SHAYLA ALVEZ
harlem, new york
[ 5:23 p.m ]

shayla walked up the stairs to her apartment. she had just left her job after doing a long 12-inch micro braids in someone and her hands hurt. and on top of that she had to buy food to have in the kitchen.

shayla took a left to where she usually goes, not expecting to hear loud laughter from the staircase she was supposed to walk up to to get to her apartment room. she doesn't know who would be here at this time especially after eleven.

she had to take the train who took multiple stops since she couldn't catch a uber. she never even liked taking the train but she had to or there would be no food in the house.

shayla silently groaned before walking into the corner. she spotted three boys who were sitting on the stairs that were directly the way for her to go upstairs. the girl tried to make her way without making no sound but when she heard there laughter lower down it was obvious they noticed her.

"yo dd ain't that the jawn you was talkin bout?" notti asked his older brother as he pointed at shayla. dd slapped notti in the chest, seeing that shayla was already looking at them meaning she's heard him.

"nigga are you dumb? she fucking heard you." dd said in a nervous manner causing ddot to snicker at his actions. "this nigga yo. wave ya ha fore your run her away." ddot encouraged his bestfriend.

dd watched dumbfounded as shayla awkwardly walked away, now out of sight. dd at this point had his whole head turned around to see her walking away and had to be slapped at the back of his head to get out of his trance.

"nigga go say hi. you been talkin bout her the whole time but when she come you don't wanna say nothin." notti sassily tilts his head as ddot laughed like a hyena because notti was simply right.

dd rolled his eyes before getting up, picking up his sagging pants and jogged to where he had last seen shayla walk down. dd saw the familiar head when he walked up the stairs, seeing as she was just gonna walk into her apartment.

he walked up to her and tapped her shoulder. "yo shayla. why you jus ignored me down there. hurt a niggas feelings n shi."

shayla let out small laugh as she began to look for her keys in her hoodie pocket. "i didn't you were with you friends, i didn't wanna interrupt nothin." she shrugged. it was true, she didn't like interrupting people's conversations just to make her presence known.

dd smiled. he didn't know how much he wanted shayla's attention until now. it was like he always wanted her to have her full attention on him and only him. he was actually obsessed.

"but why you walking so late at night? it's almost like midnight." he furrowed his eyebrows as he leaned against the wall next to her apartment door. "groceries and stuff. i had to take the train here too."

dd nodded, he didn't know why it bugged him at all as to why she was out so late at night. if it was anyone else the thought would've never crossed his mind but it did for shayla.

"i didn't you know you lived here." shayla tells him but dd quickly shakes his head. "i don't. i live a couple blocks down, we just came over to someone's then decided to smoke."

shayla nodded in understanding, "mk well goodnight dd." she mumbled as she put the bags inside. as soon as she was gonna walk fully in dd grabbed her hand, pulling the two close to each other. shayla looked up at dd to see he was smirking at her.

"you not gon give me a hug?"

shayla kissed her teeth. "you always want sum from me." she said but nonetheless she wrapped her arms around him pulling up into a warm hug. dd smiled into her hair as they hugged him. "imma call you when i get home aight? and ya better answer the phone."

shayla let out a, 'mhm,' before letting go. dd waved at her before jogging back to probably his friends.

shayla proceeded to go inside and place the groceries int the correct place. she then walked into her room before walking right back out to take a long awaited hot shower. she had noticed the whole apartment was quiet, like always. her mom didn't even know she had gotten detention and probably didn't even care.

sometimes she wishes she had an actual parent that cared for her like any other parent would. yes she loved her sister dearly, but sometimes she wouldn't lie and say she wasn't jealous because she got all the attention. okay she didn't like attention but attention from a parent was different, her mother doesn't even look her way anymore.

she didn't know what she had did to deserve that but it had been like that since of what happened.

shayla walked out the bathroom and change into a pair of shorts and a random t-shirt, she was gonna put her lights out getting ready for bed but then heard her phone buzz. it was dd,

DD 🖤

yo shayla imma call u rn
answer.

SHAYLA 💗💞.
okayy you sassy wit it 💁🏾‍♀️

spwm shayla. answer ya phone.

hold on let me turn my lights on 😭

aight pretty
*shayla 💗💞. hearted this message*

shayla gets up to turn on her lights and dimmed it so it wasn't low that you couldn't see but it wasn't as high. "yooo." dd's deep voice called out causing shayla to put her phone down so dd can see the ceiling and not her smiling face.

she still peeked a bit though and saw that dd had his curls out the ponytail it was in before wards when they were together. she saw how low his eyes were but they were attractive for some reason.

dd kisses his teeth, "mmcht shayla why am i speakin to yo ceiling?"

shayla rolls her eyes before putting the phone to her face. she waved at the boy awkwardly as he looked at her with an ugly mug on his face, "why you actin so shy pretty. ya need to relax wit me." 

"i'm not. i'm just trying to get like- you know."

dd blinks a couple times. "no i don't know, tell me what you thinking."

shayla shook her head as she couldn't seem to know how to say it. "but it's just. i don't know how to say it. sorry." she laughs nervously, laughing was her response to almost everything. if she was mad she laughs, happy? she laughs. you could tell her the worst news every and she'll laugh.

dd shakes his head, "ion care. throw sum words out and i'll put em together." he shrugged causing shayla to roll her eyes as she puts herself down into her covers. "it's too late for that david."

dd smiled once again when he heard her say his name. he liked how she said it, he liked how she said anything at this point. he liked how she looked, smelled, acted, he was actually obsessed.

"but watchu doing right now?" shayla asks as she sees dd falling out his trance and picking something up. dd cheeses before showing her the rolling tray, shayla raises her brows at that.

she never smoked, or never had the thought of smoking. she always wanted to she just didn't know how. "i'm jus rolling up to smoke some zaa. you smoke pretty?" he asks her as he lifts his head up to see shayla shaking her head.

"nah i never did before, wanna try though." she admits.

dd smiled at this as he pulls up his newly fat blunt. "look you can smoke wimme." he waved the blunt in front of the camera as shayla just laughed at his random antics.

shayla slowly feels her eyes get heavy but still stays up to listen to whatever dumb shit flew out of dd's mouth until she actually fell asleep.

"pretty? pretty girllll??" dd called when he heard the line had gone silent but still saw shayla still there. he had realized she had fallen asleep so he just left her alone and went to sleep for himself.

there friendship was blossoming without either of them noticing.

F SPEAKS 💫

NOTE— i'm so tired gn , see you later pookies 😘.