Burn This City
Life
Chapter 18: Life
Life. I wonder,
will it take me under?
-Lil Wayne
~*Darnell Collins*~
I woke up and Aaliyah was knocked out. I woke up and she had her arms around my neck and her legs wrapped around me...she was holding onto me hella hard. I had to pry her off of me. I decided we would just stay home...cuz who would want to go to school,after some shi+ that popped off like yesterday. My mom knocked on and came in. When she saw me shirtless and Aaliyah half on top of me...she gave me that 'look' "Nothing happened ma." I said. "Okay. Well Im going to the doctor and then to therapy for the baby. Then some shopping,are you guys gonna go to school tomorrow?" She asked. "Probably not." I murmured. "Alright well go back to sleep. See you later on.." She closed the door. Then Aaliyahs phone rang. I picked it up to silent it but the text caught my eye. It was from Cam. What the fuk is up with this dude?! Why was he so interested in Aaliyah?! He's a fuking grown ass man! I read the message and it said,'okay I'm sorry. I ain't gone bother you again. But don't think won't still care about you.' what? He apologized?! What the fuk? Then Aaliyah woke up and saw me with her phone. "What are you doing Darnell!" She said snatching the phone from me.
~*Aaliyah Smith*~
Damn I wake up to see Darnell with my damn phone.
I snatched it out his hand and he was reading a text from Cam. I sighed with relief. I just didn't want him to see the last messages that Cam said. "Aaliyah...I didn't mean too." He said. I looked at the message and I was surprised. Are you kidding me? Did Cam...crazy Cam just apologize?! I turned to Darnell. "How was it an accident?" I asked. "Your phone was ringing...and you were sleeping so I tried to silence it. But then that message came up." He said. I sighed and got off the bed. "Dont let it happen again." I said with a grin. He laughed and got up too and we walked out his room. "Or what?" He asked. I ignored him and we went to the kitchen. But when we went in...his father was sitting on the couch. It made us stop walking. "What are you doing here?" Darnell asked through gritted teeth. "What are you doing here? What are you both doing here? Shouldn't you be at school?" He asked us. "None of your concern. You don't live here." Darnell scoffed. His father stood up. "Darnell watch
who you're talking too. I'm still your father." He said. "Yeahh but that's just a title on you,anyone can be a daddy. It takes a real man to be a father." He hissed. I knew this wasn't my battle so I just stood next to Darnell and looked at the floor. "What are you talking about? Your barely a man yourself..you just made 18." He scoffed. "Yeah and I'm 18. Been with her since we moved here and I ain't even looked at another girl! You've been married to mom for 20 years and you cheated. And to make matters worse you have another child! And you're still cheating." Darnell hissed. "Darnell you don't understand." He said. "No! You don't understand!" Darnell yelled. "How do you think my mom feels?! She's pregnant by you and you got another woman pregnant also!" Darnell screamed. His father just stood there silent and didn't say a word. "Why you ain't talking dad? You seemed so sure of yourself when you came here! And what are you doin here?!" Darnell demanded. "I came here to get the rest
Of my stuff." He huffed. "Then get it and hurry up and get out." Darnell said. I couldn't believe that his father listened to him! He walked out the room and upstairs and it was so quiet we could hear clothes ruffling upstairs. "You good?" I asked him. "Fuk yeah. The real question is he good?" Darnell hissed. We sat at the table and 15 minutes later his father came down with all his belongings. He looked at Darnell and then to me. I just stared back at him. He sighed and shook his head and walked out. "He better not come around here again." Darnell sighed. "Darnell stop being so hard on him." I said. Oops! Wrong thing to say. He turned and looked at me. "Okay stop being so hard on your mom!" He said. Damn he got me there. "Exactly." He said. "Okay well damn you ain't gotta trip on me!" I yelled. "And you ain't gotta take his side!" He yelled back. I stood up. "Im not taking his side if I was do you think I'd be here right now?!" I yelled. Then he said with the straightest face,"I don't
Know,you tell me." I frowned. I didn't want to fight with him one,because we've never gotten into one,and two I knew it'd be a waste of breath cuz he wasn't really thinking right now. I sighed and for the first time in my life I backed down. I just gave him a dirty look and looked at the table. Then his phone rang. He started talking and then got up and went in the other room. While we went and talked I warmed him and I up some pancakes. By the time he came back I was done eating. I just looked out the window biting my tongue,fighting not to scream. He came over and sat in front of me and blocked my view of the window. I turned my head. He knew I was pissed. "Aaliyah...I'm sorry." He said. "Okay." I said simply. "I know you mad." He said. "So?" "Aaliyah...stop." He said. "Stop what?!" i hissed glaring at him. He laughed. What the hell?! This isn't a time to laugh! I frowned. "Sorry boo,you look too damn sexy when you mad." He said. "Then I'll just stay mad." I said trying not to laugh.
He raised his eyebrows and I slipped. My mouth erupted into a grin. He smiled and gave me a kiss. He started eating his food then. "So who were you on the phone with?" I asked. He stopped eating and said,"Your mom and my mom." "What?" I asked. Did I hear correctly? "Your mom. She wants you to come see her." He said. "I don't want to see her." I huffed. "Aaliyah you need to stop being so hard on her." He said trying to imitate me. "Shutup! And why did she call you?" I asked. "Well my mom called me and she was on the line. I think your mom changed Aaliyah." He said. I sighed. "You weren't there when shed beat me and..." "I feel sorry for you that,that had to happen but...you need to get over it. Your mom tried to kill herself for you. Aaliyah she's changes." He said. "How can I just get over it?!" I hissed. "I don't know...but we going to see her wether you like it or not." He said. "You can't make me." I said. "Yeah. All I gotta do is pick your ass up and throw you in that car." He
Retorted. I gave him that look and then 10 minutes later my ass was in the car and he was driving to the hospital.
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It was dead quiet in the room. My mom looked better than last night though. I could see her letter was on the table. Darnells mom and him were outside. My mom kept staring at me. "What are you looking at?" I asked. "My daughter. I'm so glad you came." She said with a smile. I rolled my eyes to that. "Dont get too happy. I didn't want to come...Darnell made me." I said. "Do you want to leave?" She asked. "Yeah." I said with attitude. "Then why haven't you left yet? If you really didn't want to be here Aaliyah you wouldn't be." She said. I frowned. "You saying that like you know me or something." I snapped. "I do. You're my daughter." She said. "Whatever." I scoffed. But she was right. I DID want to he here...i just didn't want it to be like this. "The doctors were wrong Aaliyah. The baby is fine." She said. "What!" "Your boyfriends mother...she came and we talked and she said only God helped the baby and I." She said. I stared at my mom like I couldn't believe it. I didn't even think shed know who God was! "Ohh...well now you and her husband can live a happily ever after." I hissed. I was not going to give in to her that easily. She sighed. "Aaliyah. I didn't know he was your boyfriends father. I knew he had a wife and kids but he never spoke of them." She said. For some reason I believed her. I just sat there. "Aaliyah...if you don't forgive me it's okay. I just want you to know that I AM sorry for what I've done." She said.
Could I believe her? She was talking like she was normal. "Mom...are you serious?" I asked her. "I couldn't be more." She said. As soon as she said that i felt like an invisibile wall just got knocked down. Like all my worries had washed away and I was...purified. I don't know. I smiled at her and she smiled too. I gave her a hug which felt awkard but I didn't mind. Darnell and his mom came and in and we started talking like a...family. Darnell smiled at me and I smiled back.
Life. I wonder,
will it take me under?
-Lil Wayne
~*Darnell Collins*~
I woke up and Aaliyah was knocked out. I woke up and she had her arms around my neck and her legs wrapped around me...she was holding onto me hella hard. I had to pry her off of me. I decided we would just stay home...cuz who would want to go to school,after some shi+ that popped off like yesterday. My mom knocked on and came in. When she saw me shirtless and Aaliyah half on top of me...she gave me that 'look' "Nothing happened ma." I said. "Okay. Well Im going to the doctor and then to therapy for the baby. Then some shopping,are you guys gonna go to school tomorrow?" She asked. "Probably not." I murmured. "Alright well go back to sleep. See you later on.." She closed the door. Then Aaliyahs phone rang. I picked it up to silent it but the text caught my eye. It was from Cam. What the fuk is up with this dude?! Why was he so interested in Aaliyah?! He's a fuking grown ass man! I read the message and it said,'okay I'm sorry. I ain't gone bother you again. But don't think won't still care about you.' what? He apologized?! What the fuk? Then Aaliyah woke up and saw me with her phone. "What are you doing Darnell!" She said snatching the phone from me.
~*Aaliyah Smith*~
Damn I wake up to see Darnell with my damn phone.
I snatched it out his hand and he was reading a text from Cam. I sighed with relief. I just didn't want him to see the last messages that Cam said. "Aaliyah...I didn't mean too." He said. I looked at the message and I was surprised. Are you kidding me? Did Cam...crazy Cam just apologize?! I turned to Darnell. "How was it an accident?" I asked. "Your phone was ringing...and you were sleeping so I tried to silence it. But then that message came up." He said. I sighed and got off the bed. "Dont let it happen again." I said with a grin. He laughed and got up too and we walked out his room. "Or what?" He asked. I ignored him and we went to the kitchen. But when we went in...his father was sitting on the couch. It made us stop walking. "What are you doing here?" Darnell asked through gritted teeth. "What are you doing here? What are you both doing here? Shouldn't you be at school?" He asked us. "None of your concern. You don't live here." Darnell scoffed. His father stood up. "Darnell watch
who you're talking too. I'm still your father." He said. "Yeahh but that's just a title on you,anyone can be a daddy. It takes a real man to be a father." He hissed. I knew this wasn't my battle so I just stood next to Darnell and looked at the floor. "What are you talking about? Your barely a man yourself..you just made 18." He scoffed. "Yeah and I'm 18. Been with her since we moved here and I ain't even looked at another girl! You've been married to mom for 20 years and you cheated. And to make matters worse you have another child! And you're still cheating." Darnell hissed. "Darnell you don't understand." He said. "No! You don't understand!" Darnell yelled. "How do you think my mom feels?! She's pregnant by you and you got another woman pregnant also!" Darnell screamed. His father just stood there silent and didn't say a word. "Why you ain't talking dad? You seemed so sure of yourself when you came here! And what are you doin here?!" Darnell demanded. "I came here to get the rest
Of my stuff." He huffed. "Then get it and hurry up and get out." Darnell said. I couldn't believe that his father listened to him! He walked out the room and upstairs and it was so quiet we could hear clothes ruffling upstairs. "You good?" I asked him. "Fuk yeah. The real question is he good?" Darnell hissed. We sat at the table and 15 minutes later his father came down with all his belongings. He looked at Darnell and then to me. I just stared back at him. He sighed and shook his head and walked out. "He better not come around here again." Darnell sighed. "Darnell stop being so hard on him." I said. Oops! Wrong thing to say. He turned and looked at me. "Okay stop being so hard on your mom!" He said. Damn he got me there. "Exactly." He said. "Okay well damn you ain't gotta trip on me!" I yelled. "And you ain't gotta take his side!" He yelled back. I stood up. "Im not taking his side if I was do you think I'd be here right now?!" I yelled. Then he said with the straightest face,"I don't
Know,you tell me." I frowned. I didn't want to fight with him one,because we've never gotten into one,and two I knew it'd be a waste of breath cuz he wasn't really thinking right now. I sighed and for the first time in my life I backed down. I just gave him a dirty look and looked at the table. Then his phone rang. He started talking and then got up and went in the other room. While we went and talked I warmed him and I up some pancakes. By the time he came back I was done eating. I just looked out the window biting my tongue,fighting not to scream. He came over and sat in front of me and blocked my view of the window. I turned my head. He knew I was pissed. "Aaliyah...I'm sorry." He said. "Okay." I said simply. "I know you mad." He said. "So?" "Aaliyah...stop." He said. "Stop what?!" i hissed glaring at him. He laughed. What the hell?! This isn't a time to laugh! I frowned. "Sorry boo,you look too damn sexy when you mad." He said. "Then I'll just stay mad." I said trying not to laugh.
He raised his eyebrows and I slipped. My mouth erupted into a grin. He smiled and gave me a kiss. He started eating his food then. "So who were you on the phone with?" I asked. He stopped eating and said,"Your mom and my mom." "What?" I asked. Did I hear correctly? "Your mom. She wants you to come see her." He said. "I don't want to see her." I huffed. "Aaliyah you need to stop being so hard on her." He said trying to imitate me. "Shutup! And why did she call you?" I asked. "Well my mom called me and she was on the line. I think your mom changed Aaliyah." He said. I sighed. "You weren't there when shed beat me and..." "I feel sorry for you that,that had to happen but...you need to get over it. Your mom tried to kill herself for you. Aaliyah she's changes." He said. "How can I just get over it?!" I hissed. "I don't know...but we going to see her wether you like it or not." He said. "You can't make me." I said. "Yeah. All I gotta do is pick your ass up and throw you in that car." He
Retorted. I gave him that look and then 10 minutes later my ass was in the car and he was driving to the hospital.
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It was dead quiet in the room. My mom looked better than last night though. I could see her letter was on the table. Darnells mom and him were outside. My mom kept staring at me. "What are you looking at?" I asked. "My daughter. I'm so glad you came." She said with a smile. I rolled my eyes to that. "Dont get too happy. I didn't want to come...Darnell made me." I said. "Do you want to leave?" She asked. "Yeah." I said with attitude. "Then why haven't you left yet? If you really didn't want to be here Aaliyah you wouldn't be." She said. I frowned. "You saying that like you know me or something." I snapped. "I do. You're my daughter." She said. "Whatever." I scoffed. But she was right. I DID want to he here...i just didn't want it to be like this. "The doctors were wrong Aaliyah. The baby is fine." She said. "What!" "Your boyfriends mother...she came and we talked and she said only God helped the baby and I." She said. I stared at my mom like I couldn't believe it. I didn't even think shed know who God was! "Ohh...well now you and her husband can live a happily ever after." I hissed. I was not going to give in to her that easily. She sighed. "Aaliyah. I didn't know he was your boyfriends father. I knew he had a wife and kids but he never spoke of them." She said. For some reason I believed her. I just sat there. "Aaliyah...if you don't forgive me it's okay. I just want you to know that I AM sorry for what I've done." She said.
Could I believe her? She was talking like she was normal. "Mom...are you serious?" I asked her. "I couldn't be more." She said. As soon as she said that i felt like an invisibile wall just got knocked down. Like all my worries had washed away and I was...purified. I don't know. I smiled at her and she smiled too. I gave her a hug which felt awkard but I didn't mind. Darnell and his mom came and in and we started talking like a...family. Darnell smiled at me and I smiled back.