Burn This City
That's MY Girlfriend
Chapter 9: Thats My Girlfriend
Yep that's my girlfriend
All mine,All mine
Shawty with me all the time
Stay hot stay fly
Keep her right by my side
She so fine yeah yeah
Yep that's my boyfriend!
-Bowwow ft Omarion
*~Aaliyah Smith*~
I.L.D that's all I'm thinking. 'I.Love.Darnell.' He is truly my one and only. I could NOT believe he threw me a surprise party. And it just wasn't a surprise birthday either...he got the warehouse decorated and I was spray painted on the wall. Him and I were spray painted on this one wall and it was beautiful! I had over a million pictures on my camera. I was so going to print these out. It's 4:30 in the afternoon and I'm on top of Darnell. He's still asleep and looking at him made me want to cry. He meant so much to me now. When his friends left I promise myself...he's going to get some. He earned it and I'm ready. He showed me he's not in the relationship JUST for se.x. I heard a tv going outside in the family room but I wasn't getting up. My stomach growled and it growled so loud it woke up Darnell. "Damn baby you hungry?" He asked. I laughed. "Sorry,ohh god did you really hear that?" I asked."Nawh I felt it on my stomach." He said. I laughed. "Darnell thank you so
much for last night." I said. He smiled. "Your welcome. And your worth all the hardwork." He said. I kissed him and the he rolled me over so he was on top. He laid on my chest. "Aaliyah...I love you." He said. I rubbed his head. "I know and I love you too." I said. "No...babe. I love you. Like LOVE LOVE you." He said. I smiled. He kissed me and I wrapped my arms around his neck. I wanted him to give me the business so bad but more than one person was in the house. He started grinding on me and I was getting way too excited. "Darnell you gone have to stop." I said breaking the kisses. He groaned. "I know babe...but Im getting a lil hot and there's more than one person in your house." I said. He grinned. "Damn! My friends had to come over when you were ready!" He said laughing. I laughed too. I gave him abother kiss and then he got up and put on a shirt. We walked out and saw that there was breakfeast on the table. Loco and Ariel were cuddled up on the couch and so was Dani and Corey. They were watching a movie. "Hey bout time you guys woke up." Loco said.
"Hmm funny how they both woke up at the same time." Corey grinned. "Aqh shutup." I said. We all laughed. "Wheres my mom?" Darnell asked. "Oh your parents left a little while ago to go to the doctor...you ain't tell us your mom was pregnant!" Ariel explained. "She is?!" I asked him. He nodded. I smiled. Awhhh I hoped it was a boy. I didn't want a girl they have too much attitude and they are much harder to raise. "So what we doing today?" Loco asked. "We? Uhm you can start by leaving...." Darnell joked. "Shutup." Loco hissed at him. They all laughed. "Well we just got here...I wanna see what's here to do." Ariel said. "Yeah me too." Corey said. We all looked at eachother and busted into laughter except for Ariel and Corey, they didn't get why we were laughing. "Why you guys laughing?" Ariel asked. "Girl you're in Chicago....they're ain't nothing here to do except sell weed,and pray to god you don't get killed the next morning." Dani said. That made us all laugh harder. But she was right
I didn't sell weed...but you sure as hell do have to pray to see a new day. Now people are getting killed walking to school,sitting down in they house,sitting on the bus! It's crazy out here now! And I'm taking about 10 year olds getting killed. It's truly a shame. "Really what are we going to do?" Corey asked. "Well the day is almost over....let's just chill." I said "Well Im going to take Corey around then." Dani said standing up. "Yeah come on Ariel." Loco said getting up also. They all left just like that and left Darnell and I in a empty house.
~*Darnell Collins*~
it was just Aaliyah and I so we were on the couch cuddling and watching 'Stomp The Yard'. "Darnell?" She said. "What?" I asked. "How was you life...in Cali?" She asked. I frowned. She never asked me shi+ like this. "Uhh it was good,why?" I asked her. "Just wondering cuz...I don't know." She said. "Nawh tell me." I said. "I just wanna know...what'd you do over there?" She asked. "Played ball...hung out and partied alll the time. It was real fun. I was like a celebrity over there." I boasted. She laughed. "How so?" She asked. "Cuz...I was always in articles about playing basketball." I told her. she smiled. "Do you miss it?" She asked. "Yeah...I do. But none of the fun measures to bein with you." I said. She smiled and gave me a kiss.
We went back to watching the movie. I didn't know about Aaliyah's background that much and I knew she didn't like to talk about it. But I had to know. "Aaliyah...tell me about yourself." I said. "What do you mean?" She asked. "You know...like your childhood...and your mom,why do you hate her?" I asked.
*~Aaliyah Smith*~
why why why! Why did he want to know this type of shi+! I didn't wanna talk about that type of stuff. And I don't ever remember telling him I hated my mom. "What? How do you know I hate her?" I asked. "Cuz you never talk about her...and when my mom asked you about her...you got this disgusted look on your face.And if you did like your mom...you wouldve wanted me to meet her by now....and when I asked to go to your crib one time you called her a crackhead." He said. Damn! This nigg@h knew me better than I knew myself. Has he really been paying that much attention to me? "Dam you remember everything." I said. "Nah only the things about you." He said. I smiled. "Well your
Right I do hate her." I said. "Why? Aaliyah tell me. Open up." He said. I sighed. I didn't like talking about myself like that. But hey we knew eachother for awhile I think he should know something about me. "When I was younger my mom really didn't take care of me. She was always out at some party or club...and she hated me. My grandmother raised me and she was always was there for me. My mom was a hoe she always had men over and shi+ and my grandmother would beg her to stop doing what she was doing. Her stupid ass never listened and then she got pregnant again. Of course she ain't know who the daddy was." Darnell stifled a laugh. "This shi+ ain't funny stop laughing." I said. "Sorry babe,continue." I sighed. "My sister Moeasha was my rock...but my mom thought different. She would neglect her and beat her for no reason. I actually beat my mom ass for her one time and ended up getting kicked out. But my grandmother helped me get back in. After that my mom hated my sister and I. When my
grandmother would go to work since her ass wouldn't shed beat us. I'd fight back but this one time she took it too far. She knocked my ass around with a bat." I was ready to cry. I dried up my tears that were threatening to fall. Darnell was staring at me shocked and hurt. I ended up passing out and I woke up in the hospital. The police were there and so was Moesha and my grandmother and my mom. They asked Moesha and I what happened and we told them and they were going to take her ass to jail...but she didn't go cuz my grandmother. No one wants too see their daughter go to jail! So she lied for her and they let her go. I HATED my grandmother for that! She only went too jail for a month and that month was the best time of my life. I remember coming home from school and seeing her on the couch smoking a cigarrette. I almost had a heart attack. My grandma wasn't home either. All I could think was:who could be that stupid to leave us alone with her?!!!! I was so angry. As soon as Moesha and
I walked through that door she yelled all this shi+ at us saying how much she hated us and that she was going to send us away. I ignored and just went in my room and brought Moesha with me. She followed us and start beatin us up and shi+,I guess her being in jail she worked out cuz her punches were stronger and I was weaker. My grandmother came home and heard us screaming. She came in the room and tried to get her off of us..." A tear went down my face then. This was the most painful part. Darnell hugged me to his chest. "Darnell...my mom turned around and hit her." The tears were really coming now. "And she kept doing it,she stomped her and I couldn't do anything. I was too beat up and so was Moesha. I tried to get up but it hurt too bad. But how could someone do that to their mother? My grandma was screaming and then she kicked her in her neck...and she went silent. She didn't scream and she laid there lifeless. She was...dead.And Moesha and I went crazy...we didn't know what to do!
And the crazy thing was that she didn't even care she killed her own mom!!!" I weeped. Darnell hugged me tighter. "Aaliyah stop...you don't have to tell me anymore." He said. I could hear the pain in his voice. I just cried as I thought about this and remembered this all. I felt like I was reliving it...I could hear Moesha crying...me crying...I could feel the pain. "Aaliyah it's okay...you don't have to tell me anymore." He said again. No. He asked about it and he was going to get the full deal. "The police came and took my grandmother away and I thought for sure she was going to jail...but nothing happened to her. The funeral was a nightmare. Everyone in my family wouldn't even look at Moesha and I. My mother had lied to them and said we were the cause of her death! And the dumbasses believed her! While all this shi+ was happening I had Cholo and Dani as my friends. That's why Cholo is so important to me. He was there for me the whole way...he meant to me more than Dani did. One ti
me he was over and my mom just kept bothering me...she slapped me for no reason and tried to beat me up. And Cholo helped me! He jumped on her ass and got her off of me. Then we both ran out as fast as we could. After that he was never allowed to come back." I said. It was silent and all I could hear was Darnells heart. "So...where's your sister?" He asked. "Someone called DCFS...I don't know who...but someone did and they took her away from me. They took her away Darnell...she's gone. Some family in New York adopted her and I haven't seen or talked to her ever since and that was 2 years ago." I said softly. "What? You haven't heard from her in 2 years?" He asked in a whisper. "No...they won't let us contact her...not even me. I wish I could just talk to her and see how she's doing..." I said. Darnell sighed. "I'm sorry Aaliyah..." He said. "You wanted to know...so don't apologize." I said.
"Aaliyah I had no idea..." He said. "Now you do...now stop feeling sorry for me. Okay? Cuz all that shi+ is in the past now...I don't even think about it anymore cuz none of it will ever change." I said. Darnell sighed. I didn't say anything else. I was stuck in the past and that's all I could think about now. If my grandmother hadn't of gotten her in jail then shed still be here!!! And Moesha would be here too. Why? Why? Why did she get her out of jail?! For the rest of the day Darnell and I just chilled until Ariel and Corey came home. They had no idea what Darnell and I just went through.
Yep that's my girlfriend
All mine,All mine
Shawty with me all the time
Stay hot stay fly
Keep her right by my side
She so fine yeah yeah
Yep that's my boyfriend!
-Bowwow ft Omarion
*~Aaliyah Smith*~
I.L.D that's all I'm thinking. 'I.Love.Darnell.' He is truly my one and only. I could NOT believe he threw me a surprise party. And it just wasn't a surprise birthday either...he got the warehouse decorated and I was spray painted on the wall. Him and I were spray painted on this one wall and it was beautiful! I had over a million pictures on my camera. I was so going to print these out. It's 4:30 in the afternoon and I'm on top of Darnell. He's still asleep and looking at him made me want to cry. He meant so much to me now. When his friends left I promise myself...he's going to get some. He earned it and I'm ready. He showed me he's not in the relationship JUST for se.x. I heard a tv going outside in the family room but I wasn't getting up. My stomach growled and it growled so loud it woke up Darnell. "Damn baby you hungry?" He asked. I laughed. "Sorry,ohh god did you really hear that?" I asked."Nawh I felt it on my stomach." He said. I laughed. "Darnell thank you so
much for last night." I said. He smiled. "Your welcome. And your worth all the hardwork." He said. I kissed him and the he rolled me over so he was on top. He laid on my chest. "Aaliyah...I love you." He said. I rubbed his head. "I know and I love you too." I said. "No...babe. I love you. Like LOVE LOVE you." He said. I smiled. He kissed me and I wrapped my arms around his neck. I wanted him to give me the business so bad but more than one person was in the house. He started grinding on me and I was getting way too excited. "Darnell you gone have to stop." I said breaking the kisses. He groaned. "I know babe...but Im getting a lil hot and there's more than one person in your house." I said. He grinned. "Damn! My friends had to come over when you were ready!" He said laughing. I laughed too. I gave him abother kiss and then he got up and put on a shirt. We walked out and saw that there was breakfeast on the table. Loco and Ariel were cuddled up on the couch and so was Dani and Corey. They were watching a movie. "Hey bout time you guys woke up." Loco said.
"Hmm funny how they both woke up at the same time." Corey grinned. "Aqh shutup." I said. We all laughed. "Wheres my mom?" Darnell asked. "Oh your parents left a little while ago to go to the doctor...you ain't tell us your mom was pregnant!" Ariel explained. "She is?!" I asked him. He nodded. I smiled. Awhhh I hoped it was a boy. I didn't want a girl they have too much attitude and they are much harder to raise. "So what we doing today?" Loco asked. "We? Uhm you can start by leaving...." Darnell joked. "Shutup." Loco hissed at him. They all laughed. "Well we just got here...I wanna see what's here to do." Ariel said. "Yeah me too." Corey said. We all looked at eachother and busted into laughter except for Ariel and Corey, they didn't get why we were laughing. "Why you guys laughing?" Ariel asked. "Girl you're in Chicago....they're ain't nothing here to do except sell weed,and pray to god you don't get killed the next morning." Dani said. That made us all laugh harder. But she was right
I didn't sell weed...but you sure as hell do have to pray to see a new day. Now people are getting killed walking to school,sitting down in they house,sitting on the bus! It's crazy out here now! And I'm taking about 10 year olds getting killed. It's truly a shame. "Really what are we going to do?" Corey asked. "Well the day is almost over....let's just chill." I said "Well Im going to take Corey around then." Dani said standing up. "Yeah come on Ariel." Loco said getting up also. They all left just like that and left Darnell and I in a empty house.
~*Darnell Collins*~
it was just Aaliyah and I so we were on the couch cuddling and watching 'Stomp The Yard'. "Darnell?" She said. "What?" I asked. "How was you life...in Cali?" She asked. I frowned. She never asked me shi+ like this. "Uhh it was good,why?" I asked her. "Just wondering cuz...I don't know." She said. "Nawh tell me." I said. "I just wanna know...what'd you do over there?" She asked. "Played ball...hung out and partied alll the time. It was real fun. I was like a celebrity over there." I boasted. She laughed. "How so?" She asked. "Cuz...I was always in articles about playing basketball." I told her. she smiled. "Do you miss it?" She asked. "Yeah...I do. But none of the fun measures to bein with you." I said. She smiled and gave me a kiss.
We went back to watching the movie. I didn't know about Aaliyah's background that much and I knew she didn't like to talk about it. But I had to know. "Aaliyah...tell me about yourself." I said. "What do you mean?" She asked. "You know...like your childhood...and your mom,why do you hate her?" I asked.
*~Aaliyah Smith*~
why why why! Why did he want to know this type of shi+! I didn't wanna talk about that type of stuff. And I don't ever remember telling him I hated my mom. "What? How do you know I hate her?" I asked. "Cuz you never talk about her...and when my mom asked you about her...you got this disgusted look on your face.And if you did like your mom...you wouldve wanted me to meet her by now....and when I asked to go to your crib one time you called her a crackhead." He said. Damn! This nigg@h knew me better than I knew myself. Has he really been paying that much attention to me? "Dam you remember everything." I said. "Nah only the things about you." He said. I smiled. "Well your
Right I do hate her." I said. "Why? Aaliyah tell me. Open up." He said. I sighed. I didn't like talking about myself like that. But hey we knew eachother for awhile I think he should know something about me. "When I was younger my mom really didn't take care of me. She was always out at some party or club...and she hated me. My grandmother raised me and she was always was there for me. My mom was a hoe she always had men over and shi+ and my grandmother would beg her to stop doing what she was doing. Her stupid ass never listened and then she got pregnant again. Of course she ain't know who the daddy was." Darnell stifled a laugh. "This shi+ ain't funny stop laughing." I said. "Sorry babe,continue." I sighed. "My sister Moeasha was my rock...but my mom thought different. She would neglect her and beat her for no reason. I actually beat my mom ass for her one time and ended up getting kicked out. But my grandmother helped me get back in. After that my mom hated my sister and I. When my
grandmother would go to work since her ass wouldn't shed beat us. I'd fight back but this one time she took it too far. She knocked my ass around with a bat." I was ready to cry. I dried up my tears that were threatening to fall. Darnell was staring at me shocked and hurt. I ended up passing out and I woke up in the hospital. The police were there and so was Moesha and my grandmother and my mom. They asked Moesha and I what happened and we told them and they were going to take her ass to jail...but she didn't go cuz my grandmother. No one wants too see their daughter go to jail! So she lied for her and they let her go. I HATED my grandmother for that! She only went too jail for a month and that month was the best time of my life. I remember coming home from school and seeing her on the couch smoking a cigarrette. I almost had a heart attack. My grandma wasn't home either. All I could think was:who could be that stupid to leave us alone with her?!!!! I was so angry. As soon as Moesha and
I walked through that door she yelled all this shi+ at us saying how much she hated us and that she was going to send us away. I ignored and just went in my room and brought Moesha with me. She followed us and start beatin us up and shi+,I guess her being in jail she worked out cuz her punches were stronger and I was weaker. My grandmother came home and heard us screaming. She came in the room and tried to get her off of us..." A tear went down my face then. This was the most painful part. Darnell hugged me to his chest. "Darnell...my mom turned around and hit her." The tears were really coming now. "And she kept doing it,she stomped her and I couldn't do anything. I was too beat up and so was Moesha. I tried to get up but it hurt too bad. But how could someone do that to their mother? My grandma was screaming and then she kicked her in her neck...and she went silent. She didn't scream and she laid there lifeless. She was...dead.And Moesha and I went crazy...we didn't know what to do!
And the crazy thing was that she didn't even care she killed her own mom!!!" I weeped. Darnell hugged me tighter. "Aaliyah stop...you don't have to tell me anymore." He said. I could hear the pain in his voice. I just cried as I thought about this and remembered this all. I felt like I was reliving it...I could hear Moesha crying...me crying...I could feel the pain. "Aaliyah it's okay...you don't have to tell me anymore." He said again. No. He asked about it and he was going to get the full deal. "The police came and took my grandmother away and I thought for sure she was going to jail...but nothing happened to her. The funeral was a nightmare. Everyone in my family wouldn't even look at Moesha and I. My mother had lied to them and said we were the cause of her death! And the dumbasses believed her! While all this shi+ was happening I had Cholo and Dani as my friends. That's why Cholo is so important to me. He was there for me the whole way...he meant to me more than Dani did. One ti
me he was over and my mom just kept bothering me...she slapped me for no reason and tried to beat me up. And Cholo helped me! He jumped on her ass and got her off of me. Then we both ran out as fast as we could. After that he was never allowed to come back." I said. It was silent and all I could hear was Darnells heart. "So...where's your sister?" He asked. "Someone called DCFS...I don't know who...but someone did and they took her away from me. They took her away Darnell...she's gone. Some family in New York adopted her and I haven't seen or talked to her ever since and that was 2 years ago." I said softly. "What? You haven't heard from her in 2 years?" He asked in a whisper. "No...they won't let us contact her...not even me. I wish I could just talk to her and see how she's doing..." I said. Darnell sighed. "I'm sorry Aaliyah..." He said. "You wanted to know...so don't apologize." I said.
"Aaliyah I had no idea..." He said. "Now you do...now stop feeling sorry for me. Okay? Cuz all that shi+ is in the past now...I don't even think about it anymore cuz none of it will ever change." I said. Darnell sighed. I didn't say anything else. I was stuck in the past and that's all I could think about now. If my grandmother hadn't of gotten her in jail then shed still be here!!! And Moesha would be here too. Why? Why? Why did she get her out of jail?! For the rest of the day Darnell and I just chilled until Ariel and Corey came home. They had no idea what Darnell and I just went through.