Two Worlds Same Minds

Carmelo

My dad pushed me into the wall, and undid his belt, and pulled it back, then with all forced his belt kissed my skin making a scream escape my mouth. I tried running, but he hit the back of my skin like I was a slave and he was my master. I fell to the ground and mama was in a corner shaking like she was on thunder road at carowinds.

" Mommy! Help! " I whimpered. She cried shaking her head. Why doesn't she help me?

I popped opened my eyes are my body jerked up, and rubbed my forehead. Its like I can feel the belt stinging my skin like it happened a minute ago. I fell back on my pillow, thinking about my dream. Well actually my nightmare and flashback.

I walked out my room quietly and went in the living room seeing mama sleep on the couch.

I walked towards her, and turned on the lamp near her head, you could see a scar on her cheek. Mama was beautiful. Dark chocolate eyes, dark hair that stopped at her shoulders, and pink brown full lips, long dark eyelashes. Mama was mixed with African American, Native American, Barbadian, and Puerto Rican. My mom's race is African and Native American, she met my real dad in the Barbados, his mom was Barbadian and dad was African American and Puerto Rican. Then my parents moved here and had me a couple years later after their wedding.

Mama opened her eyes, and looked at me. " He kicked you out? " I asked my deep voice breaking the silence. She nodded and shifted. 

I took a deep breath. " Why don't we leave mama? " I asked more like a suggestion though. 

" You already know the answer to that. " She whispered. I nodded, because I did.

He says " If you ever leave or even try I will kill your mama. " He spat in my face a couple months ago. So I never tried, I can't risk my mama life. But I told her what he said.

I turned to get ready for school, but mama whispered. " I love you Carmelo. " She said. 

" You too, mama. " I turned off her lamp, and went to my room.

I took a shower, and put on my coco butter vaseline, then put on some black joggers, jordans, a black t-shirt, a weed hoodie, and a red bandana around my head. I put some coconut oil in my curly brown hair, and brushed my teeth and sharpened my fangs and washed my face.

I walked out the house, grabbed my black leather bookbag and walked out without breakfast.

Even though my stepdad's abusive he provides us with a lot of things. I try to figure out why he does that though, its awkward.

-

I arrived at school, and went to my locker getting my Physics book, and notebook, then walked to the caf. I sat down with my squad Keyshia, Meme, Terence, and Walter. But Terence is my best friend, known him since kindergarten. He knows about my personal life, while the others don't.

" Aye Carmelo what's popping! " Walter said. 

" Wassup. " I dapped him up. 

When I sat down, the most popular girl named Latoya, but only very close people to her can call her Toya, sounds like a car company. She was fine though. Her hazel eyes that change to grey, amber brown, or light brown, or red. She has dark brown hair that looks almost black, but in the sun light its a brown or like a cherry brown. With caramel skin, well she's brown skin but a light brown. She was tall probably five six or five seven, and being me I love tall girls. Since I'm six two. She was curvy too, had hips like Beyonce or Rihanna when she gained a little weight.

She had a smile that would brighten the whole room, pink gums, and pink brown full plump lips. With dark long eyelashes that brushes her cheek when she blinks. But the bad part is that she's a brat, she reminds you of Jasmine off Aladdin. Don't judge though, when i was younger I used to watch Jasmine or princess movies with my little sister until I was 13. But then she died of cancer when I was 14.

She walked past my table, and took a glance at me, and said something to her friends. They all looked at me and nodded. I bet she thought I didn't notice, because my head was down and I was in my phone. But I surely saw her through the corner of my eye. I got good eyesight, but my hearing ain't as good as my twenty twenty vision. " Oh someone's checking papi out. " Keyshia grinned.

I gave looked up, and gave her a straight face. " I check Caramel out all the time, who wouldn't? " Meme asked. 

This conversation was getting really awkward. Terence just looked at them crazy. I mean I guess i'm that good looking, because I made a man blush at me before, while his daughter was drooling over me in my face. Like her eyes didn't leave, she watched my every move. Walter who's a anime freak, says i'm like kakashi everybody thinks i'm good-looking.

I don't know who that is, and I don't care. And it kind of made me mad that he was comparing me to a cartoon or anime character.

" I'm throwing a party this weekend can you make y'all make it? " Terence asked. He looked at me with worried eyes though. " I understand if you can't, and if you can't i'll cancel. " He whispered.

 " Naw man, its cool. " I shook my head.

I like that Terence is a good friend, but that made me pissed. It makes me seem like i'm the weaker link here. Just because I get beat up at home, don't mean shit burgers!

" You sure? " He asked. " Yea. " I said a little annoyance in my voice.

 " Aight. " He nodded.

-

I was sitting in class, and Latoya came in. I saw her boyfriend Izzy or Isaiah walk away. She sat down next to me, and her french vanilla scent hit me. I closed my eyes, breathing in her scent, then her voice snapped me out of it.

" Are you okay? " She frowned her eyebrows. " Yea, just tired. " I shook my head.

" What's your name? " She asked. She didn't know who I was?! I'm the star on the boxing team, baseball, basketball and track team.

" Carmelo. " I stated. 

" I like it. " She smiled. " I'm pretty sure you know who I am. " She stated.

 For some reason she was pissing me off. So full of herself. " Yea the spoiled brat. " I snorted.

 She just blinked at me then laughed nervously. " Excuse me? "

" The spoiled brat named Latoya. Your name kind of sounds like a car company too. I realized that when you walked into the cafeteria. " I said casually. She just faced forward in her seat with her arms crossed.

Why she act like she was gone do something. What she gone do? Get her boyfriend? Man I knock him out in one point five seconds.

-

Apparently she did get her boyfriend Alex, when I bumped into him before we left school. Not literally I just saw him standing there, and when he saw me and was angry. He might be the star on the football team, but what does that mean?

 Anyway, when I saw him I burst out laughing hard. Terence shook his head, along with the rest of my friends. I told them what happened, and I guess they predicted the same. I know Keyshia did she told me Latoya was going to get her boyfriend. Keyshia says everything on her mind, well most things.

" Carmelo Major. " He cracked his fingers. " Am I suppose to be scared, because i'm a really good actor, so i'll scream if you want. " I said walking up to him. He was a couple inches taller than me, but so what?

" You need to learn not to disrespect girls, so i'ma teach you lesson. " He said. 

" Man your girl so full of herself. I was being honest with her. " I shrugged. " You spoiled brat ass girlfriend. " I said. He pushed me and I stepped back a little, but I had a good balance, so I didn't tumble like other people would've.

I looked at my shoulder as if he left a dirt stain on my Jordans. I went over to him and punched him in the face. " Don't fucking touch me. And if you gotta problem with me disrespecting your girl, tell her to get a damn grip. Cause she ain't better than nobody. " I said as he landed on his ass. Then I walked away.