You were sitting in your college dorm on your bed, writting an English essay. While your 6 month old daughter Mina sat on your lap, sucking on her pacifier, watching you work. She was calm and quiet, having just had her nightly feed.

. Mina was quite a chubby baby. She had a full head of curly hair, the biggest doe eyes, that were a mesmerizing dark brown. And she was very calm, which was the biggest blessing for you.

. Her father, Demarcus, your boyfriend, had gotten you pregnant your first year of college. And despite what everyone told you two, you kept your baby. And you had never been so glad you listened to your heart and not others.

. All your friends loved her, who couldn't? She really was just a sweet baby. And even your parents, who weren't accepting over her at first, loved her. Demarcus' parents were still a work in progress...

. Demarcus was on his way back to the dorm, walking through the hallway to get to it. He'd just come back from his job, having worked ovetime. He was exhausted, to say the least. It was late, too. Around 10PM. And before going to work, he had two hours of soccer practice, which always took a lot out of him.

. But knowing that he'd be coming home to you and Mina kept him going.