Entanglement: For My Man

My name is Zhy Belle Long. This is me telling my story of how I ended up in jail pregnant and sentenced to twenty-five years to life for my man. My dreams were to become a school teacher, get married to the man of my dreams, and have kids one day. Both my parents worked in the school system so it was only right that I followed in their footsteps. Unfortunately, my life took a remix. After a family crisis that lead me into a vulnerable state of needing someone to take the pain away, which I found in a childhood friend. Shawn played on the football team and was every girl's dream. After falling in love with Shawn, I uncover a life of secrets, drugs, and violence. Shawn dropped out of school by the time spring rolled around our senior year of high school. I stayed around despite everything I saw. He was my man and I loved him, he gave me everything a girl could ever dream of having. I lived a glamorous life. I had money, property, cars, I travel the world, and I was married to the man of my dreams. I had everything except for one thing, time. I found someone who was willing to give me time, but my world came tumbling down right before my eyes after a hazy entanglement.