Volume ten

"Where you going?" My mom asked as I put my shoes on.

"To check the mail."

"We gotta talk when you come back in."

"About?"

"Your grades, your activities, the new people you hang around."

"What about it?" I furrowed my eyebrows.

"Let's start with the fact you never in the house no more."

"When I used to stay in my room all day you complained and told me I needed to go out more, now that I'm out more I need to stay in?"

"I'm not saying that." She looked at me. "You was the president of the school, was cheer leading, you was in so many activities."

"I was the president for four years, I grew out of it." I shrugged. "Just like everything else, in high school you supposed to find yourself and I did."

"And what about your grades?"

"I'm passing all of my classes."

"Exactly, you're passing when you used to get all A's."

"I have one B and C." I looked at her weirdly. "You're acting like I'm out here doing the worst thing a parent can dream."

"Jaelyn, I haven't seen you in almost a week." She looked at me blankly.

"We seriously just watched the new episode of Marriage Boot Camp yesterday."

"You don't-"

"Mom, what's this about?" I cut her off. "I go to school everyday, I'm never late. I don't skip any classes, I'm looking for jobs and I don't do cocaine or anything like that."

"You're staying in the house this weekend."

"For what?"

"Because I said so."

"Today I was supposed to do some running around with Spencer then Saturday is Jala birthday."

"Well you have to cancel all plans."

"For what?" I repeated slowly.

"Because I said so."

"You're really just nit picking at this moment for no apparent reason, I am not missing Jala birthday for nothing. If you want me in the house Sunday then I will spend the whole day with you but-"

"This not up for no damn negotiation."

"We're going to have to agree to disagree then." I shrugged.

I wasn't trying to be disrespectful not one bit but right now she wasn't making no sense. Every time I'm too happy she always wants to ruin that, I couldn't wait until I was fully out her house cause she wouldn't be able to pull the shit she do now.

"Well how you running around with no car?" She asked grabbing my keys off the counter. "I bought this car and I pay insurance so it's mine."

"Alright." I shook my head walking outside to grab the mail, I put her mail on the table then walked in my room seeing I had a check and a few college letters.

I opened all the letters seeing I got accepted to every one making me smile, she say I'm not on my shit but how come every single college I put my name to came through?I chuckled calling Jala.

"Wassup?" She answered.

"Did you check ya mail?"

"Nah, why what happened?"

"I got accepted to-"

"Stiles?"

"Yep." I chuckled. "You too?"

"Girl, I got accepted to everything I applied to. Momma raised a gangsta, not a dummy."

"Girl." I rolled my eyes laughing. "Where you at?"

"At Reem house."

"Why?"

"Cause Q kidnapped me."

"He gave you a new phone?"

"You know he did with his lying ass."

"Watch ya mouth." He mushed her head.

"What you doing?" Reem asked as I saw his face instead of Jala's.

"Nothing, I just got in a argument with my mother. Can I use your car for some errands?"

"Which one?"

"The Camry, I guess." I shrugged.

"How you getting over here?"

"You can't come get me?" I frowned.

"Nah, I got moves to bust."

"So I'm not more important?"

"Jaelyn." He looked at me blankly.

"Ayotunde." I gave him the same look. (I-you-tun-duh)

"What the fuck? Where the fuck you get Reem from?" Jala laughed. "Y'all hood niggas something else."

"Shut the fuck up." He told her making me chuckle. "I'll order a uber for you over here."

"So you really not gon come get me?"

"Jaelyn, I have shit to do! I been was supposed to leave but Q came over here-"

"I haven't seen you in almost three days and I just wanted to see you, even if it's just for a few minutes but I guess it's not mutual."

"I always wanna see you mamas."

"I can't tell."

"Can I get my phone back? Damn."

"Answer ya phone." He told me handing LaLa back her phone.

"You better not hang-" I hung up on her answering Reem call.

"Stop looking like that." He spoke as I saw he was now in his room.

"I just miss you."

"I miss you too, you don't even know what I got planned for us." He spoke peeking my interest. "Yeah, I bet that would have you smiling."

"I'm still upset."

"I know but if you would've just let me order the uber, you could've been here right now."

"I don't like Lyfts or Ubers, you know that."

A few weeks ago, a Lyft driver kidnapped a drunk girl and raped her multiple times at his house, ever since then I deleted both Lyft and Uber off my phone.

"Mickey on his way over here, he have to pass you. Is that better?"

"Either way Imma be in the car with a psycho, might as well be one that won't hurt me."

"I just texted him now, he already passed ya house so he turning around but he'll be there in like one minute."

I dropped my phone getting all my stuff so I could hurry up cause Mickey would pull off if he waiting more than one minute. I got everything then walked out the door not even saying anything to my mother, Mickey opened the door as I hugged him.

"Hi fave." I smiled.

"Wassup? Button up ya jacket." He spoke making me do it.

"You spoke to Dylan today?"

"Nah, she ain't call yet. You spoke to her?"

"No." I shook my head.

"She probably got her calls taken away then."

I shook my head turning up the radio, we rapped to different songs until he pulled up to Reem house. I used my key as he raised his eyebrows, I ignored his look then walked in to see Jala and Q arguing on the couch.

"We not back together so I don't even know why we arguing, not wasting my energy with no nigga I'm not with."

"I don't understand-"

"Yeah you really fucking don't, we are not together."

"I told you before you started fucking with me that ain't no breaking up and you laughed that shit off like it was a joke so now this what you got beloved."

"Boy, fuck you." She laughed. "You wanna be back together, lemme see ya phone."

"Take the shit." He handed it to her, she looked at it then threw it to the wall making me laugh.

"You broke my shit so it's fair game, right?"

"If my shit broke-"

"I don't give not one fuck, you saying that shit like you gon hit me."

"I'm not and you know I'm not."

"So don't try to bitch me like you are."

"Jala just shut up damn." He stood up. "Reem just meet me in the car brah."

"You ain't gon pick up ya phone baedaddy?" She teased.

"That ain't my only one." He smirked making her smile drop as I laughed.

I walked passed her going to Reem room, he looked up at me then continued talking on the phone. It sounded like he was on the phone with his mother so I didn't say anything.

"Come here." He mouthed making me go towards him. I went into his arms as he kissed my forehead, I snuggled against him getting comfortable.

"Your mom?" I asked when he got off the phone.

"Yeah." He nodded. "I don't know why you got comfortable knowing I'm not staying."

"Shut up." I rolled my eyes. "Q and Jala was arguing so he left, he said meet him in the car."

"They been arguing all day, annoying as hell."

"They both hurt."

"Now what happened? Why you need my car instead of using yours?"

"She talking bout I'm letting people influence me and shit as if I haven't been this way. I can admit I be out the house more but that's only because I be here or I be with the girls. It's like every time I get too happy, she just wants to ruin it."

"Maybe she doing it for a reason, just talk to her."

"I'm the child, she the parent if she want to talk to me she should. What I'm being the bigger person for?"

"Y'all a work it out."

"Maybe." I shrugged. "I'm bout to get a job and work my way to getting my own car and apartment."

"Buy one of my cars off me." He spoke making me look up at him.

"Seriously?"

"Yeah, might as well. I got four and don't use two, I keep up maintenance so ain't shit wrong with em."

"Give me a price."

"Which one?"

"The Camry."

"1700."

"I'll give that to you next week." I said seriously.

"Take yo time but I got to go, walk me down the stairs."

"Imma just leave when you do." I picked my bag back up grabbing my jacket.

"What you gotta do?"

"Running around with Spencer for Kreed party."

"Oh shit, I gotta get his bad ass something."

"Can I get some money?" I asked playing but knowing he'll give it to me anyway.

"How much?"

"Gimme how much you wanna give me."

"This enough?" He asked peeling off a few hundreds.

"You so extra." I rolled my eyes taking two.

"Gimme a hug." He told me making me hug him real tightly. "Text me, aight?"

I nodded letting him go feeling kind of sad, it's a shame how I was so attached to him. If I didn't see him more than a few days I would start feeling sad and I hated leaving him.

"Girl, you look sad as hell." Jala said.

"Bitch shut up." I rolled my eyes. "Come on so we could go get Spencer."

I locked up making sure I locked it twice, on the way I told Jala about what happened as she gave me her advice on it. I didn't even care cause little did she know I had plans after plans, if something didn't work out I would have another way out of it.

"You remember my uncle Omar?" Jala asked making me nod as I texted Spencer to come outside.

"The dark one who look good as fuck?"

"Anyways, he a supervisor at the nursing home and I can get you in there if you wanna work ASAP."

"Doing what though?"

"Dietary aide or housekeeping."

"Dietary aide."

"I knew you was going to pick that." She chuckled. "I'm bout to text him right now."

"I can't wait until we get our apartment." I smiled. "Ain't no better feeling than having your own shit."

"Big facts." She shook her head as we watched Spencer get in the car.

"Hey y'all." She smiled.

"Nah uh bitch you driving." I chuckled as Jala climbed to the back.

"Good, I need more practice anyway." She got out getting to the front. "What y'all was talking bout?"

"Getting our own apartment."

"We already started moving out our apartment and going up a floor, y'all could have ours if y'all want."

"How much is it?" Jala asked.

"1000, you don't have to pay for anything but electricity and laundry but that's cheap too."

"For real?" I asked raising my eyebrows.

"Only thing though, they gon have to see paystubs."

"Oh, I know somebody who make fake ones and both of us bout to be working anyway so this could be a whole plan." Jala spoke making me agree.

"This is a whole plan." I nodded.

~

"I'm so fucking drunk." Jala laughed leaning on me. "Where Q fine cheating ass at?"

"Q cheated?" Esme asked.

"Girl, we gotta put you on to so much. Stop disappearing on us." Sanaa said making us agree.

"I don't do it on purpose, I'm just trying to stay focus on everything. I also been going through too much so-"

"And that's what the fuck we here for!" Jala yelled. "Bitch, we your friends, your fucking sisters, if you have nobody it's us the fuck!"

"Girl, stop yelling." Spencer said making us laugh.

"But she speaking real shit, what Beyonce say? You can not hide from yo friendsss." I yelled making us laugh.

"Y'all right, I apologize." She smiled.

"Group hug." Sanaa smiled standing up as we all did the same.

"Free my main bitch Dylan!" Jala yelled as I saw her recording. "She the reason most of y'all got y'all fucking niggas, my bitch definitely y'all niggas hearts!"

"Okur!" Spencer said.

"Periodt pooh!" Esme added swiping her hand under her neck.

"Will y'all shut the hell up?" Mickey said walking to us. "Could hear y'all ass over the music."

"I ain't shutting up shit cause I'm fucking 18, I look fucking good, I'm single as hell-"

"You what?" Q popped up scaring the hell out of me.

"Single nigga, S I N G L E. Alone. Lonely. No companionship. Fucking who ever the fuck I like cause I'm fucking single."

"Jala!" Sanaa laughed.

"I mean she ain't wrong." Ice spoke. "She most def do look fucking good."

"Imma break yo jaw." Q told him.

"Ain't the first time." He chuckled.

"I really look good." Jala said showing me the pictures I took of her earlier.

"C'mere." Q smirked at her.

"Unless you tryna eat my pussy from the back in this club don't talk to me!"

"That's what I needa do to show you to stop playing with me?" He asked standing up. "You want me to let all these bitches know I belong to you?"

"Nigga, it's too late. Once you gave me that title of ya girlfriend every bitch and their great granny shoulda known you was mine. Don't do that shit now because you see I'm not off that bullshit."

"It ain't too late though, if it was you wouldn't be fucking me."

"Nigga, I was fucking Jay after he fucked up too and you see where that nigga at right now, right?"

"Run that back to me." Q stood up making me get scared a lil.

"Favorite, let's go talk at the bar." Esme grabbed him. He looked at Jala again then walked off.

"My mouth always getting me in some shit." She mumbled making me laugh.

"You ain't that strong ass woman now." I laughed some more, her face was killing me.

"He gon fuck me up." She chuckled taking a shot back. "Imma die on my birthday."

"I got you best friend."

"Cause you real." She pointed. "Man, I'm tryna get alcohol poisoning. Who with me?"

"Girl, what?" Sanaa asked.

"Shit, I'm down." Ice shrugged as they walked off.

"Where Reem?" Mickey asked.

"I have no clue." I shrugged. "He was supposed to meet me here but he still not here."

"You worried?"

"Kinda cause he not answering."

"You got a bad feeling?"

"No."

"Then he good. You gon always have a bad feeling when it's something happening just off the strength that's yo nigga."

"That's my friend."

"For now." He looked at me. "You know if he told you you was his girl you gon oblige."

"As I should." I smiled making him chuckle. "We need to find you a girlfriend fave."

"I'm too crazy and possessive for a bitch right now." He spoke. "I see my bitch do some stupid shit, she probably gon have two fingers left on each hand and Imma hit the right bones so they can't sew them bitches back on."

"You really are crazy." I scrunched my face up, Mickey really scare me sometimes.

He didn't say anything else as he smirked, I shook my head calling Reem. He didn't answer as I expected making me sigh,I looked around seeing all my sisters was having a good time making me smile, we all deserved to have a good time.

I stood up to go dance with them as somebody wrapped their arms around my body, looking down at his hands I smiled. He kissed my cheek repeatedly rocking us back and forth while holding me tightly as I melted into his arms.

"Looking for me, baby girl?" He asked in my ear sending chills.

"Yes, where were you?"

"That don't matter, I'm here now, right?" He kissed my ear.

"You always here." I smiled.

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So y'all know how I could never keep a boyfriend? 🤣🤣 well my ass finally stuck with one, we been together for 11 months. A FULL year in May lol you know what's crazy? We been through so much in these 11 months. Getting kicked out his mother house, arguing with family members, getting engaged, calling off the engagement💀💀 it's really so much.

& Y'all remember how I used to tell y'all about Avery father not liking me? His mother is WORSSSE! She used to be my bitch but I can't stand that lady now LMAO

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