking real mean bout Shug. I spit in his water. Nobody talk bout Shug like that. Mr._____ felt the same. Anyone could tell he felt that way. Mr._____ and me shared this moment. We looked into each others eyes real deep. We have never been so close...

Sofia ain't happy no more. Her and Harpo ain't sleeping together like they used too. Say it like he don't even care bout when they do that. I guess that's a pretty important part of they marriage. Harpo really tryna break her down. But it ain't working. Sofia didn't wanna put up with it no more. She move in with her sister and bring along the children. Harpo tried to cover that love he has for her, but I saw him wipe away a tear. With the baby's cloth diaper too.

6 months gone by that Sofia been gone. I help Harpo and his friends open up a juke joint on his land. They even got beautiful Shug to sing there. It brings in good business. Shug convinced Mr. ____ to let me go to the joint. Oh I was excited. I heard Shug humming her lil songs around the house but never saw her perform live. I know it shouldn't but it hurt me when I see Shug and Mr. ____ making the eye contact that they were making. I know they should be in love.. I just don't know why it hurt me. Can't lie though. It sho felt good when Shug dedicated and named a song after me. Ain't nothing ever been named after me!