Burn This City
Today Was A Good Day
Chapter 5: Today Was A Good Day
Just waking up in the mornin gotta thank God
I dont know why but today seems odd
-Ice Cube
I woke up at 11 am and I knew I wasnt going to school. After the shi+ that happened last night...I dont think I'll be going back for a while. My phone was blown up with messages from everyone in the gaang. Not one from Syco. They all said we would discuss the situation tomorrow at 7.There was a text from Dani asking me to come over around 1. I texted back:iight. I got up and took a shower and when I got out I put on a plain blue tight tee with a yellow tee under it,some skinny jeans,and blue and yellow nikes.I did my hair and it was only 11:30. I turned on my tv and chilled in there for a while.
*~Darnell Collins*~
Oh.My.God. My parents literally wanted to kill me last night! Djay had to sneak over and get his car and my mom went ballistic. When I got in last night at 1 am I snuck in and my mom was asleep on the couch. Damn where was my dad?! I fell asleep and I woke up at about 9:30 am to my mom yelling.
"DARNELL XAVIER COLLINS! GET YO ASS IN HERE RIGHT NOW!" My fathers voice boomed. My eyes flew open and I thought I was going to have a heart attack. I dashed out my room and down the stairs. My mother and father were both dressed for work and they were angry. "Where the hell were you last night?" My mom screamed. "I-I- I was at f-friends house." I lied. Damn. I knew I couldnt tell them what was really going on. If I did...Id be watching my own funeral. "A friends house?! Whos?" My dad yelled. "Keyontae...him and I both play ball so I thought it'd be okay." I said. I wanted to slap myself. "Next time call and let us know! I was calling you all night!" My mom hissed. I almost fainted. They believed me that easy?! "Alright well heres 50 dollars...go get some groceries in since you aint going to school." My dad said handing me mony. Oh shi+! Im missing school?! "Uh okay...." I said. My dad walked out the door without another word. "Darnell...dont ever scare me like that again,okay?" My mom
Said. "Sorry mom ,I really am." I said. "Okay baby,see ya when I get home!" She said. She walkked out the door and I sighed with relief. Damn that was close. I went upstairs and got dressed. I was hungry as fuk and it was only 10:30. Montrel texted me saying there was a meeting tomorrow. I looked in the refrigerator and damn there really wasnt nothing to eat. Then I thought about Aaliyah. Did she make it home safe? Thoughts of something bad happened to her started to cease my mind. I shook it out my head. There's no way shes not safe...cuz if shes not itd be my fault for not taking her home. My stomach growled which reminded me I was hungry. I opened my door and when I did...the person standing there took my breath away.
*~Aaliyah Collins~*
I was hungry as fuk cuz I didnt eat last night at all. So I opened my door and right when I did there he was. Darnell. What was he doing here?! He didnt live here...did he? He looked back at me with the same expression. He was so sexy all I could do was stare. "Damn Aaliyah you stalking me or something?" He said grinning. Him talking snapped me out of it. "What?! Nigg@h you aint worth stalking." I said laughing. He laughed too. "So uhh you live here?" I asked. "Yeahh you live there?" He asked. I nodded. "Looks like I'll have to see your ass everyday." I said with a sigh. "Yeah right...I brighten your day." He said. I laughed. Woah was this awkward. Speaking of awkward,where was my mom? Now that was awkward..."So where you headed too ma?" He asked closing the door. We started walking out the door and down the street.The streets were kinda quiet since we were supposed to be at school.
"Going to Mcdonalds...Im hungry as hell." I said. "Yeah me too.Ima go with you." He said. "I didnt want you to go with me." I said. He frowned. "Just kidding boy...come on." I said laughing. We walked to McDonalds and ordered our food. We decided to eat at his crib. His house was nice it had flat TV's,glass tables,and everything. We were sitting on the couch eating and watching Love & Basketball. Ohh this was my movie! It was 11. "Damn Syco made me so mad yesterday." I said. He nodded. "Yeahh I get why you were so mad now." He said. "Yeah,and oh what happened in that car...when I was crying and shi+...that stays in between me and you." I said. He laughed. "And what if it dont?" He asked. "I will whoop yo ass." I said confidently. I knew I would whoop him. We were done eating now and I wanted nothing more than him. But I was too afraid to make a move. I knew he liked me but did he really like me? Alot of guys like me...but I dont like them cuz I know they just want se.x
"Whoop me? Yeah right..." He said. I gave him a look. "You think you can beat me up?" I asked. "I dont think Aaliyah." He said getting up. "I know." "Awh really?" I asked. I jumped on him and we both fell to the floor.I was on top and we were both laughinglike crazy. "Whos on top nigg@h?" I said. "Me." He said. Then he flipped me over and I found my ass on the floor and he was on top of me pinning my arms down. How in the hell did he do that?! I was squirming and trying to break free but I couldnt. "Just stop trying Aaliyah...you're not going to get out." He said laughing. I luahged but I wasnt giving up. I couldnt even move. I sighed. "Okay you won...can you get off me now?" I asked. "What? Im sorry...I didnt hear you...who won?" He teased. "Darnell!" I whined. He laughed. And as he leaned his head down...I accidentally lifted my head up and that caused our lips to meet. It was a small peck. We stopped laughing and I stared in his eyes. Woah. Did that just happen? Then he slowly leaned down again and kissed me. I kissed him back and our lips were dancing with eachother. It was the best feeling I ever had. The kisses deepened and I wrapped my arms around his neck. I felt him pick me up and walk trhough hallways. I didnt care...I just didnt want this moment to end. I felt my self fall on a bed with him still on top of me.
Oh shi+ I knew where this was leading too. "Aaliyah..." He moaned. I wanted him. I wanted him so bad...but I couldnt. Why was I falling for him so fast? But I couldnt let this happen. No way. He slid his hands up my shirt trying to take it off. I stoppped kissing him and then he stopped. "I...cant do this." I said. He bit his lip and rolled off of me and layed beside me. It was quiet and for a moment I felt stupid. "Sorry.." I mumbled. "Nawhh dont apologize...it's my fault...I shouldnt have..." He trailed off and we both laughed. And while we were laughing I knew Darnell didnt want me just for se.x. No boy in my life has ever apologized when I said no. Damn. Then my phone rang. I dashed down the stairs and answered without checking of who it was. "Hello?" I answered. "Hey where you at?" The voice said.Darnell came down and sat on the couch next to me. "Who dis?" I asked. "Cam." I almost dropped my phone. What did he want? "I thought I told you not to call me or text me...I already told
you I didnt want to have nothing to do with you." I said. He laughed. "Stop playing hard to get girl and meet me at the store. We need to talk." He said. "Im not meeting you anywhere Cam,iight?" I said. "Why? What you doing thats more important than me?" He asked. I sighed. This nigg@h was 22 years old! What did he want with me. Darnell was frowning at me. "None of your business now Im hanging up." I said. "That wont stop me from calling and texting you..." I didnt hear the rest cuz I hung up on the dude. "Who da hell was that?" Darnell asked. "Nobody...just some nigg@h." I replied. Darnell laughed and then put his arm around me.
~*Darnell Collins*~
I wanted her. She tasted so good and it felt so right kissing her and al that shi+. I couild tell she's been hurt before...cuz whyd she stop me? I liked this girl too damn much. All my past girlfriends I never was the one who made the move to get in they pants...it was them. I knew she was mine now.
At 12:30 we left my crib and started walking to Dani house. The whole way she was texting. "Who you texting?" I asked. "Cholo." She replied. I hated that nigg@h. And I knew he didnt like me either. I knew him and I were going to have problems later on cuz dude was eyeballing me the whole time at the court yesterday. He stared me down hard as hell when Aaliyah and I got out the car. Then nigg@h had the nerve to ask her if I was her boyfriend? Shi+ I wanted to say:"Damn right nigg@h!" I sighed. She looked at me. "Why you dont like Cholo?" She asked. "I never said I didnt." I replied. She frowned. "And you never said you did. I know you dont like him Darnell...you aint gotta lie." She grinned. I was trying hard not to smile back but she was so...irresistible. "How you know?" I asked. "Cuz everytime I talk about him...you get this angry look on your face." She said. Ahh she got me. "Whatever." I said with a laugh.
She laughed again. "Darnell...why dont you like him for real?" She asked getting serious. I sighed. "Because I know he dont like me." I said. "And?" She asked. "And...cuz you like him..." I said. She laughed. "Darnell he was my best friend and you dont have to worry about him...he dont like me." She said. I gave her a look. "Aaliyah? Did you not see how he was looking at you?" I asked. "Well...he was happy to see me." She replied. I laughed. "Then why did he ask me if I was your boyfriend?" I asked her. She hesitated. "Exactly you helped prove my point." I said. "Shutup." She said. We kept walking until we reached Dani's house. Aaliyah knocked on the door and some man answered.
~*Aaliyah Smith*~
Her father answered the door and had a cigarette hanging out his mouth.
"What you want?" He mumbled. Dani's father was an ugly man. He looked like a gremlin that was 80 years old. I didnt like him cuz Dani would always tell me how abusive he was. "Dani here?" I asked. He looked Darnell up and down then opened the door wider and let us in. "She in her room." He mumbled then walked away. Darnell grabbed my hand as we went downstairs. "Ayy I dont like this place...lets hurry up and get out of here." He whispered. I snatched my hand out of his and said,"I never asked you to come." I said laughing. We reached the bottom and the laughing ceased. Cam was sitting on the computer and Dani was on the bed. What the fuk was he doing here? "Hey girl." I said. Cam turned around and grinned at me. I sat on the bed and Darnell sat next to me in a chair.Dani's face looked a little better and she looked okay. "I thought you wasnt coming to see me." He boasted. I saw Dani glare at me. "Shutup. I didnt come here for you." I hissed. I turned to Dani. "You good?" I asked. She shook her head.
"Are you going to tell me what happened?" I asked. She shook her head. I sighed. "Look if you gone act like this I might as well leave,whyd you ask me to come here?" I asked iiritatedly. "You know what happened! He lost it and beat my ass." She said. "And you still fu_ckin with him?" I sneered. Cam turned around. "Damn right she is..." He hissed. I stuck up my middle finger at him and turned back to Dani. "Dani what the hell is wrong with you?!" I asked. "Nothings wrong with me...shi+ if Syco would get over the damn grudge...none of this shi+ wouldve happened." She hissed. "This aint his fault that you fu_ckin with him! Dani he clearly told us to stay away from him." I hissed. "He did? Wow." Cam snorted. "Ay will you shutup I aint talking to you?!" I snapped. Cam frowned. "I told yo smart ass to stop talking to me like that." He hissed. "And Ive told your ass to stop talking to me!" I said getting loud and standing up. Right now I was so aggrivated I didnt give a fuk what was gonna.
Happen. "Calm yo ass down!" Dani yelled. Oh hell to the no! I know she aint yelling at me! Before I could say something to her dumbass Darnell grabbed my arm. "Chill." He muttered making me sit down. Cam was looking at me with that 'lust' look. "Aaliyah can you stop trippin? Im your best friend and I dont like it that we arguing." Dani said. Oh now this bi+ch wanna get all sympathetic? Oh naw its too damn late for that! I was heated. "Ya know what I aint dealin with this shi+. Darnell lets go." I said hopping up. "Deuces." Dani snorted. Darnell followed me out the house and I was pissed off. The nerve of that bi+ch! I started walking back to my house and Darnell followed. "Damn Aaliyah,why are you trippin? So what if she like Cam." He said. I almost turned around and slapped him. "Darnell....shutup.Please." I hissed. He grinned. "Come on babe...dont get mad." He said holding onto my waist and kissing on my neck. Now usually I wouldve been very pleased that he was doing this but right now I was pissed.
I mean we weren't even together! "Get off of me Darnell...I'm not in the mood." I hissed. He sighed. "Aaliyah I get why you mad and all...but you can't control what she do...all the talking you doing to her...it's a waste of time." He said. "I know that! But why is she doing this? She know how Cam is! I dont even see why she likes him! He treats her like shi+ all the time, and Syco don't like him! Syco even beat her ass for going with him! And the dumbass is still with him." I snorted. "Well that's her. Not you. So stop stressing over it! When Cam drops her ass she'll be crawling her ass rift back to you." He said. He was right. Cam was going to leave her and when he did...she was going to feel stupid. "What are you some kind of therapist?!" I said with a laugh. He laughed with me. "Hmm I might have to keep you around Darnell you're right." I said. He grinned and gave me a crooked smile. I loved it when he smiled like that. "Might? I wouldn't care if you didn't want me around I was
Still going to get you anyway." He said cockily. "Boy whatever." I said. "So what do you wanna do?" He asked. I thought for a second,what could we do? No one should be at the basketball court...but that's a long ass walk from here. "Lets just chill at yo crib." I said. He sighed. "Why my place?" He asked with a grin. "Cuz...my momma's a crackhead so we aint got nothing." I laughed. He laughed too and then we went in his house. The whole time here I had nothing but fun. I truly enjoyed Darnell. I havent laughed this much in my life. We played games,ate,watched movies and everything. At 7pm we were both cuddled up on the couch watching a movie when his front door opened. In stepped a beautiful older woman. She looked to be in her early 30's,but the way she looked...you knew she was older.
~*Darnell Collins*~
Awh shi+. Aaliyah was sitting on my lap and my mom just walked in on us. My mom's biggest rule was:NO GIRLS IN THE HOUSE UNLESS I KNOW. But I forgot...we were having so much fun. "O-oh hey mom." I said. she stood there with her eyebrows raised. Aaliyah got off of me and I could feel how tense she was. It was dead quiet. Damn this was too awkward. Then my mother surprised me,she smiled. "Well who is this Darnell? You didnt mention you were going to have company." She said. I almost passed out. It actually took me a moment to actually believe she had said that to me.
"Oh this is my friend Aaliyah,she goes to my school." I said quickly. My mom smiled. "Well nice to meet you Aaliyah...Darnell dinners going to be ready in a little bit. Would you be staying over for dinner?" My mom asked Aaliyah. I could see the resentment in Aaliyah. I knew she was going to say no...but I couldn't let her do that. If she said no...my mom would take that as her being rude or offensive. Right when she was about to speak I stepped in,"Uhm yeah! Yeah mom she's staying over." I breathed. My mother and Aaliyah turned around and gave me that look. "Well okay...I'll be right back." My mom said. She walked up the stairs and as soon as we heard the door close Aaliyah turned around and gave me that death stare. "What the fuk Darnell?!" She hissed angrily. "Aaliyah I couldn't let you say no...if I did my mom wouldn't have liked you!" I whispered. "I don't give a shi+! I don't wanna have dinner here with you're parents!" She whispered back. "Why not?" I asked. "Because they're
Going to interrogate my ass like the police!" She said. "What? No they're not. My parents aren't like that." I lied. "Darnell Im not stupid! Stop lyin." She hissed. I couldn't say anything back to that. She sighed. "Damn it Darnell." She said. "Aaliyah it's just dinner why you tripping? Look I'll be there with you. I'll help you out,okay? Just calm down." I said. "Promise me you'll make them not interrogate me so bad." She said. "Promise."
~*Aaliyah Smith*~
So much for a damn promise. Darnell mom...well Mrs. Collins...was ridin the shi+ out of me! Thank god his dad wasn't here. We were eating steak,mashed potatoes with corn and it was delicious. I haven't eaten something so good like this it didn't make any sense. "So how old are you Aaliyah?" She asked. "17." I said. "Thats nice,any brothers and sisters?" She asked. Awh fuk,how am I supposed to tell her that? "Uhh Im an only child." I lied. "Whos your mother? Where do you live?" She asked. Damn! But luckily Darnell cleared his throat."Uhm mom,do you know where dad is?" He asked. I gave him a thankful look because I don't know what I was going to say to that one. He smiled at me. "Oh I don't know and I don't care. I'm not worried about him anymore...he's starting to make me mad now." She said. Darnell laughed. "Hes just trying to make it easier for us mom...that's why he's working late." He said.
"Yeahh I know that son,but he's never home anymore. He didn't work this late back in Cali! And his job damn sure ain't important as what he use to do." She said. Then she looked at me. "Oh I'm sorry. I didn't mean for you to hear all that. "Its fine." I said laughing with Darnell. "So Aaliyah,do you play sports?" She asked. "No..not really. I play a little bit of everything." I said. "Really? That's good. So what do you do out here in Chicago? Are you in any clubs?" She asked. "Yehh she's in a club alright." Darnell muttered. I glared at him and he busted into laughter. "Uhm no not really...I just...hang around." I said. I looked down and I saw her frown at me like she didn't believe me. I didn't care. "So what do you wanna do-" "Mom! Can you stop asking her so many questions? You acting like she murdered somebody." Darnell laughed. That made all of us laugh. "Well I'm sorry. It's just I want to know the new type of girls you're going to be dating." She said. I almost spit out my water
. Darnell groaned. "Mom...she's not...my girlfriend." He said. I wouldn't mind too. I thought. And I knew he wanted me to be too. "Shes not? Hmm way you two were cuddled up on that couch...looked like it." She said. I laughed. Finally a real conversation started and it wasn't about me. We joked and laughed and talked. I really liked Darnells mom. It made me wish I had a mom because of how caring she was. She was so nice. At 9 pm that's when I felt like it was time to leave. "It was very nice meeting you Aaliyah. I really hope we meet again." Mrs.Collins said. She gave me a hug. "Nice too meet you too." I smiled. "Alright. Darnell walk her home." She said. He nodded and we walked out. "I like your mom she's cool." I said. "I knew you'd like her. And sorry for all the questions." He said. "Its all good. Well I'll see you at school." I said. Before I turned around to go he grabbed me and pulled me into a hug. "You thought I was just gone let you go babe,without a hug?" He asked. He
was holding onto my butt and I had my arms wrapped around his neck. Ohh I wanted him so bad right now. I laughed. "I thought we weren't dating." I said. He smiled. "We are now." Then he kissed me. I got too into it and so did he. He started sucking the shi+ out of my lips and I was loving it. It felt like it was going on forever. Then I pulled away and smiled. "See ya." I said. "Bye." I walked back to my apartment and I felt on top of the world. But then seeing that ugly so called mom of mine...made me sick to my stomach. That same man was here again! "Aaliyah where has your ass been?!" She asked. "None of your damn business." I hissed. "What did you say to me? Bring your ass here!" She yelled. She was naked under a robe again and the man was under the covers. Him and her were pissing me off,and I haven't even said two words to him. "Im not listening to yo dumbass..." I said. "Leave her be." The man said. Hmm maybe I might like him. "Leave her be? Fine I will. But I saw your slick ass
with that boy outside!" "And?! I'm not going to become a hoe like you are!" I said. I didn't hear what she said cuz I slammed my door. Damn. She always gotta ruin my good mood. I sighed and got in the bed and fell asleep. Besides her my day was good.
Just waking up in the mornin gotta thank God
I dont know why but today seems odd
-Ice Cube
I woke up at 11 am and I knew I wasnt going to school. After the shi+ that happened last night...I dont think I'll be going back for a while. My phone was blown up with messages from everyone in the gaang. Not one from Syco. They all said we would discuss the situation tomorrow at 7.There was a text from Dani asking me to come over around 1. I texted back:iight. I got up and took a shower and when I got out I put on a plain blue tight tee with a yellow tee under it,some skinny jeans,and blue and yellow nikes.I did my hair and it was only 11:30. I turned on my tv and chilled in there for a while.
*~Darnell Collins*~
Oh.My.God. My parents literally wanted to kill me last night! Djay had to sneak over and get his car and my mom went ballistic. When I got in last night at 1 am I snuck in and my mom was asleep on the couch. Damn where was my dad?! I fell asleep and I woke up at about 9:30 am to my mom yelling.
"DARNELL XAVIER COLLINS! GET YO ASS IN HERE RIGHT NOW!" My fathers voice boomed. My eyes flew open and I thought I was going to have a heart attack. I dashed out my room and down the stairs. My mother and father were both dressed for work and they were angry. "Where the hell were you last night?" My mom screamed. "I-I- I was at f-friends house." I lied. Damn. I knew I couldnt tell them what was really going on. If I did...Id be watching my own funeral. "A friends house?! Whos?" My dad yelled. "Keyontae...him and I both play ball so I thought it'd be okay." I said. I wanted to slap myself. "Next time call and let us know! I was calling you all night!" My mom hissed. I almost fainted. They believed me that easy?! "Alright well heres 50 dollars...go get some groceries in since you aint going to school." My dad said handing me mony. Oh shi+! Im missing school?! "Uh okay...." I said. My dad walked out the door without another word. "Darnell...dont ever scare me like that again,okay?" My mom
Said. "Sorry mom ,I really am." I said. "Okay baby,see ya when I get home!" She said. She walkked out the door and I sighed with relief. Damn that was close. I went upstairs and got dressed. I was hungry as fuk and it was only 10:30. Montrel texted me saying there was a meeting tomorrow. I looked in the refrigerator and damn there really wasnt nothing to eat. Then I thought about Aaliyah. Did she make it home safe? Thoughts of something bad happened to her started to cease my mind. I shook it out my head. There's no way shes not safe...cuz if shes not itd be my fault for not taking her home. My stomach growled which reminded me I was hungry. I opened my door and when I did...the person standing there took my breath away.
*~Aaliyah Collins~*
I was hungry as fuk cuz I didnt eat last night at all. So I opened my door and right when I did there he was. Darnell. What was he doing here?! He didnt live here...did he? He looked back at me with the same expression. He was so sexy all I could do was stare. "Damn Aaliyah you stalking me or something?" He said grinning. Him talking snapped me out of it. "What?! Nigg@h you aint worth stalking." I said laughing. He laughed too. "So uhh you live here?" I asked. "Yeahh you live there?" He asked. I nodded. "Looks like I'll have to see your ass everyday." I said with a sigh. "Yeah right...I brighten your day." He said. I laughed. Woah was this awkward. Speaking of awkward,where was my mom? Now that was awkward..."So where you headed too ma?" He asked closing the door. We started walking out the door and down the street.The streets were kinda quiet since we were supposed to be at school.
"Going to Mcdonalds...Im hungry as hell." I said. "Yeah me too.Ima go with you." He said. "I didnt want you to go with me." I said. He frowned. "Just kidding boy...come on." I said laughing. We walked to McDonalds and ordered our food. We decided to eat at his crib. His house was nice it had flat TV's,glass tables,and everything. We were sitting on the couch eating and watching Love & Basketball. Ohh this was my movie! It was 11. "Damn Syco made me so mad yesterday." I said. He nodded. "Yeahh I get why you were so mad now." He said. "Yeah,and oh what happened in that car...when I was crying and shi+...that stays in between me and you." I said. He laughed. "And what if it dont?" He asked. "I will whoop yo ass." I said confidently. I knew I would whoop him. We were done eating now and I wanted nothing more than him. But I was too afraid to make a move. I knew he liked me but did he really like me? Alot of guys like me...but I dont like them cuz I know they just want se.x
"Whoop me? Yeah right..." He said. I gave him a look. "You think you can beat me up?" I asked. "I dont think Aaliyah." He said getting up. "I know." "Awh really?" I asked. I jumped on him and we both fell to the floor.I was on top and we were both laughinglike crazy. "Whos on top nigg@h?" I said. "Me." He said. Then he flipped me over and I found my ass on the floor and he was on top of me pinning my arms down. How in the hell did he do that?! I was squirming and trying to break free but I couldnt. "Just stop trying Aaliyah...you're not going to get out." He said laughing. I luahged but I wasnt giving up. I couldnt even move. I sighed. "Okay you won...can you get off me now?" I asked. "What? Im sorry...I didnt hear you...who won?" He teased. "Darnell!" I whined. He laughed. And as he leaned his head down...I accidentally lifted my head up and that caused our lips to meet. It was a small peck. We stopped laughing and I stared in his eyes. Woah. Did that just happen? Then he slowly leaned down again and kissed me. I kissed him back and our lips were dancing with eachother. It was the best feeling I ever had. The kisses deepened and I wrapped my arms around his neck. I felt him pick me up and walk trhough hallways. I didnt care...I just didnt want this moment to end. I felt my self fall on a bed with him still on top of me.
Oh shi+ I knew where this was leading too. "Aaliyah..." He moaned. I wanted him. I wanted him so bad...but I couldnt. Why was I falling for him so fast? But I couldnt let this happen. No way. He slid his hands up my shirt trying to take it off. I stoppped kissing him and then he stopped. "I...cant do this." I said. He bit his lip and rolled off of me and layed beside me. It was quiet and for a moment I felt stupid. "Sorry.." I mumbled. "Nawhh dont apologize...it's my fault...I shouldnt have..." He trailed off and we both laughed. And while we were laughing I knew Darnell didnt want me just for se.x. No boy in my life has ever apologized when I said no. Damn. Then my phone rang. I dashed down the stairs and answered without checking of who it was. "Hello?" I answered. "Hey where you at?" The voice said.Darnell came down and sat on the couch next to me. "Who dis?" I asked. "Cam." I almost dropped my phone. What did he want? "I thought I told you not to call me or text me...I already told
you I didnt want to have nothing to do with you." I said. He laughed. "Stop playing hard to get girl and meet me at the store. We need to talk." He said. "Im not meeting you anywhere Cam,iight?" I said. "Why? What you doing thats more important than me?" He asked. I sighed. This nigg@h was 22 years old! What did he want with me. Darnell was frowning at me. "None of your business now Im hanging up." I said. "That wont stop me from calling and texting you..." I didnt hear the rest cuz I hung up on the dude. "Who da hell was that?" Darnell asked. "Nobody...just some nigg@h." I replied. Darnell laughed and then put his arm around me.
~*Darnell Collins*~
I wanted her. She tasted so good and it felt so right kissing her and al that shi+. I couild tell she's been hurt before...cuz whyd she stop me? I liked this girl too damn much. All my past girlfriends I never was the one who made the move to get in they pants...it was them. I knew she was mine now.
At 12:30 we left my crib and started walking to Dani house. The whole way she was texting. "Who you texting?" I asked. "Cholo." She replied. I hated that nigg@h. And I knew he didnt like me either. I knew him and I were going to have problems later on cuz dude was eyeballing me the whole time at the court yesterday. He stared me down hard as hell when Aaliyah and I got out the car. Then nigg@h had the nerve to ask her if I was her boyfriend? Shi+ I wanted to say:"Damn right nigg@h!" I sighed. She looked at me. "Why you dont like Cholo?" She asked. "I never said I didnt." I replied. She frowned. "And you never said you did. I know you dont like him Darnell...you aint gotta lie." She grinned. I was trying hard not to smile back but she was so...irresistible. "How you know?" I asked. "Cuz everytime I talk about him...you get this angry look on your face." She said. Ahh she got me. "Whatever." I said with a laugh.
She laughed again. "Darnell...why dont you like him for real?" She asked getting serious. I sighed. "Because I know he dont like me." I said. "And?" She asked. "And...cuz you like him..." I said. She laughed. "Darnell he was my best friend and you dont have to worry about him...he dont like me." She said. I gave her a look. "Aaliyah? Did you not see how he was looking at you?" I asked. "Well...he was happy to see me." She replied. I laughed. "Then why did he ask me if I was your boyfriend?" I asked her. She hesitated. "Exactly you helped prove my point." I said. "Shutup." She said. We kept walking until we reached Dani's house. Aaliyah knocked on the door and some man answered.
~*Aaliyah Smith*~
Her father answered the door and had a cigarette hanging out his mouth.
"What you want?" He mumbled. Dani's father was an ugly man. He looked like a gremlin that was 80 years old. I didnt like him cuz Dani would always tell me how abusive he was. "Dani here?" I asked. He looked Darnell up and down then opened the door wider and let us in. "She in her room." He mumbled then walked away. Darnell grabbed my hand as we went downstairs. "Ayy I dont like this place...lets hurry up and get out of here." He whispered. I snatched my hand out of his and said,"I never asked you to come." I said laughing. We reached the bottom and the laughing ceased. Cam was sitting on the computer and Dani was on the bed. What the fuk was he doing here? "Hey girl." I said. Cam turned around and grinned at me. I sat on the bed and Darnell sat next to me in a chair.Dani's face looked a little better and she looked okay. "I thought you wasnt coming to see me." He boasted. I saw Dani glare at me. "Shutup. I didnt come here for you." I hissed. I turned to Dani. "You good?" I asked. She shook her head.
"Are you going to tell me what happened?" I asked. She shook her head. I sighed. "Look if you gone act like this I might as well leave,whyd you ask me to come here?" I asked iiritatedly. "You know what happened! He lost it and beat my ass." She said. "And you still fu_ckin with him?" I sneered. Cam turned around. "Damn right she is..." He hissed. I stuck up my middle finger at him and turned back to Dani. "Dani what the hell is wrong with you?!" I asked. "Nothings wrong with me...shi+ if Syco would get over the damn grudge...none of this shi+ wouldve happened." She hissed. "This aint his fault that you fu_ckin with him! Dani he clearly told us to stay away from him." I hissed. "He did? Wow." Cam snorted. "Ay will you shutup I aint talking to you?!" I snapped. Cam frowned. "I told yo smart ass to stop talking to me like that." He hissed. "And Ive told your ass to stop talking to me!" I said getting loud and standing up. Right now I was so aggrivated I didnt give a fuk what was gonna.
Happen. "Calm yo ass down!" Dani yelled. Oh hell to the no! I know she aint yelling at me! Before I could say something to her dumbass Darnell grabbed my arm. "Chill." He muttered making me sit down. Cam was looking at me with that 'lust' look. "Aaliyah can you stop trippin? Im your best friend and I dont like it that we arguing." Dani said. Oh now this bi+ch wanna get all sympathetic? Oh naw its too damn late for that! I was heated. "Ya know what I aint dealin with this shi+. Darnell lets go." I said hopping up. "Deuces." Dani snorted. Darnell followed me out the house and I was pissed off. The nerve of that bi+ch! I started walking back to my house and Darnell followed. "Damn Aaliyah,why are you trippin? So what if she like Cam." He said. I almost turned around and slapped him. "Darnell....shutup.Please." I hissed. He grinned. "Come on babe...dont get mad." He said holding onto my waist and kissing on my neck. Now usually I wouldve been very pleased that he was doing this but right now I was pissed.
I mean we weren't even together! "Get off of me Darnell...I'm not in the mood." I hissed. He sighed. "Aaliyah I get why you mad and all...but you can't control what she do...all the talking you doing to her...it's a waste of time." He said. "I know that! But why is she doing this? She know how Cam is! I dont even see why she likes him! He treats her like shi+ all the time, and Syco don't like him! Syco even beat her ass for going with him! And the dumbass is still with him." I snorted. "Well that's her. Not you. So stop stressing over it! When Cam drops her ass she'll be crawling her ass rift back to you." He said. He was right. Cam was going to leave her and when he did...she was going to feel stupid. "What are you some kind of therapist?!" I said with a laugh. He laughed with me. "Hmm I might have to keep you around Darnell you're right." I said. He grinned and gave me a crooked smile. I loved it when he smiled like that. "Might? I wouldn't care if you didn't want me around I was
Still going to get you anyway." He said cockily. "Boy whatever." I said. "So what do you wanna do?" He asked. I thought for a second,what could we do? No one should be at the basketball court...but that's a long ass walk from here. "Lets just chill at yo crib." I said. He sighed. "Why my place?" He asked with a grin. "Cuz...my momma's a crackhead so we aint got nothing." I laughed. He laughed too and then we went in his house. The whole time here I had nothing but fun. I truly enjoyed Darnell. I havent laughed this much in my life. We played games,ate,watched movies and everything. At 7pm we were both cuddled up on the couch watching a movie when his front door opened. In stepped a beautiful older woman. She looked to be in her early 30's,but the way she looked...you knew she was older.
~*Darnell Collins*~
Awh shi+. Aaliyah was sitting on my lap and my mom just walked in on us. My mom's biggest rule was:NO GIRLS IN THE HOUSE UNLESS I KNOW. But I forgot...we were having so much fun. "O-oh hey mom." I said. she stood there with her eyebrows raised. Aaliyah got off of me and I could feel how tense she was. It was dead quiet. Damn this was too awkward. Then my mother surprised me,she smiled. "Well who is this Darnell? You didnt mention you were going to have company." She said. I almost passed out. It actually took me a moment to actually believe she had said that to me.
"Oh this is my friend Aaliyah,she goes to my school." I said quickly. My mom smiled. "Well nice to meet you Aaliyah...Darnell dinners going to be ready in a little bit. Would you be staying over for dinner?" My mom asked Aaliyah. I could see the resentment in Aaliyah. I knew she was going to say no...but I couldn't let her do that. If she said no...my mom would take that as her being rude or offensive. Right when she was about to speak I stepped in,"Uhm yeah! Yeah mom she's staying over." I breathed. My mother and Aaliyah turned around and gave me that look. "Well okay...I'll be right back." My mom said. She walked up the stairs and as soon as we heard the door close Aaliyah turned around and gave me that death stare. "What the fuk Darnell?!" She hissed angrily. "Aaliyah I couldn't let you say no...if I did my mom wouldn't have liked you!" I whispered. "I don't give a shi+! I don't wanna have dinner here with you're parents!" She whispered back. "Why not?" I asked. "Because they're
Going to interrogate my ass like the police!" She said. "What? No they're not. My parents aren't like that." I lied. "Darnell Im not stupid! Stop lyin." She hissed. I couldn't say anything back to that. She sighed. "Damn it Darnell." She said. "Aaliyah it's just dinner why you tripping? Look I'll be there with you. I'll help you out,okay? Just calm down." I said. "Promise me you'll make them not interrogate me so bad." She said. "Promise."
~*Aaliyah Smith*~
So much for a damn promise. Darnell mom...well Mrs. Collins...was ridin the shi+ out of me! Thank god his dad wasn't here. We were eating steak,mashed potatoes with corn and it was delicious. I haven't eaten something so good like this it didn't make any sense. "So how old are you Aaliyah?" She asked. "17." I said. "Thats nice,any brothers and sisters?" She asked. Awh fuk,how am I supposed to tell her that? "Uhh Im an only child." I lied. "Whos your mother? Where do you live?" She asked. Damn! But luckily Darnell cleared his throat."Uhm mom,do you know where dad is?" He asked. I gave him a thankful look because I don't know what I was going to say to that one. He smiled at me. "Oh I don't know and I don't care. I'm not worried about him anymore...he's starting to make me mad now." She said. Darnell laughed. "Hes just trying to make it easier for us mom...that's why he's working late." He said.
"Yeahh I know that son,but he's never home anymore. He didn't work this late back in Cali! And his job damn sure ain't important as what he use to do." She said. Then she looked at me. "Oh I'm sorry. I didn't mean for you to hear all that. "Its fine." I said laughing with Darnell. "So Aaliyah,do you play sports?" She asked. "No..not really. I play a little bit of everything." I said. "Really? That's good. So what do you do out here in Chicago? Are you in any clubs?" She asked. "Yehh she's in a club alright." Darnell muttered. I glared at him and he busted into laughter. "Uhm no not really...I just...hang around." I said. I looked down and I saw her frown at me like she didn't believe me. I didn't care. "So what do you wanna do-" "Mom! Can you stop asking her so many questions? You acting like she murdered somebody." Darnell laughed. That made all of us laugh. "Well I'm sorry. It's just I want to know the new type of girls you're going to be dating." She said. I almost spit out my water
. Darnell groaned. "Mom...she's not...my girlfriend." He said. I wouldn't mind too. I thought. And I knew he wanted me to be too. "Shes not? Hmm way you two were cuddled up on that couch...looked like it." She said. I laughed. Finally a real conversation started and it wasn't about me. We joked and laughed and talked. I really liked Darnells mom. It made me wish I had a mom because of how caring she was. She was so nice. At 9 pm that's when I felt like it was time to leave. "It was very nice meeting you Aaliyah. I really hope we meet again." Mrs.Collins said. She gave me a hug. "Nice too meet you too." I smiled. "Alright. Darnell walk her home." She said. He nodded and we walked out. "I like your mom she's cool." I said. "I knew you'd like her. And sorry for all the questions." He said. "Its all good. Well I'll see you at school." I said. Before I turned around to go he grabbed me and pulled me into a hug. "You thought I was just gone let you go babe,without a hug?" He asked. He
was holding onto my butt and I had my arms wrapped around his neck. Ohh I wanted him so bad right now. I laughed. "I thought we weren't dating." I said. He smiled. "We are now." Then he kissed me. I got too into it and so did he. He started sucking the shi+ out of my lips and I was loving it. It felt like it was going on forever. Then I pulled away and smiled. "See ya." I said. "Bye." I walked back to my apartment and I felt on top of the world. But then seeing that ugly so called mom of mine...made me sick to my stomach. That same man was here again! "Aaliyah where has your ass been?!" She asked. "None of your damn business." I hissed. "What did you say to me? Bring your ass here!" She yelled. She was naked under a robe again and the man was under the covers. Him and her were pissing me off,and I haven't even said two words to him. "Im not listening to yo dumbass..." I said. "Leave her be." The man said. Hmm maybe I might like him. "Leave her be? Fine I will. But I saw your slick ass
with that boy outside!" "And?! I'm not going to become a hoe like you are!" I said. I didn't hear what she said cuz I slammed my door. Damn. She always gotta ruin my good mood. I sighed and got in the bed and fell asleep. Besides her my day was good.