Unorthodox (Joey Bada$$)

25• I'd Never Lie To You

• 10:50 p.m •

"Yo why did you let him do that to you?" Joey said while touching his hair.

"I didn't know any better..." I said.

"How?! Was he your first guy or something?!" He took one of my pillows.

"Yeah. My Uncle treated his wife-my aunty like that so I thought that was ok. I lived with them and I rarely got out to know if it was right or wrong." I took my pillow from him and put it in my lap.

He took it back and put it in his lap. "Damn. You're good now. Aren't you?"

"Yeah! I met you and Jenna! Had no idea people could be so nice that they let a complete stranger into their home. I appreciate it."

"Don't worry about it girl. You ain't a stranger. Follow me." He got up and grabbed my hand.

"Where are we goingggg?" I groaned as he dragged me to the bathroom.

He stood behind me in the bathroom mirror. "Look."

"What am I looking at?"

"A beautiful young lady."

I looked around. "Where?"

He forced me to look in the mirror. "You!"

I looked at him in the mirror and my eyes softened. "You're not lying?"

"No. I'd never lie to you. Ever."

"Ok..."

"Do you trust me Nevaeh?" He asked while looking me dead in the eyes.

I turned to him and smiled. "Can I?"

"It's up to you."

"Yeah, I trust you."

He hugged me from behind and kissed my cheek.

?? What

I wiggled out of his grip and went back to my room.

"Sorry." He said. "I'm sorry."

"No! It's not that-goodnight Joey." I got in my covers and turned off my lamp.

I heard him sigh and close his bedroom door.

• June 18, Friday •
• 10:53 a.m •

"NEVAEH! WAKE UP!!!" Joey shook me violently.

"What?!" I jumped out of bed and felt light headed.

He held me up. "You got up too fast. You good?"

"Yeah. Why did you wake me up like that?"

"Pack your stuff. We're going to the UK. Hurry up. Our flight leaves at twelve."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier!?" I got all my stuff out of my closet and bags from shopping.

"I'm just now finding out too! Dessy called me saying that we had to go and thought T'nah told me and she didn't so yeah. Hurry."

I found two suitcases in my closet and used those to pack everything.

• 11:26 a.m •

"You ready?" Joey asked while dragging our bags to the front door.

"Yup." I shoved my phone charger in my bookbag.

He smiled. "Let's go."

We walked out the door and a Uber pulled up. Joey put my stuff in the trunk for me and we got in.

"Sup James." Joey gave the driver dap.

"What's poppin' Joey? Who's ya friend?"

"JFK airport and this my friend Nevaeh."

James shook my hand. "Beautiful girl. Be good to her Joey she look like a good one."

"Def bro. I'm in a rush James. We headed to the UK."

"I got you." He sped up and we were on our way to the JFK airport.