Tough Loving

Chapter 1 - Alone

Nyla POV

"Tez!"

"Tez!"

"Tez! I have to talk to you!"

"Nyla that shit can't wait. I'm in the middle of a game right now." He yelled back to me.

I hated when he did that. Playing basketball isn't more important than the news I have to tell him.

"No this is important"

"Man what the fuck you want bro" he snapped at me.

"Can you not talk to me like that. I'm your girl not one of your bros." I snapped back.

"Okay what you need," he said nonchalantly.

"Tez I'm pregnant"

It was silent for a minute. I couldn't read his face and it scared me. Within the almost 9 years we've been together, kids never came up. But we are strong enough to make it through, right?

"By who?"

"Excuse me? Tez stop playing, it's not funny and we're outside in front of a lot of people" I said embarrassed.

"Bitch ain't nobody playing. Yo thot ass got pregnant by another nigga. That baby ain't mine. I don't want no kids." He said

It was like everybody was tuned in to our conversation. It was the most embarrassing thing ever. I've been with this man damn near my whole life and he is saying shit to me that I would've never thought he said.

"Are you serious right now?! Cortez can I talk to you in private." I said as my eyes started to water.

"For what?! So I can tell you the same shit. I'm not ready for kids. Go find some other nigga to play daddy to that baby. Fuck out my face." He said turning around.

Tears immediately started rolling down my face. Our relationship has never been perfect but for him to do this and in front of the whole basketball court literally broke my heart. Tez has been the only guy I've been with for 8 and a half years. But I can't say the same about him tho. He's put me through a lot of shit and I'll still give him my all. So why would he do this to me?

"Cortez really!! I give you everything and this is what you do!! I fucking hate you! I hate you so much!" I yelled as I cried. Lord knows I didn't hate him but I wish I did.

"Yo, what the fuck is going on," Ace said looking between me and Tez.

Ace was like a big brother to me but he and Tez were damn near brothers. Tez was the wild one but Ace was more levelheaded.

"This bitch trying to pin a baby on me, bro," Tez said with his nonchalant attitude.

"Nigga you buggin right now, that's your girl. And y'all outside in front of mad people. You're wild right now bro." Ace said shaking his head at his best friend.

"No, we're done. Don't ever talk to me again. I hate you." I said walking away wiping my face. People laughed and joked as I made my way to my car. Today wasn't supposed to go like this.

...

"I can't believe he did that shit," Nelly said walking around my room angrily.

Nelly has always been protective of me. She is only one a year older but she takes her big sister role seriously especially after our parents passed.

"Why does he keep hurting me Nel? I would never do this to him. And he did it in front of everybody. I was so embarrassed." I said crying. "Now I'm pregnant and have to go through it by myself."