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    Untold Truths
    Untold Truths
    Untold Truths
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    Untold Truths

    By Kenneth Gilliard, Jr.

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    This book was written to inspire, strengthen
    and to be a voice for those who cant muster up
    the sounds for help in their current situation. It
    is written to remind everyone that there is hope
    and light at the end of their darkest road traveled.
    Through this book, readers will find love, envy,
    happiness, apprehension, desire, hurt, charmingly
    and unexpected turns and so much more. A true
    page turner and a must have. Kenneths hope is
    to encourage those in their darkest hour that
    somebody loves them and that they must hold on
    because a positive change will come, if they only
    believe.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateJan 24, 2012
    ISBN9781463435301
    Untold Truths
    Author

    Kenneth Gilliard, Jr.

    Kenneth Gilliard, Jr. is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is an alumni of Cardinal Dougherty High School of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At a young age Kenny started writing which has been his true passion, inspired by his everyday life and the world around him. Along with writing this book of urban fiction, he is also a poet and has a book of poetry published entitled “To God Be The Glory: The Poet Transformed.” He is currently working on additional projects along with creating this current book “Untold Truths” into a series.

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      Book preview

      Untold Truths - Kenneth Gilliard, Jr.

      Contents

      Preface

      The Night is ours

      Emotionally Running/Running Emotionally

      Thinking Place

      The Back-Up Plan

      Dinner is Served

      Can you have your cake and eat it too?

      Waiting

      Is there any Hope?

      A surprise around every corner

      Everything May Not Look as it Seems

      I Dislike Who I’ve Become

      What Happened?

      A True Friend is Always There

      The Truth Comes Out

      It’s Officially Over

      Kids will be Kids

      What Now?

      Just A Walk in the Park

      Let it Out

      Poetic Making

      Victory Hospital

      Listen to the Boys Story…

      What should I do?

      Results

      The Pain just won’t end

      A True Dog at Heart

      Why Do Fools Fall In Love?

      What Lies Beneath

      It’s Not Over Yet

      Looking for a shoulder to cry on

      Blood Red Love

      This can’t be happening

      Now we Wait and Pray for a Miracle

      My Chained Dreams

      Dedication

      This is to all those who went through a bump in the road on this crazy thing called life. You are not alone; just keep your heart and prayers with God because times maybe hard now but he will find a way for you in the end.

      Every person has their own side to a story…

      Acknowledgements

      First and foremost giving glory and honor to God…

      I would like to thank all of my family and friends for their moral support and inspiring me to press on in addition to recognizing my parents, Kenneth and LaTonya Gilliard, as the root of my development and success…

      A special thanks to my test subjects: Jordan, Brittany, Robert, Bernard, Tarrance, Tanya, Bianca, Dysheara, Denay, Pedro, Jerome and Jermaine. You all have endured the journey of this tome along with me throughout this text by keeping me leveled and inspiring me to press on. For giving me your raw emotion and telling me like it is all while mutually loving me and hating me at the same time when I jerked you all around through the making of this story. To test my theories I only gave you all bits and pieces of the puzzle, Thank you, all of you, for being my first critics, for your advice, opinions, enthusiasm and praise…

      To the unwavering person who took on the role as my manager and editor-in-chief, my good friend and advisor Ernie Charles, I thank you. For all your assiduous efforts, support, and advice…

      Thank you to my very talented and gifted graphic specialist, Debbie Bowen, who captured my thoughts and words taking them from one art and transforming them into another by creating this spectacular cover…

      Thank you to the entire AuthorHouse team for your hard work, dedication, and for helping me by making this publication run smoothly…

      If I have forgotten to mention anyone that has played an important role in the process of this book please forgive me and charge it to the mind and not the heart for your attributes have not gone unnoticed…

      Preface

      What the Hell happened… .

      Everything is finally going right. Gabriel had finally graduated with his Bachelors in Culinary Arts and he is working on his Masters in Food Studies. His restaurant was officially running properly after its two years of ups and downs, going through chefs and waiters. Things were just falling into place, finally. Foundation was firmly set under his feet and he was able to stand in confidence of his accomplishments.

      It all began when Gabriel and his friends were messing around in their apartment. Around 3 o’clock in the morning they were trying to pull an all night cram session. Somehow they got the idea to experiment with the food that they had in the kitchen. After several tries they came up with four complete dishes, yet it did not stop there because they then started messing around with drinks. Furthering their experiments one of them came up with the idea of opening up a little shop. A nice café atmosphere with dim lighting, good music to listen to, good company to be with, and great food to top it all off, the ideal hangout spot to ease the college students soul.

      Their main focus was to feed the night owls as they called it. Other students who ventured long hours into the night studying and working hard all had the common need to be fed. This bond of hunger in the late hours of the night gave them a plan, a mission and a will to put it all in motion. They started cooking for their neighbors and anyone else that was in the area, starving for nourishment.

      Next they presented the idea to their school and it was approved. They formed a one-year contract with the school to help and sponsor them with their entrepreneurship and its endeavors. After working out of their own apartment for a semester, they then found a nice little office space. They named their café Wake Up to the Seasons. With the little money that they raised and the help from their friends, they were able to fix the place up.

      Once the word got out about a new all night hot spot, it became easy to recruit help, especially when they were willing to work for a meal. By the time everything was up and running properly they had a full menu of concoctions that they had made up. Naming many of their composed items after close friends and loyal customers, the main menu was as followed.

      B.A. Breakfast

      E-man Dog

      Throwers Throw Down (Platter)

      Lady V (Ladies House Special)

      B-rad Burger

      Tiny Tim PB&J

      Fast Sprint

      Innocent Cakes

      David Cop. Night Special

      Light Weight Pete

      Marcus Salad

      Mini ME

      Jewel

      Ty-Pain (Wings)

      5 finger Jill

      T&T

      Thor (a hearty meal)

      3 L

      Kita Lucci Triumph

      Thomas Craver

      After the first three years of their successful business venture, they all began to go their separate ways. They were now seniors in college and none of them shared the same major. The agreement that they made was to stay connected through their partnership that they formed. Each of them sought out their own passions soon after graduating starting their own businesses under the company name, Wake Up, LLC. This was the one name that they all agreed on.

      Lifelong friends, they all shared the same dreams with different viewpoints. The plans for the company called for a movement behind it. They wanted to embark on the commonality that everything was first founded on, family and friendship, but you first have to wake up and do. It kept the significance of the beginning of their entrepreneurship and it allotted room for growth.

      Gabriel was given full control of the restaurant. One of the partners went into the club industry and became a manager. Another got into the music industry and created the Wake Up record label. The other went into hotel management. They all stuck together and helped one another out except for one who sort of strayed from the group. In school he was interested in law and criminal justice but after graduation he disappeared. The restaurant however, was relocated and officially renamed the Five Seasons, also under the Wake Up, LLC.

      After a year of Gabriel managing the restaurant on his own, things were finally looking up. He finally found the right people for the right jobs creating that unique family atmosphere.

      Warning

      Reader’s discretion is advised.

      Parental guidance is suggested for some material may not be suitable for children.

      May contain strong verbiage, violence, sexually-orientation,

      nudity of the mind, drug abuse, every day nature.

      Please advise.

      If the contents of this book have hit a target in your life, in the same proximity, or even if you are not sure, talk to someone and please seek the proper help or the authorities. For you can be assured, you are not traveling this road called life alone.

      The Night is ours

      Gabriel

      It all started with my daily jog,

      listening to music

      doing my normal routine

      running through the streets

      when I realized

      I had picked up speed.

      What am I running for?

      Better yet what am I running

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