IN SAMUEL'S "SUGAR BABY" WE MET SAMUEL MATTHEW AND HIS FAMILY. THE DRAMA OF SAMUEL'S LIFE CONTINUES WITH MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, DEATHS AS THE MATTHEW FAMILY LIVES LIFE TO THE FULLEST. IN - FOREVER AND A DAY - WE AGAIN VISIT THE MATTHEW FAMILY. When Samuel's mother died from complications of childbirth, several months after Melanie was born, Samuel, who had declared Melanie his, took over complete care of the child he called Brownie. When Brownie was a child, he put the toddler in front of him as he rode his horse. He educated her, teaching her to walk and talk, how to protect herself at all times. She soaked up his instructions, becoming proficient on and with animals and everything he taught her academically. He read books to her, showed her the letters, sounded them for her, and encouraged her to say the words with him and after him. When she entered kindergarten, she had to be taught separately-she was so far advanced. She was allowed to stay in kindergarten class part of the time to bond with the children her age. A few years later, Samuel's father died. Samuel buried himself in his anger. He decided he could no longer stay on the ranch. He had to leave. In his words, he had to "find himself" So began a long journey in Samuel's life with those he met along the way, with those who changed his life completely.

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Forever and a Day

By Octavia Ruben Simien

Trafford Publishing

CHAPTER 1

Samuel was afraid. All of the family were fearful. His motherNaomi was giving birth to her eighth child. With each childshe came close to death. All of the family were praying.

Ten year old Samuel was kneeling just inside the bedroom doorwhen Naomi birthed her baby. His father motioned him into the room.He crept closer to the bed and asked his mother if he could hold thebaby. Naomi nodded whispering that he should be careful.

Holding her gently, Samuel smiled down at the baby and then gavea hearty laugh saying. "Look everybody. She's not different shades ofblack like we are. She's light brown. Oh look she smiled at me. OhMama she's mine. I will take care of her for the rest of her life. I'll callher Brownie. She's mine, Mama. O. K? She's mine!"

Everyone was laughing and trying to hold the baby. They all knewof Naomi's passion and constant praying that the Good Lord wouldgive her all black babies. She didn't want any of her children to be aswhite as she. They were all different colors. As the baby whimpered,Samuel gave her to his mother.

"What's her name Mama?" her daughter Marian asked as shemoved toward the bed.

"Brownie. Her name is Brownie," Samuel shouted. "All of you sayI'm between black and brown and she is definitely light brown—so—shewill be called Brownie."

"Samuel hush," Naomi said laughing. "My baby's name is MelanieAnn Michaels. Call her what you want, but that is her official name."

From that moment on Brownie became Samuel's primary focus inlife. He played with her, bathed her, sang her to sleep. As soon as hecame from school, as soon his chores were done, Brownie was in hisarms. She was eight months old when he mounted his horse with her inhis arms. His mother gasped and quieted as his father said, "It's alright,sweetheart. You know all of our children are proficient riders—excellentequestrians." He, however, knew that Samuel as young as ten was theexpert. He would take care of Brownie.

Brownie was five years old when Naomi died giving birth to a stillborn son. Her husband Jack was devastated. He seemed to be livingin a fog. He moved slowly and spoke sparingly. Never a big talker, hedidn't speak unless he spoken to directly. His daughter, Theresa, calledTessa Rose, Walter and their two children, Walter Jr. and Agnes hadmoved into the house, taking over the household until things settled.Their home was in Texas. Because of his job, Wesley moved back andforth to be with his family.

Tessa Rose took over the household duties and the care of thefamily. She and her children would stay for a few months or as long asthey were needed; however, Brownie was Samuels exclusively.

As Brownie grew, Samuel would drop her off at a private gradeschool. Because Samuel had taught her so well she was placed inKindergarden class.

She was five when she passed all the tests the teachers gave her andwas able to enter first grade.

After dropping her off, Samuel would then go on the Academywhere he attended High School. Samuel was a Genius. The teachersallowed him to attend classes long enough to pick up instructions forlessons they gave him to do at home. He was taking advanced classes.He refused to be skipped because he wanted to be with Brownie.

Samuel would pick up numerous books for Brownie. He wouldread to her and she would read to him. Many times they would actout the different characters in the books he bought for her. Sometimesshe'd have him laughing heartily about the antics of kids in her class.

Brownie loved to act. She would, in story form, act out the thingswhich happened in the classroom or on the school grounds. Whenhe didn't have time to listen, she would write down the activities sheobserved in class or on the playground. He would read her stories andsometimes act the stories out with her.

Brownie would laugh aloud at her Sam Sam, as she called him, astogether they acted out her make-believe stories.

The Sisters at the school were overjoyed with Brownie. They helpedher write simple plays for her classmates to read and act out in theclassroom.

Brownie blossomed under the tutorledge of Samuel and her teachers.She was a happy child. When her head wasn't in a book, she practiced herriding skills and the skills of using a knife under instructions of whomever,sister or brother, was available; but, it was Samuel who taught her defensiveskills. She learned how to shoot a gun, use knives without hurting herselfand hopefully no one else.

Samuel taught her that the skills of boxing and knives were to usedonly in an emergency. She was like a sponge. She absorbed everythingand remembered.

When Samuel was busy, the Art of Defense was taken over by herUncles and Aunts or Cousins, whomever was available. Their fathershad taught each of their children self defense because of the danger dueto the prejudice and hatred among some whites against black people.

Both Jack and Naomi were slaves. Because of the indignitiesJack and his brother Wes had suffered, he was determined that hischildren, girls and boys, would be able to defend themselves. Each ofhis children were proficient at boxing, using knives or whips. Theycould ride any horse, wild or tame, shoot a pistol and take care of anykind of business.

His wife Naomi was brought up in the home of her white father.Her slave mother died at her birth. Her fathers wife gave birth toa daughter on the same day and at the same time his slave birthedNaomi. The two girls were raised as twins. Naomi wasn't treated as aslave, nor did her father treat his slaves with cruelty. She had witnessedthe cruelty of Blacks on other plantations.

Samuel made sure that his Brownie would be able to defend herselffrom any one no matter who.

While Samuel was working on the ranch, or helping and/or teachingBrownie, he was watching his father. After Naomi died, Jack seemed tobe moving in a fog. He did chores, working on the ranch as he alwaysdid; however, he would be working, all of sudden he would stop. He'dbe very still and seemed to be listening to something or someone. Heseemed to be around, but not really there. He would listen to his familyspeak but didn't seem to understand what they were saying—unlessthey touched him. Then he would seem startled and say, "I'm listening.I hear you."

Jack was leaning against the corral fence watching his men whowere trying to tame a particularly uncooperative horse. Jack stood it aslong as he could; he shook his head and entered the corral. His brotherWesley tried to tell him that the horse was too wild to be tamed;however, an expert at taming horses, Jack didn't listen. He approachedthe horse and started sweet-talking him. He saw the crazy look in thehorse's eyes and felt the first jolt of fear. He'd experienced fear beforewith wild horses. What he didn't realize was that at his age he wasn't asflexible as he once was.

The horse allowed him to get into the saddle. Jack relaxed a bit. Thehorse sensing this, bucked before Jack was settled and threw him off hisback. Jack sailed over the horses head and flew into a brick post. Hishead hit the brick post. He was dead before he hit the ground. Samuelscreamed and started running. His father was dead before could get tohim.

CHAPTER 2

After his fathers death, Samuel knew he had to leave. Hehated a God who took his Mother and made his Fatherdie such a horrible death. He didn't let Brownie out of hissight. He knew he couldn't continue to live on the Ranch. He didn'tknow where he wanted to go. He...

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