" you gon' be just like yo no good a** daddy" says her mom who she dislikes because she sniffs crack instead of actually caring. Shayla's life is going nowhere. Struggling to put food on the table with her part time job at the local corner store. Sh...
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Shayla Janae Knight 🌸
I stared at the plate of food right in front of me. I really didn't have a appetite for any of it.
" Shayla baby, you know you gotta eat." Auntie Keisha said as she leaned against the counter in front of me. She watched me as I picked through my food for the pass 20 minutes.
I wasn't hungry at all.
" not hungry." I mumbled.
She smacked her lips and sighed. " Well what you thinking bout? Some on ya mind?" She asked.
I simply shook my head. " No."
" Come on na Shayla, what's da Matta?" She questioned.
She was worried about me considering I haven't been eating much lately. I didn't have a appetite for nothing.
" Ain't nun wrong with me Tete Keisha, I'm okay." I said. " I just need a nap."
But she just wasn't taking no for a answer. She seen the look all over my face. I was hurt.
" Okay, fine. You won't tell me but ima find out." She told me before walking over to the sink.
" If you say so." I mumbled.
I jumped down from the stool and walked over to the pantry to get a napkin.
" I got company coming ova later so you might here some noise." She explained.
" alright, I'm taking a nap anyways so I doubt I hear anything." I shrugged before making my way out of the kitchen.
I wasn't in the mood for anyone. I wasn't feeling my best.
I made my way upstairs to my room and laid down on my comfortable cold bed. Considering it was cold, it made me go to sleep even faster.
-Flashback
I watched as my mother polished my nails the bright yellow color. Yellow was my favorite nail color, I couldn't get enough of it.
She was very good at doing nails, she was a licensed nail tech at the local nail shop.
" All done babygirl." She smiled.
Her smile was so beautiful, it warmed me up inside.
" I love them." I told her.
She stood up from her chair and reached to give me a kiss on my forehead. " and I love you."
I smiled, " I love you too mommy."
- Flashback over
" Shayla !"
I received multiple taps on my shoulder causing me to roll over and open my eyes.
Kendell appeared causing me to blink multiple times. " Boy... what you doing here?" I asked as I rose up from my spot in the bed.
He smiled as he stood with his hands in his pockets. " Came to check on you."
He sat down on the edge of my bed and gave me a glare. " Yo auntie tol' me some was wrong."
I sighed, considering auntie Keisha was always telling my business. I hated when she did it.
" What she tell you?" I asked.
" That you ain't eating and you ain't talkin as much and mane that don't sound like you." He asserted.
I smacked my lips, " So what you tryna say? I talk too much and that I eat too much?"
He shook his head, " mane fuck no, I'm just trying to figure out why you so sad? Who made you mad? I'a fuck they asses up and you know I will Shayla."
" it's not that." I told him.
" Well what's wrong? Tell me."
I took a deep breath in before telling him. Maybe I should talk about it instead of staying quiet.
" the other day I talked to my mom..." I told him.
" Ain't that's a good thing?" He asked.
" Well she kind of told me that she wasn't getting help and ... that- that...she.."
" Come on na Shayla, tell me mane."
" She still on drugs Kendell, she ain't getting better." I went on to say.
And by this point I was in tears.
He looked at me and you could tell he didn't know the words to say. He scooted close to me and pulled me into a hug .
" You gon be straight Shayla, you gotta be strong." He told me.
He rubbed me on my back and tried to comfort me and it was working. I needed a hug right now.
" She gon get some help, you just gotta be strong... be strong." He repeated.
I nodded and wiped away my tears. " Okay."
He leaned back from the hug slowly and paused as our eyes connected. He leaned in slowly to give me a kiss on the lips.
He pulled back and saw the disappointed look on my face.
" My bad, I'm tripping. I'm just finna leave." He added before standing up.
A feeling came over me which caused me to grabbed him by his wrist and pull him down towards me for another kiss.
I couldn't lie, I was feeling kendell and I knew for a fact he was feeling me too.
