TW Gun Violence,Racisim 

Amara walks backstage at the Peacock Theater entering her dressing room.They're one hour into the awards and Mar-Mar is going to go on soon.She finally finds her dressing room and starts to wet her hair undoing her silk press.She had like thirty minutes to be ready and her makeup people were nowhere to be found.After her hair went back into its natural state she brushed it out and styled it which took little time because she was wearing it down. She redoes her complicated makeup since it was a little smudged and puts on her outfit.She has ten minutes to go and is about to walk out the door when someone enters her room leaving her in shock.

Amara's Red Carpet Outfit

Amara's Red Carpet Hair

Amara's Performing Outfit

Amara's Performing Hair

Amara's Overall Makeup

Chinara had come back almost two weeks ago but she was supposed to meet her back in london.So her mother unexpectedly showing up threw her off a little. Chinara had an angry expression on her face which was normal for her but this time she looked enraged.

(I'm going to translate the whole convo for y'all below)

""Ònye bụ onye ọrụ Central Cee a ị na-akpọ ụlọ gị" Chinara angrily whispers at her daughter. "Ọ bụ enyi m nwoke, mama"" she says sighing fluffing her hair in the mirror.She would usually be terrified to face her mother in such a way but she was actually happy with Oakley she wasn't going to let her mother ruin that for her.

(Who is this Central Cee character you're calling 'you're home' "Chinara angrily whispers at her daughter. "He's my boyfriend, mama"" she says sighing fluffing her hair in the mirror.She would usually be terrified to face her mother in such a way but she was actually happy with Oakley she wasn't going to let her mother ruin that for her.)

"Onye kwuru na i nwere ike inwe enyi nwoke" her mother says whisper shouting at her daughter so no one could hear. "Mama i'm twenty four years old.I'm old enough for a boyfriend." she says calmly to her mom. "I don't like him for you" she says, pissing Amara off. "You don't get to decide that for me." Amara says, trying to hide the pissed off emotion in her voice.

("Who said you can have a boyfriend" her mother says whisper shouting at her daughter so no one could hear. "Mama i'm twenty four years old.I'm old enough for a boyfriend." she says calmly to her mom. She didn't get why Chinara was so pressed.Amara had dated people before "I don't like him for you" she says, pissing Amara off. "You don't get to decide that for me." Amara says, trying to hide the pissed off emotion in her voice.)

"Ka ị na-agwa m okwu ka ị na-akwanyere Amara ùgwù" Chinara says, raising her voice.Amara stands up fed up. "I'm speaking to you with the utmost respect but I am done with you controlling my life" she says to the older woman getting in her face.

("You better speak to me like you have some respect Amara" Chinara says, raising her voice.Amara stands up fed up. "I'm speaking to you with the utmost respect but I am done with you controlling my life" she says to the older woman getting in her face.)

"You're breaking up with him" Chinara says defiantly. "That's not happening Mama" Mara says standing her ground. Chinara scoffs looking at her daughter in the eye. "Kedu onye i chere na ị na-agwa nwa" her mother screams at her in frustration as she grips her daughters hand tightly.Amara's hand starts to bruise and she stares at her mother with tears in her eyes at how mad she was.

("You're breaking up with him" Chinara says defiantly. "That's not happening Mama" Mara says standing her ground. Chinara scoffs looking at her daughter in the eye. "Who do you think you're talking too" her mother screams at her in frustration as she grips her daughters hand tightly.Amara's hand starts to bruise and she stares at her mother with tears in her eyes at how mad she was.)

"You're done" Amara says, ripping her arm out of her mother's grasp.Mara blinks trying to hold back her tears.She loved her mom despite how she always treated her.She couldn't help it.But it was long overdue.She had to let her go.

Chinara staggers back confused. "What are you talking about Amara" she says slightly stuttering. "You're fired Mom...Get out" she says, her voice breaking a little."You're nothing without me Amara.I hope you know that" Chinara says with venom laced in her voice.

"Get out!" Amara screams and Chinara leaves slamming the door.Amara just stands there in shock of what just happened.Did she just fire her mother? Did she actually stand up for herself?

Did she just lose her mother forever?

A knock on her door knocks her out of her trance and she wipes the tears off of her face.She looks in the mirror and thanks God her makeup wasn't smudged.She opens the door to see her assistant Layla.

"Mara you're on in a few.We gotta get you set up on stage" Layla says peering into her room.Mara is soon ushered out and is getting set up to go on stage when she feels nails dig into her shoulder.

"You're going to die you black bitch" somebody whispers in her ear and Amara quickly turns back to see a woman in an all black outfit with her brunette hair in a ponytail.An eerie feeling creeped through Amara's bones. She knew her. She didn't know how, but she did.It ached through her and gave her a horrible feeling in her stomach.She has to shake off the feeling however because her time to go on stage was in five minutes.She adjusts her mic and gets on stage waiting for the light to pour down on her.

"I've been goin' through some things (oh)

I struggle with my inner man (yeah, yeah)

I hustle, I'll do what I can to get this money

Blaq Tuxedo

Don Dada on the, Don Dada on the beat" the sample plays in her ear as she steps out making the crowd erupt.

"Like you, like you

Like you, ooh

I found it hard to find someone like you

Like you, like you

Send your location, come through

I can't sleep no more

In my head, we belong

And I can't be without you

Why can't I find no one like you?

I can't sleep no more

In my head, we belong

And I can't be without you

Why can't I find no one like you?" she sings along as her hips sway to the beat.Her backup dancers do the same thing and Amara steps back leaning on them as they shuffle.

"Baby, we tried to fight it

We all been there some days

Thought I needed something else

And acted like I was okay

We just had to work it out

And baby, I needed space

Ain't nobody 'round here on your level

You're so far away" she sings as she steps up again and she drops down to her knees.

"You're pouring your heart out

I'm acting like I knew

You held me so down

So down I never grew, oh

I tried to find out

When none of them came through

And now I'm stuck in the middle

And baby had to pull me out, oh" she sings going back to her to her original position.

"Like you, like you

Like you, ooh

I found it hard to find someone like you

Like you, like you

Send your location, come through (yeah)" she sings swaying her body.

"Damn papa, you a rare breed, no comparing

And it's mother-' scary

Tryna keep him 'cause I found him

Let a hoe know I ain't mother-' sharing

I could take you to the parents, then to Paris

Plan a mother-' wedding

You the type I wanna marry (yeah) and keep you merry

I'll put the ring on when you ready" she raps squatting down looking directly at the camera pointing to her

"We play our fantasies out in real life ways and

No Final Fantasy, can we end these games though?

You give me energy, make me feel lightweight

Like the birds of a feather, baby

We real life made for each other

And it's hard to keep my cool

When other chickas tryna get with my dude and

When other chickens tryna get in my coop

'Cause you're a one in a million

There ain't no man like you" she raps slinging her arms around one of her male back-up dancers

"Like you, like you

Like you, ooh

I found it hard to find someone like you

Like you, like you

Send your location, come through

I can't sleep no more

In my head, we belong

And I can't be without you

Why can't I find no one like you?

I can't sleep no more

In my head, we belong

And I can't be without you

Why can't I find no one like you?" she says as she touches the back up dancer's chest after hitting it and backing away from him facing the camera at the end and Bout Mine starts to play

"Feelin' lost, feelin' nervous

And I know I don't deserve this

What's it cost?

'Cause I want you back, babe

Goin' out sad lately

Blockin' my call, don't tempt me

Promise, I won't let you forget me

I'll remind you every time

You a vibe but you done lost your f-ing' mind" she sings leaning on one of the prop cars.

"Oh-oh, I, I said I want you bad

Hope everybody in here knows that I

Won't hesitate to crash

Bet you know how I'm

I bet you know how I'm comin'

And even if it takes all night (takes all night)

Baby, I got nothin' but time

We finna make this right

'Cause you know I don't

I bet you know I don't play about mine" she sings leaning down to the camera.

"Took a loss, ain't nothin' perfect

Plus all these different versions

Got my wires crossed

There's no goin' back, babe

This could end tragically

Higher than most, I'm lifted

Keep it on me, no need in pretendin'

I'll remind you every time

You a vibe but you done lost your f-ing' mind" she sings vocalizing on the last part

"Oh-oh, I, I said I want you bad (I want you bad)

Hope everybody in here knows that I

Won't hesitate to crash

Bet you know how I'm

I bet you know how I'm comin'

And even if it takes all night (takes all night)

Baby, I got nothin' but time

We finna make this right

'Cause you know I don't

I bet you know I don't play about mine" she sings dragging out the last note

"Mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine

(You know I don't play about mine)

Mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine

Mine, mine, mine, mine" she says finishing the last note dropping down squatting striking a pose.The crowd cheers for her again and Mara smiles when she sees Cee smiling the biggest she blows him a kiss and heads back backstage.

Mara walks out of the awards into a spare room giddy.She won three out of the six awards she had been nominated for.Her Video of the Year, Best Collaboration, and Best Female R&B Artist awards were all carefully placed in her hand.She had also been nominated for Album of the year,Artist of the Year, and Best International Act but she didn't care about those now.She was happy with what she got

But something was still putting her slightly off her mood.That woman.She had been stuck in her head ever since that encounter before she was about to go on.Should she tell someone.She didn't want to worry anyone but she was worried.She had been walking with Cee but he was unusually quiet as he carried his Best Collaboration award since they'd won it together for 3:15.

"Why the fuck was his arm around you" he abruptly says interrupting Amara's thoughts.He turns to look at her and is met with a confused look."What are you talking about" she says curiously.

"Trey.Why was your ex-boyfriends arm draped around your shoulder" Cee says, raising his voice at her making her inwardly flinch.She hated fighting with him.It always sucked because she could never find a reason to stay mad at him.

"Oh! We were just catching up.We're cool now" she says nonchalantly as she continues walking.She grips her now aching wrist from where her mom grabbed it.She thought back to when Trey had saw her and they talked a little as he showed her his newborn baby's pictures.It had seemed like he had turned a new leaf. "You're cool now?!" he says getting angrier by the second.He never liked to fight with her but he couldn't help as his jealousy took over.

"Yes...What's wrong.Why are you so mad?" she says getting concerned on how he was talking to her. "So you're meaning to tell me you wouldn't be mad if I had my arms draped around one of my ex's arms" he says irritatedly. "If you're cool with her and you've moved on I don't see why not"Amara says confused at why he was acting this way.

Amara wasn't a jealous person.Unless she saw actual evidence that foul-play was going on she would always give the benefit of the doubt.So when she found out Trey cheated on her she was devastated as she did not realize anything was going on.

"Amara, that's not the point" he says, catching up with her. "Then what's the point Cee! I don't get why you're being like this.I don't want Trey.I want you.Nobody But You" she says turning around and pointing a finger at his chest as she holds her trophy in her other hand.

"Then why were you all cuddled up with him and shit" he says screaming at her. "Nobody was cuddled up with anybody.He was showing me pictures of his kid Oakley." she screams back at him. "But no since you don't wanna believe me.I'm gone" she says storming off into another direction.Oakley too much in his pride doesn't respond and he just stares at her as she walks off into the distance.

Amara had now ended up with Juliet in a separate car far away from Cench.She didn't even get what she had done.She had acted the same way she would act towards anyone else.Juliet had noticed her older sisters mood way on and had decided to cheer her up with some of her favorite music.They blasted Frank Ocean as Jules drove down the road.

Juliet goes to boarding school in the U.S so she had a drivers license over here.Amara was just praying that she didn't kill her.

They soon got into a neighborhood they weren't familiar with and got stopped at a red light. Amara shuffles through her playlist to find some music for them to play.A car pulles up next to them and Juliet lowers the volume as she sees everyone in the car wearing sheisty's and staring at them.

"Hi.Can I help you?" she asks concerned since they wouldn't stop looking at her and Mara.They all continue staring at them and Juliet turns back weirded out just when the green light shines all Amara hears are gunshots ringing through the air.Amara looks back and her eyes widen as she sees the woman from the hotel in the same black outfit from the awards.

A sharp pain bursts through her shoulder and right leg and she gasps at the sudden painful sensation.Cars start to honk at her and Juliet and Mara turns around to see Juliet with blood gushing out of her stomach as she silently cries unable to speak.Amara quickly leans over and drives the car into a random neighborhood.Amara whimpers in fear as she quickly gets out the car limping towards her sister who was barely moving.She gets Juliet out of the car and cradles her in her lap.

"Julie you have to stay awake ok.Please stay awake for me" she says as tears flow down my face.Juliet coughs as blood stains her dress.Amara gets her phone out of her back pocket and dials 911 with shaky fingers

911,What's your emergency?

Me and my sister.We're shot.I need help please

Ok do you know where you currently are

No I'm not from here!...No Julie, Wake up! JULIET WAKE UP!

A/N speaks 

Well that took a turn didn't it.Hehehheehe

But anyway imma link the official spotify playlist for this story

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/34gEB3nNKQFEjLfcKsXVTf?si=711247330ac64202