Laurel St Love

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Wilmington Arms Compton, Ca.
Diamontè POV
Later on that day..

"Breon hurry up." I said.

"Girl don't rush me I have to get my nephew ready." He said.

"Your nephew right here with me." I said looking down at him.

"Mmcht, I told that nigga to stay up here. I don't want kids." He said making me laugh.

"Nigga ain't my daddy." T said me chuckle.

"No don't say that." I said.

"Okay I'm not saying that no more." T said.

"Did you call your mom yet, because my grandma already at the park." I said.

"Yeah my mom said she was on the way there, they waiting on us." Breon said.

"Nah they waiting on you cause me and T ready." I said.

"Girl calm down let me put my chain on then i'ma be ready." He said.
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"Here they go." Grandma said as we walked towards the picnic.

"What took y'all so long?" Pops asked.

"Breon." I said.

"Hey T." Grandma said.

"Hey Mrs. Tasha." T said running up to her giving her a hug.

"Mmcht shut up." He said.

"Hi." I said waving at his little sister.

"Hey." She said back.

"Hey baby." Mrs. Stacey said.

"Hey your hair looks great." I said.

"Thank you so much." She said.

"Stop trying to be friends with my moms weirdo." Breon said.

"Weirdo." T repeated causing me to look at him.

"Boy shut up." Mrs. Stacey said making me laugh.

"C'mon ma you suppose to be on my side." He said.

"I am but you need to shut up you blowing me." Mrs. Stacey said.

"I'm surprised he got a pretty girlfriend like you." His little sister said.

"She not my girlfriend so mind your business." He said.

"Yeah that explains a lot." His little sister said.

"Mmcht Ari don't make me beat you up right here." He said.

"Aye there is no time for violence." Grandma said.

"Can you pass me the grapes pops?" Breon asked.

"Nah nigga." Pawpaw said.

"Why you always being mean pops?" He asked.

"Cause you always asking for something. Shut up sometimes boy." Pawpaw said.

"Oh wow I feel like everybody coming for me cuhs." He said.

"Cause we are." Ari said.

"Tae can you pass me the grapes please?" He asked.

I picked up the grapes and passed them to him getting back on my phone texting my sister back.

"Who you texting?" He asked.

"My boyfriend." I said.

"Oh word tell him come pick you up later." He said making me look at him.

"What?" I said.

"You heard me." He said.

"Why you so mad?" I asked smiling.

"Oh i'm not mad I just need you out my house that's more room for my hoes to come in." He said making my mouth fall open.

"HEY we're not talking like that right now." Grandma said.

"Breon Amari Smith watch your mouth." Mrs. Stacey said.

He just shrugged his shoulders.

I was playing but it seems to me like he dead serious. I got to stop playing with him I be forgetting be a hood nigga. I don't want to get shot.

"Chile anyways so." Ari said.

"Let's just eat." Mrs. Stacey said.
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"Okay see y'all later, and it was nice meeting you." I said to Ari.

"Nice meeting you too." She replied.

"T you ready to go home?" Breon asked.

"Yes." T said.

"Okay i'm about to drop you off." Breon said.

The rest of the ride was silent. He must still be mad about the joke I made earlier.

It was just a joke tho.

25 minutes later..

"Go head pack your stuff up." He said as we walked in the house.

"Breon it was just a joke." I said.

"Don't care." He said.

"Why does it matter anyway we're friends." I said.

"Don't matter everytime I spend time with you, you always talking about some "my boyfriend" this "my boyfriend" that it's starting to make me believe you really got a boyfriend." He said.

"I don't joke with you like that." He added.

"Well i'm sorry you feel offended by a joke." I said laughing.

"WHY THE FUCK YOU KEEP PLAYING WITH ME." He said.

"Why you yelling?" I asked chuckling.

"Go pack your stuff you going back to Mrs. Tasha house." He said.

"I'm not leaving." I said.

He started walking towards me.

Oh no.

"Diamontè what I told you about playing with me?" He said wrapping his hands around my neck.

"Bre- Nah I don't want to hear nothing. You keep taking me as a joke, I don't play around with stuff like that. I don't care about your nigga tell him come over here and see what's gone happen to him." He said cutting me off.

"I don't have a nigga." I said.

"How i'm supposed to believe that if you keep saying you have one." He said.

"How many times I got to tell you I was joking." I said.

"How many times I got to tell you I don't play like that." He said.

"Okay." I said.

"Pack your stuff." He said.

"If you want me out, you have to put me out." I said.

"Girl, don't even go there with me." He said chuckling.

"You supposed to be my bestie but you trying to put me out." I said.

"Cause you playing on my top, 3 ain't the nigga you want to play with." He said.

"Ugh." I said.

"Where you going." I asked because he grabbed his keys.

"Barber shop." He said.

"I want to come." I said.

"Nah stay here talk to your boyfriend." He said.

"You really gone be butt hurt when I do get a boyfriend." I said.

"Mmcht, he gone be butt hurt when he find out his girl be sleeping in my bed." He said before walking out the house.

Childish.