Tuesday, December 12, 2006
ESSENCE SPEAKS TO NICOLE PAULTRE
The sad story of Sean Bell being murdered by the police on his wedding day is heartbreaking. Essence Magazine spoke to his wife to be, Nicole.
ESSENCE: How have you been?
Nicole: Never in a million years did I imagine this would happen to my family. This is all new for me. I'm trying to be strong for my girls. It's difficult sometimes waking up in the morning, and every night is tough, but I have to be strong for my family. Now my main focus is taking care of Jada and Jordyn. I keep that in my head, that I have to raise my family now.
When Jada's father passed away, I told her, "Jada, Daddy's in heaven, and he's an angel." It's hard for her to understand, but every once in a while she looks up in the sky and she waves to Daddy.
ESSENCE: When did you meet Sean?
Nicole: We met at John Adams High School in Queens when I was 16. He was a year ahead of me, and his smile caught my attention. He was a star baseball pitcher at school. He came up to me one day between periods, and his line was, "How ya doing? I like those pants." It was so funny. But there was something about him. He's just really charming, such a sweet guy. We clicked right away.
ESSENCE: What were your plans together?
Nicole: We were supposed to grow old together. (She begins to cry softly) I'm sorry. We just wanted to raise our family. He was planning on playing baseball. He actually had an audition for the minor leagues coming up. He had played baseball in high school and at Nassau Community College. He wanted to go pro back then, but once we had Jada, he took a break from baseball and wanted to focus on family. I always told him, "Go ahead, it's okay, we're right beside you." I back him up 100 percent, and he's the same way with me. So whatever he wanted to do, we were going to do it together. This just wasn't supposed to happen.
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