A Chicago Love Story

A Chicago Love Story (Part 26)

I walked upstairs and locked my door. Lately my parents was just pissin me off more and more. I ain't have nowhere to go other than here so it wasn't like I could go stay at somebody else's house. I doubt Von's parents would lemme stay with them but it ain't matter anyways cus I ain't feel comfortable there. His dad kinda scares me cus he be lookin so mean. Von called me and said "Wassup ma?" Me: "Nun." Von: "You sound pissed off.. you good?" Me: "Yeah it's jus Momma nd Daddy. I'm not worried bout em." Von: "You want me to come get chu?" Me: "Nah you ain't got to." Von: "You sure?" Me: "Yeah. Imma jus be in my room all day since they make it such a problem for me to be out." Von: "Yea I figured you and ya mama got into it real bad after I left." Me: "Mhm den Daddy tried to keep it goin as soon as I woke up. I love both of em a lot but the way they be acting is jus terrible." Von: "They jus concerned shordy. Can't blame em, Chicago dangerous." Me: "It's not just Chicago tho. They always on sum bs.." He got real quiet and I said "Hello?" Von: "I'm comin over." Me: "Why? I told you don't worry bout it." Von: "Ion care, imma be down there in a minute." Me: "Okay but we not stayin here." Von: "Ight imma be down there in a lil bit, I luv you." Me: "I luv you too." I hung up and got up to get dressed. I threw my hair up in a bun and put on a zip up jacket, sweatpants and slides. I told Von to just text me when he was outside so I could walk out cus I didn't want Daddy sayin anything. There was a knock on my door and I said "Who is it?" Mani: "Yo cuzzin, lemme in." I unlocked the door and cracked it. Me: "Whatchu want?" Mani: "I wanna talk to you.." Me: "Oh you wanna tell me that my behavior has changed cus of my boyfriend and he's not the typa dude you wanna see me wit too?" Mani: "No..." Me: "Then what?" Mani: "Look I know you prolly mad bout what they was tellin you but I wanna tell you that you don't gotta worry bout em. They real concerned bout you. It's not Von, it's just the stuff he used to doin." Me: "Den why tf ain't they worried bout you and Durk huh? Von been around Durk his whole life, most of the shit he know, Durk taught him. It's most likely Von. I'm not blaming Durk for nun of dat shit but it don't make sense to blame one person for the same shit that another person doin." Mani: "They have been sayin stuff but I guess since you're their kid and I'm just their niece, they gon worry bout you more." Me: "Dats jus sum bs. Ion give a damn if they like Von or not, I'm not finna leave him." Mani: "They not tellin you to Laiya, they want both of you to be careful." Me: "It's being implied, that's what I've been tryna say but nobody innis damn house know how to listen." My phone vibrated so I looked down and seen a text from Von. Me: "I gotta go. Watch out please." I scooted past her and walked downstairs. I grabbed my house key off the wall and Daddy said "Where you goin?" Me: "Out." Daddy: "Where?" Me: "With my boyfriend, I'll be back whenever." Daddy: "You betta be home before it gets dark." Me: "Again, I'll be back whenever." Daddy: "Laiya I'm not gon tell you again. I said what I said. See, ion understand why you feel the need to be this rebellious lil chap who think she ain't gotta listen to me. You heard what I said." Me: "Mhm, I'll be back whenever." Daddy: "Laiya. I'm tellin yo ass right now you betta-" Me: "Byee!" I opened the door and walked out. I got in Von's car and kissed him on the cheek. Von: "You good??" Me: "Mhm." Von: "You got hella happy..." Me: "Ain't no point in bein mad. Where we goin bae?" Von: "Where you wanna go?" Me: "Ion know. Away from here." Von: "You got sum you wanna talk about?" Me: "Whatchu mean?" Von: "You don't ever wanna be at home no more, so wassup? Did sum happen?" Me: "I was on house arrest for 2 months, I go out on the first day and get yelled at and told to stay in more. Just stressed I guess. Imma be ight tho." Von: "Ight bet I gotchu." Me: "Whatchu mean? 🤣" Von: "I know where imma take you." Me: "Where?" I looked at him and he kept smiling and driving.

He pulled up outside the corner store down the street from my house and I said "What we doin here?" Von: "I need sum wraps. You comin in?" Me: "Yeah." We got out and walked in. Me: "I'm kinda nervous cus everytime we come down here some shit happen." Von: "Well if sum shit go down today we gon handle it." Me: "Yeah but not the way you prolly thinkin 🤣" Von: "Whatchu talkin bout?" Me: "I kno how you 'handle' things. We not gon do it like that 😂" Von: "Mane jus go get yo shit." Me: "Don't be talking to me like dat. Da fuck." Von: "Imma do it again. Don't test me." Me: "You won't." Von: "Go. get. yo. shit. nigga" Me: "Stfu bitch." Von: "Aw you mad 🤣" Me: "Boy bye ain't nobody mad."  Von: "Hurry up nd pick sum shit, I'm tryna go." Me: "Gimme sum time nigga damn. Go get yo wraps nd shit and then come back." Von: "I'm bout to while yo ass tryna be smart." He smacked my arm and walked to the man behind the glass. I grabbed some chips then walked near the soda section and there was a group of dudes there. They was crowded around the sodas just talkin so I said "Excuse me." One of the dudes turned around and looked down at me. He started laughing and said "Wassup Too Short? 😂" Me: "I need to get something to drink. Can y'all move for a second?" The rest of them turned around and the first one said "There's other drinks innis damn store. Get sum else." Me: "Ion give a damn bout them other drinks. I came to this part to get one of these and y'all niggas in my way, so again, please move." He started looking around and said "Who df she talkin to?" Me: "I'm bout to jus push past yo lil ugglass. Ykw move." He tapped his friend and said "Aye she short enough to go under my leg 🤣" I pushed him out the way and grabbed a drink and when I turned around, they was all crowded around me. Me: "Da fuck yall ugly niggas starin at? Imma need fa y'all to move." I tried steppin forward and the dude put his arm up and said "$5." Me: "What?" Dude: "$5 hoe. You heard me." Me: "Da fuck I gotta give you $5 for?" Dude: "You came ova to our corner fuckin wit us jus to get dat ole stank ass drink. Issa fee of $5." Me: "Boy fuck you, move." Dude: "You not goin til I get dat money." Me: "Yo lil broke ass really bothering me over $5? You a grown ass man, nigga get a job." Dude: "Issa fee shordy. You don't pay, youn get yo drink." He snatched the soda out my hand and I said "Nigga if you don't gimme my mfn shit back I stg imma 2 piece yo ass." Von came over and stared at all of us. Von: "Whatchu on?" The dude said "Oh wassup Von..." Me: "Gimme my fuckin shit nigga this ain't no gaht damn reunion." Dude: "I told yo lil ass, $5." Von: "For what?" Dude: "Issa fee. She came over here disrespecting me and da homies." Me: "Dawg you in a public store crowding around a spot you kno damn well folks finna come over here and get sum to drink." Von: "She ain't payin shit." Dude: "Oh you kno ha or sum?" Me: "Yup I'm his girlfriend bitch so gimme my fuckin drink. Whether he knew me or not, I wouldn't pay yo ass nothin nigga. Yo ass oughta be ashamed. Get a job." Von: "Lai dats enough. Give her da damn drink." He snatched it from him and said "Don't ever pull no dumb shit like dat again." Dude: "Ight... ion want no problems mane." I walked to the register and put the stuff on the counter. Me: "What I tell yo ass?" Von: "Dem niggas ain't bout shit. They sum kids dawg. Dat nigga caught his girl cheating last year so he went to dude's house to try and beat em up, nigga got his ass kicked in front of everybody 🤣. They been clowning his ass since." Me: "I told you it's always sum bs goin on down here." I looked at the cashier and said "Aye how you be dealin wit all da ghetto shit dat go on round yo store?" Cashier: "I've been here for 15 years." Me: "That's sad." Cashier: "I've seen worse." I handed him the money and grabbed the bag. Von: "Preciate you." He opened the door and we walked out.