Da'Nyla Thomas, 18
"Your not doing it right" my instructor semi yelled to me
"I'm sorry" I jumped getting anxious
"Don't raise yo voice at her you see everytime you do it she jump!" Cherry another student spoke up
"Y'all are here to learn if she can't take my tone then she doesn't need to be doing this!" She said
I just stayed quiet and started doing the layers
"DA'NYLA ARE YOU NOT LISTENING?" She yelled making me jump again
"STOP YELLING AT ME!" Tears rolled down my face as flashbacks played in my head
"WHO YOU YELLING AT?"
"YOU I HAVE PTSD IM A WHOKE VICTUM AND YOUR TRIGGERING IT YELLING YOU DONT FUCKING KNOW ME!" I wiped my tears I grabbed my purse and phone before leaving I went into my car and called my dad
"Hey baby shouldn't you be at school?"
"I am but daddy she started yelling at me!" I said I started hyperventilating
"Who?"
"My teacher cause I wasn't doing the layers right I'm new to all of this I don't know what I'm doing and then she just kept talking shit!"
"Baby it's gon be ok just breath cause you hyperventilating take some deep breaths with me ok?" I nodded we did a few deep breaths until I calmed down
"Ok now fuck her just ignore her and file a complaint or sum cause that ain't coo to just be yelling at people for nun! You here to learn watchu need to for yo hair shit getcho shit in cosmology so you can move onto yo business shit by no time you'll have salons all over the world and it's gon be all worth it, and don't ask her for help ask someone else or something now draw for a lil in yo car and listen to music so you can go back in there!" I nodded
"Thank you daddy!"
"You know im gon always be here for you jr!" He smiled calling me a childhood nickname
"I'm not your jr!"
"Keep telling yourself that" he said
"Mcht I love you oldie!"
"I love you too don't forget what I said!" I nodded hanging up
I called kartier "hey baby" I didn't speak back and started drawing
"What happened?"
"My instructor triggered me by yelling so I kinda went off now I'm in the car calming down!" He nodded
"You look pretty and I'm proud of you!" He said
"Thank you and proud for what?"
"One you in school now not only are you doing school you still hold yourself to expectations that other people are held to regardless of your disorder it's just a lot more you hella inspiring!" He said making me smile
"Thank you" I giggled
"Watchu drawing?"
"this free draw I did of a playboy model!" He nodded
"You wanna see its hella fye!"
"You know I do"
"Ight wait rq" I did all the small details then showed him
"That look good as fuck!"
"Don't be looking at her body like that bitch!" I flipped the camera and closed my book
"Like what?" I put my AirPods in
"The way you was looking!"
"I mean she's in the nude"
"Ok but she ain't me so there forward don't look at her like she's me!"
"Ight g!"
"You tired of me?"
"Nah you just a lil off up there!" He pointed to his head
"Fuck up!" I laughed walking back in the building ignoring everyone looking at me
"Where that bitch that was yelling at you?"
"Why?"
"Cause I wanna talk to her!"
"No!" I laughed
"AYE WHOEVER YELLED AT MY BABY IMA MAKE MY MOMMA BEAT YO ASS AND SHE A CRACKHEAD SHE AINT GON GET TIRED!" He yelled making people look at me and laugh as I busted out laughing turning my AirPods down
"Kartier chill Fr!" I laughed
"That crackhead bitch ain't gon do shit!" My instructor said
"She got super strength" kartier yelled again
"Yea is sit that one out them crackhead be strong as fuck!" Cherry said
"On god I remember I fought one cause the bitch put his dirty ass finger in my mouth I was finna kill that man" this gay dude said making me laugh
The ghetto!
"Ima come getchu for lunch Ight!"
"Ok" I cleaned my station up and looked at the wig
"It ain't even that bad girl you just did too much right here and right here but thin it out and make it shorter right here then feather it!" I nodded
(Ion know anything about what the fuck I just said)
"Thank you" she nodded I did what she told me and the shit was giving
"Ight baby I'm finna take care of some shit then I'll be there!" Kartier said
"Be safe!"
"You know I will" he said hanging up
"Boyfriend?" Cherry asked I nodded
"What about you?"
"Oh Ian looking all these niggas ain't shit I just want sex!" She shrugged
"You said idgaf about a nigga cause a nigga just a nut!" I said laughing
"No but fr" she laughed
"Watchu doing for yo break?"
"He finna come pick me up!"
"Awl I was gon ask if you wanted to do sum!"
"There's always tomorrow" I said....
"I'm here for Da'Nyla Thomas!" I heard as I swept the hair in the dustpan
"I'll be a minute!" I told him I finished cleaning then we left
As soon as we got in his car he lit a blunt and gave it to me
"Thank you" he nodded pulling off
"You Tryna get Chinese?" I nodded cause somebody let sound good rn no cap
"Whatchu think we finna be eating?"
"Probably rat or car" he nodded
"Most likely!"
I laughed "I want some shrimp lo mein cause ion wanna eat rat" I said he nodded laughing
"Mmmh!" I tried to pass to him
"That's for your"
"A facer?" He nodded
"Well excuse me!" I said like the little girl from holes
He went inside and got our food as I smoked scrolling through Instagram
"Put yo phone down!" I turned it off and set it down
"How you been?" I asked him
"Better than ever Fr" he said showing a quick smile you can tell that smile made him happy
"Like I feel like I'm finding peace with myself!" He said making me nod
"That's good I'm proud of you" I rubbed his shoulder
"How bout you?"
"Ian doing the best but I feel like I'm finally falling out of my depression from everything that's been going on so that's always a plus!" I shrugged
"You been making progress too I'm proud of you"
"Thank you" I smiled he parked somewhere and we talked and ate then he took me back to school
"Come see me when you get off" he said
"Like spenienight?" He nodded
"Ight" I grabbed his face and pecked his lips a bunch of times
"Ny chill" he giggled I looked down at him smiling wildly and blushing
"Not you blushing" I mumbled before smashing his lips to mines
We kissed then I got out the car
"See you"
"Let me get one more" I leaned in the car and pecked his lips before walking in the building ignoring all the eyes on me
"You date taipan?" Some random asked
"Do I?" I asked shocked
"I'm just asking cause we was just fucking last night!"
"Was the dick good?" She nodded
"That's always a plus" I smiled going to my chair
"Girl when was you gon tell me you date one of the most known niggas here?" Cherry asked
"Didn't know I needed to make it known!"
"Y'all cute y'all compliment each other" she said sounding genuine
"Thank you" I smiled
She nodded.....
I pulled up to kartier building and told him I'm outside
He ran out and opened my car door
"You hungry or sum?" He picked me up and closed his door
"Nah I'm chilling like a villain!"
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"We'll get hungry cause I'm cooking for you!"
"Ight just let me take a shower and smoke!"
He nodded opening the door the smell of food instantly hit my nose making me smile
"It smell good huh?" He smiled nodding his head
"Boy gone!" He took me in my room I got some clothes out the dresser and hopped in the shower when I got out I saw two blunts on the nightstand making me spark one
"You out?"
"Yea" i got dressed then took my makeup off before washing my face
I walked out the room and my face instantly lit up
"It ain't much but it's something and I know you'll appreciate it!" He smirked grabbing my hand
I looked around the candle lit room and flowers everywhere
"How you do this I wasn't in the shower that long!"
"Long enough!" He shrugged pulling my chair out I sat down
"Thank you!" He nodded
"These are for you too!" He handed me some flowers then walked off
"Why you even doing this?"
"I like doing nice things for you and making you happy!" I smiled
"Thank you" he nodded
He put our plates down I just looked at the room it's the fact that he really made time out of his day to do this for me not knowing if I was gonna like it or not that's what I love about kartier
He always makes you feel wanted and special and he always make time for me everybody else he gon come up with an excuse to why he can't
He'll literally cancel all his plans just to spend time with me
"You so beautiful" he smiled
"Thank you!" I tried to hide my blush
"Watchu wanna drink?"
"Pink lemonade!" He nodded grabbing one I'm guessing
He came back and gave it to me
"You ever had champagne?"
"No tf" I scrunched my face up
"You finna try some" he smirked opening it he poured me a glass
"Pour yo glass too!"
"Ion want none!"
"You bet not be Tryna do a bill Cosby on me"
"I'm not what the fuck" he scrunch his face up
"Why Youn want none then?"
"Cause I hate the way the shit taste!"
"I still gotta see you drink some!"he shrugged picking it up and took a sip
"Happy?" I nodded trying some instantly scrunching my face up
"Ion know bout allat!" I twisted my lips to the side
He laughed "how was school?"
"Good" he nodded
"I got accepted for this lil community collage ima get my masters and business shit then I'm set" he nodded
"What do you want to do other than this?" I asked him
"Wym?"
"Like the streets"
"I wanna have a children's youth group, like kids who don't have much or are in fucked up situations at home can just come there to have fun and do shit and I'll try my best to help them in they south wish I would've had something like that so ima make it these kids is our future you gotta treat them right and make sure they good!" I nodded
"I actually like that idea!"
"I know you do" he smiled
"Boy fuck up" I chuckled eating my food
"Kartier watchu cook?" Karti came out the room
"My fault!" He said
"You ain't cook for me tho? That's weird" tears started rolling down his face
"Yo plate in the microwave leave us alone" he smiled grabbing his plate he left skipping back to his room
"You such a good big brother!"
"I try"
"You are your a positive male role model in his life to this is coming from his bestfriend!" He smiled
"Thank you you a good big sister too!"
"Not really" I frowned
"Yes you are you and Dejá relationship is cute ian never seen siblings love that hard!"
"She acts like my big sister tho she always takes care of me" I said frowning cause I tried not to let it get to me but I'm supposed to be her protector and she's all that for me
"She takes care of you mentally cause she's the only one who fully understands you mentally and how to deal with you when you have you moments but other than that you was taking care of her physically you always send her money you always feed her you always let her stay over when she don't wanna be at the house she always come where you come and you got that if you don't like my sister you don't like me mentality I love it!"
"That's my role dawg watchu expect?"
"I like how you care for people you got a good ass heart!" He said to me
"That's just me".....
We had just got done eating
"Youn gotta wash em" he told me
"Yes I do you cooked so I clean!" I shrugged
"You so beautiful" he hugged me from behind and kissed my neck
"Thank you" I blushed
"Gimme a kiss!" I pecked his lips before going back to doing what I was doing
"Thank you for this too it was nice!" I smiled making him smile
"I'm happy you liked it"
Once I finished we went in the room and laid down cuddling
"Why you looking at me like that?"
"Cause why are you so beautiful it doesn't make since!" He pecked my lips
"Thank you luv"
"Don't call me that my duck gon end up in yo stomach!"
"I'm scared to fuck you fr yo dick big!" I said
"I'll definitely try my best to make you comfortable and make it feel good so Youn gotta worry bout that!" He said
"And you ain't ready for that yet I'm fine with going at our own pace!" I smiled
"You so different from all the other niggas I met all they wanna do is fuck!"
"Ian worried bout that I actually like you as a person and I'm willing to do whatever it takes for you to be in my life and for us to last and actually be happy"
"I like that idea" I pecked his lips laying my head in his neck
"Go to sleep you gotta get up in the morning"
"You bet not leave!" I said seriously
"I'm not ion got no jobs for tonight come on!"
"Fr kartier"
"I'ma be right here mama I promise!"he wrapped his arms around my waist
I started falling asleep
A few weeks later...
"Who the fuck?" I looked through my peep hole seeing this sketchy looking old man making me walk away
"I know someone's in there" he said
I grabbed my phone calling kartier
He answered on the 2nd ring "yes mama?"
"It's a old white man at my door and he give me weird vibes he ain't leaving I'm acting like Ian here!"
"All yo lights off?"
"Yea I was just sleep!"
"Ight I'm on the way don't talk to him and go hide somewhere and just be quiet you still got that gun right?"
"Yea!"
"Ight grab that too just in case I'm on the way!"
I did as told and just listened the knocking stopped making me breathe out a breath I didn't even know I was holding
"Hello?" He voice sounded close making me stay quiet as fuck cause hell no
"Is anyone home?"
"I'm your neighbor I've seen you come in and out the house I just wanted to let you know I think your pretty!"
"Come on out I'm not gonna hurt cha!"
"Aye who the fuck is you and why you in my girl house?" Kartier asked
"I can explain man I ju-" I heard a thud
"Don't come out yet ion want you to see this!" I heard kartier say
Seconds later he came in wrapping a blanket around me he put it over my head and picked me up
He put me down and took the blanket off and we were in my room
"Pack some shit up cause too much shit been happening here"
"So what?"
"You finna stay with my for a while until I can find you a new house!"
"I don't want you buying m- I don't care honestly your saving your money and I want you to save up so ima just pay for it!" He said
"I don't want you to feel like you have to do things for me like you always spending money on me I hate that I don't need all that shit!"
"Ok I wanna give you all that shit if I wanna give you the world I am cause I can do why not it's just a house I know you don't need me or my money and I know I don't have to do this for you I want to so just let me!" I just started packing
"We'll get the rest later cause all yo shit ain't gon fit ima need my truck!" I nodded he picked up some boxes
"Aye D go get the rest of them boxes in there and take them the my car" he said
"What's yo name you fine as fuck?" Some dude came up to me licking his lips
"Taipan's girlfriend!" He nodded slowly inching away
I chuckled grabbing some more necessities
"You ready mama?" Kartier asked walking back in the house
"Yea" I looked at the blood on the floor
"It's Ight he gone now" I nodded
"You ok?" He pulled me in his arms
"Yea just in shock a little like what was he gone do?" I said cause imagine if he found me I knew his intentions weren't good
"Its ok I told you ian gon let a nigga hurt you again I mean that!" He pecked my lips
"Fuck y'all looking at?" Kartier looked up making me look up
"Yea fuck y'all looking at?"
"You just the last nigga I'd expect to settle down especially this young!" Some dude spoke making the rest nod
"I've always wanted to settle down but I wasn't finna settle down with no hoe I just needed to find the right person" he shrugged putting me in front of me I started walking to his car
"It's gon be Ight Ny I gotchu!" He started rubbing my thigh instantly calming me down
I nodded laying my head back
"I want some fish!" I spoke
"Is it cool if I just cook it for you?" I nodded
"Ight" he went to his house and I sat on the couch
"Hey bestfriend!" Karti smiled
"Hey"
"Call yo sister over"
"You call her over fuck!"he rolled his mouth pulling his phone out
"Hey Karti" she said excitedly
"Come over"
"Ight"
"Karti you wanna get that shit out the car for me?" Kartier asked washing his hands he started cooking
"I gotchu" he stood up and ran out the house
"He's a odd one!" I scratched my neck
"You gotta love him" kartier laughed making me nod in response I came to him and wrapped my arms around his waist as he seasoned and breaded the fish
"You want fries?" I nodded
"What else cause that ain't a meal?"
"Hush puppies and green beans" he nodded
"You sure you ok!"
I nodded "Just a little uncomfortable"
"It's Ight you want a house or another apartment?"
"Apartment" he nodded
"You want me to he- Nah go take a shower maybe it'll calm you down a little bit and draw or something I got this!" I pecked his lips
"Thank you!" He nodded
I took a shower then started drawing
"Best you here?" Karti asked
"No its my ghost!"
He came in "why people movin a whole bunch of boxes and yo shit in!"
"I'm breaking my lease!"
"Why?"
"Cause I don't feel comfortable going there anymore a old nigga came in my house so I called yo brother"
"You ok?" I nodded
"Ima g!" He laughed
"I love you crazy!"
"Love you too stewpid!"
"Who l- I love you Karti I do damn!" He smiled walking out
"My sister here?"
"Leave her alone she finna come out!" Kartier said
"The food done mama" he said making me get up
"Fat ass!"
"Fuck you" he pecked my lips and hugged me
"You feel better?" I nodded
"That means I'm learning how to comfort you better!" He smiled I rolled my eyes sitting down he gave me a play and I started grubbing
"Where my plate brother?" Dejá asked smiling
"Ion like you like that!" He scrunched his face up sitting down with his plate
"So why is it more food cooked?"
"Eat it before I make you starve!" He said
"Not too mfn much!" I mugged him
"Fuck up!" Karti passed us all drinks and sat down eating as well
"Y'all all ugly as fuck!" I laughed
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