A fictional story of a young African American women and her troubles throughout her life

As I looked over my shoulder, I saw all of my memories pass me by. The good and bad just slipped through my hands and was carried away by the strong breeze. I bent down and turned around, unsure if I could go through with it all. Even though it had ruined my life initially, I was still skeptical about if I should leave or not. But as soon as I asked myself that question, …

…looked back, for there was no need, because I have a new life. Epilouge: Rosa went on with her life and remarried a man named bubba Shrimp. All of Rosa's children grew up and went to college, because Rosa didn't want them to have the same past as she did. Rosa died in 1968, at the age of 98. On her grave it said, "A woman who's past was not her future. An angle of the sky."