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    Are You The One Love For Me?
    Are You The One Love For Me?
    Are You The One Love For Me?
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    Are You The One Love For Me?

    By B.L Wilson

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    Can a womanizing news reporter change her ways and fall in love with a high school principal? What would it take to make that happen, when the principal’s ex-lover decides to interfere?
    Nicole Harris, a highly successful high school principal, is the subject of an interview with local cable news host Josephine Dickerson. Jo spends more time flirting with Nicole than exploring the topic and Nicole dismisses Jo as a player, even though she is very attracted to her. When Jo ends up on Nicole’s doorstep, bleeding and in need of medical assistance, can Nicole find it in her heart to discover if Jo is the one love for her?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherB.L Wilson
    Release dateAug 2, 2017
    ISBN9781370809318
    Are You The One Love For Me?
    Author

    B.L Wilson

    B.L. has always been in love with books and the words in them. She never thought she could create something with the words she knew. When she read ‘To Kill A Mocking Bird,’ she realized everyday experiences could be written about in a powerful, memorable way. She wasn’t quite sure what to do with that knowledge so she kept on reading.Walter Mosley’s short stories about Easy Rawlins and his friends encouraged BL to start writing in earnest. She felt she had a story to tell...maybe several of them. She’d always kept a diary of some sort, scraps of paper, pocketsize, notepads, blank backs of agency forms, or in the margins of books. It was her habit to make these little notes to herself. She thought someday she’d make them into a book.She wrote a workplace memoir based on the people she met during her 20 years as a property manager of city-owned buildings. Writing the memoir, led her to consider writing books that were not job-related. Once again, she did...producing romance novels with African American lesbians as main characters. She wrote the novels because she couldn’t find stories that matched who she wanted to read about ...over forty, African American and female.

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      Are You The One Love For Me? - B.L Wilson

      Are You The One Love For Me?

      by

      B.L. Wilson

      Are You The One Love For Me?

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      Are You The One Love For Me/

      Copyright 2017 by B. L. Wilson.

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      This book is a work of fiction. Any similarity in name, description, or history of characters in this book to actual individuals either living or dead is purely coincidental.

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      For all you women out there trying to figure out how to deal with a super confident, over the top personality, use this book as small guide to help you. I hope this book will make you think about creating a plan that leads to what your next move or moves should be.

      Good Luck.

      Something tells me you’ll need every bit of good luck charms, amulets, adornments, and talismans you can get to help you.

      Ears that do not listen to advice accompany the head when it is chopped off.

      ~African Proverb~

      ONE: Take it slow and easy

      Josephine Dickerson strode down the main pale yellow hallway and muted beige tiles of a New York City high school with a microphone in her hand. She strode toward the woman standing at the end of the hallway. She wasn’t waiting at the building’s entrance where metal detectors and security guards who worked them were standing. She didn’t want the feeling of imprisonment that picture might induce in the average cable viewer. She wanted this video to be her best work, so no prison reminders. Her cameraman tracked her movements down the hallway.

      "I’m Josephine Dickerson and this is the second installment of our six-part series, America, What’s Going on in Our Schools? I’m here in the halls of John Henry Lewis High School on West 145th Street in Central Harlem. I’m speaking with Principal Nicole Harris. Principal Harris, America Reports Today rated John Henry Lewis High School as one of the safer schools in urban America this year. The survey ranked JHL 18th out of 750 schools in safety and other milestones. Five years ago, your school ranked 599th out of 700 schools in safety and other factors. You went from 599th place to 18th place today. If my math is correct, that’s a whopping jump of 581 points. Principal Harris, I’m sure our viewers want to know how you did it. That’s why we’re here today. I’m going to give the viewers some background about the survey. What the raters looked at to arrive at your score. Then I want you to tell them how you did it. Please feel free to jump in if I get anything wrong."

      Josephine held the microphone in front of Principal Harris. Is that all right with you, Principal Harris? When Principal Harris nodded without speaking, Josephine raised an eyebrow, then whispered, It’d be better if you said something, Ms. Harris.

      Oh, I didn’t know you expected a verbal response. Ms. Dickerson, you can continue with your…er…story. I mean, your investigation.

      Josephine sighed, then signaled her cameraperson with a finger across her throat to stop filming. Okay, Timmy, cut it. She squeezed Nicole’s shoulder sympathetically, then nodded to a far corner. Could I see you over there for a minute?

      Nicole exhaled and followed the reporter.

      I know filmed interviews can be nerve-racking, Ms. Harris. Why don’t we do it the way we practiced? Take a deep breath and count to ten. Please—think about what you want to say before you say it. You already know the questions I’m going to ask. Remember, I sent you an email about them?

      Nicole closed her eyes and mentally counted down from ten. When she opened them, Josephine was staring at her, following the movement of her hand as she smoothed down the front of her suit jacket and then played with her buttons. She cleared her throat. I believe I’m ready, Ms. Dickerson.

      Josephine smiled. Call me Josephine. Better yet, you can call me Jo. All my friends call me that. I want you to think of me as a friend, Principal Harris. Okay?

      Nicole nodded.

      Josephine wagged a finger at Nicole, then scolded her. Hey, hey, remember: no body language. Try not to nod or shrug. I want you to open up and speak to me like a good friend.

      Nicole grimaced at the reporter. But you’re not a friend, Ms. Dickerson, good or otherwise. I hardly know you. I don’t ‘open up,’ as you call it, easily.

      That’s no surprise! Josephine muttered under her breath. Why was the woman making this so difficult? This should be an easy interview. She squeezed the principal’s arm. Okay, let’s try this from a different angle. You have some comments you’d like to make on the current state of American schools and the policies that created it. This is your chance to do it, Ms. Harris.

      I heard that little remark, Ms. Dickerson.

      Josephine grinned at her interviewee. And what?

      Nicole studied the reporter’s casual stance. It annoyed her. You’re an interesting woman, Ms. Dickerson. You happen to be covering a topic close to my heart, but I think I’ll pass on this interview.

      Josephine rubbed the back of her neck, then shoved a hand into the back pocket of her black jeans as she studied Nicole Harris’ determined expression. She liked the way her suit fit, hugging her at the waist, flaring out at the hips and hanging just above shapely knees. She liked listening to her voice. It was soft and soothing. What she didn’t like was her obstinate streak. Aw, come on, Principal Harris. Don’t be like that. You contacted me with the idea for this series. I need you to complete it.

      I didn’t say anything before, Ms. Dickerson, but I’ll say it now. Stop staring at me like that!

      Josephine looked away and cleared her throat. I’m sorry. How about if I let you see the interview? We’ll cut anything you don’t like.

      Nicole nodded cautiously and glanced at her watch. All right, I can spare another…thirty minutes before my next appointment.

      And if I need longer, Principal Harris, then what happens?

      You’ll have to come back another time.

      Josephine frowned. That’s not convenient for me.

      God forbid, I should inconvenience you! Nicole snapped, narrowing her eyes.

      Look, Principal Harris…uh, Ms. Harris. Josephine decided to use her charm to calm the irritated woman standing in front of her. That’s a lovely suit you’re wearing today. It fits you nicely. I like navy blue because it photographs so well. May I call you Nicole?

      I’d rather you didn’t. If you don’t mind, I’d like to keep this interview professional, Ms. Dickerson. Nicole looked at her watch, then glanced up to find hazel eyes examining her like a newly discovered species under a microscope. She found it uncomfortable since the woman doing the staring wouldn’t say what she found so fascinating. She sighed and decided to ignore it. I’m ready whenever you are.

      Josephine put a hand on Nicole’s elbow to escort her back to Timmy. Come with me into my lair, said the spider to the fly.

      Remarks like that make me want to cancel this, Ms. Dickerson.

      Josephine exhaled, noting the flash of annoyance in dark eyes that changed quickly into a blank look. How did she do that? It must come from working with kids all day. If you let the little crumb-crushers get to you, you were dead in the water, according to one senior teacher she’d spoken with while she was conducting research. I apologize again. That was my weak attempt at humor for the day. Let’s do this where you feel the most comfortable.

      That would be my office, Ms. Dickerson. Although I can’t guarantee we won’t be disturbed.

      For the next fifty minutes, Josephine conducted one of her better interviews. After almost flubbing the beginning, she discovered which questions would open Nicole up and get her talking about her beliefs that children weren’t bad, criminal, or evil. They just needed loving discipline, set boundaries, tender care, and positive attention. That topic segued nicely into another subject. The principal’s favorite one: How To Create A Bully And How To Disassemble One.

      So you’re saying that bullies...uh… Josephine paused for a moment to take a quick peek at her notes for the words Nicole Harris used. She made a mental note to edit her fumbling later. Ah, I mean, you’re saying aggressive children can be identified as early as two or three years old.

      Yes, that’s right, Ms. Dickerson—uh, Josephine.

      Josephine issued a charming grin at Nicole. That gives new meaning to the term ‘terrible twos,’ doesn’t it, Principal Harris? She noticed Nicole Harris didn’t crack a smile at her joke. I’m sorry. I couldn’t resist the comparison. Please go on, Ms. Harris.

      I believe you meant to say ‘inference,’ Ms. Dickerson, not comparison.

      Josephine’s smile grew wider. Yes, Ma’am, that’s what I meant. So tell our viewers how a parent can tell whether their child will be a bully later in life.

      You’re not wrong with the ‘terrible twos’ scenario you mentioned, Ms. Dickerson. How a parent reacts to aggressiveness in their young child determines who he or she will be later in life. When a parent responds to normal temper tantrums or stubbornness the wrong way, that’s where the trouble starts. For example, suppose a parent orders a child to do something—pick up her toys, for instance—and the child refuses. The child throws a tantrum when asked to pick up his toys a second time and the parent walks away or beats the child. What happens when the child goes to school and a teacher tells them to do something they don’t want to do? Nicole asked with a genuine smile at Josephine.

      Josephine returned her smile, admiring her enthusiasm for the topic. I don’t know. Please tell us.

      Nicole nodded. "If the parent is used to beating the child for disobeying, the child may try to hit the teacher or his classmates, or respond with other violent behaviors such as throwing things; screaming; shoving or pushing other children. The child thinks it’s okay since that’s how he’s been behaving with the other adults and children in his life. To break that unhealthy pattern, we must teach parents how to effectively discipline their children before their children enter the educational system.

      "Back in the 1980s, researchers from the Oregon Youth Study monitored 206 nine- and ten-year-old boys, assuming that was age the boys’ aggressive nature first began. They studied the boys for almost eleven years until they were 21 and 22. What they discovered was mind-blowing. The boys started having behavior problems at the tender age of nine or ten. They got into fights at school, stole from their classmates, and told lies. These same children became troubled adults. Nearly half of them had arrests at fourteen years old. By age eighteen, 75% of those arrestees had at least three arrests under their belts. Law enforcement considered them chronic criminals moving through a trajectory that would make them career criminals in adulthood.

      In addition to engaging in criminal behavior, these same boys had social problems—drugs, drinking, problems in school and with employment as well as poor personal relationships. These same children fathered children that they were unprepared to raise. They hadn’t the slightest idea how to father. They were too rough or had age-inappropriate expectations of their own children. The interesting thing was how these boys were mimicking their parents’ poor child-rearing practices.

      Josephine nodded. Nicole Harris was truly concerned about her students. Watching her grow animated, Josephine was glad she’d selected her as the second interview. That sounds like an endless cycle of babies making babies and leaving them to fend for themselves. As you said, it’s a formula bound to create career criminals and or barely functioning adults with little or no social skills. How can parents—society—I mean, what can we do?

      Nicole drew a deep breath and then smiled for the first time during the interview. I’m so glad you asked that question, Ms. Dickerson. Everybody has to be on the same page. By that, I mean the parents and the education system… the school system must agree there’s a problem with the child. It does no good for the school to help the child change his behavior there, if the new behavior isn’t reinforced in the home and vice versa. That’s usually when the social workers and therapists become involved, teaching the parents effective parenting techniques. JHL does its part in all of this too.

      Josephine nodded. Tell our viewers how your school handles children who act inappropriately, Ms. Harris.

      Nicole exhaled. "When my staff sees a child floundering, we do several things. We insist on time outs for the child. That means we send him or her out of the classroom to my office or school nurse to calm down. We determine what happened to upset the child. Then we remove the trigger, the person or persons that sparks the bad behavior, even if it means changing teachers and classrooms. We’ve learned putting these kids in the same classroom with the trigger is like pouring lighter fluid on TNT and igniting it. By monitoring the situation, we can ensure the family has all the tools they need to help the child. Finally,

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