Beauty & The Beast

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Friday, June 12, 2020

"That's what I'm trying to say" I say sitting in the chair in my hair salon. It took a lot for me to get here. I'm glad I never gave up because now I'm the boss. I work when I want too and still get paid

"Ari you just need some dick" Miracle say

"Who said I don't get any" I laugh

"Exactly y'all know Trent be laying it down" Kelsey say

I looked at them. It's not a secret that I be fucking Trent. That's all it is. I want more but not from him. He's not the kind of guy I want a relationship with. Outside of sex he has nothing to offer. After a while that just gets old

"Y'all are crazy" I say

I'm Ariana 'Ari' Fletcher. I am currently twenty three but my birthday is slowly approaching. July 12th to be exact. I plan on taking a trip somewhere. I'm not sure yet but I deserve it.

I'm not really a fighter. I'm not confrontational but if you bring a problem to me or just talking to me any type of way then we can take it there. I don't care who you are, you will give me respect

My attitude? It's a work in process.

How am I twenty three with my own shop? My older brother Kyle. He worked hard and promised me a shop. I was young and spoiled and didn't understand the way he was working and my shop, well the money, was the last thing he gave me before he was a victim to the streets. I swear I'll give all this up to have him here with me.

Unfortunately he was another stereotype. His killers never made it to jail but they have a quicker route to hell. Trent, my brothers friend and a few of their boys killed them.

I know I'm going against the grain by sleeping with Trent. I know my brother would slap me silly but I'm grown and I chose to lay down with him.

Another reason I can not take Trent serious is because he's in the streets. I will not put myself in a situation to love a guy in these streets. They're going to end up dead or in jail. When I lost me brother my world ended. It took a lot for me to rebuild it and I be damned if I let it happen again.

"Not you blacked out" Tae say

"I was thinking of something" I say scratching my head. "We should go out tonight"

"I'm down" Tae say

"A hookah lounge" I say

"Ooh let's go to this party in downtown Atlanta" Tae say

"Fine with me" Miracle say

"You going Kelsey" I ask

"Girl no. I got kids. I just can't go out when I want" Kelsey is the one of us with kids.

"You got a whole babydaddy" Miracle say

"That's not even your business" I say. Everybody know that Kelsey babydaddy is a deadbeat. He's a special kind of deadbeat. He's a live in one. He stays with Kelsey and he can't even watch his own kids. I just mind my business

"He actually has a job now. At night he works at Amazon Warehouse" Kelsey say "so when I get home he'll be going to work"

"That's good" Tae say

Honestly it is. I don't know how people can be in love with a lazy ass person. I'm not saying I have all this money in the world but I'm always looking for a way to get more. Therefore I'll never fuck with a bum.

"Good because I'm tired of coming up here on Sundays with you" Miracle say making us laugh

My shop is suppose to be closed on weekends. Every other Saturday, and this Saturday we're opened, we're opened but never a Sunday. Kelsey is the only person in her house that was paying bills and taking care of her two kids so she worked a lot of Sundays. I allowed it.