I woke up the next morning at 12pm and a headache. I got up and went to the bathroom then walked downstairs. Daddy came down and said "I didn't get to talk to you last night." Me: "Daddy I'm not in the mood to argue bout my behavior." Daddy: "First of all it's not an argument, issa discussion. If I wanna talk to you that's what imma do cus you're my child. Go sit on the couch." I sighed then went and plopped on the couch. He sat in the chair across from me and said "So you already know what imma say." Me: "Mhm." Daddy: "I just wanna know why you been acting this way lately." Me: "Idk what yall mean by my behavior changing and stuff. Nobody else sees it but you and Momma." Daddy: "We think it's the people you've been hanging around." Me: "I've been in the house for 2 months straight and the only people I've been around is the ppl in this house and Von so if you think it's him jus say that cus it's really no point in sugar coating it." Daddy: "Lai look... he's a real nice boy but he lives a lifestyle that ain't safe or good for anybody, not even him." Me: "And what lifestyle would that be?" Daddy: "You know." Me: "I do not." Daddy: "The drugs, the robbin, shootings, playin round wit guns and all them gang related tattoos." Me: "Okay imma jus say sum really quick. He don't do or sell drugs, he only smokes weed and if that's such a problem you need to be talking to your nephew cus he smokes it every damn day, he don't rob nobody, them shootings can be literally anybody in Chicago, a gun is a daily necessity in this typa city but his doesn't get used, and them tattoos you just gon have to get over. They're gon be there for a long time." Daddy: "I just don't understand how you go from somebody like Nazir to Von." Me: "Nazir is a bum. I'm not wit Von cus of him bein a street dude. I love him for him, ion care bout nun of dat stuff he on. I'm gon try and better him as much as I can." Daddy: "Nazir wasn't on allat hood nigga shit tho baby." Me: "Cus he's a pussy! He cheated on me with one of my "friends" and you'd rather me be with him?? Nazir don't do nun but bring me pain and anger. I hate that lil boy with everything in me Daddy. He's not the person I wanna be wit ever again. I love you and Momma but y'alls mindsets are just something I can't stand." Daddy: "We're just trying to do what's best for you and help you out along the way Lai." Me: "Really? Cus it seems more like y'all don't want me with Von cus of the stuff you think he be involved in. If y'all really wanted what's best for me, you'd let me and him be." Daddy: "Laiya I don't want you getting hurt out there wit some stuff he's doing." Me: "He don't be doin nothin! He's over here 99% of the time and when he ain't he's either at his house asleep or at his friends house. He has parents just like I do. I'm so confused on why you think he out doin allis stuff, like where are you gathering the information? And since y'all so worried about what goes on out in the streets, I should prolly let you know how that typa shit works." Daddy: "Laiya." Me: "Once you're in there, you ain't gettin out. You either born into it or you jumped into it. In Von's case, he was born into dat shit, so if was to just try and drop allat shit and leave, his family and friends would look at him differently. The love for him would still be there but the trust wouldn't. He's been used to that typa stuff all his life Daddy. He's trying to get less involved but he can't stop completely, especially not for 2 adults who don't like him." Daddy: "Okay think about this tho. What if something were to happen to him again huh? What would you do?" Me: "Whatever happened last time he didn't have nothing to do with. And depending on the situation I don't know what I'd do. But like I just said 2 minutes ago, he's getting less involved. So if he ain't as involved, nothing will happen." Daddy: "But Laiya if-" Me: "Nope. Nothing you say is gon make me change my mind at all. I know what goes down, he knows what he's doin so we good. I'm not worried about that street shit tho, I got love for him." Daddy: "Ever since that pregnancy scare I've been worried bout you baby girl..." Me: "Momma was just sayin that last night. What's your excuse?" Daddy: "He don't got no job, y'all too young, you ain't done with school, this house don't need no babies." Me: "Hm so the same excuses Momma used. This must be a topic that's talked about A LOT between the two of you. If I was pregnant, both of us would get a job, his mom would watch the baby, Imma finish school whether I'm pregnant or not, and if youn want no babies in this house, I'll leave. Simple. Abortion is most definitely out of the question." Daddy: "We just worry for you Lai." Me: "Can we stop talking about this now? It's just dumb atp." Daddy: "You can't keep walkin away every time you don't like what we say to you." Me: "Well I don't wanna argue so... That's what imma do to avoid something gettin started. I'm jus gon be upstairs" Daddy: "Fine."
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.
When I got in the car, I got a call from Momma. Me: "Mane here she go." Von: "Huh?" Me: "She prolly gon complain bout me being out." I picked up and the first thing I heard was "Laiya." Me: "Yes?" Momma: "Where you at?" Me: "Out wit Von." Momma: "Why?" Me: "Cus I wanted to leave?" Momma: "Mm. Hurry up and get home." Me: "I just left. Like I only been out for 30 minutes." Momma: "It's gon start snowing soon Lai, there's prolly gon be ice. I'm worried bout both of you. Von can come back home with you, just please don't be out all day when it snows." Me: "Okay Momma..." Momma: "I know you prolly mad at all of us rn but please just come home." Me: "Okay." Momma: "Ight baby... be safe." Momma was real worried and I could tell jus by how she was talking. I didn't argue back or nothing, I was just gonna go home and stay in my room. Hopefully Von would come back with me. Von: "What she say?" Me: "She said it's gon start snowin and it's most likely gon be ice so she wants me back home. She said you could come if you wanted to." Von: "Damn it's finna snow? My mama prolly gon call soon..." He started the car up and took me back home. As soon as we pulled up to my house, his phone rang. Von: "It's her." He put it on speaker and said "Mama?" Ms. Yvette: "You still out wit Laiya??" Von: "Yeah we jus pulled up at her house." Ms. Yvette: "Good. See if her parents will let you stay there for a few hours. Ion want you drivin out innis mess. People love to drive crazy out in the snow... " Von: "Imma be ight Mama." Ms. Yvette: "Boy don't argue wit me. I don't want you drivin wit allat ice and shit. I'm worried bout you, please jus stay where ever you at." Von: "Ight." Ms. Yvette: "Promise me." Von: "I promise Mama. I'm gon be here until it clear up at least. I'll call you if anything go down ight?" Ms. Yvette: "Okay baby... I love you, be safe and don't go nowhere. Stay inside out da cold too. Ion want you gettin sick." Von: "I will, luv you too Ma." He hung up and I said "She sounded more worried than my momma." Von: "She got into a wreck one time a few years back when it snowed real bad and it was ice. Somebody crashed into the side of her car and now she don't let none of us go out driving when it snows." Me: "Aww was y'all okay?" Von: "We wasn't even born yet. It was a lil bit before she met my dad." My phone started ringing and I picked up. Momma: "Lai please hurry, it's already snowing..." Me: "Momma I'm sitting outside rn. Look out da window, you gon see Von's car. I'm ight." Momma: "Okay... well hurry up and get in. It's cold." I hung up and said "Come on." I got out the car and stepped up on the porch. Von was looking down at his phone, walkin hella slow. Me: "Nigga come on you movin mad slow. It's cold and yo ass actin a fool." Von: "It ain't even dat damn cold. Oh wait, I forgot you ain't from here so you ain't used to it 🤣. You finna struggle up here inna winter." Me: "I'm bout to lock yo ass out mane 😂" I unlocked the door and seen Daddy sitting in the living room and Mani standing in the kitchen wit Durk. Von walked in behind me and said "Aw sheit wassup mane." Durk: "Uh.. jus chillin." Von: "What y'all on?" Durk: "We was boutta head back home." Von: "Uhnt uhn. Mama jus called and told me to stay where I'm at so it's the same fa you 🤣." Durk: "No it ain't." Von: "Call her den dumbass." Durk picked up his phone and called Ms. Yvette. Durk: "Auntie, I'm boutta head back... Yea... But I-... Yes... Ight..But Auntie listen tho..." I heard a lil bit of yellin comin thru the phone bit then Durk said "Fine." Von: "What she say? 🤣" Durk: "To see if I can stay where I'm at..." Von: "What I tell yo ass 🤣. But nahhh he think he kno everything." Durk: "Ight mane shit 😂" Mani: "You good Lai?" Me: "Mhm. Imma go upstairs for a lil bit." I tried to hand Von the bag but he said "You take it. Imma be up there." I went in my room and locked my door. I took off my shoes and sat on the bed. I seen my doorknob twist and jiggle then I heard a knock. Me: "What?" Von: "Damn nigga jus lemme in." I unlocked it and he walked in. Von: "All rude and shit..." Me: "Hush 🤣" Von: "Come here." Me: "Why?" Von: "Cus yeen gave me a kiss all day." Me: "I kissed you in the car." Von: "Onna cheek. Dat ain't shit." Me: "Yes it is, issa kiss." Von: "Nigga jus gimme a kiss damn 😐" Me: "No 😂." Von: "Oh youn want me no mo?" Me: "I ain't even say dat." Von: "Nahhh." Me: "You actin stupid 😭" Von: "Nah cus you acting like youn want me no mo, so imma fall back gang." Me: "I know whatchu doin 🤣." Von: "I'm not doin anything." Me: "Atp you mockin me 😂" Von: "Yeaa dats da petty bs you be on." Me: "Shut up." Von: "Gimme a mfn kiss." I got up and he poked his lips out. I started laughing and he said "You playin wit my emotions mane, ion like dat." I turned around and he put his arm over my neck and pulled me back real gentle. He put his head in my neck and kissed it. Mani knocked on the door and walked in wit Durk. Mani: "Aw look at dat." Me: "What y'all on?" Durk: "Not shit." Mani: "I jus wanted to make sure you was ight cuzzo. You been real mad lately." Me: "I'm coo." Von put his head back in my neck and started whispering nasty shit. I started laughing and pushed him back. Von: "Gimme a fuckin kiss Lai damn. It ain't that hard." Me: "Ion have to do shit 😂. It's funny how you gettin mad tho." Mani: "Aww dats so cutee 😭." Von: "Ain't shit sweet. She bein petty." Durk: "But whatchu whisper in ha ear doe 🤣." Von: "Don't worry bout it." Me: "Yeah that's... issa lil private." Mani: "Ew." Me: "I ain't say it was nasty 😭" Mani: "I betchu it was." Me: "Mani... don't do me cus I promise you..." Mani: "Ok chiilllll 😭. Imma jus go cus you gettin fed." She closed my door and Von laid back on the bed and I said "They hangin out a lot." Von: "Yea Durk said they cool and he was gon satart hangin out wit her since they "just friends" but ion know." Me: "Mhm.." Von: "Wassup wit you?" Me: "Nothing." Von: "Nah it's sum." Me: "It's not 🤣." He sat up and put his hands on his knees. Me: "What?" Von: "Tell me what's wrong witchu." Me: "Nothing. I'm serious." Von: "Nah it's gon be sum happening later on. An argument gon get started, a fight, sum like dat." Me: "You tweakin." Von: "Nah cus dis always happens😂. I kno how you do girl." Me: "You do... but that ain't what's gon happen." Von: "Yea ight. I feel it in my bones, yo ass up to sum shit." Me: "Ight whatever 🤣. Yo ass is paranoid for no reason." He put his head down and started twisting one of his dreads. I stepped closer to him and lifted his chin up. He licked his lips and I started laughing. He looked at me like he was confused then he stood up. I put my hands around the back of his neck and gave him a long kiss. Von: "Yessirrrr." Me: "Shut up 😂." Von: "Actin like you can't give a nigga a kiss." He gave me another one and laid back on the bed. I sat on his chest then bent down and kissed him. We sat there kissing on each other for a few minutes then somebody knocked. I rolled my eyes and tried to get up but Von pulled me back down. Me: "I kno you hear somebody knockin." He kissed my neck and the knocking got louder. Von: "Yeo." Momma: "Is Lai Lai wit you?" Me: "Yes Momma. What is it?" Momma: "I need to talk to you later on..." Me: "You want me to come out now?" Momma: "No... either later on tonight or tomorrow." Me: "Is everything okay?" Momma: "Yeah... It's nothing serious baby. I just wanted to talk to you." Me: "Uh... okay Momma..." I heard the steps creaking then I looked at Von and he looked confused. Me: "Ion know what that was..." Von: "She up to something." Me: "You think everybody up to something 😭." He sat up and kissed my neck. I leaned in and rubbed his head. There was another knock so I got up and swung my door open. Me: "Yes?" Mani: "Dangg chill... Did Auntie tell you she was gon talk to you?" Me: "Yes. Either today or tomorrow, that's all she told me. Why?" Mani: "Cus she wants the 3 of yall to talk. You, her, and Unc." Me: "Bout what?" Mani: "Imma let her tell you..." Me: "Is dat it?" Mani: "Yeah I guess..." I shut my door and put my head against it. I felt Von's arms around me then I turned around and he gave me a hug. I squeezed him a little bit and he said "It's something you need to tell me bout." Me: "Whatchu mean?" Von: "Issa lot of stuff that ain't bein said ma... I wantchu to tell me wassup." Me: "Ion wanna talk about it.." Von: "We need to doe. Ion wanna see you angry all the time." Me: "Okay..." Von: "So wassup?" Me: "I... I'm scared to tell you." He pulled away from me then stared at me. Von: "You pregnant?" Me: "What? No... no 🤣. It's something else." Von: "Damn... Imma have to try harder." Me: "Shut up 😂." Von: "Just tell me. I'm not gon get hurt." Me: "Well... They heard about the shooting the other night Von. They was worried and it started an argument.." Von: "They don't kno it was us tho." I told him about all the stuff that happened earlier that day then he stayed quiet. Me: "I'm sorry.." Von: "It ain't you. I luv you and I luv yo parents but ion like how they actin Lai... Ion wanna be this person that they don't want you around, ion wanna be da dude that they think is takin you down the wrong road." Me: "Ion care bout their opinion tho! I am my own person, if I'm happy wit somebody, imma stay wit em. I love my parents but they not finna control who I'm dating. I'm not gon leave somebody just because my parents don't like em. Von, you make me happier than anybody else ever has. All they worried about is your background, they not focused on how good you doin now. If they can't see it then I'm not gon worry bout it baby." Von: "Are you sure? Cus I promise you-" I leaned in and gave him a kiss. Me: "I'm not worried bout it and you shouldn't be either." Von: "You jus gon interrupt me while I'm talkin? Damn ma 🤣." I kissed him again then I put my head in his neck. He put his hands around my waist then started to rub my back. I gently pushed him back and laid on my bed. He stared at me and I started laughing. He leaned over top of me and kissed my neck. Von: "Imma be back." Me: "Where you finna go?" Von: "Imma go roll up." Me: "Lemme come witchu." Von: "Na yo ass kno damn well 😂." Me: "What?" Von: "I know whatchu tryna do." Me: "Huh..." Von: "Lai." Me: "What? You're confusing me..." Von: "Ight man whateva. Jus come on." I picked up my jacket and zipped it up. We walked downstairs and Momma seen me. Momma: "Where y'all goin?" Me: "Outside for a few minutes." Momma: "How long is a few minutes?" Me: "Ion know... 10-15 minutes? Why?" Momma: "No reason... I didn't say hi to you Von! I am so sorry, how you been baby?" Von: "Uh... I been ight." Momma: "That's good baby! Y'all gon head na" I opened the front door and we walked out to his car. He unlocked it and we got in. He pulled out all his stuff and then he rolled up.
When he finished, he hit it and passed it to me. He sat his head back on the seat and said "I know what yo ass is on Laiya 😂" Me: "Dawg what?" Von: "You up to sum." Me: "I'm not... Since you think I am, tell me what da plan is." Von: "Nah." Me: "Den stfu." Von: "You stfu." Me: "Hmm... nah." Von: "I'll whoop yo ass on foenem grave mane." Me: "Nigga fuck you 🤣" Von: "Ight come on den." Me: "What?" Von: "Yeahh." Me: "Youn even kno whatchu talkin bout no mo." Von: "I do. I ain't finna tell you what tho." Me: "Ight." He turned his head and stared at me. I passed it back to him then he hit it and kept staring. Me: "What? 😭" He stayed quiet and kept staring. His eyes was getting real low so I knew what was happening. Me: "Ion like the way you starin at me. It's creepy." Von: "Oh I'm creepy na?" Me: "The way you lookin is." He shook his head and leaned the seat all the way back. Me: "You gon make me act tf up." Von: "What?" Me: "Nun." Von: "Keep talkin shit. Dats gon get yo ass in sum trouble." Me: "I'm not scared." I put my foot in the seat and stared at him. He looked at me and we stared at each other for a few minutes. Von: "So wassup?" Me: "Wym? 🤣." Von: "Yo ass been staring at me for a good 5 minutes, shordy wassup?" Me: "Boy please." I zipped my jacket back up and tried to get out but Von put his hand on my leg. Von: "Where you goin?" Me: "Back inna house." Von: "Oh bet. Let's go." He sat the seat up and wiped his face. He got out the car and walked over to my side. Von: "Come on." I got out and put my head on his shoulder and we walked back in the house. Mani was standing in the kitchen again but this time Durk wasn't next to her. Von: "Where Durk at?" Mani: "Sleep." I walked upstairs and peeked into her room. Durk was laying on his stomach with his head facing the door and his mouth open a lil. Von came behind me and said "Dis nigga 😂." Me: "Be quiet, he's sleep." Von walked in my room then came back out laughing. Me: "Whatchu doin?" He pulled a slim jim out his pocket and started poking Durk's lip. Durk started moving his head then he smacked it and opened his eyes. Von busted out laughing and Durk said "Nigga you play too much." Von: "Yo ass was knocked on king david nigga 🤣." Durk: "Mane move." Von: "Gon head and eat dat. Ion kno where yo lips be 😂" Durk rolled over and put a pillow over his head. Durk: "Imma get yo ass back mane." Von: "Oh fr? Bet." I pulled him back in to my room and sat down on the bed. Von took his hoodie off and stared at me in his tank top. Me: "We back onnis?" Von: "On what?" Me: "Staring." Von: "If you wanna be." Me: "Man what? 🤣 You da one starin at me." He sat down next to me and laid back. I looked at him for a few seconds then crawled on his lap. I stared at all his tattoos then gave him a kiss. He put his hand on my throat and started laughing. Me: "Mane... I done told you bout dat." Von: "I kno. How you kno if I ain't tryna do sum?" Me: "Shut up 😭" Von: "I'm fr." Me: "Den do it." He took his hand off my throat and said "Ole nasty ass." Me: "I'm just sayin. You startin some shit that you not gon finish" He put his arm over his eyes and I just stared at him. It was still hard for me to believe I was with somebody like him. I wouldn't ever expect to be a girl he likes. I kissed his neck and he said "I'm not gon do dis wit you Lai 🤣." Me: "Doin whattt." Von: "You know what." Me: "I just want a kiss." Von: "Nah you lickin necks and shit." Me: "Boy be quiet, I'm jus tryna show you sum luv." He sat up and kissed my neck back. I just let him do whatever cus I really didn't care. Knowing that Momma and Daddy had such a problem with Von, it made me wanna be around him more. I wanted to do things that would make them angry. I didn't know why but it felt like the right thing to do. It was more of a "I'm not comin off it." typa situation. He kept kissing on my neck and started giving hickeys. I put my hands thru his dreads and tilted my head back. He stood up and let me wrap my legs on him. He was holding me up and we was just standing there kissing. He laid me back on the bed then took my jacket off and kissed my chest. I was rubbing his back and he was all in my ear, breathing hard and saying shit. I told him I wanted it and he said "We ain't got no condom Lai." Me: "Ion care." Von: "You sure?" Me: "Mhm." Von: "Like 100%?" Me: "If I get pregnant then oh well. At least it'll be yours" Von: "Oh so you tryna get pregnant??" Me: "No 🤣. I'm just sayin, pullin out don't always-" He kissed me then tapped my thighs. I took off the rest of my clothes and we got it going. It felt different since he wasn't wearing a condom, it felt more real and comfortable. He had his hand on my throat the whole time and he was making a whole lot of eye contact. My bed was hitting the wall a little bit but I didn't care about it anymore. Momma knew, Daddy should've known, Mani most definitely knew. All of em knew I was having sex so it shouldn't be a big deal. The bed eventually started to squeak too. Von stopped and put a pillow in between the wall and my head board and all the noises stopped. He went back at it but this time, he was doing everything better than before. He threw one of my legs over his shoulder and kept going. I felt my body getting lighter. My hands were shaking and I felt out of my body.
The sun was goin down by the time we finished. There was a brief knock at the door. Me: "Yes?" Daddy: "Come downstairs. Now." Me: "For?" Daddy: "Cus I said so. Now Laiya." Me: "Tell me why first please." Daddy: "Come downstairs and you'll find out." Me: "Mm... no." Daddy: "Laiya, I ain't finna argue wit yo lil ass thru a door. Bring ya ass downstairs now. Don't try me today cus I'm not inna mood." Me: "Okay?? Gimme a minute I guess." I gave Von a few more kisses then threw on some shorts and one of his hoodies. I walked downstairs and seen my parents sitting on the couch. Me: "Sooo..." Momma: "Laiya... I wanted to talk to you about what happened the other night." Me: "What about it?" Daddy: "We're sorry." Me: "Okay.... Can I go back upstairs?" Daddy: "Just a second." They spent another 30 minutes just lecturing me and apologizing. Daddy: "We can't control who you want to be with and we're sorry if that's how we made you feel." Me: "I wasn't worried bout it." Momma: "It seems like it. You was mad at everybody." Me: "I was a lil angry but I wasn't letting y'all's words have any effect on me." Daddy: "Well we said we was sorry, that should be the end of allat." Me: "Mhm... Can I go back upstairs?" Momma: "Lai lemme talk to you in the kitchen." Me: "Why?" She got up, grabbed my arm, and pulled me into the kitchen. She spoke real low and said "Did you use protection?" Me: "Huh?" Momma: "If you can huh you can hear. Did you use protection or not?" Me: "I told you ion like talking bout stuff like dis." Momma: "But you're pretty damn comfortable when you in yo room doin whatever." Me: "How you know if we be doin anything? We coulda been jumping on the bed 🤣." Momma: "Laiya I'm not laughing rn." Me: "Why are you so worried about me using a condom? Pregnancy? That's gotta be it cus you act like youn want me to have a kid with him so..." Momma: "That's not the only thing. Even tho you both may think you're clean, you can catch something! I never said I didn't want you to have a kid with him either, I said I want both of you to be ready if you do have one." Me: "Ion wanna talk about this. Why'd you even bring it up?" Momma: "Your clothes, your bed was hitting the wall and makin all types of noise then it just stopped after 30 minutes, your hair, and Von ain't down here wit you." Me: "Cus he heard Daddy say he wanted to talk to me." Momma: "Laiya. Stop bein so damn complicated! Just tell me yes or no." Me: "Okay... Did I use protection this time or in the past?" Momma: "What??" Me: "What?🤣 Momma- Girl did you think I was still a-" Momma: "Laiya." Me: "Whattt? Okay okay... I'm sorry." Momma: "Have you ever used protection?" Me: "Yes." Momma: "Okay... Where do you get them from?" Me: "He buys em or I get em from someone." Momma: "Who?" Me: "I can't say dat cus ion know if that person is comfortable with you knowing." Momma: "Fine." Me: "Now can I go?" Momma: "Yeah." She started rubbing her forehead and I walked upstairs. Mani's door was cracked so I walked in there and she started laughing as soon as she seen me. Mani: "Did you have fun? 🤣" Me: "Oh you heard too?" Mani: "Dat mfn bed was LOUD." Me: "We was jumpin on the bed." Mani: "Nah you was jumpin onnat DICK! And bitch beds don't hit the wall when you jump onnem 😭" Me: "Shiidd ion care no mo." Mani: "You ain't come in here for a condom this time, did he have one?" Me: "No." Mani: "What?? Lai..." Me: "I told you I don't care 🤣. Whatever happens jus gon have to happen." Mani: "See nah cus..." Me: "Gon head and tell Momma and Daddy. I've gotten to the point where I'm not worried bout shit." Mani: "I ain't gon tell dem shit cus it ain't my business to tell. Waittt this was yo first time without a condom, aweee." Me: "You weird asf yo 😭" Mani: "Did he do good?" Me: "As usual." Mani: "You was real quiet this time 😂." Me: "My mouth was covered." Mani: "Y'all some lil whores" Me: "Man fuck outta here I ain't no hoe 🤣" Durk: "Look at you talking like Von." Me: "Nigga what?" Mani: "When did you get up?" Durk: "I heard you say sum bout tellin somebody's business." Mani: "Oh..." Durk: "She talkin jus like Von. You been holding his shit?" Me: "Yeah..." Durk: "Damn y'all locked in." Me: "What?" Durk: "Inna streets, when a female hold her boyfriend glock in her purse, they locked in. If the dude start hittin it raw, they locked in. Pregnancy scares, locked in. Depending on the nigga, if you end up pregnant y'all still locked in. Some niggas just dip tho." Mani: "Aww." Me: "You find the weirdest things cute Mani 🤣" Mani: "No cus that's actually really cute." Durk: "What's da bidniss y'all was talking bout?" Me: "You really don't wanna kno 😂." Durk: "Oh ight den." Mani: "We was talking bout yo cuzzin fuckin her raw." Durk: "Damn nigga I said ight. Shit I ain't wanna hear that." Mani: "You ain't hear the bed smackin that wall bout an hour ago?" Durk turned around and stared at me. Durk: "Nigga that was y'all?" Mani: "Yes bruh 😭" Me: "I told him I didn't care so he went crazy." Mani looked at Durk and they was staring at each other for a good 5 seconds then she started laughing and picked up the slim jim Von put there earlier. Me: "Girl- I know you fuckin lyin" Mani: "What?" Me: "Nothing 😏. Imma go now tho. Let y'all "talk" or whatever y'all be calling it now." Mani: "Who da fuck put this in my bed dawg? 🤣" Durk: "Von." I kept smirking at them and Mani's face got a lil red. I went back in my room and Von said "What was they sayin?" Me: "First they apologized for some reason, then Momma asked me about condoms 🤣." Von: "Damn they heard?" Me: "Mani and Durk did too 😂" Von: "Damn.." Me: "You a lil expert puttin da pillow behind the head board." Von: "Man folks nem been tellin me bout that since I was in 8th grade." I got in bed with him and gave him a kiss. He rolled over and kissed my neck again. His phone started ringing and he said "Man who is it now?" He picked it up and I heard his mom in the background of panicking. Von: "Mama calm down. Durk been at Lai's house wit her cousin... He was sleep last I seen him..." Me: "Yea he just woke up." Von: "Lai said he just woke up... We good Ma.... Huh?... Yeah... ight hollon.." He muted himself and sat up. Me: "Whatchu doin?" Von: "She tryna facetime so she can see me and you." Me: "Okay..." He pushed his dreads back and laid back. I laid next to him and then I seen his mom's camera cut on. Ms. Yvette: "Hi Laiya! Aw look at that, just so beautiful." I waved at her then she said "Von I wish you would cut them damn things off yo head." Von: "They ain't goin nowhere Mama." Me: "Youn want nobody to see dat lil peanut? 😭" Ms. Yvette: "Aww she knows? Next time I see you, imma show you some of his baby pictures. They so cute." Von: "Mama no. Don't be showing nobody no baby pictures. And whatchu mean she know? I had a lil bean back inna day?" Me: "Why nottt?" Ms. Yvette: "Boy hush ain't nun wrong wit dem baby pictures." Von: "Ion want folks seein em tho." Ms. Yvette: "I'm not showin the whole damn block Dayvon. It's just yo girlfriend." Von: "Man.." Ms. Yvette: "Aht dassit. I'm not gon argue. Oh Laiya, I know this is a lot to ask sweetie but can they stay with you until tomorrow? The city ain't gon be plowing allat snow and ice until tomorrow morning and I don't want them 2 out in it." Me: "Uh I can let you ask my mom." Von handed me the phone and I took it downstairs to hand it to Momma. Momma: "Who da hell is it?" Me: "Ms. Yvette" Momma: "Yvette?? Oh hey girl! Wassup?" They stood there talking about irrelevant stuff plus Von and Durk being here tonight. Me: "When you done, can you bring it back upstairs?" Momma: "Imma hand da phone back to Lai Lai girl. Bye bye now!" I walked back upstairs and handed the phone back to Von. His mom told him to be safe where ever he went tomorrow then she hung up cus she had to call Durk. Von: "Yo parents letting us stay witchu?" Me: "For tonight, jus cus Momma was worried bout y'all too." Von: "I ain't got no clothes for tomorrow." I got up and opened my top drawer. Me: "Come here." He got up and looked in. Von: "How tf-" Me: "You left a bag of clothes over here once and I put em all in my drawer so whenever you stayed, you would have some clothes." He kissed my cheek and said "Preciate you ma."
We sat on my bed talking for about an hour, then I got a call from Nique. Von: "Who is it?" Me: "Nique... he ain't called me in a minute." I picked up and Nique said "What's hannin hoee." Me: "Wassup 😭. You ain't called me in a while." Nique: "I been busy youngin." Me: "Doin what?" Nique: "Slangin." Me: "Lord Nique..." Nique: "Imma be fine Lai damn. What y'all been up to?" Me: "Same ole shit." Nique: "Sucks yo ass can't go nowhere huh? 🤣" Me: "Nigga I'm off dat shit." Nique: "Oh wordd?" Me: "Yeaa." Nique: "Whatchu do on yo first day off?" Me: "I stayed out til 2am then got yelled at when I got home about needing to be inna house more." Nique: "Da hell was you doin?" Me: "Don't worry bout it." Nique: "If you was suckin dick jus say dat 😂." Me: "Nah I wasn't that night but about an hour ago I was." Nique: "Man shut up damn. I shoulda neva said nun." Me: "Whatchu been doin today 🤣" Nique: "Shidd after I call Mani, imma go to my homie house and take care of sum den imma go kick it wit dis fine hoe I met at dis kickback." Me: "Whatchu takin care of?" Nique: "Imma bidness man. Can't talk bidness over the phone." Me: "Fine Nique... Please just be careful..." Nique: "I know what I'm doin Lai." Me: "D-man did too and look at-" Nique: "I'm not D-man tho Lai! I'm Dominique. D-man was caught slippin. Nique don't do dat. I'm tired of yall bringin dat nigga up all the time." Me: "Okay... Please be safe Nique... I love you." Nique: "I will, love you too cuzzo." He hung up and I sat my phone down. Von: "You good?" Me: "Yeah... Nique jus down there being Nique. I get worried bout him and he don't ever listen." Von: "He gon be ight ma." He pulled me to his chest and kissed me. I laid my head down on his chest and thought about Nique. It was getting late and we had school tomorrow so I told Von I was gon get ready to go to sleep. He let me lay on his chest then I went to sleep.