Pitter-Patter

Five years have passed without the pitter-patter of baby feet.
Introduced to each other five years ago—
Demba and Chaka just aren't working out.
It's not even clear if the two ever really loved eachother.
For Chaka—labeled as a "stud” after fathering eight little ones in Cincinnati—
That's a big change.

Late in Spring, accompanied by Mike and Kinya, Chaka, travelled to South Carolina.
His departure was bittersweet.
He was a link between eras—

A Christmas Eve fire in 1995 killed 23, including his parents.
Chaka would likely have died, too, if he hadn’t been on a roll in Cincinnati.

Things did not work out as planned.
Demba and Chaka were supposed to come together and start a new dynasty.
Demba, whose parents were wild, would certainly introduce her genius into the captivated population.

But Demba may have been, in a sense,
Damaged-goods from childhood.
She was raised by outsiders and didn't meet another of her own kind for years.
Even then, she never seemed quite
comfortable with her own kind.
Still, they had hoped passion might take hold.

Demba keeps their Philadelphia home and
Welcomes a group from St. Louis: a toddler, his parents and another female.

Now at age 33, Demba's biological clock has pretty well ticked its last tick.

The two females that Chaka will be living with are younger.
One is known to be fertile.