BlackBird

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"Role models are only of limited use. For no-one is as important, potentially powerful and as key in your life and world as you."
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

August Alsina |

It was lunchtime and mostly everybody was heading to the cafeteria .

I walked through the halls , I saw Justine heading somewhere else by herself before I grabbed her.

She slightly screamed before looking at me .

"Dude that's not cool." She said mean mugging me, readjusting her bag .

I chuckled .

"My bad , you ready?" I asked , looking around .

She nodded. " yeah ."

We walked out to the back of the school , leaving out .

We went through the parking lot before I unlocked my rover . She hesitated as I unlocked her door and she got in .

"You aight?" I asked , seem like she was thinking bout something.

"Yeah im good." She smiled. "So where we eating my hitta?" She asked makin me laugh.

I hummed as I thought an crunk up.

"Five guys?"

"Turn up." She blurted , I shook my head with a smile before pulling out .

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"So how things been? You told you're parents?" I asked as I bit into my burger .

She sipped her coke.

"Yeah and things been..alright." She said .

I slightly nodded . "So they cool?"

She slightly nodded, weirdly .

"Yup!"

I just kinda stared at her , really not convinced til she cleared her throat from the awkwardness .

"I started a song last night." She changed the subject .

She went through her bag , pulling out a notebook , flipping to it .

She showed me the few lyrics she started .

Living on the edge of life
Wonderin' when my time will arrive
Don't know how I'm gonna make it tonight
And my eyes growing sensitive
To the light

'Cuz I've been ridin' around
Feet up
This for those who don't give a fuck
To ya home girls
She can roll with us
And the lights too bright
Baby turn up
I mean turn it down (turn it down)
Catch yourself before you hit the ground
Now

I bopped my head , really feeling it. I imagined a beat that would go good with it.

"This is real good Justine , you're great at this man foreal." I admitted , she cheesed.

"Thanks." She said before eating some of her food.

I pulled at my chin hair as I thought of maybe a hook.

"Sing it fa me." I said handing it back to her .

She nodded as she sung the lyrics that she already had down , maybe me in amazement .

I smiled as she finished off and sighed.

"I fell asleep after that and didn't know what to right." She said which made us sorta laugh.

"That's fine , we'll work on it. " i said , she nodded starting to eat again.

"Justine but I do want you to know, once you get to going, Get noticed and discovered and maybe even have your big beak it's gonna be hard work , not gonna happen over night." I told her , she nodded swallowing her food.

"Yeah , I know! I'm so excited." I nodded.

"Yeah I understand but...once it happens , it's no turning back. You'll probably never be private again , your business is everybody else's . Your life is people's entertainment . The industry is not easy , you may be pressure to do things that will scar your reputation for the rest of your life." I explained .

She kinda stared at me before looking down , nodding .

"Imma take it one at a time August , don't overwhelm me." She said.

I smiled and pointed at her.

"That attitude thea' will keep you on top of thangs and people won't run over you , keep it!" I said making her smile and nod.

"Thank you for supporting me August!"

I grabbed her face and kissed her cheek . I slightly smirked as she smiled and slightly blushed.

I looked at my phone's time.

"Let's try to finish this song before we have to go back." I stated .

Living on the edge of life
Wonderin' when my time will arrive
Don't know how I'm gonna make it tonight
And my eyes growing sensitive
To the light

'Cuz I've been ridin' around
Feet up
This for those who don't give a fuck
To ya home girls
She can roll with us
And the lights too bright
Baby turn up
I mean turn it down (turn it down)
Catch yourself before you hit the ground
Now

Late nights
No sleep
Hustlin' like we grown
Late nights
No sleep
Hustlin' 'cuz we on [x2]
We on
We on
We on
We on
Yeah [x2]..................

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