Falling in Love with Compromise & Sacrifice
Toria is the one Toah wants. She is the one he is always thinking of. They’ve had the best kind of love for 21 years and counting. They have 3 grown children and a dog named Lovelasty. They named the dog after their last name. The scent of their love story is still fresh everywhere they go. Folks take notice to Mr. Lovelasty touching his wife’s butt or divulgating intimate affection. They have the best kind of love. They are inundated with compliments daily. Toah and Toria wants to intensify additional spice into their love life so they try a new thing called Character Dating. Character Dating is going out on dates with your spouse or significant other and playing different character roles. Toah and Toria decided to act like they are high school sweethearts. They ask their parents if they can stay at their homes for the weekend. The fun begins.
Friday Night
Toah and Toria drive to their parents’ house and get settled in their old rooms. They discuss on the phone what plans they want to have for Saturday night. Toah reminisces about the time he met the perfect stranger. He was talking about Toria. He tells Toria about the day he got wrapped around her fingers. He had his mind made up from the first time he saw Toria. He can’t stop loving her, no matter what. Toria feels the exact same way. As they continue to stay on the phone with each other all night long, Toah ask Toria if she wants to accompany him to a masquerade party. His cousins Marco and Tito (twins) are having the party Saturday night. Toria screams in excitement. She tells Toah to get ready, baby! “We’re gonna make this a night to remember.” Toah asks Toria to help him come up with a theme because they need a theme to attend the party. Toria suggest they dress as Catwoman and Batman; slowly drifting off to sleep on the phone. Toah agrees. Toria tells Toah she is about to get off the phone but she doesn’t want to. “Don’t leave…don’t leave me girl. Please stay with me tonight on the phone just a little while longer.”
Saturday Night
The day of the masquerade party comes to pass. Toah and Toria leave early in the morning to shop for their costumes separately on purpose. Toah picks Toria up at seven from her parents’ house. Toria steps out of her parents’ house swaying her hips and tail in her cat suit; walking slowly to the car in her black and red stiletto heels. Toria seductively whispers in Toah’s ear and expresses to him to get ready for her tonight because she is going to make Saturday a night to remember on the dance floor with him. Toah is mesmerized! There must have been an angel by his side because in that moment after 21 years, Toah felt something heavenly inside of him. He had never saw his wife in stiletto heels or dressed as one of the hottest cats in his eyes. Toah always knew she was the one for him. Toah immediately got out his car to open the door for Toria. He said “Ooh baby, I’ve got to get you home with me tonight.” It had only been 24 hours without Toria being next to Toah and it was hurting him. Toah was thirsty; looking forward to them being in the same bed together again. When Toria got in the car, she leaned over and gave her husband the kiss of life. The sky was full of love for them.
The cat and bat enters the mansion party and a hostess by the name of Jazmin takes their names (Mr. & Mrs. Lovelasty) and shows them where to go. Toah articulates to Jazmin that he is a family member of Tito and Marco. He asks her if he can speak with them. Jazmin goes to get them. Tito and Marco greet Toah and Toria in disbelief. They love their costumes. Marco and Tito have a party every year and the Lovelasty family has never attended until now. Atomic Dog is playing in the background. Toria tells Toah she just wants to dance with somebody; with somebody who loves her and winks at him. She tells Toah she wants to feel the heat with somebody on the dance floor. Toah grabs Toria’s hand and they dance for 2 hours non-stop. They notice they have an audience watching them but they don’t care. They pause to greet other family members in attendance and Toria excuses herself to the lady’s room to freshen up. Toria’s cousin Suri comes in the washroom 15 minutes later to tell her Toah is on the dance floor with a lady slow dancing.
Toria comes out of the washroom and there was a shot to her heart and her husband is to blame. Toah gave their love a bad name. He was on the dance floor slow dancing with the hostess, Jazmin. Toria thought Toah had lost his mind. It was time for him to retire his wrongful desires. This was certainly not part of the Character Dating she envisioned. Toria boldly approached them and told Jazmin Toah was her husband. She gracefully asked Jazmin to stop dancing with him so she could. In her mind she was really thinking Jazmin was getting in the way of what she was feeling for the night. Toah quickly stop dancing with Jazmin. He stated it was just a slow dance. He murmured something about it being her birthday but Toria really didn’t want to hear it. In the back of her mind she couldn’t believe Jazmin was all up in her face acting fake. Jazmin knew they were a couple and that they were married. Jazmin was unquestionably showing fake love to Toria, straight up in her face. At least that is what Toria thought. Parenthetically, Toah and Toria had a love history of not staying mad at each other for too long. They never did! They never could!
Toah: (Holding Toria tight)
Please don’t get so mad about it Toria. I love you and only you! She had mentioned something about it being her birthday and her boyfriend was here at the party dancing with someone else. Then she started crying. She asked me to dance with her. I felt really sorry for her. Why do you have to be so mad? Please don’t let this spoil our weekend date.
Toria:
I love you too! It hurts though! I didn’t even get a chance to slow dance with you. I feel betrayed. I am ready to leave. Take me home now, please!
Toah: (Sadly)
Okay, let me tell my cousins we are leaving. I am so sorry about screwing this up.
Toah, Marco, Tito, Jazmin and her sister approaches Toria before she gets ready to leave.
Toah: (Smiling)
Marco, Tito, Jazmin and her sister have something to tell you Toria!
Toria:
Okay, what is it?
Marco & Tito:
First we would like to apologize to you for allowing this to happen. Second Jazmin has a twin sister and her name is Jazlyn. She has a lot of issues. She was the one dancing with Toah. It was not Jazmin.
Jazmin:
Yes, so sorry! It was not me, it was my twin sister Jazlyn. She does this type of behavior all the time.
Jazlyn:
I apologize. I’m sorry. (Slowly walks off)
Marco:
Jazmin is my girlfriend and Jazlyn is Tito’s girl. They have a lot of drama. I should have told you guys we were dating twins. Jazlyn is always talking square biz to anyone who will listen.
Tito:
She is very insecure. Please don’t leave the party. Enjoy yourself. I wasn’t doing anything wrong. I am the host of the party. I have to mingle with my guest. She doesn’t know how to handle that. I only love her!
Toria: (Smiling)
Yes, of course we are going to stay, right Batman?
Toah:
Oh yes! Celebrations in the heart because we’re united and there’s nothing in the world could come between me and you. We’re together and it keeps me so excited to think of what the power of love can do. Thank you Toria!
Toria:
I am thankful that I am filled with a love that’s oh so tender.
Toah & Toria: (Slow dancing together)
Nothing can come…nothing can come…nothing can come between us!
Lyrical Storytelling is using musical lyrics to tell a story. Some of the lyrics used in this storytelling are Yuna, Kem, Blackstreet, Shalamar, Sade, Eugene Wilde, George Clinton, Whitney, Bon Jovi, Jill Scott, Drake, Jefferey Osborne, Teena Maria, and Sade. What would your Lyrical Storytelling be if you told one? What artist music would you use? Try it! :0)
Toria is the one Toah wants. She is the one he is always thinking of. They’ve had the best kind of love for 21 years and counting. They have 3 grown children and a dog named Lovelasty. They named the dog after their last name. The scent of their love story is still fresh everywhere they go. Folks take notice to Mr. Lovelasty touching his wife’s butt or divulgating intimate affection. They have the best kind of love. They are inundated with compliments daily. Toah and Toria wants to intensify additional spice into their love life so they try a new thing called Character Dating. Character Dating is going out on dates with your spouse or significant other and playing different character roles. Toah and Toria decided to act like they are high school sweethearts. They ask their parents if they can stay at their homes for the weekend. The fun begins.
Friday Night
Toah and Toria drive to their parents’ house and get settled in their old rooms. They discuss on the phone what plans they want to have for Saturday night. Toah reminisces about the time he met the perfect stranger. He was talking about Toria. He tells Toria about the day he got wrapped around her fingers. He had his mind made up from the first time he saw Toria. He can’t stop loving her, no matter what. Toria feels the exact same way. As they continue to stay on the phone with each other all night long, Toah ask Toria if she wants to accompany him to a masquerade party. His cousins Marco and Tito (twins) are having the party Saturday night. Toria screams in excitement. She tells Toah to get ready, baby! “We’re gonna make this a night to remember.” Toah asks Toria to help him come up with a theme because they need a theme to attend the party. Toria suggest they dress as Catwoman and Batman; slowly drifting off to sleep on the phone. Toah agrees. Toria tells Toah she is about to get off the phone but she doesn’t want to. “Don’t leave…don’t leave me girl. Please stay with me tonight on the phone just a little while longer.”
Saturday Night
The day of the masquerade party comes to pass. Toah and Toria leave early in the morning to shop for their costumes separately on purpose. Toah picks Toria up at seven from her parents’ house. Toria steps out of her parents’ house swaying her hips and tail in her cat suit; walking slowly to the car in her black and red stiletto heels. Toria seductively whispers in Toah’s ear and expresses to him to get ready for her tonight because she is going to make Saturday a night to remember on the dance floor with him. Toah is mesmerized! There must have been an angel by his side because in that moment after 21 years, Toah felt something heavenly inside of him. He had never saw his wife in stiletto heels or dressed as one of the hottest cats in his eyes. Toah always knew she was the one for him. Toah immediately got out his car to open the door for Toria. He said “Ooh baby, I’ve got to get you home with me tonight.” It had only been 24 hours without Toria being next to Toah and it was hurting him. Toah was thirsty; looking forward to them being in the same bed together again. When Toria got in the car, she leaned over and gave her husband the kiss of life. The sky was full of love for them.
The cat and bat enters the mansion party and a hostess by the name of Jazmin takes their names (Mr. & Mrs. Lovelasty) and shows them where to go. Toah articulates to Jazmin that he is a family member of Tito and Marco. He asks her if he can speak with them. Jazmin goes to get them. Tito and Marco greet Toah and Toria in disbelief. They love their costumes. Marco and Tito have a party every year and the Lovelasty family has never attended until now. Atomic Dog is playing in the background. Toria tells Toah she just wants to dance with somebody; with somebody who loves her and winks at him. She tells Toah she wants to feel the heat with somebody on the dance floor. Toah grabs Toria’s hand and they dance for 2 hours non-stop. They notice they have an audience watching them but they don’t care. They pause to greet other family members in attendance and Toria excuses herself to the lady’s room to freshen up. Toria’s cousin Suri comes in the washroom 15 minutes later to tell her Toah is on the dance floor with a lady slow dancing.
Toria comes out of the washroom and there was a shot to her heart and her husband is to blame. Toah gave their love a bad name. He was on the dance floor slow dancing with the hostess, Jazmin. Toria thought Toah had lost his mind. It was time for him to retire his wrongful desires. This was certainly not part of the Character Dating she envisioned. Toria boldly approached them and told Jazmin Toah was her husband. She gracefully asked Jazmin to stop dancing with him so she could. In her mind she was really thinking Jazmin was getting in the way of what she was feeling for the night. Toah quickly stop dancing with Jazmin. He stated it was just a slow dance. He murmured something about it being her birthday but Toria really didn’t want to hear it. In the back of her mind she couldn’t believe Jazmin was all up in her face acting fake. Jazmin knew they were a couple and that they were married. Jazmin was unquestionably showing fake love to Toria, straight up in her face. At least that is what Toria thought. Parenthetically, Toah and Toria had a love history of not staying mad at each other for too long. They never did! They never could!
Toah: (Holding Toria tight)
Please don’t get so mad about it Toria. I love you and only you! She had mentioned something about it being her birthday and her boyfriend was here at the party dancing with someone else. Then she started crying. She asked me to dance with her. I felt really sorry for her. Why do you have to be so mad? Please don’t let this spoil our weekend date.
Toria:
I love you too! It hurts though! I didn’t even get a chance to slow dance with you. I feel betrayed. I am ready to leave. Take me home now, please!
Toah: (Sadly)
Okay, let me tell my cousins we are leaving. I am so sorry about screwing this up.
Toah, Marco, Tito, Jazmin and her sister approaches Toria before she gets ready to leave.
Toah: (Smiling)
Marco, Tito, Jazmin and her sister have something to tell you Toria!
Toria:
Okay, what is it?
Marco & Tito:
First we would like to apologize to you for allowing this to happen. Second Jazmin has a twin sister and her name is Jazlyn. She has a lot of issues. She was the one dancing with Toah. It was not Jazmin.
Jazmin:
Yes, so sorry! It was not me, it was my twin sister Jazlyn. She does this type of behavior all the time.
Jazlyn:
I apologize. I’m sorry. (Slowly walks off)
Marco:
Jazmin is my girlfriend and Jazlyn is Tito’s girl. They have a lot of drama. I should have told you guys we were dating twins. Jazlyn is always talking square biz to anyone who will listen.
Tito:
She is very insecure. Please don’t leave the party. Enjoy yourself. I wasn’t doing anything wrong. I am the host of the party. I have to mingle with my guest. She doesn’t know how to handle that. I only love her!
Toria: (Smiling)
Yes, of course we are going to stay, right Batman?
Toah:
Oh yes! Celebrations in the heart because we’re united and there’s nothing in the world could come between me and you. We’re together and it keeps me so excited to think of what the power of love can do. Thank you Toria!
Toria:
I am thankful that I am filled with a love that’s oh so tender.
Toah & Toria: (Slow dancing together)
Nothing can come…nothing can come…nothing can come between us!
Lyrical Storytelling is using musical lyrics to tell a story. Some of the lyrics used in this storytelling are Yuna, Kem, Blackstreet, Shalamar, Sade, Eugene Wilde, George Clinton, Whitney, Bon Jovi, Jill Scott, Drake, Jefferey Osborne, Teena Maria, and Sade. What would your Lyrical Storytelling be if you told one? What artist music would you use? Try it! :0)
