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By Mercentta S. Brumfield

If you are not open-minded, down to earth, positive about realism, lust, life and sexuality; I advise you to please, by all means, put my book down now you simply cannot handle reality in life. This book was merely written with consideration of all audiences, in hopes to connect everyone to an eye-opening reading experience about Life, Lust, Backstabbing, and Spirituality at its finest…as a Christian, I know that God convicts and not condemn us for our way of thinking, so we must always give him the glory for his mercy and grace. If you cannot understand my way of connectivity through imagination, please do not discredit my work, yet, instead’ feel free to email me for clarity. -M

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Oct 15, 2020
• ISBN: 9781663204035

Mercentta S. Brumfield

To all women, men, young, middle-aged an elderly, who believe that life as a Christian has limits., I pray this book will help you realize that GOD gives us all many different talents, and skies the limits of abundance. This novel took excellent concentration and inclined me to think deeply. So, please “Indulge yourself in a moment of reality” as I take you on a journey to an amazing love-hate bombshell as I amuse you with imagination and deception without boundaries.-M

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ISBN: 978-1-6632-0402-8 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-6632-0403-5 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2020914794

iUniverse rev. date: 10/14/2020

CONTENTS

Chapter IMaximizing Her Moment

Chapter IIDeceitful Hearts

Chapter IIIThe Restaurant

Chapter IVConfessions

Chapter VSelfish Desires

Chapter VIAddicted twist of faith

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OVER BROKEN WALLS

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GOD ALMIGHTY, Thank You first for loving me and creating me. You God, are my Awesome Inspirer. I am most grateful for the courage you have given me that inspired my talent to surface. I would have never made it without your love and compassion for me. Thank you so much for guiding me through the negativity. You were there in the midst of my hours of insanity. You don’t sleep’ therefore, only you God know what I truly have been through. You were there when people disowned me, for no reason at all. It is only by your divine mercy, nourishment, and loving grace that I have met my true destiny. You are my GOD.

Thank you for always listening and guiding me through every step of the way.. I know I am a piece of work, but you worked the pieces, and now I am whole. I Love You so much. Thank you for the Breast-Plate, I will surely need it after this one.

To my husband, my friend, Ahmad R. Brumfield. I truly thank you and appreciate you for understanding my flaws, my pain, and accepting me for who I am. You have been my strongest support system. Throughout this book you have been there every step of the way. You are a wonderful and amazing husband. I am truly blessed to have you in my life. I Love You So Much.

To my wonderful children whom I just love to pieces and adore from the bottom of my heart.

RIP Amer Semaj Brumfield 3-16-2007. Joy lives in me because of your spirit. You are my Precious Gem and Guardian Angel. I love you, mom.

Special Thanks to my Oldest son Christopher Isaiah (Tootie) for everything you have done for me. For giving me the direction in the future where I was lost. You are the most handsome young man ever. You have bought much happiness into my life. We have been through it all, and your strength brought us through most of it. You were a lil man even when you were a lil kid. It is truly because of your life that I finally found myself. I prayed for you and I have no regrets. I am proud of you son. Keep your head up, there are many blessings ahead for you. Love’ Mom.

Special thanks to my middle son Ahmad Caswell James(Cas) for giving me the desire to move beyond many dark places in my life and look past my hurt and pain. Your intelligence and caring approach to everything is so gentle and I pray this grows with you son. You are just unspeakably adorable and caring with such gentleness. The warmth of your hug fills my heart with Joy. My token. The gift that changed my life. You gave me Hope! I Love you, Mom.

To my youngest son J’Rashad Edward Divine (Poppie) for the bow. You are the perfect gift I so patiently waited on. You fill me with such admiration. I trust in your thoughts about everything. You are my bundle of surprises and brightens my day with every smile you sneakily give to me. You are very inquisitive and it is growth for us both. You are so caring. The Apple Of My Eyes. My baby, My Poppie. I adore you baby boy, Love’ Mom.

To the late Caswell Smith Sr., my dad. This novel is truly dedicated to the legacy you left behind in me. You were a man of excellence, greatness, talent, compassion, strength, honesty, discipline and most of all, love. You {dad} taught me diligence and character of oneself. You impacted my life like no other. I learned and saw wisdom at its finest from you. Dad you are the reason I never gave up on any of my dreams. You were the best dad any child could ever grow to have. Thanks.

To my mother, you were the first woman I ever loved. Thank you for taking care of me as a child. I love you.

To my sisters, I love you all. May God Bless each of you graciously. Zelvinlynn, thanks for always supporting me through everything. Zerlander, thanks for everything words can’t say. Tiffany, thank you for nurturing me when I needed a sister to be there, you were. Zattier and Tattier, thank yall both for the love you both have given me my entire existence. My younger sisters follow footsteps which leads to success.

To my brothers, I love all of you guys. Each of you touched my life in different ways and for that I am grateful.

Special thanks to Zelvin Hiawatha Smith, (brother), for always being there for me when I needed anything, including a friend. I am very grateful to you for spiritual leadership, which led me on the right path to God. You taught me so much about life, brotherly love, and believing in myself. I love you & your family dearly. Antonia, you are Beautiful Completely! I Love You Sis n’ Law. Jr. and Jeremy you little big guys are my babies.

My nephews and nieces, always trust in your goals. Never give up.

My 9thgrade (English teacher) and My 7th grade teacher (Margie Richards)yall have inspired me many years ago. You are one of the greatest inspirations I know. You told me this day would come. You believed in me. I never forgot you. This is your reward, please use my book as a way to inspire others in your teachings of possibilities.

Special thanks to Max Perez {Librarian@ North Kenner Library} for all of your help and patient assistance with the editing through my project. I appreciated you.

Angela Smith Allen, (my bestie), Marshall Hill (my confidant), Nalida Harris (this lady) love yall. Thanks for being there from the start of this project.

Jamila Vance, you have been a blessing to me. I appreciate you for all you have done. thanks.

Tonia Vance, Lady Diva I love you . Mama Cheryl {Tag} I love you just like a real mom.

Mrs. Hermione{mom}Johnson, (Jack), my husband and I love yall from the bottom of our hearts. I am grateful to be able to talk to you about anything. You are my beautiful lady in every way, we hold you dear.

Mrs. Sarah Prosper,thank you for helping me to find the courage within me I never knew I had, you mentored me to find peace, and I am now free, so please accept this book as a reward for your laboring in my life. I’m forever grateful. I love you."

To all of my present clientele, I am very grateful for you all. I cannot name everyone but, I love each of you. Yall have been with me through it all. Yall have truly supported me and for this I have been inspired to write this book. Thanks so much to everyone. My connection to you will become greater after this one.

To my church families and spiritual leaders, throughout the Churches of Christ, I have been inspired greatly by such bold leadership and powerful men of God. Please read my book without bias. I pray you will understand my alter-ego has been manifested by God, and I am truly grateful to share with all of you .

To Minister Joseph Alexander whose teachings I am currently under at this time, your teaching encourages me to study God’s true and divine word. I love you. Your teachings live within my heart daily as inspiration.

To all of my friends from back in the days in New Sarpy my home town, and in school. I am speaking about everyone who I laughed or cried with, remained friends with, or lost contact with along the way, I am sending this Shout Out to all of you as well. I love the trails and changes we’ve been through. I made it…Im a star!..

To all of my Social Media friends across the world, your post has truly inspired me as well, Thanks.

If I missed anyone, I am truly sorry. Take this book as a Sincerely yours. I truly welcome all of your ideas and opinions of my work on this great project that I hope will enlighten your thoughts and eyes and inspire you to patiently await my future novels to come. -M

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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My birth name is Mercentta Marvalla Smith. I was born in New Orleans, La. and raised in a very small town called New Sarpy. I am the daughter of the late Caswell Smith Sr. and Cornelia Smith. I come from a family of 18 siblings all given to me by both parents. As a young girl I wrote a lot of poetry. In English class I wrote several stories. I had no doubt I would someday become an artist and now I am writing novels. GOD has truly directed my path to success. I put HIM first in everything I do. I attended Destrehan High School then I went on to further my education in Cosmetology/Barbering. I also enrolled in several different educational seminars throughout my career. I am 45 years of age and a mother of three handsome boys:

Christopher Isaiah Joseph {24},

Ahmad Caswell-James Brumfield{6},

J’Rashad Edward-Divine Brumfield{4}

Survived by one daughter: R.I.P

Amer Semaj Brumfield 3-16-2007 {my little Angel}

I am married to my wonderful husband of 14 beautiful years:

Ahmad Rashad Brumfield

I am a hairstylist of 29 years and the owner of Xperience Hair Studio II of Kenner, La. And a stylist @Cutting Edge Parlor of Hammond la. On Morrison road. Thank you for my family in this Salon Parlor.

I love Reading, Writing, Styling Hair, Roast, Greens, Baked Wings and Sweets(cake). I am never in competition with anyone. I truly pray that we all make it in life. I have come to learn what GOD has for me is only for me, and HE will make sure I receive all those blessings. I learned that as I began to accept myself for the woman God has created, I would lose friendships. I took this to help me grow in the directions of my dreams, living the life I have always imagined. I am a private, less exposed kind of girl, living it up behind the scenes of it all. I live for what makes me happy and fills my soul with great joy. I have grown to stop being apologetic for my growth, gifts, and talents given to me from God. I set my sights on the goals I am so ambitiously blessed to accomplish. To God be the Glory! I’m truly blessed! -

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This book is to be read slowly and with an open mind. Please do not race through it, as you may miss out on its true quality. Please ask God to give you insight throughout its entirety, so you can change your way of thinking and living, if it is outside of God’s plan for your life. It is my prayer that you come away from reading Security Three Ninety-One with a deeper understanding of God’s word and purpose for your life. I pray you search your understanding of each of these characters and investigate your own Christian walk. This great book is an awesome piece of work with an outward look to an inward perspective that is sure to enhance your curiosity in emotions. I believe this book will inspire you, bring you laughter and great pleasure, so relax, you are about to step into a battlefield of its own, and face situations that happen to all of us everyday or someone you may know. "put on God’s whole armor…without prejudice or biases, so you will gain understanding and enjoyment from this great book. -M

-Mercentta S Brumfield, author

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SECURITY

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Celebrating the lessons of life after going through

everyday life having GOD in the midst. Lets

journey through his love, and safe-keeping once

we commit ourselves fully to Him… M

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To all women, men, young, middle-aged an elderly, who believe that life as a Christian has limits., I pray this book will help you realize that GOD gives us all many different talents, and skies the limits of abundance. This novel took excellent concentration and inclined me to think deeply. So, please Indulge yourself in a moment of reality as I take you on a journey to an amazing love-hate bombshell as I amuse you with imagination and deception without boundaries.-M

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MAXIMIZING HER MOMENT

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Shelly sits still with her glowing face, brilliant smile and dark complexioned skin as she slips off her leopard silk scarf in her car wondering what could possibly be causing traffic to be backed up for nearly 2 hours. She steps out of her car slowly approaching traffic and notices a young beautiful girl, who appears to be about 18 years of age, screaming and crying aloud.

Excuse me sweetheart, are you okay? are you okay’ honey. Shelly asked her over and over again.

Finally she looked at Shelly and said…

Have we met before?

Shelly in disarray with no reaction says, NO, oh NO, I don‘t believe we have. Shelly pressed her cold black face against the young woman’s face and asked her again. Are you okay? let me help you!

The young lady responds…I believe that’s my mom and dad in an accident up ahead.

Before Shelly could say another word, an officer yells out to everyone to get back in their cars.

As Shelly walks off,

…a young man yells from his passenger window… "looks like a doctor is on the scene now.

Shelly thinking of the young lady asking if she knew her, just unable to connect with that .…maybe her pain over-shadowed her vision’ Shelly thought to herself as she headed back to her BLK-MERCEDES BENZ SLR McLAUREN 999 GOLD DREAM W/GOLD RIMS, custom made and worth every bit of ten million dollars. She pressed her key remote as the door opened and welcomed her in. She snapped her seat belt then rested her head on headrest as her seat adjusted to her. She kicked her feet then made a call to Karen.

The phone rang twice…

Hey girl.

Hey Shel‘, what‘s up?

Girl, I’m stuck in traffic where I have been for nearly two hours. I think you may need to go on without me.

Well, I can just wait.

Oh Karen, I’m not quite sure how long I will be.

Are you okay Shel’, you sound confused.

Yeah, I’m fine. It’s just that, I had someone ask me something weird, but I’m okay. Hey Karen, let me call you back. I need to get in touch with Michael. I will hit you up when I get through this traffic.

Okay girl, take care.

As Shelly was about to call Michael she could hear the voice of Ratio Mounds on the radio talking about the accident that was just up ahead the traffic. It looks like there are traffic delays on highway E255 it seems like a woman and her husband were in a terrible dispute and he pushed her into oncoming traffic, causing her to suffer bruises to her left arm, a sprinkled ankle and several cuts to her back and neck.

Police are reporting that a doctor has arrived on the scene to assist with the injuries and a female injured in the accident is being taken to the hospital. The police are investigating the incident and looking for her husband as a person of interest for questioning, but that he is not a suspect at this time. We will update you when more information is available. Oh my, Shelly thought," How could someone do such a thing.

My Goodness, that poor lady. I can only imagine what she must be feeling. Thank God a doctor arrived on the scene to help out.

Shelly snapped out of her worry and called her husband.

Hey baby. What’s going on?

Michael, darling, how are you?

I’m fine sweetheart, and you?

I’m fine. I was wondering if we could meet up for lunch if you have some free time.

I think I can do that, but I am expected to work tonight. There are a few severe cases on the floor. I will have to get back to the hospital right after lunch.

Honey, I’m sure they have a full staff to cover for you.

No, not this time. I need to be there. The hospital has been short staff all this week.

Well, I guess we will have to enjoy whatever time you have. So what time do you think I can see my handsome husband?

I am at the scene of an accident and I need to wrap things up here, but as soon as I am done, we can meet up. I say about thirty to forty-five minutes.

Ok honey, sounds good.

Karen calls Shelly back and asks her if they could meet up later.

Definitely, that works for me. What do you have in mind other than dinner and work? I’m meeting with Michael in a minute for lunch, so I’m okay on that. I just need a friend and a break from my busy life.

I was going for a good walk on Smithfield’s Park. I think it would be good for both of us. So…, what do you say?

Hold that thought Karen. Michael is calling me back.

Hello sweetheart.

I am heading to Café O right about now. If you still have time for an overworked husband, he would love to meet his lovely wife.

That’s perfect. I will head that way and meet you there.

Shelly clicks back to Karen. Hey boo, let’s play that walk by ear, ok. Michael said he is on his way for our lunch date. I shouldn’t be too long, but either way I will get back with you.

That’s fine. Just call me.

Okay, will do.

Shelley hangs up with Karen, but she gets another call from Latisse, one of her employees at the firm. Hi Latisse. What can I help you with?

Are you busy Mrs. Black? I was heading to have lunch, what do you need?

Oh, that’s okay can you just reach me when you’re done. I don’t know where you’re going but I hope you enjoy your meal.

It’s a restaurant called Café O. It’s known for its Delicious Southern Cooked Food and Great Hospitality. It’s nice, maybe you can try it out sometime.

Maybe so, but you know I’m on a budget, Mrs. Black. But, someday I will. I will let you go just reach me later, okay.

Yes Ms. Latisse. I will.

Shelly pulls into the parking lot at Café O, parks her car and enters the restaurant.

Mrs. Black, how are you today?

I’m fine.

Booth or Table?

I think a table will be better today.

Okay, will you be eating alone?

No, not today. My husband is on his way.

Okay, is this table okay for you?

Yes, it’s fine.

Okay then, I will have your waiter come right over.

Thanks.

Shelly slides into her seat. Before she could get comfy,

Michael leans over and whispers into her ear…just beautiful, then kisses her neck as he opts to remove her jacket.

My number one lady. How are you?

Well, your wife is doing fine, slightly tired, but hungry.

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