Two Worlds Same Minds

Carmelo

I walked into my house, seeing Dee and Mama sitting across from each other at the dining room table playing cards, and east chinese food.

" Hey. I'm finally back. " I said. " Hey! " Mama jumped up and came to hug me. I hugged her tight, and she hugged me, like my lil sis Jasmine came back from the dead.

" Hey Dee! " I walked over to him and gave him dap. " Wassup lil boy. " He said. I dug through my pocket, and put the referral on the table. Mom's eyebrows frowned. She read it and her eyes grew big. She turned and slapped me before I could even turn the other cheek. I tried to control my anger.

Mom just realized what she's done. Her face softened and I walked away. " Carmelo! " She shouted. I went into my room and slammed it shut, and locked it.

I know im acting like iv'e never been slapped. But mama promised she wouldn't beat me, since Justin does that. Plus, mama and I real close, I would never touch her in any way unless it was kiss on the cheek, a hug, or if I wrapped my arms around her shoulder.

She knocked on my door. " Go away. " I shouted falling back on my bed. " Come on Carmelo, i'm sorry. " She said. " Lets just talk about it. " She suggested. I opened the door, and she walked in.

" Look i'm sorry baby, but I didn't like what iv'e read. " She crossed her arms and sat on my bed. " I didn't mean to say that mama. Whenever someone tells me what to do, i think they think they're better than me. Like its a dictatorship. " I said. " Well it isn't, and people are going to tell you what to do. Like me. But do cuss at me, sass talk me? " She asked. " No ma'am. " I looked at her.

" Okay, treat people like you would treat me. If that was me and some other student said that to me, would you appreciate it? " She asked. " Hell naw! " I said. " My point. You need to control your anger, even if you went through a lot and still are. That's why I let you go to Keyshia's house, to forget about your problems. " Mama said.

" Thanks ma. " I said. She pulled me into a hug and kissed my forehead.

She went out my room, and I took a shower. When I got out my phone was lightening up, meaning I have a call. I looked at the picture seeing Justice. I hurried put on some boxers and joggers, with a black wife beater, and then answered when I put on my durag.

" Hey. " She smiled. " Wassup, I guess my side hoe wanted to hit me up. " I laughed. She rolled her eyes, and I laid on my bed. " Wassup lil ma? " I asked locking my door. " Nothing, I was bored so I called you. " She said. " Was I your first thought? " I asked. " Yea. " She chuckled, and I felt so special.

" I feel special. " I said. " You are in many ways. " She laughed. I heard a voice in the distance. " Hold up. " She got up, showing some cleavage, and I saw her ass as she walked away. Then I realized she was really curvy.

She came back a couple minutes later. " Aye, how tall are you? " I asked. " Five five. " She said. " Why? "

" Cause I thought you were five six or five seven. " I shrugged. " I ain't that tall. " She said.

I smiled. " Carmelo. " She said. " Wassup? " I asked. " Give me kiss. " She made a duck face and I started laughing.

I was sitting with mama at the dining room table. She was working while, I ate.

" So who were you talking to in your room? " She put her pencil down. " Oh future bae. " I said, and her eyes lifted along with her eyebrows. " Who? " She asked. " Mom! " I whined. " No tell me about her. " She smiled. " Her name is Justice, but I everyone calls her Latoya excpet me and her family. " I smiled feeling special.

" Oh okay. Feeling special? " Mama asked, and I nodded. " She's everything mama. Oh my god! " I said rolling my eyes in pleasure thinking of her. Mama giggled. I pulled out my phone and went to my picture gallery. She took my phone and swiped. I wasn't nervous that she was going through my phone, mama knows everything. Even when I don't show her.

" She's gorgeous. " Mama's eyes lit up at whatever picture. " Future bae or Future wifey? " she asked. " Both! "

" You're falling hard. " Mama laughed. I just nodded, because I was. I was falling mad hard.

" So you're going out with her? " Mama asked. " Not yet. " I said. " Maybe, just maybe we can hang out with her and her fam. " I suggested twisting my chinese noodles. " Of course baby! " Mama smiled. " I'd love to meet this girl. "

I smiled wide. " Boy stop it. " Mama said. " What? " I chuckled. " Man, when kids fall in love. " Mama rolled her eyes. " Make sure you go to bed, you got school tomorrow. " Mama kissed my forehead. " I will. " I said. " Night. "

I wish every night could be like this, but we only have three more days until Justin returns. Man I might as well be knocked out literally when he gets here, so he won't bother me.

I just sat at the kitchen table, as mom went to her room. I just looked at the pictures that we took at Keyshia's. Then I got a text.

Keyboo: Bruh you on vine

Me: Wym?

Keyboo: Of u n Latoya kissing at the skating park

Me: O who's vine?

Keyboo: Sandybeaches

Me: Aight

I went to her vine profile, and scrolled down, then saw Justice's hair, and my tongue sliding in her mouth. Damn!

I just watched with my mouth open, I was getting hard off watching it. I'm surprised we didn't fuck right then and there.

Me: Damn bruh

Keyboo: Exactly, but i ttyl gn

Me: Aight night

I got up from the table and went to bed.

-

I woke up to a smack on my face. I popped up and saw Justin standing there. " Boy I called your name a million times, and you ain't answer! " He said through clenched teeth.

Sometimes I wonder, if he gets tired of abusing us.

" Sorry. " I said pushing back on my headboard. " Get the hell up, before I beat the shit out of you. " He said cracking his knuckles.

I just got up, didn't even bother about the shower. I just threw on some joggers, a sweatshirt, with a wife beater underneath, and some nike air force 1's.

I grabbed poptart, then I heard a scream. I dropped my bookbag, and ran to the back seeing Justin beating mama. I ran up to him and punched him in the jaw. He stumbled back and pushed me into the wall. Then he started hitting mama again, and everything turned red. I shoved him off her and kicked him in the stomach, and punched him in the jaw. He fell to the floor, and I stomped on his back. " Fucking bitch ass motherfucker. " I said.

He got back up holding his stomach and charged at me, and knocked me into her dresser, making it. He jumped on top of me, and punched me multiple times in the face with full force. I blocked some of them. He pulled out a gun, and I heard mama scream. She tried shoving him off of me with tears in her eyes.

My heart was pounding, I heard the blood rushing through my ears, and I sweating like I was in the boxing arena. I prayed to God. I pressed my lips together, and tried getting him off of me.