KIYA'S CUISINE

IN HONOR OF TAKIYA

GROWING UP MY SIBLINGS & I, BEING NOT FAR APART IN AGE, WERE ALWAYS SUPER CLOSE. AS WE GOT OLDER EACH OF US TOOK TO DIFFERENT THINGS IN LIFE, SPORTS, EDUCATION, FASHION, TO NAME A FEW. JUST LIKE MY DAD, WE ALL HAD A LOVE FOR FOOD, BUT TAKIYA & I EVENTUALLY DEVELOPED A PASSION FOR COOKING AS WELL. ON THE EARLY MORNING OF FEBRUARY 17TH 2019 AFTER A PARTY TAKIYA WAS ATTENDING,  AN ARRAY OF BULLETS WERE LET OFF TOWARDS MY CAR. MY LITTLE SISTER WAS HORRIFICALLY MURDERED BY A GUN SHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD RIGHT NEXT TO ME, AS WE WERE DRIVING OFF. THIS LOSS NOT ONLY DEVASTATED ME BUT MY ENTIRE FAMILY AS WELL, AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, NO ONE HAS BEEN ARRESTED OR CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH HER MURDER TO THIS DAY. ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, TAKIYA WAS ALWAYS THE LIFE OF ANY PARTY WITH HER HUGE PERSONALITY AND OBNOXIOUS LAUGHTER. MY BUSINESS WAS BROUGHT ABOUT IN HER HONOR, AND IN RETURN SOMETHING TANGIBLE THAT EVERYONE CAN SUPPORT AND CHERISH AS WE CONTINUE TO KEEP HER LEGACY ALIVE.

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