The Promises He Made

^Chapter 16^

Hakeem's p.o.v

After I left Chanelles room last night I had to go straight home. And I did. Shoot. I woulda stayed, but knowin me I woulda went back in her room and ate her shvt out or sum. So I just came home at like midnight. I live alone cuz I make my own money. You know? My mom wanted me to do too much shvt I ain't wanna do. And she said it was her way or the highway. And I took the highway. My house bigger than hers anyway. I mean it's not like I'm disrespectful to my mama or nothin. I love her more than anything. We just have our differences. Too much at that. But I still got love for her. She brought me into the world. Shvt I always have love for her. She my mama!! I watched Sports Center for a good hour before I heard the front door opened and closed. I looked up and seen Jussie and Serayah. How the hell they get in here?

"Wassup yall?" I paused the T.V and stood up. "Wassup? Did you get Lees text?" Jussie asks as he sat down. I shook my head.

"We have an Empires carpet event in two days." Serayah says. "Aight. Where at?" I shrug looking back and forth at them.

"Iont know man. Look over the details. It's all there. But anyways..... Whos this Chanelle chick Serayah been tellin me about?" He asks making me grin widely.

"Damn. Serayah and her big ass mouth." I tease. She flicks me off playfully and I chuckle.

"Just a girl I been tryna holla at for a minute...... Look that's her." I said showing him my phone. He took it and eyed it for a minute.

"Dang she cute. For a 15 year old." He says handing me back my phone.

"Nah mane, you only seein half her face... Now look." I say showing him a full body shot. His eyes widened a little. It was that day she had on that small ass bikini. I caught her off guard. Hehe.

"Damn. She grown?" He teases while turning the phone sideways getting a better view.

"Hell yeah." I laugh.

I look around and notice Serayah was staring at me.

"What?" I ask bringing her out of her thoughts. She tenses up a little.

"O-oh nothing. I was just thinking about something." She shook her head. I nodded and seen Jussie still obsessing over Chanelles picture.

"Aye!" I yelled and snatched it from him. "Damn, my bad bruh." He laughs.

Iont know why I'm trippin. Jussie may be gay, but sometimes the way he look at women make me start to think.

"So wassup? Why yall pull up on me like this? We goin out tonight? What's the plan?" I ask. Serayah was about to say something when my phone rang. To my surprise it was Chanelle. I smiled at the phone but before I could slide it to answer, Jussie snatched it and took off.

"Aye, Mutha-!" I yelled running behind him.

"Hey wassup Chanelle?....... Oh yeah. I'm Jussie. Hakeem's...friend....... Uh huh. He's umm preoccupied...... No he's just talking to his... M-Mom?....... Yeah.....No he told me about you.... Hmm I don't know ill ask him...... Okay...... Yeah, your welcome.... Bye." He said and hung up.

"What she say?" I ask anxiously.

"She wants you to come over." He says while plopping on the couch.

I cocked my eyebrows. Chanelle? Wants me to come over? Any other time when I'm at her house she want my ass gone. Now I ain't there and she want me over? She trippin!

"Did she sound... Drunk or sober?" I ask Jussie. He shrugs while thinking. "Sober I guess." He shrugs again.

Last night she wanted me when she was drunk. And now she want me over while she sober? I mean I didn't do nothin with her since I know she was drunk. I'm not finna have that shvt on my conscious knowin I did some foul shvt when she was out of it. But she sober now! Ah hell yeah, nigga!